Peter A LeWitt, MD

Waited several months to see this specialist. I have sudden hearing loss, tremors, short-​term memory loss, & now glaucoma, all at age 40.
My mom died from a rare autoimmune disease that I have a 50% chance of inheriting. Her symptoms? Sudden hearing loss, tremors, & short-​term memory loss. Exactly what I am experiencing.
He told me my sudden glaucoma was caused by Lasik surgery last year & my sudden hearing loss by sleep apnea! That is just outrageous information from a specialist. Never mind my genetic predisposition to an autoimmune disease. He just ignored that and told me that it wasn’t important.
Yes, you read that right. He stated that Lasik surgery caused my glaucoma. He stated that sleep apnea caused my hearing loss.
All of my neurological issues have manifested in a 4 month period of time, all of a sudden.
He ordered zero tests & just wanted to know what other drs had told me might be wrong. Told me to come back in 6 months to give him results of tests other drs have ordered. So why bother going back to him at all?
He somewhat treated one SYMPTOM of what is wrong with me, hand tremors, he did not bother to try to DIAGNOSE my issues. Just to come back and let him know what other drs come up with.
He should have ordered tests himself or referred me to a dr. who is more of an expert, not spin me off with Klonopin. The 2 hour wait time was completely unacceptable. Bedside manner very uncomfortable. No level of trust in this dr. because he honestly did barely anything, did not explain too much, seemed rushed.
The other dr. working under him then told me that my insurance would never cover genetic testing and she knew this as a fact. Except my insurance actually DOES cover genetic testing, you just have to do more paperwork.
This dr. did not care enough to order any tests whatsoever to try to get to the root of my sudden hearing loss, sudden glaucoma, tremors, and memory loss. Nothing. Just leaves me hanging with come back in 6 months and let him know what other drs have told me was wrong. He could of at least tried. He did not, he did nothing, it was a huge wasted visit and again, the 2 hour wait time was outrageous. The rest of the staff and that hospital are 5 star, unfortunately this dr. was not.