This listing shouldn't be under "Gina Tobalina, MD, Inc."....it should be under "Whoever the Heck Happens to Be on Staff OTM, but You Sure as Heck Won't See Dr. Tobalina, MD, Inc."
I have been a patient of Dr. Tobalina since I moved to the area...
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This listing shouldn't be under "Gina Tobalina, MD, Inc."....it should be under "Whoever the Heck Happens to Be on Staff OTM, but You Sure as Heck Won't See Dr. Tobalina, MD, Inc."
I have been a patient of Dr. Tobalina since I moved to the area in 2013....a patient for the past 10 YEARS, and I can count on one hand the number of times I have been able to actually see Dr. Tobalina. She has virtually ZERO availability, and if you are lucky enough to snag an appointment with her weeks ahead of time, there is a very high probability you will get a phone call indicating that her schedule changed, she has to deal with a personal matter, or whatever...and you'll get pushed onto another member of the team.
But my biggest disappointment with this medical establishment happened in 2020-21. I was suffering from tremendous pain from gallstones for months. It seems like it would be a slam dunk diagnosis; however, for some reason it took Tobalina way too long to discover I was full of gallstones, and was suffering frequent attacks.
I was referred by Tobalina to this quack that botched the surgery to remove my gallbladder. I spent 3 WEEKS in the hospital as a result. Tobalina received updates regarding my condition all the while I was in the hospital, but I received no follow-up inquiry from her as to how I was doing. One of the reasons I chose Dr. Tobalina when I moved here was because I wanted the personal attention of an all-around family doctor....but I've been left very disappointed in that regard.
Flash forward to today....I am experiencing sharp pains in the approximate location where my gallbladder used to be, and I fear it is connected to the previous botched surgery. After reaching out to make an appointment with Tobalina, I again get the runaround about her availability, and I'm forced to make an appointment with another member of her staff who knows nothing about my gallbadder history....so much for being MY doctor. I am in quite a bit of pain, but the very best they could do is give me an appointment with "Dr. Who the Heck Knows" a WEEK FROM NOW.
If you're a woman, don't expect to receive any sort of reminders for well-woman exams, mammograms, etc....because that is apparently all up to you to remember and schedule. I constantly have to dig around in my files in order to figure out what I'm due for.
Finally, I want to point out that I previously also had my child see Tobalina (or whoever they stuck him with), but I had to change his doctor on account of there being very little knowledge of pediatric care in this office. Perhaps that was me being naive in having my son see the same doctor as me, but again, I had this crazy idea about having a FAMILY DOCTOR.