Adam Barmada, MD

Dr Barmada is excellent.

The first thing has nothing to do with the doctor's professionalism, but with the procedure itself. Why there are absolutely no options for anesthesia for pediatric patients during a pretty intense procedure? If I would be aware of what's about to happen I'd give my kiddo some ibuprofen prior to that: the amount of pain, while the cast was set, was beyond what a 6 y.o. could bear with. Considering that just the day before at ER he's been given fentanyl spray twice, just to be comfortable with waiting for a doc and getting images done. Also, he's been given lidocaine before the IV was administered. Next, Dr. Barmada was paying more attention to talk through the process and teach a younger doctor, than to reassure the little boy, that it's almost done, that it's very important to bend a little more for a better fit. Dr. Barmada was in a hurry and didn't offer to do images. Or explain why we don't need them this time. I had to catch him on his way out of the room to ask for general… recommendations regarding lifestyle and the healing process. Now we suppose to come back after 5-6 weeks to take off the cast and that's basically all care we got. The nurse via phone told that it's better not to get unnecessary X-ray to protect a child from radiation. Isn't the amount less than during an airplane flight? That's what we've been told at Legacy ER. When I insisted via phone about doing it, to check if the alignment is correct, they couldn't find an appointment earlier than in 4-5 weeks. That's why were glad to switch to another pretty popular orthopedic clinic, that had a next-day appointment for us, x-ray technicians available, and a solid maintenance care plan.

Spent little time addressing problem and sent me to physical therapy without an actual diagnosis