Dr. Donald F. Switzer, MD

I went to Dr. Switzer for 20 years. I'm told he's the best. He did an ablation for me and everything went well. However, he has always been condescending, rude and dismissive. I changed docs against the advice of my primary. But enough is enough. Rarely smiles. Never really discusses treatment options or explores how I'm feeling. If you are connected to a well known Buffalo family or have clout, you will be treated better. If you're a normal person, don't put up with the arrogance. He's not the only good doctor out there.

Dr. Switzer is amazing! He performed an Ablation procedure on me to correct my PVC issue. During my initial appointment with him, I brought hard copies of my records for him to review. He ACTUALLY read everything I bought and said "you have had every test there is no need to retest you". I appreciated this and I am sure my insurance company did too! He explained that it is clear I qualify for Ablation procedure. After years of dealing with this issue I was thankful for his knowledge and expertise. Thank you, Dr. Switzer and your assistant, Erika, too!!

I had been diagnosed with Long QT and SADS while living abroad. The problem got worse and worse as time passed and I began having heart attacks/ going into heart failure. I had been living in a country where I had health insurance but the necessary procedure could only have been done in one hospital in that country according to my doctor. So I headed back to the US as my situation had become dire. I had no insurance coverage in the US and I knew Dr. Switzer was very busy with patients but he managed to fit my procedure into his schedule. On the day of my procedure a massive snowstorm had hit WNY/ Buffalo and I barely made it to the hospital even though I was only a few streets away. The weather was horrible and they were stopping unnecessary travel. I was feeling despondent as I didn't think I would have the time to get another appointment. The nurses today me Dr. Switzer would do his best to make it there. He drove 4 hours in blizzard conditions to make it to the hospital to do my procedure. My procedure was complicated and took 7 hours to complete. When it was finished he came in and told me he understood my situation and was going to waive his portion of the fees. I gave me another chance at life and I will always be thankful.

Dr Switzer saves lives. I am very grateful for having him in my life. I have had svt and afib since I was 9 years old. He has helped me and my family so many times. Me, my daughter, and my son all have svt. My son had svt and wpw Dr. Switzer fixed his problem completely and no more 300 beats per minute. He has done a great job, but he isn't a hand holder he is a get the job done and save lives doctor. He seems rude but it is only because he takes what he does seriously. I'm positive he is a life saver, he saved my son and he found out things other doctors looked over for years. He deserves more stars than google could give. Since I left this last review he also saved my baby sister! Svt gone!

I thought Dr. Switzer was kind, patient and very informative. You don't go to a doctor because you wish to be coddled, you go because you need help. He spent a good amount of time with me, answered all of my questions and made me feel at ease with a diagnosis I was completely unsure of. I see bad reviews about him, but I had the complete opposite experience. He seems to be a very good doctor who goes off of facts that are presented to him.