Dr. Wigod has been my gp for almost ten years now and he became my doctor in kind of an unusual way. I was hospitalized for major abdominal pain; the source wasn't obvious, although it ended up being acute appendicitis. I was buzzing like a bee on morphine and apparently just jabbering away. I must have mentioned a number of times the high school where I teach, which also happened to be Dr. and Mrs. Wigod's alma mater. I did not have a gp at the time and he happened to be on call that weekend. Once he met my loquacious self, he agreed to take me on as a patient (obviously overlooking the fact that I'm a graduate of the rival high school). At some point my appendix burst as tests were being run to figure out what the heck was wrong with me, but I was patched up and healed up after major surgery. Dr. Wigod is not working full time anymore, so I'm glad to still be one of the "chosen." He has been a great doctor to me and I will be sorry when he finally decides to retire. I rarely have to wait long to see him, he goes over my test results with me thoroughly in a way that's understandable to me, he put me on hypothyroid medication even though I'm "borderline," because I displayed symptoms (some doctors wouldn't do that), and we've discussed issues in my life that are not necessarily health related, but could affect my health. How many doctors take the time to do something like that? He always asks about my job; okay, it's his alma mater, but it's nice that he still asks. He just plain cares and doesn't rush me in and out of the examination room. I dread the day when I will have to look for a new doctor. Dr. Wigod is one in a million and I greatly appreciate the care he's given me over the past ten years. read more