Dr. Cara Leah Heller, MD

Dr. Heller always takes the time to listen to everything going on with me and discuss all my treatment options so I understand the differences and then we decide what's best for me. She makes me feel open to ask any and all questions and bring up all my concerns.

Dr. Cara Leah Heller only prescribes popular medications because as she says, "it is the standard treatment". Will either downplay the harmful side effects or won't inform you at all. I learned this the hard way. She ruined my quality of life. Not every patient responds the same to standard treatment.

In 2021 I was diagnosed in the MICU with resistant hypertension and Stage 1 Systolic Dysfunction. Since then I was hospitalized twice more and admitted to the ER numerous times for chronically high BPs of 200s/100s. Every physician that I've encountered, including Ophthalmology and even her own nursing staff, keep asking the same questions: Are you seeing a Cardiologist? Did Dr. Heller refer you to one? Finally in April 2023 I discussed this with her and asked why wasn't I seeing one. She said I "don't qualify to see a Cardiologist" because I have to take more than 3 medications without improvement then stated, "Besides I have access to the same medications that a Cardiologist does". She would rather play trial & error with various medications that do not work all with seriously dangerous side effects than send the patient to a specialist. She insists I remain on Carvedilol not because it works (which it doesn't) but for the sake of tolerability only.