The office staff is great! The Dr. and/or NP only focus on one issue per appointment (only 15min appts) despite what is going on or having multi symptoms occurring. He punts to other physicians consistently, even if it's standard procedure tests that he CAN order. Recently, after many visits and a lot of time and pain (months due to Dr. refusing to look at the whole picture...and diagnosing me with two things I didn't/don't have)...a scan that I had to ask a specialist doctor that I go to for something unrelated...proved an abnormality that would be causing my pain and a surgery consult was needed. I asked Dr. L for pain management to get me through until surgery consultation. I was then informed the he doesn't prescribe pain medication. He send patients to pain clinics...which takes days to be seen.
If you are looking for a doctor that has empathy and compassion...or a doctor that listens....seek elsewhere. AND...if you have any pain...(unless you want to suffer because he refuses to prescribe medication you may need even for acute pain)....this is not the doctor you are looking for. I am an RN and educated and experienced. He has issues with recommendations, listening, being able communicate and obviously being able to handle more than one thing at a time. He is "professional " until you start advocating for yourself and want adequate treatment. The behavior after he found that I may have been mis-diagnosed for years and in pain...and all I wanted was pain meds to help until the next step....was shocking...he made it out that I'm overreacting. If I could give zero stars I would. I ended up having to fire him after multiple attempts to get adequate care was unsuccessful. read more