Dr. Philip Stanley Fox, MD

Dr. Fox is the definition of insanity. He is uncaring, unsympathetic, and downright apathetic. He will never communicate with you directly unless you are in the same room, and to top it all off, he does not connect with you on any level or even make eye contact. He will see you for less than 15 minutes to give you your medications and bill you before dismissing you from his haughty office with an aloof wave. He does not care or even listen to how bad your anxiety may be and will not prescribe traditional anti-anxiety medications in fear of patients depending on their meds instead of their coping mechanisms, something he sees as inevitable. It's almost as if he or someone in his family has struggled with benzodiazepine addiction - that, or he truly does not want to help anyone who suffers from panic. If you try to leave his care, he will create the illusion that you are abusive of your medications. He literally sent my family doctor a note stating the amount of medication I was on prior… to seeing him. Dr. Fox is a highly unprofessional specialist who I wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy.

If you suffer from depression or anxiety- DO NOT see this guy! He will only make it worse! He does NOT LISTEN OR HEAR YOU,

I truly have never had a healthcare professional that cared less about me as a person than Dr. Fox. He rushes me out of his office, does not make eye contact with me during our appointments, and today he even responded to one of the side effects I mentioned by saying “I’m not really sure how to interpret that” and then opening the door for me to exit his office and that was that. So if I am being very honest, I would not recommend him to anyone I know because I feel as though I am nothing but a dollar sign when I walk through the door. I want to feel like a team with my mental healthcare providers and Dr. Fox makes me feel nervous and uneasy. I am actively looking for a new prescriber for my medications.

Had a fender bender and route to appointment and was charged $50 no-show

Had a fender bender and route to appointment and was charged $50 no-show

His office schedules you 2 months ahead. it doesn't do reminders at all. Charges you for missed appt and acts like you are lying when you explain why you missed it or were late. Fox is very disorganized as he never actually seems to know who's appt is next or what drugs he's put you on. He also never seems to know why you were switched off a drug. Any notes he takes he needs you to clairify for him.

I saw this quack back in 1992 and will never forget his total lack of compassion towards me! He shouldn't have had a license to work directly with patients back then! I certainly hope that he has improved his bedside manner over the years! I cannot believe that he has stayed on throughout all of these years with a disposition such as his. I have hated this doctor for nearly 25 years for his demeanor! His name remains at the top of my list of the worst doctors EVER! Wow! 31 years! I say 31 years too long! He would've made a great IRS I !!! Retire already if you read this Mr Fox! Doctor? I think NOT! At least NOT working directly with people.

First of all, at the leaonard location, if you're under 18 you have to wait in the lower waiting room and are not allowed upstairs. This wouldn't be a problem if he remembered to look over the balcony, didn't take a different patient from upstairs and then say you were late when you were early.. but about him, he is a drug pusher. He doesnt seem very concerned about your mental health and often ignores things you say and turns it into some problem he probably had in high school himself. After every appointment I left the building balling my eyes out because he made me feel so worthless and frustrated. When I started to want to wean off of some of the many medications he had me on, he completely refused me. Many times when he oddered me a prescription he would tell me that he'd never previously ordered it for me even though I had the bottle to prove it. Also, being under 18 I had to have a parent with me and every time I would look over and my mom for even a second he'd get all… suspicious and ask why we looked at eachother like we were thinking something bad. He's the type of doctor who will put words in your mouth and give you reasons to feel worse about yourself and push tons of pills down your throat, rather than truly help. Please, dont waste your time and see someone else.

My biggest issue is that he is a very poor communicator. He seems to listen, but his inadequate questions and his lack of feedback leave gaps in the overall communication process. I feel this unnecessarily prolonged the search for a drug that worked for me. He was also poor at providing explanations to my questions. (Perhaps because he doesn't really know??) His philosophy is that the patient shouldn't be "burdened with" the facts/knowledge of their own mental health, so he treats patients like a child. Finally, it took a few months to get started on any medication. My first time appointment took a couple months to get and it was a waste of time. He needed another appointment to determine what drug he should try me on --which took another month to fit into his schedule. On the possitive side, he is prompt for his appointments and scheduling was much easier after the initial 2 visits.

I was referred to Dr. Fox around Christmas time. The first appointment I could get was Febuary 17. I had completely forgotten I even had the appointment by then and when I missed I was called by a very snotty Dr. Fox saying that it's $100 to reschedule. He was very rude and frankly insulting. I was apologizing but he just kept repeating how unlikely he believes it would be for me to keep the next appointment. After the call I figured he was right since it probably would have been scheduled two months out again. I will never schedule an appointment that far out again. My advice to Dr. Fox is that if you can't see someone within two weeks you shouldn't be taking in new patients. Good day sir and thanks for all the attitude.