Dr. Adam Lerner, MD

I waited 1 year to get an appointment and less than a month before the appointment, they called to reschedule for several months out because he had a vacation. I drove 2.5 hours to see him and he came in rubbing his face and closing his eyes like he was either annoyed or tired. He spent less than 10 minutes with me and was extremely dismissive. I have a ferritin level of 35 and have been experiencing hair loss, fatigue, depression, and brain fog. I also have been taking a ferritin supplement for 4 months and my levels stayed the same. I am unable to absorb iron likely due to a medication I'm taking that I need to take and the fact that I have IBS. He told me my ferritin levels were not low enough for an iron IV, even though the American Society of Hematology put out new guidelines stating that people with inflammation (which I have due to IBS, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) should be treated at 100 or less ferritin and IV should be used if the individual has… absorption issues. I messaged him through MyChart to see if he was taking into account the new Society of Hematology guidelines and he never answered.

I waited 1 year to get an appointment and less than a month before the appointment, they called to reschedule for several months out because he had a vacation. I drove 2.5 hours to see him and he came in rubbing his face and closing his eyes like he was either annoyed or tired. He spent less than 10 minutes with me and was extremely dismissive. I have a ferritin level of 35 and have been experiencing hair loss, fatigue, depression, and brain fog. I also have been taking a ferritin supplement for 4 months and my levels stayed the same. I am unable to absorb iron likely due to a medication I'm taking that I need to take and the fact that I have IBS. He told me my ferritin levels were not low enough for an iron IV, even though the American Society of Hematology put out new guidelines stating that people with inflammation (which I have due to IBS, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) should be treated at 100 or less ferritin and IV should be used if the individual has… absorption issues. I sent him a message on mychart and he has ignored it. This man was extremely dismissive, saying my symptoms could be caused by anything (even though I told him, and he should have access to the vast amount of testing I have gotten done to rule everything else out for those symptoms and even though all my symptoms started exactly when my ferritin went from 65-35). He already made his mind up about me prior to even talking to me and did non take the new guidelines under consideration. I ended up consulting another doctor at a private clinic. Off the bat she told be she would need my labs because they won't treat people who don't need it. The first thing she asked when I told her my information was "is your hair falling out? are you fatigued?" I will be getting an iron IV through them instead. I understand that he sees patients who have cancer and may be experiencing more intense issues, but it doesn't excuse him from dismissing me. I'm extremely disappointed that I wasted my time with Dr. Lerner and that he was so openly dismissive right off the bat. He obviously isn't up to date with the current research which is also disturbing.