Dr. Shama Rasheed, MD

Dr. Rasheed is the most remarkable and kind doctor I have ever met. She takes time to listen to my issues and has been extremely compassionate and patient with me. Her diagnosis of my condition and her treatment plan changed my life! I am so grateful I found her because she genuinely cares about her patients, explains the why and how behind things ,and that has truly helped me alot. I totally recommend her for anyone looking for a caring psychiatrist who actually listens.

WARNING. She is a big scammer. She takes down negative reviews and she also charges you extra for nothing just to take your money dry. She only cares about money and not your actual health. She also has poor quality of education in her field and doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

I wanted to leave a review about my experience with Dr. Rasheed so others may consider it before committing to a psychiatrist. I first met Dr. Rasheed right out of undergrad when I had been struggling with PTSD for about 2-3 years. I was working with a therapist and my family practitioner for medication management, but it was recommended that I seek further support from a specialist. Unfortunately, I felt that I could place immediate trust in her knowledge and expertise as a physician. On our initial call when she spoke of being able to “live my best life” with her assistance, it brought me hope, finally being able to have relief and increased functionality in my life. I felt that I was given a cookie cutter plan and was not truly listened to with my concerns. My therapist actually wrote a letter to her before my first appointment to tell her more about my background, chief complaints, and her observations during sessions to be sure she had ample information. Medical Treatment: One… of my complaints were constant nightmares (mostly trauma based), I was prescribed some medication that was supposed to help with my nightmares and quality of sleep. My nightmares ended up getting worse. When I brought it up to Dr. Rasheed, I was informed that a side effect of the medication was that it could make your nightmares worsen and even become more vivid – I was not told of this ahead of time and it came across to me as imprudent and reckless. When I first entered her care, I informed Dr. Rasheed of my previous medications and the ones I was still actively taking. She informed me that she wanted to taper me off one of them, without ever creating an action plan to do so. I ended up running out of that medication and going through withdrawals from not doing a gradual decrease of dosage; withdrawals for me included brain zaps. I feel like those who are at a point to seek out support from a psychiatrist are an especially vulnerable yet trusting population; it’s a shame that there are physicians who take advantage of that or are careless with their treatment. I wish I had more confidence to have advocated for myself and questioned her with more skepticism. Billing: Regarding billing, I never had to pay anything for my appointments even though I would always ask; I felt like it was odd, but I was constantly told “we’re in contact with your insurance” over and over again to ensure these treatments were covered. This was not the case. Once I finally decided to leave the care of Dr. Rasheed, I had found over $15,000 worth of claims to my medical insurance portal online. In addition to that, when I requested my medical charts so I could bring it to a new physician, I found there were parts of information documented incorrectly, including parts of patient history, and identifying information. This is not an exhaustive recounting of all the experiences from my time there, but I felt compelled to share some of my story as someone who wants others to have an opportunity to consider this and weigh it when selecting a physician to manage your care. Overall, she may work well with other people; I am not sure and cannot speak to that. Again, I wanted to share my personal experience from my perspective as a patient under Dr. Rasheed’s care.

I have really loved working with Dr R. I never feel rushed and always listened too

I was charged for a visit I didn't receive. She was 1hr 30 min late for my appointment. Patients have other obligations as well. The office ignores your calls and she only provides whatsapp appointments. Now I have to dispute these charges even though she reassured me I would not be charged for a meeting she couldn't keep. I really needed help not a run around. What a waste of time and energy I already lack at the moment.

Beware dishonest billing. Got a bill 15 months after i went there after they promised me I would not be billed for more than my insurance would pay. They lie

Do not do business with this woman she is the worst of the worst no need to go into details take my word for it I never write reviews for anyting and I took time out of my day to write something for this evil lady. All I can say is run and run far away one of the most disgusting individuals I've ever dealt with in my life

Dr R has been working with my daughter, who is going thru a very hard situation in her life, one I am not sure I am handling as well as she is thanks to Dr R. Dr R makes her comfortable and eases her mind. She has amazing ideas and is willing to listen and be completely honest with my husband and I. My daughter will move forward because of the love and care that Dr R has for her patients.

I've been seeing Dr. Rasheed once a month for about a year now, and there is a marked difference between where I was then and how I feel now. I can't say enough about her. She is wonderful! I very much recommend her.

Amazing! Really takes time to listen and give insight. Been working with her for 2 years and found undiagnosed problem. Very smart and kind.