Dr. Laurie B Feuer, MD

It's hard to find a more conscientious doctor who truly looks after her patients. She doesn't miss one thing and she attends to every detail. I never had better care in my life.

I am very busy and find it hard to find time to do the things that will keep me healthy. Dr. Feuer will see you on time and nag you to make the appointments for other specialists (i.e. dermatologist or ophthalmologist etc...) When I found her, I was looking for just that type of doctor: a mix between "Jewish Mother" and "OCD Internist." She is very caring and thorough. I was surprised to find that Dr. Feuer didn't have all 5-star reviews, so I read them. After reading them, I was compelled to leave a review of my own, because I believe she is excellent. That said, I can see their points: One review disliked that she joined MDVIP. That does add to her cost, so I could see why some might not like that. Another didn't like having appointments rescheduled. I agree, and if that happened to me, I might look elsewhere as well, but for the 6 years she has been my doctor, she hasn't rescheduled my appointments. Hope this helps you pick your doctor.

I liked her during the several years she spent as my doctor, but she's an "acquired taste". As with many of her other patients, I prized her for her prompt, bordeline-obsessive schedule keeping; and yet also found her brusque, dismissive and overly self-assured at times. Upon my last meeting before changing doctors she intimated I was making a mistake, and would "ask (her) to take me back after my first heart attack" as other patients of hers had done. If you want someone who's prompt, efficient and "hits her marks", this is your doctor. If you prefer a physician whose approach is consultative and nuturing rather than direct and matter-of-fact, you're better served by looking elsewhere.

She is ontime and thorough. Because she is on time, you will not get much attention while you are there. Her follow-up is great. The main reason I am leaving and finding another doctor is due to repeat issues with being asked to reschedule our appointment the day of the appointment due to Dr. Feuer's personal schedule. The first two times I toleratated it, but as I have business appointments to maintain on a daily basis, I don't have time to reschedule my appointments to accommodate my doctor every time I have an appointment scheduled with her.

I always find her office staff the most courteous and efficient. I have always been seen at my appointment time or before. She is a straight shooter. I have been a patient for almost 8 years.

I have been seeing Dr Feurer since she first arrived in Houston, nine years ago, and I am/have always been extremely pleased with her service and care. From the onset she has always given me as much time as I have needed and has, when necessary, squeezed me in for emergencies. Always, I have felt that she has my best interest at heart. One thing that I particularily like is that if she isn't sure about a situation she does not hesitate to send you to someone with more experience or knowledge (specialists). When these occasions have happened her prelimanary diagnosis has always been spot on.As long as I am in the Houston vicinity I will continue to see Dr Feurer.

After 6 years with Dr. Feuer, I have chosen to find another doctor. She is changing her practice to MDVIP so this is a good time for me to make a change. I like that she sees me at my exact appointment time, is prompt to call with test results, keeps very detailed records of immunizations, other doctor visits, and tests. However, these are things a nurse practitioner could do. Very little hands on has ever taken place. I find her abrupt manner and curt responses to questions abrassive and objectionable. Several things have happened over the course of six years that have been somewhat annoying and one that was very troubling: An EKG performed in the office by her assistant was performed incorrectly. As explained by my cardiologist the only way the resulting report could look the way it did was the pads were not applied correctly. When I tried to discuss this with Dr. Feuer (with the results of the nuclear stress test from my cardiologist), she was insistant her assistant had… performed many EKGs and would not have made the mistake. Her information concerning the shingles vaccination didn't make sense and she didn't recommend it for me at the time. (I got it at Randall's the next day.)I requested a copy of information on heart disease that was taped to the wall in my examining room but was told it couldn't be removed for copying! It was long and there wasn't time to read it completelty while in the room!If I had to be admitted to a hospital, Dr. Feuer would uses a hospitalist(someone I had never met) to provide hospital care and report my case to her - not very appealing.Am on the search for a doctor whose beside manner is more compatible with my southern roots........