Dr. K M. Zabel, MD

Edward Wang

Extremely disappointed in an appointment with Dr. Zabel. I scheduled an appointment with him since my mom's usual cardiologist is semi retired and we would have to wait several weeks to see him. We had to wait an hour before he came in and he said he spent the time looking for my mom's records. This was somewhat surprising since he was in the same office/practice as our usual cardiologist and we scheduled the appointment 2 weeks ago. To add insult to injury, the first words out of his mouth were basically to ask us why we bothered to see him and that he couldn't help us. It didn't help to have him speak to us with his arms crossed and a scowl on his face either. When I told him her symptoms he basically brushed it off and referred us back to our primary doctor stating that it wasn't his area of expertise. Another shock, considering my mother has had two heart attacks in the past and my family was concerned her symptoms may be signs of another problem. Dr. Zabel's lack of concern and sense of urgency to get us out of the examination room is something that I've never experienced with any doctor. Regardless of what doctor we have seen in the past they have always gone out of their way to assist us to determine what may be causing the discomfort and provide us recommendations on what to do next. It appears that Dr. Zabel has enough patients and does not want to be bothered with cases he feels are not related to cardiology. If you are looking for a disciplined and considerate doctor then I would strongly recommend not going to Dr. Zabel.

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