He has been practicing in the area for decades. My husband has been going to him for 38 years! He will often take care of things that need taken care of, like small procedures that most doctors will not do in the office or will schedule another day. His staff worked with us to find a good option for prices for testing we needed. He is very strict about diet and weight, he likes people to be on the low end of healthy weight. He is blunt but is a very good doctor.