Edward Stehlik's Online Review Report Card

Dr Stehlik is the brightest and most compassionate physician you could ever hope for. Buffalo is very lucky he is here. Jim Twist, MD

He knows to talk nicely but a poor clinician with bad judgment

Over the years, Dr. Edward Stehlik has refused repeatedly to prescribe antibioltics for my now-91-year-old mother-in-law. Three weeks ago she incurred a deep flesh wound in her leg by falling into the corner of her bed. Her daughter, my wife, treated it topically with advice from my sister, an ER Registered Nurse. It was healing slowly and developing a red halo when my wife called Dr. Stehlik after a week, texting his staff photos of the wound when it occurred and current photos to ask that he prescribe antibiotics. Not only did Dr. Stehlik refuse to prescribe antibiotics, he never came to the phone; all communications was with office staff. He did offer to send a wound care technician to our house in the middle of a pandemic; we refused because my mother had died only three weeks prior of COVID19 after a wound care technician treated her in assisted living. A trip to Well Now Urgent Care in Tonowanda resulted in the prescription of doxycycline, but they warned she probably should get an injection only available in an ER. The doxy made little noticeable impact. On May 4, my wife took her mother to Kenmore Mercy ER, where they found an infection, injected antibiotics, and prescribed topical and oral antibiotics. Dr. Stehlik's autocratic and uncompromising attitude could have resulted in my elderly mother-in-law's death. His judgment is execrable and could have been (could still end up being) fatal. We have terminated our relationship with him.

Over the years, Dr. Edward Stehlik has refused repeatedly to prescribe antibioltics for my now-91-year-old mother-in-law. Three weeks ago she incurred a deep flesh wound in her leg by falling into the corner of her bed. Her daughter, my wife, treated it topically with advice from my sister, an ER Registered Nurse. It was healing slowly and developing a red halo when my wife called Dr. Stehlik after a week, texting his staff photos of the wound when it ocdcurre and current photos to ask that he prescribe antibiotics. Not only did Dr. Stehlik refuse to do so, he never came to the phone; all communications was with office staff. A trip to Well Now Urgent Care resulted in the prescription of doxycycline, but that made little impact. On May 4, my wife took her mother to Kenmore Mercy ER, where they found an infection, injected antibiotics, and prescribed topical and oral antibiotics. Dr. Stehlik's autocratic and uncompromising attitude could have resulted in my mother-in-law's death.

Excellent Doctor

Concur with Elizabeth Detlef's review. This MD was deaf & blind to allow a 3rd round of antibiotics for supposed urinary tract infection in my recently deceased Dad. An overnight hospital stay under Stehlik's supervision and multiple blood samples somehow missed Stage III-C colon cancer and dad succumbed to complications from septic infection and respiratory failure after 2 mos. hospitalization. This MD's lack of curiosity--despite 3 decades as dad's doctor--about warning signs and his failure to follow up on Dad's 2004 colonoscopy are strong contributing factors to my dad's death and a needless avalanche of health crises.

Dr. Stehlik failed to treat my sister with medication assisted treatment for her substance use disorder and as a result she died at 44. Just because people have addiction disease doesn't mean they deserve a lower standard of care. Dr. Stehlik caused our family a tremendous amount of pain and suffering. Don't go to him if you are struggling with addiction--he won't give you the treatment you need.

Dr. Stehlik and his office really take their time with their patients. They never rush you. Sometimes you have to wait for a while when you get there but it is always worth it. I would recommend their office to anyone.

Dr. Stehlik failed to treat substance use disorder with medication assisted treatment and as a direct result my sister died at age 44. Our family had no chance to give her a liver transplant or support her recovery because he never diagnosed her disease correctly. Just because people have addiction disease doesn't mean they deserve a lower standard of care. Dr. Stehlik caused my family a tremendous amount of pain and suffering.

One of the best Doctors in WNY.