Richard Ripple Md's Online Review Report Card

I would highly reccomend Dr Sharma . she is super smart, and she has a great bedside manner. . She responds quickly to questions , and she provides you test results quickly herself . It would be nice if people could desperate the physician whenever giving a review from her office and the hospital . These are separate issues . Dr Sharma is 5 stars for sure .

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I went to the ER several times with extreme abdominaI pain. I was referred to Sharma. Saw her twice - once in person, once on zoom. She did not listen to me, seemed uninterested, was uncaring and certainly wasn't helpful. Very rote - take Imodian. My previous gastroenterologist (who retired) recommended Mallidi. He's in the same practice as Sharma. The office manager said I couldn't switch doctors unless I got a referral from my primary doctor. I got a referral. The office refused to honor the referral, saying, once you see one of their doctors you are stuck with him/her. Unless you want to cry in frustration and continue in pain, avoid Sharma and Marin Gastroenterology. All this - to get an appointment with a gastroenterologist - has taken 6+ weeks. I still need to find a doctor.

I seen Dr. Sharma a handful times with always same complaints Im in severe pain upper center abdomain and severe bloating, fever, throwing up daily really sick. She did ct scan with contrast ( dont ask her about the contrast being dangerous to your kidneys she will get so upset lol such a horrible person) After CT scan and Endoscopy that was considered the Million dollar work up with Sharma Ripple, I asked her whats next, she said theres nothing else test for. Its almost like she hates people and hates hearing questions. I told her I dont have Gerd, IBS ect ect kept pushing junk poison PPI, well come find out that anohter GI really did some digging and found out that I have a bad pancreas which I did mention Sharma Ripple many times I think its my Pancreas and rudely told me with scarcastic smile I was delusional moreless, well..... My delusion and knowing my own body Im really sick now and have Chronic Pancreatitis cause of her missing my symptoms and pushing Prilosec for a severe Inflammed Pancreas which is now severly damaged and im only 37. Im beyond digusted with Dr.Sharma Ripple, shes a very mean, rude, heartless Doctor. I would never go Marin Gastro again,find another GI doctor or you might end up in really bad shape cause ego and narcism.

Wow, this was one of the worst doctors visit I've ever experienced. Ended up crying in the car afterwards from the intensity of my conversation with Dr. Sharma. I've been dealing with GI issues for several months now and it has been a huge struggle and it's really affecting my life so naturally I'm very sensitive about it. I've been reading and researching and doing countless tests and seeing several doctors. Dr. Sharma was recommended by someone I know so I was hopeful to get another opinion on my issues. During my visit I've explained my issues and all the research that I've done and the discomfort that I'm feeling, I was telling her that I'm clearly not feeling myself and I know that's something is off. I told her that I had bad reaction to PPIs that another doctor prescribed and I didn't want to put my body through that again. She got very condescending and mentioned one study as the one that I should've read instead of everything else I read and that the study doesn't find any connection with PPIs and the horrible side effects I'm worried about. (So basically calling me crazy for researching stuff about my own health). And she suggested PPIs of course! I felt like she was flying through her information upload to me and didn't want me to interrupt her. It was almost scripted. Then she was ready to finish the meeting ASAP. Like she was annoyed of me even being there and wasting her time with all my "BS research questions" and "stupid speculations" that didn't fall into specific symptom list of medical literature. I felt like a number and there was no care for my individual situation AT ALL or any sort of holistic approach to address my issues. She made me feel stupid. I got a positive SIBO test that my naturopathic doctor prescribed. Her reaction to that was "I don't even know why someone would suggest a SIBO test for you with your symptoms". She said acid reflux is not a symptom of SIBO. Like everybody is a machine and the symptoms for all of us are exactly the same. I've been talking to many people with SIBO and GI issues and everyone having different symptoms and the way they show. When I asked what to do about my SIBO she basically said that test maybe false positive and only 50% accurate, but that's it, no next steps or anything to be concerned about.... Just take omeprazole and chill out. I should basically forget about positive SIBO test like it never happened because she would've not recommended it in the first place. Very bad bedside manner and attitude towards the patients. I understand that the doctor felt superior in her scientific knowledge and education, but a good doctor should have empathy and understand that health is a delicate and stressful matter and that us patients try to understand our bodies to our best ability with resources available to us. Making your patient feel stupid and their issues not important is the worst that you can do as a doctor.

This office is incompetent. Starting with Dr. Sharma as a rude and uncaring doctor. Her attitude is "get on with it you're taking up my time and you are stupid". That's the feeling I get when I talk to her. Her nurse practitioner Vanessa is just as rude with an attitude of condescending sarcasm. The wait time on the phone is outrageous. I had to call THREE TIMES to ask them to fax lab request from Quest to my local hospital. A very siimple task yet my daughter went in THREE times and was told they didn't have lab slip. I can go on but definitely switching out to another doctor. Rude office.

Wish I would have read these reviews before my colonoscopy. I found Dr. Sharma from a referral from Marin Health Emergency Room, she was personable and intelligent. I followed her instructions for my colonoscopy and went to the Marin Gastro for the procedure. Everyone was efficient and comforting. When I awoke from the procedure she said she couldn't see everything clearly but everything should be okay and my issue should resolve. When I saw my primary care doctor he referred me to a different GI Doctor. That Doctor scheduled a variety of follow up tests to determine what my problem was. After many tests he scheduled a Sigmoidoscopy. Today while waiting for my procedure I met another woman in the same situation with Dr. Sharma that required a follow up. My understanding is that if she had taken a biopsy neither of us would have had to go through another round of tests and procedures. Just happy to hopefully and finally have some answers.

WARNING. If I could give less than 1 star I would. I have NEVER experienced such an inept doctor and administrative staff. My experience with this "practice" mirrors previous YELP reviews. I wish I would have referenced them prior to my visit.Scheduling ANYTHING with this office is a NIGHTMARE. The front office staff and Dr. Sharma are rude with appalling behavior. The practice as a whole has the attitude of "us" (their practice) against "them" (patients) . It is chaotic "practice" where the left hand has NO IDEA what the right hand is doing. There is NO concern for the well being of the patient. Be prepared to do this ALL ON YOUR OWN and TRIPLE CHECK all instructions and information re: procedure given, because most likely it will be WRONG. Dr. Sharma SCREAMED @ me for me wanting to review my test results. Her defensiveness sets the tone for the office, role modeling unprofessional behavior.She was VERY skeptical as to why I wanted to know the details of my results. I assume she has been down this path many times with how she conducts herself. She plays the numbers game of getting patients in and out quickly with no compassion and has a HORRIBLE bedside manner.Her Zoom calls are like Jiffy Oil Changes. In/Out.Be forewarned. If you expect to be treated with respect and good care, you WON'T find it here. My rating? NO STARS.BE CAUTIOUS about your medical information in this office.

I was a patient of Dr. Sharma for about 3 years but over the last year she has just checked out. Doesn't seem to be engaged. She is rough (not gentle) when she is treating me. Doesn't seem to care if I'm there or not. Secondly, I called to get an appointment with her and it's going to take over a month and half to get in. Unfortunately this is typical in this area. Doesn't matter if you're in pain or not. Why would you take so many patients that you can't provide service for over a month? Moving on to a new doc.

My doctor insisted I see her again. Didn't want to. No attitude and 2nd chance. Nope, wouldn't even get up to examine me. Told me I had IBS. Said no, I don't have any related symptoms. Hands me RX for pepsid. I threw it away. Saw real GI doctor. Diagnosed with SIBO, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Got 2 RX and got well. Save your time and money. Pitiful.