Dr. Colin Carracher, MD

He spent 45 minutes with me on my initial appointment. I was suffering from severe exhaustion and weight gain. My usual high energy self was gone. My former PCP/internist thought a slightly elevated thyroid test was the problem and wanted to put me on thyroid medication. I felt that wasn't the issue and knew I needed to see a specialist. Dr. Carracher properly diagnosed me with sleep deprivation and referred me to a sleep specialist. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and high stress as the causes of my lack of sleep and weight gain. With proper sleep and better stress management, I have my energy back, my quality of life back and am losing the weight I gained. Dr. Carracher really listens, digs deep to find the real cause of health issues and really cares about his patients.

Dr. Carracher was very thorough when I saw him the first time, but my follow up wasn't for six months because his schedule was so full. I called multiple times to get the results of all my blood work and it wasn't until 3 weeks later I spoke to someone. Went to my follow up today and was told they no longer see Endo patients there . She called the other location (which was only ten minutes away) and was told my appointment was being canceled and needed to be rescheduled. I drove over an hour to get to this appointment and I had waited SIX MONTHS - because apparently that was the earliest he had - and they were canceling and rescheduling? I informed the lady at the desk there would be no reschedule-I would find a new doctor! Five minutes up the road I received a call and voice mail from Dr. Carracher's PA apologizing profusely for the "mix up" and said they would "work me in today." Needless to say, I never returned the call and I will never use it refer another UC doctor or facility.

Pays no genuine attention to thyroid patient. Thinks he knows patient as well as condition. Which I find interesting since, apart from doing a TSH blood test, checks for little else.

Finding an endocrinologist doctor in this city is difficult enough and scheduling an appointment with one is a let down. 3-4 months wait time, so expect to wait a long time before you get an appointment. The staff there is amazing though, and keeps the appointments moving, as best as possible. The staff was very professional and friendly. Luckily I came in 30 minutes early, as I was a new patient and had to fill out 30 minutes of paper work. The appointment it self was less then 15 minutes.

I was in the waiting room around 30 minutes for my first appointment, which I was fine with. However, I was 10 minutes late to his office for my second appointment. There were 6 patients in front of me waiting to check in with the receptionists. It was 25 minutes past my appointment time when the receptionist took my name. They were clearly overbooked. I was told that I could either wait all day for a possible opening or reschedule. It took 2 months to get in to my first appointment.

My wife and I have entrusted Dr. Carracher with our endocrinology related health needs for over a year as of now. It is worth our drive of an hour and a half just to see this grade-A professional. I give him an enthusiastic A+!

Dr. Carracher is very knowledgeable and takes the time to explain whatever you are talking about. He is very supportive, takes his time, and follows up and has a great bedside manner, along with his expertise. I am very pleased that he is my endocrinologist.