Dr. Thomas Sanders Hughes, MD

There isn’t an easy way to describe how my experience was, other than how shocked I was. I’ve been trying to get my condition treated and so naturally I was sent to a neurologist, which I thought would be the answer. No. He avoided my questions, avoided any real answers, and was viewing me like I was his paycheck it seemed. I hope no one has to visit him and experience what I did.

My original appointment was a phone appointment due to COVID. I am a migraine sufferer. Dr. Hughes listened well, and he explained my recovery process in a way that was very comprehensive and thorough. Unfortunately, Dr. Hughes made a mistake writing out my recovery migraine prescription, so insurance refused to pay and the pharmacy refused to refill when I was out. I left 3 messages on the doctor's assistant extension with no reply. The 4th call, the front desk finally answered my call (after 10 attempts mid morning during office hours), I explained that I was in a great amount of pain. I was transferred with no explanation to the doctor's assistance extension again. I was never called back, and the prescription problem was never resolved. I received a bill for $385 for the original 20 minute phone call with Dr. Hughes. I am now a satisfied patient at Palmetto Neurology. I have never received a return call about my request to transfer my patient files to the new doctor. I cannot… recommend Tidewater Neurology.

This guy is a Quack. Would not send my worst enemy. Should have license revoked. He did not want to even listen to my long and complicated neurological history. Did not even listen to my past history which included a traumatic brain injury. He started prescribing basic stuff I heard with my first visit to neurologist 25 yrs ago He has a regimene her follows and everybody gets exactly the same spiel I Warn Everyone not to go to him and because of him I would NEVER go to anyone at TIDELANDS NEUROLOGY GROUP. One Quack they all must be

I went with my daughter in law to see Dr Hughes. He was very evasive answering questions. I worked for over 20 years as a licensed practical nurse. And only because of my medical training and experience was I able to ask appreciate questions to understand what he was saying. And when I final started getting answers we understood he abruptly told us he did not have any more time to talk yo us as he had other patients to see. Leaving without finishing answering our questions. Now that was bad enough, but the next thing is so completely unforgivable. My daughter in law is in such severe pain she had to take a medical leave from work and has no income whatsoever. She applied for food stamps. She had a form that needed to be filled out by Dr Hughes. He has had the form over 2 weeks and still has not filled it out. Her deadline to turn it in has past. He had the paperwork 2 weeks before it needed to be turned in. And now that the deadline has past his office tells her they… are billing her for $50.00 to fill out the food stamp form. Now if she had any money she would not be applying for food stamps. I understand charging insurance companies and attorneys for depositions and completing long in-depth forms. But to charge a patient with absolutely no income who is depending on family and friends to help her thru his painful and hard time is in my opinion totally unempathetic and totally absolutely greedy in the worst way. And it is bullying to his patient. It saying, “I know you have no money for food, so I’m going to hold on to this form and let you starve until you find a way to beg borrow or steal the $50.00. Because you have absolutely no choice but to pay me or you can not get food until you agree to pay me first. “. Obviously he has no idea what it is like to not know where your next meal is coming from. This is an act of someone with absolutely no compassion whatsoever for the patients he sees. They are simply a dollar amount to him.

Before my appointment, I read many of the reviews of Dr. Hughes, most of which were negative, so I went into my appointment with guarded expectations. However, I found Dr. Hughes to be congenial, attentive, and very informative about my situation. He took his time, listened to all my questions, and did the best job of describing what my problems are and how long it should take to correct them better than my surgeon, GP, or the orthopedist I had seen the week before. He ordered an EMG for me, which I'm looking forward to having done, and continuing to working with Dr. Hughes to solve my neurological health issues.

I went to Dr. Hughes for Psuedotumor Cerebri. For my 1st appt, I had to wait over an hour to see him. The office staff was rude and would not answer any questions. After finally getting back to see him, he decided that I needed a Lumbar Puncture done and performed the procedure in the office at a later date- that I again had to wait an insane amount of time for. I had informed him that my travel distance is quite far and that did not concern him. After my procedure, I developed a spinal headache- if you've ever had one, you know that they are the most debilitating headaches. I tried calling the office 4 times to get a script for a blood patch. Another procedure to get rid of the spinal headache. No one would return my call. There was no follow up from the nursing / Dr. staff in the office to make sure that I was even ok after having had the procedure done in the office. I ended up having to get another Dr. to order the procedure. Never went back to him because of the… horrible service he and his office provided. I have since found another great Dr. that completely listens to my concerns and treats me with respect.

I waited over an hour only to be spoken down to as if I was 3 years old. He misdiagnosed me and I ended up in the ER that night. I was double billed and his office was rude. Please save your money and time!

As a local family physician who relies on the knowledge and expertise of our Specialists, I am continually disappointed with the poor quality of care patients receive from Dr. Hughes. Unfortunately, if a patient has seen Dr. Hughes just once, they are basically "blacklisted" from any other decent Neurologist in the area. I have had success with patients seeing Dr. Bolen and Dr. Bahadori, but neither are willing to see a patient once seen by Dr. Hughes (due to professional courtesy). I find this disappointing and frustrating. Isn't the purpose to provide patients with optimal care and access to medicine?

Dr. Hughes listens to any concerns I may have and has provided treatment that works for my chronic migraines.

I have been a patient with Dr Hughes for several years with mostly pleasant experiences until recently when my case became difficult to treat. He has become very dismissive, not compassionate at all. He does not truly acknowledge or act like he is concerned about side effects (anxiety, depression being a few) of very strong medications he prescribes, or safe options for tapering off of those medications. He is accusatory in regard to needs and abilities to return to normal activities due to disabling symptoms and chronic pain of neurological conditions. I was told I was "playing games", and not being "productive" when I am dealing with some serious anxiety about procedures that need to be done. Instead of easing my mind, I am accused of things and pushed out of the office. I'm not asking for him to be a counselor, but to be human and understand the complexities of the conditions he treats and the implications of the medications he prescribes. It is a shame, because he is very… knowledgeable and obviously well trained in what he does, his approach and mannerisms have become very poor and unbecoming for a doctor. I will be seeking other neurology care because of this and I wish I didn't need to because I've had an established relationship there for quite a while and doing so will only prolong my needs medically. I am a very unhappy patient and customer.