My wife is her patient and we both found Dr. Dull extremely thorough, caring, personable and…read moreprofessional. She treats her patients as people first, then patient. Her manner is one of the best we have esperienced in our lives. Very detail oriented and does not waste your time with medical talk but explains everything in a manner that leaves no ambiguity. She answers all your questions so you are very clear and informed.

Dr. Dull is the surgeon who operated on my elderly mom after her diagnosis of Stage 1 breast cancer…read morein both breasts. During our visits, the doctor took plenty of time to answer our questions and was cheerful, calm, and considerate. My mom had dual lumpectomies on an outpatient basis and because she was in excellent health for her age was released after only 5 hours at Rex hospital! Her post-surgery pathology reports indicated all lumps had been removed with clear margins, indicating that Dr. Dull is a very proficient surgeon. It's been several weeks since my mom's surgery, and she's doing very well. I attribute this partially to her good health and outlook, but also to the kindness and skill of Dr. Dull.

Dr. William Berry gave my grandmother 8 years of quality life, after a Stage 4 Breast Cancer…read morediagnosis that had metastasized to the bone. He kept her happy and pain free. I could never say enough kind words about this man. This was in the late 1980's, and I realize things were different then, but he was a magical doctor. His experience was unmatched.

In my opinion, Dr Berry's license should have been censured in 1997. He missed a clear cut…read morediagnosis of metastatic cancer on my mother at that time. Due to his not practicing within the standard of care, her treatment was delayed for the 5 months when her cancer had recurred (metastasis). At that time, metastatic breast cancer was pretty much a death sentence, but his overlooking the clinical facts was basically like ignoring metastatic cancer for 5 months. She may have ended up passing away anyway if Dr Berry had done his job properly and followed standard of care. However, I am confident that had Dr Berry not missed the diagnosis, she would not have ended up in agonizing pain and other terrible things that she endured during the last terrible 3 months of her life. All of that was due to the cancer having spread aggressively in the 5 month period when she should have been treated for metastatic cancer and received no treatment during that time. My mother was in excruciating suffering of the type that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. No one who is fighting cancer should have to go through what my mother endured. A little background info to put the situation in context: My mother first had an aggressive form of breast cancer at the age of 38. Dr Barry was her oncologist at that time. 12 & 1/2 years later, in January of 1997, she presented to Dr Berry with neck and back (bone) pain. In her routine cancer follow up labs, her CA-128 level was tested (this test is not used as much anymore, but at the time, it was a somewhat useful marker of cancer recurrence or metastasis). This is a case straight out of a medical textbook, bone pain and a CA-128 level multiplying at the same time, in someone who had originally had cancer at a very young age, needs to be followed up on with further tests. Mom ended up receiving the correct diagnosis 5 months later, by her RHEUMATOLOGIST, not "Dr Berry" (in quotes because I feel that he should not have a medical license). When my mother was at Rex hospital in and out of a coma during the last week of her life (at age 51) after she went through 3 months of pure hell, I asked Dr Berry, the following. "Why, when she was having bone pain 5 months ago, and her CA-128 jumped from within normal range to thousands of times over normal range, did the possibility of metastasis never occur to you?". His response, made in a very cavalier manner while glancing over the top of her chart; "I guess I missed that one". I should also mention that the cancer had spread also to her liver and lungs during the 5 months when she did not receive treatment. It's painfully ironic that my mother had considered Dr Berry a friend, admired him, and trusted him explicitly. I am sharing this because this is most likely not the only situation that Dr Berry was negligent in 'managing'. I have zero confidence in his competence as a physician and oncologist and do not feel that he practices within the standard of care. The only reason that I did not go to the NC Medical Board after my mother's death was that I knew that she would not have wanted me to do this. I can't keep it to myself any longer- if you want to live or want your loved one to have a fighting chance, please find a more competent oncologist.

The staff is very nice and the office is new and spotless. Very Private. I felt the Dr was very…read moreknowledgeable. Had referral and biopsies.

I was supposed to get an MRI. They said they sent over the request to Rex Hospital, I never heard…read morefrom Rex, NOR the Urology group- 3 weeks went by and I never got the MRI. Called back a second time and they repeated the same story, POOR follow up. Never heard back from the practice either to see how I was doing

I recently visited Dr. Altom and was pleasantly surprised and impressed at her amazing bedside…read moremanner and her knowledge of the anatomy of interest. She thoroughly explained things and showed genuine care for my well being. What an amazingly cool doctor. So glad I found her. Would highly recommend to friends and family.