Dr. Ann Barry, MD

According to a lung specialist, there were two major errors in my care by Barry. When I first saw her with crazy, spasmodic coughing, she thought I may have a serious fungal lung disease called Blastomycosis. But before prescribing an antifungal medication, she should have first had my liver function tested as this medication can be damaging. Fortunately, I saw a colleague who caught her mistake and had the liver test done. The second mistake Barry made was not having me tested for “Blasto”. Instead, she winged it having me on the medication for about 9 months. This fall I saw an experienced pulmonologist. She was amazed that Barry hadn’t tested for “Blasto” before prescribing meds, saying softly, “I would have never done that”. I do give Barry a point for probably judging correctly as the medicine did seem to lessen then rid me of the symptoms. However, it’s upsetting to know my care by Barry didn’t follow solid procedures. I’m grateful nothing went wrong.

Thinks out of the box and doesn’t give up on figuring something out. Very compassionate!