Howard M Robinson, DO

I mean WOW and not in a good way… This Dr Robinson makes the fictional character Doctor House seem like a warm cuddly teddy bear in comparison. He has pictures of himself all over the office throwing in your face how he is a martial arts expert, yet he shows nothing of being humble, open, nor peaceful. He is angry, short tempered and highly judgmental. He has no problem treating you like dirt if you cannot afford a prestigious insurance. Heck he will really make you feel horrible if you have to pay out of pocket due to a laps of insurance, especially when you get insurance through your employer. He treats you like you are a waste of his time and talks down to you. He has no problem storming into the room, berate you, write a quick prescription, and snap at you saying he is done, and just walk right out. Does not give you a chance to speak one word! If you are made of money and wear fancy clothes, I am sure he will be cordial with you. Beware if you are working class though, he hates the working class! At least this is the impression he gives me! I have seen him twice and never again! Both times I was polite, respectful, and gave him no reason to behave toward me the way he did. He does not deserve to be in practice. Maybe he needs to spend more time with his Sensei or change his Dojo all together, because whatever he is learning, it has done nothing but sour him like a rotted lemon.

OK, being new to Phoenix, used Unilocal,when colleagues and clients had no good IM Docs for me to start with. I have to say that this Doc did literally the exact opposite of the prior [happy] review. I thought he might have had an off day on my 1^st visit, but 2^nd and 3^rd only got far worse, which were spread out over 6 months.
He is the first doctor in my 25+ years who seems to genuinely **not care** about me getting better and helping me become a better patient.
Having been married to an ER doc and being involved with docs for many years, from social circles, this is not a stellar patient advocate, nor educator, either.
All attempts to ask questions resulted in one word replies and generally rushed out of the office.
Take a look at my other reviews, it is the first 1-​star — ever.
Unfortunately, it seems the bar is pretty low here in Phoenix, as compared to Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Detroit.

I have been going to Dr. Robinson for the last four years. He was assigned to me when I was in the ER for a heart attack and thus had triple by-​pass surgery. They found out I had Diabetes also, so Dr. Robinson was assigned to me while I was in the hospital. I asked him if he would be my Primary Care Doctor and he said of course, he would never abandon me. He hasn’t. I think he is the greatest doctor on the face of this earth. He is always there for you and it’s not like he just treats you and gets you out of his office as soon as possible, he takes his time and is actually interested in your life. He always remembers what you have said, even if it’s six weeks after he last saw you. All of his other patients that I have ever talked to, think he’s the greatest too. Thanks for everything Dr. Robinson.