Rafid J Kakel

I saw Dr. Kakel in urgent care for back pain. Despite only knowing me for a few minutes, he decided that he knew better than my PCP and the specialists I've been seeing for years and that I shouldn't be on all the medications I am taking. He tried to prescribe me a medication that is contraindicated due to my ulcerative colitis, and then tried to tell me that the UC diagnosis was probably incorrect (in which case, I guess all those colonoscopies I've been getting for the last 30 years have been a waste of time). He told me things that I knew for a fact were false about how I could not have both UC and psoriatic arthritis (despite the fact that autoimmune comorbidities are actually quite common), and finally, and most appallingly, when he noted that I am prescribed an antidepressant, he said, and I quote, "Nobody cares about that. The meds will help a little, but you really just need to change your mindset." Being as he is not a rheumatologist, gastroenterologist, psychiatrist, or my primary care doctor, Dr. Kakel really needed to stay in his lane. I do think his diagnosis of my back pain was correct, but otherwise, it was a terrible visit and if I ever need to return to urgent care, I will be sure to avoid him.

Horrible, He has never seen me but knows all about my conditions. More so than my own PCP. He works for the Insurance company not for the patient.

Nice and has a good bed side manner. Very knowledgeable and medically helpful.