Joanna Badger MD

My first appointment with Dr. Badger was great she was professional, answered all my questions and even took the time to personally follow up with a phone call. It did take 2 months to be able to get in. However my experience yesterday was a different story, I took the day off work since I have to travel 60 miles or so to see her, gave myself 2 hr window commute. An unexpected accident on highway 17 set me back on time, I called the office to explain I would be late but I was told they would only wait 15 min otherwise I would need to reschedule. Despite driving as fast as I could I arrived 30 min late checked in with the receptionist explained why I was late and she said she would need to check with the dr, that it was up to her. She came back and said the dr couldn’t see me that I would need to reschedule I asked if I could perhaps wait (since i took the day off) and see if another pt was late or didn’t show up and she could then see me but was told I could wait but could not guaranteed I would be seen. Next available opening for me NOVEMBER!!!
Will I be going back? NO I’ve worked in the medical field myself and we always made accommodations for those patients traveling from a distance that had unexpected delays because of an accident on the road. But I guess not all practices are the same!

I’ve been seeing Dr. Badger for about 2 years regarding a very specific and stubborn issue that neither my regular dermatologist nor gynecologist could resolve. Apparently, this is a common problem for women «of a certain age» and on my very first visit, I was immediately diagnosed and relieved of some of the symptoms. Hallelujah! I find her compassionate, focused, and extremely patient. One of the best and most caring doctors I’ve encountered.

Dr. Badger has been so patient and caring since I began seeing her this fall. She is professional yet empathetic and truly cares about finding the best solution for her patients’ problems. I would definitely recommend Dr. Badger.

Zero stars for dr badger, I only hope this saves any other women wasting their time with this hack
My wife went to see dr badger last year, she had stopped taking BC pills and presented classic symptoms of low estrogen as a rebound. dr badger being an Expert refused to listen to a Little Persons foolish suggestion and refused to test her estradiol levels, a $ 20 test at most, but had no other answers.
My wife saw this quack a few more times after this and every single time she refused to test her estrogen, as Dr Knows Best despite me giving my wife pages of studies showing the direct correlation between all her symptoms and low estrogen
Eventually, growing tired of this nonsense we had a private labs test her estrogen … and lo and behold she has very low estrogen. Back on the BC pills to get it back to normal and the symptoms vanish.
An absolute waste of time, bordering on criminal arrogance to refuse an insured patient a cheap and basic test because they suggested it themselves and it doesn’t fit into your preconceived treatment plan (whatever that was)

I have been seeing Dr. Badger for my annual dermatology checkups for four or five years. Without fail, she is patient, answers all of my (often many) questions, and actually seems to have a great sense of humor. I’d recommend her to anyone.

Amending my prior review– I received a personal phone call from the doctor after my initial appt was cancelled and feel much better.

A 1-​star rating (negative stars if possible) for Dr. Joanna Badger, who severely injured me during a simple routine exam. She also did not listen to me. I found out that Dr. Badger did her internship at Kaiser Permanente, a place that I stopped going to long ago because their doctors treat people like cattle there (not listening to patients and carelessly misdiagnosing people). Dr. Badger clearly carries that Kaiser Permanente attitude with her to the Stanford Dermatology clinic. I would like to warn people away from allowing her to touch you, she treats you like you’re a cow who can’t feel pain; talking is fine.