Umeshchandra G Gadaria, MD

I met him for a consultation. I am not an over-​sensitive person but felt he touched inappropriately and unnecessarily. Ended up filing a complaint with the Texas Medical Board. He was cleared but in case anyone has a similar situation, I wanted to post this here and encourage you to report it. Thanks!

I agree with everything Larry W. said in an earlier review. My long story made short goes like this:
I managed to amputate the tip of my left index finger. I went to an emergency room and was told that there wasn’t much they could do other than to numb it up, clean it out, and refer me to a hand plastic surgeon. Well, it turns out that my wife who is a nurse knew Dr. Gadaria, so we called him rather than the doctor we were referred to. He told us to come ini right away — that they would make room for us. On the way there, I decided that it couldn’t hurt if I went back to the scene of the accident first and try to recover the tip of my finger. Lo and behold, I found it, put it on ice, and raced to Dr. Gadaria. They were relatively busy, and I did have to wait my turn, but sure enough he made time to see me before the business day ended. The tip had been off for almost 5 hours at this point, much of which was not on ice (when I went to the first ER and stupidly hadn’t thought to retrieve the fingertip first).
So, since the tip had been off for so long, Dr. Gadaria was honest with me and said that he gave the reattachment attempt a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ chance, but that we should obviously do it immediately. Within minutes I was admitted to the ER at his hospital and he was there reattaching my fingertip. Now, three months later, I am actually playing guitar again… Simply amazing.
Both he and his staff are kind, efficient, and smart. Dr. Gadaria himself is VERY humble and frankly just fantastic at what he does. Every follow up visit was quick, to the point, and exactly ON TIME. That’s right — no waiting past my appointment time like SO many doctors seem to believe is standard practice nowadays (one of the most egregious abuses of other people’s valuable time that I am aware of other than the cable guy — but this is a huge pet peeve of mine particularly when it comes to doctors). I would literally be in and out before the parking lot even had time to charge me.
If you need the services of somebody with Dr. Gadaria’s skill set, choose him hands down (pun intended).

Needing a great go-​to plastic surgeon isn’t at the top of most «to do» lists. So when my teenage son got a vertical cut above his eye, and I had not identified my go or plastics surgeon, I was nearly in a panic.
So I called my good friend who is a nurse and asked her where she would take her son. Surprisingly, she recommended against taking him to Dell Children’s hospital. And the reason was because she thinks so highly of Dr. Gadaria that told she would call him personally and arrange for him to meet us at St. David’s hospital. Which he did!
Dr. Gadaria was so attentive and gently explained to my son exactly what he would be doing as he sewed up the wound. He made our emergency calm!
What’s more was that Dr. Gadaria was just as attentive and caring with my son on each follow up visit.
Dr. Gadaria should be your go to plastic surgeon!

You know what I’m NOT impressed with? People who are impressed with THEMSELVES. I don’t care if it’s your LOOKS, your MONEY, your DEGREE (or type thereof), your JOB, your CAR, your HOME, your NEIGHBORHOOD, where you’ve travelled to, who you KNOW, blah, blah, BLAH! If YOU are impressed with any or all of that, I guess you’ll have to be impressed enough for BOTH of us, cuz that kind of crap doesn’t mean SH*T to me! I’ve had intimate dealings with CEO’s and Presidents of large corporations who are «just regular guys». On the other hand, I’ve been subjected (by themselves) to egotistical «nouveau riche» characters who think (OK, I’ll put it POLITELY) that their «excrement doesn’t smell» (but you know how it’s normally said, doncha?).
You know what DOES impress me? People who are THE BEST AT WHAT THEY DO, THE BEST IN THEIR FIELD.
Why do I take the time to mention all of this?
Because Dr. Umesh Gadaria is the BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: a «regular guy» who is the best there is. And that impresses me MOST OF ALL.
I currently have a thumb wound that is being obnoxious, and won’t go away like it’s supposed to. So my first stop was to Pro Med, where the attending physician (we’ll call him «Kid Doc») told me he’d never seen anything like it, and obviously had no clue as to what to do about it. So, whaddaya do when ya got no clue? You start spending your patient’s money on stuff that’s completely «non sequitur», like «taking X-​rays, to see if you have any bone issues.» BONE ISSUES? Yep, that’s what he said. I’m not a doctor, but when you’ve got a FLESH wound and the Dr. clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing, why do you need your BONES CHECKED?
Another thing I can’t stand is people agreeing to pointless tests, whether they have insurance or not (actually, ESPECIALLY if they do). You need to be an INFORMED and EMPOWERED PATIENT. If a Doctor orders a test that’s clearly «off-​point», OVERRULE him; it’s your body, it’s your money, and you have the right. Needless to say, that’s what I did.
Kid Doc attempted to get me so alarmed that I’d go to the ER IMMEDIATELY; that’s what he suggested. Again, I’m not a Doctor, but I DO know the difference between something immediately life-​threatening and something that can be given time to heal.
The ONE thing «Kid Doc» DID do right is refer me to Dr. Gadaria. Without exception, EVERYONE at Pro Med had nothing but the highest praise for this guy. Since he (Kid Doc) DID prescribe me some antibiotics, I opted to take ‘em over the weekend (this was a Sat morning) and make an appointment with Dr. Gadaria on Monday, which is what I did.
Ah, where do I begin regarding Dr. Gadaria? Let’s start with his Waiting Room; HE DOESN’T NEED ONE. Why, you ask? Because I was shown to an exam room ON TIME! A Doctor who says «show up at 11:30», and actually sees you AT 11:30? Man, what a CONCEPT!
So, at exactly 11:30, this guy comes to the door ya go through to get to the exam room and escorts me back. When we get there, HE DOESN’T LEAVE. Why? Because «the guy» IS DR. GADARIA.
Dr. G employs no nurses; he does all the preliminary stuff HIMSELF. Not only does this undoubtedly cut down on his operating «overhead», but nothing gets lost in the translation, since he’s the ONLY one you talk to about your health issue. Regardless of the Profession, I like a guy who has a «hands-​on» approach.
Very early on, he makes it clear that he’s not gonna do anything unnecessary, in regard to tests or prescriptions. Insurance money, or money coming directly out of your pocket, it’s SOMEBODY’S money, and he recognizes that. You folks that don’t worry about needless tests when you go to the Dr cuz you’re «not paying for it», due to your insurance? You need to realize you’re contributing to your OWN higher premiums down the road. One way or another, ya ALWAYS pay for it. I encourage you all to be proactive in your health care. If you have doubts about a particular test or procedure, ASK WHY YOU NEED IT. Some doctors don’t like it when the PATIENT starts «calling the shots», and those are the very doctors I try to avoid.
Dr G also reinforced my decision to NOT have the X-​Ray done, and to NOT go to the ER. He’s not an «old» man, but he’s probably been practicing medicine as long as Kid Doc has been ALIVE. Absolutely no question who I’d put more trust in, all things considered.
To sum up:
From the way he staffs his office, to the personalized service, to his «bedside manner», to his professionalism, my experience with Dr. Gadaria was first-​rate, from start to finish. I give him the highest possible rating and endorsement.
I almost wish I’d have another health-​related issue that would require that I go back again. I said ALMOST!
And Dr. Gadaria PROVES that you don’t have to be a POMPOUS ASS to be a well-​respected doctor, or well-​respected in whatever YOUR calling is in Life.
So all you egomaniacs: Next time you want to «impress» someone with your «superior whatever», KEEP IT TO YOURSELF!
larrythepatient
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