Dr. Hammer is the BEST Infectious Diseases Doc I’ve ever been to. He is genuinely concerned and committed to figuring out what’s going on. The front desk staff is a bit unfriendly(not all, just one lady actually) but everyone else is great and the gal that draws blood is exceptionally good(coming from a needle-phobe). I’ve been to several other ID docs in Denver and would not recommend any other than Dr. Hammer.
Stephen K.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Denver, CO
How can I not give this place 5-stars? I can’t. A quiet office just west of Rose Hospital, DIDC specializes in eradicating and treating infectious diseases, everything from AIDS to H1N1 flu to… staph infections. And I had one of those. And I would have probably died from it, eventually… it started in my shoulder and then migrated over time to my ribcage/clavicle. Your skin is crawling with them. And if everything balances out just right… it gets *into* your body, and then it’s game on, especially if you’re suffering from a depressed immune system. Mine started blossoming 3 days after I came down with the flu. It can happen from as little as scratching your skin, causing microincisions. It’s not a fun thought to think about. And I can tell you, it can be excruciatingly painful. Dr. Ben Young is the head of the DIDC. He(along with Ken Greenberg, another PhD), provide top notch care of people in the Denver area dealing with infectious diseases. Dr, Young is Assistant Clinical Professor at CU’s School of Medicine, and can sometimes be found abroad as well, sharing his expertise when he educates HIV providers in Russia, the Ukraine, and Eastern Europe. But on top of all that, he’s friendly, he’ll spend extra time with you conversing on the particulars of your issue, and most of all — he’s probably the most laidback doctor you’ll ever meet — his«cool factor» is way up the charts. I wanna do tequila slammers with this guy, that’s how cool he is.(I think he agreed to it when I last visited him and got the«all clear» sign… thank God that nightmare is over…) And he removed a surgically-implanted IV line that was in my arm(long story) by telling me to take a deep breath and hum… and he pulled it right out of my arm like fishing line. I boggled at that! If you have a low-grade fever for a long time, or feel exhausted continually, or have — ha ha – flu symptoms that *just don’t add up to FLU*(like I did!), make an appointment here and see one of the fine physicians. They’re down to earth, and amazing at what they do. p. s. You can also check out a main thrust of their work, besides on their website, on FB at Rocky Mountain Cares.
