This doctor is a disgrace to the medical profession. He’s just a man legally allowed to give pills and collect money. Misdiagnosis, unprofessional, judgmental, condescending, demeaning, rude and disrespectful. The reviews listed below should be enough for anyone to want this doctor out of business.

Not just my experience but other people’s as well.

*Reviews and names of reviewers are already publicly published on google.*

I’ve been a patient there for years but was abandoned when I couldn’t pay my $75 balance. Some people may read this and say that I’m being dramatic or that I’m lying but I indeed am not. The day of my appointment, the b*tch who takes payments called me and attempted to collect my balance and when I couldn’t pay until that Thursday which was 3 days from then, she told doctor Shah and he basically gave the ultimatum to either pay that day or go somewhere else. I was going through a hard time and new my medication needed adjusted but was turned away anyhow. The woman in charge of collecting payments is condescending and rude. She is not concerned with the patients needs and has no compassion for the people in need of care. If you can not pay them, they will not help you regardless of what you’re experiencing at that time. I’m going through a lot and might need my medication adjusted but Dr. Shah’s greediness has me out here desperately trying to find a new doctor to help me. As a medical professional, a doctor, you’d think he’d have some sort of patient oath to not abandon a patient. Especially a patient with mental health issues. If you decide to go see him, make sure that you’re financially stable with money in hand or you will be turned away.
 
 
 
Andrew Sollenberger
 1 review
a month ago
Tried for like 2 years seriously just find somewhere else. Whatever else you find will be better.
 
 
 iceblink_ void
 1 review
a month ago
The staff and assistants are helpful and reassuring but the doctor is not. you can provide meds all you want but if their is no feeling personalized genuine empathy for a person there is nothing. yes the medication i took under this psychiatrist helped me, but only due to my counseling (which i was told by this dr that talking about a problem makes it worse?) aiding me. the connections made here have had no real positive impact on my growth. i felt like lying everytime i went because i didn’t want my experience to be downplayed or misunderstood (as it usually was) or more meds to be pushed at me. if you need a psychiatrist, consider another option.
 
Logan Whitcomb

Local Guide·71 reviews

a month ago

Dr. Shah has failed me personally. I would not trust this office to handle your mental health needs. He doesn't listen, doesn't communicate and assumes everyone is depressed. When the medications don't work and symptoms persist, he gives up and prescribes medication not covered by insurance. Bad doctors.
 
 
Michael Tomasko
 2 reviews
9 months ago
IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC; WITH SO MANY PEOPLE MENTALLY STRESSED...my daughter was told by the receptionist that she is being “dropped by the practice” for missing too many appointments-I spoke with office manager who was neither pleasant or understanding when I expressed my concern for my daughters’ mental health. In todays environment (Pandemic), is it morally right to drop a client with mental health issues? Isn’t that your job Dr. Bharat? Hippocratic Oath anyone?
You can charge for missed appts...
 

Dr. Shah is the worst psychiatrist I have seen in 30 yrs. He does not listen or give you a chance to discuss or explain anything. He shows no compassion or understanding. I was very uncomfortable with him. Instead of listening to me. He tried to tell me what i was thinking and feeling. I felt that he just does not understand bipolar disorder and didnt really care to. A total waste of time and money
 
 
Chris Llorens
 3 reviews
a year ago
Went to this place, because i have an anxiety/panic attack disorder. He never looked at me directly, diagnosed me as being Depressed, and never let me speak. He got his diagnosis, from a form i filled out, and that was all. He would ask me a question, and then wouldn't let me answer, and would tell me what was wrong. I might have had a total of 5 minutes of interaction with him, the two times i saw him, then pushed off to a NP. THIS PLACE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A LEGAL DOPE HOUSE! Oh this pill doesn't work, take this. Oh that didn't work, take this, and that, now this with that, etc! It may work for some people, but i don't work that way.
 
 
 Krystal Cole
 3 reviews·2 photos
a year ago
I felt worse after talking to him. He kept emphasizing that I don't have any family and that if I hoped to have any family I needed to "force" my boyfriend's family to "love me." And that I could accomplish this by not focusing on myself but instead ask them about their vacation and stuff like that. He also kept asking why I don't talk to my family and why I don't have more of a social life. Keep in mind I have PTSD from a traumatic childhood but he seems convinced I am depressed because I don't have a lot of friends. I told him I'm an introvert and trying to "make friends" is exhausting to me. He also tried to make me feel bad for not staying on a medication that made me have to get 14 hours of sleep to barely function. And tried to take me off a medication that is working. Very bizarre, astounding, and awful experience. His nurse practitioners and office staff have all been great, but he is strange.
 
 
Leeann Gilbertson
 1 review
2 years ago
He is the wost doctor i have ever seen. The staff was a joke. Mean and disrespectful. My daughter was treated horribly. I have called Dr Phillshow, to have him check,plus the news channels. Also reported his conduct. You need shut down and license taken away. I don't want you or your staff hurting anyone else. Only gave one star because i had to to post! Doctor was to call me and never has. Him and his staff are ..... Unreliable. See my daughter is afraid to leave the house at times. So hard to get to doctor. I cancel her twice. The nurse lied to her boyfriend said she canceled 8 times. She just stated going there. I am sick to death of people like him. Has a real god complex. She had the best and most caring doctor in Cincinnati. So we know a good quality staff and doctor are like. Going to call the mayor something needs done to help people not make them worse. There is no good help. I for one will nit stop until doctors and staff like here are stopped.
 
 
Michael Grubich
 2 reviews
10 months ago
The worst dr I ever had. All he did was care about him self
 

Teresa Weinberger
 1 review
2 years ago
After eight months on the deadly combination of pills he prescribed I was in the hospital. The head of psychiatry asked why I was taking pills that should not be given for my illness. When I told him that Dr Shah did, he said never go back to him.

L.R. Monroe
 4 reviews·1 photo
2 years ago
Absolutely rude, and accusatory. This small minded Dr. was skeptical that I even had a problem, and kept asking me in a demeaning tone of voice, why I was REALLY coming to his office. I had all the symptoms of PTSD. This guy was the worst experience I ever had with a Dr. I HIGHLY recommend looking elsewhere.

 
Christopher eSX
 Local Guide·36 reviews·6 photos
5 years ago
Previous prescriptions to SSRIs and SSNRIs have proven unsuccessful in my past treatments and where the exact reason that I left other doctors. He insisted that I have depression and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that my depression is directly linked to another underlining issue. I was almost willing to try until I found out this doctor is one of the highest payout doctors in the region. He received kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies for prescribing certain medications. I know a lot of them do but I would prefer a good doctor with ethics and morals. His staff was amazing friendly and helpful. But I do not feel that the doctor took the time to actually try to figure out what the underlying cause was.