How old is your doctor?

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I thought I'd start a new thread for this topic. Now that I'm "shopping" for a new E doc, I've found that, if the website MD.com is to be believed, it gives the year they graduated from med school, so I can get an idea of how old they are. I'm finding that, to some extend, I'm thinking about that as I make my shortlist. Maybe it's due to my age (mid 40s), but I'm tending to lean toward those younger than me. Last time I was looking for a new doctor (early 30s), this wasn't a consideration, and my doctor, at the time, was in his mid-40s. Now, even though I seem to be well-controlled, I want someone who can hopefully stick with me for a while, and in my mind, that means taking into account their age.

Just curious whether age matters to others and, if you know, how old your E docs are.
 
I'd like to stick with my doctor for a while. Closer to my own age would be nice, but I like my doctor and that is more important. He has diagnosed me differently than I think most doctors would have.

My doctor is over 15 years older than me. (Me being in my early 30s iirc)

Don't forget many doctors graduate late. I work in a pharmacy. Some pharmacist that just graduated are in their early 20s. Others are in their 30s. You may be a bit off on age.
 
Hi txtiger,

The neuro I'm seeing now is probably in her early 40's but the Epileptologist I saw for yrs. was in his 70's and he really knew what he was doing. Everyone is different but I have found the older the Dr. the better treatment I have gotten do to their experience.
Wishing you the best of luck and May God Bless You!

Sue
 
Some of the older doctors have more experience with all the weird ways that epilepsy can manifest. The ideal would be a doctor who actually has epilepsy, since they would have both the knowledge and the empathy.

My current neuro is in his 40s(?) I think. I chose him in part because of his location. He's nice, though I haven't had any occasion to really test him. I mostly just use him to renew my rX.
 
The neurologist I began seeing about 2 years ago is older than my other one, but I like him more. I was referred to him by my PCP. I wanted a neurologist who was closer, & who had better office hours. This doctor, by chance, is less than 1 mile from our house.
 
Well, I decided to go with another doctor in the same practice. She is younger than me, but not by much (only 3 years), has been practicing for 17 years, and does come up on searches of the American Epilepsy Society website. Her clinical interests include women with epilepsy (Though I figured out a long time ago mine is not related to hormones, I am a woman!) and geriatric epilepsy (I'm 20 years away but headed that way!). Of course, her bedside manner is an unknown to me, only a visit will tell me that. Hopefully I will only need to see her once a year,

Location was a secondary concern to me. This practice is about 13 miles from my home. There was one specialist on the AES website who is about 6 miles away, but I have learned that location, like age, is relative. In a smaller town, 13 miles would be all the way across town, but in Houston, it's close-ish.
 
I live in the suburbs, so my husband (or someone else) has to take me. Public transportation isn't very good, & using Uber could cost as much or more than the copay.
 
Mine is probably in his 40s - I'm in my mid-50s. One thing I notice about him (I really like him, btw) is that he's not well-read or up on some things that are in the current literature. I have to bring him stuff on both epilepsy and migraine because he has no idea what I'm talking about. Still, he's been one of the most caring and attentive neuros I've ever had (and I've been through several that were supposed to be the best).
 
Sabbo said:
I live in the suburbs, so my husband (or someone else) has to take me. Public transportation isn't very good, & using Uber could cost as much or more than the copay.
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Are you in the Chicago area? I would have thought public transportation there is pretty good. Does it not extend to the suburbs?

I live in Houston, and our public transportation isn't great either, but it would be do-able from my house to the medical center, if need be. I would have to leave at least an hour and a half early in order to have a good cushion. Now, if I was back in the situation where I wasn't driving and I lived in the exburbs, and I have been in that situation before, location would definitely be higher on my list.

Fortunately (knocking on wood), I am at this time on a once-a-year visit schedule.
 
Yes, I'm near Chicago. Unfortunately, suburban public transportation isn't very good. If I wanted to/could get to my previous neurologist, I'd probably have to change buses at least twice. And that's after walking at least a half mile from my house to the closest stop.
 
My original neuro who I was seeing from the time my seizures returned in 2002 until my surgery in 2011 is probably in his early to mid 50s.

I’ve been going to an epilepsy clinic for the last 16 years since my surgery. I’ve had 2 neuros at the clinic. My 1st neuro at the clinic was in his early 40s so not much older then me (I’m 40) but he left the clinic last year to take on a different position. The neuro I see at the clinic now looks like he is in his mid 30s.
 
I'm in my upper 40s and my 1st neuron was probably 10 yrs older. I liked him okay, he was kind of weird but my current neuro says that's pretty typical of lots of them. She's younger than I thought since she just got off maternity leave. I'm guessing 35ish.
 
CathyAnn31 said:
I'm in my upper 40s and my 1st neuron was probably 10 yrs older. I liked him okay, he was kind of weird but my current neuro says that's pretty typical of lots of them. She's younger than I thought since she just got off maternity leave. I'm guessing 35ish.
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My current neuro is pretty cool but different and has this real unique laugh.
He actually reminds me off the English comedian Rick Mayal :roflmao:
 
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