Dr. Lisa M Bartoli, DO

horrific doctor. she misdiagnosed a very serious condition, which led to my having a disability. she then told my disability insurance that nothing was wrong with me, leaving me destitute after my disability insurance claim was denied. she told me she doesn't believe in disability, that it's just people being lazy. this woman should have her license revoked.

I've never had this experience, it was a while ago and I can't forgot the experience. Never found what was wrong with me but was rude and she actually yelled at me over the clinic hallway. Blamed my pain on weak muscles without finding the underline cause. treated me like a hypochondriac. But also - I was just scared of here which is totally ridiculous. I spent so much money on exams and therapy and only now, two years and a half later, thanks to another doctor I found out I have Hip Bursitis.

I am an amateur sportsman who is not beautiful and does not have a beautiful body. I throw myself around and I used to have at least one injury a year. Dr. Bartoli is a healer. She helped me strengthen my muscles so I could do the things I enjoy. She maybe the best doctor I have ever had.

Dr. Bartoli was one of the worst experiences of my life. Every once in a while I look back on it and I feel just totally shocked that it happened that someone could be so cruel and uncaring, see someone get worse and worse under her care and just be ruder and ruder to them. She only wants to treat athletes and sports injuries and people with beautiful bodies. Not only was she really difficult to deal with in person (disdainful, interrupts you, rushes out, etc), but she kind of seems incompetent. She had such a good reputation that I kept going but it became laughable towards the end.And since my experience I have read many reviews on Yelp and elsewhere that are similar to mine. I will give just a few examples of the many crazy and random things she did. When I first went in, for foot and hip pain, I told her that a previous doctor had said the foot problem was a Morton's Neuroma. I gave her a copy of the xray that showed it. Five months later, when I had developed back,… neck, and shoulder probs on top of everything else bec she was so baffled by what was going on, she said, as if she was having a giant insight, "I think what's going on with your foot might be a Morton's Neuroma." Brilliant. She kept insisting my pain was diffuse, even though it was not, There were several locations, but the pain itself was not diffuse, it was well defined. We would literally go back and forth on this. I went in with hip and foot pain, and quickly developed compensatory back, shoulder and neck pain because I was adjusting my gait due to the hip and the foot. She would just stare at my chart as if it was in a foreign language. Two other orthopedists and a neurologist that she sent me to all said the problem was mechanical, but she was insistent it was inflammation and maybe fibromyalgia. She put me on NSAIDs that gave me an ulcer but did nothing. Whenever I went in, she would have to be reminded of the entire situation all over again. Which, I get, doctors are busy and since she spends about 15 minutes with each patient, I am sure she sees a lot of them. But I was getting dramatically worse under her care, and it didn't seem to faze or bother her at all, especially bec she would interrupt me constantly and go off on random tangents. Once she suggested the problem might be a wheat allergy! which is insulting and hilarious, especially because I had been tested *at her clinic* for a wheat allergy six months previously and that was in my file, I am not sure how a wheat allergy would throw someone's back out but there you go, She also once, after the aforementioned staring, said, well you take X medicine and Y medicine, if you have changed them recently, that could be causing all of this. I said, those dosages haven't changed in 3 or 4 years. It was like she didn't even hear me, she then started explaining about how they could be the issue and I was like, I dont think Wellbutrin is giving me SCIATICA. I mean, how crazy is that??? I seriously sometimes wondered if she had just snuck in and put on a white coat and was totally fooling everyone. She would stare at my chart as though it was a foreign language. A few times I made diagrams for her because I thought, maybe she is kind of Aspbergery and can't take in verbal information, but they didn't seem to help. Luckily I did go to a great orthopedist who correctly diagnosed a labrus tear on my first visit and is treating me accordingly. I am also seeing a great rheumatologist who is helping me undo all of the muscle and tendon strain I developed as a result of limping around thinking Dr. Bartoli was going to help me. The whole thing was so extreme and I was in so much pain (at times I couldn't move or leave my house; for four or five weeks I could only walk two blocks without needing to rest) that it dragged on bec I couldnt face trying to find a new doctor. There are so many more stories I could tell but I think what is above is a pretty good indication of what you could be in for. I would hate for anyone else to go through what I did.

I first saw Dr. Bartoli in 2017 for herniated discs..She was careful, thorough, and a very good listener during our initial visit and on all subsequent visits. She asks probing questions and has excellent medical as well as interpersonal skills. My experience with her has been nothing but positive. She follows up, as needed, and I have no hesitation in recommending her.

I have also seen Dr. Bartoli for 10 yrs and have nothing but good things to say. Aside from various injuries/ailments I have gone in for, she once picked up on an injury that I didn't know I had (stress fracture). Had she not detected it I could have wound up with a much more serious problem. If you have seen her for 10 years with no improvement, maybe you haven't followed her advice?

Notice that the positive reviews on here don't have any words while negative review after negative review lists the same behaviors: failing to listen to patients, being rude to them, missing diagnoses, ignoring pain. That is the opposite of what a medical professional should do. Dr Bartolis behavior resulted in a very delayed diagnosis which meant my condition progressed immensely before it could be treated. I grew worse and worse under her "care" while she moved my leg around once in a while and muttered about things to a student doctor when not interrupting me with bizarre theories about what I was eating. I was having muscle spasms in three distinct places on my body and she consistently referred to this as "diffuse" pain and looking baffled, while implying it was all in my head. Eventually my entire left side basically went into spasm from head to toe. The worst, worst, worst.

I was shocked to see the negative feedback. Dr. Bartoli has been my Dr. for over 10 years for various issues. She has been attentive, extremely helpful and i love her no nonsense approach to recovery - you need to take responsibility for your own recovery. I have recommended her to anybody in my office who was in need of an Orthopedic Dr. and all who I have sent to her were equally pleased.

Dr. Barolo, is an excellent doctor. She truly known her craft. Everthough I'm not cured of my ailment I trust she'll be able to help me get cured.

I saw Dr. Bartoli for sciatica and later for a nerve issue in my neck and shoulder. She was very thorough and a good listener. She sent me for MRI's and prescribed PT. I didn't get much out of the physical therapy at the center she worked at then. I later found a better physical therapist which was key to my feeling much better.