My family have been patients of Dr. Rosen's for over 20 years.
Coming from a medical family (both my parents were MDs, my best friend was an MD, my brother and son are both paramedics) I am very picky about which doctors we see. Not all doctors are alike- especially these days! Dr. Rosen has specialty training in internal medicine, pediatrics, and geriatrics. He has taken care of our family from the time our youngest was 2 years-old, and of my husband and myself from our 40s into our 60s.
We came to him when our youngest was 2 years old. We had previously been using Pediatric Associates. Every visit was with a different doctor. Our daughter was in pre-school and was getting frequent colds and earaches, the doctors we were seeing wanted to put her on penicillin each time. I did not want her on antibiotics for a viral infection. Then I found Dr. Rosen. We used Tylenol and a heating pad to manage discomfort and got her through the next earache without antibiotics - she NEVER had another earache! She has only needed antibiotics twice in the last 20 years.
I have Hashimoto's hypothyroidism. I had been prescribed Synthroid by my endocrinologist for years. I was taking the highest dose of anyone in my family, yet I still had symptoms: tired, cold, carpal tunnel, etc. In my late 30's I was prescribed Cytomel by a retired doctor friend of the family and was doing very well on that until he passed away and I couldn't get refills. I then went to the head of Endocrinology at the Cleveland Clinic, Weston. He took me off Cytomel and put me back on Synthroid- I ended up so miserable, exhausted, and freezing cold that I spent my lunch hour sleeping in my car with the A/C off - during the South Florida summer! So, I went to Dr. Rosen, who was already seeing my kids. Dr. Rosen worked with me to find a better alternative. He put me on Armour thyroid. I have been stable on a moderate dose about 10 years.
These are just two examples of many I could relate. Bottom line: Dr Rosen takes the time to TALK to his patients. And he LISTENS. That is a rare thing to find in our medical system today. I feel so grateful to have a physician who practices medicine the way it should be practiced: he takes time to listen to his patients, he knows their history, he makes a diagnosis, and he uses his skills and experience to find the best solution to health issues. He is not following some rote protocol established by the FDA or a big medical corporation. read more