Dr. Richard Aranibar, MD

Dr. Aranibar has been taking good care of me for 4-5 years now. I am an Alpha One Antitrypsin deficiency patient who has COPD, emphysema and asthma. Since I came under his care I have been feeling more confident with my health care needs. He’s always been there when I sent messages and has taken care of my needs. He has not failed to respond to my messages and his nurse Kelly is Always so helpful as well for both the Doctor and his patients. I rely on them very much.

You walked in to the examination room, looked at my scan, told me how sick I was and that you wanted to consult with other doctors. You never even touched me or listened to my lungs. You said you saw fluid and wanted a sample to be drawn through the Radiology Dept. at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. Your last words as you left the room were, “Don’t move. I need to figure this out. Don’t go anywhere. I’ll be back.” We waited close to twenty minutes and your nurse came in and told us you had left for the day. (She was more caring than you) You never came back. She didn’t know what you wanted done. What kind of doctor does this???? Could you not have come back and said, “I’m sorry. I need to go but my nurse will handle everything.” She had to call you to I have told many people how I was treated and most are in shock. They could not believe you left and never came back to speak to me after telling me how sick I was. What kind of doctor does that?? I will be reaching out to the CEO.

I know Dr Aranibar for 15 years I can only said is very patient he listen to you and extremely attentive cordial and reinsuring! I will never changed hem for no one else is a one of a kind !

Dr Aranibar was attentive,took time to explain

I would NOT recommend Dr. Aranibar to anyone in need of a critical care Pulmonary Dr. He was very arrogant and cold when treating my husband in the ICU. He never came to see him while I was with my husband for the month he was in ICU during the hours I was there. He offered no solutions when I did finally speak to him after calling a meeting. He was very unprofessional. He had nothing with him at the meeting and basically told me he has no hope and I shouldn’t either. He told me I should just give up. I would never want any other family members or friends to be under his care. I felt like he gave up on him early on and didn’t help in any way when I wanted him transferred somewhere else that could possibly help.

Completely ineffective, did nothing to improve my lung function, didn't offer breathing techniques, exercises. I have another doctor who prescribed a medicine that actually helped.

Dr. Aranabar, Pulmonologist is professional, competent and compassionate. He is genuine and explains your situation in an easily understood manner. You can depend on his expertise and easy going manner to provide you with the best care. His nurse/assistant, Kelly is also exceptional. She is excellent at putting patients at ease, carefully listening to patient’s concerns, solving medical systems challenges, and providing expert support services for Dr. Aranabar. We highly recommend their services at Intercoastal Medical.

Truly exceptional Doctor extremely pleased with patient care of my 95 year old mother

Dr. Aranibar is an outstanding pulmonary physician. He listens and interacts with me during our visits. I highly recommend Dr. Aranibar. He is caring, sincere and witty.

Yesterday,we met with Dr. Aranibar regarding my husband's sleep apnea. We found Dr. Aranibar and his nurse to be very thorough and informative. Dr. Aranibar made very good recommendations.

Extremely rude

Worst lung doctor ever! Never has any answers and never provides options to help. Just looks at you and says "I don't know...."Can't even recommend someone else to see who might be able to help. Mu husband has COPD and this Dr. is clueless!

Outstanding physician and person. Saved my life.

Dr. Aranibar is the best. He was my husband’s doctor for many many years and even went from one hospital to another to take care of him. He always returned my phones calls even when he was not working. He is the most caring, compassionate and knowledgeable doctor I have ever met. If it hadn’t been for Dr. Aranibar, my husband would have passed away a lot sooner. There is no Doctor that can even compete with his knowledge and wonderful bed manner. I was lucky to have him.

His bedside manner and knowledge are horrific. I wouldn't trust him to make any sort of competent decision. His ego was exhausting and made it impossible to get my needs met. He was also extremely late.

Is not a Specialist in the true sense, as he is not knowledgeable of extremely serious pulmonary diseases nor does he take advise from other physicians at Intercoastal Medical Group with expanding his knowledge of current trends, programs, and other medical services offered for treatment of serious pulmonary diseases. And don't count on him to complete any paperwork you may need completed in a timely fashion.

In my wife's recent brush with death due a lung ailment, Dr. Aranibar, our personal physician and specialist pulmonologist, completely failed us both in addressing the problem, recommending appropriate action and simply following up on the case. He seemed bewildered, over his head and indecisive. Fortunately, others stepped in to make the decisions to save my wife's life. Dr. Aranibar is a "nice" guy but I would never recommend him as a pulmonologist for any serious health condition.

Dr Aranibar is a very professional & caring Dr. I am very happy with him he saved my life his nurse is very helpful ,caring the staff is awesome

This mans ego and lack of respect for patients diminishes any potential good. I haven't seen his knowledge Bc I was too busy managing his fragile ego.

This doctor is the most caring physician i have ever met,The nurse goes above and beyond to do everything she can for patients. I love his office so warming and friendly.