MBBS, MD - Medicine
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Dr. Shalini Joshi has obtained her MD from world renowned Cleveland Clinic Health System, USA and her MBBS from Sawai Man Singh College, Jaipur.Dr. Shalini treats Diabetes, Thyroid disorder, Metabolic Syndrome and women's health issues. She is the Designated Medical Practitioner (DMP) on the Immigration Panel of Doctors for the Australian, Canadian and British embassies at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore and a faculty member for the DNB program. She has also co-authored research articles in medical journals on the effects of supplementation in Vitamin D deficient subjects, on various bio-markers.
Dr. Shalini Joshi is our family physician for the past five years. She has always coped with us to provide a better experience in healthcare. As I have observed, there may be around 30 to 40 minutes of waiting time. The crowd will be huge anyways and the management is striving for their best service. The only thing I would like to suggest to them is that they should extend the OPD hours in the evening session. So that the patients who might have to travel from long distances after their work can visit the hospital during these hours.
Visited For Body AcheFeverStuffy Nose
Doctor listen to the problem patiently ask probing question to drill down and connect so that ***** treatment is advised to the patient. Discussed about research of migraine issue and requested us so that align as per new research about ***** medicine and duration and check for results. We are very happy with doctors dedication of time to the patient, explaining what has happened and how treatment needs to done. This is perfect blend in doctor what we were looking for. Thank Dr Shalini Joshi for your time and guiding us as patient with your experience.
Visited For managing acute medical conditions
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I had a highly disappointing experience with Dr. Shalini Joshi. She consistently arrived late for scheduled appointments *** ******** ** **** ***** ******* ********** Despite clearly informing her about my mother’s allergy to a particular salt, she still prescribed medication containing the same ingredient, just from a different brand. When I raised this issue, she became defensive and suggested seeing an ENT specialist instead of addressing the mistake. *** ******** *** *************** ********* using her phone's flashlight to examine a patient, which was concerning. During our visits, she frequently took phone calls, further delaying the appointment.
This isn't the first time we've encountered issues with her diagnosis************ *** ************ ****** ******* ** ******** At the time, we thought we might be misunderstanding, but this recent experience has confirmed her lack of competence. She speaks with confidence and style, but unfortunately, it doesn’t make up for her clear lack of medical knowledge. I would strongly recommend considering other options* **** ** * ********** ********* before consulting her.
Visited For Dengue Fever Treatment
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I was admitted to Fortis for Dengue treatment a few weeks back. Firstly during my first consultation, she was extremely rude and sarcastic about my condition and when I insisted to talk to my family before getting admitted, she advised me that I should talk to them only about marriage and nothing else!
The same day, however, I got admitted because of falling platelet count but unfortunately, didn’t change the doctor.
On the same night, my family arrived in the hospital. With a steeply falling platelet count, she was supposed to inform then about the procedure, protocol and need for the platelets transfusion, which include strict criteria for finding the suitable donor. The junior staff who visited me during the night created unnecessary panic and were also afraid of talking and disturbing Dr Shalini. Clearly, she is someone who commands through fear and intimidates her staff, from junior doctors to nurse to the blood bank staff, everyone was afraid of contacting her.
Later in the night a chaotic situation followed many rounds of discussions and due to the unavailability of a suitable donor, RDP (random donor platelets) were transfused instead of a better option (SDP single donor platelets) which could have been taken care, if the information was correctly communicated earlier in the day. The hospital staff literally asked us to arrange a donor at 11 PM in the night even though they could have foreseen this earlier. The doctor never bothered to inform my family anything about the time consuming process of arranging a donor, which is more difficult than arranging simple blood donors.
The next day, we submitted an application to request the change of doctor, to which she reacted by storming into my room and confronting me and my family without being sensitive of my condition. Her taunting way towards my family was not at all a good sight and clearly she lacked any empathy or compassion towards the patient.
Since RDPs are not readily accepted by the body, another SDP transfusion was required the next day after we arranged a healthy donor in the morning. thankfully, by then the hospital superintendent had accepted our request of change of doctor and after a thorough inquiry, provided us a new doctor.
Although i had been visiting doctor joshi for the last 3-4 years for my annual health checkup consultation, her true behaviour was only revealed during this critical time. Even in the annual checkup consultation, she used to act very cold and without any empathy towards the patient but i had really not expected her to be so bad!
When you visit a big hospital like fortis, you expect comfort and a sense of responsibility for the high price you pay. Unfortunately we were devoid of all this. If you don’t have 100% faith on her, i would definitely recommend you to request for a change of doctor immediately after you are assigned Dr Shalini Joshi because there are much better options available at Fortis.
I am been going to Fortis Hospital for my health check up since 2012. Dr Shalini Joshi was the assigned doctor 3 times. In my experience avoid her and take some other doctor available at that time. You can request at the reception to re-assign to some other doctor.
So with Dr Shalini Joshi, she is always in a hurry. And you cannot ask her any questions. She doesn't like it and it will be apparent on her face. For formality reason she might answer one question half-heartedly. And when it comes to the medical reports, she will highlight with a pen the not-normal reading(which any human can read and understand) and will not explain what they are and what is causing it. I had high levels of uric acid in my report. She said to talk to a dietician about a healthy diet.
And in the reception area she will create a havoc. I have see her shouting at the receptionist for not sending patients on time. She has to leave by 1:00PM and if you are the last patient then you are wasting your time and money.
I highly recommend to not consult with her. If you have any other option please go ahead with that. And if you are in Fortis then you have tons of choice. When going for a health checkup, mention in the reception to not assign Dr Shalini Joshi.
Video consultation done For Consultation
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We had a video consultation appointment booked with the doctor at 9:30. Doctor did not join the call for till 11:30. After multiple follow ups, she finally joined. She was so impatient and was not showing any willingness to listen to the problem and kept saying that she is in a hurry.
We had uploaded our current prescription in the video consultation app. But, she was not ready to check the existing prescription and kept on insisting that she will not be going through the current prescription.
After few minutes, the call got disconnected and she never joined back. Then I got a call from one of the hospital staff saying that she will not be joining back in the call and said she will be sharing a prescription.
Wouldn't recommend her.
Visited For Physcian
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To be honest, Shalini Joshi is the most rude doctor I have ever seen in my life!! I asked her if she can understand Kannada so that I can explain her easily but I did not get any sort of response from her. She doesn't even bother to listen to your queries as I was asking some doubts . I had consultation at around 12.45 on Feb 8, 2020 and she was in a hurry to wrap up. *** ****** **** ********** ** ******* ********* *** she concluded that I have migraine problem and started writing some medicine.
Even if we are asking questions she would cut them and at the end she said "Ok Bye". *** **** ** **** ** **** *** * ******* I have never heard any doctor speaking like that before!!
Best part was she wrote down few blood tests and told us we can visit here in her private clinic if we wanted. **** ** ********* ****** ******** ****** **** **** ** **** ****************** ****** ** *** ***** **** **** ******** *** ****** *** ******** **** ** ***** ** **** ******** It was a horrendous experience.
Visited For Outpatient treatmentDengue Fever Treatment
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The doctor spent only 3 minis with me and was on her phone throughout the consultation time. Didn’t bother to listen or check the issue. She didn’t examine me just prescribed painkiller and cough syrup. Please take time to examine the patient Doc Shalini or please stop treating the patients !
I feel very fortunate to meet such a good doctor these days .
I strongly recommend doctor Shalini Joshi.
efficiency in the treatment is the key factor and I found the following excellent qualities in doctor Shalini Joshi.
judging the actual root cause of the problem right first time
right medicines for treatment
giving confidence to the patients ( we will not become tensed in any situation)
excellent caring
I feel responsible for giving this feedback so that this will help others as well.
Do not recommend her at all.
The doctor does not have patience to hear out the problems. While we were consulting the doctor continued to receive phone calls which proves how serious she is about the patients she is attending.
Note: She loves bragging about her America stint and bores the patients on all visits.
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Stay away. Stay healthy.