Dr. Melissa Carol Volansky, MD

Inept, no follow-through, not thorough and misdiagnosed my problem. Then, despite many calls to the disorganized staff to get her to rectify mistakes she made and finally address my issue, she didn’t call me back for weeks. Uncaring and no bedside manner, either.

I hurt my shoulder. Volansky tested rotator cuff,said there was nothing wrong with my shoulder. I insisted, pointed to my shoulder blade. Volansky said that was the scapula, not part of my shoulder. Huh? Sent for nerve conduction test, positive for CTS. In a phone call, I told of intense pain and swelling in my hand and shoulder pain. Volansky referred me to an OT, ended our conversation with, "We won't need to see each other again for this issue." Six weeks of Hand therapist soaking insurance company & me for two thousand but didn't address shoulder pain or hand swelling/pain. On line research said prednisone used to treat carpal tunnel. I take Hydrocortisone for pituitary insufficiency, so self-medicated for CTS. Pain/swelling gone in two days. Had Volansky monitored my case, a $10 prednisone scrip would have saved a month of agony, & thousands. Volansky won't listen, focuses on laptop & condescends alternative practitioners--who correctly treated me for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

Have been ignored when i had various physical complaints , was offered antidepressants instead. A break in my back went undiagnosed for 4 yrs. until i went to someone else for an xray, had xray at Stowe Family Practice, was told it was "all healed " nothing to be done... returned w/ male partner all bent over in pain and sent to spine clinic in burl. Ended up w/ 3 compression breaks , one other too old to fix., had surgery and now feel better . No check in by D. Volansky during the 2 months of this treatment w/ 3 specialists except for a call early on in my treatment in Fletcher Allen -on a fri. at closing telling me she believed i had multiple myeloma and was leaving on vacation. So i went from worrying that i was a depressive-hypochondraic to having cancer in her eyes all in 1 fell swoop ! What a fun 4 yrs. and summer i have had!!! I was NOT being heard and i do not know if it was because i am female, on medicare or she did not have time for me