Kotzan Carol A MD

Dr. Kotzan is hands down the worst doctor I have ever had the displeasure to encounter. I went to her years back&was amazed to find out recently that she’s still practicing. The mere fact that she is led me to want to share my experiences with her in the hopes that others will be able to avoid having similar experiences.
Where to begin…
Well, first off, she misdiagnosed not one, but two cases of strep throat (I worked at a preschool at the time and thusly, the possibility of strep should’ve been taken much more seriously – maybe a test??) as malingering, though I had a 100+ degree fever with the first case and a 101.9 degree fever with the second. I had to insist I be tested both times and both tests came back positive. As I said, I was only administered the strep tests in both instances, after I insisted upon being tested and after being told that I was simply malingering (how one can conjure up a high fever at will is a concept that escapes me, but that’s what I was told).
I was found to have a rather serious and painful immune condition after years of coming to Dr. Kotzan with clearly defined symptoms which I later found out were classic symptoms of the illness I suffer from and being treated like a crazy person and told that I was merely malingering by Dr. Kotzan every single time.
Thankfully, I’m doing incredibly well right now. It still, however, makes me absolutely furious to think that I could’ve been treated literally years before I was if only I hadn’t gone to a doctor who did her best to make me feel as insignificant as possible. In that regard, Dr. Kotzan took valuable time from my life that I will never get back.
Dr. Kotzan also misdiagnosed a melon sized ovarian cyst as malingering, leaving me to suffer the effects from that cyst (I could’ve lost my ovary and still have issues with that ovary and Fallopian tube) to this day. In fact, I recently had surgery that involved some of those very effects as well as the immune condition which I previously referenced. Dr. Kotzan did so without any information to back that particular opinion up. I’m not a person who likes to wallow or complain and I’m not someone who comes into the doctor’s office for attention. I have a business to run and a life to live. Even back then, I was a hard worker and a dedicated student and employee, not a malingering victim archetype. I certainly didn’t spend time in Dr. Kotzan’s office because I liked being treated poorly. I came when-​and only when-​I had health issues that needed to be attended to.
In addition to the information above and numerous other experiences that I had w/​Dr. Kotzan which ranged from the ridiculous, to the disrespectful, to the downright scary, and which at this point are too numerous to share and which I would rather not revisit (I’ve already given this woman years of my life, happiness, health and wellness – I’d rather not waste even one extra second on her now), which, as a whole, culminated in my leaving her practice, I was essentially blacklisted from seeing any of the doctors Dr. Kotzan worked with or had any influence over. I was never provided with a satisfactory explanation for this type of treatment (not that any reason would’ve been a sufficient excuse for such poor treatment). I found that to be absolutely ridiculous and totally unprofessional.
Even with concrete and serious diagnoses by other doctors, I was always, ALWAYS treated like a malingerer by Dr. Kotzan. I also found some very inappropriate, condescending, demeaning (not to mention untrue) and downright odd information in my chart upon examining it after I had been hospitalized a few years ago – much of which apparently came from Dr. Kotzan. I received an apology from the hospital staff for any inconvenience it caused, after it was determined to be untrue.
I would add that throughout my experiences with Dr. Kotzan, I was always as professional and respectful as possible even when I didn’t receive the same on her end. I have wonderful, caring, professional doctors now and couldn’t be happier. I only wish I could get back the time and avoid the stressful experiences that typified the time I wasted seeing Dr. Kotzan. If anything, my experience with her has taught me that doctors are just people and that they can be as disrespectful and uncaring as anyone you might meet on your journey through life. I’ve learned to stand up for my rights as a patient and to question what my doctors tell me. I’m a more proactive patient now, thanks to my experience with Dr. Kotzan, though I’d have been just as happy to learn all of that by reading up on patients rights rather than having to experience the atrocious treatment I received under her care. I only hope this review helps others to avoid making similar mistakes with their own health care and patient rights. I’m sorry to have to leave anyone such a horrible review, but if anyone deserves just that, it’s Dr. Kotzan.

I love Dr. Kotzan! She’s been my doctor since I suffered a stroke back in 2008. More recently, I sufferered a Volvulous (my small intestine flipped around, strangled my internal organs and cut off the blood supply. (Yes, I nearly died). Throughout the entire process of trying to help me get better, Dr. Kotzan was there every step of the way, helping however she could.
Her office staff, Shara, Barb, Monica and Trisha are all wonderful. Thank you to everyone for all you have done for me.