Dr. Andrew R Jones, MD

I’m writing this review on behalf of my mother, who was treated by nurse practitioners and PA’s in this office for 8 years but earlier this year after the treatment she had received prior no longer worked and she had extreme pain, she was advised to see a doctor. I will start by saying my father has also seen Dr. Jones a few times and actually had him perform a total right knee replacement earlier this year and has had a full recovery. Outside of Jones being illusive in answering the question on when my dad could begin driving again in a post-op visit, he had a mostly positive experience with him. But after the experience my mom had, he’s considering leaving Jones’ care as well. After her first visit with Jones, he diagnosed her hip condition advised PT and exercise. She went to PT and as they started to work with her, she again experienced severe pain and the PT advised an MRI and to have someone with an unbiased opinion review as she didn’t think the pain was in her hip but in… her back. My mom did as she suggested and had another Dr. in the same practice review the MRI who diagnosed her with a few back problems and advised that she see a pain specialist. My mom scheduled the earliest available appointment, 2+ months later. She scheduled another appt. with Jones to discuss her pain in the interim. My mom went in and asked the simple question, “is the pain being caused by my hip or my back?” Well, it seems as though other medical professionals providing second opinions on patient care rubs this guy the wrong way. He was incredibly unprofessional, going on a tirade about the opioid epidemic in this country and essentially acused my mom of being a pill seeker. My mother can barely walk up the stairs and struggles sleeping through the night, I assure you she’s simply seeking relief from her daily pain and to sleep better. He also demanded that she go sit in her PCP’s office until they gave her sleeping pills (after this, she consulted with them and they told her it was Jones who had to manage the pain). My mother walked out in the midst of her appointment in tears and is now seeing a doctor outside of Frederick who is actively working with her to manage her pain and determining next steps in her treatment.

Based on my first appointment with Dr. Jones I found him to be very personable and he made me feel quite at ease. He was ready with MRI films of my right hip and explained and pointed out on the MRI pictures what was causing my pain (for a number of years I was treated for lumbar pain and most of it was due to a hip issue!!!) and what had to be done to repair me and make me pain free. Whoever read the MRI did not see the problem but Dr. Jones did. I am so relieved that I finally know what is wrong with me. I am now looking forward to Dr. Jones performing a anterior approach to hip replacement surgery on me. I am in good hands.

Top knotch. Ultimate medical care/attention, and professionalism.