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Cathal Grant, MD
Psychiatry - Adult and Adolescent
(95 Reviews)
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1604 Hospital Pkwy 507-508 Bedford, TX 76022
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(95 Reviews)
Service
4 star average for Service
Environment
4 star average for Environment
Expertise
3.5 star average for Expertise
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3.5 star average for Staff
Recommended
4 star average for Recommended
Value
3 star average for Value
I had to wait 2 weeks to get an appointment with dr. Grant but my friend who recommended him said it was worth it. And it was. I only had to wait 10 minutes to see him which is par for the course with most doctors i see. Dr. Grant was attentive and I believe he really cared about my situation. I was uncomfortable at first because this is my first psychiatrist but he made me feel really comfortable and I actually laughed a few times which I haven't done in a while :-(
He gave me a bunch of free samples to get me started because I don't have insurance and they seem to be working. I met the nurse practitioner who I now follow up with and she was really sweet. she is also deaf but lip reads perfectly which I think is remarkable.
I would highly recommend Dr. Grant and his staff. This has been a very pleasant experience for me so far :-)
by Anonymous
September 26, 2010
by Anonymous
August 10, 2010
In my opinion when a drug like Cymbalta is left in the hands of a doctor like Cathel P. Grant, patients could be endangered. It is my experience, and therefore my opinion that Dr. Grant ignores reported side affects' symptoms such as the drastically unusual and even violent behavior in a patient on this drug towards their spouse of 25 years. Does Dr. Grant investigate the side effects of Cymbalta and prescribe something else? In my experience and opinion the answer is No, instead, Dr. Grant advises the patient to divorce their supportive, loving husband. It is my opinion that this is not responsible medicine, this is total disregard for a patient's welfare and his medical practice license should be revoked for the safety of the public. In my recent compliant action to the Texas Medical Board. Dr, Grant claimed he met standards of care and treatment and obtained informed consent for medication prescribed with the indication of possible side effects, he additionally claimed reasonable care and claimed was attentive to any reported side effects. In my opinion there is one opinion to Dr. Grant’s claims you must be in the room to get and to give informed consent, for medication. It is my experience that Dr. Grant never explained any medication, and by no means went through any side effect; in fact there was absolutely not side effects discussion in any way shape or form. It is my experience in listening to the side effects of the side effects of the drug Cymbalta on my wife if I said on word about her both Grant and his nurse Sharon Walters started yelling HIPPA and flat refused to listen to anything I had to say. In my opinion this is totally contrary to the statement he gave the Texas Medical Board. In my experience this was contrary to Elli Lilly’s instructions on the drug on Cymbalta when the side effects I was trying to tell both Grant and Walters about, my wife was to be removed from the Cymbalta, according to the companies ligature. It is my opinion that Grant purposely ignored or had no knowledge of the drug manufacture’s recommendation of the drug he was prescribing, resulting in an attack on my person of my wife of 25 years, and a resulting injury which I do not know I will ever get over.

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by Anonymous
February 15, 2010
I am a patient in Dr. Grant's practice. I have been for four years now. I have never met him. From the beginning I have been seen by a family nurse practioner who I like. I have gotten better under her care, but she and her associates are simply there to monitor medications and write prescriptions. They are consistantly late in seeing me, normally at least 30 minutes. I have on, on three occasions, had to leave after 45 minutes without being seen. Patient visits are intended to take fifteen minutes or less; how do you feel, does this combination of medication seem to be working for you, do you need any prescriptions for refills. Any time you need over what was alloted is allowed without question, but even one minute makes the nurse practioner run late. As the day progresses, it get progressively worse. I try to schedule the first appointment after lunch. But, on the other hand, if I am a no show, they never charge contrary to the many signs in the waiting room. Considering the volume of patients I did not understand the logic when the practice began closing on Fridays. Packing a full 5 days worth of patients into four days makes the wait longer and appears gready somehow. Cathal wants to eat his cake and have it too. But, at the expense of his patients.

My provider is excellent about returning messages. But, if you miss the call, there is no way to call back. And, they do not call again. You have to wait until the next business day and leave another message, then sit by the phone from about 05:15 PM- 06:15 PM. If you call on Thirsday and miss the call back, you are out of luck until Monday.

They have established a hot line for refills which is ineffective. I was about to run out of one of my meds, so I called the number and specifically stated I needed a one week supply because my refill was delayed from the mail in pharmacy. The message was sent to the office which faxed a Rx not to my local druggist, but to the mail in pharmacy.

Anything out of the ordinary is baffling to the practioner. For example, Family Medical Leave Act paperwork. I presented the documents and was asked if she could just write a note instead! I work for a huge company, she know it, but had to tell her I was not 8 and in elementary school. The paperwork was submitted twice and rejected twice simply because of missing information and because Dr. Grant did not sign the papers himself, a requirement!

I like the care I receive. Drugs have been extremely effective over the years, so I just want my drugs and to be on my way. I am allowed to say exactly how I feel and participate in deciding about changes in my regime. I have no problem with the idea that I will be on some kind of medication for the rest of my life. There are patients and providers who feel obligated to ween off some drugs, like Xanax fearing addiction. I do not share in those concerns and do not care if I am addicted or not. How would I know? I always take my medications as prescribed. That is sort of how it is all supposed to work And, I feel good. What more is there to it?

It could be better, yes. My overall rating is more like a 2 3/4 stars than 2. How this FMLA certification scenario plays out will make a huge difference.

I'll be back.
by Anonymous
October 04, 2009
Cathal came over from the UK and established a thriving business. One problem w/ Cathal is most people only see him once. Then they get shuffled off to someone else to sling the drugs. Another problem, they very seldom are on time. This is because he has a tremendous amount of patients, but he doesn't increase his staff. Problem 3: Whenever (and I mean whenever) you call his office, you'll be put on hold. Number 4: Lack of organizational skills. They can't remember what prescriptions they wrote for whom or when they wrote them.
Finally let me mention insurance. Unbeknownst to me (Or Cathal for that matter), my copay increased by five dollars in 2009. I should have known but I admit I don't stay on top of these things like I should. Approximately two months later I get a seething letter that I have 30 days to fess up the five bucks or it goes to the collection agency.
I suspect all of these trouble spots may be because Cathal is thrifty, but I'm just guessing. Or maybe he just doesn't know any better.
You don't have to be a good doctor in order to be a successful doctor. Cathal is proof of that.
by Anonymous
July 16, 2009
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1604 Hospital Pkwy 507-508, Bedford, TX 76022