MIchael Cunningham's Online Review Report Card

Dr. Cunningham listened well to what I had to say, and answered my questions in a thoughtful manner. His professionalism and confidence were reassuring to me. I would highly recommend him to anyone. I think he’s fantastic!

I've been seeing Dr. Cunningham for many years and he has diagnosed and treated my Interstitial Cystitis with care and patience. The staff have always been very helpful and friendly. He has performed many surgeries on me and he is extremely knowledgeable about my disease and provides me with excellent care. I would recommend Dr. Cunningham to anyone who is looking for a professional and caring Physician who will sit and listen to what you are saying. He is number one in my book. Excellent doctor!

I went to Dr. Cunningham in January 2020 for recurrent UTIs and constant UTI symptoms even when urine tests were negative. He was hands down the most disengaged and uninterested doctor I have ever encountered. He stated I didn't have interstitial cystitis, yet treated me with all IC medications because it was clear he didn't know or care about a true diagnosis. He never once did any internal examination or question probing to diagnose the root cause of my issues. He absolutely is not competent in women's urology -- do not pick him if you are a woman! It is July 2020 and I still have every ounce of trouble than I did when this started in November 2019.

Good experience so far. He takes time to explain the problem I’m having, I’m grateful for that.

I would not recommend this Dr at all. He has no bedside manner and lacks empathy.

I was a patient over 12 years ago. Dr. Cunningham definitely saved my life after I was diagnosed with Kidney cancer. I was 29 years old and scared to death. He prepared me for the worst and helped me to understand all the risks and possibilities. I am 12 years cancer free. I will never forget him.

I had a surgical procedure done with Dr. Cunningham. He was fine but his office staff was terrible. I had an issue off true patient information sheet that advised me to contact the doctor. I called and left a message and didn’t hear back after 6hrs so they connected me to a triage nurse. Triage nurse was confused and didn’t know to answer my question . The whole group seems a little too big and busy for it’s own good. It reminds me of a big corporation where it is impossible to reach anyone and communication is poor.

Good luck getting timely prescriptions from this outfit. Pathetic service getting a simple refill for the second time this year! Time to go elsewhere!!

I saw Dr Cunningham for the first time on June 19, 2019, and I provided a urine sample. I know now that the urine should have been tested for cancer cells given my symptoms and medical history and suspicious cat scan. The testing and appointments were too widely spaced apart and it was August 22 before I was told that I had inoperable cancer. I am frustrated that it took so long. I start chemo in September and hope I can attend my daughter's October wedding.

I am going to write a rather negative review here of Dr. Cunningham and one of his staff members.  However, in doing so,  I need to stress that Dr. Cunningham is a very capable doctor and it seems very apparent to me that he runs a respectful practice.   I just didn't have a very good experience under his care for the past 6 years as a workers comp patient and I want to warn other potential workers comp patients about the experiences I had.To start off,  Dr. Cunningham is one of the very few workers comp docters in the Monmouth County area.  That fact was the reason why I chose him.  It was also the reason why, when frustrated, I couldn't seek anyone else.  There just isn't any Orthopedic workers comp doctors in Monmouth County other than Dr. Cunningham.In my case, I hurt my shoulder in 2013 while lifting heavy equiptment at my Post Office job.  I was seeking a workers comp doctor simply to evalutate and maintain my injury claims.   Again, Dr. Cunningham was the only doctor in the area.On my very first day visiting his office, I met with his staff member, Christine, to possibly persue surgery to fix the damage.  I had to sit and listen to Christine openly complaining that she had to take care of workers comp clients that weren't sick but merely trying to use the system.  I could not believe what I was hearing.  It made me feel rather uncomfortable, as here I was, a new workers comp patient listening to otheres being belittled.So apparently, the created atmosphere at Dr. Cunningham's office was that those seeing workers comp were simply doing so to get out of doing work.Furthermore, after telling Christine that I wanted to wait on having surgery done to see if the Postal Service would actually approve it, she told the Doctor something completely different than what I had expressed. This resulted in Dr. Cunningham giving me a stern talk about cheating the system -- which I never was intending to do.Now on to Dr. Cunningham...While I think Dr. Cunningham is an excellent, capable doctor, his unprofessional bedside manner made me feel very uncomfortable.  He often made a joke about my ongoing condition.  He would walk into the exam room and the first thing out of his mouth was, "Let me guess, your status hasn't changed."  This made me feel very uncomfortable.  Of course my status hasn't change.  I have an injury and it isn't going to get any better --- especially for the fact I was still working with the injury despite the restrictions he put me on.   For years, I resisted having surgery done on my shoulder.  Nobody wants to have surgery unless they are in God-awful pain.  I was not.  I was living with the injury and the minor pain.   However, after 6 years, when I told Dr. Cunningham I would consider doing the surgery, he laughed for a good 5 minutes as if it was all a joke.  I had never feelt so uncomfortable in my life.  How could a Doctor laugh at me like this and treat my decision like a joke?I am retiring in two weeks.  I don't need to see Dr. Cunningham anymore, and in a way, I am very happy about that.  Neither he or his staff made me feel as if they were taking my injury seriously.  I don't need a staff member openly complaining that comp workers are looking for a way to stop working.  I don't need Dr. Cunningham to make jokes about my condition every time he sees me.   Had I had the chance to switch doctors I would have gladly done so, but he was the only one handling workers comp in the area.For six years, I was made to feel uncomfortable about my injury.  No-one should be treated in that manner.  The one staff member that was a Godsend was Debbie.  She's a real sweetheart and you will be very happy to deal with her if and when you visit the office.If you don't have a workman comp case, you will probably meet a really fantastic physician who will be sympathetic to your needs.  In my case, I feel as if I was ridiculed over and over again.  I am glad that I no longer have to visit that office.