Karanth Sripathi A S Inc Phys

To be honest, I haven’t wanted to review this practice. Part of me always feels bad when giving a negative review, especially when it comes to a doctor, but my experience here was the worst of the worst and the people need to know!
This is a family practice of gastroenterologists. It consists of the father (who has been practicing Gastroenterology for many, many years and really ought to retire) and his two sons. Each time I arrived for an appointment it was a gamble on which doctor I would see, usually one of the two brothers, Nick or Nithin, but I could never be sure.
The office itself leaves much to be desired. The building is right next to the Woonsocket Sewer Treatment facility and at certain times of the year can smell horrible. Upon entering the office, the décor is the opposite of welcoming, featuring mismatched and ripped old chairs, a dirty secretary window, and a tiny old television mounted in the corner (this should have been a red flag).
Nearing the end of my time as a patient at this practice, they did replace the secretary with a nice and competent woman but for the majority of my time as a patient here, the previous secretary and medical assistant were an absolute nightmare. I actually had money stolen from me. I paid my $ 25 co-​pay with $ 40, was handed a folded $ 5 bill as my change and failed to notice until the next day. The medical assistant also had to give me change during another visit and stared at the change envelope for a few minutes until I offered to help her count out my change. She also struggled with using any of the equipment in the office (granted all of the equipment was extremely dated).
At least they were able to somewhat diagnose my condition, but this was only after 2 intrusive procedures and a pill cam. Not being a huge complainer, I found myself visiting the practice time and time again and explaining how I felt the medicine they had put me on was not helping and in fact making me feel worse. Each time these concerns were silenced and answered with an «it just needs a little more time to start working» explanation.
I followed suit until I suffered a horrible flare last summer. I visited this practice 3 times in a week insisting something was seriously wrong and FINALLY got the hint they didn’t have a clue, when the father and oldest doctor at the practice told me to try some «Activia» yogurt. I HAVE BEEN LACTOSE INTOLERANT FOR OVER 2 YEARS!
Immediately after leaving this final appointment I contacted my amazing family doctor and was on my way to the Miriam Hospital within hours. The rest is history now but I have mentioned my experience to others and have heard similarly disturbing stories about this practice. Do not learn the hard way like I did!