Lakshmi Prathipati, MD

Dr. P. has such a great demeanor and always provides top notch solutions to her patients.

Best clinician of San Diego. Wonderful table manners and excellent diagnostic skills. Really cares for her patients. All staff is very good in taking calls and helping patients with what is needed. Our family is very happy with this doctor’s service.

If I could give this failure of a decent human being 0 stars I would. My first time meeting her she was impersonable and rude. I chalked it up to her having a long day or something although that’s an awful first impression. She also didn’t seem enthused that I asked her for an inhaler for my asthma. It was like I offended her. My next and final appointment she was even worse! I told her my throat was sore and ears hurt and she looked with that device all doctors use and said bluntly «I don’t see anything.» And she clearly wasn’t joking. So I asked her «because you don’t see anything that means I don’t have pain?» Like seriously? How sh*tty! You’re not supposed to have to convince your doctor that you’re not feeling well! It’s like pleading a case with her. Which is even more ludicrous because I had avoided her unfriendly demeanor for as long as I could until I felt incredibly unwell and had to see her. And the bright doctor did see that my nose was blocked was too dumb enough to see that I had a huge Polyp! Someone please take away her license. She’s a disgrace to all PCP’s everywhere. What an awful experience. It is my fault I chose her as a PCP. Nowhere online does she have any good reviews.
Sincerely, know better now.

I went through a number of Primaries (PCPs) before I found Dr. Prathipati.
If you are the type of person that is offended when a Doctor tells you to «sit» instead of smiling and shaking your hand, then I suggest you find another doctor.
I recommend Dr. Prathipati because she is blunt, highly intelligent, and efficient.
If you are looking for someone sweet, go talk to one of her front office staff, they are all incredibly nice and can assist you with getting your paperwork from other doctors and your referrals sent out.
I hadn’t seen a Western Medicine doctor in over 8 years because herbs and acupuncture had been able to resolve all of my issues.
When I needed an MD, I couldn’t seem to find one who wasn’t deafened by their own enormous egos until I met Dr. Prathipati.
I’m not sure when society began to believe that great doctors had to be extroverts and gregarious, but its patently untrue.
Dr. Prathipati is great because she is highly knowledgeable and surrounds herself with a staff that balances her practical nature.