Dr. Michael Howard Ries, MD

I have been a patient of Dr. Ries for many years. He is always available and always listens. Dr. Ries has saved my life on more than one occasion. He is terrific in both his abilities and the respect he gives his patients.

Drs. Aide rude tells one finding fromsleep apnea & said it showed no changes from three years ago and to get off oxygen . I explained to him that Dr. Ries put me on oxygen due to pulmanary hypertension but joe said go off of it as there was no drop in oxygen and medicare would not cover it though though I tried to tell him they are covering it.I explained to Joe that Dr. Lancent told me at previous exam the apnea was not being treated well before the test and ordered sleep study test but joe the aide wanted to hear nothing about drs. Findings.again joe the aide told me to go off oxygen at night which Dr. Ries prescribed over seven years ago. Aide was suppose to follow up with Dr. lancents exam findings and he refused to do it in regards to my eye surgery being scrap on Dr. Lancents advice. Dr. lancent wrote my internest advising It be scrapped due to sleep apnea and fluid in lungs. Joe told me to make another apt with Dr. Lancent and that he was busy so he switched me to the… nurse who replied to my statement about Joe wanting me off the oxygen that I should not go off of it and she said she spoke to Joe and he denied telling me to go off the oxygen . This was a very dangerous lie that this aide told me as he said the service people were not going to connect the new cpap machine to my oxygen despite my pulmanary hypertension because medicare would not cover it. Medicare has covered it for three years and my blue cross has covered it for over seven years. the staff is rude in a hurry and lies when caught with giving incorrect advise . I intend on seeing Dr. lancent and getting issues solved but I feel that this place has gone way down in the service.