With all due respect to the years of his being a family physician, I have had two experiences with him that are leading me to never see him again for anything other than a yearly physical.
The first problem I had - an inflamed spinal ligament, he correctly sent me to a specialist. But when it came to pass that it did not heal fully in two weeks, like the prediction, I asked for his new opinion, and his new opinion was that I had always had this problem, and that the new lump on my back where the injury was had always been there ! Of course, I can't really disprove that, but I know my body and was dissatisfied with that outcome.
My next visit, was for a shoulder that had been dislocated a couple times several years ago, which was beginning to grind and feel instable again. I asked prior to the visit if he could refer me to imaging if necessary - never got a straight answer - they said just come in, they'll do what's necessary. So I did. But he assessed the external state of the joint, some range of motion checks, and said I didn't have a problem. That wasted my time and is causing me to dispute the bill, and see another doctor. So much for getting referred from your PCP to others, if they just dismiss you outright, I guess you need a new PCP.
In short, these experiences make me feel like the doctor is dismissive of concerns, and not very inquisitive. When dealing with collicky kids I can see where a ibuprofen prescription and a "You'll be ok" bedside manner might be helpful, but when I know something is wrong with my bones/joints, and he won't prescribe further investigation because he can't see a problem with his eyes and a quick range-of-motion check, that's just not the kind of practice I want to entrust my health to.
Not the lowest rating, because his reputation is apparently strong, and he has a good friendly manner. But I'm disputing my most recent bill, if that tells you anything. read more