Dr. Ranjana Advani, MD

My father was diagnosed with an aggressive lymphoma and needed to start treatment in the hospital. I have never gone out of my way to leave a review for a doctor before, but she was rude, interrupted & talked over me every time I tried to ask a question (I only had like 3 questions), and spent less than 5 mins in the room. To top it off, my father is almost deaf, so he communicates with a whiteboard, and she made no attempt to make sure he could understand what she was saying. It was a conversation re: starting him on chemotherapy, which deserves a lot more care & attention than Dr. Advani was able to provide. Really hope she improves her bedside manner in the future.

Dr. Advani is a world renowned researcher into lymphoma. She is up on the latest research. Her eyes radiate wisdom and compassion. I would not hesitate to recommend her, that is if you can get an opening, because everyone who has lymphoma wants to get to her.

Dr Advani is, hands down, the rudest and meanest doctor I have ever seen. She stopped me mid sentence when I was trying to ask a question, shown no empathy, and was very abrupt and condescending. I really don’t think she should be practicing medicine.

Dr Advani may be knowledgeable, but she has no bedside manner or consideration for the patient. After making me wait for over 2 hours and not as much as apologizing (she only complained about her day), she peppered me with questions about the one concern I raised and treated me like I was bothering her, making me feel like I should have been able to answer my own questions. It's hard to believe she is a recipient of the Saul Rosenberg MD Professorship in Lymphoma, an endowed chair awarded to Stanford faculty with the goal of fostering excellence in lymphoma clinical research and patient care. Saul Rosenberg saved my life 20 years ago and I can tell you that Dr. Advani is no Dr. Rosenberg. Don't forget, Dr. Advani, we are cancer patients who are doing are best to take care of ourselves, in a scary world we know little about. As a cancer survivor, you should know that better than most doctors. I walked out of my appointment never wanting to go back.