I have had a cough and headache for over a year. My first visit to Dr. Dowds he spent over an hour with me - I have had all sorts of tests and with the meds he has put me on - my headaches are gone andthe cough is almost just a memory. He is a great doctor.

Submitted March 17, 2011

BEWARE OF THIS DOCTOR!! HE IS AN INTERNEST, BUT HE IS THE INSURANCE LIASON AT NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL AND HE WILL DISCHARGE YOU FROM THE HOSPITAL AS SOON AS HE CAN. HE IS CLEARLY THERE TO SAVE THE INSURANCE COMPANY MONEY AND THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PATIENT IS NOT HIS CONCERN. MY HUSBAND BATTLED WITH DIABETES FOR YEARS AND WAS IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL FOR A LONG TIME. I HAD TO FIGHT MANY TIMES TO KEEP MY HUSBAND IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE THIS MAN KEPT DISCHARGING HIM!! ONCE, HE SENT MY HUSBAND HOME WITH A SEVERE INFECTION IN HIS FOOT AND WHEN I TOOK MY HUSBAND TO THE SURGEONS OFFICE TO HAVE IT DEBRIDED, THE DOCTOR SAID HE WANTED MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY BACK IN THE HOSPITAL. WE WENT TO THE ER AND MY HUSBAND WAS REMITTED. I'LL BE DARN IF THAT STUPID DR. DOWDS DIDN'T DISCHARGE MY HUSBAND AGAIN!! WHEN THE SURGEON CAME IN THE NEXT AM TO CHECK ON MY HUSBAND, HE HAD A FIT WHEN HE FOUND OUT THE "BOUNCER", AS WE CALLED HIM, HAD SENT MY HUSBAND HOME. BEWARE OF THIS MAN!!!

Submitted Oct. 10, 2006