Dr. Bharath Kumar

I'd been to a few doctors about this constant fatigue and weird joint pain, and everyone just said it was stress. Dr. Bharath Kumar was the first one who actually sat and listened. He ordered a specific set of blood tests no one else had thought of, and it turned out to be something pretty rare. He explained it all to me in plain English, no jargon, and laid out a clear plan. I finally feel like I'm getting somewhere.

Had to get a minor cyst removed. Honestly, I was nervous at first, but Dr. Kumar made it so straightforward. The whole thing took maybe twenty minutes in his procedure room at Apollo. He talked me through each step, and it was over before I knew it. The recovery was exactly as he said it would be—no surprises. Sometimes simple things are done well, and that matters.

The Apollo hospital on Greams Road is a busy place, I won't lie. Parking was a bit of a hunt. But once I got inside, the front desk people were really kind and pointed me in the right direction. The nurse who took my vitals was chatting with me about the weather to keep me calm. It's those little things from the staff that make a stressful visit feel a bit more human.

What stuck with me about Dr. Kumar was how he talked to my elderly mother. She was confused and scared. He didn't just talk to me; he got down to her eye level, spoke slowly, and held her hand while explaining her medication. He has a calmness about him that just puts you at ease. You can tell he sees the person, not just the chart.