Eli Steigelfest, MD

After seeing this doctor today after waiting 5 months for an appointment he seemed to have no intention to help me with my RA because my husband and I had decided we were going to stay with the treatment over fifty percent of RA patients use. Because we didn't want to change to the extremely expensive options, he being a Rhumatoid specialist claimed as a specialist in RA he was not going to write my minimal pain and muscle relaxer and he could send me to a Vanderbilt Pain iniv. If that was really true I wasted my and my husband time. Because my Blood RA test wasn't done through Vanderbilt he acted as though as a RA specialist he could do nothing to help even though my pain and muscle relaxers were allowing me to function he as a RA specialist wasn't going to help. If Vanderbilt will not let their specialist treat their patients it's seems like we were just punched and I the patient would now have to spend more money to go to a different clinic when I could have skipped him and went to the other clinic instead. Lesson learned. If this truly is how Vanderbilt now treats their patients they have fallen far far down from Grace and is now more in the business of making money just too pass to pass patients from clinic to clinic. He made both me and my husband feel like we were there just for drugs which is disgusting and he refused to say I have RA and wanted his lab to repeat the test but if he's supposed to be such a good RA specialist he would know RA doesn't always show in the blood but mine did just not from his lab where he could make even more useless money today. Buyer Beware
May 5th, 2021

DO NOT GO TO THIS DR! It took 5 months to see this doctor to begin with. After numerous phone calls and trying to get my records transferred to them they finally said my records were there. Upon doing a video call( that they forced me to do instead of a real doctor's visit )I found out they did not have any of my medical records. The entire visit was a complete waste of time with a man that did not even look like he had showered in months. With no background no blood work no medical history he even wanted to start prescribing different medications for me. This doctor's office is using the covid virus to scam people. Don't waste your time find a real doctor's office that will really see you. There are many of them I have found a new doctor that does not want to waste my time. And seen me in person within 2 weeks. On top of all that they billed my insurance $568 for a phone call.
Mar 12th, 2021

Dr. Steiglefest has helped me understand and learn to live with my Fibromyalgia. He is listens to the issues that I have. He explains treatment, answers my questions and relays a positive message of support.
Jun 16th, 2019

Dr. Steigelfest has treated several members of my family now for many years. He has a calm and patient demeanor and we feel he really does want to make the best decisions for our health. His office staff and nurse are all great to work with and we are just blessed to have found him many years ago now.
Apr 27th, 2019

Dr. Steiglefest and Sandy are so good to me, I was in terrible shape when I first went to see Dr. Steiglefest, we have tried several medications to help me with my pain and being able to get around and live life. Each day, month and year brings on more issues that we have to tackle some of the issues I am not free of and will never be, but they have been right beside me helping me along the way to try to feel my best and keep on working and living life. I appreciate the fact that I can talk to them and share all of this. we as patients with these problems really do not know all there is to know, and we never know what each day of pain and problems this illness will bring, but I do know that I have someone other then my family that cares and is there for me. I thank you both for helping me !!!!!! You are the best and I will keep driving to Franklin to see only you. Kathy Hawkins
Dec 25th, 2018