Dr. Katherine S. Tsai, MD

Reviews 3

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Shakilla Saeed

I had a strange condition called Vocal cord dysfunction (Vcd). I literally could not breathe for several weeks. I had three E.R. Visits and I went to Dr.Tsi, an allergy and asthma specialist. Nobody knew what was wrong with me. I was completely panicked when my all the diagnostic testing came back as normal. Lung function, oxygen levels, blood work, x-rays. The Drs prescribed me prednisone, albuterol, qvar, nebulizer, advair, singular, zyrtec, benadryl. I normally wouldnt take that much medication but I was desperate. It felt like there was a plastic bag over my head. This literally was THE MOST terrifying situation I had ever dealth with in my whole life. I seriously thought I was going to die. Dr. Tsi told me that she couldnt help me and referred me to a speech therapist. Dr.Tsi told me that there were no medications, procedures or surgery that could help me. I completely broke down in tears. I was terrified and unsure how long it would take me to get better with a Speech Therapist. Dr. Tsi was extremely cold and stoic. I had told her about all the medications that I had tried and when I was in tears, she responded by telling me not to take the Predisone because it makes people emotional. Excuse me but I was emotional because I couldnt breathe. Id like to see someone suffering from a severe case of VCD display no negative emotions. I felt that she was very rude and seriously could care less about my situation. I gave her the benefit of the doubt considering the horrific situation I was going through. My thoughts were that I may have been a little more vulnerable possibly needing some sort of reassurance from the Dr during this time. Well the next time I went in for allergy testing, she acted the same way. Id meet Drs that werent as personable as others. However, if youre a Dr you should at least have the ability to pretend that you care about your patients. No such luck here. Cindy, the lady that did my allergy testing was fantastic. I did appreciate the way I was treated by her. Im not an uneducated person. I have two degrees and did not deserve to be treated like this. My third visit there was just as unpleasant. I said hello to Dr. Tsi and she completely ignored me. My brother is also a Dr and Ive never seen him treat others like they were less then him. I did not get an ounce of decency from this Dr. I would not recommend this office. If you have another option for Asthma and Allergy treatment, I would suggest taking that route. I finally did go to see Talia at Denver Speech and Language. She was so extremely helpful and literally had me breathing in ten minutes. I was so extremely grateful. I had finally taken a breathe after two solid weeks of not being able to breathe. Talia taught me how to breathe in a way that allowed my vocal cords to open instead of closing. VCD is when the vocal cords close instead of opening when you breathe. I called the E.R. That I had visited within that two weeks of having this issue. I wanted the E.R. Dr to know what I was suffering from. Although I did get the answers I was looking for, my visit to this office was unpleasant each and every time I went there.

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Maria Orms

Dr. Tsai is great. She takes all the time in the world that you need, does not rush you at all and does a very thorough, detailed visit with you to help in any way.

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Evangeline Padilla

she really cares and listens and tries to get to the bottom of the issue. I love her