Donald C Kitt, MD

DANGER DANGER! Noooooooooo
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Dr Kitt was my neurologist 22 years ago, after the difficult birth of my son led to seizures and other issues. He was kind, considerate and took the time to explain everything to me and my family.
Jump forward 18 years. I needed a new neurologist to manage my MS. Dr Kitt ran tests that had been overlooked by UCSF and discovered I had several underlying conditions that were easily treated. I am doing better than at anytime since my diagnosis 10 years ago
i would recommend Dr. Kitt to anyone looking for a conscientious, thorough, and carrying Neurologist. I do not generally recommend any doctors, but this time I do so wholeheartedly,

To all potential patients of Dr. Kitt, please read prior to your visit.
I cannot stress ENOUGH what a mistake you would be making considering utilizing this «doctor’s» services.
My father had ONE appointment with this inadequate individual and I think it is imperative I share his and my family’s experience. After speaking to my father for 15 minutes, upon my father’s departure he had diagnosed him with epilepsy and had called the dmv and had taken his license away. This was determined without any formal tests, simply a 15 minute conversation. This individual (difficult for me to say doctor) couldn’t even tell my father face to face this was his diagnosis. He purposely waited until he arrived at home and called him with the following message, «good news, I have a diagnosis, bad news is I have determined you have epilepsy and have also called DMV to revoke your driving privileges.» Needless to say the amount of stress this caused my father and family is unexplainable. After thousands of dollars and additional testing, clearly the diagnosis was clear of all indications of epilepsy. In fact, every doctor, nurse and medical professional we share this story with is at a loss for words to how a doctor could diagnosis a patient with such a diagnosis minus the necessary tests. Not to mention the time and stress it took to deal with DMV to reinstate his drivers license.
Please, do not consider this doctor for any services offered.

NO NO NO NO NO. Seriously, RUN! I am the daughter of a physician and have a fairly deferential view of doctors generally so after suffering a concussion earlier in the summer and reporting weeks later with serious cognitive issues and some mild head pain and not putting two and two together, the emergency room referred me to this SHAMAN Dr. Kitt and when he dismissively told me — a young woman — that I was suffering a migraine when I knew deep down that was NOT what I was suffering I trusted him and went home hoping it would go away. Of course it did not. I will spare you the details of my story of Charlatan Kitt’s sheer incompetence from that point forward, but not only did he misdiagnose me with a chronic debilitating condition, he offered no explanation and worse no compassion for me, except that I, a perfectly healthy girl in my mid 20s with no family history of neurological conditions, was doomed to a life of chronic head pain and cognitive defects which he kept referring to as the stages of my «chronic migraine.» Plus me being upset about it was obviously annoying to him. The only time I didn’t experience an office nightmare was when I was so desperate for relief I told them I would pay for Botox out of pocket ($ 2200!) — they got me in and out of there right away. I have since been treated for my post-​concussive syndrome by specialists at UCSF who were not completely incompetent and unkind. I shudder to remember the woman I met once in his waiting room who described to me the 5 years of unrelenting headaches she had suffered and that was probably because Dr. Kitt was prescribing her snake oil instead of effective prophylaxis. Please, woman in the waiting room, if you are out there, it is time to see another neurologist. A real one. For the rest of you, RUN.

Again, I don’t understand all the positive reviews on this doctor. He was totally unhelpful to me and my chronic pain condition. He recommended two doctors (who shall remain nameless) to perform a spinal puncture on me. I spent months trying to get appointments with these doctors, whom I found out weeks later, after several attempts to contact them, that they did not perform the procedure after all. I wasted all that time (not to mention my body has developed more chronic pain), trying to set up an appointment with these doctors whom Dr. Kitt stated they perform the so called, «spinal tap.» He lied to me, or simply did not know. But he should know, this is why he is in the position he is in. I called his office and informed his staff of his mistakes, leading me in the wrong direction. I do not recommend this doctor to anyone.

What a great doctor! Dr. Kitt is extremely thorough and knowledgeable. I have seen many doctors because I am so sick and Dr. Kitt was the only one that made me feel like he really knows what he is doing. He is great at communicating all your options with you. Not once did I ever feel rushed or left in the dark about my treatment options. I would recommend him to anyone. If you are looking for a top notch neurologist – here he is.

Ordinary traditional doctor who is superficially «kind» when it serves him best and who promotes his «expertise.» Not cutting edge at all. Mis-​diagnosis based on plain old ideas of medicine. Quack-​ish and pill pushing in fact. Won’t bother with the ridiculous story – he’s that not worth it. Poor quality staff with inconsistent customer service and overall lack of follow through. They lost my original medical records. His staff handled it –very– badly. Would not recommend him nor his underwhelmingly dreary office at all.

Some of the earlier reviews of Dr. Kitt had me a bit concerned — but I was referred to him by a doctor whom I trust fully. It was several months before I got in, but today was the day and I must say I was delighted. His office staff were personable, helpful and smart. I waited less than 5 minutes to see Dr Kitt and he spent over an hour with me. He was patient with my many questions, was incredibly thorough in his exam and his explanations, treated me with respect and as though I am an intelligent/​reasonable person, was funny, had great social skills (a rare treat in a neurologist), and was altogether fabulous. He was quite helpful with my situation, and on the basis of this first visit I’d recommend him highly!

I am pleased with Dr. Kitt. We ran all the needed tests and ruled out all the bad possibilities of what I might have and landed on a well thought out conclusion. The staff is helpful and courteous and Dr. Kitt takes the time to answer questions.

Dr. Kitt is as good as it gets. He’s been treating my father who has a painful facial nerve disease and has helped him greatly. He is kind and has a great bedside manner. Your initial appointment tends to be your longest time spent with him, but you are told all future appointments are 15 minutes. He is a great doctor, so he’s obviously in high demand. Appointments tend to be made months in advance, but he’s worth it. My dad has not felt so good in years and that alone is worth a million bucks!
Also, very note worthy, I’ve made several inquiry calls about dad’s progression and each time Dr. Kitt has called me back within 2 – 4 hours happy to answer any questions.
He is well staffed and they are complete competent and gracious.

Very strange, asked for an appointment, their 1^st opening wasnt for 3 months, I said fine, even though I have had a crushing headache for a month already… then she asked for my credit card… (I have insurance), It is their policy to take patients credit cards prior to their visit.
Um. No…
So this review is based on that (lack) of experiance with them.

So I made my appointment to see Dr. Kitt a month in advance and finally got in. I left my social security number off the paper work b/​c I don’t give it out anymore after having my identity stolen. I was told that they would require me to pay full price up front if I would not give them my social security number despite the fact that I have great insurance and a $ 10 co-​pay. Long story short, they let me sit in the office for an hour before telling me this… ughhh. I can’t really comment on Dr. Kitt’s ability as a Dr since I wasn’t allowed to see him, but will say their office staff was rude and would not let me see the Dr unless I provided a social #…I left.

Dr. Kitt is great. I feel very comfortable and confiedent of the care he gives me and that he is genuinely concerned about my health.