I went to Dr. Andrew Weiss for a broken arm a few years ago. First impression of him was young and quick .....He recommended physiotherapy, which turned out I thought to be miraculous. Dr. W. said the sling had to come off soonest possible, which I was surprised to hear as other doctors seem to do differently, and I'm positive that this helped me get back to normal better and faster than if I hadn't done that. I was very happy with the result of going to him then.
I recently had another condition and didn't hesitate in gong straight back to Dr. Weiss. I had a painful condition in my arm. He told me straight away what the problem was - Tennis Elbow- and suggested the usual best treatment for it. He gave me a cortisone injection, which seems to work for 4 out of 5 people but just didn't do it for me for some reason. A few weeks later I returned to him again telling him that it just didn't help. He showed care and concern was eager to do all that he could to help. He gave me a cream and a good quality arm brace etc - and didn't even charge me for it - just gave it from the goodness of his heart. It still unfortunately didn't resolve my pain completely and so a few weeks later once again I returned there.
He was not all upset or impatient with me. Thank G-d he had enough humility to accept that he hadn't totally solved my problem (in getting rid of my pain) on the first visit (even though he knew what the problem was but just that treatment didn't do it for me).
He had taken an xray - in his office - but nothing unusual was seen on it so he suggested for me to have an MRI - he truly wanted to get to the bottom of it - for my sake. He got his secretary to call for an appointment for me as I waited in their office. They fitted me in immediately. Took a few hours with travel and wait time etc but with the MRI results on CD I went straight back to Dr. Weiss' office who I was assured would see me straight away. He did, as soon as I arrived back at his office he took me in, he checked over the MRI CD, called to speak with their office to clarify some points and remained fast by his original prognosis - that it was still Tennis Elbow. He just wanted to know 100%. He laid infront of me all the options and I am in the process of making a decision which way to go now with those choices..
I have every confidence in Dr. Weiss - he is very knowledgeable, experienced, quick, caring, has humility - and very pleasant, and as seen in my recent case will investigate to get to the bottom of things if necessary. He will tell you quickly what he sees and the options. He is I believe what is called a Mentsch - a good caring man but also a great doctor/surgeon - he is also a young and upbeat family man. I also found all his office staff to be very pleasant and helpful.
Just to use somebody else's review here below as it really sums up my feelings well.
I could hear him weaving from room to room speaking to patients, addressing each with genuine care, concern and expertise.
I'm impressed that his approach to my issue is to be as non-invasive as possible. He was very understanding about my concerns and I like his approach. It's obvious that he is whip-smart, yet he also has a lot of humility which is so refreshing.
Have your questions prepared -- he is busy and if you know what you want to address, he listens attentively and gives you his full response. Excellent communicator and a gem of a human being.
I would definitely recommend Dr. Weiss. read more