Dr. Kimberly Paige Schaefer, MD

Ugh. After moving to the area, I waited a year to get to see her as a new patient. It was the weirdest primary care visit I've ever had. She barely made eye contact and seemed not to believe me when I told her about the surgeries I've had in the past. Then pushed on my stomach, even though I had recently had a hernia surgery. Finally, when I emailed her for help regarding blood work needed, based on my past surgeries, she didn't order the blood work requested, but charged me $45 for answering the email.

I became very ill after being treated by Dr. Schaefer. She never followed up with me to see how I was doing. I have found another doctor.

I took the day off from work to bring my elderly mother in her wheelchair to see Dr. Schaefer. This doctor was unwilling to help with anything but the chief complaint and griped about Medicare rules and "socialized medicine." Now I have to take another day off to get her other needs taken care of, but not by the self-absorbed Dr. Schaefer!

My college age saw her for a physical. She has the worst bedside manner- not sure why she practices medicine

Caring, nice, will return.

Patient, caring, explained everything. Always does. Totally trust her.

Not a very nice experience, or a very nice person. She seems to enjoy verbally bullying her patients. If the powers-that-be in charge of this medical office were to record Dr. Schaefer's visits with her patients for just an 8-hour period and witnessed how she speaks to her patients, I'll bet she would be asked to leave. She should seriously consider working in a lab in the future and her time with patients (at least conscious ones) should be limited.

Excellent doctor. Thorough and caring. What more can you ask for?

I called in asking for a simple Candida test. First, the nurse called back stating Dr. Schaeffer doesn't know what Candida is. Then I asked the nurse to have Dr. Schaeffer call me. She called me. She said hello, I said hello, and then she said nothing for a good 30 seconds--she basically didn't even want to talk to me. I told her the nurse said she doesn't know what Candida is. She said, no, I know what it is, but I don't see what it has to do with heartburn. Hilarious. I never mentioned heartburn, but interestingly, heartburn is one of the symptoms of Candida. She then said, "I don't even know how to test for Candida!" She, btw, kept pronouncing it Canada, like the country. I told her you test for Candida antibodies. She then ignored that, and moved on: She then asked what symptoms make me THINK I need Candida testing. I then said, I already told the nurse: various indigestion symptoms. She then said, "WELL FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T SEE WHY YOU'RE GIVING ME SUCH ATTITUDE!" Apparently… stating facts and being annoyed that I'm being denied testing is having an attitude. Bottom line: This woman should not be allowed to practice medicine.

Caring