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Jane E Blumenthal, MD
Neighborhoods: Near North Side, River East
680 N Lakeshore Dr
Suite 117
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 654-1166
680 N Lakeshore Dr
Suite 117
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 654-1166
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2 reviews for Jane E Blumenthal, MD
I have to agree with Kim W. on this one.
this doctor's bedside manner is sorely lacking in compassion and positivity. it's strictly by the book -- questions, answers, blank expression, terseness and overall just overly clinical to the point of cold. i know someone else who goes to Dr. B and loves her, precisely because she is so hands off emotionally, but this isn't a good fit for me.
please don't confuse this with me desiring to have my OB/GYN be my best friend and exchange gossip and giggles while spread eagle for an exam.... of course not! i just believe that in moments of vulnerability, such as with my clothes off at the doctor whilst being evaluated, i deserve warmth and understanding.
will be looking elsewhere for next year's pap.
I was referred to Dr. Blumenthal by a co-worker that whose kids are grown and married. She see's her for annual check ups and likes her. I was having really difficult OBGYN issues and needed help (fast) Like any MD, first time time patients have to wait to see them. It took a month to get in. But a personal referral is worth the wait and so I did.
Was I ever surprised by her bedside manner! I have always sought out female docs for my OB needs as I think they will be more inclined to be comforting, caring and respectful. They have the same anatomy. They have to go through the same exams.
At 37 I've had many OB's. Never in my life have I been treated more like a piece of meat than I was by Dr. Blumenthal. She is short, to the point and abrasive. Every time I had a question she cut me off. Instead she informed me of her "plan". I would have an internal ultrasound to further investigate the source of excruciating pain in my pelvis. Her diagnoses was that I had a fibroid near one ovary and a cyst near the other. She would give me birth control and by eliminating the periods it would solve my problem. Case closed. Next.
Her answer to my plea for pain relief was Ibuprofen (as if I hadn't tried that and every other OTC on the market- non of which helped). I tried to explain this was affecting my life, my job, my marriage. If I could fix it with an OTC why was I seeking professional help?????
The day of the ultrasound she went through the procedure calmly but speaking to the tech and not me. I was in pain and she utterly disregarded it. My husband was with me, holding my hand, coaching me to breathe and squeeze him if it hurt. What a good man. When she was done with me she told me to dress and left the room. She didn't however warn or offer me something to catch all the fluid that was about to gush out of me when I was upright. Such a small and common sense thing. But when (the patient) is in pain and worried - they might not be thinking of these things and the doctor knows full well what will happen when you get up. NOT telling me, seemed almost crude.
After several months of following her strict instructions and taking her birth control pills, I was bleeding daily instead of once or twice monthly. The pain was increasing and now on top of it I was always bleeding. You can imagine what this does to intimacy (not to mention being on birth control being non conducive to the baby making we told her we wanted to start this year). But NOOOOO - we had to listen and follow the plan.
My husband accompanied me to every test and visit, and she talked down to him as if she hated men or something. I tried to nicely explain to her OUR plans and wants. Instead she challenged me and said, "do you want to get better or not?" Very Alpha female, VERY.
She then decided I needed an endoscopy. She would put me under for in- house surgery (looking for signs of scar tissue around the uterus that she thought was the problem). I agreed to the surgery and even made myself available the very next day (since it was her "surgery" day and it was "best" for her). What a waste and detriment to my overall health. She found nothing.
When I came out of the anesthesia I was totally disoriented. The pain was excruciating. I began to howl in pain as I was waking up and her team actually had the nerve to start yelling at me "SHUT UP, SHUT UP". Then they slammed the door closed on me, leaving me alone, writhing in pain with my knees up to my chin and didn't come back for at almost 5 minutes with something for the pain. I felt like they were punishing me for making noise.
Dr. Blumenthal didn't bother to talk to me post op- instead she talked (down) to my husband in a very rude and dismissive way. She told him that she didn't see anything and gave him a name and # for another "specialist". Basically passing the buck.
THANK GOD. My new doctor (Dr. Tu) is a great listener and very forward thinking. He's great to my husband and leaving no stone unturned as we work together to figure out what the problem is. (I will be writing a glowing review on him next).
But as for Dr. Jane Blumenthal at Northwestern University Hospital I couldn't be more disgusted.
FAIL. FAIL. FAIL. Ladies (especially those getting up near 40 that want to start a family) avoid this doctor like the plague. Her bedside is atrocious, she has NO compassion, no listening skills, and I question why she's even in medicine. There are docs out there that are apathetic. They're tired of the system and I know the system is flawed. But there are also doctors out there that CARE about their patients and work diligently and compassionately to provide health care (even in a flawed system).
Pass on this doctor. She is past her prime (if she ever had one). Oh and I just found out she is no longer doing deliveries. So it's impractical to go to her if you want a family anyhow.
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