Sarasota Memorial
Neurology • Venice, FL
What patients say
Patients praise
- Knowledgeable and thorough clinical approach
- Compassionate and patient-centered care
- Effective diagnosis and treatment plans
- Good communication and willingness to answer questions
- Staff described as helpful in some practices
Common complaints
- Rude or uncaring bedside manner
- Difficulty scheduling or long wait times for appointments
- Perceived lack of listening or dismissal of patient symptoms
- Communication issues and unprofessional behavior by staff
- Practice scheduling conflicts leading to abrupt cancellations
In patients' words
"Dr Lifton did more for me in one visit than all of the others combined. He has me now with a path of hope and surgery coming soon."
— Patient review on WebMD for Dr. Allen Lifton"Very bad bedside manner and cruel to the elderly!! Horrible!Beware!!"
— Patient review on Healthgrades for Dr. Jullius Ancheta"Knowledgeable, caring, kind and always takes the time to allow you to ask questions and answers them in a manner the patient can understand."
— Patient review on Vitals for Dr. Tonya Ditrapani-Stephenson"On December 12, 2024, I got a phone call from the office that they are canceling my appointment. The reason, they are not taking new patients... I think this is ill moral and goes against the paractice of medicine and the Hypocratic oath."
— Patient review on WebMD for Dr. Patrick Madden's practiceMore clinics in Venice
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