Dr. Sherif Henein, MD

Jill Banks _{on Google}

Mar 21st, 2018

I originally went to Dr. Henein because he is a pulmonary specialist referred to me by a friend whose husband has mesothelioma (a lung disease) from asbestos poisoning (I have asthma and was not finding any medical relief of my symptoms from a few doctors that I had seen over the years due to this issue, as a matter of fact, I felt worse). Dr. Henein was able to easily diagnose my condition and took me off a prescription that my previous Dr. had put me on (Advair), because he said I only had slight asthma and the medication is for severe asthma and the side effects from the medication far outweighed any benefit (which was nil) I would have been receiving from taking the medication (it was too strong and was actually hindering any possible progress, rather than helping my breathing issues). He prescribed a general rescue inhaler and within a few weeks I was completely fine and only need to use my inhaler maybe twice a year. In addition, he is a general practitioner, so over the course of a few years, he began treating me for short-term illnesses when they came up (bronchitis, pneumonia, two broken ribs), and one long term health issue which I had that I had never sought treatment for -- sleep apnea, for which I had never been diagnosed. It turned out that was the root of a lot of issues I was having as a middle-aged woman (not being able to sleep, constantly feeling exhausted no matter how much sleep I felt I was getting), and eventually the most serious issue I had which was major depressive disorder, which I had been struggling with for at least 10 years. He listened to every single problem I had every single time I was there and was honest with me, explained what side effects any medication he prescribed to me would be, and I always felt pretty-much immediately better after that. He is without a doubt the best physician I have EVER had a relationship with.