Dr. Erjola Balliu, MD

Dr.Balliu is the best

I have had 3 visits with this doctor and each and every time, I was rushed in and out in under 10 minutes. During my most recent visit, she was over an hour late, and still rushed me out in under 10 minutes and barely bothered to answer my questions. She constantly interrupted me when I mentioned my symptoms, the previous doctors I had seen beforehand, and what I felt to be the problem. Even when I would do additional research following blood work, she would interrupt my questions, say various conditions did not exist because she personally had not heard of them, and said because I am a “young adult,” that everything was perfectly fine with me. Of course, I know this to not be the case. When I asked her for a differential diagnosis, she could not provide an inkling of what she thought might be going on with me, even if she believed it to be outside of her specialty. I have never had a doctor refuse to answer that question (like not even attempt to at all). I felt gaslit and unheard… and even thinking to my most recent visit: if you are going to be over an hour late, you at least owe me the courtesy of doing your job instead of doing the bare minimum in 10 minutes or less. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a doctor who pretty much hates their patients and thinks they’re all idiots. I would say it’s a miracle how she’s still employed where she is, however, it seems to be the culture there where doctors do not actually care for the patients, so she fits right in.

Dr Balliu is not the right Endocrinologist for me. Seems she has limited knowledge when it comes to Thyroid and how the thyroid and hormones work. She does not listen when you try and explain what you are feeling in your body. She walks in the examining room and go over some, not all, your labs with you and says come back in 6 months. She did not address the issues that needed to be address. I tried to discuss this issue with her and she basically does not listen and walks out the room. Every visit I have had with Dr. Balliu lasted approximately 5 minutes or less. She does not show that she cares about her patients....at least me anyway. Her attitude is one of as long as I get my paycheck I'm good. The most Dr. Balliu has communicated with me is when I said something to her about my thyroid....she said she was a doctor and she has been practicing for 18 years. She did not want me to ask her any questions nor express how I felt. I definitely would not recommend this Doctor Balliu. If I… could give her a rating of 0 I would.

I saw her twice and the first time it was about 5 minutes but mainly because I had to look up one of my old records to show her because she hadn't seen it yet I guess. I thought that was short because she was waiting to get some background on me like my records and new lab work. I came back a second time and spent less than 60 seconds with her for her to tell me my labs are fine and come back in a year. Umm yeah, not a "you're in a good hands and I care about my patients" situation to me. So, disappointed I go to check out. I don't have time to make a follow up appointment and lab appointment before the gentleman seen after me is brought up to check out. His appointment as well no more than 2 minutes. This seems like a common behavior. Find someone who cares to know who you are and what you are going through.