For those of you living in the Seattle area - avoid going to Dr. Ezzat Tashakkor (Bellevue, WA) - who is listed as the Civil Surgeon - and authorized by BCIS for immigration related medical examinations.
I had my med. exam from him in March 2001. He did not fill the INS medical forms accurately and hence BCIS sent the medical report back to me (in Feb 2004 - after two years!!) asking me to go back to the examining physician for further clarification. I did so last week and found out after going there that he has gone on an indefinite leave. People at his office don't knwo for how long. There is another doctor there in his place Dr. Chi Gam - who very promptly signed off on the revised medical form. BUT he is not a Civil Surgeon and hence not recognized by BCIS as the right authority to sign off on BCIS medical exams. The whole operation at the clinic seems very shady and unprofessional. The clinic did not even have copies or record of my earlier medical exam. Dunno if they lost them or what - they don't have an answer. Worse still - the new doctor is promptly charging new applicants and conducting the medical exams when he should be aware that his medical exams will be rejected by BCIS and cause undue time delays for the GC applicants.
I had to subsequently go to another Civil Surgeon in Bellevue, WA who did the 'entire' physical exam all over again to be on the safer side. He did not have the authority to ammend/rectify the original medical record conducted and signed off by Dr. Tashakkor, since he was not the one who had conducted the original exmainationand we also did not have any record or copies of that earlier examinations (thanks to Dr. Tashakkor!!)
I later found out through other doctors in the area - that Dr. Tashakkor is seeking retirement and getting ready to sell his clinic and practice for quite some time now and looking for prospective buyers. He comes every now and then to his office and you never know when you will be able to get hold of him next. This could possibly leave you in difficult circumsatnces later on should you or BCIS need any clarifications quickly.
The other doctor I went to was Dr. Tariq Ahmed in Bellevue - and he seemed very good and understanding.
I had my med. exam from him in March 2001. He did not fill the INS medical forms accurately and hence BCIS sent the medical report back to me (in Feb 2004 - after two years!!) asking me to go back to the examining physician for further clarification. I did so last week and found out after going there that he has gone on an indefinite leave. People at his office don't knwo for how long. There is another doctor there in his place Dr. Chi Gam - who very promptly signed off on the revised medical form. BUT he is not a Civil Surgeon and hence not recognized by BCIS as the right authority to sign off on BCIS medical exams. The whole operation at the clinic seems very shady and unprofessional. The clinic did not even have copies or record of my earlier medical exam. Dunno if they lost them or what - they don't have an answer. Worse still - the new doctor is promptly charging new applicants and conducting the medical exams when he should be aware that his medical exams will be rejected by BCIS and cause undue time delays for the GC applicants.
I had to subsequently go to another Civil Surgeon in Bellevue, WA who did the 'entire' physical exam all over again to be on the safer side. He did not have the authority to ammend/rectify the original medical record conducted and signed off by Dr. Tashakkor, since he was not the one who had conducted the original exmainationand we also did not have any record or copies of that earlier examinations (thanks to Dr. Tashakkor!!)
I later found out through other doctors in the area - that Dr. Tashakkor is seeking retirement and getting ready to sell his clinic and practice for quite some time now and looking for prospective buyers. He comes every now and then to his office and you never know when you will be able to get hold of him next. This could possibly leave you in difficult circumsatnces later on should you or BCIS need any clarifications quickly.
The other doctor I went to was Dr. Tariq Ahmed in Bellevue - and he seemed very good and understanding.