Kenneth Prager's Online Review Report Card

Dr. Kenneth Prager is the best Doctor in my lifetime. A very caring and concerned Physician. I have been a patient of his for forty-four years and he always has a listening ear. Very competent, skilled, knowledgeable and exceptional bedside manners. When I found Dr. Prager, I was on my way to Heaven, I thank and praise this wonderful and intellectual Doctor always.

Warm hearth. Explained everything in language I can understand. Highly recommend

The most caring and professional doctor ever

Dr. Praeger is an outstanding physician and person of integrity. You won't find anyone better. He persists in treatment and follow-up until your condition improves, even in the most difficult cases and his examination is extremely thorough and highly professional. I hope he lives forever.

dr prager explained everything very clear and helped me make the correct decision regarding my care when leaving the hospital thank you so much

Is a first degree murder

The man is an angel 😇

TERRIBLE DOCTOR !!!! AVOID I Agree 100% with the other review. Kenneth Prager is the worst Doctor I Ever met. He's Heartless has No Regard for Human Life. It's such a shame a fine institution like Columbia has him on their Staff.

I've been a patient of Dr. Prager for many years. He's the best. I was disappointed to read anything negative because I've always been very pleased with my visits. He's extremely smart, together, and most importantly he knows the pulmonology field like no one else. I wouldn't go see anyone else if I was sick.

Probably the most unethical, pompous individual I have met in my life! As "Director of Clinical Ethics" this is quite comical. My mother was admitted to Columbia Presbyterian and obtained a dubious diagnosis of lymphoma. I expressed my concerns that this was not the correct diagnosis, and that even if it was, going by standard treatment guidelines for the particular type of lymphoma, chemotherapy was not warranted. I went back and forth with the medical team on this point, but regardless of sound, logical medical sense insisted that she needed chemo. This is where Dr. Prager comes in. I was told by one of the lead oncologists on her case that they had gone to the Ethics Board at Columbia and that the Board had granted them permission to give her chemotherapy against my wishes, as soon as she was medically able. I confirmed with patient relations that this was in fact the case, and it was. That begs the question, how can an ethics board make an ethical decision without FIRST speaking to both parties involved. Not quite ethical huh? After finally being granted the ability to speak with Mr. Prager, I set out my argument which for god knows what reason I foolishly expected him to understand. Instead I received the answer from him: "We do not uphold the decision of a surrogate when it is irrational; and your belief that the doctors are wrong is irrational." Well, I guess it wasn't because guess what, absolutely 0 chemo later my mom is doing great, and handling all her ADL's independently, as opposed to being in hospice care as Mr. Prager told me she would be.....Thank you Dr. Prager for showing me exactly how unethical those in charge of ethics, and teaching it to others, can be!