What our patients say

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with David Lee, MD:

Dr. Lee is excellent- he is patient, puts me at ease, explains everything he is doing and how I might react to it, and shows impressive concern for what I might be experiencing.

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Nurse Practitioner Maggie Wallace:

NP Wallace was excellent. I would highly recommend her. She is knowledgeable, patient, kind, and compassionate. She is also detailed and thorough.

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Nurse Practitioner LaRonda Cutts:

She was amazing. She listened to everything and tried to help me with problems I didn’t even know needed fixed and nobody has ever helped me with before. Those things are helping so much already. She was AMAZING.

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Nurse Practitioner Misty Vogt:

While it’s unnerving to have someone poking around inside your ear, Misty made the
experience more comfortable than I expected. Friendly, thorough, and professional. Thanks!

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Jarrett E. Walsh, MD, PhD:

Dr Walsh understood my problem and was thoughtful and helpful in approaching and treating it. I appreciated the time he took and have total confidence in his care.

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Alison Ogden, MD:

Dr. Ogden is wonderful. She is no doubt brilliant in what she does. She’s also friendly and never fails to chat if I bring up a random topic. Establishing a connection to the patient is so important, in my opinion, but it is sadly pretty much non-existent these days. She is definitely someone I trust and admire.

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Jay Piccirillo, MD:

If a score higher than 5 was available I would give it. Only my first visit, but my impression is that Dr. P is an excellent physician, and sincerely cares about his patients.

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Greg Branham, MD:

Dr Branham is very patient and takes his time with you. He observes and listens to all your concerns. He is very kind and I hold him in high regards.

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Aisling Last, MD:

“My experience with Dr Last was extraordinary. She listened to my concerns, was excellent with explaining things. Made me feel very comfortable”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Nyssa Fox Farrell, MD:

“Excellent care and loaded with compassion and expertise sprinkled with kindness. I am a retired medical secretary and can honestly say Dr. Farrell stands above all other physicians with her expertise and very considerate bedside manner. She deserves to be Physician of the Year in my book. Thank you for not minimizing my healthcare concerns and always improving my sinus quality of life!!!!!”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Pawina Jiramongkolchai, MD:

“Dr. Jiramongkolchai was great, she spent a lot of time explaining and I was very impressed with her patience and her knowledge. I would give her a 10-star rating, if I could.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Miranda Lindburg, MD:

“Dr. Lindburg collaborates with her patients to develop and execute care plan. She is what a doctor should be plain and simple.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with John Chi, MD:

“Dr. Chi is excellent. He is very good at what he does. I am happy with the results.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Andrew Drescher, MD:

“The doctor listened to my concerns and symptoms and did a thorough examination. He explained why he felt my problem was not related to my sinuses and explained what he thought my issues were. He did not dismiss my concerns, and referred me to a clinic that could possibly help me. He was nice and professional and I felt he had empathy for my problem.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Keiko Hirose, MD:

“Dr. Hirose was amazing! She did a tremendous job making my son comfortable, providing explanations and multiple options. She was tremendous in her knowledge as well as her communication!”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Craig Buchman, MD:

“Dr. Buchman is the best ear doctor I have ever had, and I’ve gone to five others over the past 45 years prior to seeing Dr. Buchman.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Jennifer Brinkmeier, MD:

“The doctor was great and very informative.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Patrik Pipkorn, MD:

“Dr. Pipkorn is great. Obviously cares about me as a person. An excellent explainer and highly skilled surgeon. He has a good sense of humor, too!”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Nedim Durakovic, MD:

“Dr. Durakovic is always attentive and engaged and ready to share information and answer my questions.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with John S. Schneider, MD:

“Dr. Schneider always shows compassion, explains his reasoning regarding treatment
decisions, is gentle with exams, listens to my concerns, answers my many questions and treats me with respect and kindness. I am glad I was referred to him for care.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Jay F. Piccirillo, MD:

“Dr Piccirillo is a one of the most attentive doctors I’ve seen. He has an actual conversation (with eye contact!) instead of typing into a computer during the visit.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Alex Harbison, MD, MS:

“Dr. Harbison explained in detail what was happening to me and how he was going to correct the problem. My wife and I were very impressed with him.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Jacques A. Herzog, MD:

“Dr. Herzog is an excellent physician. My daughter and I were very pleased. She has disabilities and he was kind and understanding.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Eric R. Barbarite, MD:

“Dr. Barbarite was very compassionate and very detailed. Also, Melissa was very nice and helpful too. I was very impressed with the associate that checked me in as well. Everyone was very kind.

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Lauren Roland, MD, MSCI:

“I could not speak more highly of Dr. Roland…she is the best! My quality of life has been 1000% better since the surgery!”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Ryan S. Jackson, MD:

“Dr. Jackson was amazing. Very nice and knowledgeable. He took his time explaining what was going on and our course of action. We felt scared but assured we were in the best hands.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Nyssa Fox Farrell, MD:

“Dr. Farrell is incredibly organized, considerate and friendly. She seems thorough and very skilled and explains medical information in very understandable terms.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with John Schneider, MD, MA, FACS:

“Dr Schneider always listens well, answers questions clearly and honestly, and demonstrates concern for my well-being. He’s friendly, kind, compassionate, and determined to help me heal. I appreciate that his courtesy doesn’t feel forced, that he takes my concerns seriously, and that he treats me with kindness. It can be hard to find a specialist, especially one considered to be at the top of his field by others of his specialty, who doesn’t treat patients like objects on an assembly line. I’m grateful to be treated as a person who matters by Dr Schneider.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Matthew Rohlfing, MD:

“Dr. Rohlfing has exceeded all my expectations and has been great explaining all procedures and care to me and my wife. Thank you.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Jason Rich, MD:

“I highly recommend Dr. Rich, he has gone above and beyond the
call of duty. His care and compassion is unmatched. His expertise and judgement creates a level of trust that helps the patient/ provider relationship and makes the patient and family feel confident and promotes the healing process in a wholistic
manner.”

A grateful patient shared this following a visit with Molly Huston, MD:

“I absolutely LOVE Dr. Huston. She’s very attentive to my needs and listens to concerns. She offers the best possible treatment and I love her professional doctor/patient manners.”

A recent patient commented on the great service he received from Medical Assistant III, Morgan Stewart:

“I LOVE Morgan Stewart, Dr. Huston’s nurse. She’s very professional, polite, empathetic, professional, polite and thorough. She follows through on requests and she follows up to see if anything else is needed. She listens to my concerns and is able to offer suggestions.”

A grateful patient shared the following note following a visit with Ryan Jackson, MD:

“Dr. Jackson is very down to earth, spoke with professional empathy and compassion that made all the difference in easing my anxiety and stress”.

A recent patient commented on the great service he received from Patient Billing/Services Rep Daja Moore:

“She was very understanding of my current situation while also being informative and providing excellent customer service and compassion. I would like to see more people of her caliber, and for her to be rewarded for her outstanding work”.

A grateful patient shared the following note following a visit with Jason Rich, MD:

“Top notch, professional people run this office. Dr. Jason Rich has saved my life, and I am forever grateful to him. I consider myself very blessed to have been referred to Dr. Rich to take care of my skin cancer.”

A grateful patient shared the following note following a visit with Allison Ogden,MD:

“I love this doctor. I wish all doctors were like her. She takes her time with you, listens, and answers all your questions. She does not rush her way through. And, she explains thing in a very non-doctor way.”

A grateful patient shared the following note following a visit with Maithilee Menezes, MD:

“I cannot describe how thankful I am to have met you today. You were nothing but incredible, kind, and compassionate. Your empathy and kindness just shined the entire visit. I’m so so thankful, that by the grace of my God, your god, whoever!!!, that we got you for our daughter. I hope your staff and nurses and other patients (parents) can see how amazing you are. Even our son said “Wow mom! She was so nice and sweet. If I ever need my ears looked at, I want to go to her!” I have a large village of mamas with special needs kiddos, and I have reached out to multiple of them, already, to see if they can get in to see you. It is rare that a specialist listens and acknowledges a parent’s point of view. We know we don’t have the education you do. We know we don’t have the medical knowledge that you do.  But you listened and you were so kind and easy to be around! I just wanted to make sure you know that you made my day just by being you.” 

A recent patient commented on the great service he received from Patient Billing/Services Rep II Trina Neely:

“My husband and I have been coming regularly for several years for appointments with audiology. Every time we come into the front desk of the ENT office, we are treated with respect and kindness. And we notice a spirit of cooperation and even fun among the entire staff. It feels as if people really like working here, definitely not the same feeling we get in other offices. Yesterday, we got a very special welcome from Trina Neely. When we entered the office, the receptionist was helping someone else. Trina saw us waiting and invited us back to her desk. We had only a brief encounter with her as she checked us in, but during that time she just exuded friendliness and joy. Her remarks were sincere, we felt truly welcomed, and we went to sit in the waiting room feeling especially happy.

If all of us could greet strangers with such sincere friendliness, the world would be a better place! Please convey our thanks to Trina and the rest of your fine staff.”

A recent patient commented on the great service he received from Medical Records Clerk Nancy Oliver:

“It was my good fortune today to speak with Nancy of your medical records department. In a word, she was amazing! She was extraordinarily kind, patient, and informative. She went to great lengths to explain all the procedures, to give me the proper contact numbers, and to explain how to navigate this new-to-me process between Barnes and my neurologist’s office. Moreover, she was compassionate, and took an interest in me as a person and not simply a disembodied voice on the other end of the receiver. I can’t tell you what a difference that made to me.”

A recent patient commented on the great service he received from Billings/Scheduling Associate II Tannisha Carpenter:

“Tannisha was helpful and pleasant on the phone. She went above and beyond to help with my elderly mother.”

“Just wanted to share with you that Jackie Pinkerton is very professional and wonderful.  This is a lady who clearly cares about her job and her patients.  She takes time to answer questions and explains things to me that I do not understand.  You just don’t find that too often; so many assistants just hurry up and don’t take time to figure out what is needed.  Jackie is very good at her job”.

Audiologist Carolyn Bequette, AuD, recently received a note of gratitude from a patient:

“You don’t even know, or maybe you do, how close I was to a nervous breakdown that day, and you were so patient and kind with me and my frantic feelings.  You helped just as much as the devices.

Thank you again for everything.  Knowing ahead of time that hearing aids actually did make a huge difference made it easier to get permanents, and I will forever be grateful for your kindness and understanding!”

Craig Buchman, MD, FACS recently received a kind note from a patient with rare adult Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder. The patient wrote: “I just wanted to drop you a quick note and say “thank you” for everything. Although I know it will be a long process, this first month has been life-changing and that’s all because of you. A positive outcome by far, and I am looking forward to the next chapter in my life. If I can be of assistance in any type of research, I would be more than willing. 

Again, thank you for everything that you have done. I couldn’t have asked for a better doctor.”

“You know you have a good doctor when he can make you smile and let you ugly cry on his shoulder,” wrote Sarah Clark about Dr. Andrew J. Drescher . “He has taken such good care of our boys and us!” Dr. Drescher and the audiology team at Children’s Specialty Care Center have cared for Clark’s sons Klayton and Karter for 10 years.

Once a year, the youth at Clark’s New Prospect Church vote to determine where the offering will be given. Thirteen-year-old Klayton proposed Children’s Specialty Care Center ENT/Audiology, which then won the vote. Thanks to all the Clarks and New Prospect Church for the donation!

“The doctors and nurses at St. Lous Children’s Hospital are magicians and make kids and parents feel comfortable,” said the mother of Russell, a recent surgery patient of Drs. David Molter (ENT) and Jessica Pittman (pulmonology).

“You have no idea,” she wrote. “You guys are heroes to me. Russell thought the whole thing was sorta fun. My mom asked were you scared, and he said ‘nooooooo’.”

We recently received a note from a patient’s son regarding service provided by Michele Ferraro, our manager of scheduling .

“I just want to let you know about the exceptional efficiency and compassion that Ms. Ferraro provided to me in expediting care for my Mom with Dr. Cameron Wick’s office today. Ms. Ferraro is a great reflection of the high standards of Wash U’s Medical Center.” Great work Michele!

A patient’s husband recently sent a note to the department praising Angie Moeller, Patient Billing Services Rep II.

“I am writing to compliment you on your excellent choice of an employee named Ms. Angie Moeller. Recently I made an appointment for my wife to have hearing tests at CID and Ms. Moeller not only brought a wheelchair to the parking lot for my wife, but insisted on pushing it to the building and to the office; then when the testing was finished, pushed it back to the car. And she has such a pleasing personality. You are fortunate to have such an excellent person in your employ.”