Dr DeAngelis, where to begin…read more
I began seeing this Orthopedic doctor maybe two years ago after getting fed up with the service from an old family doctor. My last well known ortho doctor never bothered to call me back with my MRI results after I called him FIVE times. I finally gave up. Boy, I'm glad I did.
Background - I am in my mid 40s, and have been playing sports for decades, and continue to do so, especially hockey. Needless to say my years on the ice began to catch up with me and for the last 10 years or so I have been in and out of dr's offices and surgery tables. From knee scopes, to elbows, hands, ankles. You name it and I have had it repaired, sometimes many times. As a result I have been to so many doctor's offices I have lost count, in many states no less. I can tell you what test or exam they will probably order, where and when to inject cortisone, that the MCL needs to be surgically repaired etc.
So, as I got older I expected my doctor to be able to have an intelligent conversation with me about my medical conditions. Where other DRs have failed is listening to the patient, not taking the time and brushing them aside. Yes, I want to be heard but I also want to take control of my treatment. I know how I feel, the likely problem and want a one on one dialog with a professional, something often not found with many doctors who are in and out so fast and often prescribe pain meds before taking a close look at what's going on. Such is modern medicine I guess.
Here is where Dr. Dr DeAngelis excels. My first meeting with him I was wary and expected to have to go through the general 1st patient exam I have seen elsewhere. Cough, any aches or pains, put some ice on it, come back in 6 weeks. Not so with this doctor. We had an excellent conversation, and I immediately felt a team being formed. He listened, commented, evaluated and then we discussed what he found, what I thought and how together we could move forward so I would feel better.
I was stunned that doctors were like this. And get this. Two days later he called me back to see how I was doing. I thought he had the wrong number. Why would he be calling me?
Anyway, I have been seeing Dr. DeAngelis for the past two years. Last year he performed an elbow surgery on me that went well. Again, he called me at home to see how I was feeling, several times. This past summer I had another problem crop up and called him from out of the country. He was on vacation, so I left a message and hoped to hear back from him when he returned. Nope, he called me that afternoon on his cell phone from the beach! He immediately identified the problem and was able to get me some medicine that literally saved my summer.
I know I will need a quality doctor as I age, each morning reminds me of that. But with a wonderful doctor on my team I feel confident that whatever I encounter Dr. DeAngelis will get me through it with professionalism, integrity and an understanding that he is there every step of the way.