I had a consultation with Dr. Shakoor in May of 2015 and he was fantastic. He paid attention to my concerns and educated me on the spot. I appreciated his manners.
Yesterday I had an appointment for a STRESS TEST with MARIA and I really can't say enough. I was nervous, as this involves a treadmill on steep inclination and speed increases up to 3.5 (at least). Yes -- I was stressing long before the electrodes were unpackaged to measure, but Maria's easy-going persona helped to ease me though the process. I'm not a heart patient, I'm a concerned person whose family has a history of heart disease and I heard that early detection does wonders on the QUALITY of LIFE. I'm glad Maria was the tech to get me through the stress test, I haven't gotten the results yet - but I feel good about them.
I also had an ECHO CARDIOGRAM by CAMMI. Her professionalism, knowledge of trade and equipment was conveyed as I expressed how nosey a writer/documentarian can really be. I must have asked 50 questions related to the x-rays and the functions of the highlighted ventricles. The echo session took about 20 minutes and I emerged a smarter gal.
The only drawback of this awesome office [-2 Stars] is the UNBELIEVABLE WAIT TIME associated with your appointment time. In MAY I was 15-minutes early to my first appoint and didn't see the doctor until 45-minutes after log-in. Yesterday I was 6-minutes early to my second appointment and I didn't get to go back for the stress test until 44-minutes had passed. I am very patient and always happy whenever my name is called, however I do want to mention that the office lobby was empty at 1:54pm yesterday when I arrived. The office was swelling with patients by 2:38pm when my name was finally called to go back. I'm kind of baffled as to why there's such a long wait time before actually being seen for services? 30-45mins is quite an offset.
Other than that, I have rather enjoyed the services provided by Dr. Shakoor and his staff at the Cardiology Center. Their knowledge of cardiology is my QUALITY LIFE gain. Thanks Doc, Maria and Cammi!