Carol Wheeler's Online Review Report Card

Dr Wheeler helped us through our IVF experience and we now have a beautiful, healthy baby. We appreciate all that her office did for us and will be forever grateful for the greatest gift of all.

First appointment was okay, the second was awful. Diagnosed with PCOS and Hashimoto’s after going to the metabolic clinic which was recommended during my first visit. Dr. Wheeler was very focused on my BMI at the second visit and strongly implied that she would not treat me unless I lost weight, something that was definitely not implied at the first visit. She recommended that I put a picture of a baby on my fridge so I could ask myself which one (meaning food or the baby) was “really worth it to me”. Seeing my appalled reaction to that, she then suggested that I could put a picture of a skinnier version of myself for inspiration and when I said I didn’t have one, she said that maybe I could put a picture of someone I wished I looked like....promptly cancelled my follow-up and got an appt with another clinic.

Appalled that she is allowed to work for a clinic with women who are struggling to have a child and deserve care and compassion because she does NOT have either of those things. She is beyond rude and ignorant. All of the other drs are amazing but dr wheeler is just awful.

If you want to see a doctor who judges you by your appearance after a 10 minute visit, she’s your doctor. Very condescending and belittling and talks over you.

I had two appointments with her and she was rude, judgemental about what I was telling her regarding my medical choices, and from the start I felt uncomfortable. If you're going to be working in a fertility clinic of all places, you'd better be able to put on a compassionate face at the very least and be kind and helpful to your patients above all else. After switching to another doctor in the practice I have been absolutely thrilled with the care, compassion, and attentiveness to my medical history as well as my care moving forward. There are a number of other doctors in this practice, I suggest you look into them.

She was nice to me as long as I was a success story (i.e. a very special case, which had surgery with her and went well). After a year, I wasn't a success story anymore. I had one more surgery with her which wasn't successful and she couldn't do anything more for me. She told me "Unfortunately it's not going to happen for you", gave me a box of tissues and escorted me out of her office to the nurses, as quickly as possible. She didn't give me alternatives. I found out later by going to a better doctor that yes, there are plenty of things that can be done for my case.

I went to Dr. Wheeler looking for some answers of abnormal bleeding and pain. When looking at my records and many doctors questioned PCOS she stated it was false because I was not "overweight and hairy". I had found through a previous doctor a double mutation for MTHFR gene and questioned Dr. Wheeler about the implications of conceiving. She told me she would not comment because she did not have a copy of my results. I felt humiliated as if she thought I was making this stuff up. Long story short she blamed my bleeding/pain on my bladder! I cancelled my next appointment and never went back.

Helped me make my miracle!

RUN! She's horrible. Dr. Wheeler lacks compassion and never makes eye contact - would always look at her computer screen and never came across as listening.

I have been under the care of Dr. Wheeler for just over a year. Initially, I had the same feelings about her as some of the other reviewers: she was clearly smart and dedicated to her craft, but lacked warmth and compassion for her patients. My husband and I conceived in October; however, we found out it was an ectopic soon after. Ectopic pregnancies can be life threatening if allowed to grow too much, and Dr. Wheeler took the time to explain all of the risks and treatment protocols to us. Maybe it's just how we handle stressful situations or emergencies, but her direct and to the point manner was appreciated. She took a very conservative approach to treating the ectopic, carefully balancing my safety with mitigating loss of my reproductive system. Unfortunately the methotrexate didn't work and we had to proceed to laparoscopic surgery where I lost my tube. Dr. Wheeler was there with us every step of the way and made sure to check in to see how I was doing and communicated how stressed out and concerned she was about me during the process. I know it may seem like you're just another patient to her, but she really does care about her patients. I think she's just one of those stereotypical really brilliant scientists who has trouble sometimes connecting socially or emotionally with her patients. Or maybe it's a coping mechanism she's developed after years of working in such an emotionally charged field. Regardless, she's human, she has a heart, and she will be there for you when you need her.