Dr. Deepika Tumkur, MD

My mother was in Princeton rehab for recovery from stroke doing great with therapy etc. became severely constipated could not eat became dehydrated also was tested for a uti but we were told it was negative . Mother was somewhat confused lethargic Dr Tumkur advise was to have her placed in hospice ! Hospice rather than resolve the constipation, that said, I had her taken to the ER where they found she was very dehydrated, extremely constipated / impacted and had a bad Urinary Tract infection which Tumkur said she did not have. Would not recommend her for any reason unless you want your family member placed in hospice for dehydration, and urinary tract infection and severe constipation ! She also said that she or one of her nurse practitioners had seen mother every day which was a lie as my family have been with mother 24/7, the Dr came in a week ago Wednesday only for about 5 minutes to order a suppository . Mother has suffered with this for a week until taken to the ER today. How very uncaring ridiculous and disrespectful she is to recommend hospice for this matter let alone to lie about her or her NP having seen her everyday. Amazing at the disrespect our elderly are treated with. My mother was making great progress with her therapy then after a week of this issue she has regressed back to being worse than when she came to the Princeton rehab center and placed under this drs care or I should say LACK of care. Truly unbelievable !!!!

Run-Run away from this doctor. You are only a number. She has poor listening skills. When it comes to any pain you may have she will not help you.