I've never felt so compelled to write a review. First, let me say that Dr. Tabassi delivered my healthy baby boy and for that I am grateful, but the entire experience was dreadful, and I will never see this woman again.
Appointment times do not apply. I would wait at LEAST two hours to see the doctor, and when I would mention the wait times to the doctor, she would then make remarks during all future appointments such as "well at least I'm only an hour late today, I know you hate waiting." There were times I had blood work early in the morning (8am) and the waiting room was full, and she would stroll in after 9am. I had the first appointment several times, and was still not seen until after 10. When you are 37 weeks pregnant, sitting in the exam room, without garments on, for two hours is uncomfortable and very frustrating.
The new nurses they hired are almost incompetent. They are only nice to the women they like, otherwise they are rude and short with you. They had ZERO compassion when I was scared or nervous because my son's fluid level was low, and didn't say a word to me when I laid on the monitor machine alone, crying. Not once was I given the results of my blood work, and if I had not gone and gotten my lab results from Quest, no one would've caught my low progesterone levels and we may have lost the baby.
Vanessa is the only bright spot in this place. She's the only reason I stayed during my pregnancy and the only one I could trust.
I was sent to the hospital twice during my pregnancy, and the nurses said they'd call to let them know I was coming; neither time did the hospital know I was supposed to be there. The real kicker was the day I was scheduled to induce. We showed up at the hospital, as scheduled through Tabassi's office, and they had NO idea I was supposed to be there. They had no orders and didn't even have my information. Referrals were never sent and the day of delivery, I called Amber to make sure my prior authorization was ready with the insurance, and she hadn't filed it-- even though we had discussed it WEEKS earlier. If I hadn't called, my labor would not have been covered. Even now, I have been sent to physical therapy, and they do not have the referral, which I was called and told it had been sent.
Much like other reviewers, we were pushed to do the early Natera screenings, which Tabassi said would be covered by insurance. Turns out it was NOT because the office failed to get prior authorization. Thank God Natera worked with me on the $3000 bill. When I called the office manager about it, I was told "oh, there's nothing we can do." And this was after calling several times and leaving messages to which I never got a response. I had to track her down. Clearly Tabassi has an agenda for ordering high price tests and based on others remarks, knows insurance will not cover.
Tabassi herself is unprofessional, short and overworked. After being her patient for six years, I was excited to deliver with her, but she's changed. Whenever I had a concern for something, she said it was "normal" and never showed any compassion when I was worried. She pawned me off on the high risk center a few times (when I saw them, they said things were fine and didn't know why I was referred) and ordered tests she knew my insurance wouldn't cover, such as additional ultrasounds. After telling her I wanted my husband to cut the umbilical cord, she did it herself and when I asked her about it, she acted as though it was no big deal. She told us not to take birthing classes, and then chastised us in the last two weeks for not doing so. She never remembered what week of pregnancy I was in and when I would ask about test results or ultrasounds, she'd say, "we discussed that last time." I would see her on an average of 3 minutes per appointment. I actually heard her ask what patient was next once, and when she was told it was me she exhaled and said, "she's the one that asks a lot of questions." Well excuse me for being a first time mom! I could go on and on about her treatment toward me, and lack of compassion.
She put a damper on the experience of being pregnant for me. I would never wish her upon anyone, and will never step foot in that office again.