Georgetown Gastroenterology

I saw Dr. Bull-​Henry for a pain I was having in my stomach and she was just awful. She recommended a CT Scan and told me she’d call me the following day with the results. Not only did she not call me the following day but she didn’t call me for about 5 more days, even though I called her office and spoke with her assistant every single day. I think I must have left 6 messages. Finally after asking that they send me the results so I could take them elsewhere did Dr. Bull-​Henry finally call me. She told me that it was not a GI issue and that I should see a primary care doctor if it persisted. I feel like there were other tests that could be performed before completely ruling out any GI issues. She basically told me not to call her office again. I would not recommend anyone going to see her!

I was seen by Dr. Mattar, he was there for a minute. A new doctor in training was there for 5 minutes. I told them my symptoms of nausea, vomiting, change in bowels and Dr. Mattar quickly recommended Upper Endoscopy and Colonoscopy. I got the procedures done and was in worst pain than I started. I followed up and it was hard to get a call back, eventually they said it was probably a side effect from Anesthesia. I heard from Dr. Mattar via a letter that listed my symptoms and said biopsy samples were within normal range.
I had this procedure two weeks ago, I’m still in pain and no follow-​up information provided on how to get rid of GI symptoms. It’s really hard to get a hold of anyone, disappointed I thought Dr. Mattar and Georgtown University Hospital would be better.

NO WAY! I saw Dr. Haddad at Georgetown’s satellite clinic in Annapolis. The clinic staff was ignorant of this agreement with Georgetown, so there was confusion until one staff member in the know was able to make my appointment happen.
I saw Dr. Haddad for 5 minutes and he gave me «I don’t know» for what I had laboriously described to him. I don’t know if I’m more angry about the fact I had to make a separate appointment to see this specialist from Georgetown (am I supposed to be in awe?) who was incapable or didn’t even try to do anything for me OR the fact it cost $ 140 to see him for 5 minutes, which translates to $ 1680/​hour. This is what is wrong with health care in the US. It’s overpriced and really doesn’t address the real problem. This is why medical tourism exists outside of this country. Health care here is a joke.

I recently saw Dr. Bull-​Henry about a very specific digestive problem. She basically laughed at me and was not at all helpful, telling me that she had no explanation for my issue. While I understand that not every problem has an obvious solution, I would have appreciated a little more time spent to understand my problem and figure out what was going on. Instead, she was borderline rude and essentially shrugged off a problem that is significantly impairing my life. I would not recommend her to anyone with gastrointestinal issues.

I’ve had great experiences with Georgetown GI. I went to see Dr. Nadim G. Haddad and he didn’t spend more than a minute with me but thats what you get at a teaching hospital. His nurse practitioner did most of the work and on my procedure day the GI fellow did most of the work. The staff and nurses were wonderful!

I went to see Dr. Kathy Bull-​Henry for digestive problems that had been plaguing me for over a year. She was insensitive, impersonal, and recommended a colonoscopy as my only option.
The reception desk at her office was horrible. They were cranky, rude, slow, and did not seem to care at all about the patients. Also, after a year of calling, I have still never received blood test results. I would not recommend this office to anyone who wants to receive quality care.