LaRayne Olson, ARNP

I made an appointment at UW’s Otolaryngology-​Head and Neck Surgery Center after my doctor sent a referral for me. When I made an appointment they did not tell me that it was with a ARNP and not an actual doctor. However, when I got there for my appointment I found out I was seeing LaRayne Olson who is an ARNP. I ended up seeing her since I was already there, which was a big mistake. She was impatient, insensitive, and very brash. When I told her the issues I’ve had, her conclusion as to what the issue was made absolutely no sense for multiple reasons. When I stated those reasons she got mad that I was arguing with her diagnosis and just kept insisting that was what the issue was. She then started trying to force medication on me to treat the issue based on her diagnosis, which I kept telling her I was sure was not the problem. She finally gave up and gave me another treatment to try that was not related to her diagnosis. However, that treatment did not help so I returned to the clinic, only to be booked with her again (when I had requested another provider). Essentially it was just a repeat of my last visit, except we finally agreed to get a CT scan to investigate the problem further. The best part? I saw on my insurance statement that she charged as much as I’ve been charged by actual doctors in the ENT specialist field. I have not returned to her, but I almost want to just to tell her that I took the medication she was trying to push on me which she was positive would fix the issue (based on her faulty diagnosis) for something unrelated, and the problem did not get better at all. I don’t recommend seeing her if you have any choice at all.