The staff is extremely unfriendly aside from one lone nurse. The lady at the front desk is rude and snappy. The women that check you in and out are impatient and snobby. They act as though you are bothering them when taking care of the patient is their job! This is my first pregnancy and Dr. Venkatesh is not informative and quite awkward. For the most part she is kind and sweet but when I asked about risks of prenatal paternity tests (because I honestly DIDN'T know), she became quite rude with me. I came to her with several questions, whether they were silly or not, she just stared at me with a smile until I asked, "IS THIS NORMAL? Is this OKAY?" To which she repeatedly replied, "Welcome to your pregnancy" with a smug look on her face. As this is my first pregnancy and I have never even been around another pregnant woman for extended periods of time, I am nervous about everything and I ask about everything and I feel this office has been much less than helpful.
The only reason I gave it two stars was because that ONE nurse deserves a star of her own. She has been more informative than the doctor while talking candidly with me while I wait for my appointment.
Also, a friend of mine went to Venkatesh with severe abdominal pain. The office got her information mixed up and only gave her an ultrasound on her stomach rather than vaginal. They missed a huge tumor on her ovary that was actually TWISTING her ovary. She had to come back 2 wks later after continued severe pain for them to do it right. She had surgery 2 days later.
Another friend of mine went to the Southside OBGYN office during her pregnancy. Her water broke at 23 wks and she went to them out of fear and they refused to even check her out. They claimed it was normal discharge. She went into labor hours later and delivered a baby at 23 wks. Her little girl spent 3 MONTHS in the hospital recovering.
I am doing EVERYTHING I can to transfer to a different doctor before I get any further in my pregnancy. I do NOT want Venkatesh delivering my baby.
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