Saima Kamran's Online Review Report Card

Terrible bedside manner, proceeded to tell me my long lasting chronic pain is probably just psychosomatic pain from depression. She refused to do any scans “because my pain was wide-spread”, claimed h-EDS is nearly impossible to diagnose without genetic testing, refused to do any diagnostics for h-EDS, and begrudgingly offered labs and a medication that won’t show anything anyway because I do not have RA. She wasted mine and my insurance companies money and time. The only bright spot of the visit was her very caring and compassionate MA, I wish I knew her name. She was so lovely, I thought she was Dr. Kamran, only to be sadly mistaken when the real, deeply unfeeling Dr. Kamran came in like I was bothering her. If you’re seeking any help with osteoarthritis or a possible h-EDS, don’t see her.

Took my daughter to see Dr Kamran to investigate possible SLE. Kamran dismissed the first positive blood test as most likely false and ordered another draw. That draw came back negative for SLE, though her ANA panel came back positive. We had also detailed to Dr Kamran 6+ years of autoimmune symptoms AND my younger daughter's diagnosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, none of which Dr Kamran could be bothered to investigate further. Significantly she did not screen my daughter for the same marker my younger daughter is positive for. Instead, she declared that my older daughter did not have SLE, advised she take up yoga despite being told of my daughter's overwhelming exhaustion and orthostatic intolerance, and advised we consult my daughter's GP to 'manage her fatigue.' Tl;dr: Doesn't listen, doesn't seem to care, absolutely would never see again.

I had previously tested positive for SLE but she said it was a false positive. She ordered more labs which also came back positive for SLE but she had her nurse call to say I was fine. I wouldn’t go back to her if you paid me.

I've been under Dr. Kamran's care for almost two years now and have found her methodical approach to treatment excellent and beneficial. She and her team have been incredibly responsive and her knowledge of my disease and treatment options comforting.

Dr. Kamran helped me sort out a longstanding issue and has been excellent with followup care.

I went to a rheumatologist for the first time a few months after the birth of my son, and I was referred to Dr. Kamran. I was having terribly debilitating autoimmune symptoms, and could barely take care of my baby I was so sick. I will admit that Dr. Kamran was fairly thorough with lab testing and spent a fair amount of time with me, but my positive review stops there. Even with a high positive ANA and high levels of inflammation markers present, she told me it was most likely just being tired from having a new baby and recommended an anti-depressant. She said we would just wait and watch for further “verifiable” progression of disease (as she put it, my pain and symptoms were not measurable on a test so she couldn’t believe me). I can’t begin to tell you how scary it is to know something is wrong, but have a doctor tell you it’s probably in your head and if not, you’ll know when your symptoms get even worse! Any worse symptoms and I would have been completely bedridden. We moved out of Seattle a couple months later, and I can now say I feel confident in the rheumatologist I am seeing. His level of care helped me know without a doubt that I was not handled correctly by Dr. Kamran. He has given me a diagnosis and confirmed that my symptoms are NOT all in my head, which she would not do. I would urge you to pick a different rheumatologist- autoimmune disease is tough and scary for the patient and I’m afraid Dr. Kamran is not a doctor that helps you get to the bottom of your situation. She also told me that diet had no role in autoimmunity and would not improve symptoms or slow down disease, but within 1 week of following an anti-inflammatory diet, my symptoms improved SO significantly. She said “studies” have shown there’s no impact, but she’s not doing her homework because in my research there are studies being done on this and the results are quite favorable (for example, Dr. Terry Wahls research in Iowa). It doesn’t make sense to me that she wouldn’t be recommending diet changes for people with autoimmune symptoms, if nothing else but to improve their quality of life and pain. If you have autoimmune issues, please run, far, far away!!!

Dr, Kamran is not only a wonderful human, she is an amazing Rheumatologist. I had seen several RA doctors in my area and found their bedside manner to be less than up to par. I was treated like a number and not a person. Dr. Kamran makes me feel like I am the only person in the word. She is very attentive to my needs, concerns and extremely thorough in her education upon discharge. I would recommend Dr. Kamran for any RA needs!

My regular rheumalogist is currently unavailable and needed a follow-up to assess meds. Was told I have no ojective symptoms of RA and that my PCP could manage chronic pain rather than a rheumatologist. I've been receiving RA treatment for 18 years. And her last comment implied I was wasting her time. Will not seek care from her again.

I felt as though my insights were overlooked. She acted like Medical knowledge of a condition was more important than actual experience living with a chronic illness. It was an extremely unpleasant experience and I hope to never encounter this kind of treatment again. If you want someone who actually cares, look elsewhere.

I had some problems years ago I asked her if it could be something rheumatic because of all my inflammatory problems and she did some tests but proceeded to misdiagnose and tell me I was depressed and I needed help and to stop seeing doctors she was wrong and I eventually found out some underlying issues needless to say her bedside manner is horrible