Kane Hall Barry Neurology

I took my grandma here to test her for Alzheimer’s, and had a horrible experience. Dr. Barry scared her with his bedside manner… Blunt, loud, in her face… It was super weird for me, but terrifying for her. She left there crying saying «please don’t take me back to this place!» Since then we found a FABULOUS neuro doc — Dr Hurlbut. Do yourself a favor and skip this place.

I wish we had seen the reviews about this horrible doctor before my husband went last year in September. The office was recommended by his primary physician who has been excellent on everything else. This includes her patience and understanding with his nerve issues. But there’s only so much she can do, so when his neck began really bothering him she sent him to Kane Hall Barry.
Going to a specialist for anything is not cheap so any time a referral comes it’s a smart move to make sure you know what is covered. He went in and asked before seeing the doctor if everything that was going on in that visit was going to be covered by his insurance and co-​pay. He was assured by the office staff that it would. He saw the doctor, then they led him down a corridor to a different section of the SAME building and ran tests on him.
Imagine our surprise when we received a bill for a little over $ 100. When he spoke to the billing department, they said the charges were for fees not related to the office visit. Meaning, that when they walked him down the corridor and ran tests on him in a different room at the other end of the building they counted this as a separate visit not covered by the co-​pay.
Since then we have received multiple phone calls, letters, and even a certified letter from their office trying to collect. We also received a not so pleasantly worded letter stating that if we didn’t pay up within two weeks he was terminating the doctor/​patient relationship. You know what? That’s fine by us. Between the front office and the reviews I’ve read about this schyster’s bedside manner, we’re glad to be not dealing with him anymore.

Horrible!!! I would definitely give him zero stars if Unilocal let me! I went with my mother to see dr. Kane because she had a disc protrusion in her neck so she had neck and arm pain/​tingling and could barely use her right arm and part of her hand and was referred to him by her doctor. He had terrible bedside manner!
When he came into the room I certainly did not think he was the doctor. His hair looked unwashed and unkept, the bottom button of his button-​up shirt was unbuttoned so I could see part of his protruding belly, and when he sat down on the stool to look at my mothers intake form I could see his plumbers crack. (I know his appearance shouldn’t reflect on his ability to treat a patient, but wouldn’t you want a doctor that looks well put together and organized?)
After one of the assistants did a neuro test on her had printed the results, she left to get the paper from the printer and he walked in already looking down at the History forms and took a seat without saying a word. My mother and I were confused at who this man was since he did not bother to introduce himself. He then turned around on the stool and finally introduced himself and in mid-​sentence he saw that I had MRIs in my hand (note that his office should’ve already had the MRIs, but I brought them just in case. And good thing I did!). He only looked at the MRIs for a second or two then moved on to the sheet that explained the MRI (written by the radiologist). He then proceeded to «explain» what my mothers problem was by reading WORD FOR WORD what was written on that sheet of paper… I can read!
He then did a half ass exam on my mother (I know this because I am in school for a career in the health profession). As he was asking her questions she would start to answer but before she could finish her sentence he would interrupt her and ask her another question… This happened 5 or 6 times during the 10 minute (if that) exam. He concluded that she would need neck surgery to fix her problem.
She asked him if there was anything else she could do instead of surgery, like chiropractic care, and he said definitely not, chiropractors would make it worse. Then he prescribed her 4 medications that she needed to take at different times throughout the day and told her that she would be drowsy but still told her to go to work like normal even though she could barely use her right arm (which is her dominant arm)… Does that sound reasonable?
As he finished the appointment, my mother paid for this appointment in full with cash. A month later there was a bill for the appointment saying that she still owed money. She called and argued with them and finally talked to someone that said ok, but then two months later she received another bill. It’s been half a year and she is still getting bills stating that she owes them money. Also, he wouldn’t let my mother keep the printout of the neurology test that his assistant performed on her.
Even though Kane wanted to see her again two weeks after that initial appointment, I refused to take her back to him, instead I took her to a chiropractor and now she doesn’t have pain anymore.
Moral of the story: NEVER GO TO DR. KANE!!! Find another neurologist if possible!!!