Hay James T, MD

Dr. Hay has received numerous awards for outstanding doctor by his peers. I have to say that I am very disappointed with him. A few yrs ago I went in to see him for a routine exam & asked about something else that was bothering me while I was there only to be told to make an appt. for a second diagnosis. I wasn’t in there very long but was sort of surprised that he wouldn’t even discuss the other issue even though it was nothing major. I didn’t think much of it until a few yrs later when I went in to see him for a particular health problem (upper chest pain that has been ruled out by cardio & pulmonary specialists but still continuing) and asked about an embarrassing excessive belching/​gas problem I’ve been having. And what was Dr. Hay’s response? «You’re swallowing too much air.» That’s it. Are you kidding me??? Even I know that excessive gas could be a symptom of numerous health problems: lactose intolerance, food allergies, ulcers, etc. He didn’t follow up with ANYTHING. Nothing! I continued having pain and asked to change Dr. Hay as my primary care physician for Dr. Quigley (Osteopath) in the same office and he was much, much better. It appeared that the primary reason I had gone to see Dr. Hay –the terrible pain in my upper left chest — was being caused by– guess what? — excessive gas! Dr. Quigley even let me listen through the stethoscope so I could hear it for myself. He said it could be Celiac Disease but subsequent tests ruled that out. Unfortunately, Dr. Quigley didn’t follow up with anything either and sort of left me hanging in the dark. I continued doing my research and starting eliminating bread (particularly bagels) at the suggestion of a nutritionist friend of mine who said that I may be GLUTEN SENSITIVE. Many doctors have no idea what that is even though MANY, MANY people suffer from it (look around at all the gluten-​free menus around at local restaurants). My symptoms are, I’d say, 80% better. I will go back to Dr. Quigley since he at least listened to me. Doctors aren’t trained on gluten SENSITIVITY only Celiac Disease (gluten allergy). I’m giving two stars more for the staff than for Dr. Hay. I’m sure he takes good care of his peers to get those nice awards — but for the regular Jane off the street like me — well, don’t bother. Get one of the other doctors in the same office. P. S. This happened sometime last year but his idiotic diagnosis upset me so much that I felt the need to post this review. Thanks for reading.