Dr. Tewfik Elias Rizk

I went to this doctor he did not do any physical exam on me. He does not listen to anything you have to say he spent a total of 10 minutes with me then prescribed me a medication without asking about any other medications I was taking. I went home took the meds and had a bad reaction where I was temporarily blind for a couple of hours, needless to say I flushed the meds and never returned to see this doctor.

Kind. He listened. He explained. Old school. The best doctor I've ran across in over 50 years

Dr. Rizk is very nice. However, he is not a board certified rheumatologist as I was led to believe. Dr. Rizk was unable to diagnosis me with ankylosing spondylitis for several years although he supposedly treats the disease. My visits consisted of a visit to discuss my symptoms and health concerns. He would give me an order to go somewhere else to get labs and x-rays completed due to not having the ability to havet it done in his office. I had to wait for the labs and x-rays to come back before I could even schedule a follow-up appointment. I even had to go pick up the results to expedite seeing Dr. Rizk quicker. After the results where obtained I would return to the office to receive inaccurate information regarding my illness. Dr. Rizk prescribed me several medicines that did not help me at all. My disease continued to progress. The cycle of going to different places for labs, picking the results up for Dr. Rizk, waiting for an appointment continued until the office finally got a… fax machine. I became depressed due to not being able to find out what was wrong with me. My eye doctor referred me to another rheumatologist that she knew was excellent. I received an accurate diagnosis and began treatment immediately. I went to a second rheumatologist after my insurance changed. This rheumatologist confirmed my diagnosis and continued my same treatment. I was informed by this rheumatologist (which is my current rheumatologist) that Dr. Rizk is not a rheumatologist. My rheumatologist informed me that the medicines prescribed by Dr. Rizk did not help me, because they were not treatments for my disease. Therefore, I researched his credentials for myself. I found out the Dr. Rizk is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and not rheumatology. All of my lab work and x-rays were conveniently done in both in these rheumatologists offices. My quality of life has improved dramatically since I have been seeing rheumatologist who are actually board certified in rheumatology. I am so glad I stopped going to Dr. Rizk. As I stated, Dr. Rizk is nice, but niceness did not help my health care needs.

Dr Rizk is old school, but he is honest anddoes his job to the best of his ability. He will tell you what he is thinking and help you if he can. His office is old, but its little to pay for an honest down to earth man. He is from Egypt I think. Nice guy. Good dr

I didnt like the fact that he sent me for xrays and when i return them to him he said hd couldnt read them bscause he disnt have a computer...i never went back...

He took time with me. He reviewed my case file (all 3 years of it), we talked about my condition and came up with a long term treatment plan. He is a very good doctor.

After reading the previous review, I hesitated to go to Dr. Rizk. But, he accepted new Medicare patients so I went. He was very pleasant, did a thorough exam, and gave me good advice as how to proceed. He listened to my complaints and answered all my questions. I would recommend him to anyone who has joint pain.

Incredibly, this doctor is the director of the rehab hospital at The Med. I say "incredibly" because judging by my experience and that voiced by some of my fellow patients while "incarcerated" there, this man is at best unconcerned and in my opinion downright dangerous. I cannot speak for his office practice, but if he's as incompetent there as he is in his role as inpatient rehab director, I urge patients to stay away! (In response to the other commenter, if this is the "best rheumatologist in Memphis," heaven help us all!) I saw him for a total of about 3 minutes on exactly 3 of the 8 days I was there. Other days I saw no doctor at all. He wasn't familiar with my case and didn't seem interested in familiarizing himself with me or my case, never did any sort of physical exam, the staff kept mixing up my medications, the "therapy" is for the most part a joke (with a few exceptions), and then he tried to keep me there three weeks past the time I was ready and able to be… discharged. I can only conclude it was to soak my insurance company for more money. When told by a nurse that I could schedule a follow-up appointment with him after I was discharged I declined. She smiled and said, "I understand." Even the staff realizes he's incompetent! Seriously, I think a hospital with the reputation of The Med could do better than this! This doctor is a blight on your reputation.

The best Rheumatologist in Memphis!

Best doctor I've ever had. He is the nicest and most intelligent healthcare professional out there. I look forward to my appointments with him!