Tina Charest MD - Pediatric Surgeon in Dartmouth MA

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Tina Charest, MD

Specialties:

Family Medicine / Pediatrics / Primary Care

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About Tina Charest

Dr. Charest earned her medical degree from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, where she also served as a clinical research assistant in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and a research assistant in the Women’s Health in Emergency Care Program. She completed her residency in family medicine at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket, R.I.

Dr. Charest has engaged in a number of volunteer efforts, including serving since 2007 as an interviewer at Brown University, interviewing students who applied to attend Brown University’s undergraduate program.

She has discussed women’s health on local radio, and also served as a patient advocate for an expectant mother during medical school. Dr. Charest enjoys swimming, fishing, and water skiing as well as cooking and reading.

Locations

Practicing at the following locations:

Southcoast Physicians Group

500 Faunce Corner Rd
Dartmouth, MA 02747

P: 508-995-6381

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Insurances Accepted

Southcoast accepts most major insurance plans. Call the Southcoast patient registration department at 844-297-2952 or your health plan with any questions regarding coverage.

Provider Ratings

Rating	Willingness to recommend provider’s office	Overall Provider Experience	Courtesy and Respect of Staff
4.9	4.9	4.9	5

Patient Comments (44)

At Southcoast Health, we strive to deliver exceptional patient care along with an exceptional patient experience. We appreciate all of your feedback and share your comments to recognize the wonderful care our teams provide to you as well as identify areas for improvement.

Jul 1, 22
Verified Patient

Every thing went well, know changes needed
Jun 28, 22
Verified Patient

No problems this provider and staff are great professional and an asset to southcoast
Jun 27, 22
Verified Patient

It all went smoothly
Jun 21, 22
Verified Patient

I think you did everything well....timely, respectful, welcoming!
Jun 21, 22
Verified Patient

The cloth johnnies are the best!!!
Jun 8, 22
Verified Patient

Keep up the good work
May 31, 22
Verified Patient

everyone listens !
May 28, 22
Verified Patient

Dr. Charest is a wonderful wonderful doctor. She's very thorough and she explains everything to the T. You need more doctors like her, in the field. She is great. The only problem that we have is with the staff in the office some of them mess up on our times of them. So we have appointments for the dates and the times and hopefully this is going to get cleared up, but other than that Dr. Charest is wonderful. Thank you. Bye.
May 21, 22
Verified Patient

Everyone was professional, well-informed, kind, listened, and answered all my questions. Dr. Charest is so bright.
May 19, 22
Verified Patient

Everything was fine.
May 16, 22
Verified Patient

Everything was excellent as alwaysDr. Charest is an asset to Southcoast
May 12, 22
Verified Patient

Very attentive & knowledgeable about my sons health.
Apr 30, 22
Verified Patient

There is nothing more that I can say, Dr. Charest is my favorite Primary Care Provider of all time! She listens, she respects my personal life style with my Dominant partner, she is incredibly knowledgeable, and she simply truly cares about her patients.
Apr 18, 22
Verified Patient

Good experience. I felt heard and seen.
Apr 16, 22
Verified Patient

Dr. Charest, is a wonderful, wonderful doctor. I highly recommended all my friends and family, but the office staff the girls at the front that do the appointments in that they are a little bit rough. They're not too good and not too friendly. Some of them give you an attitude when you get there. But overall Dr. Charest is the greatest doctor I've ever gone to and I've gone to quite a few. Thank you.
Apr 15, 22
Verified Patient

fine just the way it is.
Apr 15, 22
Verified Patient

Everyone was professional and friendly as always.All my needs were met.
Apr 12, 22
Verified Patient

Kind, considerate, professional and knowlegable
Apr 8, 22
Verified Patient

Do charest and her staff are always friendly and attentive. I can't not say enough good things about them. I recommend her to friends and family any chance I get.
Apr 8, 22
Verified Patient

Dr CHAREST is why I stay she's a very good listener and easy to talk to
Apr 6, 22
Verified Patient

I was well taken care of. The staff were caring and well trained for the needs of others. I highly recommend Dr. Charest's as a qualified physician who is caring and right on with her patient's needs. It was my 1st visit with her and I was nervous at first but left her office very well at ease.
Mar 18, 22
Verified Patient

I was very pleased every aspect of my visit. Dr. Charest is very easy to talk to, and always listens and responds to my needs.
Mar 2, 22
Verified Patient

Dr Charest sits and talks with you and she makes you feel that she is interested in your life and what you have to say.She also doesn't make you feel rushed.
Feb 12, 22
Verified Patient

always an excellent experience all the staff are terrific CeCi the lab tech does an awesome job Dr Charest is the best Dr I have ever had She is a great listener and very smart She provides the highest quality of care anyone could ever hope for Thank God for her
Feb 9, 22
Verified Patient

very appreciative of the staff and md. I called to say I got out of work late (night shift nurse in Boston) and was going to be 15 minutes late for my 9am appt. Instead of cancelling me, they were able to take the patient after me first and I waited a few minutes once I got there but had my appt. essentially switched time slots with patient after me. I was so thankful for their flexibility in accommodating me.
Jan 18, 22
Verified Patient

Dr. Charest, as always, is attentive, thorough and genuine.
Jan 15, 22
Verified Patient

Dr. Charest always listens to me when I talking really listens. She return emails promptly and goes above and beyond when she knows I'm nervous or upset
Jan 4, 22
Verified Patient

Listened and answered questions
Dec 1, 21
Verified Patient

Good care and make sure to make me feel secure
Nov 30, 21
Verified Patient

Not a thing
Nov 27, 21
Verified Patient

As usual, Dr. Charest was energetic, pleasant, professional and comprehensive in my care. I didn't feel rushed and felt valued as a patient. The M.A. [Name] was also very pleasant and professional. [Name] is a breath of fresh air - patient focused, kind, compassionate, knowledgeable. A few areas for improvement (and the reasons for the facility 7 rating)-- I do wish the office team wore name tags (and/or in a place where patients could see their names). I only learned of [Name] name because Dr. Charest referred to her by name. The ladies who checked me in and checked me out did not have name tags visible to the patient. In exam room 5, there are cob webs hanging from the ceiling/along the wall across from where the patient sits. Apparently, the lady who checked me in was supposed to ask a COVID travel screening question. She did not. She only asked me if I was feeling well that day. [Name] later mentioned this travel question and that I would have been asked at check-in, but I wasn't. The key reason I rated the facility a 7 is LPN [Name] When I recently had a healthcare question and [Name] and I spoke over the phone, instead of taking a few moments to explain something to me and have a conversation, she rudely and surprisingly hung up on me. She admitted this later in a MyChart message and still chose not to apologize to the patient. To me, [Name] hanging up on me meant "you don't matter" and "we don't care about you." This is not a good feeling as a patient and it even made me uncomfortable to go to Dr. Charest's office. If [Name] hadn't hung up on me, I would have rated the facility a 9. Thank you.
Nov 26, 21
Verified Patient

Dr. Charest and her team are new to me and I am very pleased with their care and to be part of South Coast. Health.
Nov 22, 21
Verified Patient

The doctor and staff are very good at being attentive and listening to my needs, and seeing me in a timely manner when I call up for an appointment or have any questions. They always call me back when I leave a message the same day. If I have doctors and staff like this for my whole life, I will be blessed. Thank you and thank them for me.
Nov 18, 21
Verified Patient

So I have no complaints about the Salida. Dr.Charest absolutely wonderful 100% of the time. However, the office staff, leave a lot to be desired. Rude, comments, condescending comments, lack of direction. Actually, somebody open the door while I was getting changed because the person who had left me, after taking my blood pressure ,and some initial information. Didn't flag the door, so they thought no one was in there. That was lovely. The girl who interrupted, apologize profusely, but the girl who made the mistake could have cared less. Reception was not very friendly, and check out was absolutely horrible. There's no instruction. There's no place to wait. It's very constricted, and especially in times of covid. There needs to be better like exit strategies. Everyone is on top of everyone. When I went to the checkout window. The girl wasn't on the phone, or with a person.
Nov 16, 21
Verified Patient

Doctor Charest is amazing, she is an A++ Doctor, very knowledgeable, informative, always gives you her full attention. She was made to be a Doctor, at this time it can not be easy dealing with COVID - The nurse who first saw me was excellent, as well.
Nov 10, 21
Verified Patient

Very clean efficient friendly office! Dr Charest is awesome! Even the lab tech who had trouble drawing my blood was very nice, considerate and professional
Nov 7, 21
Verified Patient

Tina Charest is a brilliant, caring woman. It's a blessing having her as our family doctor
Nov 5, 21
Verified Patient

Dr Tina Charest is an exemplary health care provider, she is bright, insightful and compassionate.
Oct 30, 21
Verified Patient

You can improve my experience at your office, by not sending me a survey every time I go to an appointment. Thank you very much.
Oct 23, 21
Verified Patient

The employees were very helpful and polite
Oct 14, 21
Verified Patient

Everyone was friendly and helpful. They appreciated who I was as a person and not just another patient—respectful. The doctor said all the right things as to getting my records to wanting to be very informed about me. She again made me feel important by listening to me and making a plan.
Oct 13, 21
Verified Patient

That staff and doctor are all so nice. They always make you feel comfortable and ask if I have any concerns about my health. I have recommended them to people looking for a doctor.
Oct 11, 21
Verified Patient

Dr. Charest is always thorough
Sep 30, 21
Verified Patient

Dr Charest is an excellent physician!

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