Dr. Robert Vawter, MD

Rheumatology*•Male•Age 69

Rheumatology*

Dr. Robert Vawter, MD is a rheumatologist in Wheeling, WV and has over 30 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Vawter has extensive experience in Osteoporosis & Screening. He graduated from Ohio Valley Hospital in 1990. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as Trinity Health System-East Campus and Wheeling Hospital. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.

Dr. Robert Vawter, MD

Practice

30 Medical Park Ste 101 Wheeling, WV 26003
Telehealth availableTelehealth services available
(304) 242-1100
Telehealth availableTelehealth services available
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Accepting new patients

(304) 242-1100

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Dr. Vawter's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Vawter

3.2
33 ratings, 21 with a written review
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100%
Excellent. Thanks to Dr. Vawter's preventitive attitude, I am still working at 85.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
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REbecca S. Bell – Aug 13, 2024
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YOU DESERVE A BETTER DOCTOR!!!
As he is planning his retirement he is showing his lack of humanity. He told my husband , at the age of 72, and being severely affected with arthritis for the last 36 yrs. All under rheumatologists care, that he should not have pain meds!!! What kind of joke is that??? He refuses to believe his pain is worsening... Don't pick this guy... You deserve a better doctor!!!
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
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Jun 21, 2024
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I really like Dr Vawter . He has helped me get the surgery’s needed for my total hip and both knees
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Feb 16, 2024
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If I could give a 0 star I would.
Dr doesn't show up for scheduled visits and you get no calls to tell you he's not coming in. Sheila the receptionist is rude and needs to be fired. If she doesn't like you or want to talk to you she just ignores your calls because they have caller ID. They don't return phone calls. Dr is rude and makes you feel like an idiot. Absolute worst.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
1 other person found this helpful
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Jun 22, 2023
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Very knowledgeable
Awesome Doctor. He helped the stiffness in my hands. Very caring.
What went well
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Joyce Benline – Apr 06, 2022
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Would not see me. I had to go to Morgantown to see a doctor.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
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Aug 24, 2020
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Very caring. Took time with me to go over my history and symptoms. I was very nervous and he was extremely patient with me. I really appreciated his empathy toward me.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
2 others found this helpful
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Ruth Hicks – Jul 15, 2020
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I love Dr. Vawter! He has helped me with my RA. I can go up and down stairs now without pain. He was my dad's Dr. also. He remembered my dad.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Susan – Apr 30, 2020
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Excellent. Spent the time I needed. Got me on the meds I needed and helped my quality of life. He will tell you what he thinks but I’m an adult I can handle that.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Rich – Aug 15, 2019
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Dr would not see me when I was referred to him from a clinic !
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
3 others found this helpful
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Wheeling , WV – Dec 12, 2018
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Excellent specialist. Took me from a horrible situation (onset of RA) to a place where my quality of life is as good as normal. Does not always tell you what you want to hear, but cares about his patients and his work.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
3 others found this helpful
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Woody in Sarahsville, OH – Aug 08, 2018
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Dr. Vawter has kept me symptom-free for over 10 years with my RA. I look forward to my visits with him, and don't understand the negative reviews at all! Yes, he is to-the-point, brusque at times, but he is always punctual, very knowledgeable, and did I mention I'm symptom-free????
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
5 others found this helpful
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Cindi in Quaker City, OH – Jul 24, 2018
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Dr. Vawter was very informative, friendly and helpful. I learned the most about my condition on my first visit with him then I ever learned from the multiple visits with the three previous doctors I had seen. Dr. Vawter spent 40 minutes talking to me about my condition and really impressed me with his knowledge and willingness to really look at my overall health and try to connect the dots that others had overlooked. I would certainly recommend Dr. Vawter to a friend.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
7 others found this helpful
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Kelley in St Clairsville, OH – Oct 19, 2017
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Everyone is really off base about Dr. Vawter. I find him to be compassionate and he is always willing to talk to me and include me in my treatment options. Perhaps others feel he should be soft and fuzzy but he is a specialist and knows his specialty very well. Never had an issue with Dr. Vawter or his staff. Great physician
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
4 others found this helpful
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Linda in Steubenville, OH – Jul 20, 2017
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I have been seeing Dr. Vawter for over 30+ years. I have never, ever had a bad experience while seeing him. I feel the patients didn't give him a chance to work with them that gave him such bad ratings. Dr. Vawter, Dr. Kettler and Dr. Latos have saved my life more than once!!! I thank God for the gifts and talents that Dr. Vawter has used to help me many times, which were trying, at best. He is a wonderful man and doctor!! God bless him.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
3 others found this helpful
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Mary Y in Wheeling, WV – Jun 20, 2017
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Very mean and condescending man. He talks to people like he is so far above them and whatever they say is meaningless. Very Rude. Like the others have said. I should have trusted the reviews and went somewhere else.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
7 others found this helpful
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Proctor, WV – May 06, 2017
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Very rude man. He cut me off every time I spoke. Only sees new patients at 8am. So I got up at 530am and drove there for him to talk to me like I was stupid. He wanted records but wouldn't look at what I had. He acted indignant about me seeing the nurse practitioner at my Dr's office. I walked out within 5 minutes of the visit.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
6 others found this helpful
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Wheeling, WV – May 03, 2017
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I would not recommend him to anyone! Does not have a good bedside manner at all! Made me feel very uncomfortable, like I could not ask questions or say everything that I felt needed to be said.
What went well
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
6 others found this helpful
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Morgantown, WV – Mar 29, 2017
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He is Avery compassionate doctor. Takes time to talk and makes sure you understand what needs to be done with meds and treatment
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
2 others found this helpful
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John J in McMechen, WV – Mar 03, 2017
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I was very nervous about seeing this doctor because of things I had read and heard. Yes, he does have a unique personality that may turn people off, BUT he got me in very quickly for an urgent appointment. He was knowledgeable, used explanations that were easy to understand, and seemed to genuinely want to help me feel better. If you forget the bedside manner and focus on the fact that he knows his illnesses, treatments, and medicines, then you won't be disappointed.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
4 others found this helpful
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Wheeling, WV – Sep 30, 2016
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Dr. Robert Vawter, MD is a rheumatologist in Wheeling, WV and has over 30 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Vawter has extensive experience in Osteoporosis & Screening. He graduated from Ohio Valley Hospital in 1990. He is affiliated...read more

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    Medical School, 1990
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Locations

Practice

Ohio Valley Rheumatology Assoc. Inc.30 Medical Park Ste 101 Wheeling, WV 26003
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Office1080 E Bethlehem Blvd Wheeling, WV 26003
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