After having told my 72 year old, pacemaker dependant mother, that she had a blocked carotid artery and that this may have caused a mini stroke, Dr Fierstein instructed my mother to drive herself to the hospital immediately. He made no attempt to contact a family member to drive her. He did not call for a car service or medical transport company. He told her to drive herself, which she did and proceeded to get into a motor vehicle accident, in which she totaled destroyed her car and risked injury to herself and others. This is absolutely inexcusable behavior for a so called medical professional. The scary part is that it turns out this is the second time he has done this, the other time being when he believed she may be having a heart attack or just recovering from one. Absolutely amazing.

Submitted April 22, 2008