Columbia Internal Medicine & Dr Padma

Dr Sripada is OK but her office staff are terrible. They are very rude. The phone is NEVER answered - you always have to wait for a call back. They say they need 24 hours to cancel an appointment and change it to 24 business hours when they need to. They were only nice when they market about cosmetic products otherwise never never considerate about patients. You are out of appointment when you are 10 minutes late and you will be charged fee. If you want no show fee to be common even if it’s their mistake, visit this place. After looking at the reviews, I realized I was not alone.

**UPDATED RESONSE** I see you stated that you do not take Spa patients in the morning, however, why was I asked by the rude front desk receptionist upon arrival if I was there for the Spa. If you didn't take spa patients in the morning, she would already know I was not there for the "Spa." You state that the lab syncs with your EMR and there was complications with my last name, however, the PCP I went to on 7/1 received my results on 7/2 by 9AM. She used the same name that you were provided. Seems like you dropped the ball on even reaching out to the lab when I messaged 2 times over 10 day period. That would be indication that you should probably find out why routine blood work wasn't received in way more than enough time. You uploaded my labs on 7/1, as I walked out of the new PCP office

Staff are terrible. Very rude at handling. Update: Good you haven't noticed until 4th time that your emails were bouncing, and I also sent a screenshot of not receiving the email and never blocked, and i have given my new contact number at the time of making my appointment, and it is not my fault to not be attentive. I never said I never missed my appointment, I was stating how rude the staff replied to my messages, if you want charge the money but do not need to be rude. I could clearly sense 'take it or leave it attitude' on the text. I could place a screenshot of the texts from the staff. Sorry for provoking me to give an elaborated review of your faults. Sorry, Doctor I have so much respect for you and I have been seeing you since so many years but surely not the staff you wanted to h

Dr Padma’s calm demeanor and good listening skills immediately puts one at ease. She is a kind, sensitive individual who quickly fosters the development of trust between patient and doctor. Dr Padma takes her time asking pertinent questions and developing strategies to address patient concerns. My relationship with Dr. Padma is young but she has quickly gained my confidence in her clinical skills and ability to connect with her patients.

I’m so happy that I found Dr. Sripada over 10 years ago. She is very caring and will take her time to address all of your concerns and not rush you in and out of the office. She understands that your time is just as valuable as hers and appointments are always running right on schedule. The office staff is amazing as well.