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Dr. Dunlap is the kind of doctor that everyone wants. He genuinely cares for his patients. He told me once that moving to MDVIP was a great decision because it allows him to provide care on an individual basis more so than if he were in a large practice. He never fails to respond to questions or requests for help on the same day, usually with a phone call.

One instance really shows the lengths Dr. Dunlap will go for his patients. After a few weeks of feeling progressively worse, shortness of breath that was so bad I couldn’t walk down my hallway, I had to crawl. I also couldn’t sleep, it hurt to lay flat and ultimately hurt to sit in a recliner to sleep.

Dr. Dunlap called several places to try and find an ‘emergency’ echocardiogram. He found a place approximately 40 miles away for the next day. As soon as he got the results, he contacted my cardiologist who advised him that he wanted to see me the next day. He then contacted me and advised me that I had cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and told me that my cardiologist expected me in his office in the morning.

That night was terrible, I couldn’t breathe or get comfortable. I spent the entire night going from the floor to the couch to my recliner unable to find relief from the discomfort I was feeling. At 6 a.m. I woke my wife and told her that I needed to go to the hospital. At 6:30 a.m. I called Dr. Dunlap and told him that I was on my way to the hospital.

He called ahead and advised the emergency room that I was enroute and what my medical condition was. This made things extremely easy at the hospital as they immediately admitted me.

Dr. Dunlap showed up the next day, a Saturday, at the hospital to check to see how I was doing.

This type of individual attention is what sets Dr. Dunlap apart from all the doctors I’ve ever seen. I really appreciate his dedication to his patients. It makes me confident that I’m receiving the best care possible.