Dr. Paola Sandroni, MD

Currently her patient and I feel really fortunate to be in her care.

She's the worst! Run from this physician if you have autonomic dysfunction. Don't let her credentials and association with dsyautonomia international fool you she is rude, condescending and has no problem treating other Mayo autonomic neurologists like their treatment and diagnosis are completely inept. But don't forget mayo won't let you change providers even if you file a grievance against them because according to mayo ALL their specialists are trained to the same degree. Smh.

I came to the Mayo Clinic for POTS. Right off the bat, she was super rude to me. It felt like I was annoying her by being there. She then proceeded to gaslight me. Implied that it was all in my head. And berated me for not going off medication even though I was told not to. She also said the medication that I am (clonidine patch) isn't used for POTS, which isn't true and has helped me immensely. During testing I had an abnormal tilt test, she put in the notes that it was normal. I had to request a different doctor (the head of the clinic) who agreed that my test was abnormal, and validated that I do in fact have mixed POTS, even though she tried to imply that I didn't. Overall it was a terrible experience, and if you have complicated chronic conditions as well as a history of mental health disorders I would try and schedule with a different doctor.

Dr. Sandroni prescribed a 14 day Holter monitor for my mother. Refused a follow up appointment to review data.

Clearly isn’t fully educated in the medical field. Super invalidating and ignorant in the field of eating disorders. Super triggering. Would never ever recommend.

She made an extremely invalidating comment regarding my eating disorder.

This lady really knows her stuff. She has doctorates in several different fields, and even is a professor in Neurology. I see some folks have said she was 'rude'. Not at all. She is direct, which I appreciated. She spent quite a lot of time with me, never felt rushed. She ordered lots of testing, so she is thorough. When those are completed, I look forward to seeing her again for the results and recommendations.

My 17-year-old daughter saw Dr. Sandroni on short notice because of a cancellation. She had just completed Autonomic testing at Mayo ordered by another physician. We were both stunned. My daughter uses a wheelchair for long days and distances. She started our visit by asking her why she was in a wheelchair. Then telling her she did not need a wheelchair and told me to put it outside the room. Dr. Sandroni did not review my daughter's previous records (which includes a blood disorder) before speaking with her. She reluctantly discussed her results with us, told my daughter she did technically displayed signs of POTS but told her it was because of anxiety, too many medications, and doctors telling her she was "complicated". She recommended their Pain Rehab Clinic and stopping all her medication as the only way to recover. She was reckless, rude and arrogant. She refused to answer questions about the results or how her other condition (aplastic anemia) might contribute.

Dr Sandroni is a great combination of professionalism & compassion. I found her EXTREMELY qualified, VERY likeable & VERY empathetic. I was pleased with the length of time Dr Sandroni spent with me and how profession and yet how unrushed & sociable the session was. Hey, this is the MAYO clinic, the #1 neurologic clinic in the world. Because it's #1, the clinic and it's staff are very BUSY. Yet, they all seem to be able to manage a good balance between getting things done and being friendly.

I made an apptment to see Dr Sandroni for CRPSII, that resulted from a bad piriformis surgery. I made the appt based on CRPS being her speciality. She agreed that I had severe CRPS, she started pushing a rehab, I went to fix a bad surg. I did ask for an inj, helped. I asked to see sports med and was denied. I had watched my son go through an orchestrated line of wonderful Drs, and the care was awesome. She refused my request for diff Dr., I have also watched her go from diag CRPS to NOT?