Dr. Pierre Desjardins
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Hôpital Charles LeMoyne
3120 boul Taschereau , null
Greenfield Park, QC, Canada
J4V 2H1
3120 boul Taschereau , null
Greenfield Park, QC, Canada
J4V 2H1
(450) 466-5000
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This doctor being the head of hematology at Charles Lemoyne is a gross travesty. He oversaw the care for my wife once she was in remission in early March 2022. My wife's treatment history and disease was complex, and we both felt that he lacked the appropriate knowledge and urgency when she was doing checkpoint immunotherapy maintenance. She felt she was being a burden when asking questions.
Unfortunately, patients receive scan reports in the client portal 1 month after the fact. Although Dr. Desjardins told us my wife was still in remission in August 2022, he failed to mention the onset of pneumonitis which the report recommended to image again via a CT scan. When I read the report and brought it up in late September he completely brushed off the question. My wife had been experiencing shortness of breath and a persistent cough. He attributed the August scan results as inflammation caused by environment. Instead of a CT scan, he ordered an xray which of course came back clean.
Sadly, my wife passed away. He had an opportunity to intervene earlier and to take more decisive action.
Caution for others being seen by this guy: if you're in the relapsed or refractory setting, please find another doctor or go to a different hospital.
Submitted Jan. 21, 2023