Dr. James Henry Kopp, MD

Dr Kopp is the sorriest doctor I've ever met. He refused to treat me and misdiagnosed my Crohns.

I was just reading a letter I turned up where Dr Kopp told me that I had IBS. I insisted to him and everyone else that I had endometriosis, which was later confirmed when a responsible doctor performed a laparoscopy. Women with endometriosis are routinely misdiagnosed by doctors who don't trust that we know our bodies and who don't feel like performing the appropriate exploratory/treatment surgery. As a result of his misdiagnosis, I spent several more years with crippling attacks of abdominal pain and nearly failed a semester of college. I can't directly attribute it to him, but those years certainly contributed to infertility. I also do not have IBS, as demonstrated by the fact that (now that my endometriosis has been treated) I can eat anything I want without any adverse gastrointestinal effects. Using IBS as a catch-all diagnosis is lazy and irresponsible.