Dr. Christopher Hoon Kye, MD

Don’t know how to put it but if ur looking for someone to give u hope and then take it away- u came to the right place - good luck ??

I do not normally write reviews but in this case, I consider doing so a public service. Dr. Kye has terrible bedside manners and horrible communication skills. I wasted money and time with him. From my experience he does not seem to have a clue about how to deal with children specifically or people in general. He lacks that "human touch". He barely allows you to talk and the pace of his speech is fast and appears "manic'. I never got the impression that he was listening to me, and he did not appear to have any empathy. He often appeared mercurial, aggressive and arrogant. The interactions were always cold, and he hardly made eye contact. In hindsight, I noticed these things from the very first interaction, but I dismissed them and told myself he was just a little "weird". He did not order any blood tests or brain scan, just started giving meds. I know a caring and competent psychiatrist can make a difference, but Dr. Kye is not one. At the first meeting, Dr. Kye told me to trust him,… and I did to the detriment of my son.

Dr. Kye is brilliant, compassionate, and cares deeply for his patients. My son and we, as a family, have been gifted with hope that our boy can live a good, happy life. Dr. Kye was able to accomplish wonderful, positive results after only 1 session, having diagnosed him correctly with accurate dosage from the start. All of the others, the years of struggle, seemed to prescribe medication that made life worse not better for my son. Dr. Kye is in a different league than any other psychiatrist you will ever meet. He is brilliant. Sadly I've seen my son struggle for years and we didn't have a clue as to why so there was no path toward change. Seeing the improvement my child has made after 1 session makes a mom very emotional, very grateful, and very hopeful for a bright future, and Dr. Kye was as elated as we are with the results. Words cannot express our gratitude to Dr. Kye and his wonderful staff. My advice-go to him. There is hope.

Dr Kye is a brilliant and caring psychiatrist. My daughter has high-functioning autism. After twenty years serious mental illness including treatment resistant depression and psychosis resulting in too many hospitalizations to count, she started seeing Dr. Kye four months ago. He completely revamped her medication regime with amazing response. Dr Kye has turned my daughter’s life around. Her functioning has improved immeasurably and she now has hope and prospects for her future. We are both immensely grateful to Dr Kye.

So, how are you feeling? I asked my son. There is some tingling on my fingertips, he answered. Mmh? Have you ever felt that before? I mean you just started taking some medication, perhaps it is something we need to ask Dr. Kye when we see him next week or if you really want to know you can send him an email and ask him too? The day came and on the long ride to my son’s appointment we knew there was one thing on our minds – the tingling. So, when we arrived, the strangest thing happened, Dr. Kye, in his straightforward yet calming voice asked my son: “So, how is it going? Are you adjusting to the side effects of the medication? Any tingling on the fingertips, toes, tongue?” Well, yeah! My son responded while I watched in amazement. How about soda? How is that tasting? Does it taste like metal? To which my son responded: is that what it is? Wow! Yes! I was beginning to think there was something wrong with sodas lately, my son said. Nope, Dr. Kye responded it is another side effect. But,… the question is, Dr. Kye continued: are you okay with that? Yes, my son said! Absolutely! I guess the strangest thing is how we got here on the first place. My son had been diagnosed for various inherited illnesses, with permanent hospitalization diagnosis. But, not my son I thought. So, I kept him home and nurtured him for years, decades and at 28, things suddenly turned grimmer and during his last depression fall, there was no rescuing him. He began to talk repetitively and excessively. Dr. Kye called it obsessive thinking after our initial meeting. I knew about it, but never really thought it was a thing. I had lived in a bubble with my son for all these years and always looked forward to the day when he woke up and “it” (the repetitive talk) was suddenly gone and he was “back” But not this time, my son plummeted to a depth he had never reached before after being diagnosed with COVID19, not once, but twice. On the third time his test came back negative, but his state was not good – the mandatory 14 day quarantine (twice) took a toll on him and I could tell just by looking at him the situation was worse. He looked very slim, in fact, when Dr. Kye weighted him the first time, it was confirmed, my son had lost over 20 pounds in less than two months and he was not sleeping. He did not want anyone around and spent the day under his blankets with his eyes wide open and a hoodie over his head. What kind of work do you do? Dr. Kye asked my son. I am a driver, my son said. In fact, unbeknown to Dr. Kye, my son had maintained a job and sometimes multiple seasonal jobs during the last 10 years. Then Dr. Kye melted my heart when he asked: “Is you son always this polite?” Yes, I said. His demeanor has always been like this. Allright said Dr. Kye, give me three months! And if we are not in a better place by then, you can fire me, no, I will fire myself! Actually, we did not have to wait three months. After one day of treatment my son was “back”. He has gotten two raises at his job and has not lost a day of work. He gets home and takes his bike out to play basketball every day (rain or shine). He goes out for sushi and is eating very well. He has not gained any weight, but is solid muscle. He wakes up alert and has incorporated into our family, once again. Watching the presidential debate has been an entirely different experience. So how does a fly land on a candidate’s head? It doesn’t really matter ~ what matters here is the jovial look on my son’s face. I guess bottom line, it is important to Dr. Kye too…. I know it because of what he asked my son just before we left: “take your mask off, let me see your smile!” ~ yes, I could see those pearly whites too, I thought, I see them every day now. As a mother these visits are a tremendous financial sacrifice, but in the end I thought, I gotta keep trying, I gotta hope there is an answer out there. My prayers brought me here and this blessing kept my son alive!

I have been under Dr. Kye's treatment for over 1.5 years. When I first met Dr. Kye I was suffering from a tremendous amount of anxiety and depression that were causing me to have suicidal thoughts. It took some time to tweak the meds i was on but eventually I came out of the dark hole I was in. Doctor kye answered every phone call day or night and was extremely focused on getting it right. Dr. Kye's knowledge of how the brain works and its chemistry is absolutely amazing. I can't stress enough of how much this man helped me and I thank him for that.

My daughter is 21 years old and suffers from depression, anxiety disorder, ADHD, and has a non-verbal learning disability (executive function disorder). Her world fell apart after starting college and living away from home. Medication prescribed by two other psychiatrists created a young adult that was over medicated, unable to get out of bed or a raging bull. After this experience it seemed an impossible task to find the right psychiatrist to help her. Our neighbors told us about Dr. Kye and how he changed their son’s life after 20 years of inappropriate medication. At that point we call for an appointment. Dr. Kye is amazing! Be forewarned, he is not your stereotypic psychiatrist but his knowledge of psychiatric medication and how they interact is exactly what our daughter needed. During her first appointment with he quickly identified problems with her current medication and the reason behind her raging anger meltdowns. Within three weeks on the new medications the raging beast… was gone. It is hard to believe (and a bit scary to realize) the impact of the right versus wrong medication. Dr. Kye continues to tweak our daughter’s medication mix to address her other needs. At each appointment he walks her through a series of very specific questions and switches his line of questioning depending on her responses. You can almost see the wheels in his head processing and considering the best medication options for her. In addition to Dr. Kye’s work to manage our daughter’s medications he also directed us to a life coach, Cheryl Checkers, to help her work on life skills. Dr. Kye and Ms. Checkers share information about what’s happening with our daughter and work together to determine the next step. This team has been a great support for our daughter and for us. Our daughter is now working on developing life skills to enable her to hold a job, live on her own, and next week she starts her first college class after dropping out a year ago. Her medication management is enabling her to stay focused and to recognize when she needs help. We feel blessed that our paths crossed with Dr. Kye and Cheryl Checkers.

Total waste of $450.

Dr. Kye accepted my son as a patient. There have been ongoing behavioral issues which were difficult to manage for a number of years because of how his brain works. I have been resistant to having my son put on any prescription from day one and he is a young adult now. I accepted Dr. Kye's diagnosis and prescriptions and there have subsequently been significant positive results in his behavior using a very low dosage combination that my son is able to manage on his own, although I verify his pill box as a parent should. I am so thankful for Dr. Kye and how he diagnosed and successfully treated my son. We were referred to Dr Kye by a close friend who has made other referrals (successful) to him. We saw positive changes within a few days following Dr Kyes advice. I highly recommend Dr. Kye.

Dr Kye treated our autistic young adult son for about 4 months. He was highly recommended to us by our son's therapist, and we were ready to look for alternative solutions for our issues. On the positive, he is not driven exclusively by money like other doctors we've known, and seems to initially genuinely care for his patients. He listens and is very knowledgeable technically. On the negative, we found out that his main driver seems to be the personal satisfaction that he has successfully treated his patient, rather than the feeling that the patient is truly feeling better. He appears to see himself as a specialist, a doctor above others whose mission is to "solve the problem" then to simply "redirect" the patients to other psychiatrists for monitoring. That in itself is not an issue, however if/when his efforts do not yield the expected results after a few visits, he can become quite defensive, and at that times he seems to wish to get out of the discomforting situation… entirely. Finally, if all his efforts fail, he simply and abruptly gets rid of the patient, as if really concerned that negative results might affect him personally and his confidence. Finally, the reason for the 2-star rating (rather than 3 which would more fairly represent someone who can either succeed or fail) is the Dr's personality. Dr Kye is extremely moody, and has been at times very arrogant and rude with us, even though we are simply patients / concerned parents seeking help. In the end, after 5 visits and no positive results with him, and as we decided to schedule our final appointment with him he just cancelled it, as if concerned about being faced with a professional failure. In the end, we are not particularly concerned about the loss of money and time in our relationship with the doctor. We know from experience that psychiatry is no easy matter. We are simply disillusioned that Dr Kye initially raised our expectations so much that he would have no problem treating our son, and in the end could not even see us face to face and instead simply left a voicemail to cancel our appointment. Bottom line, Dr Kye may work for you if his selection of meds does the trick for your situation, and it seems to be often the case. But if he fails, do not expect grace, comfort or support. You will be treated like a nuisance which contaminates his ego and his reputation.