Dr. Timothy J Lichter, MD

I was a patient of Dr. Timothy Lichter. I found him personable, competent, and I thought I had found my provider. HOWEVE...R the office staff changed this perspective. I am a nurse. I know that I am able to decline any care that I want to decline. I was in the office one day with a virus, I had been sick for over 4 weeks. I really just wanted Dr. Lichter to listen to my lungs to make sure that I did not have pneumonia. I had been having difficulty breathing. I am also a middle aged woman and at the time going through the very difficult process of menopause. Though I have all of my life been underweight or normal weight, I was at the time-overweight. Having suffered from an eating disorder on and off most of my young life, I strongly stated to the staff that I did not want to be weighed. I knew it would be very damaging to me to see the numbers on the scale. The office staff bullied me onto the scale and said she was just going to take my height. Subsequently she hands me a paper with the weight written at the top. I WAS NOT HAPPY AND KNEW AT THAT MOMENT I WOULD NOT BE BACK. I suffered a lot of depression following this visit and was FURIOUS that my rights were ignored. This staff member ignored my decision to decline the weight. As a nurse, I know that this is not acceptable. As an individual who suffered from an eating disorder, this is unacceptable care received on this day! I WILL NEVER GO BACK. more details