Jonathan M. Kurie

I’m a 76-year-old man who was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2016. On the 3rd of Sep 2018, I received a “Patient Appointment Schedule” dated Aug 30, 2018, from MD Anderson Cancer Center. It stated I was to undergo a Blood/Specimen collection and a CT Chest W/Contrast on Sep 27, 2018. A follow-up appointment with Dr. Jonathan M. Kurie, was indicated for the next morning. However, the appointment and procedures I underwent were entirely an MD Anderson mistake, which I didn't know until the day after I completed the test. At 6:24 am Friday 28th of September I was called at the Houston, TX motel where I was staying by a frantic nurse who identified herself as Susan and told me that my appointment at 8:00 am with Dr. Kurie was not necessary because the procedures the day before had all been a mistake. The nurse was frantic and was calling me from her home. I wanted to know how this mistake could have happened, but she didn't know. She then called me again from her car telling me again that there wouldn't be an appointment with Dr. Kurie and that I should just check out of the motel and go home. I live over 98 miles from MD Anderson, I'm 76 and was alone during my appointment and suddenly Dr Kurie is refusing to see me after this mistake. I was furious that this kind of mistake could be made & then be callously sent home with no test results or resolution of what transpired. As of this date, no explanation or compensation has been provided by MD Anderson. MD Anderson’s mistake forced me to close our Bed & Breakfast (Book Nook Inn) for 2 days, losing that income and also prevented me from doing my job as a consultant, as a consequence losing those fees too. I also had to rent a room, eat out, and drive almost 200 miles round trip because of MD Anderson's error. I have never been examined by any MD Anderson doctor or nurse prior to this incident. So how did this happen? I tried to work with their Patient Advocate but he appears bureaucratically impotent. I’m a 76-year-old man who was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2016. On the 3rd of Sep 2018, I received a “Patient Appointment Schedule” dated Aug 30, 2018, from MD Anderson Cancer Center. It stated I was to undergo a Blood/Specimen … More

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