Dr. Dennis Hoffman, MD

Dr Dennis Hoffman no longer accepts referrals from the Veterans Administration. I guess they don't pay him enough to service our veterans.What a patriot!

I was admitted to Advocate Condell hospital with a serious medical problem. Dr. Hoffman did not see me until the following late afternoon to drain almost 2 liters of fluid from my lungs. When I started to receive lab results on my patient portal (many flagged as abnormal), I had to ask (really beg) that the nurse page Dr. Hoffman to go over my results. Dr. Hoffman called me late into the evening to inform me that he didn’t have answers for me but possibilities were cancer, blood clot, autoimmune….and when I let him know that I have an anxiety disorder and that it was really difficult to not have any answers, he stated verbatim “well I can’t tell you what to think, you’ll have to think what you want to think”—super caring doctor, right? Since being discharged from the hospital, I have called his office to go over my results no one has returned my call even after promising they would. Can you believe that an office wouldn’t call a patient informing them if they have cancer?!?!?!

I can’t ever see the actual doctor; it’s always the Nurse practitioner or get a phone call from the Medical Assistant. I do understand that he’s a very busy man, but maybe once in a while let your patient see your face, or maybe hear your voice.

Dr. Hoffman's practice is a joke. They had me fill out forms for a hour. Next a saw some guy for 5-10 minutes (who was not Dr. Hoffman). About 1 month later they called me to say that I needed to drive to Elgin to pick up sleep study equipment, and then return that equipment to Elgin the next day. I'm not sure if they're licensed to practice what they advertise, nor at this point do I care.

Saw him for pulmonary problems. In a few minutes, he made a medication change that solved several of my medical problems. Knows his stuff.. Also unusually kind. He is really desirable as a provider, which means he is busy and you may have to wait a long time for an appointment. I waited about a month. While you wait, his office staff was useless - didn't return phone calls

Dr. Hoffman has been critical in caring for my COPD which has caused (4) Spontaneous Pneumothorax (collapsed left lung). He's great as getting me the best auto bipap machine for sleep apnea, He fully explains to me what is happening with my lungs and how he is treating them. If insurance starts not covering a certain inhaler, he's quick to get a substitute that is covered. My experience with Dr. Dennis Hoffman has been that he's always "had my back."