Reviews of Dr. Salim Hamid and Dr. Oluwadairo (Psychiatrist)

J W

I have been seeing Dr. Hamid for a decade, and the only reason I continued seeing him is because there was an enormous wait to get referred to another psychiatrist. I found Dr. Hamid to be emotionally cold, judgemental, and there were numerous times that he appeared to be mocking me. Regardless, I continued in his care as I really didn't want to start all over again with a new doctor. The final straw came recently when I tried to make an appointment online and his secretary called me the next day to say that they would need a new referral letter to make me an appointment. Fine, no problem, I went to my family doctor to get the referral, so I told Dr. Hamid's secretary to cancel my appointment until I could secure a new referral letter. Once the referral was sent from my family doctor, I once again tried to make an appointment but was told that Dr. Hamid wouldn't see me because I was a no-show to the last appointment. I have been coming to this doctor for TEN YEARS and have never missed an appt, and now he will not let me make an appointment because he claims that I missed one. What kind of doctor turns away a patient?! Especially a patient in need? Especially over something as tiny as a missed appointment?!? As a psychiatrist, this doctor is dealing with patients in crisis so it is absolutely unethical to turn someone away who is asking for help. He clearly does not care about the welfare of any of his patients. I am appalled by his lack of compassion and care, and disgusted that he calls himself a doctor.

Oryx Oleander

I had a wonderful initial assessment experience with Dr Hamid. I have had a handful of experiences with psychiatrists in the city and I often left feeling unheard, invalidated and unseen. Dr Hamid made me feel comfortable immediately, has a good sense of humour, and seems to be genuinely passionate about providing artful psychotherapy and creating quality relationships with his clients. I felt so much relief and hope after leaving his office - and look very forward to working with him.

Táhirih May “Tahi” Milne

Makes me laugh!

Janine

Great dr. a very important part of my life and well being he is the best

Nikki Rurak

Awesome person, empathetic and caring and very attentive to his patients.

Shifty Haque

Really unprofessional and poor communication. Just cancels appointments seemingly on a whim and staff that don't mind the phone or are able to undertake basic clerical duties. Downright irresponsible and immature. I would recommend anyone seeking any kind of aid regarding mental health to take your business elsewhere. My experience to date has been very disapointing.

Julie Kim

Doesn't remember important things we discussed or inaccurately remembers important topics causing me to feel like I am talking to him for the first time every appointment. Always yawns and looks too tired when listening and replies back with questions random (or mandatory in his theory) which seemed irrelevant and inconsiderate to what I was saying. He made stereotypical and judgemental comments about my parents bringing me to my appointments how it is not the "Canadian culture" and how he doesn't know anything about his daughters life when I already feel guilty of being incapable carrying out daily activities. I probably would have gone more the negative route of suicidal thoughts if it wasn't for my parents' help. Somehow he thinks he is culturally or at least his family is more superior. I know he is human too but as a psychological therapist judgemental qualities is the least thing you are probably looking for.

Suzan Harb

Helpful, kind and understanding. The best thing is not judgmental Dr.

Ash Deve

Dr. Hamid was professional and listened to what I had to say. By the end of my appointment, I was diagnosed and sent off ready to start some medication (I had gone undiagnosed most of my life). He made me feel welcome and the fact his office is open some Saturdays helps a lot. I don't have to take time off work to go see him. His office staff are welcoming and warm. All in all I really enjoyed my experience.

Sydney Zutter

Dr. Hamid repeated everything that came out of my mouth throughout the entire session, he showed up 10 minutes late to appointment, he cut appointment off 15 minutes early and spent most of his time on his computer. Very unprofessional and a waste of my time and health care dollars. He thinks he can promote and enforce change on those that are metaphorically drowning, I would highly not recommend anyone to go see this psychiatrist.

C Radke

Really disappointed with Dr Hamid. A few years ago he was still putting in effort in being a good doctor, but now it seems he's more interested in filling out prescriptions and sending you away. I don't expect a sit down session like with a psychologist, but I do expect a good psychiatrist to go over side effects and other concerns with medication. He seems more interested in promoting the other businesses and psychologists in the building than listening to your concerns. With this doctor, I feel like it's all about the bottom line.

Dawn France

Dr. Hamid initiated Zoom meetings with me during Covid when I started going to him 18 months ago. He’s been punctual for all my appointments at his office. He has even welcomed my spouse. I learned long ago that psychiatrists are assigned to us to help us with our medications. Psychologists/counsellors/therapists/clergy/support groups fulfil the role of listening and offering ways to cope. I have not experienced Dr. Hamid to be a pill pusher. Quite the opposite. Over the past 18 months, Dr. Hamid has helped me wean off 4 wrongly prescribed medications. He is a man of few words but he always educates me on the next step and assures me I can gain my own power back. I never had this level of assurance from other psychiatrists. I quite like Dr. Hamid.

Sabrina R

As a previous poster also said, I don't understand the negative reviews for Dr. Hamid. I find him very professional & also very caring. He is personable and i'm happy I was referred to him!

Joanne Kasz

They do not provide a phone number where they answer the phone and you can speak to someone, just a recording and very unclear options to leave a message. This is unacceptable for clients who DO NOT have the use of a computer and are mentally challenged. You would think a doctors office would provide every means of communication with their patients. Not good.

Liam Smith

No options for remote service, even during a global pandemic. So basically every patient needs to drive for 30 to 60 minutes and then wait in the waiting room, possibly getting contaminated (in addition to wasting time). It’s 2020.

Kelli Jans

Generally not too impressed. Update: as of August, 2019, the phone no longer excepts messages. Because the clinic has limited hours, it’s impossible to get through to have even basic Mary’s answered. Completely unprofessional.

Cory Hanna

I feel as though those posting negative reviews do not understand Dr. Halim's role in their care. Let me put this bluntly - if you are expecting minimal effort and lots of hand-holding on your way to recovery, you are not going to have success with him, or with many mental health professionals. You must be ready to take ownership of your care upon yourself, or you will not succeed. Dr. Hamid has always been kind and respectful with me, and genuinely listens to my concerns as well as my opinions on my own issues. His method of positive reinforcement of known skills has been extremely helpful in my instance, and his medication recommendation has been spot on thus far. He has helped me more than I expected. If you are ready to work towards a better self, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Dr. Hamid to anyone.

Simon m

Really kind and welcoming listened to what i had to say and made me laugh!

Ayesha Nawaz

doesn't listen to your problems and isn't really understanding when you speak to him, not open minded at all and made me feel WAAAY worse after my appointment about the issue than i felt before the appointment, also referred me to use religion as a way to cope rather than providing me medication or referring me to real scientifically approved methods :(

Anam Mohammad

I think he only like female patient...He does not like male patient. I went to see him, after 17 minutes delay, he came out and took me in. Before I even sat on chair, he asked me " why are you here?" I said my problem...and I asked him if he got any details from my doctor. Then showed me a single printed page and said, this is the one i got . And then he kept me for 5 minutes and said, go see your family doctor and get some medicine whereas he kept my wife for an hour on her first visit and even offered her tea...

Omar Hamadiya

I do not recommend this doctor to no one. He is rude and very unprofessional at what he does. He talks to you as if he knows you. He had diagnosed me with my illness after 10min of my visit. Also, he kept looking at his phone while I was talking to him

Miranda B

I am glad I did not let the negative reviews deter me from meeting with Dr. Hamid. We share relatively the same sense of humor. He is genuine and compassionate. He makes me question myself and my process of thinking that specific way about things. Only thing that's hard for me is because I am hard of hearing I need to get him to repeat himself a bit. I look forward to keeping this patient/doctor relationship and I recommend him to anyone who doesn't have unrealistic expectations and has the ability to laugh at themselves sometimes.

Katie Gamache

My family doctor referred me to him because of anxiety and adhd. We decided to do this since I didn't wanted to go on medication or at least, have no trust in it right now. I felt extremely uncomfortable after the first question he asked. He kept asking question about my past without going into detail about it or asking me how I felt about it. Would make me feel awkward when I stayed silent. He diagnosed me after 15minutes and after 30minutes prescribed me medication. When I asked him if there was side effect he said "of course there is", and then after I asked him what they were he told me to "do my research" and then I could decide if I wanted it or not. I then asked him if it would cut off my appetite and he said "yes, but at least you'll lose a few pounds". (I work out every day I am not overweight juste btw). Extremely disrespectful and would always lounge back on his chairs. If you feel like you do not know where you are going with life, do not go see him, I felt much worst after my appointment and it was like I hit rock bottom. Thanks to my friends for helping me after this.

Amin Kanji

This Doctor has a lot of devotion for his patients he doesn't shy away from extra work to complete his patients care. Love him. A great psychologist and a great psychiatrist. Also an Art enthusiast.