Dr. Alfred Jackson Newman, MD

Not enough consideration for the patient

Very patient and knowledgeable, professional, caring man. The staff were also wonderful. Listened to me. Diagnosed my problem and treated me.

He practically saved my life! I will never forget him. He is superb!

Came in for a consultation for a vasectomy, everything was fine. When I show up for my appointment, he was really late, and even went as far as to burst into the room, mumbling incoherently, almost seemed like way too much caffeine and stress had a hold on him. Also no respect for patient privacy, and doesn't care what you have to say when spoken too.. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS GUY TO ANYONE.

Very Nice Doctor

over booked, 2 hour plus wait. No test results given. sick for over one week and a half

I was referred to Dr. Newman (by my neurologist) because of a problem I was having with my implant. Was told he had implanted thousands of me. He was helpful on my first visit and my wait was not very long. I found him to be patient and helpful, and I scheduled a second appointment at a satellite office at 8 a.m. I was there, along with 5-6 other people. At 9:30 a.m., the receptionist announced that he had called and said he would be unable to make the appointment. If we wanted to return the next Friday, he would be there. That did it for me; I decided to stick with my other urologist in Montgomery.

Was diagnosed with a 8mm kidney stone at my local ER. Saw Dr. Newman for treatment. My appointment was for 8 am Monday morning. I was seen promptly. Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy was scheduled for that thursday. Procedure went well minimal damage, stent placed and went home the same day. On Tuesday of the following week my stent was removed in office, taking less than 10 seconds for removal. Minor discomfort otherwise not bad at all. Have follow ups for June and then a 6 month. He is funny and very knowledgeable. Quiet, soft spoken. I will definetly make appointments with him as needed.

I have been his patient for 10+ yrs now. Yes, he can be extremely grumpy at times (definitely has no problem with his profanity when mad about something, but hey, I'm a military vet and have heard and seen it all) though never directed at me personally. Example: when told him my dr said my prostate seemed swollen after a colonoscopy results-he flew off the handle at other dr's diagnosis results, etc., comparing them to used car salesmen. Has always sat down and talked to me, asking how doing, would I like some coffee, and general chit chat, etc. He did start dozing off sitting in exam room one time after being several hrs late due to surgeries, followups, etc across the street at Jackson Hospital. His office staff used to be the worst when it comes to friendly to patients-has become much better last 3 or 4 appointments as new staff come and go (I go once a year). Have thought at times about finding another urologist nearer to me (over an hr to hr and a half MINIMUM drive from my… house), but the ones near me have a terrible reputation/knowledge, etc. My wife is an RN and has also dealt with the other dr's near us. Until he flat goes berserk on me for no reason, or retires etc, I will continue to make the drive for now.

Wait time couldn't be determined. Appointment was at 10:45 and at noon we left with 10 patients still ahead of us. What would be that be ... about 8 hours of waiting time? Turns out that at 10:45, he was seeing the 8:30 AM appointment! Waited 4 weeks to see him on a referral. He may be a terrific physician but he's a terrible practice manager. Appointments are at 15 minute intervals and the staff keep them full. One appointment runs over and it's all downhill from there. If he'd see 20 minute appointments he'd be better off. When you walk in the door, there's a sign that reads, "If you don't get seen today, we'll try to squeeze you in at noon tomorrow." What kind of nonsense is that!