Dr. Nerissa Ko, MD

I had the misfortune of being treated by Dr. Ko at UCSF after having an neurovascular surgery. She was the assigned neurologist to my case. I have a panic disorder and nontractable headaches daily which are exasperated each time I have this procedure performed, (I've had 4 or 5) after the procedure I was experiencing an intense headache and anxiety as usual. I asked for some pain meds and something for the anxiety, and after a long discussion about medication what I've tried and what has and hasn't helped in the past Dr. Ko said she would order medication that we both agreed on for me. After waiting patiently for 4 hours with increasing pain and anxiety I asked the nurse why I hadn't been given the promised medication, she left to see why. By this time I was in tears the pain was so bad, the nurse returned and informed me that Dr. Ko had not left any orders for me to recieve any medications. The nurse then checked with the attending resident who told us that Dr Ko had left orders not