Linda I Sodoma, DO, OB Gyn

I was referred here by my PCP who I had seen for all my well woman visits previously but I had what seemed like recurring yeast infections for months and decided to go to a specialist. Long story short, after more months of needless and unsuccessful attempts with antibiotics and antifungals to «cure» me, the NP, Kim Anderson, was able to make a guess at a diagnosis for my condition (I never even saw Dr. Sodoma). She told me about my condition, which IF it was a correct diagnosis, would be something I struggled with my whole life. Being so young, this is some pretty hard knews to take and she was very uncompassionate and blunt through the entire discussion. When I asked about treatment, she just told me it was a rare condition and she would have to look into it more (not reassuring). All she wanted to do for me was give me a topical lidocaine ointment. I did research of my own, which I know always sounds bad but I myself am in the medical profession and looked at more than just your typical Webmd. After researching the treatment information, I asked about other options to which she coldly and condescendingly told me she had never heard about and my only option was the lidocaine and that, «your just going to have to learn to live with it». It is a very hard thing for a 23 year old woman who is about to be married less than a year from that time to hear ‘Oh your just going to have to learn to live with your vagina feeling like its on fire and numb it with lidocaine to be intimate’, uhm no thanks. I asked to be referred to a specialist and got a referral for a doctor in Phoenix, but ended up going with a nationally recognized vulva specialist in Scottsdale, Dr. Fowler, who had reseach studies and 17 years experience. Now here I am 6 months later not having to «learn to live with it» and enjoying my newlywed life. Overall, Kim Anderson was unprofessional and cold towards me during a very emotional and painful experience.

Only thing I liked about this office were the people at the desk, also the medical assistants. I saw Dr. sodoma. I ended up changing at 28 weeks pregnant because she didn’t take any of my health issues seriously. She didn’t seem like she cared. She never gave information about anything and as a first time mother I would always have to Google. My sister who was 2 months ahead of me also switched really late in her pregnancy because she wasn’t supportive of my sister wanting to do the Bradley method. She told her or ya no way specially first time mom’s your gunna get the epidural. Over all my sister and I didn’t have one postive experience there. I switched and now love my new doctor!

Worst experience at an OBGYN I have ever had.
My husband and I decided I have decided to try for our first child and were doing research online and via friends trying to find a female OBGYN and found Dr. Sodoma. Being new to the state we did not have much to go on but decided to give her a try as she was nearby and was one of the few that didn’t have a long list of terrible reviews online. Upon calling to make an appointment I mentioned to the scheduler that I was simply wanting to meet with Dr. Sodoma to interview her and was not sure if I wanted to join the practice as a new patient or not, and asked if this was something they did. She said that would be fine but that I would need to have an insurance card on file as part of their procedure. That was fine with me so I went ahead and set up the appointment.
When I arrived at the scheduled appointment two weeks later I was greeted by the receptionist (who had rock music blaring at the front desk) who signed me in and took a copy of my insurance card. She then said I would be billed by my insurance company for the visit. I was surprised by this and explained to her that I was simply there to speak with the doctor about the practice etc. and had given this information to the scheduler over the phone when I booked the appointment She became short with me and said she remembered speaking with me on the phone and denied ever saying the visit would be free or that my insurance would not be billed. At this point my husband had taken the morning off of work to be with me for the visit so I agreed to have my insurance billed so I could at least speak with the doctor. I had never had this issue in the past and doctors I have visited welcomed interviews from prospective new patients.
After about 25 minutes of waiting we were called into the exam room by the nurse and waited another couple of minutes for Dr. Sodoma to see us. She began asking my husband and I questions as if we were new patients and it was a regular visit. I went on to explain (a third time) that were were simply looking for OBGYN in the area, trying for our first child etc. and were not ready to make any decisions regarding joining a practice. She then became very condescending and flat our refused to answer any of my or my husband’s questions. She went on to say she wanted to see me back in 3 months for a list of unnecessary tests that were unwarranted and would not explain to me why she felt I needed them. She had not even examined me or gotten any medical history as that was not what the appointment was for! Needless to say we will not be back and have since found a much more professional OBGYN in the area.