Sara J Lawrence's Online Review Report Card

Dr. Lawrence has been my son's endo since he was diagnosed with t1d at 2. She is excellent and caring through it all.

It's healing to see all the bad reviews. I'm not crazy after all. In 2012 for the first time in my life, I was formally rejected from Moscow Family Medicine because Dr. Sarah M. Lawrence of Gritman Medical Center didn't like me. That was basically the explanation in the rejection letter. I have had a few issues with doctors in the past but those were the ones with all the complaints against them. Anyways, due to her rejection letter, she had me blackballed from Moscow Family Medicine. They won't take me as a patient ever again. I recently moved to Moscow and my son needs a primary care provider. He will be using Gritman Medical Center for some medical issues. I was so unhappy to learn Dr. Sarah M. Lawrence works in the Emergency Room at Gritman Medical Center. I called Gritman Medical Center and told them about my experience and how it affected my ability to trust other doctors. (I did locate a much better doctor in 2012 but she's now retiring.) The administration at Gritman assured that Dr. Sarah M. Lawrence was only very part-time. I called Moscow Family Medicine because it would be nice to have my son's primary care provider next to Gritman due to his other services. I recalled this experience in 2012 and asked Moscow Family Medicine if they had a record on me. I was informed they wouldn't take me as a patient. Would you take your child to a clinic where you cannot be seen? The receptionists and office staff at Moscow Family Medicine are different than normal clinics. I contacted the administration to see if they would allow me as a patient. I want my son to be close to Gritman, and Dr. Sarah M. Lawrence isn't working there anymore. I did get a voicemail from Moscow Family Medicine but can tell by the tone of the woman's voice, I ain't gonna ever be accepted at their clinic. The administration at Gritman said Dr. Sarah M. Lawrence couldn't reject providing emergency care to my child and myself. I hope we're never in need of emergency care when she's working. I would need to have administration staff present in the room, I don't trust this woman. I'm so glad to see all the horrible reviews of Moscow Family Medicine. You would think a medical clinic connected to a hospital with a decent reputation would be top-notch. I advise anyone reading this to avoid this clinic and take into consideration all the bad reviews. I guess sometimes rejection is protection? Do research on all the providers in the Moscow area. Try to establish care with a different clinic before taking the chance you won't be accepted by this inefficient Moscow Family Medicine. I did contact Dr. Sara M. Lawrence's supervisor in 2012. I felt her rejection was more discriminatory than legitimate. He was super nice and agreed by the end of the phone conversation that there might be something wrong with the provider. It's my opinion Dr. Sara M. Lawrence's temperament doesn't work well in a health care setting. I don't care that she doesn't like me. I do care that any doctor who is judgmental can limit a person's ability to receive health care in rural areas. There are better providers out there.

She was one of the best doctor's i have had gritman.

Attentive, kind and caring doctor. Patient and thorough. Very grateful to have had her for our daughter.

I adore Dr. Lawrence. She does not rush the meeting, she has 1:1 time with my son, she also ensures his celiac is controlled (through blood work) as well as his diabetes. She has been his Dr at camp as well and when I leave I know he is in great hands. Her comprehensiveness, knowledge, proactiveness and calm manner is greatly appreciated.

Dr. Lawrence is a highly knowledgable and caring Dr. She takes time with her patients and their parents. She is also very thorough with the chldren in her care.

She'a no bullpucky kind of doctor. She listens and doesnt get caught up with necessary testing and cover-your butt rigmarole.

My son is Dr. Lawrence's patient. I find that her beside manners need improvement. My questions are treated with suspicion, she is always rushed and never listens. She has a few standard phrases that I hear at every appointment but no meanigful advice. She dismisses my concerns and gets irritated if questioned in detail above some aspects of the treatment she recommends. I believe she is good for patients who do not educate themselves. She was also well behind with her undertstanding of the technological advances that would make my son's life easier. Would not recommend for patients who like to understand the course of their disease and all available treatment options.

I was a transgender patient that Dr. Lawrence had. Once. At the time I'm writing this it'll have been nearly 10 years since I was subjected to Dr. Lawrence. I had already seen a few doctors about this issue and she was the endocrinologist who was going to start treatment or so I thought. Instead of listening to anything I had to say, she insisted that I don't know what I'm talking about. She instead questioned me up and down over irrelevant topics. She forced me to do a urine test for cannabis (being 14 in high school, I had tried it here and there) in front of an enormous waiting room full of people. She handed me the paper bag and cup in front of hundreds of people, providing me no privacy or respect. This was traumatizing for me. She refused to even consider I may be transgender unless I quit pot completely, and saw her again in 9 months. This was a death sentence for me. I ended up in the psych ward after a suicide attempt and once the psychiatrist saw me in the psych unit, he gave me an appointment with another endocrinologist who was the best doctor I had to that date. She was completely receptive, friendly and outgoing. Dr. Lawrence was the worst experience of my life. She may have changed now due to internal pressure, but it won't change the fact she haunts my thoughts all of the time, to this day. Thankfully I have transitioned beautifully (with no help of Dr. Lawrence) and have a life worth living. Ask for another doctor if you are trans.

Dr.Lawrence is kind and caring physician. She takes the time to explain and ensures that we all understand everything we need to know to manage a complex condition. She is respectful and knowledgeable and always greets us with a smile. She has seen us in emergencies and has called me personally after hours when I have needed information and her reassurance. I am so grateful she is our endocrinologist, we are so fortunate.