Our Good Fortune to be with Dr. Syed

We knew Dr Syed before she joined MDVIP. My wife was hospitalized after a stroke and Dr. Syed was serving as an intensivist on the neuro wing. Several intensivists visited my wife during her stay. Dr. Syed always spent time with my wife, clearly sincerely assessing her condition, taking time to discuss her situation with me. This was unlike the other intensivists who breezed in, cursorily checked my wife and the chart, only reluctantly listened to me about my wife's condition, and hastened away. When my wife was ready for discharge, it didn't occur to the neurologist team to determine that an essential medication was available in the local pharmacies. When the pharmacies told us that they didn't have the essential medication, we were devastated - my wife so eager to return home and so disappointed when the medication couldn't be found. Seeing our distress, Dr. Syed started calling possible sources herself to try to find a supply. She knew how much the discharge meant to us and did everything she could to try to get us home as soon as possible. That was quite beyond what anyone else in the hospital was willing to do. So, with that exemplary service, you can imagine the joy we felt when we learned she was joining our MDVIP practice. Her ethic of service, of caring for her patients as fully as she can, of compassion and understanding have continued as strongly during our years with her at MDVIP. We have been so blessed to have Dr. Syed as our primary care physician. I am certain that our lives will be longer and better under her care.