Peachtree Women’s Specialists

Peachtree Women Specialist
I’m writing this letter to express my feelings. I know that nothing can be done to change my birth experience that I had with this group, but I decided to give my feedback as you can maybe think better about and could help another woman to have a better experience than I had. For me, my whole pregnancy was something I expected so much. I had a hard time to get pregnant and after some time we were sent to Dr. Lisa Hasty at ACRM where we had an outstanding service. After a very emotional and stressful moment we were finally pregnant with IVF help. We graduated from ACRM to Peachtree Women Specialist to see Dr. Archie Robert who was my doctor since 2005. I had a good relationship with him. I love Dr. Robert and trust him. I had in my heart and mind that I wanted to have a normal deliver and I know that it’s not always that way we plan and that is not the case here. Keeping in mind that I had to face a placenta previa until 35 weeks and I had to be clear out from my neurosurgeon. I am a very rare patient who survived an aneurism surgery and Dr. Robert was careful with me. I was very pleased with that and it made me very comfortable. I want you to stand on the point of view and imagine myself on the day I got at the hospital. So, it was January 5^th 2015 around 1:45pm my water broke when I was not even 37 weeks yet. That day was one of the most expected moments of my life, not only for me. I was becoming a mom and husband a dad. It was the moment that I and my husband was becoming a family, a moment that my parents were becoming grandparents and meeting their only daughter’s son. Our baby was so expected and we had so much love involved. I tried for so long to deliver my first son normal and all that I wanted it was to hold him on my arm and feel his skin to mine. That was the moment that I and he were becoming two separate human beings. It was January 6^th 2015 around 9pm that Dr. James Knoer made the decision to take to the operating room for a C section. I felt so devastated and broke inside. I understand that the doctor has made the wiser decision that is not the case, but he didn’t have any care and kindness to give me support and love at that moment. I had a birth photographer with me became it was something that I choose to have and it was for sure very important for me. Neither Dr. Knoer, nor the anesthetist, was supportive or care about my decisions or my birth plan. On that moment a small thing of taking the birth photographer with me in the room would have made me so much better. Unfortunately I feel like that moment was stolen from me. All I can remember of my birth was the nurses taking to the room. They were very impersonal and were there just to take my baby out of me. On the room, it was cold; my husband didn’t get to room until my belly was already cut. I was alone, tired, scared, crying and tied to the bed. No one in the room cared about me or my feelings and even worse they were begin part of the most expected moment of my life and being rude at the same time. They were on the other side on the curtain talking about their own lives while cutting my bell. I felt horrible. I felt like a piece of meat. I was awake and becoming a mom. Dr. Knoer didn’t even say congratulations and he didn’t talk to my family on the hallway. All he wanted was to leave us. The whole point it isn’t about normal versus C-​section or allowing the birth photographer in the room or not. It was all about how everything was handled and how much Peachtree women specialist worked as a whole. I had so much help and my family and friends made fell loved that I didn’t end up with postpartum depression. I took me over 3 months to talk about that day. I was just one more patient at your clinic, just one more number and just one more file on shelf. Peachtree Women Specialist maybe a place where doctors just know how to let the women’s body try to do it normal and if not you just cut the patients’ belly out and give a baby. It feels like vets do the same way, they don’t care about the patients feeling or option. I don’t feel like coming back to you. I’m so glad a found a doctor who cared about me and my family. I’m happy that I found a mother/​baby friendly doctor and hospital. I want to have someone who can respect me and my option.

Went here for a bit and then switched practices. The care was fine but very medically traditional. Very set in their ways –many of which seemed anachronistic or overly complicated.
Their office manger Jenni is the worst. Trying to get any paper work, financials, etc taken care of is like pulling teeth. She never returns phone calls or messages you leave for her through other people. It’s pretty horrendous and infuriating. We all have better things to do than chase after an office manager.
While it seems trivial it’s just indicative of the practices lack of patient focus.

I have been a patient of Dr. Lillian Schapiro for a number of years now. She is a wonderful physician and skilled surgeon. She spends time with you, really listens to your concerns and offers sound advice with a plan. I’ve never felt rushed when meeting with her. To me she is more than a doctor, she’s a healer. I would recommend her to any of my friends at any age.

So technically I don’t go to this location, I visit the one over at Piedmont Hospital, but the doctors here are amazing! I highly recommend Dr. James Knoer. He’s one of the best in this city.

Although i respect the other reviews, I absolutely disagree. As someone who has worked in healthcare for many years, I find it disturbing the total dereliction this practice has regarding patient care. The doctors are nice as are the lab techs however if your practice depends on morons (in the office) who either pour out your specimen prior to testing it and not letting you know or someone writing a prescription without the dosage on there and neglecting to call in the proper script, what use is being nice? I expect the same level of healthcare that the doctors at my job provide to our patients. I sat with a UTI (which, by the way I had to practically beg them to test for) for over a month and a half. I would not recommend this practice to anyone, including my worst enemy or a half dead dog.

An insurance change this year means I have to switch my gyn from Dr. James Knoer, which is a bummer. I’ve had appointments with him in both his Vinings and Atlanta office, and give the highest marks to him and his staff. When I had a concern outside the scope of his practice (non-​gyn related), he gave me some great advice and a recommendation to a colleague. The staff has been incredibly helpful in transferring records, refilling prescriptions, and even fitting me in for a last-​minute appointment. An easy 5 stars.

Absolutely the best women’s medical practice in Atlanta as far as I’m concerned. A number of my friends and I go to different physicians in this group and we are all pleased.
Dr. James Knoer is a wonderful doctor with impeccable bedside manner. I am always completely comfortable around him and would recommend him to any woman.