Dr. Weiner has been my primary care physician since 1984. He is a wonderful doctor and a wonderful person.
He literally saved my life in 1995 when he received a copy of a blood test result that my then-urologist had ordered. Dr. Weiner phoned me to alert me that there may be a problem, saying the urologist might want to do a scan. When I went to the urologist's office he told me that everything was OK, so have another test in 6 months. When I told the urologist about Dr. Weiner's call, he (the urologist) became miffed and said "If it'll make you feel better, we can do a scan." He did the scan and found I had prostate cancer. So I had a prostatectomy (needless to say, I didn't have that urologist do it). Since I was under the direct care of the urologist, Dr. Weiner was under no obligation to alert me as he did.
Another time, the day before I was scheduled to fly to London to make a presentation at a professional seminar, I came down with an ailment. I phoned his office to see if he could see me on an emergency basis, and was told that the earliest he could see me was on the day of my flight. However, I went to his office the day before the flight and he worked me in during his lunch break--he gave me a prescription and some instructions, which fixed me up and I was able to take the flight to London. This was important to my career as I was invited back several times in later years to make presentations; had I missed that first invitation at the last minute, I may well not have been invited back.
I could cite many other plaudits of Dr. Weiner's practice with me as a patient. He invariably returns phone calls the same day and spends all the time you need to talk. He has never kept me waiting more than a minute or two at most when I go to his office by appointment; again, he never rushes me through.
Marshall H. Pinnix 7/27/07 read more
