The star system throws me off a bit, but I decided to go with a 5 which apparently corresponds with "Woohoo! As good as it gets!" While I won't be making any fandom t-shirts supporting Dr. Miyasaki, he did listen and answer my questions and I did not have to play the waiting game.
Pros:
Got in, answered and asked questions, got diagnosed, got out, and prescriptions were called in. Dr. Miyasaki was professional and knowledgeable. I am also very pleased that my visit was longer than my wait (this point is really important and further details are provided below).
Clean - the waiting room was clean and the chairs were vinyl or some other material that does not absorb the presence of all those who sat before you.
*Stop here if you just wanted a short and sweet review. The ramblings about why Dr. Miyasaki gets a "Woohoo!" as compared to his peers at Straub commences now:
No waiting game - If you've been to Straub, you know what I'm talking about. The waiting game first starts in the reception area while you fidget for a 1/2 hour thinking, "Maybe they're running on time." After a 1/2 hour passes, optimism gives way to reality and you know they're not calling you anytime soon. Like Beetlejuice, you start looking around and wonder what the heck happened to the other people waiting there with you and wonder how contagious are they? In an effort to not be ruder, you start glancing at the nasty looking magazines on the tables. No, not the good nasty, the bad nasty, which makes you wonder about what weird germ/infection/virus you'll pick up if you peruse the periodical. After another 1/2 hour of cocking your head toward the door like your dog and still no one calls your name, you pick up that dirty old Time/Nat Geo magazine. As if waiting for you to pick that magazine long enough for you to acquire whatever germ/bug/infection that lives on its pages, your name is called. Yay, it's time!! After taking your Jenny Craig weigh in measurements sans the encouragement, you're moved to the clinic room. The doctor will be right with you!!! But, no one comes for at least another 45 minutes. But just before you rise from the vinyl chair, which your thighs are now sticking too if you wore shorts/skirt (which was a bad fashion choice since those waiting room chairs are made from a particularly absorbent material), the doctor comes in. He didn't forget about you, but now you have to remember why you're there. 3 minutes later, you're done and unfortunately, your brain kicks in with questions, but by then the doctor is gone.
So again, I'm very pleased I did not have to wait and I was able to see Dr. Miyasaki while I could still remember why I was there.
Cons: I didn't get to read the book I purchased and downloaded on my Kindle thinking I'd outsmart the waiting game, which I thought was a part of every internal med office. My internal med doctor after Straub, but before Dr. Miyasaki, was located near a senior activity center.
Okay, so this was more of a rant about Straub. Go to Dr. Miyasaki and save yourself from ranting on Yelp ^_^ read more