Richard Lamson, MD

Dr. Lamson was also the best primary care physician I’d ever had until he was told he was retiring in December of 2014 because he was not seeing enough patients per hours. My father’s physician was in the same practice, and same thing happened to him. Thank you, Obamacare. That’s what happens when a doctor takes the time to get to know a patient today, listen to all his/​her concerns, address them, explain all the side effects of prescribed medications, etc. Dr. Lamson was a consummate professional who left left no symptom unaddressed, no illness undiagnosed before you left his office. Now I go to a doctor who sees me for 15 minutes, doesn’t even listen to my heart or lungs even though I have had hypertension for 25 years, and double pneumonia twice, and throws me out of my office (times up!) before I can get my prescriptions refilled. Youth of Amerika, this is your future!

Dr. Lamson is the best doctor I’ve ever had — easy to get through to make an appointment, easy to get referrals, he listens well, and he’s very smart. He’s one of those primary care doctors who chose primary care because they believe in it, not because they couldn’t get into dermatology or surgery.
He went to MIT for undergraduate and worked at MIT in computer science before computers were widespread, and he went back to medical school after a successful career in computer science. He’s located at GBMC, and it’s easy to get lab tests downstairs. Now that I’ve moved away, I’m having trouble finding a doctor who even comes close to measuring up.