Dr Kavaler is a 10 star physician.
She has treated me for a few years, when my good gp introduced me to a female urologist who respects and supports patients no matter how minor or major our urological concerns, no matter how many questions we need to ask her, and especially no matter how outside the traditional urology box our issues extend.
Dr Kavaler is like a Renaissance medical woman, with knowledge in a wide ranging expanse of fields and disciplines. Because she is so knowledgeable and accomplished, she is not intimidated or demeaned by any question that patients ask. And she is like a female patient's Guardian Angel, honoring our need to understand what is wrong with our bodies and how to fix them. I have been waiting my whole life for a urologist like Dr. Kavaler.
When I had a kidney stone that wouldnt pass, she very conservatively monitored the stone until it was necessary to remove it. She tried the simplest method first in her office, which was a bit painful, but her explanations throughout the procedure and her administration of pain meds comforted me. When we moved to the OR, she very expertly removed the stone and sent me home with just the right combination of meds to keep me comfortable. I know of several other women who suffered excruciating kidney stone removal post op pain because their male urologists would not give them medicine for pain. What insults to our bodies and dignity!
Dr. Kavaler practices urology from a humanistic empirical evidence approach. She does ultrasound tests to determine exactly what's going on in your kidneys, bladder, and ureters, and she also looks at your uterus because its health matters to your urological health. She finds things that many gynecologists could care less about. And she sends you a report of what these tests show, right away. She respects your need to know the facts about your body. Very few, if any, urologists today examine patients as thoroly as she does.
Dr. Kavaler has a staff of professionals from the front desk to the intake nurse to the ultrasound technician who are just as respectful, knowledgeable and compassionate as she is. I have never felt so protected by a medical practice as Dr. Kavaler's Total Urology Care does.
In short, Dr Kavaler and her team of Superwomen deserve a Nobel Prize for TOTAL 5 STAR QUALITY care of patients.
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Terry T.