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| - I have been waiting months to see Dr. Bill Halmi for a skin condition and pre-cancerous skin care, as a result of spending the last 10 years of my military service in the Middle East. When I got there, I waited about 30 minutes, was called in and told I needed to undress for the Doctor, putting on a paper robe. I was asked if it was okay if a female intern join him and I said that I preferred not. When Bill came in, he asked me "What's your problem?" He acted as if he had a chip on his shoulder, barely gave me a cursory look, told me that using anything other than freezing two spots on my head and ear was unethical, and that he refused to do it. I had been told that a fraxel laser could be used to clear my skin condition. After I told him this, he became angrier, and they were freckles, get over it. He left the room, came back and froze the two spots, left, and I never saw him again. Not a goodbye, don't ever come back, please check with the MA in the front office, or anything. I sit there in shock, and to this day I do not understand what he meant by using a laser to treat my skin was unethical. I perceive that he was pissed because I did not want to have a female intern present. He needs to learn about other cultures and religions, and learn to respect them. I will never recommend him to anyone, nor will I visit his office again.
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