Ratings for Dr. Lional Hoben

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Knowledge

Based on many of the comments here, I see I had very bad luck with having to see Lional Hoben when my regular doctor was unavailable and I was experiencing a medical emergency in December, 2016. Hoben denied what I was experiencing, refused to help me, and acted very creepy - as though he were deriving pleasure from causing me further trauma when I was already in distress. In his report to my doctor, he called ME rude, referred to my description of what I was experiencing as "absurd", and gave me two random and unsolicited psychiatric diagnoses. These are classic abuse tactics employed to maintain the oppression of marginalized groups - gaslighting and pathologizing in order to silence and invalidate our experiences. My experience with Dr. Hoben is also a classic example of structural violence in the health care system - putting a vulnerable person in harm's way when they reach out to you for help by dismissing their concerns and sending them home to figure out how to survive on their own. Only Hoben took it a step further into actual abusive behaviour. On the brighter side, he has provided me with data (and an artifact!) for my thesis on this topic.

Submitted Dec. 29, 2020

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Lionel ( lying-l) is a crack pot. Pass the buck Dr. Not efficient in his work. We never saw eye to eye as his German roots wanted to extinguish my Jewish heritage.

Submitted Dec. 17, 2020

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DR Hoben should be put in jail. His lack of morality and common decency is so poor that he should have to pay OHIP back for the past 30 years of his screw ups. I hope to see him in need one day, I will glady kick him while he is down.

Submitted June 25, 2019

5
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Punctuality
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Helpfulness
5
Knowledge

Excellent family GP for me and for my parents and my younger brother. Very direct with advice. Well respected by the medical community in London.

Submitted June 3, 2019

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5
Punctuality
5
Helpfulness
5
Knowledge

Dr.Hoben is so knowledgeable and calm. He isn’t going to just prescribe you any drug you want which is why he has so many bad reviews. He will go above and Beyond for his clients and I dread the day he retires

Submitted Jan. 4, 2019

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Secretary(s) are very rude and not helpful. I was a patient of Hoben for 30 years. Had nothing but issues the whole time but because it’s hard to find a gp I stayed. He won’t listen to you about anything and is the most stubborn person to deal with and just wants to get through as many people as possible to get that ohip money. He’s gone probably half the year on vacation. He has lost his desire to help people and it’s time he retires and gives his practice to someone who actually wants to help people. He’s old and bitter and I wouldn’t bring my children or anyone else to see him. Office is disorganized multiple times I’ve had an appointment and sat there and got upset because I waited for an hour or more and people who had appointments after me went ahead and apparently I had no right to be upset about it. Don’t waste your time with him. I got out of his list and would rather go to a walk in clinic then deal with his receptionists and him.

Submitted July 31, 2018

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As many other people have said, he mumbles and says "yes, yes, yes" and scoffs while you are describing the cause of your visit and basically ignores anything you say. He has a huge ego and unless you know how to stroke it you won't get along with him. Very bad bedside manners too. I'd honestly rather use a walk in at this point than go to him and I'm actively looking for a new doctor. Going to him has made me realize I have to be an advocate for my own health and find someone else because due to refusing to ask the right questions during diagnosis he prescribed me contraindicated medication that which I found out when picking up from the pharmacy (in the leaflets common side effects, which were pretty serious). I think the guy needs to retire at this point.

Submitted April 12, 2018

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Horrible doctor! Never really cares and makes you feel stupid. Dropped me as a client after 25 years.

Submitted March 16, 2018

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Punctuality
1
Helpfulness
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Rude and unprofessional. Has told me on a number of occasions i was imagining sickness. Turns out i have a cyst on my brain. He also told me (when i was 8) to stop eating cheese burgers because i was getting fat... i was a vegetarian.

Submitted Nov. 7, 2017

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he is very rude with diagnosis and dealing with problems

Submitted July 6, 2017

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