Clark Michael D MD Facs

Scheduled appointment for 8:45am, needing to be in & out. Prevailing logic is that early morning doctor appointments provide just that. NOT SO.
First, someone in what seemed to be nurse scrubs led me back to a conference room strewn with products sold by the office. And proceeded to explain, with a flipchart presentation book, procedures I may or may not need. She also insisted I «feel how different these compression socks are from anything else on the market.» Hmm, sell much?
She then attempted to speak to me about insurance and payment methods.
I stopped her and asked why all this was being done BEFORE I was diagnosed or even seen by a medical professional. She quickly ended the «tour» of possible treatments and let me know emphatically that all their doctors are good, and can take care of ANY vein issues.
I was then led into ANOTHER completely different office — apparently this one is where the doctors actually see patients.
AFTER a total of ONE HOUR of waiting, was told by the office manager that unfortunately the doctor «was detained» and that she — the practice manager — would speak to me instead. This came about because I stated I would need to leave in 15 minutes due to the tardiness of a doctor that couldn’t get to work on time. I had gotten up early enough to avoid traffic and tardiness, why couldn’t he? No, there was no emergency surgery being performed. No life or death situation to justify his tardiness.
The incompetent front office staff had not shared relevant information with each other or the medical staff. Their main concern was concentrated on presenting PAYMENT options and information FIRST — before even being diagnosed!
What kind of a scheme is this? Isn’t there an oath doctors are supposed to take, um, something about helping people? The kicker: the doctor refused to see me even after I insisted. His nurse came into the room about 3 minutes before I left and told me my vein issue is not something that Dr. Clark — a vein specialist in the EMORY VEIN CLINIC — does.