Micaela S.
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I need to warn everyone about Dr. Joseph. My experience with him has completely ruined my life.
I went to him for a benign tumor on top of my toenail. He barely looked at it and immediately started talking about my ankle. Seven years ago I sprained that ankle, and it only ever bothered me occasionally after long hikes, nothing serious. Three weeks after my first visit, I was scheduled for surgery. I wish I had gotten a second opinion.
Every appointment was rushed. All he cared about was paperwork, forms that were all about signing permission to use my image on social media and to record me. He also made inappropriate comments about my appearance and my relationship, and never explained anything. Five minutes before surgery, he casually told me he was having trouble with my insurance and might not even get paid. Then he pushed PRP on me and demanded $1,500 immediately. I was terrified and had no time to think.
After surgery, I woke up in excruciating pain. He never checked on me. He didn’t speak to my husband. Staff shoved me into a wheelchair and sent me out to the parking lot. I was taking painkillers every other hour just to survive, and when I told him the pain was unbearable, he brushed it off as normal. He even made me go to acupuncture with his colleague for $200 a session, which did nothing.
Later, I found out the truth from other doctors. I never needed ankle surgery. The MRI never suggested it. The implant he put in was completely unnecessary. He didn’t even remove the extra bone. He literally opened my ankle, added an implant for “stabilization,” and closed it again. My ankle is now worse than ever.
Seven months later, I’m in constant pain. I can’t work, I can’t exercise, my income is cut in half, and my life is destroyed. Many other patients report the same thing, rushed, unnecessary surgeries, repeated procedures, billed to insurance. This isn’t a mistake. It’s a pattern. Avoid this clinic at all costs.