This is one of the worst physicians there is out there ... DO NOT LET THIS WOMAN deliver your babies. She claims to be an "expert" in labour & delivery but I am sure the patients who had very poor outcomes have not been included in this "expert" rating. Her clinic and husband doctor are very poor with PR skills and I would NEVER let this woman touch me or people I care about with a 10 foot pole. This coming from a health professional as well as a previous patient. She is degrating and VERY judgemental.
Posted Date : 29/04/2024
Anonymous
I’ve never been more disrespected by another person, let alone a health care “professional”. Blunt and to the point do not describe her, she is rude, mean, lacks empathy, compassion, and stripped any sense of humanity I had from me. The impact she has had on me has caused me to not seek medical treatment from ANY health care provider out of fear that they will treat me the same way. If you aren’t someone who fits her particular mold of “acceptable” be prepared to be judged and shamed
Anonymous
Dr. Fowke delivered my first 2 children and she is an amazing DR. I believe she is the best GP I have seen. She is also a no non-sense DR, she can be blunt and to the point. She doesn’t waste my time and I do not waste hers. As stated in other comments they waited a long time to see her, yes! you may have as the practice is very busy with limited access to Dr’s. They are processing and accepting patients daily that maybe they should reject due to the overcrowding but they are trying to provide the service to help patients in need. Banff is a transient town and as a practitioner she sees a lot of patients possibly only once as they move on to the next town. Her client base is large and she is always developing new relationships with new patients daily. In non-tourists centers the DR’s have their patients and develop long term files. She is filling a need and providing excellent service in an environment that is difficult to navigate. There is nothing wrong with Dr. Fowke and it offends me that people have the gull to say the negative things they have said.
Anonymous
STAY AWAY from this clinic and this so called Doctor. She’s absolutely disrespectful and not professional at all. I wonder if she won her doctors degree in the lottery. After waiting 1.5 hours in her waiting room despite having an appointment (not sure why they bother with appointments when they don’t keep them) she seriously told me that she cannot believe I’d bother her with such a minor issue. (both my eyes had been severly swollen for days and I got really concerned) Well, I will not ever bother her again with any issue. You know it’s a bad doctor when even the local nurses tell you that she’s absolutely incompetent.
Anonymous
Well it’s my turn and I’m going to speak on behalf of my family and we are a family of five. Mom, dad and three sons. First, all three of our sons were born in Banff and delivered by Dr Fowke. It’s been almost 30 years that my husband and I have been visiting Dr Fowke. She has made many house calls to our home and have seen us both in her office. She has always treated us with the upmost respect and listened to our concerns. We have been referred to oustanding specialist in the Calgary region that acknowledge how lucky we are to have such wonderful care at the Alpine Clinic.
Secondly, our boys born in the 1993 and a few years there after continue to this day making their annual visit and other necessary visits to Dr Fowke. Our youngest says she’s just like you mom “to the point and caring”. This comment from a young 20 year old says a lot.
Our family has had some scary medical issues but Dr Fowke has seen us through them each time. We feel she has our health and best interest each visit to her office. Continue doing what you do and we will continue being forever grateful to you and your unconditional care to each one of us. Thank you
Anonymous
I would like to say on behalf of Dr. Fowke that she is one of the most knowledgeable and trustworthy doctors in the Banff area. I have been a patient of hers for 30 years. I know what I am talking about because I have worked in the medical industry for over 40 years and I would not feel as confident with any other physician as I do with her. She is a down to earth, tell it exactly how it is type of person and I would not expect anything else from my family physician. If a patient does not get their hand held long enough through their therapeutic abortion (ie: that lengthly and extremely tiresome ‘poor me’ comment) or they did not get their narcotic prescription of choice, then why bash the doctor for just doing her job?! Dr. Fowke is one of the few doctors who does not prescribe to keep up her patient load. She is professional and meticulous, I have not worked with many who have her standards or faithfulness to their patients.