This doctor has quite a lot of ego.
I went to Dr Sobel about a year or two ago for my knee, neck and lower back issues. He insisted he can look into only one issue at a time. He sent me to physiotherapy once for my lower back. When I went to him again, he again prescribed me for some more physiotherapy. Meanwhile, when I went to a different surgeon for my wife's knee issues, I had checked with him and he took me as a patient. The surgeon generally performs major surgeries and Sobel is more of a recommending PT and providing injections kind of guy. Since I already had knee surgery in 2011, I'd thought it makes sense to see what the surgeon is recommending.
My surgeon had giving me a couple injections on one of knees last year. With his next appointment was far out and their office insisted I take an appointment with someone else if I am in a hurry. I was not able to bear the day-to-day pain in my other knee, so I took an appointment for today with Sobel to see if he could offer injections sooner.
Sobel's office guy made me fill up like 10 pages of information as if I was a new patient since its been a while I'd met Sobel. His nurse took all my details and finally in came Sobel. Then, he went on give me like a 30 minute lecture on why he won't treat me because I left him and went to a different doctor. I don't think I'd ever want to recommend a doctor like this.
I dont think Sobel understands that every patient has a right to a second opinion. Worst part is I wasn't even trying for a second opinion. I'd only done what worked best under my circumstances.