Dr. Stephen Phlaum, MD

Completely disregarded me to the point he could not even tell me his findings. When I pulled my information through the hospital file I finally had his diagnosis "WHICH WAS WRONG ANYWAYS".

Very ignorant person. I was pregnant and came with complains about my heart beat , which he blamed on pregnancy . Heard in a hallway that I am overthinking . Visited other doctor and he did find a condition that I had all my life , just decided to visit doctor when I was pregnant to know for sure it’s not gonna affect the baby .

He is always ready to help in any way he can. He is VERY caring to his patients and wants to make sure they are the best they can be. He is always available to them if and when they need him.

Horrid! He was rude and insulting! He came in with his arms folded and angry. I had seen his PA prior to him coming in and he never even examined me. He was mad because I said I wouldn't take Lisinopril as it made me dry cough and left me feeling very ill! He basically says well I can't help you because you are not gong to take your pills. He never talked to me about the EKG they did at that visit, and basically said: you are dismissed! At check our they just said buy, no follow ups, no receipt given or any print out of the visit. I will never, ever go back there, ever!!

My niece was very sick with her heart and was referred to this doctor for treatment. As a matter of fact, she lost consciousness and was rushed by ambulance and hospitalized due to her heart condition. This doctor mocked her and made her cry. He explained it’s all in her head and she should see a psychiatrist. Well, if you didn’t need a psych doctor before seeing him, you will need one after. Pure negligence and arrogance. Horrible bedside manner.

He literally saved my life!! After labor I had chest pains and a lot of water retaining and I thought it might of been normal.. went to the ER and they did a chest X RAY and sent me home with water pills. Called him to make an appointment and he pulled up my X RAY, got me a immediate appointment the next morning between patients to get a Echo, sure enough I was at a 35% EF with Cardiomyopathy and heart failure. My EF only 3 months later is now 45% and no more heart failure!

My husband is a "new" heart patient and we were referred to Dr Phlaum for our initial visit. We saw him briefly at this visit, his ARNP handled the visit. The office scheduled a heart cath for the following week and ended up putting in a stent so he spent the night in the hospital to be monitored. Dr. Phlaum never talked to us about continuation of care or what happens next. We were so disappointed with this Doctor that we found a different cardiologist for our follow-up appointment.

Patient beware. Unless you like being belittled, devalued and your disease trivialized. My heart symptoms disabled me but he told me that it's all a fantasy. I wish it was a fantasy or some bad dream. Seeing this "doctor" was truly a nightmare.

This guy will kill you. He never didd catheterization. Botched an esopholgal xray behind the heart, diagnosed diabetes, non existed, failed to diagnosed gall bladder infection, diagnosed heart disease which r n I had none, was he as rtf valve issue and now dying from heart failure. Went into shock from too much potassium to the heart, has no bedside manner and the most arrogant Igot of any doctor I have ever, my internist like the sacred heart hospital Group I because of Phlaum's incompetence,

Very matter of fact and dismissive about my diagnosis. Essentially gave me what I perceived as a death sentence and sent me on my way. No discussion, no useful info to help me cope, no compassion. My dog gets more humane treatment from the vet. I am still in shock and struggling to understand the meaning and significance and impications of what he said and where to go from here. He never said to make another appointment so I gathered I'd be dead before too long. Horrible experience.

Seen Dr. Phlaum a total of 2 minutes in 2 months dealing with practice. Staff was short/ somewhat rude and not interested in finding a solution for my specific and special problem. They use the Band-aid approach. When I questioned treatment options, and asked questions about Meds being prescribed I was treated with indifference. Would not recomend, for me a total waste of time. If your seeking compassion for your heart condition I would seek treatment elsewhere. Brian Ragland

Spent little time with me. Minimal explanation of condition and medication. Expected to review and ask questions about test results, but was seen by nurse practitioner instead without being informed, yet record said I was seen by him.