Naureen Shaikh's Online Review Report Card

I so rarely leave social posts and never a negative one...but, be warned about this doctor. She is opinionated and combative and treats adult professionals, such as myself, like children.  Careful, when she asks you to stop in the office to discuss something as you will find a big bill afterwards...even if is to pick up something when she is not there?!  In addition, she goes on vacation for long periods of time leaving you in the hands of second rate substitutions.  The office makes you pay an annual fee of $250ish and once I fired the doctor a few months in to the year, they declined a prorated credit.  This is unlike a lot of offices whereby the policy is to refund a prorated amount if you are unhappy with the clinic.  Very frustrating.

This doctor calls herself a md!? Her bedside manor is atrocious!!! She reviewed my husbands heart test back in the 1980s and told him to go immediately to the emergency room.  This was before 2 other doctors told him, he was fine and to keep up the same regiment he was doing. By the way my husband is still alive at age 83! I also know for a fact that my neighbors daughter Fran went to see her and this what happened.FIRST Dr. Shaikh tells her that one of meds that she has been taking well over 25 years causes memory lossNOT TRUE! SECOND: She tells her to quit drinking alcohol & coffee. Fran drinks on the weekends only and only has 1 cup of coffee a day. When Fran sprained her foot, Dr. Shaikh tells her its broken even though she could walk on it and gives her the flimsy bandage! Fran saw a foot doctor who after xrays told her it was only badly sprained and gave her a firm bandage to wear tossing out the one Dr. Shaikh gave her saying it was uselessTHIRD: She asked Fran if she was a lesbian! Fran is not and we both believe in gay rights but what right does this woman have to ask that.  This so called Indian Holistical doctor needs to have her md taken away!!!!!!!!!!!  Her people skills are pathetic!

It is amazing to see that so many past patients, now including myself, have independently raised common lines of concerns over issue with her behavior. I was under her care for a few years; I did not read those reviews at the beginning because I only visited her twice a year with minor medical issues. However, lately, I have started noticing major issues that I will outline below.For fairness of this review, let me touch upon any positive aspects of her practice first. Once you get hold of her, you may find that she is available even at short notice and she may spend significant time at the clinic with you.Among the major concerns I have, the most significant one is her integrity and truthfulness. I know I have to be extremely careful to call anybody a falsifier, but I have several lines of episodes with evidence. I also bring this up because it may be very difficult to identify her misinformation for many patients who do not have significant levels of medical knowledge. As such, those patients could easily be misled. I think that this is extraordinary worrisome, and thus have decided to bring it up here.When she wants to push her treatment/medication plans, she may say things that sound like supporting evidence for her thoughts but are actually not based on medical data or truth.Example #1: discussing managing plans for my hypertension, she wanted me to take a betablocker, saying that betablockers are commonly used in the country/people where my family heritage is from. As a medical doctor myself, I knew betablockers are almost abandoned as the primary choice (unless copresented with heartfailure), and I was not able to verify her claim in the current literature. Indeed, betablockers are nearly contraindicated to patients with bradycardia (slow heartbeat), like me. I needed to respectfully challenge her recommendations. By the end of the day, she wrote on the web patient portal lets try to get ot the root behind your resistances. where does it stem from? were you honored as a child growing up? or in school ? (her typos are left as they were on the portal)Example #2: discussing cancerrisk reduction, she claimed that any alcohol consumption promotes cancer risk. As other reviews noted, she is paranoid about alcohol. My liver enzyme data are completely normal, and I was not able to find any objective evidence to support her claim (at least for male populations). She has never been able to provide any evidence for #1 or #2 despite my requests (such data do not exist). Example #3: She said to my daughter that papilloma virusinduced cervical cancer can be transmitted just by hugging just not true.Example #4: She altered her official prescription records on Zolpidem (Ambien), which I responsively use for my jetlag management only. For whatever reason, she tried to block this order after she had prescribed and put them on my official medical record. She even lied to me we did respond and sent it (I have written evidence). She deliberately altered her record on subscription of this highly controlled substance.The bottom line, she fails to comply with the two fundamental principles of todays medicine: 1) evidencebased and 2) informed consentbased medical practice. Doctors should provide the best evidence available for each medical option, and eventually, it should be the patient who selects the treatment with which he/she feels most comfortable. However, this woman often presents with my way or no way approaches and uses fake information to convince patients.In addition to the above, she has issues in regard to professionalism and proper respects to her patients.Example 1: Looking at a scar in my neck, she said the surgeon should have done a better job I said oh, I really do not care she keeps going but you often stand in front of people and talk. For medical students who rotate surgery, this should be the Day 1 teaching point; we should not embarrass our patients for scars from past surgeries.Example 2: I already cited her comment on the webportal to me ... were you honored as a child growing up? or in school ?As noted by some other patients on Yelp reviews, she makes unprofessional comments that are irrelevant to the medical care and embarrass her patients on deeply personal levels.I always want to be transparent. As such, I presented some of these concerns directly to her. She calls them false accusations. I swear that everything I have stated here is truth (with written evidence for some). Nasty falsifiers often lie twice on the same matter; first by lying on the matter and second by denying the fact that they did so. I know I have to be very careful, but I still needed to present my concerns because, as I said, many patients without substantial medical background could be easily misled by her.

Amazing to see the same issue as another review You Hate Yourself. She looks at my scar from a past surgery and says your surgeon should have done a better job (and goes on and on). Following discussions on treatment options, were you honored as a child growing up? or in school? Of course, I was respectful to her and just asked questions about available options. I have noted other unprofessional comments and behaviors of hers that go beyond relevance to medicine. I also have major concerns whether she is truthful to patients on medical information.

The other negative reviews are so correct. I actually thought they were exaggerating, and made an appointment anyway which I greatly regret. I went in to see Dr. Shaikh, at first she was pleasant, but the second I questioned her she suddenly became extremely combative, defensive and unprofessional. I was shocked. The set up is also different from other doctors offices Ive visited I needed to callback after my appointment to get some follow up information. I had to go online because after multiple attempts I couldnt reach anyone in the office. They were actually going to charge me a fee just to speak to the doctor on the phone. Ive never experienced this before. The whole experience was extremely negative.

I have been seeing Dr Shaikh for years and am so glad I found her! She is a true healer not only of the body but the mind and spirit as well. Every time I have seen Dr Shaikh I feel seen, heard and cared for. She listens carefully and addresses me as a whole person, not just as separate body parts. I read some of the reviews that said people were kept waiting to see her. This has happened to me too on occasion but I think her care is superlative so I do not mind waiting it is worth it. I just schedule the possible wait time in my calendar.  It is much better than being treated like cattle they way I have been at other tightly run practices. She takes the time she needs with me and Im sure she does that with others so I dont mind at all. She encouraged me to stop alcohol as she did for some other reviewers here. It didnt bother me either. It is up to each of us to do what we want with our lives and bodies so who cares what someone else tells you to do? Take the advice or dont. She didnt treat me poorly on my next visit just because I didnt take her advice!I think Dr Shaikh and her staff are fantastic and I feel fortunate to have found Soluna Health. She is a gem in our community!

Well,  she was a decent doctor when she needed patients, but like all the rest at Encompass, she is too busy.  She acts like you are an imposition if you make it in to see her. She acts like she had too many things to do to to, oh I dont know,  give a hoot about your cancer or pain.   Dont have anything serious wrong with you because she does not care.  Youll wait a month to get in or be instructed to go to the emergency room. They do not follow up on appointments online.  She does not return calls.

As a nurse and a psychotherapist, I am grateful to have found Dr Shaikh. She is a caring, knowing, dedicated and outright excellent family doctor. I feel safe and very well cared for every time I see her. Her personal, holistic and integrated way of practicing means the world to me. Dr Shaikh is a rare and badly needed person and medical professional. The only way youll go wrong under her care is to not do your own part.

Accurate diagnosis and pertinent suggestions for improving health.

This doctor has a  true passion for wellness, and is way ahead of the curve on the direction of healthcare in the 21st century.  She will challenge you to participate  fully in your own wellbeing and tell you what you need to do (and not to do) to reach your goals through diet, nutrition and exercise. Ive had some terrible experiences with doctors who lamely sugar coat things and dont really give a damn, but this doctor is one of the best and tells it like it is.