Dr. Julie Griffith www.mybrainhealth.org Outrageous Ethical Practices, Negligent Handling of Prescriptions and Misdiagnosis San Rafael, California

 My God! Thanks for the heads up.  I searched the court calendar index.  this woman was involved in these cases this year:

 Thank you so much for  having the courage to talk about your experience.  I've read through Dr. Julie's website, and was apprehensive at the fees.  It's not that she doesnt' have the right to make a living, but her fees are outrageous.  Especially if she's charging patients for her to go take a dump, or to talk on the phone, or even to give out a tracking number. She really sounds like someone who is taking advantage of desperate parents.  I think those are the worst kinds of people there are.   Dr Julie's replies, if they are really hers, are shockingly rude.   As a parent with a child who needs help, I want to get my child the best help possible, but I don't want to be ripped off by someone who charges $100 to get fedex tracking numbers or whatever.

 Dr. Griffith claims that she gave us advice and referrals, however, our referrals to UCSF came from another neurologist in Santa Rosa.  We did not use any of the referrals or advice of Dr. Griffith, especially after she almost killed my (then) 2 1/2 year old son with the overload and overdose of anti-seizure medications which she prescribed him without even WEIGHING HIM or giving him a physical. I have found from my research and conversations that Dr. Griffith does not have a good reputation within the medical community.

 As if unethical issues aren't bad enough coming from an "esteemed" so-called-Doctor.  Dr. Julie Griffith is relentless, first she uses scare tactics in order to over charge parents with children with special needs who are already distraught--she is a known frivolous small claims court filer at the Marin County Court in San Rafael CA.  She has taken dozens of patients to small claims court insisting they owe her money, this is all Public Record.......the fact that she still has a medical license is a true miracle!  I have personally been contacted by NUMEROUS pissed off parents and former patients of Dr. Julie Griffith for almost always the same thing......unethical practices and bad business practices/over billing. She has a huge pattern of taking advantage of her patients and families. My bill with Dr. Griffith was approximately $1600 for just over 3 hours of an "initial consultation" which DID NOT INCLUDE A 'COMPREHENSIVE' PHYSICAL OF MY SON! The small claims court ruling was very simple...the judge asked me if I was there in her office for the time stated. I said yes which I never disputed....the judge said the hearing was absolutely only regarding Dr. Julie Griffith's billing/office visit.  He asked me if I was aware she was $500 per hour.  I said yes.  It did not matter what she did or did not do to us while we were there...he said I would have to file a civil lawsuit for malpractice if I wanted to bring up my reasons for disputing the bill....even though I would have never stayed in her office for 3 hours had she not given us a misdiagnosis! She likes to scare the patient's parents and freak them out so that they will stay longer and keep coming back for treatment! The judge was nice enough to REDUCE THE AMOUNT OWED TO DR. GRIFFITH BECAUSE HE COULD SEE RIGHT THROUGH THIS SITUATION.  He took $500 off! This is all public record, along with the numerous other cases that have been filed including some labor dispute case.  I guess she is a nightmare to work for as well! I have also been contacted and questioned by a Law Firm in San Francisco regarding a law suit against Dr. Julie Griffith.  This incredible neurologist sure spends a great deal of time at the courts!

After filing numerous complaints online, etc. I was contacted by Dr. Julie Griffith where she was asking me if she dismissed the money I owed her, would I remove all of the online complaints and blogging I have done about her! What does that tell you?  I refused to sign her nondisparagement/confidentiallity agreement and remove my posts.  It's my constitutional right to speak my mind and tell our story as it happened and I kept all of the documentation just in case I do decide to file a civil suit against her--or class action suit against her with the other parents/patients she has wronged.

The latest small claims court ruling that I am aware of that just happened with Dr. Julie Griffith on July 12th, the people won the case.  And now she is trying to exploit more money from them even though they have a court ruling.  Feel free to contact me for more detailed information--I keep really good records.

 Wow - if that really is Dr. Julie responding, even her responses sound rude!

This mother is just sore that she lost in court and had to pay for the medical services, as any patient would.  She had taken my advice, gone to the consultant I had recommended, and she had put  multiple medical treatments in place which I had recommended.  My staff and I, to the very least, found her extremely difficult to work with. Her commentary is riddled with lies.