Patient Experience
Our 8-year-old son had been having these awful stomach pains for weeks. We were terrified, honestly. Dr. Ajay Padmanaban was the first doctor who actually sat on the edge of the bed and talked TO our son, not just to us. He explained everything in a way a kid could understand, even drew a little diagram. The wait for tests was long, but he called us himself with the results to put our minds at ease. He treated our child like a person, not just a patient, and that meant everything to us.
As a project manager with zero time, I needed a doctor who got straight to the point. Dr. Padmanaban did. I went in with fatigue and persistent headaches. He listened, ordered the right tests without any fluff, and diagnosed a severe vitamin D deficiency. Prescription was clear, follow-up was scheduled efficiently. I'm back to 100%. No nonsense, just effective care.
Look, I hate going to the doctor. But I had this cough that wouldn't quit. Saw Dr. Padmanaban at Apollo. He was straight with me—told me it was probably bronchitis, gave me meds, said come back if it got worse. It didn't. He was right. Parking at that hospital is always a nightmare, though.
I've been a bit of a mess health-wise since my 50s. Saw Dr. Ajay for a general check-up. What stood out was how he connected things. I mentioned some knee pain in passing, and he linked it to some blood work from years ago that I'd forgotten about. He spent a good 20 minutes just talking through my history, asking about my diet and stress levels. It wasn't a rushed 5-minute thing. He put together a plan that wasn't just a pill, but actual lifestyle tweaks. I was nervous at first, thinking he'd just shuffle me along, but he really listened. My energy's been better since following his advice.