Dr. Cothern is a no nonsense and capable practitioner. A taskmaster that has little empathy, time or patients for patients who don’t follow his instructions to the«T». He is not one to be open to any ideas or opinions except his own. There is no negotiating. No middle ground. If your medical concern isn’t his, then it may not be addressed to your satisfaction, as his focus will be on other issues more important to him as your physician, whether you have symptoms or not. Needless to say, I’ve changed Primary Care Physicians. Update: I’m still getting hit with bills from Cothern’s unnecessary tests for a condition that I didn’t/don’t even have! Update: I received another bill for services, that revealed a negative result for a condition that I didn’t have! Grrrrrrrrr!