Mary Elizabeth Cutting, MD

I just read all the one-​star ratings and negative reviews, and my own experience couldn’t have been any more different.
I saw Mary Cutting today, for the first time, for an invasive procedure. She was kind, friendly, and caring. She explained everything to me as she went along, and she made a very painful ordeal as easy as possible. She also gave me full information about my condition and what to expect next. There was eye contact; there were reassuring smiles; there was warmth and consideration.

Zero stars.
Why is she even in practice? If I had to choose between Mary Cutting and Jessica Simpson to help me with my uterus falling out, I’d go with Jessica. At least with Jessica, there’s a better chance I’ll get a smile instead of someone talking down to me, not even having eye contact with me and making me feel like a 2^nd class citizen.
This woman has absolutely zero personality, zero compassion, zero bedside manner, zero kindness. If she could have used a stick to touch me, she would have. Barely saw me and barely said two words to me. I was out in a flash and left my complaint with the front office
I vote no.

I agree I wish I could give Dr. Cutting zero stars as well. It is a disgrace to giver her even one star. So glad I came across these reviews of Dr. Cutting. I thought I was being overly sensitive or vulnerable when I placed myself in her care during a doctor’s visit. And I say «care» because that is the least a doctor can do when a sick patient comes to the them for help. Unfortunately this is something Dr. Cutting does not feel compelled to do.
I saw her a few months ago and the visit was so bad that afterward I felt compelled to speak to a practice manager and make a formal complaint. I felt she rushed through the visit, under-​minded my intelligence, and her bedside manner was none existent. She was cold and harsh. I was so upset and stunned and shocked into silence that I was unable to ask her my follow up questions and had to ask the check in staff very personal questions about my follow up needs. I thought initially her behavior was due to racism, that’s how poorly she came across, but based on these reviews she treats a number of patients poorly.
I’m having a baby soon and though the practice gets rave reviews I am afraid of encountering her or to have her (God-​forbid) treat me if she must take over for another doctor during my pregnancy. I’m seriously considering other practices despite their convenience to my home and their hospital privilege (INOVA Alexandria Hospital). I rarely write reviews on Unilocal but I think it’s important to warn fellow would be patients about this doctor. She really needs to reevaluate her choice of profession and the practice needs to reevaluate her place there with her uncaring attitude and these negative reviews. She is scaring people away from this otherwise great practice.

I wish I could giver her 0 stars. Dr Cutting is by far the worst physician I have ever seen (and I have been to a lot). I saw her a total of two times, both for «sick» visits so I did not specify a doctor for my appointment. She was extremely rude and disrespectful both visits. She undermined my intelligence and did not answer my questions or concerns at all. As it turned out, my concerns were legitimate as I eventually needed to see a specialist to deal with my condition and Dr. Cutting laughed it off and made me feel as if I was putting this upon myself. I felt personally offended by her demeanor and comments. I wish I had seen Unilocal before going to this practice because it looks as though she treats all of her patients like this. It is a disgrace to the practice she works for, and I question her motivation for her profession. I am switching doctors solely because of her.

This is not so much a bad review for dr cutting but more so the office policies. dealing with insurance on a regular basis, i know what is ethical to charge for and what is milking the patient and also the insurance. i went in nov 2012 for a regular yearly exam and there was a problem that i wanted to discuss with dr cutting. i just received a bill from the office a few days ago, and i owed money for the exam, according to statement. i called my insurance BCBS and they said that my yearly exam should be covered at 100%. when i called the office to question this, their response was «well, we charged you for a „wellness“ exam which was covered at 100% by your insurance BUT we also charged for a second exam (i think they called it a preventitive exam) bc you came in and had a problem that you needed to discuss with the dr». they said when there are no problems that need to be discussed, then they ** only charge ** for a wellness exam. maybe i am wrong, but isnt that the point of going to see the dr and discuss any problems that may be going on? to charge twice for the same visit is very unethical. as a dr myself, i WOULD NEVER charge a patient 2x on the same day for an exam.
in addition, i had to return for an ultrasound (non pregnancy related). instead of calling me to tell me my results were negative and there were no significant findings, they had me come in ONCE AGAIN for another office visit, which was ONCE AGAIN not covered and i had to pay out of pocket. i will not be returning to the office to their unethical insurance practices.

Dr. Cutting is horrible! She’s rude, makes you feel uncomfortable, acts as if you are wasting her time. And on top of all that she is rough and not gentle at all during exams. Stay away!

Dr. Cutting, unfortunately, lives up to her name. She is the only doctor that caused me to bleed after an annual office visit. She didn’t ask if I had any questions and rushed through the visit. I vowed not to go back to her, and found a much better doctor in the same practice. The one time I ended up seeing her again, because I needed to be seen right away and couldn’t get my normal doctor, she was fine, but I still wouldn’t recommend.