Dr. Shyam Sundar Krishnan

I'd been to a couple of other doctors for months with this nagging fatigue and stomach pain. Dr. Shyam Sundar listened to my whole history again, asked some really specific questions I hadn't been asked before, and ordered a different set of tests. Turns out it was a tricky vitamin deficiency combined with a mild infection that was mimicking other things. He explained it all on a notepad, drawing little diagrams. I finally feel like myself again.

Had to get a small cyst removed from my back. Honestly, I was pretty nervous about the whole thing. The procedure at Apollo Firstmed was quick, and Dr. Krishnan talked me through each step as he did it—just casual chat about Chennai's weather, really—which kept my mind off things. It was over before I knew it, healed up clean, and the follow-up was straightforward.

The hospital itself is busy, I won't lie; I had to circle for parking. But once inside, the front desk people were really patient with my questions. The nurse who took my vitals had a calm way about her and even remembered I was anxious about my blood pressure reading, so she double-checked it after I'd settled down. It felt like the staff worked together well.

What stuck with me was how Dr. Krishnan talks to you. He doesn't rush. When I brought my elderly mother, he sat down at her eye level, spoke clearly, and waited for her to process the information. He has this quiet, reassuring way of explaining things without making you feel silly for asking. It makes a big difference when you're worried.