Dr. John Hugh Wollner, MD

Easily the worst medical experience of my life. I generally really like blunt/pragmatic doctors, but he wasn't either of those like it said in other reviews. (That's why I went to him initially.) He was just rude and dismissive. He literally refused to listen at all, it was bizarre. I didn't say anything offensive, I wasn't demanding anything, this should have been such an easy appointment. I was honestly shocked into silence for a lot of it, as was his nurse and the doctor shadowing him, (who he brought in without my consent. She seemed nice but I really didn't want more people in there while I was kind of exposed.) He examined my open skin lesions with bare hands, and didn't wash before or after. He left his mask down. No gloves. I've been diagnosed with the chronic, easily visible but multifaceted condition I've got for ~14 years. He still managed to dismiss it, and refuse to do so much as a blood test for changing symptoms, or give it a passing glance even. (The issue I'm having… is commonly caused by 1 of like 4 things, just needed to know which and treat it.) He literally told me, as I'm half naked in front of 3 strangers, my hair is falling out and my face and body is covered in sores, and I'm quoting directly here, "that's not a real problem." To say nothing of the pain, right? Or maybe the myriad systemic symptoms? Ugh. I didn't just make this up, it's very literally extremely easy to see. Like I said, the two other women in the room were also visibly uncomfortable. He laughed at me, he outright ignored me, he waved away anything I said even though I could point to what I was describing, and I did. I am a medical professional myself, and the level of condescension was just...bewildering. In a truly surreal display of unprofessionalism, he also spent an uncalled for amount of time insisting I needed to be shaving under my arms, although that had nothing to do with anything. There are no flares there literally because I don't remove the hair; I know my body and I know what it'll react to. I politely let him know I was actually fine with my body hair and such, I don't mind it. It honestly hadn't hit me yet how messed up that was. He was extremely bothered though, and wrote the name of a drug store hair removal cream on a piece of paper, which he insisted I take with me. He sat arguing with me, as I was barely covered by one of those paper things, for waaaay too long. He was a foot away and he spent ages explaining how I can groom myself "properly" now since I take a med that might help flares there even if I shave. Dude I'm not risking it, and I wouldn't care to remove it anyway! I'm not super liberal or anything, just comfy in my own skin (...when it's not doing what it is right now.) My husband doesn't care so I especially don't. I don't have hygiene problems or anything like that, and it's not hurting anybody. I doubt a male patient would be told to go buy hair removal cream for under his arms. Sexist, cruel, incompetent. I can't really include everything here because of protected health info, but know that it was enough to report to the state medical board, and I did. I've never been impolite to a medical professional; I worked in a hospital lab for two years and I know it can get crazy. But boy did he test that respect. There are way better options nearby, don't waste time and money on this guy. I've never been treated so poorly by a doctor in my life. Shame on Dr. Wollner.

30 minutes in waiting room is too much. Bedside manner ok but a little lacking. Otherwise ok.

Had appointments on two different occasions. Both times I waited in an examination room for over an hour (no kidding. I timed it). One visit I heard the doctor loudly chatting down the hall with another patient for about 15 minutes about their kids and his kids and among other things. Then he came in, took a quick look, said my spots looked normal and left. What a waste of time. Very frustrating. I found a new doctor that helped me with my problem.

I've been a patient of Dr. Wollner's for several years and would highly recommend him.

Dr. Wollner is a nice man, but could not help me. Big waste of time.