I was impressed by all the awards/certifications on his wall and thought for sure I was in the best hands. Boy was I wrong. Everything was great until I took the very recommended (by him) almost pushed radioactive iodine pill to “kill thyroid”. What was suppose to cause no symptoms, gave me shingles, grave’s eye disease, and pretty much 3 years of hell. After taking that pill, I was treated so badly by this dr. He didn’t believe my eye condition was related to thyroid every time I called his office and told the nurse that something was wrong. He just kept saying my thyroid levels didn’t match my symptoms. It took a trip to Mayo Clinic and their diagnosis to get his attention. But then he never recommended I see an ophthalmologist. Never. Kept saying it had to run its course. I finally stopped seeing him, went to Vanderbilt (amazing) where I had a immediate orbital decompression surgery because my optic nerve was compromised. Had I followed this dr.’s advice, I could’ve lost my vision. He may have the awards, and the ego to go with them- but he doesn’t have compassion, knowledge of graves eye disease, and apparently knowledge that Graves’ disease does cause anxiety (you aren’t crazy). You’re just a number to him.

He has been my thyroid Dr since I was 14. I am now turning 27. He has kept me on point and has educated me every step of the way.

Doctor that cares