UT Physicians — Attraction in Houston

I wish I could give zero stars. Dr. MaryKatherine Gibson was recommended by a doctor I trust greatly, so I was optimistic. My last UT rheumatologist moved, which seems typical of the physician turnaround in the three specialties I’ve had to use.

Not only did Dr. Gibson never bother to actually examine me physically AT ALL, she stated I had a negative ANA test and thus “couldn’t possibly be having autoimmune issues.” WHAT!!? This totally contradicted everything doctors have been telling me for almost twenty years! Later, she added that my symptoms were likely just caused by anxiety. ANXIETY? Sure, that can often exacerbate many symptoms greatly...but, anxiety doesn’t typically make people’s lips freakishly swell, eyes swell shut, cover them in painful hives and lesions or their joints ache terribly for 18 years- *Or cause a positive ANA test.

Not only were her statements extraordinarily condescending and patronizing, they were patently false. I have had multiple positive ANA tests over almost 18 years and had another one run a week later that also came back positive (as well as other lab results that clearly indicated autoimmune issues to the physician that read them). What she flippantly said and did is DANGEROUS.

I’m not sure if Dr. Gibson read the wrong chart, if she’s inept or if she simply didn’t want to deal with my type of rheumatology case? I’ve been dealing with severe hives and swelling on my body for almost 18 years and her ‘mistake’ threw my whole family into a tailspin, scrambling with her fake news that it wasn’t autoimmune at all. I also tried to show her these strange lumps that had recently formed evenly on both of my wrists and she said it was probably just muscle strain. WHAT? She didn’t even feel the lumps for herself, btw. But, it was already VERY clear she wanted nothing to do with me.

I wouldn’t recommend this woman to my worst enemy. Not only does she lack empathy, listening skills and bedside manner- she may not even know how to read lab reports/charts! I’ve dealt with many doctors during this nightmare...and she takes the cake.

Dealing with chronic medical issues that dramatically decrease your quality of life is hard enough...PAYING for a useless, dangerous doctor that leaves you in tears is...

I found this office through my insurance provider. I called May 15, 2020 to make an appointment. They said they do not accept my insurance, even though I found the office through my insurance. I had to call my insurance to confirm, who then called the UT office to explain that they do accept my insurance. Again this was May 15th, after getting the insurance settled, I scheduled my first appointment. They could not get me in until June 15, 2020. A MONTH later. For my first prenatal appointment. After the headache with the insurance issue, I just accepted the appointment. Doctor was fine, didn't give me much information about things I could be doing during my first pregnancy but It was fine, i figured I could just research myself. (She did not tell me about genetic testing 10/12 weeks along, or that I can request to know gender by blood - I found this out all through research) Anyways, after my appointment my Doc advised me to schedule an appointment for my FOUR-WEEK check up. I went to the front desk and they told me all of June and July was booked. She told me to call back AFTER July, to SCHEDULE my four week check up. I asked if I could schedule now for after July, she said no. I have to call back after July, just to schedule :) Now I am getting a bill for this appointment. I called them to ask why they did not file a claim with my insurance after all that trouble and she said the claim was denied and she does not know why, I have to call my insurance provider. After calling my insurance provider and having them yet again call the office, she advised that the information filed on the claim was incorrect which is why I got billed. However, I should not have. I am thankful my insurance provider was able to help me through all of this because the staff was not helpful at all. This was my first and last appointment with them, The whole process was just stressful, I do not believe being able to communicate with your doctors office should be...

Went for a routine checkup. Was told I had high cholesterol and blood sugar and given meds that almost killed me from severe hypoglycemia. The doctor and dietician didn't answer my calls or emails. So I dropped the meds and went on with my day. The next night, the hypoglycemia was worse, and I had to stay up all night eating to try to get my blood sugar to the 80s. I tried calling to get help and got no reply, so I made an appointment online, and waited for them to open. I showed up and the person at the front desk asked if I'm still experiencing symptoms. I told them I'm not, but it took eating 5 spoonfuls of sugar, 4 kolache, a bowl of oatmeal, a handful of dried dates, a Whataburger meal and several glucose tablets to bring my sugar up to normal levels. They sent me away refusing to allow me to see a doctor. It took 3 days for the medicine to get out of my system and things to return to normal. I got a continuous glucose monitor and have been watching my blood sugar closely for 3 weeks now. I don't think I have diabetes. My sugar is usually 70 to 85 when fasting, and under 120 2 hours after meals. My overall average blood sugar is 92 for the week. Even when I try to spike it by eating 2 loafs of bread, it's still below 140 within an hour. To make matters worse, today I was just billed for my 9th visit to the dietician when I only met...