Mandeep S. Saini's Online Review Report Card

Having worked in the medical field for over 40 years, I find Dr. Saini to be an excellent provider. He listens, answers my questions and makes me feel like he actually cares. He has never steered me wrong and makes appropriate appropriate referrals if needed.

DO NOT RECOMMEND

Dr Saini has been my Primary Care Physician (PCP twice. Twice, because, to get some “new eyes” on our problems, my wife and I went to another medical group, and a different PCP. Recently I contacted his office and told him that I was not sleeping – in fact, there was a period of 6 nights in which I had a total of 4 hours sleep – and that lack of rest was causing me considerable grief, when combined with the pain I was enduring from what I believe is arthritis. Dr Saini flatly refused to provide me with a “few” ( 2 or three) Ambien/Zolpidem Tartrate 5MG pills. I told him that I always cut the pills in half, and ingest them immediately prior to retiring for the night. Half a 5MG pill is 2.5 MG of the dosage. Dr Saini explained that a person over 65, (I'm 91) who took Ambien would be subjected to night-walking, and other problems. I checked the available information on the Internet, and yes - people over 65 do have that reaction – at a minuscule rate, say, a reported rate at about 4.7 percent in test of 1400 patients. He suggested I use acetaminophen (Tylenol) per the manufacturer's recommended dosage. That was the extent of his prescription. He failed to ask me what foods and liquids I consume during the day, and prior to retiring – a question that a physician using his medical expertise as an art would ask. When I mentioned my insomnia to a physician in my family, she immediately asked what I liquids consumed during the day, and in particular prior to retiring. When I told her I drank 3- 6, 12 oz cups /black tea /day, meaning I am ingesting between 400 – 600 MG/caffeine/day. My blacktea drinking included 12 OZ just prior to retiring. She said while it may temporarily make me feel more alert -it blocks sleep-inducing chemicals in the brain, and increases adrenaline production. She told me to stop drinking tea immediately, and just ingest water, possibly hot chocolate. I followed her suggestion. The first night following the elimination of black tea, and conversion to plain water, I was bothered by the arthritic pain – but managed to sleep 6 – 7 hours. Dr Saini may be medically qualified – but from this one experience, I question his ability to be a medical “detective”. I can only compare him to the physician who was our PCP fro several years, Dr. Roland Feltner. Dr. Feltner always asked questions about food, drinks, and habits before making a medical judgment. In my opinion, Dr Saini would be a better physician, if he spent some time asking his patient more questions , and less time typing away at the computer during the appointment.

Dr. Saini has been my primary medical provider for about three or more years now. I appreciate him; he has always been very respectful and attentive to my concerns. I trust his medical advice and would definitely recommend his medical services, and The Everett Clinic.