Neurologists - Las Vegas, NV

"Great doctor & staff. Convenient location. "

"Everyone in the front office seems rushed, impatient, and over-worked which causes poor (or no) communication with patients who are forced to wait an hour or more to be taken back to see the Doctor. In between my visits, the front office staff who dealt with my insurance took more than 2 work weeks to contact me with updates (despite my leaving several voicemails asking for information and/or timelines). Definitely not worth the wait. During all of my appointments (5 in total over a period of 4 months) Dr. Milford seemed preoccupied and distracted and his questions/answers were always hurried, terse, or both. He made no eye contact. He seemed frustrated that I was having a hard time speaking succintly and as quickly as he was. Ironically, I went to him because I was having problems with cognitive functioning--including forming thoughts and speaking--making his gruff, hurried manner and poor listening skills all the more frustrating. At one point early on, he sent me for tests which confirmed I have carpal tunnel syndrome in both arms. Huh? That complaint was never even brought up during our 6 minute appointments. After subjecting myself to his idea of practicing medicine for 4 more appointments (I was desperate, I admit, for answers), he recommended I go elsewhere for treatment. He said he didn't have the time to try to figure out what was wrong with me (sudden cognitive impairment including difficulty forming thoughts and speaking). Dr. Milford seems to prefer to take straightforward, easier-to-diagnose cases. He also seems inclined to run unecessary tests like the nerve conduction study that was done on my arms and legs. It makes no sense to me that he never once ordered a scan of my head. For these reasons, I would never recommend Dr. Milford--to anyone."

"Dr. Hyson is not a quack. But he isn't a warm and fuzzy doctor with a good bedside manner. He is a former opera singer who decided that he was better suited for medicine. (This is true.) And so he went and earned his medical degree from Wayne State School of Medicine, and he did his residency, it appears, at McGill in Montreal. Okay, fine. Somewhere along the line, however, he missed out on the ability to interact with other human beings. Whether that's due to his own issues with Asberger's, or perhaps it's just arrogance, we won't know. He was referred to me by another doctor in Las Vegas who had done work with him in the past, and because he does EEG testing right there in the office. I'd suffered a significant concussion, and I was hoping he would help me get relief. He didn't listen. He didn't read my charts. He prescribed me a medication for migraines, even though I'm not having migraines. He ordered an MRI. Then his office dropped the ball and never bothered to get back to me about the MRI. So, you know what? Since he's out of network anyway, I've moved on and found a different neurologist who IS in network, and who has a reputation for being at least conversant with patients. I am married to a future MD whose father is a physician. I get that there are many doctors out there who are absolutely brilliant but have little to no interpersonal skills, and they're better left to doing research. Hyson might very well be one of those individuals. He might be a great guy. He might be an amazing singer -- he sure has the voice for it. And he might be an outstanding neurologist. But he's just not a people person. What's also amusing is that nobody on his staff, including Hyson himself, was aware that the new UNLV School of Medicine had just opened right next door, and that the giant vacant lot adjacent to their building had been cleared for the new state-of-the-art school of medicine's main building. How out of touch with the world must you be to not know this? "