Dr. Lisa D. Columbia, MD

My son just saw her at American family care in Irondale. I am apalled at her lack of patient care. She tested my son for the flu and strep and both came back negative. He presented with a sore throat, fever and headache. She told us it was probably microplasm and wanted to prescribe an antibiotic for him. Since he presented with no symptoms of microplasm I requested a CBC to be done to ensure it was a bacterial infection. She said sure and The tech drew blood. She came back and said that he did not have microplasm but definitely a bacterial infection and wanted to give us the antibiotic. I asked If his white blood count was elevated and she said yes. I then asked what it was and she said she couldnt remember but over 10. She prescribed the antibiotic and walked out the door. I walk to the front desk to check out and requested a patient print out of today's visit. Nothing on the paperwork showed that a CBC was performed. When I asked further questions I was told that in fact a CBC was not done! She lied to my face! Dr. Columbia said so herself and shrugged it off as though she got us mixed up with someone else. I feel as though she was just in a rush to get to the next patient and get us out the door. I believe this was a blatant lie. So my son does not need the antibiotic that she was so freely willing to prescribe without much care!! This is a major problem!!!!! We were one of two patients present in the clinic at the time. No excuse for such a mixup. And if I had not asked for a print out I would currently be giving my son a medicine he did not need!

She is no longer at this office and they don't know where she is currently located. I have nothing against the office itself.