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9/24/09 |
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I fired this doctor after 6+ months of "treatment" for hyperthyroidism - mostly from his unhelpful PAs. He had the nerve to tell my chemist husband (in front of me) that his extensive knowledge of thyroid disease backed by published clinical research wasn't worth his time. Rees-Jones wouldn't even address BASIC questions about peer-reviewed, published clinical research trials we pressed him on; he couldn't believe that we had done our own legitimate research to learn more about my disease and had found credible alternatives to his proposed and clearly ineffective course of treatment. I moved on to a new doctor who acknowledges Thyroid System Dysfunction as a real disease and sees me personally - and promptly - EVERY TIME I VISIT. I couldn't be happier now! Don't waste your time, find yourself another doctor.
Insurance: Aetna
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7/20/09 |
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Exremely unfeeling and heartless doctor who pretends to care about you. You wait 6 months to see this delicate genius -- he spends 5 minutes with you -- you are charged $150. But that's not the worst of it. I went to him to be treated with T3 supplement to my T4 regieme for hypothyroidism. (He's supposedly famous for treating people with this combination of medicines and no other endocrinologist in the state will prescribe T3.) After 4 years and much suffering and begging, I finally was put on Armour Thyroid, which has made me feel so much better. But that had to do with my persistence, not Dr. Rees-Jones or his staff's genuine concern or helpfulness toward me. I could go on and on about these people masquerading as healers. They are everything that's wrong with our health care system.
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5/13/09 |
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Dr. Rees-Jones and his nurse practitioners are awesome. I saw him initially and have been followed by his NP's. They are clearly trained in Endocrinology and follow the same principles that he does. If you can't get in with him, you will get the same care with them! Highly recommend this practice!
Insurance: United Healthcare
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4/16/09 |
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All the most recent comments are true! He may have been a top doc at one time but who would know when you are not allowed to see him and the staff are like gatekeepers refusing to let you see him (because they don't think you need to). Nothing is timely even trying to talk to the PA's assistant takes all day. I had the same situation where I wanted to see the actual doc (am an est pt) because I was having prob and they want to put me 3 mo out and cx my earlier appt with the PA- can't have two appts on the books- give me a break! My questions are met with resistance and I am made to feel like I am the prob even though my numbers show me to be overmedicated and I feel awful.
Insurance: United Healthcare
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4/7/09 |
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The other negative comments posted below are so true! I have been a patient of RJ for two yrs. and only got to see him on the first appt. After that you are referred to NP's! Last fall, I was getting off some unrelated meds and mentioned to the NP my concern. She told me not to worry and set a 6 mo. follow up. In a couple of months I was having many physical symptoms & depression. Went in for a blood test and was told my TSH numbers were fine. I pushed for an appointment (1 1/2 months later) and another NP said that my TSH was high! NO kidding! They chose not to listen to me and my symptoms. The original 6 mo. appt. was now coming up and I wanted to add an actual appt. with RJ to get his opinion of my deteriorating health. He was booking out three months and if I did book an appt. then, I would have to cancel the upcoming appt. with his NP. Considering my symptoms, he and his office did not call or contact me. Despite my struggles, not even a call from RJ. I am moving on!
Insurance: United Healthcare
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3/28/09 |
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That office can't return phone calls in a timely manner, even when it has to do with important test results!
Insurance: Aetna
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3/24/09 |
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Ever heard of the "bait & switch" technique to sell cars or other items? You get lured in with the promise of just what you are looking for only to find out they don't have it and then you get talked into buying something similar but not as good? That is what happens to 100's of patients at this office. Dr. RJ will tell you just what you need to hear and then you will be forced to see Nurse Practitioners who ignore what he told you. Dr. RJ is pompous, does all the talking (it is a total "script" he tells to almost every patient) and doesn't listen. I had this experience and so have two of my friends so I can speak from personal comparisons of how we were treated. Don't be fooled by how smooth Dr. RJ sounds. You will be asked to spend at least a year coming to his office and most likely will only see Nurse Practitioners. Bryan Goree is the worst NP so if you have to go here, avoid him! I truly wish I could say something positive but I can't. A waste of time while my health deteriorated.
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8/30/08 |
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I went to this Doc who I thought I was going to Reeese-Jones. I went to him for over 2 years. Not once did I ever see him, I could not tell you what the man looked like. After several months of feeling like I was next to death and several peas from my husband phone calls I did get medicine only to find after two years of going there is was the wrong medicine for me. I heard he was the best, but I really wouldnt know I never seen him. Now I am feeling great and I am on the right medicine and I no longer go there. The office staff gives no warm fuzzies or smiles and there is notes about being grumby all over the office? Dont know why? I am sure he is a good Doctor but he wasnt for me.
Insurance: Aetna
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8/2/08 |
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I was referred to Rees-Jones over 10 years ago. I became dissatisfied when they dropped my dosage too low so I stopped going. My GP wouldn't treat my thyroid (it's fine) so I went back to Rees-Jones. Of course it wasn't OK - I was super hypo. I typically see Tammy (NP) because I request her. I'm sure if I wanted to see the doc, I could. My only complaint is the medical community keeps lowering (raising?) the TSH limit & now the doc won't increase my dosage of Levoxyl. In fact, they always wants to lower it. I wish Tammy would put my dose back to where it was 3 years ago. That worked GREAT for me, but what do I know? I'm no doc OR nurse practitioner.
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield
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4/26/08 |
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I started seeing one of Dr. Rees-Jones' nurse practioners and she is wonderful. I have never felt better. After discovering that I was misdiagnosed 3 years ago, they were willing to work with me and got me feeling better than I ever thought I could. I'm so glad I decided to go!
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4/11/08 |
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I SWITCHED TO HIM FROM ANOTHER ENDOCRINOLOGIST AND VERY HAPPY I DID. HE NOT ONLY IS EXCEPTIONAL KNOWLEDGABLE BUT THE NICEST DOCTOR I HAVE MET. HE IS CARING AND GIVES HIS ALL.,
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4/9/08 |
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Rees-Jones was highly recommended to me by several people; however, I am unable to get an appointment with him. I am given appointments with his assistants, but they are completely clueless. When I discuss my medication or my symptoms, I am met with blank stares or noncommittal answers. I've asked to see the doctor several times, but am told it is not necessary! I am now looking for a new doctor... One who will actually see me instead of sticking me with uneducated assistants.
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3/28/08 |
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Dr Rees-Jones is wonderful. I have seen him for two years. He is the only doctor who has been able to successfully treat my hypothyroidism. He is prompt and his staff is also knowledgeable and helpful.
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2/28/08 |
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Caution that you don't catch Dr. Robert Rees Jones on a bad day. His staff said he was having a bad few weeks. This does not give the right to a doctor to treat a patient in the manner he did or an exuse.
Insurance: Aetna
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1/16/08 |
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I've been to this office seven times in the last year, and each time I am only allowed to see one of Rees-Jones' PA's. I have been told twice that I was fine, but then received a phone call a week later stating that my blood tests came back with "severe" hyperthyroidism. I continue asking to see the doctor, but am refused each time. The PA's do not seem to know anything, as they continue to tell me that I am "healthy." Just because I do not weigh 250 pounds does not mean that I am healthy. I have an appointment with a new doctor - one who will actually see me and not send his PA to meet with me. Very unfortunate...
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1/7/08 |
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I have been suffering from hypothyroidism for several years now. When I saw Dr. Rees-Jones I was really struggling to get through my days. I was too exhausted to get out of bed and I was suffering from a long list of other symptoms. The first time I saw him I liked him but unfortunately every visit after that my opinion of him sunk further down. He would say all of the “right” things – things I expected to hear from a doctor about how my hypothyroidism should be treated – that he treats patients based on symptoms and that my free T3 and free T4 should be in the upper part of the normal range. Then my lab results would come back and he would refuse to make any adjustments to my medications despite my low free T3 and free T4 and my horrible hypo symptoms. He preached one thing but practiced another. I was severely under-medicated and I was suffering! After losing two years of my life to this man, I changed doctors, had my thyroid medicine upped significantly and now I feel terrific.
Insurance: United Healthcare
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12/30/07 |
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I have been hypothyroid for years. For the last three years I went to my GP with symptoms of exhaustion, muscle pain and depression and 'brain fog'. He tested my T4 levels and sent me home with the 'within normal limits' assessment. Knowing something was wrong, I found Dr. Rees-Jones on my own. He tested my T3 AND T4 levels, and said my T3 levels were as low as any he's ever seen. He's added three small pills daily to my meds, and I feel GOOD again! SO easy! He's always on time, courteous, listens, and most importantly, has taken the time to get my levels in balance and my health back! To imagine I 'lost' 3 years of my life with my young children, feeling awful, simply because no one would test my T3 levels. And as HE says, this is not rocket science! I give his card to everyone I know with thyroid problems.
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12/4/07 |
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Dr Rees-Jones is the most helpful, understanding, caring doctor I have ever been to. He has worked with me on my Type 2 diabetes and is helping me achieve my goals. I alway feel very good after my appointment with him. And contrary to the woman who's husband was released as a patient,I feel he has more ethics than anyone that I have been to. I agree with the person right before me... It must have been you!
Insurance: United Healthcare
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11/8/07 |
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Dr. Rees-Jones is among the best of the best. he has been my endocrinologist since 1994. He is brilliant, honest and actually has a sense of humor. He goes out of his way to work with me on issues that most diabetics don't have. I don't trust many doctors but Dr. Rees-Jones is the exception to that rule. I trust him with my life. <br> To the person that posted the message on 10/25/07. There are only a couple of things that could get you kicked off his service - continuing non-compliance with his requests, lying to him about important issues, etc. Sorry but he didn't get rated as one of the Top Docs in Denver by 5280 magazine for 9 years running by treating people badly. I have to assume it was you, not him.
Insurance: Anthem
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10/25/07 |
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This doctor is unethical beyond belief!!! After years of seeing him, my husband was "fired" from Rees-Jones' practice for no disclosed reason. (We did NOT owe him money.) We were not informed that my husband was being cut out of the practice until the day of a very serious emergency (a stroke and heart attack). When we requested to know why, we were told, "I find giving reasons non-productive." We have reported this physician to the Board of Medical Examiners, the Medical Ethics Committee, the American Medical Association, and the American Diabetic Association. I have never experienced such a breach of medical ethics -- patient abandonment! We have an appointment with a new endocrinologist, but could not get one until several months from now. In the interim, Rees-Jones has REFUSED to refill my husband's prescriptions for insulin, test strips, or anything else. He is contemptible. He may be knowledgeable about endocrinology but he knows nothing about ethics or human relations!!
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1/21/07 |
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Huge patient load, unfortunate long wait times sometimes, but once you get in, GREAT Doc! Really knows his stuff and is committed to helping you achieve your goals. Tough sometimes to see him and not one of his PAs. Sometimes a bit rushed, you might get 15 mins with him if you're lucky.
Insurance: United Healthcare
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12/17/06 |
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Dr.Rees-Jones is very knowledgeable and extremely caring. He actively listens and treats you with respect. I also enjoy his great sense of humor! I feel fortunate to have been his patient for 7 years, and I highly recommend him!
Insurance: Anthem
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7/8/06 |
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Absolutely the most incredible endocrinologist around and the best doctor for diabetics in the country. I don't even live in Colorado but wouldn't think about treating an endocrinology problem without first consulting with Dr. Rees-Jones. And to top it off, he's one of the nicest, most caring people I have ever met.
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12/20/05 |
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Great Dr.. He knew what I needed and addressed all my concerns. For the first time, it felt like someone knew what I was going through.
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11/30/05 |
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Doesn't take much time with you, but he sure knows his business. Got me on the right dose of the right thyroid meds after 10 years of wrong treatment with other docs.
Insurance: Secure Horizons
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7/25/05 |
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He is a great doctor - He really cares about his patients and gives 110% to their care.
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1/25/05 |
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Great Doctor! Helped me so much, I was happy to send family members to him.
Insurance: Pacificare
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