Dr. Pedro Luis Fernandez, MD

DURING THE SUMMER OF 2015, I WAS A PATIENT AT BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH WHERE I RECEIVED AN MRI. PEDRO L. FERNANDEZ, MD WAS WORKING AT BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH AT THAT TIME AND WAS ASSIGNED TO READ AND REPORT THE IMPRESSIONS OF THE MRI. I HAVE A MEDICAL DEGREE AND WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS PHYSICIAN FAILED TO COMPARE THE CURRENT MRI WITH THE IMMEDIATELY PRIOR MRI OF THE SAME ANATOMY. BECAUSE OF HIS SLOPPY WORK, QUITE A FEW MRI RESULTS WERE NOT COMPARED OR SOCUMENTED IN HIS MRI REPORT. WHEN I SAW HIS REPORT, HE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND I WAS NEVER ABLE TO MEET HIM. HOWEVER, I WAS INSISTANT WITH THE RADIOLOGY PERSONNEL THAT THE MRI REPORT BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE ALL COMPARISONS, WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS ANY DETERIORATION. UNFORTUNATELY, DR. FERNANDEZ WAS EITHER TOO BUSY, UNINTERESTED OR TOO LAZY TO UPDATE HIS FIRST REPORT; HE PRODUCED A SKIMPY UPDATE THAT FORCED ANYONE WHO LOOKED AT THE CURRENT MRI TO THEN CONSULT DR. FERDANDEZ'S ADDITIONAL PAGE, AND WHO MUST THEN CONSULT THE PRIOR MRI… TO DETERMINE THE IMPORT OF HIS COMMENTS. AFTER I SAW HIS 'FIX', I DEMANDED THAT HE CREATE ONE, CONTINUOUS REPORT (USING THE CUT-AND-PASTE FEATURES OF THE COMPUTER OR OTHER MEANS) TO CORRECT HIS INITIAL REPORT. HE TOOK THE EASY WAY OUT ... HE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOTHING. I DON'T WANT TO BORE THE READER WITH HOW I THINK ANOTHER RADIOLOGIST, SURGEON OR DIANOSTICIAN WOULD HAVE TO JUGGLE PAPERS TO OBTAIN THE MRI INFORMATION WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP AND REFER TO HIS ADDENDUM AND THEN CHECK AN OLDER MRI TO DETERMINE WHAT HIS COMMENTS MEANT. I SEE THAT HE IS ONLY RATED WITH 3.5 STARS ... WHAT ELSE HAS HE DONE TO LOSE 1.5 STARS WHEN MOST PEOPLE DON'T TALK WITH OR KNOW WHO READS THE MRI, THE XRAY OR THE OTHER IMAGES? IS HE STEPPING BEYOIND HIS DUTIES AND EXPLAINING THE RESULTS TO PATIENTS INSTEAD OF THE ORTHOPAEDIC OR OTHER SURGEON EXPLAINING THE ISSUES AND TREATMENTS TO PATIENTS? THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD, CONSCIENTIOUS RADIOLOGISTS WHO PRODUCE ACCURATE. RESULTS. AGAIN, WHAT ELSE HAS DR. FERNANDEZ DONE TO EARN 3.5 STARS. THE MIGHT BE AN OKAY RATING FOR AN INEXPENSIVE MOTEL ROOM, BUT FOR A DOCTOR WHO IS MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT OUR HEALTH. IS THERE MORE THAT JUST A SCREWUP WITH A REPORT? , .