Dr. Fizza Rafiq
Dr. Duncan Nickerson
2004 – 14ST NW , Suite 200
Calgary, AB, Canada
T2M 3N3
2004 – 14ST NW , Suite 200
Calgary, AB, Canada
T2M 3N3
(403) 282-6800
https://plasticsurgerycalgary.ca
I have seen Dr. Rafiq 2x, and once each with my daughters. On the initial consult she was welcoming, and enthusiastic to get the labs done to begin working with me, as a new patient. The follow-up was disastrous! She asked me why I was there, had I read my own results and what was it I wanted?! She sat there silent, and taciturn - until I had to say “well, I was hoping you could walk me through the results? Are there any concerns? We were watching xyz”. She then seemed to reluctantly turn to the screen. I see the truth of other comments — very disinterested, in a hurry to get on with it, seems to dislike her job (or her patients). I was dissatisfied with her answers to my question— seems to indicate a lack of keeping abreast with the evolution of medical practice and science, or (worse) a pedantic dismissal of my ability to understand. I don’t want to hear what other women are doing, I want the facts behind - why this or that intervention, and the counter-indications. I options discussed, objectively and with scientifically sound explanations. I am generally healthy, and have not had much occasion to compare (frankly, I chose this clinic for proximity) but silence, platitudes and ZERO questions or front-end screening is not what I expect from a physician.
Submitted Feb. 2, 2024