Dr. Larissa Alejandra Meyer, MD

We came to MD Anderson full of hope—hope that my 53-year-old mother, who has a rare and aggressive form of cancer, would finally meet a doctor who was knowledgeable, prepared, and compassionate. This was her first time ever flying. She was nervous but excited, thinking this might finally be the turning point in her fight. Instead, it turned out to be one of the most disheartening and dehumanizing experiences we’ve had throughout this entire journey. We spent hours uploading her medical records, scans, and test results. We spent weeks on the phone making sure everything was received and reviewed ahead of time. But when Dr. Larissa Alejandra Meyer walked into the room, she immediately admitted she hadn’t reviewed any of it. She didn’t know my mom’s history. She wasn’t familiar with her scans. She was completely unprepared—and showed no interest in catching up. What she did show was coldness, condescension, and a total lack of compassion. She told my mom multiple times to “get her… affairs in order.” When we tried to ask questions, Dr. Meyer cut my mom off mid-sentence and said, “Let me finish,” in a tone that was sharp, rude, and completely inappropriate—especially for someone facing a terminal illness. And the most devastating comment of all? She said, “Cancer and hope don’t go together.” That sentence crushed my mom. I watched the light leave her eyes. We came in hopeful. We left defeated. The only new information we received at that appointment? That the chemotherapy my mom had already gone through was likely the wrong chemo for her specific cancer type. That should have been the beginning of a deeper conversation about next steps. Instead, Dr. Meyer offered no real options—just more of the same chemo and a cold suggestion to come back if things got worse. No clinical trials. No treatment plan. No ideas. No hope. All of this could have been shared in a phone call. Instead, my mom spent over $3,000 she didn’t have to fly across the country to be dismissed, interrupted, and told to prepare for death by someone who couldn’t even bother to read her file. I don’t care how educated or experienced a doctor may be—if they can’t treat patients with kindness, respect, and basic human decency, they have no business being in this field. MD Anderson let us down. They didn’t just waste our time and money—they took something from us we may never get back: hope.

I am a physician and I have been a patient of Dr. Meyer for three years. She has all the qualities which make a physician great. She is caring ,kind , knowledgeable , pays attention to your questions and concerns and overall dedicated to her profession. She also works with an outstanding nurse practitioner Ms Melinda Harris.

Dr. Meyer is an amazing doctor. She truly cared for her patients and goes the distance to insure her patients are cared for.

Dr. Meyer is great! She is so informative and really cares about you. I really felt cared for and important. I had a molar pregnancy and she took care of it immediately. The surgery went great and she monitored me closely afterward. I recommend Dr. Meyer 100%!