Dr. Kodanda Shalini Valusa, MD

I like the doctor very much.

Well for starters I’m a larger individual. The first time I went to her, after my NP at the practice left and I was assigned to her, I had gained an alarming amount of weigh in a very short amount of time after getting an IUD. She was unsympathetic to me finding this out and continued to ask me if my husband was still attracted to me, very professional. She then told me to drink lemon water with turmeric and I would lose weight. The second time I went to her out of desperation, I had an ear infection and hadn’t been able to hear for 2 weeks, and just antibiotics weren’t taking care of it. I said my mother has similar issues and typically prednisone clears this up. She said I may gain weight so she wouldn’t prescribe it. I told her I would chance a few more pounds to not damage my hearing. She eventually prescribed it and I have never been back.

No, I find her to be unsympathetic and puts things in the patient report that she did not even talk to patient about. Hope to find a new doctor. My other dr. from the practice left and I had her for 14 years. She was great.

Brought in our newborn with one eye presenting much smaller than the other with no swelling, drainage, irritation, etc. Ignored concerns, seemed much more concerned with routine procedure, gave incorrect information about drug, incorrect diagnosis. Diagnosed neonatal conjunctivitis. Told me erythromycin would actually open up the smaller eye. We were able to be seen on very short notice, but the appointment was a complete waste of time and money!