Dr. Denny Jude Battista, DO

He is a great, caring doctor.

Worst place to go for pain I was in so much pain I couldn’t walk and they didn’t give me no pain medication Then they kicked me out because I refuse to take steroid medication

I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THIS PAIN CLINIC FOR AT LEAST 4 YRS........DR BATTISTA IS GREAT, I WENT THROUGH MANY PROCEDURES AND EVENTUALLY I ENDED UP WITH A STIMULATOR, WITH THE STIMULATOR I ALSO RECEIVED A COUPLE PRESCRIPTIONS, THEY HAVE ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL GREAT!!! I FIGURED AFTER 4 YRS THAT WE PRETTY MUCH GOT ALONG, AFTER A WHILE DR BATTISTA HAD PRETTY MUCH DECIDE THAT THEY COULDNT DO MUCH MORE FOR ME, SO I STARTED GOING THRU AMY GEMMELLI, BASICALLY FOR SCRIPTS........WELL LAST FRIDAY SEPT 7TH, I HAD AN APPT , I FIGURED I WAS GONNA HAVE A DRUG TEST!!! I WAS FINE WITH THAT BECAUSE I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE....WELL APPARENTLY I DIDNT PEE ENOUGH, SO I WENT BACK IN THE BATHROOM FOR LIKE 15 MINS......ALL I DID WAS DRIP, SO I PUT MY SAMPLE WHERE IT SHOULD BE, AND WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE BATHROOM, THE CLERK GAVE ME A CARD FOR MY NEXT APPT, I FIGURED I WAS ALL SET....SO I LEFT AND MY MEDICAL TRANSPORT WAS WAITING FOR ME!!! SO NOW ON SEPT 12TH, THE CALLED ME TO DISCHARGE ME FROM THE… CLINIC.......APPARENTLY I WASNT SUPPOSSED TO LEAVE, IT WAS A SIMPLE MISTAKE (MY CAB WAS WAITING) SO NOW ITS ON MY RECORD THAT I REFUSED A DRUG TEST........WELL I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I NEVER REFUSED ANY DRUG TEST.......I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE.......I BEGGED THE GIRL ON THE PHONE (SARAH) AND SHE WAS SO RUDE!!! I AM DEVASTATED , YOU CANT JUST PULL THE RUG FROM UNDER SOMEONE JUST LIKE THAT!!!!!! AND NOW PRETTY SOON I WILL BE GOING THRU WITHDRAWL AND IT GETS SO BAD I WILL END UP IN THE HOSPITAL.......YOU WOULD THINK AFTER ALL THESE YRS THEY WOULD GIVE ME A BREAK, I HAVE NEVER HAD A BAD TEST.....MY HEART IS BREAKING BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE GOING THERE AND THEY TREATED ME SO GOOD, IM SORRY I MADE A MISTAKE. BUT I GUESS THEY DONT ALLOW FOR MISTAKE

prior to seeing this doctor my clinic had closed. i was kept comparitively pain free with adirondack pain med. Immediately he wanted to put me on embeda, a morphine which i tols him made me sick so he then puts me on a med my insurance wont pay for and eentually has his way and am on morphine. He did change it after my c/o nausea. Yhen put me on the absolute lowest dose of zohydro possibe. Again i had to egt auth from yhe indurance co. It does not work at all. When i called to state this fact and ask for something for breakthru i was refused til my next appt approx 1 1/2 months away. Btw. I am a 71 yr old woman who has had hip surgery and other back problems. I even was injected and that caused such intense itcing i thought i would go insane. Aill I want at this stage in my life is ti be faitly comfortable, to get my chores done, to be able to wlak arounf]d the grocery store. this dr shows me nothing and more importantly he doesnt care. it would also be nice to have a medication i dont… have to battle with my ins co and pay a higher copay

I have had no problems at all with this office. The front desk could be more friendly and considerate but they are I have to say rude on the phone or in person. Dr. Battista is a great Neurologist. Takes time with you and is fantastic is this field of health care. Very difficult to find a good Neurologist here in Syracuse. Great bedside manner. I could not ask for anyone better. A++++