Fred Young, MD Internal Medicine in Athens, GA

Dr Young is the cat,Äôs meow.

Dr. Young has been my primary care physician for many years. He is kind; he listens carefully to the information I am giving to him, and he doesn't interrupt. I trust him I wish more doctors at ARMC were like him. I have had a few bad experiences - for example - a ortho MD was very rude, I asked him to look at my knee (which was very swollen and painful. He told me, from across the room, that he had no need to do that - he had looked at the X-rays. I told him I would still like him to look at my right leg and knee. He again said he had looked at X-rays, and we could try PT and see if that helped. I started to cry, and I apologized explaining to him that my husband had committed suicide just a couple of weeks earlier. He said he knew, and still remained about 5 ft away by the counter, and never palpated my knee. He acted annoyed that I asked him again. I call that a total lack of caring and concern - not just about the problem with my knee, but his lack of concern about the recent devastating loss of my husband to suicide, which I witnessed as he ran out to our driveway What the heck are they training doctors today about compassion and caring? I read a very good post recently that ALL doctors should have access to in their desk drawers: "Your patients might not remember what you did for them, but they will *always* remember how you made them feel. Sincerely, Fran Beall, RN, ANP, BC (retired)

Dr Young and his Staff do an excellent job!!!

Knowledgeable, compassionate, resourceful, all things you want your doctor to be. He has a good mix of professionalism and human understanding in his connection to his patients.

Listens to you and really cares about his patients. Great doctor.