Let me begin by clarifying that Dr. Villa has been both my primary care doctor and my pulmonologist since late 2005, early 2006.
Positives: she knows her medicine; she is caring; she researches your record before seeing you; she will, under pressure, answer your questions carefully.
Negatives: not a good business woman (many changes in her offerings, in staff, programs, over the years); does employ many "compatriots" who may be less than stellar; is notoriously bad with over-scheduling (I recently waited in the waiting room for just over an hour, then another 45 minutes in the examining room, with the technician as frustrated as me, and finally saw Dr. Villa for less than 10 minutes); tends to want any tests, etc., done in her own office, which may delay them; many other small things.
All of the above said, she takes good care of me, doesn't nag me about whether I take my meds, and always fist-bumps with me!
My bottom line: I'll stick with her out of pure loyalty, but am watching for signs of real problems since Dr. Bettancourt (whom I've met but never been seen by) has left and maybe Dr. Dean will, too.
The list of Pulmonologists which I maintain for The Villages Airheads COPD Support Group may well show some significant changes when I update early next year!
SWR
