Swati Chokalingam M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

My experience with this doctor is from many, many years ago. It was a very traumatic experience and I suffered stress from it for years to come. I was a pregnant teenager and this dr. tried to convince me to abort my baby, despite my faith and wish to keep the baby. She continued to tell me what a mistake that I was making having it. During the pregnancy, she kept medical information from me, when I was hospitalized (as wonderful nurses at St. Elizabeth’s accidentally shared with me.) During the delivery, she had me restrained and yelled at me that «maybe I should have thought about all this before». She then did a procedure with no anesthesia. She was very uncaring and I wish I had the means to have changed doctors at the time and realized that not everyone would treat a teen that way. I had my second child 11 years later. I was terrified for years of going through that experience again. I went to the hospital with my second child shaking and terrified. I had another obstetrician that was wonderful and he put a note in my chart that this woman was not to treat me under any circumstances. I just don’t know how someone who brings life into the world, could be so uncaring and heartless.

Had a really bad experience with this Doctor. Where do I even begin. Poor bedside manners to begin with. She is loud and talking so loudly about my medical condition that the room full of patients in queue outside could hear (embarrasing and disrespectful when you walk out every one staring at you!). We tried to ask her to calm down but she didnt. She moreover seems to be treating people of the Indian nationality very different to the Americans/​Caucasians. Yes I would love to use the «R» word for her. She moreover overreacted to my situation and advised a full fledged surgery something that could be very much done with minimal invasive surgery. Bad call and I am so glad I didnt go through with it and took a second opinion. There was no way I even thought about her for a second when I got pregnant to visit her — There are much better doctors out there, its best to avoid this one. This is obviously my personal experience.

Dr. Chokalingam is exactly what I want in a doctor, particularly a doctor whose care is focused on my reproductive health. She is concise, honest and most of all respects my previous knowledge and interacts with me like a partner in my health-​care, not like I am a moron. She may come across as abrupt to some, but I definitely prefer and appreciate her direct manner, even when it’s a little rough around the edges.
As for 6-​month pap smears… depending on the circumstance, how could that possibly be a bad thing? She specializes in treatment of abnormal pap smears and other gynecological issues — so she is focused on early intervention and prevention of more complex problems down the road. As far as I am concerned, that’s a beautiful thing, and more frequent pap smears are a small price to pay for peace of mind.

making an appointment was easy. dr. chokalingam is a nice woman and, I’m sure, a wonderful doctor but her bedside manner was a bit abrupt.
i don’t care how late you’re running. treating my area like your favorite ball at the bowling alley is a DON’T!

Dr. Chokalingam has two offices for your convenience, one in Waltham where she is Tuesdays and Thursdays and one in Brighton where she is Monday and Wednesday. She rotates Saturdays between the two offices. I love her because she is so accessible. Her office is open until 7PM on weekdays and on Saturday too so you never have to miss work to go to an appointment. I find her knowledgeable and kind. She listened to my problems and was sincere in trying to help me. I believe she takes most insurance as well. Look at her website for more information.