David Schechter MD

 

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Jill s.

Los Angeles, CA

6/11/2008

Dr. Schechter is a great doctor because he is open minded and compassionate and able to see the 'big picture'. I am a psychotherapist and have referred numerous clients to Dr Schechter who all have stellar reviews of their medical care with him.
He is great for anyone suffering from TMS (Tension Myositis Syndrome) and has a comprehensive treatment plan that has helped people with their chronic pain and given them hope back. He is also
a fantastic family practice doc to go to. He's honest, up front and astute. I highly recommend this doctor.

Jill Solomon MFT

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Muffy M.

Culver City, CA

1/7/2008

I am giving Dr. Schechter an 'average' rating, but I will paste here our last email exchange and let you judge for yourself.  Please note that my husband and I both saw him a couple of times, and each time there was an 'issue'; the email below does not detail them all.  I omitted our names for privacy; otherwise the emails are unchanged.  I will say that he sticks to his schedule, which means you have ~10 minutes to get your story out and be examined, but you will probably not sit in the waiting room an undue length of time.   He was generally prompt in responding to emails.

In a message dated 1/4/2008 5:40:44 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, XXX writes:
Dr. Schechter,
My husband XXX came to see you on December 18 and you were kind enough to see him on short notice as he was running a fever and had a few other problems.  You wanted him to come back in two weeks, which would have been Jan. 1.  When I called your office to make his follow up appointment, I presented that dilemma and was told that XXX should come in on January 4; I asked for the last appointment of the day and was told "5:00" which I immediately wrote in my calendar, and which I immediately emailed to XXX for his calendar at work.  
XXX just walked in the door at home, after leaving work early (which was a big imposition, as big as it would be for you) and hurrying across town in the rain.  Needless to say, you are not in the Culver City office at 5 on Fridays.  I had assumed that you were temporarily extending your hours because of the holidays.
I wanted to give you the courtesy of letting you know that this, on top of XXX's lost lab work and his unperformed PSA (which necessitated his coming back to the office after his physical) have combined to give him a very low level of confidence in your office.  He thinks you're a good doctor, as do I, but he cannot continue to deal with the office mishaps.  He is feeling fine, he finished the entire course of Cipro, and he hasn't had a fever for almost two weeks, so he won't be coming in for a follow-up.
Thank you again for seeing him on such short notice on 12/18.  We very much appreciated the accommodation.
XXX
[Dr. Schechter's total response:]
That is your prerogative.
Best of luck with your new doctor; I will forward him records

Dr S

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