Attentive, informative, answered all of my questions.

Dr. Ward seemed very intelligent and caring. He did have a slightly less “warm” but was still very considerate and not at all rushed in the appointment.

He took the time to explain everything to us in detail. He didn't dismiss me or my questions. He was very helpful and kind.

Dr Ward does a nice job explaining and takes time to find out different paths for pain. Dr Ward is a compassionate physician.

Personal, empathetic, and interested in helping me understand my condition. We talked about next steps and I feel that I will be receiving the help I need.

Dr. Ward is fantastically smart and bedside manner can not be rivaled.

He is very thorough and takes time to explain

He was very patient and tried to answer all my questions.

He is a very good doctor.

Dr. Ward is very knowledgeable.

Have developed a high respect for Dr. Ward over the past several years

I got no answers as to why iam in pain for over a year . And they don't want to do further imaging

My first appt with him and it went very well. He listens and then explains clearly

I really like Dr Ward..he is knowledgeable and kind..he cares and takes his time.

Per the above. He heard my concerns, he evaluated my pain and situation, he collaboratively came to some approaches, asked for my input and feedback and gave guidance I was comfortable with.

He’s a very thoughtful physician who takes the time to understand the issues I’m faced with.

Knows what to do.

He was very thorough in his exam and conscious of my pain. He discussed all the options for further diagnostics as well as medications and physical therapy therapy

Clearly explains

Great

he was quick to diagnose the issue and recommend a quick solution.....explaining in layman's terms

Dr. Ward spent the time with me to carefully go over the xrays and discuss both short and long term options.

Great manners, and concerns

He listens.

Good answers

He is very thorough and has a kind, approachable manner. He is very personable and an excellent doctor.

He is very competent and thorough, a good listener.

Thought his bedside manner was listening to me was people friendly, explained course of action to be taken to resolve problem.

Knowledgeable physician who explains things very well.

He actually prepared for the appointment ahead of time by reading my chart and reviewing all of my images such as MRIs, etc. This allowed him to actually talk with me when he saw me and thoughtfully listen to my description of symptoms. He was respectful and patient with me, and he didn’t rush the appointment or spend all his time on the computer talking at the screen rather than me. He wasn’t distracted by other matters outside of my exam room either. The rest of this review pertains to Dr Ward, but since most of it is the result of NM interference in my care and my doctors, I didn’t want it to reflect badly on him. I don’t think it would have been this way if transferring to a new doctor weren’t such a nightmare for all involved now. I did get the feeling he was given biased information about why I wanted to switch to him, and maybe didn’t really understand. I even feel like I’m going to be punished by receiving less care from him than I received from the first doctor I saw, as a way to make me hesitate to ever switch again. I can’t point to what made me leave with that feeling, but it was something about his manner. I didn’t feel it was proper to tell him all of the little things that upset me in my appt with the other doctor, so he will be left with whatever the nurses and the other doctor have communicated between each other. This is a new problem introduced by NM and their treatment of patients who want to switch doctors. None of this would have happened this way before. Doctors used to understand that sometimes it’s just a clash of personality or perspective and the patient’s comfort and rapport matters to their healing. Something has caused doctors to now be suspicious right away, before even talking to the patient themselves. I was even put on the spot with the other doctor’s nurse directly calling me to ask why, when I had already communicated that to the doctor before even asking to switch. I should have only had to talk to the new doctor’s nurse directly. It was uncomfortable and unkind for them to do, and it’s a byproduct of NM involvement. The physical portion of the appt wasn’t as thorough as I think it should be, but that’s true of all the doctors at OAD. However, at least Dr Ward went a step further to check where the pain is happening on my body for areas that would relate to the spine and lower back, what causes it and the severity. Not as complete as I would have liked but it’s wasn’t just a quickie 10-second reflexes check like the previous doctor. I personally feel identifying where all the pain is on a patient and the severity of it helps to identify not only areas that might be related to the doctor’s area of expertise, but also areas where a different specialist might be helpful. A doctor is a doctor, and limiting an exam to a narrow area of care is worthy of an “it’s not my job� award, leaving serious issues go undetected. For instance, I was recently diagnosed with a severe case of osteoporosis, and I’m young for the scores my test had. Never before in my history did any Orthopaedic suggest a bone density test, even when my pain was so severe but they said it wasn’t related to my degenerative discs. I could have had this problem for years and I could have been treating it long before it got this bad. This year a doctor at OAD, who wasn’t a good fit for me but was still thorough, did order that test and discover my condition. They don’t treat it, but they can refer me to those who do. That test should have been ordered at least four years ago when I came to OAD over all this pain, but that doctor didn’t bother thinking outside his own little box, and only referred me to a neurologist. I can’t be sure Dr Ward would have thought of the test either. I dont know what he would have done had I seen him first. That would make one wonder why I switched doctors in the first place since the other one was so thorough in that regard. It’s because bedside manner is really important to me. I need time to cover everything I want to share and I need to see that the doctor is engaged in what I am saying and working through it thoughtfully. I need to feel that they are considering how my case might be different than what the first glance might suggest and not throw me a one size fits all treatment, and certainly not rush me through my appointment that I’m paying for. Thats what respect for the patient looks like, and that’s what Dr. Ward was like. So, I’ll keep Dr. Ward and know things happened the way they did for a reason, because my osteoporosis did need to be discovered.