Pain Medicine Specialist who are Physicians - Exton, PA

"My experience with Dr. Kim terrible. I've had nerve pain for the last 4 years. This pain is contant, never goes away and is an 8, unless I take medication. Dr. Kim did a trial spinal cord stimulator. It was a disaster--as he was inserting the "wire" into my spinal column, it felt like someone was poking me in the back with a coat hanger--almost jumped off the table. The stimulator did not help my pain He then did a trial medicine pump. This also didn't work. Dr. Kim did not believe that my pain was real, had zero sympathy or empathy for my discomfort and basically accused me of lying. I would never exaggerate the pain, nor lie about it. I think his ego was hurt or something, that what he did for me didn't help. Instead of being kind and understanding that these procedures didn't help my non-stop pain, for 4 years, he was an ass. After the procedure, he prescribed pain medication in a dosage that wasn't sufficient to reduce my pain, at least to the point I could go to work. I called him the week following the surgery/procedure, to tell him that I had found an article on the internet that I felt could be the answer to my problems, at least to know what I have, neurologically. I also called to tell him that the pain medication he prescribed wasn't working effectively. First, he had ZERO EMPATHY for the fact that I was suffering consistent levels of substantial pain, kept interrupting me every time I tried to say something, talked down to me like a child, and said that he wouldn't discuss this on the phone with me, that I had to schedule yet another office visit with him--pardon my french, but he was a TOTAL ASSHOLE. There's no way I would want him in my corner, trying to help me solve something I've been trying to solve for 4 years (when I have no quality of life whatsoever). He simply doesn't care. It's business for him. His bedside manner is TERRIBLE. Find someone else--anyone would be better than this guy. If you want to discuss this with me, let me know thru this website. I'll figure how we can contact each other, anonymously. "

"'ve been a patient of Dr P's since 2012. I had my concerns at first because of his lacking in the bed side manner.... I even brought a friend with me a few times to see if maybe my radar was off... she said he was blunt, no sugar coating, but not mean/rude just to be mean/rude. He has a very good sense of humor, even self-deprecating once you get past the no mixed words about the things you might be doing that impact your health. He isn't the dr for everyone, but he does care and he does fight for his patients. Other comments about the privacy in the office... over the last year the office has been totally redone, and privacy has been at the focus. The office looks great and they are so much more professional now that they have the layout to help them. Dr P has also had an PA over the last 2 years which has helped with some of the other concerns people have mentioned. My only complaint is the scheduling... no matter what day I schedule a visit, my appointment always starts late. Sadly, it was over an hour late on a few occasions. Note, I typically go in afternoons, so delayed appointments are usual for most doctors when morning appointments run late. He may not be the doctor for everyone, he is the doctor for me."