Dr. Alexander Cole, MD

Didn’t like him. Didn’t like my cardiothoracic surgeon, either. I like breathing. Good doctor. Hardworking.

Doctor dismissed all my concerns, basically laughed in my face and told me I was just angry. Listened to nothing, only cares about collecting his pay check. Worst psychiatrist I have ever spoken. He thinks he knows it all, and guess what, he knows nothing, including how to speak to patients.

Extremely thoughtful, dedicated doctor.

I have had severe depressive episodes throughout my entire life and Dr. Cole was the first doctor able to convince me to go on antidepressants. He did it succinctly and with a logic that I wasn’t able to refute, so I tried them. While I am only a short duration into treatment, I can see some positive effects, and for that, I am really grateful to Dr Cole. Is he the doctor for everyone? I doubt it - he is very direct. But if you’re a scientist like I am or an engineer, I think he could be a life changer.

Dr.Cole knowledge of mental health and the dynamic of medications while being able to provide information is adequate and excellent. He will listen to what you have to say with acknowledgment and understandment . He plays an active role in your treatment.

This doctor is condescending and rude, he will speak down to you and refuse to listen anything you have to say. He will not help you, he will only care about being right and making assumptions instead of helping you feel better.

I had the unfortunate pleasure of being a patient of Dr. Cole's while being treated for mental health. I've never met a more smug, condescending, arrogant doctor who was not only uninterested in actually helping me but actually was ignorant of the current medical research. Dr. Cole does not listen to anything you have to say and is only looking for certain key words that he can latch on to to then use as the reason for your illness. He's beyond lazy. He doesn't want to evaluate you. He doesn't look at test results. He doesn't look at your past medical history and doesn't believe that current, scientifically, peer reviewed medical conditions actually exist. What kind of doctor can evaluate you without getting a proper medical history?? What doctor just looks for the easy diagnosis? A lazy doctor who doesn't care about his patients. That's who. The nursing staff and nursing assistants were amazing though. If you or your loved one needs psychiatric care, avoid Dr. Cole.

Issued major MI diagnosis after only very brief interview, which was mostly done by (and I am only guessing here) by a trainee. I was neither impressed nor would I recommend him to anyone, friend or foe.

Appeared to be more interested in being right than helping his patient. Was cool under pressure at first but eventually lost it and even cursed at his patient. Escalated situations further instead of acting as a calming presence. This is hard to do but a Psychiatrist needs to rise above this behavior.