I've been a patient of Dignity Health--Shoreway location for many years. Even when Dr. Hughes left the practice over 4 years ago, I was heartbroken, but remained with this group for convenience to my home, despite his departure. I was very fond of him and he offered amazing patient care. My experience was not the same after he left and recently was considering changing my primary care provider. Fast forward to 2023--I learned Dr. Hughes returned to the practice, I was elated and couldn't wait to return to his care! I transferred immediately back to him as my primary care provider. It was easy to schedule appointments with him. He has the best personality, great listener and explains things thoroughly. He has a wonderful bedside manner and sense of humor. He gives honest opinions and gives you options, so you could decide whether or not to proceed. I'm overall healthy and my previous doctor had me come in at 4-5 month check-ups for I don't know why. I am glad to be in Dr. Hughes' care again! My opinion of him has not changed, even with the absence of a few years. If you are looking for a primary care provider, look no further--I highly recommend Dr. Hughes. read more

I am fortunate enough to be under Dr. Hughes care for over 10 years. I was surprised to see pictures of him rock climbing in the office, which shows in his tenacity addressing my medical concerns. He approaches my treatment as a team captain, figuring out between us the best mode of action. On one occasion my cardiologist was getting ready to try some different meds for my cholesterol. "I just started taking those last month". Who thought of these? "Dr. Hughes". Well, he knows what he's doing! Entering a new phase of life, and treatments, I'm glad Dr. Hughes is in my corner helping me putting things in order read more

I was in the process of finding a new provider, and I'm so glad I came across Dr. Hughes. I think it's far too common that patients get complacent with their PCP and never consider a change for the better. I'm so glad I did. Dr. Hughes has never brushed off or minimized my symptoms, he always goes into detail and has the BEST ways to explain, he's gone so far to draw me diagrams to help me understand. You can tell he loves what he does and truly wants to help. He's not a MD who just kicks the can down the road. I appreciate that so much. As a nurse, I have worked with several MDs from different disciplines, Dr. Hughes is one I would trust with caring for my entire family. To me, that speaks volumes. read more

I have been seeing Doctor Hughes for several years now. I think of him as the most comprehensive doctor I have been too. He is very approachable, is an expert in a variety of health topics, and quick to act to address emerging or existing health issues you may have. He spends the time to understand your problems and works to create an avenue to address your needs. I have been seeing Doctor Hughes to help me recently with a liver disease, and greatly appreciate his guidance and knowledge of specialist that can help me, and his concern to stay involved to assure a happy outcome. His availability via in-person and remote is very helpful for people with busy schedules. read more

Dr.Dennis Hughes is a great Doctor with an excellent personality. He very well controlled my blood pressure. He carefully controlled my wife's breast cancer and diabetes. Our office experience with Dr. was excellent.He spends time and carefully checks the patients. We are very grateful to him and miss him in Belmont clinic. read more

Dr. Hughes is by far the most professional, caring and thorough doctor I have ever had. I've been a patient for over 10 years and truly appreciate how he evaluates every situation with honest & individualized care. I can't recommend him enough... read more

I don't often do reviews But feel compelled to give a shout out to Dr. Dennis Hughes, I was in bleak space when I first met Dr. Hughes I was obese and on three blood pressure medication's within a short period of time he helped me with my weight and blood pressure. I feel so much better both physically and mentally I feel encouraged for the first time in a long while. i'm so glad we cross paths read more

He damaged my perfectly healthy joint during a routine exam and I will require surgery to fix it. Overall demeanor during the visit was off-putting and unprofessional. He was also dispensing advice that was not evidence based and downright dangerous for my condition. Avoid this provider. read more

Excellent Doctor. Took a lot of time to communicate and answer questions, very personable and thorough. Highly recommend.

Very thorough and caring. Nowadays, physicals are not as detailed, but Dr. Hughes took his time. I went in with my husband and he gave us a lot of information about my husband's medical issues. Plus, we both felt like he really listened to us and answered all of our questions. We are happy he is back in the area and that we happened to find him. You can tell he enjoys his profession. He is currently accepting new patients, but I think he will have a full patient load soon. read more

I echo the five-star reviews of Dr. Hughes, a doctor who put me at ease on my very first visit, and who took the time and had the patience on a late Friday afternoon, to look after me, a hard-of-hearing patient. Though I have tried (and continue to try) different hearing assistance devices, I did not have anything with me on my visit with Dr. Hughes. The difficulty in communication, solely my responsibility, was apparent from the outset. Dr. Hughes quickly found a creative solution: he had me put one end of his stethoscope in my ears while he spoke into the other! Bingo. My blood pressure dropped from 160/100 to 140/80 in mere minutes. Apart from this MacGyver solution, I found Dr. Hughes to be considerate, thoughtful and extremely helpful. I recommend him very highly! read more

Dr Hughes is everything you want in a general practitioner. He's very thorough and helpful. He is very friendly and patient and will give me as much time as I need to discuss issues. His advice has consistently been spot on. I agree with the other Yelper who said, "best doctor I've ever had." read more

I've had Dr Hughes as my primary care physician for almost 3 years, and it's really good experience. I had an ulcer and provided me a good dr to check it, now it's been recovered. He helped me with my sleep apnea, several small issues. Getting appointment is quick and mostly you can schedule it on the same week you call. They have an online system you check all your test results, schedule an appointment, check your visits and more. Even for the regular blood test you don't need an appointment. And after dr Hughes calls you personally to talk about results. They mixed up with some tests, and forgot to put some results in the system, that's why I set 4, not 5 stars. But they resolved all issues pretty good, it just took some time. read more

Thanks to Yelp, within a week of posting our billing challenge, we were contacted by a Dignity Health patient advocate. She was extremely kind and a great listener. She researched the problem and was able to get a full refund of the $253.00 charged for the shingles shot. If my husband could give a 5 star rating to the patient advocate, he would! Her 5 star work turned this review into an A-Ok 3 star review, for the practice. read more

there needs to be a zero or minus option. he sucks and should not be allowed to be a doctor. as a strok survivor under his care, he would not even look as me. he told my wife he was sorry he became a doctor. post stroke - so am I. I would not brake if he was crossing the road. read more

This place is not recommended. It is probably not Dr's fault. You just can not make appointment. I waited 2 month for first appointment for nothing, then blood test, had to wait for another 2 month to get result. What is the point of testing? My insurance bill was almost $2k, and I never go back to get result. I asked to give me result since he is not available for 2 month ahead, those number will be completely useless in 2 month. They never give me my result saying I had to see him. It just does not make sense. I won't come see doctor if I can wait for 2 month. read more

How frustrating! I have been a patient of Dr. Hughes for about 6 months and he and his office STILL cannot get my prescriptions straight! I have been calling and struggling to just get my medications on time. The office blames the online pharmacy and the CVS that I have to revert to because no one can get it right! AND Dr. Hughes is vehement in wanting to change my medications although I came to him with a long compliant history and list of medicines I have been taking for awhile with excellent results. read more

Dr. Hughes was my primary care doctor for seven years until I moved away. He is down to earth, kind, compassionate, caring, and listens to his patients. He is up to date with research and I owe him a lot for the amazing care he provided me. I wish there were only more doctors like him out there. He is amazing. read more

He's real rude on the phone! My wife and I were unable to cancel an appointment because she fell sick and I had to pick her up from work, because she was unable to drive. This was right around the time of our appointment, and I was unable to do anything until I got her home to bed. But this bozo decides to give attitude about how I should have cancelled earlier because there were other patients waiting. What a loser! My wife wasn't really planning on falling sick and I wasn't really all that available to cancel the appointment. If he so values the appointment, he could have cancelled after 10-15mins of no-show and served the next patient, but not call up the patient and try to start an altercation on the phone. Complete moron of a doctor!! read more

Absolutely love my doctor, Dr. Hughes. He's very friendly and makes you feel comfortable and welcome. Some doctors I've seen in the past made me feel totally rushed, like they didn't have time to see me and I was just a number. But not Dr. Hughes, he takes the time to explain complicated health issues and address my concerns. Best doctor I've ever had. read more

He is horrible , my father has a spinal infection, for a couple months he was in pain , and Dr. Hughes WAS NOT able to provide a diagnose, and what is even worst is that he left a voicemail saying "you are ok there is nothing wrong with you so I don't think we need to keep talking about this" " you probably pulled a muscle " .........well guess what Dr Hughes ....he is really sick ,,,, his infection is serious, we are so sad. An you haven't even bother to call him , read more

Doesn't return phone calls and takes +1weeks for prescription refills. I'm finding a new doctor.

Both my wife and I are patients of Dr. Hughes and continue to be impressed by his thoroughness. Both of us appreciate the extra time he takes with us and the willingness to always hear that one little nagging unrelated concern. read more

I've been a patient of Dr. Hughes for over 10 years - an excellent doctor who knows his stuff and is very personable and easy to talk to. He's also been extremely flexible in scheduling, even fitting me in after hours to accommodate my busy work schedule. Two thumbs up! read more

I just had my first appointment with Dr. Hughes. The initial office questionnaire was very thorough, and he was very personable, easy to talk to and seemed very knowledgeable. We were able to view recent lab results on the computer together and he walked through his thought process of how he viewed the results. He works a full-time schedule, even into the evening on a couple of nights, and would rather communicate by phone than email. I am healthy, but will call on him when I am not feeling well. read more