Donald S. Howard, MD
Spokane, WA 99218
Providence Sleep Medicine - North
9631 North Nevada Street, Suite 300, Spokane, WA 99218
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About Donald S. Howard
Dr. Don Howard graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin receiving his Medical Doctorate. He specializes in Pulmonology.
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My care was excellent!
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Knowlegable and efficient
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Provider spent more time with me than I expected. He listened to my concerns and provided valuable insight, care, treatment, and follow up recommendations at this appointment.
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Awesome physician and human being
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Dr Howard listens, follows up with questions related to topics discussed at prior appts, and makes sure all questions are answered during the appt.
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Provider is excellent but to way to long to get in to see him
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I like all of them..
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Everyone has been professional and positive to work with.
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The best personality and bed side manner I have ever had.
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Dr Howard improved my sleep quality on day one after visiting him.
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Everything good!!!
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Very good medical professional !
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Dr. Howard is wonderful! He is kind, patient, knowledgeable, professional and caring!!
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Very informative and thorough.
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I had to wait many, many months for this sleep study consultation and I am now waiting on a call to schedule the actual sleep study in a lab. That is my only complaint and I totally understand it is because of a lack of providers and sleep study beds in our community. Dr. Howard was amazing. He listened and validated my concerns as has given me much hope that he will be able to provide appropriate treatment once I am able to complete the sleep study and he can provide an accurate diagnosis.
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He listens, he cares and he has a sense of humor!
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Excellent visit. Knowledge, excellent explanation of my condition, personable and just friendly!!
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They listen to me eye to eye
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Dr Howard was very thorough. Gave explanations in detail. Would recommend him to people.
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I was pleased with Dr. Howards grasp of the topica and his familiarity with my history,skill in evaluating my needs
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Dr. Howard was very thorough in his explanation.
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It was a friendly, courteous, thorough visit. Impressed with the doctor's feedback.
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No complaints everything was fine.
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Good.
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Dr Howard was very kind, knowledgeable and courteous.
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I appreciate any offer or recognition of, humor and the lightness of life, even when serious matters of health and wellness are discussed.
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These generic survey asks irrelevant questions for a new consult. Dr. Howard listened, did a hands on exam and his nose wasn't buried in the computer. He provided excellent patient care.
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This provider explained my condition better than any other had explained about this particular condition
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Everything went well from start to finishYearly exam for CPAP Dr Howard was very god at what he does as well as being very informative
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I feel like Dr. Howard really listened to me and asked the right questions to get a good understanding of what I'm going through. I've spent 20 years struggling to stay awake during the day and all of the providers that I have seen check my labs and since they are normal I am blown off and told that it is "just stress" and I am offered nothing to help or to probe further. Dr. Howard actually listened, asked questions, and offered me hope for the first time in over 25 years. It was so refreshing and I appreciate it so much.
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I really like how the Doctor went over my CPAP records.
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Dr Howard, his staff and his reception team are outstanding! They are all courteous, caring professionals.
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Love the care I received from Dr Howard and his staff. Very pleased
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Dr. Howard is the best. Knowledgeable, punctual, kind, and helpful. He listens to my concerns and offers extremely helpful advice. He allows choice in the medications I am on, and is never pushy about me trying something new. As someone who struggles with anxiety surrounding taking medication,, I appreciate how attentive he is to my needs and how patient he is with my concerns.
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With all my questions I received a good response and it was helpful
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I have been his patient since 2003If I did not have extreme confidence in his ability to treat my condition,i would have stopped seeing him long ago.
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All good and clean.
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Dr Howard and team are very great team
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Dr. Howard is great! He is very personable and explains things in a way that is easy to understand. I have a lot of confidence in him.
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Nothing bad at all
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Dr Howard is great. He really listens and is excellent at diagnosing what my sleep problem is. Could not say enough good things about him.
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Dr. Howard listens, explains and is very knowledgable in his field. I feel I am doing well under his care.
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Very pleased with the new provider and his MA.
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Dr. Howard explained our path moving forward in regard to testing for a sleep disorder in a very clear manner. I left feeling as though I had finally been heard and confident that Dr. Howard will get to the bottom of what ails me.
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Dr. Howard was very understanding about my health problems. He took care to ask questions. My husband was with me and answered if I couldn't remember. I had an excellent experience. I'm very excited about Dr. Howard's plan for helping me. I have been sick for over 3 years with breast cancer treatment. I am so relieved to find someone who understands my situation. It's been a very difficult situation.
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We discussed my sleep apnea history and current situation in detail. He asked questions about all my sleep and personal habits to verify my overall health and well-being. We examined the overnight sleep record provided by my CPAP machine and what each important term and measurement meant to my health. He is easy to understand and very thorough. He makes me feel very comfortable with my apnea health. His nurse was thorough and careful when checking my vitals and medicines. The receptionists were fun and helpful at check-in.
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Best Doctor available
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Dr. Howard was very good about explaining all my concerns.
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Dr. Howard listens carefully and asks the right questions to better understand. I feel he genuinely cares about my quality life and challenges. He comes up with a plan to address the issues and schedules timely follow up appointments. Dr. Howard's experience, empathy and intelligence are second to none.
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I found Dr. Howard very informative and willing to discuss the aspect of my care he covers. We actually had a lively discussion on related topics that were interesting.
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Very pleased with this health care.
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Don Howard is a very good clinician. I trust his judgment emphatically
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Experience was excellent
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Dr. Howard is thorough and explains everything. He is so appreciated. My only concern was the fact that you cannot schedule a visit within a month.
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Dr Hammerstrom recently became my doctor. I have been very impressed with him and his medical staff with the service they have provided. He listens and his staff listen to any health concerns I may have.
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Good
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Very thorough visit - not rushed at all. Obtained a lot of information about my sleep issues.
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Dr. Howard is great! His patient care and attention to detail should be a model for other physicians to follow.
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Always an informative and delightful experience.
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In more than ten years, Dr Howard and his team have provided excellent care for my sleep-disturbing sleep apnea after being fired by another sleep specialist because of a poor CPAP service by a home health care respiratory therapist. Dr, Donald Howard demands excellence from himself and his team. I'm thankful for his care.
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Dr. Howard took extra time going over my presenting problem, plus how it effects my other medical conditions.
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Dr Donald Howard seems to have my best health outcome in mind and explains issues in an interesting and thorough way, based on his extensive background. He is personable and caring. Highly recommend.
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It has all been very good. Everyone is very respectful and knowledgable.
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Dr. Howard was very personal and talked directly to the subject. I was very impressed with his way of communicating to his patient.
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Dr. Howard is great, he always explains things and listens with respect.
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Dr. Howard is doing very good. I like the way he talked to me during our visit, he explained things to me in a way that I could understand. Thank you.
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Dr. Howard was thorough and empathetic
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They listen & explain things in layman terms. They are clear & precise. Timely at appointments & take the time needed to address my needs. They are respectful.
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Dr. Howard was great..scheduled at home sleep study test..
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I have seen Dr Howard for Respritory and sleep apea for more than 10 years & have always felt comfortable and very helpful to my problems. I appreciate his office staff as well as the treatment I received from Dr Howard.
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Dr, Howard was very informative and approachable with my concerns. He is very relatable and caring. I would highly recommend him to friends and family.
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Felt very confident that Dr. Howard understood my health problems and explained the best testing procedure for me.
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Dr. Howard is an absolute pro!
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I like Dr. Howard
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Dr. Howard listened well and he seemed to take his time and didn't rush out.
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Very good
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Great care!! Thank you:)
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This provider was easy to talk to and very precise in his questions and answers. Exceptional!
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Experience related to this care provider were or are very good.
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The visit to the office is always friendly, comfortable, and very helpful. Fortunately, at this time, I only need routine visits for my sleep apnea. I am so happy that I can make the next routine appointments way in advance with the knowledge, that if needed, I can make additional appointments as needed.
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I feel like I learn something at each visit and Dr Howard will persist until he finds the treatment with the best outcome, not just a good outcome.
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Dr Howard was very thorough & patient during my appointment. My care is top priority with him. I always feel comfortable at appointments & very appreciative. Thanks!
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Dr Howard is always very nice and I feel comfortable with him
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Very thorough and complete in his investigation of my sleeping disorder. Easy to talk to. Gave good instructions. I'm seeing a little positive results
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Completely good experience. Dr. Howard was knowledgeable, listened, offered information, was kind, helpful, with great suggestions. I am thankful that he is my doctor for c-pap issues!
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Dr. Howard seemed well qualified, answered my questions, and clearly explained the testing and possible treatment I would need.
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DR. R HOWARD ALWAYS ROCKS IT!!! Every year I look forward to seeing him. Excellent clinician.
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Dr Howard is an extremely caring Dr & explains things thoroughly in a way you can understand & really tries to help his patients, I will stay under his care as long as he is there!!!
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Dr.Howard has been my respiratory specialist for a number of years. I've always been given the very best care by him.
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Dr Howard is very polite and professional. He made notes while we were talking and answered all of my questions and addresses my concerns. The front end receptionist is very friendly and made my morning better with her cheery attitude!
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I appreciate that Dr. Howard spent a lot of time asking me questions. My only complaint is that my appointment was 7 months out from the time I called to make it.
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Dr Howard always takes the time to listen to my concerns and includes me in any decisions regarding treatment plans
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Dr. Howard is wonderful! He will always ask if I have any questions-which I rarely do, but would have answers for me. I appreciate him as my sleep doctor.
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Overall, I have been happy with the providers and services provided by Providence. The one area is the turn over of primary providers. Since moving to the Spokane area nearly 6 years ago, I have had a new primary care provider about every 14 months.
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Great Sleep doctor.
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Dr. Howard is very helpful and works with me for any solutions to a problem. Great "bedside" manners! He has helped immensely!
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Dr. Howard is awesome :)
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Good
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Great job
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I have been seeing Dr. Howard for about 10 years and he has been nothing but outstanding. I drive all the way from Sandpoint to see him because of how great he is.
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Dr Howard listens and pays attention. His advice is well thought out. I trust him.
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Dr Howard took the time to listen to me and took what I said seriously. I appreciated being heard.
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Dr Howard is a valued member of Providence.
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Dr Howard and his staff were great. Dr Howard is very knowledgeable and always willing to educate. He is one of the best doctors I have ever worked with!
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Donald Howard is a caring knowledgeable provider! Total confidence in his care!
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Good visitgood information about my crap equipment
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I have had excellent service recently from all Providence providers! Thank you!
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Always good with Dr Howard
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Good
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Fabulous care team
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My care provider was very knowledgeable outside his own practical teaching and was fully aware of medications, chronic pain, and other health issues that may play into the condition I was seeing him for! It's nice to have a provider who is knowledgeable about conditions that may contribute to the reason for what I was seeing him for.
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Dr. Howard was very receptive to what I had to say and we've have a new game plan to possibly help with restless leg situation
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Good
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I have been seeing Dr. Howard for a few years he is one of my favorite Dr. I see. I always feel that my physical and emotional needs are met. Thank you Dr. Howard for being so supportive.
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Provider very good, but it took 7 months to get my appointment.
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Good experience
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Dr. Howard was very professional when I conversed with him.
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Providence in general has not been as good as they used to be. Dr.Howard is amazing and would/will be regardless of the practice her works for.
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Dr. Howard answered all my questions in a way I could understand. He and his staff were very professional, friendly, and efficient.
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It is wonderful having a physician that specializes in Sleep Apnea and therefore is very knowledgeable giving great care and guidance.
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Dr Howard is thoughtful, knowledgeable, and an all around nice guy.
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Really appreciated the doctors taking the time to help me understand.
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Dr. Howard is extremely thorough and attentive, he explains everything clearly and always asks the status of my current health and addresses any concerns that I have.
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He was very concise and thorough about concerns, observation and plan of action to determine if there is a condition that requires treatment. I was very impressed with his honesty and compassion.
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Great experience with Dr. Howard. It took 6 months to get into see him. I was on a waiting list and never got called.
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It was a good visit I don't have anything bad to say about it
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This was my first visit. I felt very at ease
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Whole experience went very well
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Dr. Don Howard is professional, knowledgeable and explains things well.
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Please hire more sleep specialists!!! It took me eight month to get seen by Dr Howard, that is unconscionably too long of a time. Providence claims to care about their patients, but the amount of time to get an initial appointment to see a sleep specialist seems to indicate otherwise.Once I got in to see Dr Howard he was great and his care is excellent.
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Dr Howard is very personable and a good listener .
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Respectfully listen to my difficulties with cpap.
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Dr Howard is what I would consider the standard in a dr. He is very personal, considerate and was very thorough with his communication
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Knowledgable and easily understandable. Very informative about my concerns.
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Good
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As a snoresI wanted to purchase a snore guard but I was told I had to have a sleep study done before that could be done. My primary care doc had ordered the sleep study.Informational letter explained this would just be an evaluation for sleep apnea. Dr Howard thoroughly explained the questions he asked, drew diagrams to explain the anatomy of what he visualized in my mouth/throat compared to other oral cavities. Also discussed my family history with heart disease, snorers and a sister with sleep apnea. After this an at home sleep monitoring was ordered.
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Everything was great with the provider. My only complaint is it took 7 months to get in to see the provider.
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Dr Howard was very thorough and easy to talk to. Very nice! He cared that everything was going well for me.
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Excellent! Could not be better!
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I like everyone there.
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Professional, nice, good listener, good at explaining things.
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The only reason I had to wait longer than 15 minutes was due to the doctor taking good care of his preceding patient. He then took the same thorough care with me. He's excellent!
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Excellent care and help starting and becoming used to my CPAP machine. Dr. Howard's explanations and analysis of my use and how it's going is extremely important and valuable to me! Some of the early questions in this survey just don't fit the nature of the three month's use of the CPAP with its integral telemetry providing both Dr. Howard's office and me with daily recording and analysis of my usage and its successful functioning. It is literally an every single day "testing" and "results with analysis" system. Truly the future of all medical care processes.
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Appointments need to be made far out. Dr. Howard was great, definitely would recommend him.
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Excellent care
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In general I have been happy with all of my medical providers but Dr.Howard has been persistently determined to make my life better. I'm very appreciative of his careful explanation of my condition and treatment options as well as the plan going forward regarding alternative treatment if the initial one isn't a good fit. He also actively listened making me feel that my input was relevant. I do not always feel this way with other providers. Excellent care!!
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Very good experience.
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Dr Howard was great
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Doc Howard has been my doc for decades! The best!
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I like Dr. Howard. He's very treats me with respect and kindness.
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First time visit to this provider. He was straight forward and answered my questions. Explanations of new issues were easy for me to understand.
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Excellent care
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Very thorough and kind. Office staff very helpful
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Excellent experience
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Great doc
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Great listener, problem solver, caring, terrific bed-side' manner!
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This is the 4th doctor I have had that treats my narcolepsy. Dr. Howard talks to me about my life with narcolepsy ways it affects me the whys of things he asks of me. This is so much more than I have had in the past and I appreciate the time he takes to discuss with me.
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Professional, knowledgeable and friendly.
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Great team at this visit, helpful and friendly.
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Clinical Interests
- Abnormal Chest Ct Scan
- Airway Obstruction
- Airway Scarring
- Allergic Aspergillosis
- Allergic Pneumonitis
- Allergic Wheezing
- Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Asbestos Lung
- Aspiration Pneumonitis
- Asthma
- Atelectasis
- Atypical Mycobacteria Infection
- Autoimmune Pleuritis
- Beryllium Disease
- Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
- Biopsy Of Lung
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia
- Bronchitis
- Bronchomalacia
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Bronchospasm
- Bronchus Deformity
- Bruxism
- Candidiasis Of Lung
- Cataplexy
- Chest Wall Disorder
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Lung Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic Pulmonary Embolus
- Chronic Respiratory Failure
- Ciliary Dyskinesia
- Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
- Confusional Arousals
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Contusion Of Chest Wall
- Cough
- Croup
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Daytime Sleepiness
- Diaphragmatic Disorders
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Emphysema
- Empyema
- Enuresis
- Exposure To Secondhand Smoke
- Foreign Body (Airway)
- Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
- Hemoptysis
- Hepatic Hydrothorax
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
- Home Sleep Study
- Home Ventilation
- Hypercarbia
- Hypoventilation Syndrome
- Hypoxia
- Influenza
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Kussmauls
- Laryngotracheitis
- Low Oxygen Level
- Lung Abscess
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Disease
- Lung Infiltrate
- Lung Involvement In Systemic Sclerosis
- Lung Mass
- Lung Transplant
- Maternal Respiratory Disease
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Narcolepsy
- Nightmares
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
- Occupational Lung Injury
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (Plmd)
- Pertussis
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Thickening
- Pleural Tuberculosis
- Pleurisy
- Pleuritic Pain
- Pneumoconiosis
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis
- Polysomnography
- Post Infectious Cough
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Pulmonary Bullae
- Pulmonary Congestion
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Granuloma
- Pulmonary Hemorrhage
- Pulmonary Hemosiderosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Infections
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
- Radiation Pneumonitis
- Reactive Airway Disease
- Recurrent Lung Infections
- Respiratory Failure
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Restrictive Lung Disease
- Rheumatoid Lung
- Sarcoidosis
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Shortness Of Breath (Sob)
- Silicosis
- Sleep Abnormalities
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Paralysis
- Sleep Phase Disorder
- Sleep Related Eating Disorder
- Sleep Related Hallucinations
- Sleep Talking
- Smoker Cough
- Snoring
- Spirometry
- Sputum Production
- Stridor
- Tension Pneumothorax
- Thoracentesis
- Tobacco Related Diseases
- Tracheal Mass
- Tracheal Stenosis
- Tracheobronchitis
- Tracheomalacia
- Tuberculosis (Tb)
- Ventilator Dependent
- Wheezing
Dr Howard is great.
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