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busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 04:56 PM Mar 2013

The Good Dr. for Pres? Repubs. love him but.....

From www rate mds.com

He has good reviews as well, but his bad ones are interesting. Very worried about ego and payment..
I have a feeling this guy has a lot of baggage.

Below is one of the reviews I pasted from the site.
The actual site is the link below the comment.


We went to see Dr. Carson and he didn't even take the time to order new MRIs. He looked at an old MRI that was 5 years old and said my daughter didn't have Chiari. All he did with the 5 minutes he had my daughter was complain about my insurance company and how he never gets paid. Never took the time to exam my daughter and told me that going to the Chiari center in NY was a waste of time. Well, we went to NY and they found my daughter definitely had Chiari. They ran all kinds of tests and found that she has no fluid behind the base of her brain. She has damage to her vega nerve which has now slowed her stomach down and heart issues. Great Doctor. NY told us that Carson was a media doctor and if a case didn't give him media time or wasn't clear cut, then he wasn't going to be bothered.
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield

Here are the rest..
http://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/866141/Dr-Benjamin-Carson-BALTIMORE-MD.html

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The Good Dr. for Pres? Repubs. love him but..... (Original Post) busterbrown Mar 2013 OP
Well I sure hope you reported him to the hospital Complain office. John Hopkins is southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #1
I can't imagine he'll be working there much longer. MinneapolisMatt Mar 2013 #2
I only posted one review! busterbrown Mar 2013 #4
I was referring to his political celebrity. MinneapolisMatt Mar 2013 #6
All medical professionals get lots of crappy reviews. kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #5
Sure hope your right. I know when my father was very ill and in the VA hospital southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #8
Holy crap! What a dolt. AC can be such a disaster for a growing child. Squinch Mar 2013 #3
He could be the greatest doctor in the world - doesn't mean The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2013 #7
 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
1. Well I sure hope you reported him to the hospital Complain office. John Hopkins is
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 04:58 PM
Mar 2013

one of the best in the world. Really it is. I sure would let him know.

MinneapolisMatt

(1,550 posts)
2. I can't imagine he'll be working there much longer.
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 05:06 PM
Mar 2013

They are a superb and have a reputation to protect- I can't imagine they'll want to be associated with this asshole for much longer.

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
4. I only posted one review!
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 05:09 PM
Mar 2013

There are some good ones as well.....I just thought the bad ones speak volumes..

MinneapolisMatt

(1,550 posts)
6. I was referring to his political celebrity.
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 05:34 PM
Mar 2013

It's in their best interest to stay as non-partisan as possible. I know I'm hesitating at writing another check.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
5. All medical professionals get lots of crappy reviews.
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 05:23 PM
Mar 2013

Malcontents complain; happy patients don't. It's the same with all online reviews. Restaurants, especially. Competitors make shit up to make people look bad.

I ignore online reviews.

 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
8. Sure hope your right. I know when my father was very ill and in the VA hospital
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 06:14 PM
Mar 2013

in Baltimore. They did all kinds of test yet they could not find nothing. So they had a medical board over at John Hopkins and they still did a bunch of test. They found a spot on his lower colon. That Friday back at the VA they were going to do an exploration surgery. But he hemorrhaged to death. They just couldn't stop the bleeding. He was 50 yrs old. It was so unexpected even by the doctors. They did the best they could.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,656 posts)
7. He could be the greatest doctor in the world - doesn't mean
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 05:47 PM
Mar 2013

he'd be a good candidate for any political office. The GOPers are desperate for somebody who doesn't seem to be an idiot, an asshole or a lunatic.

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