Wiemi Douoguih, MD

Compliments of a shattered ankle obtained during a Sunday hiking accident, I was surprised to call into National Orthopedics on Monday morning and get a day-​of appointment with Dr. Douoguih.
…Seems like the surprises never stopped coming…
After sitting in the waiting room for an hour and half and then another 30 minutes in the examination room, Dr. Douoguih finally came in to diagnose my problem ankle. That is, after introducing himself then leaving the room for another 15 minutes to answer a phone call.
Waiting for medical attention usually doesn’t bother me, as it seems to be expected and inevitable, but this experience was below my expectations.
Once Dr. Douoguih came back into my room, he put the x-​rays in the holder and pointed to a couple bones, and then said something along the lines of, «You’re young and active. You need surgery to fix the problem. I’ll have my surgeon coordinator come in to schedule it for this week.»
Surprised to learn that surgery would be the remedy, hundreds of thoughts and questions went running through my mind. But it seemed like before I had time to alter the jumbled ideas in my head to sensible questions for Douoguih, he was out the door and on to the next patient.
Don’t get me [or him] wrong, when the surgery day came, Douoguih greeted me and made sure I was comfortable before the anesthesia knocked me out. And the incisions he made on either side of my ankle seem to be done with such precision that I will have minimal scaring. But when I take my «minimal scaring» into his office for follow up appointments, I’ll definitely expect a lengthy wait time and anything-​but-​lengthy discussion with Douoguih.
Overall, I think Dr. Douoguih is a very professional, knowledgeable, well-​known and talented orthopedic surgeon, who [perhaps due to over-​scheduling] doesn’t have enough hours in the day to fully tend to each patient’s questions and concerns. So if you’re looking for someone to sit down with you and explain every bump, bruise, break, incision and/​or surgical procedure, I would advise you to consider other orthopedists in the area. (Like my post-​snowboarding accident orthopedist — Dr. Wellborne at VA Hospital Center — Legit.)
…But if you’re looking for a quick diagnosis to your problem, a quick ‘squeeze-​me-​in’ appointment or perhaps a quick surgical fix, Dr. Douoguih is your go-​to guy.