Obstetricians and Gynecologists - Rutherford, NJ

"I have never in my life written a review but this lady left me no choice. If i could give her 0 stars I would. I am a physician assistant and I went to Dr. Irani for prenatal care starting in April 2020. I had just had a miscarriage about 3 months prior to seeing her for my 1st appointment. She was very kind and friendly at first but a lot of the information she was giving me was outdated and just inaccurate. For example she tried to convince me to take sick leave for the remainder of my first trimester because she believed not working could prevent me from having another miscarriage. I knew something was off but decided to stay because she was one of the few doctors in my network that delivered at the hospital of my choice. At my first visit, she was supposed to perform a pap smear but forgot to do one. To my surprise, before my next appointment I received my 1st trimester test results which included results form a pap smear that was never done. Where she got the sample for the pap smear only heaven knows, I suspect it was from what she got on her fingers when she performed a bi manual exam on me which is where the doctor places 2 fingers in the vagina and then places the other hand on your belly to feel the uterus. But this is not at all how a pap smear is performed and there is no way you could get a proper sample this way. There was no speculum used, and my cervix was certainly not swabbed. So I politely and respectfully asked her at my next appointment why I received results from a pap smear that was never performed. She said she would look into it and get back to me at the next appointment. The next appointment came and I brought it up again. She told me that she did do the pap smear and that I don't remember it because she did it so fast I didn't even notice. Excuse me????? Its almost impossible to not notice a pap smear no matter how quickly its done. And why would any doctor do a procedure without letting the patient know?? Also a pap smear can be an uncomfortable procedure, any sane person would remember. As a clinician myself, I have performed several pap smears and would know when one is being done to me. So I requested to see her daughter, Dr. Chait, for my next appointment. I explained the situation to her and advocated for myself. Being that I have a history of abnormal paps and hadn't had one in 3 years I just wanted to make sure everything was OK. Her daughter, Dr. Chait, was kind enough to do one for me. The next day to my surprise, Dr. Irani called me angry and yelling at me saying how dare I accuse her of not doing a pap smear when the results show that she did. She said that as a medical professional myself, how could I accuse her, another professional of such a mistake. She told me that since I don't trust her I have no place at her practice and she could not be my doctor anymore, then she hung up on me. She barely allowed me to get a word in, all I was able to say was that I meant no disrespect, I just don't believe a pap smear was ever done. I have NEVER been treated so poorly by a practitioner in my life. I have always been polite to this woman, even when I knew she was telling me nonsense, I always respected her trying my best to not make her feel insulted. I did not deserve to be yelled at and hung up on. Then to dismiss me from her practice in the middle of my pregnancy. I was just speechless. She left me in tears. Even If the pap had been done, this was still no way to handle the situation. I would never talk to a patient like this, especially a pregnant patient with anxiety due to a recent miscarriage. All I was trying to do was stand up for myself. I wanted to make sure I did not have cervical cancer. Who on earth would want 2 pap smears?? Clearly she does not like to be corrected. But no one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes including doctors! No medical practitioner should EVER make you scared to advocate for yourself for fear of being verbally abused or dismissed as a patient.This was abominable and disgusting behavior that should never be tolerated. NO ONE should ever be treated this way. In my professional opinion DO NOT GO TO THIS WOMAN!! she is unprofessional, egotistical, and does not practice evidence based medicine. She is not a good doctor and is honestly too old to be practicing anyway. Please think twice before enlisting her care. This was honestly a blessing in disguise! This woman is a PSYCO!! She is not fit to care for and deliver any woman's precious baby. If you want proper, compassionate care PLEASE DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!!"