Joydip Bhattacharya D.O. - Santa Cruz (CA)

1 /5 Alicia Vega: I had got testing done by this doctor, he sent me back to the original doctor that sent me to him. Did NOT have any respect for me when I was explaining my situation to him. He expected me to know the dates of my injuries when Ive been waiting to see him again for first time official appointment for THREE months. Charged me 50$ for a missed appointment even though I had not been told about the fee in advance. He canceled an appointment and when i finally get to sit down with this person hes basically pushing me out the door. Wouldnt let me speak to the receptionist to make another appointment (not that i would ever see this incompetent individual again) and all because he was offended when i said that I had heard all of the things he was saying to me already and basically told me theres nothing he can do and i left.

1 /5 Torvald Tempestas: Joydip Bhattacharya is extremely invalidating. One of his first statements upon reading my medical history was "You do not have hypermobility." This was my first meeting with him, and yes, an actual rheumatologist gave me the diagnosis of hypermobility. I was taken aback as to why he would choose to step outside of his field without prompting, but continued the session. He proceeded to run a janky POTS test, no tilt table, and no timer, just him speaking to me and taking my pulse at random intervals and in various positions. At the end of the session he asked me about the brace on my right ankle, apparently hadnt noticed the other three braces (one on each ankle, one on each wrist), and said; "did you injure yourself?" I answered with some irritation that the braces are a preventative measure for the HYPERMOBILITY, and proceeded to touch my elbows behind my back, bend over and place my hands flat on the floor (I can easily go further), and inform him my right leg can reach almost to the back of my head. Upon this, he exclaimed, "Oh, maybe you do have hypermobility." Yes. Thats why a QUALIFIED professional wrote the diagnosis. Completely unnecessary, unprofessional, invalidating, and wrong. Would not recommend to any other women.

2 /5 Kris Cord: Dr Bhattacharya is great, assuming you can get to see him. His office staff however is not so great. It took three calls and two weeks for them to get my insurance paperwork submitted for physical therapy. Not once did they return one of my calls. They dont call you to make a follow up appt. Instead theres an automated system that calls you to remind you to call them. When you call, youre likely just going to have to leave a message. If youre lucky enough to get someone, youre left on endless hold. If youre on hold at the end of the their work day at 3:56, they just hang up on you. I guess Im just going to finish my assigned PT and not bother with a follow up despite still having problems. Im going to have to ask my GP can get my rescuers transferred and get me in to see someone who I can actually make appts with.

3 /5 Luke McAdams: Friendly and personable but challenging to get a hold of

1 /5 Corey Hendriks: Dr Bhattacharya seems to mean well but he’s failed me dramatically as my neuro and as a result my condition has gone largely Untreated for 5 years and I almost died recently as a result. He doesn’t really seem to listen and outwardly is very aloof.