Dr. Richard Lewis Aplin, MD

Dr. Aplin came to Little Falls, MN to follow up for Dr. Danielson who did my heart valve surgery. He was appalled to find dr. Danielson has never followed up and said that he always followed up with his patients. He felt that I needed an allergist for the itching skin I have had since the surgery and said I needed an Allergist, not a Dermatologist which I am currently seeing. He said that this would be taken care of immediately and that was over a week ago. We are really disgusted with the medical association since I have not been ill until I reached 81. I think they believe we are all going to die anyway so who cares. Well, I have a lot of living I plan to do and I do not appreciate these doctors treating me like I was either 2yrs old or about to die. We need doctors who CARE!!. After all, they took an oath!

My husband and I went in for a Angiogram, my husband is a cancer patient so we were a more challenging case. Dr. Aplin and his staff were very polite and professional. As a caregiver and health advocate I could see this Doctors passion for his work and how he wants commitment from his patient, makes sense this is a life threatening disease. He drew pictures and stopped talking while I was making notes to make sure our communication was in sync. He takes his job very serious and tells it like it is in a very considerate manner. My husband and I really appreciate the clear communication and the positive attitude we felt throughout our visit. This Dr has over 20 years experience, we wouldn't think twice to refer him.

Had a quad bypass and saw Dr. Aplin 4 months later. He took the time to explain the procedure in language I could understand. Courteous, patient, knowledgeable(should be a teacher on heart procedure). Really impressed with his visit. A real gentleman.

I wouldn't recommend him to anyone. He was very rude, had no time for me (cold even)didn't answer or even try to ease my concerns about upcoming major back surgery... just said he had no idea- (his exact words) "he could even go in for surgery & theres no guarantee that he would come off the table " I was in tears when I left..

Terriblet bedside manners, incredibly disrespectful, doesn't listen to patient concerns and treated me as if I was wasting his time. Would absolutely NOT recomend him to anyone.