Rachana M Palnitkar's Online Review Report Card

She treated my lymphedema infections with her expertise and I no longer have to go to the hospital..... She prescribed a treatment plan and it has worked so far for several years........ before this I would have to rush to the hospital for IV'S before SEPSIS could set in..... I had SEPSIS 7 times before she helped me.........Wonderful caring doctor.

I'm still alive, and that may be because of dr. Palnitkar intervention while I was in the ICU at Good Sam. I find her very knowledgeable, and most importantly, decisive in making decisions. It comes naturally to her, and her decisions were all correct up to this point. I also find her honest which is kind of rare with doctors, she'll tell you the truth, good or bad, and works hard to find a solution to repair the damage.

Doctor Palnitkar savem my life. Literally. I practically died due to the mistake of the ER doctor and she was called in to see if there was anything that could be done. Brilliant medical mind did not hesitate to try everything possible and here I am...writing a review...obviously live and well. She was visiting me every day throughout my stay in the hospital (10+ days) and never wanted to get rid of me and send me home ASAP, a known MO for so many doctors. I am forever grateful to this wonderful lady and the true meaning of being a doctor.

I would give her zero Do not select her as your infectious disease doctor. She should not be sent to any patient's bedside and I'm so sorry that Good Samaritan Hospital assigned her to my husband Her working in a lab by herself might be OK, but being a doctor, needs compassion/ understanding patient and family's emotional circumstances. and she is too good to care for that. And you will feel it very soon (for us: first visit) that you are not in hands of a caring doctor + She is rude I 100% agree with the other comment in this page: dismissive, arrogant, and lacks any semblance of patient care skills.

This doctor shouldn’t even have a license. She waltzes into my father’s hospital room and throws crap at us saying that what we’re doing to our father (meaning homeopathic natural healing) won’t ever work and he will continue to have infections. His type of cancer isn’t treatable and we’re delaying the inevitable. This person is not only rude but has a complete lack of professionalism and nonexistent bed manners towards a dying patient and the family. She should be removed from practice!

Dr. Palnitkar was assigned to one of my parents at the hospital. Here are my comments: This doctor needs to return to medical finishing school. She is dismissive, arrogant, and lacks any semblance of patient care skills. She has a HUGE chip on her shoulder, and neglects to realize most of her elderly patients' grown children have been professionals decades longer than her. One day, her hubris will cause her to make a horrible mistake. Maybe that will humble her and she will then become a real doctor.

Dr. Palnitkar is fantastic. Extremely dedicated to figuring out the absolute best course of treatment, in my case for an uncommon type of staph infection. When the pharmacy couldn't fill my prescription she personally called them at 8pm to straighten things out.

She does not talk at all and when she does it's to get you to pull the plug on your family member. How does she sleep at night? Most of all I do not think she is even on the same page as the team treating our patient in the ICU. Horrible doctor. Just do your job.

Brilliant, caring and personable!!!

I would check zero ... worst. I saw her in 2011...I had horrible infection on hands...she took a quick look said get OTC cortizone 10 cream and that was it. no diagnosis, the whole time talking to someone else ... I left very frustrated and had never been to a doctor like that. Her bedside manner was NIL.