Andy Newman is the best of the best! He's brilliant and yet humble. He's a straight shooter and yet he's warm and funny. He is extremely professional and yet extremely empathetic. He respects the intelligence of his patients and he cares deeply about their welfare.
I started seeing Dr. Newman when I was working in the bay area for a few years, but I lived in L.A. He's so good that I continued to see him for about 12 years after I stopped working in the area. Finally, it became necessary to be seen by someone locally. 11 years after that transition, I'm still using the protocol he developed for me, and I'm healthier than ever. When one of my medications became unavailable recently, there was no question whose advice I wanted.
If you dive and you need a medical release, Dr. Newman is the expert. That's true whether, like me, you have a pulmonary issue, or if, like my spouse, your issue is completely unrelated to pulmonary medicine. His cardiologist had no idea whether or not diving would be a problem. We called cardiology experts, who referred us to DAN, and DAN referred us right back to my own wonderful Dr. Newman. And Dr. Newman gave him such practical advice: you're taking a blood thinner, so it's really important to always wear a wetsuit, even if it's really thin, no matter how warm the water is, because there's coral where you're going and if you brush up against it with bare skin, you'll bleed a lot, and there are sharks in that water and they're attracted to blood. This is extraordinarily practical advice which can come only from someone who has lived experience, who has an abundance of grey matter, and who is always using his grey matter to connect the dots. Truly the best of the best! read more