Much respect to Dr. Leeds who helped me through my benzo taper. He was always available to answer my texts and truly cared about how I was doing physically and emotionally. You are deeply appreciated.
— Google Review
Dr. Mark Leeds and his team are truly exceptional and empathic! Before I found him, I wasted a huge amount of money on doctors who misrepresented themselves as being capable of handling the unique type of taper service I needed, yet totally missed the mark with lack of clinical insight and caused me more harm. Dr. Leeds leads you safely in the direction you need with clinical excellence, enormous knowledge, experience, and what’s most important is that he has genuine compassion. He doesn’t judge or talk over you. He listens with intention because he wants to see the entire you, not just your medical challenge. After closing every visit with him, I felt like I had just spoken to a friend who listened, was in tune with my needs, and who knew how to minimize my fear of the entire process. While under his care, I felt truly safe, fully supported from both a clinical and human perspective. He is a rare find. Don’t even hesitate — choose Dr. Leeds, because he truly exemplifies clinical excellence, attention to detail, listening with intention, and the empathy that is a must-have during a taper process.
— Google Review
Working with Dr. Leeds has not only helped me through my taper process, especially when I was so sick, which has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my entire life. He also truly cares about the wellbeing of all his patients and has provided so much information on tapering that not only has he helped me so much, I’ve learned even more about this whole process. I wouldn’t hesitate in contacting Dr. Leeds if you are looking for a very compassionate physician who truly cares and keeps his patients safe. His staff is very helpful as well. Last thing I will say is he’s not just a doctor, he has become almost like a friend. That’s the kind of person he is.
— Google Review
I have only just had my consultation and initial visit with Dr. Leeds but, I have to say, never in my life have I met such an open-minded, caring, listening, and knowledgeable doctor for what he does. He is gentle, and takes his time in a way I thought was completely gone from today’s medical world. He is always learning and practicing as well, and just has a calming presence about him that makes him perfect for the type of medicine he practices and for what people need. 6/5 stars for the staff — Megan and Daisy always answering and being incredible as well. And bonus points for him pointing out my high blood pressure that got me on the track to making sure I take care of that, which is not even his specialty but he really cared about it when he noticed.
— Google Review
My husband has been using Dr. Leeds for six or so years now. There is every good reason for that! The care he receives is exceptional. Dr. Leeds is very knowledgeable and truly gets to the depths of issues. Very much professional and yet has a sense of humor that makes him so personable and relatable, which stands out from most doctors these days. I can confidently say he has helped my husband, and for that we are able to enjoy life and just live. Most highly recommend.
— Google Review

The Power Of Testimonials

A testimonial is a positive statement of confidence by one person about another person or an institution.

Testimonials are useful for businesses because they allow the business to share with new customers the positive opinions of current customers and specific details of why they are satisfied with the service or product. While testimonials provide new customers with confidence and information, it can be a sensitive subject for very small businesses. Small business owners who are humble about the high quality of their work may hesitate to ask satisfied customers for their testimonial statements. While it can be hard to ask customers for these statements of support, small business owners should still ask for them. Testimonials provide important information for new customers and may help to match these customers up with a perfect solution to solve an important problem.

In the case of doctors and patients, there is an additional challenge to obtaining testimonials.

Patients have a right to privacy. Often, the reason a patient goes to a doctor is for a confidential matter. The patient most likely does not want to share with the public their identity. They do not want it known that they visit a particular doctor. While they may be very happy with the care they receive, they want it kept private. In the case of doctors who provide treatment of conditions such as opioid dependence and addiction and alcoholism, privacy is of the utmost importance.

Still, it is possible for patients to provide anonymous testimonials.

There is no need to put your name on your statement. No one needs to know who wrote the testimonial. So, if you are interested in helping other patients find the medical care that they need, consider offering a testimonial statement to your doctor. Be sure to make it clear that you do not want your name associated with it. You want to remain anonymous. Make it clear with the doctor if you are or are not giving permission for the statement to be posted online on their website. Even if your name is not revealed, be careful not to reveal details that may give hints of your identity. Be sure to include some specific details about why you are happy with the service and care that you receive from your doctor so it may be most helpful to new, prospective patients reading your statement.

I, Mark Leeds, D.O., Osteopathic Physician, greatly appreciate all of the testimonials that have been provided by my patients to be shared on this website. I am honored and grateful to these patients to have shared their statements of confidence in my abilities with me and allowed for me to share them publicly.