Dr. Osama Sidhom, MD

Paid $150 upfront and ended up being told "I can't do anything." And then referred to a surgeon with a statement that they may not do anything either without a colonoscopy. This is for a hemmorhoid banding procedure that I had before without mentioning it to the referring primary care physician who prescribed it. I travel a lot and lived in several other countries receiving much better and immediate medical treatment. This runaround has ingrained into my perception that healthcare in the US is serious run afoul, wasting people's time and money. It's no wonder several of my colleagues cross over into Mexico for healthcare. Once this COVID-19 pandemic is over and travel allowed, my vacation time will certainly include medical tourism. Europe or Asia, here I come.

Dr. Sidhom is rude. He gives advice without even knowing your family history. Every male member of my family has had colon cancer, dying at an average age of 30. I have had it twice already. After my first surgery, cancer returned to my large intestine in six months. Dr. Sidhom, in his vast wisdom, told me, rather angrily, that I am foolish to have sigmoid exams every year. He then callously ripped a tear in my rectum with his finger, causing me three months of pain and doctor visits.