Robert Prosek, DVM MS

By process of research I found Dr. Procek online for the treatment of our 9 year old pomeranian. I was at my wit’s end going from vet to vet trying to treat our sick little guy. It culminated with him collapsing and being treat at Aventura Animal hospital in which they triaged him and got him stabilized. I have to say that the care and treatment there was excellent.
About 5 months prior to all this I had been given a referral by our regular vet to a veterinary cardiologist in cooper city who told me that he had a grade III heart murmur and that there were no changes and to re appoint in 1 year! Five months later our dog collapsed and had to rushed to the ER. With all that said I am a practicing dental surgeon and know in the world of medicine you don’t go from being stable and ok to collapsing!!! I had to get another point of view which brings me to Dr. Procek. Reading up on his background of being a professor at UF and a staff vet at Miami Zoo the medical side of me said to see this doctor.
Practicing myself for 26 years I’ve worked with many physicians, good, not so good and everything in between. All I can say is Dr. Procek is what I would call «A doctor’s doctor»
My appointment with him was at the Miami Beach Animal Hospital where he sees patients once a month so needless to say I had to wait to get an appointment. The appointment was for 5:30pm and I was seen about 6:45 (a long wait!) However once I got to see him I understood why the wait. From first speaking with his vet tech to his actual exam and assessment his thoroughness, patience and knowledge superseded even human cardiologist’s exams! Not only did the first cardiologist not diagnose and treat our dog properly but he was being treated incorrectly. Dr. Procek performed a detailed in-​office echo cardiogram with intra-​cardiac pressures and pulmonary pressures and determined that in addition to his cardiac issues he had life threateningly high pulmonary hypertension.
He immediately changed his course and type of medications and in office gave him an oral dose of Viagra which it turns out as Dr. Procek so detailingly explained was the drug of choice to get our «son» back on track. Dr. Procek spent no less than one hour and a half with us
on the exam and treatment, following up with dispensed medications and written explicit and detailed findings and directions.
On our drive back home within 30 minutes of Dr. Procek giving an oral dose of viagra, I watched my dog finally in a relaxed state from the effects of the medication.
Again after practicing 26 years I can say that Dr. Procek not only knows his profession well but his passion for his patients absolutely shines through in every aspect and I cannot recommend him enough.
Jonathan Tuman, DDS