Dorne Pamela MD

As a continuation of my initial review, I decided on a second opinion; I’m a 60-​year-​old post-​menopausal gal who’s been experiencing some spotting, so I jumped on it ASAP with my family practice doctor in RF who recommended me to Dr. Dorne. Her attempts at an endometrial biopsy were quickly abandoned and she set me up real fast for a D&C. So I sat on this for a while, consulted with my family doc (who has since retired) and decided to go for a second opinion. I also wanted to move my medical stuff closer to home just to make things more convenient for all.
So I go in for a consult to a new gynie, give her the scoop on my uncooperative cervix and she decides to take a swing at it. Bang. She’s in, collects the tissue sample and that’s all she wrote. All in 15 minutes. Obviously she’s ‘the cervix whisperer’ or something. Got the results back and all is normal. The spotting is something to watch but as for right now, no D&C, no hospital procedure, no drama. So what I geared up for was an outpatient procedure and a recuperation period, but all for naught.
Lesson learned; don’t rush into a procedure, and second opinions are the way to go if you feel things at the first doc appointment just aren’t quite right.

I can’t imagine anyone else delivering my children. She really is a straight shooter and I like that. She is the best!

My standard number of stars for an acceptable but not anything special place is 3 stars. I dinged her for the following reason. This has happened twice. I take off work, show up early morning. She’s late. The receptionists say she’s at the hospital tending an emergency or something. Then she shows maybe 30 to 40 minutes late. She actually told me this… «oh, my husband’s out of town, I had to make lunch for my kid». Seriously??? One would guess she knew her husband was going to be out of town the night before and should have planned ahead and made the kid lunch then. I just found it incredibly inconsiderate. This has happened twice. At least get the story straight with the receptionists who felt compelled to fib on your behalf. I’ve stopped going to her for this reason.

I have been going to Dr. Dorne for 6 years now. I am still very happy with her, obviously! I had my second baby in 2012 and Dr. Dorne delivered her as well. :)

Really nice. There a wait but definitely worth it. Call ahead to see how backed up they are.

I’m also surprised at the vehemence, as well as the personal nature of the negative reviews here, and I felt compelled to go on the record to share something positive about our experience. I can see how a first impression might be underwhelming. She’s very low-​key and if it’s your first pregnancy I can see how you might come in expecting more hoopla, but personally – I think I’d feel weird to feel overly fussed over and I would rather deal with someone who feels real. I think that’s exactly the kind of person you’d want around come delivery time. I find her calm, quiet and direct manner very soothing. I’m a worrier when it comes to medical things and I’ve had the most remarkably stress-​free pregnancy overall. I know she won’t just tell me something I want to hear and will be a straight dealer but not be alarmist, which makes me trust her, and being able to have that kind of trust is really important. It’s really kept us from overthinking things and freaking out about the small stuff, and she always, always answers all of our questions.
I’ve never gotten an unfriendly vibe from her
I was only kept waiting at one of my appointments (and it was right after she came back from an out of town trip so of course the office would be full of people trying to see her when she came back)— so all the horror stories about the wait are baffling to me. Maybe we’ve just been lucky. I would have expected this to happen more just with the territory – after all, I imagine it has to be tough with small ob-​gyn offices like this one, when you’re scheduling around a lot of pregnancies where everyone has priority and everything seems pressing and they’re trying to work things around deliveries, etc. We’re a pretty demanding lot and I imagine the schedule gymnastics behind the scenes must be trying sometimes, but as I’ve said – I’ve never borne any ill results and when we’ve had to change things they’ve been very understanding and helpful
The office staff is probably the friendliest that I’ve ever encountered. It really makes every visit feel like a positive experience.

I am really surprised at the negative reviews for Dr. Dorne (and the fact that all the positive reviews are not recommended). When I started a new job a few years ago and had to select a new doctor, I asked around and a friend told me she had been seeing Dr. Dorne since she was a teenager and loved her. She warned me that Dr. Dorne is super laid back and I’m glad she did! When I had my first appointment with her, she was wearing a hoodie and jeans. But her laid back attitude really worked for me. It made me feel totally at ease and comfortable voicing my concerns. I also feel very comfortable with the nurses and other staff.
Do you have to spend some time in the waiting room? Of course. It’s the doctor’s office. Some days are always going to be worse than others no matter where you go.

Don’t go to Dr. Dorne. I went to her as a sort of second opinion. I was in emotional distress when I went over my health and she talked down to me like I was a piece of garbage. She is an old hippie baby boomer type lady who has an attention span of ZERO. She is just cold, mean, and ignorant. To top it off, I had insurance when I went to her and I paid a co-​pay, yet she sent me to collection for $ 60. So sad my credit has to get destroyed because of this crazy lady and her stupid office staff that don’t know how to bill the insurance. I have been to other gynos before and other specialists and I never had the problems that I had with this lady and her office.
Save yourself the hassle and go somewhere else. I am also suspicious of the two filtered good reviews on here. They were probably written by her or her staff.

This is a great doctor! I’ve been her patient since my teenage years and never regretted my decision. She has also took care of me through my pregnancy and delivered my baby. As far as the wait times go — you have to understand that this doctor delivers babies as well, and deals with pregnant moms /​pregnancy emergencies, and deals with daily appointments every day.
I don’t mind waiting, because I had emergencies during my 9 months as well that made other patients wait. Any time there are kids involved there will always be wait times. Just try going to a pediatrician office!

I took off work and drove 25 minutes, to see the Dr, she was running way behind, I informed the staff, the Dr needs to call patients when she is running way behind. If you care about your wait time, go see another Dr. Another patient in the waiting room, said she was waiting a long time and her appt was before me. This behavior is unacceptable to me. Do not waste your time going here.