He is an ego maniac. Does not care about the patients. He left me in the care of other doctors and when I went to his office with the bag full of medicine they sent me home with he immediately went nuts on me. Said I was a drug addict and handed me a script for oxycotin and walked out. I told his nurse I was not going to take the oxycotin and asked her if she ever knew of a drug addict coming to the office with a bag full of medicine wanting to know what they are supposed to take? If I had been a drug addict I would have just taken a little bit of everything and probably known a lot more about the drugs that were given to me. I was not pleased to learn of some of the things they gave me. I had to tell my daughter to have them stop giving me some of the medications while I was in the hospital. I have had nothing but pain and suffering since the surgery which was 4 years ago. I have a life long sentence with this now. I would not recommend him to anyone and my family doctor will not forward any more patients to him over his treatment to me. I wouldn't even give him a 1 star. My medical costs were over 1.5 million dollars and I am still suffering.

Submitted Feb. 2, 2015

only cares about getting paid after that good luck you will be so sorry you ever went through him thinks every one wants narcotics and dosent care if he messed up you surgey will blame the faliure on you even if you do everthing you where suppose to what a loser

Submitted Oct. 2, 2010

Submitted Oct. 2, 2009

i found this doctor to be very knowledgeable. He performed 2 surgeries mon me both of which were very successful.He does require you to come in for medication refils but with the amount of prescription drug abuse going on in the country today I think it is necessary. He did suggest his hospital but did not insist or demand I use it. He and his staff were always very helpfull and professional. Gina especially has been very helpful in dealing with insurance claims for me

Submitted Sept. 15, 2009

He doesn't FORCE you to his hospital (oh by the way..it is spelled P.I.N.N.A.C.L.E, but does offer it as a choice. I have always been able to call for a refill, and I found him very knowledgeable. The surgery he gave me gave me my life back. No doctor is perfect (they are human), but who CARES about his personal matters. If you did enough research you would have seen it was not truly a patient that accused him of these things, but someone who was visiting him after hours and wanted something from him. Not that it was any of OUR or anyone elses business.

Submitted Nov. 15, 2008

This doctor only wants to make a buck. He rips off his patients by requiring extra visits for prescription refills, when he does not prescribe enough medication to last until the next visit. He also requires patients to go to the hospital that he OWNS for proceedures, the new one in Crown Point called pennical, also, his license, ha, he is on probation for trying to have sex with his patients.

Submitted May 27, 2008