Dr. Laura Smith Emmick, MD

Dr. L.E. has great bedside manner and is a good listener and explainer. I thought a bit about going to her given the last reviewer blaming her for weight gain related to an emotional disorder and medication prescribed for it - ridiculous. I found the doscgor’s assessment of my emotional issues thorough. She helped me decide what side effects I was and was not willing to risk, giving me the ultimate choice. That’s what a good doctor is supposed to do - tell us how it is and can be and let the patient decide what is best for their mind and body.

She has a very good bedside manner, can be very caring,compassionate,& empathetic. However, there is one area,I'm not very pleased with. Medication; for areas she does not need to prescribe for, until she's absolutely positive, condition has been evaluated fully. I feel a second opinion is wise before accepting not just her diagnosis, but any physicians diagnosis. Unfortunately, due to her thinking I was well advanced in a particular emotional disorder, the medication prescribed caused a very large wt. gain, that I haven't been able to lose in many yrs. Other than that, i rate her as a good physician.