I've seen Dr. Hoffman twice, once three years ago and once recently, both for toenail problems. Both times, I was very happy with him. He was quite thorough in his treatment, he gave me his full attention, he explained things fully, and he was quite personable. I definitely recommend him.
The first time, it was a relatively calm day at the office. We were able to sit and chat a bit. He has a good sense of humor. And, again, I was very pleased with everything he did.
The second time was a crazy day at the office. While I was waiting for him in one of the examination rooms, he raced in the door, quickly excused himself, grabbed some stuff for another patient, and raced out the door again. But when he returned to me, he showed all of the qualities I mentioned in the first paragraph. That is, he was quite thorough with what he did, he was very focused, he explained everything clearly, and he was quite personable even though I could tell he was frazzled. In particular, I appreciated that although he was confident I had toenail fungus, he said it possibly could be a couple of other things. So he put toenail clippings in a jar to be sent to a lab to confirm his diagnosis. He also said the standard treatment for toenail fungus is terbinafine, which can be hard on the liver. He asked whether I'd had any blood tests done. I told him I'd just had some done at LabCorp.
One thing that really impressed me was about 10 minutes after I left his office after the second visit, he called me on my cell phone to tell me he'd already checked the LabCorp liver function blood results, the results were fine, and he was ready to prescribe treatment as soon as the results of the toenail clippings came back. I was amazed he took the time to pull the results of my blood work and call me personally, even though he was clearly quite busy.
One thing, though. His office is on Pill Hill and there's very limited street parking nearby. However, I parked in the Summit Hospital garage. It's only a five minute walk from there to his office. read more