I am an 85 year old man who has been treated by Dr. Batya first for essential tremor and…read moreultimately for Parkinson's. On my first visit she evaluated my condition for over an an hour. I had been examined by other neuologists, but none had demonstrated her thoroughness. I was pushing for a deep brain stimulation. She explained that my condition was a bit more complex. She opted for medication rather than surgery. The medication helped slow the progression, but something was still wrong with me. On a subsequent visit, after listening to my interest in brain surgery she asked if I would like a second opinion from Oregon Health Sciences University. I had thought about that, but was reluctant to ask for a second opinion because I trusted her and didn't want to offend. I didn't have to ask, she suggested it. So off I went. A commitee of docs seconded her opinion. No surgery. No Parkinsons. No essenrial tremor. Every doctor I had seen told me the s.me thing: "You do NOT have Parkinson's!!!!" Deep brain stimulation is out. Over the next couple of years, things got slowly worse. So Dr.Batya sent me back toOHSU to meet with Dr. Safapour, the aknowledged expert and big deal internationally. She asked me the same-old questions. And then she switched to questions and tests that were very different. She scheuled me for a DAT scan, after which (you guessed it) I have Parkinson's. She also started me on cognitive speech therapy. The point of this tedious story is that she hung in there on my behalf. She hung in there when others hadn't. She halfed my long-term usage lorazapam and began the switch to carbodopa-levadopa. ( Such a fun name.) Dr Bata also recommended therapy for emotional well being.. Further, she recommended that I go to a gym. My diagnosis is firm and the medication is graduarlly helping me get off of lorazapam., And a great personal trainer Jim Mitchel (with a masters degree in human physiology) has coached me through treatment emphasizing strength and balance. My wife, a full-fledged nurse, has been greatly impressed by my improvement. I still have good-ol' PK and always will. But I am grateful for the excellent medical care orchestrated by Dr. Batya. Ronald W. Bruton, Ed.D., Uof O 197

Negative stars. I could go on and on about how this doctor is not qualified for anything not…read moremainstream neuro but won't. Had to wait over 2.5 hours to be seen. Told me she couldn't/didn't want to deal with my neurological issues "even though I am an expert". This was told to me numerous times during the appt but was demonstrated zero times. She didn't know what common medications were and so many other issues I cannot even start to describe in this review. I have had neurological issues for 20+ years and because of having to move myself or docs moving, have had to find new docs over the years. She is the most inexperienced one I have ever met in any capacity. You have been warned.

Although this neurologist's understanding of his discipline seems acceptable, his bedside manner is…read moreso abysmal that it almost renders his medical proficiency irrelevant. He needs sensitivity training or training on how to conceal his contempt for his patients more effectively. He was rude, abrasive, and condescending. So he is only recommended if you don't mind being treated with utter contempt. He actually seems to understand neurology quite well, but doesn't convey respect for his patients. I would only go to him if there were no other neurologists on the continent because I don't enjoy being treated as subhuman (although masochists might enjoy him).

I was pleasantly surprised by the throughness and concern with which Dr. Lockfeld diagnosed my…read morecondition. He actually spent a lot of time evaluating the situation and scheduling a further test. Doctor visits are not my favorite but the view I learned of my condition at this appointment was moving down the road to healing.

This review is for migraine treatment, as that has been our experience. Dr. Balm exhibits not the…read moreslightest interest in this condition--two minutes of his time every 6 months is all the effort he wants to expend. He doesn't suggest different medications or treatments--he doesn't even seem to notice significant weight loss and didn't evince any concern over the development of seizures (another doctor determined it was due to too high a dose of one medication; they stopped when it was reduced). His staff reflects his attitude--patients are really annoying, even when they only call a few times a year. There aren't many neurologists in Eugene so choice is limited--but after two years of this, pretty much anyone would be an improvement.

I had a very poor experience with NeuroSpine and would not recommend them to anybody. After initial…read morescheduling they had a situation that required them to reschedule me which I found out out about via voicemail. It took a week of unreturned calls and being transferred to lines that were never answered before I could get rescheduled. I showed up early for my appointment and got my x-rays done. I will say the x-ray staff was awesome, friendly and efficient. I was called back to the Dr.Millers on time at 10:20 where I sat until almost 11:40. Nobody checked in or let me know why things were over an hour behind. My experience with Dr. Miller was unpleasent. He seemed extremely detached, made little eye contact and spent about 10 minutes with me where he offered me next to nothing in regards to my spine issues. He told me my spine looked like it belonged to a 70 year old and that outside of stem-cell procedures in other countries there was nothing that could be done. He said they have a pain management clinic I was free to talk to and that was about it. No talk of options, physical therapy etc. While I dont need to be coddled or treated with kid gloves I did find him to be quite rude and completely disinterested in what he was doing. It was at a level that made me uncomfortable as I felt like he was irritated by my mere presence. Also no apologies offered for lateness of the appointment. I will add that the front desk staff was very friendly the day of the appointment as well. Maybe I caught the Dr. on a bad day who knows but it was a poor enough experience that I wont return under an circumstance.

$15 for a medical assistant to sign a piece of paper is insane. When I asked the reason for that,…read moreshe was rude and couldn't even give me an explanation why except that "we charge that for all paperwork" okay.. but why? And I had to come back the next day to get it!