Annie Chemmanur's Online Review Report Card

One star is deserved for the worst medical care I’ve ever received. Telehealth consult….she called 2 1/2 hours after my scheduled appointment, and then asked nothing about my health history. She didn’t even know why she was calling me (“What can I do for you today?”). Calling 2 1/2 hours after my scheduled consult is absurd. She doesn’t respect her patients time, only her own. The consult was a joke. She charged my health insurance $400 for this four minute phone consult. Colonoscopy….. As she started the colonoscopy, she asked me, “You have no drug allergies?” She obviously hadn’t reviewed my record or even looked for the red bracelet on my wrist (indicating drug allergies). I was given ineffective anesthesia, and she did nothing to increase it. My colonoscopy was as painful as childbirth, and it never should have been. Her mission was to get through it asap to move onto the next patient. Holding her up was not going to happen. Stay far away from her.

The staff is rude! I am not going there again. Not only that but Dr. Chemmanur is rude.

She is the best!!!

The first visit (phone call) was late. The doctor never called at the time of appointment. Although she called back that evening and I was impressed (at first). The office however is HORRIBLE I have called the office NUMEROUS times for a follow-up appointment only to be put on HOLD FOREVER no hold music you don't even know if you are still on the line. I've been on hold right now for 10+ minutes! There was NEVER a follow-up call or appointment scheduled to review a CT scan. I asked my primary for a copy of the report! - I think it's time to go elsewhere.

Dr. Chemmanur quite literally saved my life.At 38 years old, I was not a likely candidate for a colonoscopy even given my symptoms. Dr. Chemmanur carefully assessed my situation, made the recommendation and I agreed to the procedure.During the colonoscopy, she discovered and removed an "enormous" pre-cancerous polyp. I went from having a 100% chance of colon cancer to a 0% chance in one 30 minute procedure.Dr. Chemmanur is professional, competent, kind and easily worth your consideration for a Gastroenterologist .

Love her, she's the most caring doctor I ever met.

~0~ I am actually giving a ZERO. Dr. Chemmanur the worst doctor I have had the misfortune of going to at all, never mind for colonoscopy. I will not waste your time or mine by writing a 2000 word explanation in a 1000 word box. Summary, I wouldn’t let Dr. Annie Chemmanur de-flea my dog. Go to another practice.

Dr. Chemmanur is the best G.I. Doctor I could have ever possibly hoped for. She explains everything step by step and always makes sure she has time for her patients. She is easy to talk to and when the time is appropriate, she has quite a sense of humor. If I could, I would give her 10 stars.

I would not recommend Dr. Chemmanur to anyone. At my first visit I waited 80 minutes and my second one 45 minutes. She never explained anything unless I asked and when I did she gave very short answers that rarely actually answered my questions. It always felt like she thought I was dumb to ask at all and should have known what she did. All her answers to my problems seemed to lie in a pill. I must have taken home at least 8 different pills by now and some of them caused new side effects that she decided to treat with another pill. I don't like her approach to medicine and her staff is also very rude. One of her nurses ranted to me about a patient being out of line for complaining about the excessive wait time because she came in early as if that was a bad idea. The only good thing that came of it all was an idea of what's going on with me after an endoscopy (which I had to have further explained to me by my school nurse to understand-I'm only 18).

I would not recommend Dr. Chemmanur to anyone. At my first visit, I waited 80 minutes to get in the exam room and my second one 45 minutes. She never explained anything unless I asked and when I did she gave very short answers that rarely actually answered my questions. It always felt like she thought I was dumb to ask at all and should have known what she did. All her answers to my problems seemed to lie in a pill. I must have taken home at least 8 different pills by now and some of them caused new side effects that she decided to treat with another pill. I don't like her approach to medicine and her staff is also very rude. One of her nurses ranted to me about a patient being out of line for complaining about the excessive wait time because she came in early as if that was a bad idea. The only good thing that came of it all was an idea of what's going on with me after an endoscopy (which I had to have further explained to me by my school nurse to understand-I'm only 18). Also, after my endoscopy, she told me I couldn't have a wheelchair (my mother had to change my shirt for me and I couldn't sit up there was no way I was walking yet), but then I asked the hospital staff and they brought one up no problem.