Who's the one you call Dr. Feelgood?

May 4, 2008 9:54 PM

I'm a 25 year old fella looking for a good general practitioner in Austin. "Good" doesn't mean someone who will medicate me with whatever I want and send me on my way, but someone who pays attention to his patients and their needs. Preferably north, but it's not a deal breaker. I'll mostly be going for chronic headaches, if that makes any difference either. Suggestions?
posted by Roman Graves to health (5 comments total)

You might want to try looking at a site like RateMDs.com where people post reviews of doctors.
posted by burnmp3s at 6:34 AM on May 5

Angie's List tracks doctors, now. I haven't used it to find one, but, well, you could give it a whirl.
posted by Plutor at 8:07 AM on May 5

When I lived in Austin, I went to Dick Leverich. Can't say enough good things about him. He treated my chronic back pain by sending me to a PT, not by giving me drugs.

He listens to what you tell him, will spend a good deal of time with you, and patiently answers any questions/offers detailed (not dumbed-down) explanations. (The drawback to that is that he's always running late, but hey -- it's a fair trade, in my book.)

A++, would be treated again.
posted by mudpuppie at 12:57 PM on May 5

Stuart Browning is far south, not north, but he's an excellent doctor and I always leave feeling like he's really listened to me and given me both guidance and autonomy in my health care. He is good with migraines. I hate to recommend him because I want to keep him to myself, but that's selfish.
posted by Addlepated at 6:42 PM on May 5

Wow, burnmp3s, I didn't know such a site existed. Thanks for the suggestions everyone, time to get to work.
posted by Roman Graves at 7:16 PM on May 5