Dr. Laura Anne Korman, MD

Dr K performed a laprascopic hysterectomy on me earlier this year. She has a very warm and engaging manner and was happy to discuss all my treatment options with me in full even though I had had a previous consult with one of her colleagues. When a course of action was decided upon the full nature and risks of the treatment program were explained to me in full. Surgery went well and both her pre-operative and post-operative care were exceptional. When I needed to I was able to contact her quickly and her responses were timely and professional. She is one of only 3 surgeons in Oregon mentioned for minimally invasive hysterectomy on the Pass the Pearls website and I would have no hesitation in recommending her.

Dr Korman is a very good communicator, she listens and cares. I appreciate the way she put me at ease and made me feel comfortable. She did her job efficiently and with skill.

I went to the Dr for a yeast infection and she said to me and I quote, as I take a small taperecorder with me so I can refer back to the drs. instructions:She said to me: "I think you have Sjogren's,It is a rare disorder, but not a big deal" I have a large amount of health challages and I always hand the nurse a list of my maladies as well as a sheet of paper that begins " I'm afraid of Doctors, so please do not freak me out" and I explained to the nurse that I was not afraid of doctors as much as I was afraid of them finding yet another health problem as I am dealing with so much. My daily life is a complete challange, i'm in constant pain, and frankly I'm really scared when I go to the doctor, as a large majority of them say stupid things to get people to take tests that the dr wants you to take. I'll take the test, I'm a good patient, and a very nice person. I've had stupid unthinking drs say to me, "you could have cancer get this test. Or outright tell me I have cancer, but it… needed to be confirmed. All of those drs were wrong. And I am praying Dr. Korman was wrong to when she said she thought I had Sjogren's, I call her today re the medication I taking for the yeast infection and since I had her on the line I thought I let her know I've not slept since Friday, this is Sunday, I'm pretty hysterical about what she said to me and that maybe she should not say things without ording tests. She completly denied what she said, what a surprise!, and honsely I think she would have said I was not even a patient if she could have. She lied on the phone changed her story completly. I was very upset and I said "I'm not lying dr. I know what you said to me, I just wanted you to know how that affected me and told her I guess my tape recorder lied to as I tape all my drs appointments and I just hung up. I liked her. I really thought I had found a ob/gyn, after looking for nearly a year for one who know something about compounded hormones. Which the receptionest said she knew about, she did not know much. I also asked if Dr. Korman knew about my medical condition and that I thought this might have something to do with what was going on now. I was told she did, no she didn't. Instead she gave me a new condition! a very scary new condition. I'm so afraid I don't know if I'll be able to go to another dr for the test to see if I actually do have it. This was so unnecessary, this did not have to happen and doctors do not have to scare people. It is scary enough being sick all the time. I just don't understand why they do this and why Dr Korman whould completly deny she said what she did to me, they all stick together so, I may never be able to find a gyno now! I was not looking to make the dr look bad that is why I choose to mention it on the phone to her and not send and e mail that would go through the entire office. All she had to do is say " I'm sorry, I really don't remember saying that, but I'm so sorry if that is what you heard" and I would have kept her as my dr. as it is now I have a rotten yeast infection, with complecations and no doctor. and I feel horrible, just horrible that this dr. would think I would lie or accuse her of something she did not say, she got soooo defencive, that I guess I knew right away she would not be a stand up gal and say I'm sorry. She did not even have to admit she said what she did... all she had to do is say she was sorry,,, I don't have medical ins and that office is very expensive, now it is going to be a constant reminder of the awful situation every time I get a bill, if she has any class at all, ah never mind, Med schools really need to teach doctors to be quiet until they know for sure, because scaring a patient on a Friday, when my primary is not in his office was just great. Not I'm really sick from all the stress. I got upset and I should not have. And I have no intention of using the tape for any other reason then to jog my memory about dosages, her instructions ect. So the only reason I mentioned it at all was to let her and anybody reading this know that I didn't lie. Other then that all I wanted was an apology, Have you ever gotten an apology from a dr? no me either?

Easy to obtain an appointment. Dr. has great listening skills and putting patient at ease. Would recommend this Dr. to my friends.