Doreen M Agnese's Online Review Report Card

Have been going to Dr Agnese for three years and the last appointment she was so aloof and hurried to get out the door. Quite a weird appointment that left me feeling dissatisfied, like I got only half an appointment. If the doctor chooses to not connect then I’ll start searching for someone else to treat me. Shame!!

I found Dr. Agnese an excellent communicator, very professional and extremely qualified. The Ohio State University Medical center is a top provider in cancer care. It is sad 😢 that another reviewer is blaming her for a failure of the system. We must advocate for our families. Passive acceptance is not an option for you or me. Follow up, get three opinions, believe in God but not the system, sit up, stand up for your rights. Become an advocate for others. My daughter was taught this, now teach others. She has breast cancer and is a survivor. You can also be a survivor.

I had melanoma removed. Dr. Agnese and her staff were excellent---knowledge, skill, professionalism, warmth, caring, sense of humor---all terrific!

I was treated for melanoma removal. Dr Agnese and her staff were terrific---knowledge, skill, professionalism, warmth, caring, and sense of humor---all great!

Completely uninvested in me as a patient. Gave canned information about my diagnosis and had no awareness of my specific medical history. In a post-surgery appointment, she was 2 hours late and spent 10 minutes with me. I do not have confidence in her ability and skill to keep me healthy. "Just watch things" is not good enough.

Dr. Agnese performed surgery on me to remove a pre-cancer mass in my breast. In both pre and post-op appointments, and even on surgery day, she was always very rushed and her canned comments and responses made me feel I could be any patient. She never said anything to me that showed she had read my specific patient history (ex: no children, postmenopausal), and it was up to me to push her beneath her surface responses. I was most upset that after waiting hours for her to show up for a post-op appointment to understand my pathology results, she was only in the room 10 minutes and didn't then take the time to have a sincere, educational conversation. All I heard was there's a need to just watch things closely and do breast exams. Well, the lump I just had removed couldn't be felt, so relying on breast exams is not good enough. We discussed Tamoxifen for about one minute where she just mentioned it as an option, and it was up to me to ask specific questions about it working with my medical history. She couldn't have cared less if I pursued therapy or not and had no investment in me and no concern for my longterm outcome, even though my breast cancer risk is 20%. She was unprofessional and unprepared. I've learned more reading online articles. It's frustrating to be hopeful going to a physician and then to have that person blow by as though the patient doesn't matter. I have no confidence in Dr. Agnese as a physician and surgeon and question her skill level, not just her poor patient communication. Now is the time for me to act on my condition before it becomes a problem, and this doctor had no urgency whatsoever. My health would be at risk if I chose to keep her as my physician, so I won't be going back to her.

My mother went to Dr agnese the first time in 2007 for a mole on her arm that Dr agnese had removed and closed up with 22 Staples down her right arm. My mother kept seeing Dr agnese to keep (what we thought) a close look on her for any new growths or moles or anything worrisome. In early 2008 my mom had noticed a lump under her right arm near her arm pit in her lymph node that grew extremely fast. My mom Karen had told Dr agnese as soon as she first noticed it and her words to my mom was "we are big girls we will keep an eye on it" instead of further study and possible removal. This tumor had grown so fast before my eyes I couldn't believe it. As nothing was done about this and we thought to trust her doctor who has specialized in cancer for nearly 20 years, she had to know more than us right? Wrong. Absolutely wrong. Since nothing was done prior to this horrible growth on my mom, I being the middle child out of 3, went to wake my mom up on Christmas morning. Long story short I woke my mom realizing she couldn't move her left side of her body what so ever. She had a stroke and was taken to Riverside hospital. We found out Christmas morning of 2008 that my mom Karen had now 14 BRAIN LEGIONS. It had spread so viciously. Of course OSU the James being where my mom has went for all of this they had to be able to help right? They put her on chemotherapy and there was no progress. In mid 2009 we decided to switch to Cleveland clinic. Cleveland clinic as far as I'm concerned I would recommend to ANYONE for ANYTHING especially cancer. Cleveland clinic is far more advanced medically as they treated my mother with gamma Ray radiation with a combination of chemo. There was some progress but the melanoma was too strong for her to fight, it was every where in her body. I was told and I do believe if we could of in any way possible made it to Cleveland clinic a little sooner my mom would still be here today. I understand everything happens for a reason but I do blame Dr Doreen Agnese for her disregard of a tumor that killed my mom as well as her plain as day actions and words of carelessness. You do not tell your patient what she told my mother and you do not ignore a f***ing tumor the size of a golf ball. If I wasn't so young at the time I swear on everything I love I would have sued. I hope that my mom and my family are the only ones to experience this, and I also hope that if anyone out there takes the time to read this please rethink OSU and see what other options there are. My mother Karen Renee Bigelow passed away on October 29th 2009 leaving behind 3 children who have been absolutely lost without her, and if there was any way for Dr agnese to read this I want her to know that she has attributed to ruining more lives than one and I hope that one day even she wouldn't have to deal with what myself, my family, and my poor mom Karen did. I hope you remember her.

My mother went to Dr agnese the first time in 2007 for a mole on her arm that Dr agnese had removed and closed up with 22 Staples down her right arm. My mother kept seeing Dr agnese to keep (what we thought) a close look on her for any new growths or moles or anything worrisome. In early 2008 my mom had noticed a lump under her right arm near her arm pit in her lymph node that grew extremely fast. My mom Karen had told Dr agnese as soon as she first noticed it and her words to my mom was "we are big girls we will keep an eye on it" instead of further study and possible removal. This tumor had grown so fast before my eyes I couldn't believe it. As nothing was done about this and we thought to trust her doctor who has specialized in cancer for nearly 20 years, she had to know more than us right? Wrong. Absolutely wrong. Since nothing was done prior to this horrible growth on my mom, I being the middle child out of 3, went to wake my mom up on Christmas morning. Long story short I woke my mom realizing she couldn't move her left side of her body what so ever. She had a stroke and was taken to Riverside hospital. We found out Christmas morning of 2008 that my mom Karen had now 14 BRAIN LEGIONS. It had spread so viciously. Of course OSU the James being where my mom has went for all of this they had to be able to help right? They put her on chemotherapy and there was no progress. In mid 2009 we decided to switch to Cleveland clinic. Cleveland clinic as far as I'm concerned I would recommend to ANYONE for ANYTHING especially cancer. Cleveland clinic is far more advanced medically as they treated my mother with gamma Ray radiation with a combination of chemo. There was some progress but the melanoma was too strong for her to fight, it was every where in her body. I was told and I do believe if we could of in any way possible made it to Cleveland clinic a little sooner my mom would still be here today. I understand everything happens for a reason but I do blame Dr Doreen Agnese for her disregard of a tumor that killed my mom as well as her plain as day actions and words of carelessness. You do not tell your patient what she told my mother and you do not ignore a f***ing tumor the size of a golf ball. If I wasn't so young at the time I swear on everything I love I would have sued. I hope that my mom and my family are the only ones to experience this, and I also hope that if anyone out there takes the time to read this please rethink OSU and see what other options there are. My mother Karen Renee Bigelow passed away on October 29th 2009 leaving behind 3 children who have been absolutely lost without her, and if there was any way for Dr agnese to read this I want her to know that she has attributed to ruining more lives than one and I hope that one day even she wouldn't have to deal with what myself, my family, and my poor mom Karen did. I hope you remember her.

Dr. Agnese is a God send. She is dedicated to her job and her patients. She has a spectacular bedside manner!!! I would place my life in her hands.