Moran-Yandle Molly, MD

I had both good and bad experiences with Molly. She is very strong in certain areas and remarkably weak in others. I hope my review will help you understand what to trust her to do well. And conversely areas of treatment and/​or situations where I suggest you would be better served to find someone else.
Lets do the good first:
1. Molly is a genuinely nice person.
2. For typical medical needs she is very good.
Now the not so good:
1. Molly is a western style Dr. who tends to address problems with her prescription pad. It is a well noted phenomenon that chronic conditions baffle western Doctors. I had such a condition. After multiple tests Molly told me that my problems were psychological but offhandedly suggested I could consult a naturopath. So, I was basically told: «I can’t fix it, which means, you must be crazy». (Whatever happened to do no harm?). I did go to a naturopath. Had allergy testing. Discovered that I had multiple food allergies. Years of allergy stress had resulted in my having an impaired immune system. By avoiding what I’m allergic to I got better. Turns out it wasn’t in my head at all but had a very real specific cause. I think that part of the problem Molly faces is the hesitation to admit when she did not have a clear answer to my problem. So if you have a chronic problem I’d suggest you try a naturopath first.
2. If you are getting divorced and Molly has been your family provider she will not be able to behave impartially. You will need to get another provider promptly. I was very disappointed to have this clearly demonstrated to me. I will explain in detail two instances in which this happened.
a. My former wife, Rachel, has struggled her entire life with compulsive eating. Unable to accept this she projected her problem onto my youngest son. She had brought him to see Molly to address his weight. She claimed that he ate compulsively. He never does that when he is with me. Rachel made the appointment without informing me but I found out about it and attended. If I had not attended this could be used as «evidence» in family court to show that I was not attending to my son’s needs. When I did attend security was called. Why? Well, not because of anything I did. I was taken out of the room and questioned by the head of Providence’s day shift security. I apologized to him for his inconvenience and assured him that I would not make any unnecessary fuss. He looked so intensely relieved. I felt sorry for him. When I asked Molly about it she told me that calling security was to protect both of us. If that, in matter of fact, were true, then Rachel would also have been questioned by security but she was not. I got to see that Molly did not function well under this kind of stress.
b. My other son, the oldest, is diagnosed with ADHD. Upon entering H.S. he needed to have the diagnosis re confirmed. It had been very straight forward and Molly had done this previously. I brought him back to her. Rather than do as before she began insisting that he had to see a psychologist. This is totally inconsistent with what I knew to be the real requirement. My former wife Rachel is not biologically related to my eldest son and no longer had contact with him because she had put him in circumstances that endangered his safety. It is my belief that Molly was acting on Rachel’s behalf, I have no other rational explanation for her sudden insistence that my son see a psychologist. Molly was inappropriately manipulating the situation and was doing so dishonestly. We went through the H.S. health clinic and got the diagnosis in exactly the same manner as Molly had previously done. No Pyschologist was required.
In conclusion, Molly is fine in normal circumstances but if your needs medically can’t be addressed with her prescription pad look for someone whose perspective is not so narrow. If you are a man going through divorce and she has been your family doctor WATCH OUT. In that context Molly readily resorted to transparent dishonesty with me. I had personally liked Molly and was left in stunned disbelief when confronted by this.

Dr. Molly is one of the best physicians I have ever encountered. She is extremely knowledgeable, works tirelessly, and cares deeply about her patients. You can sense her kindness before she even speaks. And though her experience speaks loudly, she will not rush to a diagnosis without further research, if she deems it necessary.
I have been seeing Dr. Molly for over 10 years now and she has guided me through my medical issues flawlessly. I’ve followed her to her new location and hope to continue seeing her as long as she is practicing. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Dr. Molly IS as good as gets. She has been my PCP for over five years, and I adore her. She has helped me get through some pretty serious medical problems and guided me back to wellness with kindness and authority. I don’t know what’s up with the negative review. Maybe she was having an off day? Although, I find that hard to believe as she has never treated me that way in all of my visits. She really is an amazing physician, and has come to feel like a friend. I cannot recommend her enough… ps– She recently switched to Providence from Portland Family Practice. I followed her there and like the new practice even better.

Dr. Molly is hands down the best Dr. I have had in my 34 years. She is very pragmatic in her approach to diagnosis. But even better than her practical approach, is her ability to build a relationship. I have gone to her for the past 3 years and I feel like I have know her my whole life. She remembers who you are and all of the details about you. She really did an excellent job with my pre– natal visits when I was pregnant and does a great job when I get the occasional bug. I do not know if she is taking new patients, but she is worth inquiring after.