Cadman Karen A, MD

I am so glad I found Dr. Cadman after moving to Oceanside. She’s very knowledgeable and thorough. She’s also down to earth and friendly. She spends enough time with me when I’ve been to see her. Her staff is quite friendly as well.

Dr. Cadman happens to be the other doctor in my doctors office. When I called on a Friday to see my doctor after being sick almost a week, I was told they weren’t in the office that day. The woman on the phone said let me see if Dr. Cadman will see you. She took down all my information, symptoms, what medications I’d had been taking for it, etc. I told her my temperature was 102.7 and my back was killing me. She then called me back 5 minutes later and said Dr. Cadmen said it was just a virus, and to take Aleve twice a day, and I should be better in a few days. I had already said I had been taking Aleve, Advil, and Tylenol for a week! I couldn’t believe she wouldn’t even see me!!! I had been told by my doctor, you should always try and get into the office before going to urgent care. But I then headed over to the Urgent Care, saw a doctor, had a urine test, and was told I had a «significant» kidney infection. So Dr. Cadman, even I know a few days of Aleve aren’t going to cure a kidney infection!!! I cannot recommend Dr. Cadman!!!

Dr. Cadman has been my doctor for probably 9 years. She is wonderful. She is thorough, never makes me feel rushed, always takes time to listen and goes the extra mile to help. So many doctors have forgotten what bedside manner is. She is always friendly with a smile, and with an upbeat demeanor. We have moved further away from her practice since I first came to be her patient, but I drive the extra distance because I know I am receiving excellent care. Would highly recommend her to anyone. And as a side note, the front office staff is probably the best I’ve encountered. Many have been there for years and years. That tells you something is right in this practice. Happy people working here.

I switched to Dr. Cadman after I felt that another doctor was not listening to my concerns. I am a very recent cancer survivor and it is VERY important to me that I am comfortable with my doctor and feel that my doctor is doing everything possible to monitor me and my care. I absolutely feel that Dr. Cadman listened to my concerns and also was proactively discussing health issues with me.
I’m a newer patient and I’ll update as I have more information because I’m sure that I’ll be seeing her a lot over the next few years.

I’ve been extremely happy with Dr. Cadman and her office staff… hands down the best care I’ve received since I switched from PPO insurance to an HMO 20 years ago — when I thought personal care and follow-​through went out the door. Not the case here at all. I feel Dr. Cadman is extremely thorough, bright and personable. The only downfall was the length of time to get my initial appointment which almost made me switch PCPs before my first visit (it was for a full physical). I’m so glad I didn’t. I feel like I found a real gem and all subsequent appointments were made very quickly.

If you only have the sniffles, or a case of the regular flu, then I suppose this doctor could be of benefit to you. However, I was not so lucky. The short story… stay away. The long story well… you can read on if you like:
Life was fine and great and I was well. I finally decided to go into the doctor to get checked out, and everything looked great. Wonderful! We seemed to get along so well. Next, however, is where things went south, and so did my treatment. I got sick, and she didn’t know what was going on. After refering me out to a couple of people and running some tests, she told me she didn’t know what was wrong, and therefore she couldn’t do anything, or write anything for my work. Yep, you got it, she completely abandoned me, and her refusal to write ANYTHING cost me my job.
In short, stay away, and find another doctor.