Robert Mitchell MD

I’ll dust off my little-​used Unilocal account to write a quick review.
I first saw Dr. Mitchell in late 2012 on a same day appointment to treat herpangina coxsackie. (Not familiar with herpangina coxsackie? Count your blessings; you don’t want to know!) I wasn’t in much of a humor to appreciate his skills, but still was impressed by his thoughtfulness and expertise.
I just saw him again today, googled his name, and was distressed to see that his only Unilocal reviews are negative. I have trouble believing that we’re writing about the same M.D. The Dr. Mitchell I saw is friendly, attentive, thorough, most everything one would ask for in a physician.

I had the unfortunate experience of having Dr. Mitchell stand in for my primary doctor. My tonsil was swollen on the left side and had icky green stuff on it and was pushing against my inner ear causing pain so bad, I was ready to throw myself off of a bridge.
When he came in, he greeted me and asked me what was wrong. As I was telling him, he had already seemed to have come to his own conclusion after less than 2 minutes. He looked at my mouth, said «eh» and swabbed it. I told him I was pretty sure it was strep, though he seemed to be convinced that it was viral (excuse me doctor, viruses don’t infect tonsils).
Long story short, he sent me home with overpriced Tylenol and mouthwash. I had to call corporate and BEG for Penicillin which happened to clear up the infection in 3 days. Thanks for nothing. What a waste of a trip.

Robert Mitchell is my doctor at Kaiser Permanente. It has been a rough experience, to say the least. If you are new to KP and looking for a doctor, I would strongly advise not using him for anything.
First and foremost, even though I’ve had more than 5 appointments with him, he continues to greet me as if we’re meeting for the first time. This is lousy customer service. At least look at my form to see if I’ve visited and then pretend to remember me.
Second, my annual check ups are no more than «let’s check your heart beat… yup, you’re good to go.» Uh, ok. I guess I’ll get my blood work done on my own then.
Third, he is terrible at finding resolutions to existing problems. I’ve suffered from ETD for two years now and he has done nothing but randomly thrown drugs at me in an attempt to fix it. He also refuses to talk about experiential ways of fixing it. He is terribly unhelpful.
It’s hard to believe that this guy actually wants to help people. In my eyes, he’s not a qualified doctor. Instead, he’s just some guy who collects a large, unwarranted paycheck.