Dr. Neil Maru was my dad's neurologist for over 5 years. I have never met him but, feel like I know him after my Dad's torturous ordeal dealing with end of life and severe dementia. My dad's is 82 years old and his mental state took a drastic turn for the worse in the last few months. My Stepmother Joyce has been lovingly taking care of my dad. She did this with the thought of keeping him at home and not committing him a facility.
I came 2 weeks ago to help my father who was in a highly agitated state. He was hallucinating ,panicking, falling out bed, generally in a state of panic and terror. Dr. Maru prescribed a med in such a low dose that it did absolutely nothing and possibly made things worse. We finally took him to the ER at Dr. Maru's suggestion and found out his only issue was severe dementia. At this point we hired a home health agency to sit with dad 12 hours per night, When they saw my father they immediately said he was a candidate for hospice. We got an order for hospice and palliative care. I carried the ER report to Dr. Maru's office he refused to sign the order for hospice, stating he had seen him weeks ago and he was not in such a state. We were at a complete loss. My dad was in mental agony couldn't stand, eat or even recognize us.
At this point we hired an Md. to do a house call and assess my dad. He immediately agreed my dad needed to be in the care of hospice. He is now unconscious But fortunately in a comfortable state. He will pass away soon fortunately at peace.
Dr. Maru completely failed my dad. He is at end of life and needed care and compassion. Dr. Maru offered absolutely nothing and didn't have any idea of my dad's condition who was his patient for 5 years. It's as if he didn't believe family members or for that matter the ER. To let my dad be in such state of misery for weeks is unacceptable.
While he may be a good MD for sleep studies. I would "beware" and not trust your loved one to his care. Especially at end of life. He completely failed my dad. He has a total lack of attention ,caring or compassion. read more