Hughes Rob DO

Doc Hughes has been my GP for several years now and he’s an excellent doctor. From my experience he tends to use a holistic approach to addressing health issues including providing advice on nutrition and physical activity as opposed to just writing a prescription and calling it good. During appointments he always makes time to listen and to make sure that I understand everything.

I like to establish a relationship with my health care provider prior to being sick, so I went to Dr. Hughes for a general check-​up to see how his practice was, and if I would like to engage him with my care.
Short answer: No.
Dr. Hughes was very brusque in his manner and not very considerate or caring. My primary concern at the time was allergies (grass season, yay!).
I told him that my work requires me to be outside, so I needed to find ways to deal with grass. Despite me JUST telling him I had to be outside, his first piece of advice was to «avoid the allergens». What, quit my job? His second piece of advice was to move out of the Willamette Valley, so he probably did mean to quit my job.
He also gave me information regarding weight loss that was incredibly insensitive as well as plain wrong. I was about 15 pounds overweight, and struggling with counting calories. Dr. Hughes told me that exercise wouldn’t help me at all, and that I had to drastically lower my calorie intake. I was already limited to 1200 calories per day, which is what most diets, nutritionists, and doctors recommend. Going below 1200 calories is dangerous because your body can go into «starvation mode». To suggest to me, a slightly overweight person, that exercise was irrelevant and I should eat fewer calories was callous and dangerous advice.
He also suggested to me that I might have psychological issues because I didn’t want a scale in my house. I track my weight using body measurements, because scales tend to demotivate me when I’m struggling with diet changes: body weight fluctuates so much!
I have since lost those 15 pounds, by the way, by using exercise and
to track my food intake. It is basic math. Calories in is less than calories expended then you lose weight. Which INCLUDES exercise, and for me, fewer processed foods.
It was a very bizarre experience, and I would not recommend him to anyone.