Bruce M. Cotugno's Online Review Report Card

I love this office. I went in terrified and they did a great job of explaining things to me so I wasn't afraid anymore. I was in the ER and he was making his rounds and saw my name on the board and came to check on me! I'm very happy with the treatment and the staff is wonderful.

The NP working on Dr. Cotugno’s license caused injury due to not paying attention to medical history during treatment and ignoring my prior concerns. Dr. Cotugno called to follow up and seemed to care on the phone and told me I could see him, but then the office would not let me schedule with him or talk with him again citing “office policy” and claiming that the only reason I talked with him at all was because he was “on call that night” (….. it was daytime and he called me in response to my call to the office about the injury the day before). Apparently, he cannot see current patients - he can only accept new patients. I need to see a neurologist and not an assistant, therefore I have no choice but to go elsewhere to find some relief from the injury that this office caused and would not help with… I have been a patient there for years and am disappointed (and in a lot of pain). I recommend going somewhere else if you would like to be treated competently and kindly.

Dr. Cotugno ignored medical history that would contraindicate treatment and allowed his NP to cause injury. Dr. Contugno followed up with me on the phone twice, but due to “office policy” I was not allowed to follow up in person - he only accepts new patients, not current patients who need to see a neurologist. I started going here years ago with a neurologist who left the practice and never was permitted to see a neurologist there again - only nurses and PAs, what is this office policy? I have no choice but to go elsewhere to find an actual neurologist - as well as to orthopedics and PT to try to recover from the preventable neck injury caused by this practice and their unwillingness to help after the fact. Dr. Contugno is supervising physician for the NP; he is responsible for reviewing records and approving treatments. For a neurologist to not be aware of known contraindications to common treatments… he is either truly incompetent or just uncaring.

I called to get my medical marijuana card reissued because he’s on the website as a certified physician. I used to go to his associate Dr. Berkeley. The assistant told me I had to have a referral from my doctor. It’s Covid and she wants me to go to my doctor first and then get a referral. That’s two trips and 2 co-payments. And he still won’t renew it because I am considered a new patient. I told her never mind, I want a doctor that cares, not a greedy doctor who considers patients as numbers.

He felt the need to answer his cell phone and just walk out without an explanation. He talked on his phone in the hallway laughing for at least 10 minutes. He didn’t even apologize when he returned. Also it seems he doesn’t want to touch you to examine you, like he’s a germaphobic. Last but not least he spends most of the time typing in notes about you than anything. Doesn’t really “ listen “. I’m switching to SW pa associates in neurology, they are raved about by anyone you talk to.

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Cotungo for the first time today, since my neurologist had left the practice. The visit was very pleasant. Dr. Cotungo addressed any concerns I had and was genuinely concerned with my overall health and symptoms with my MS. He was very informative and answered all my questions.

Very unprofessional treatment of my wife following her stroke. She was treated in the ER and the doctor on the video conference recommended she NOT receive the clot busting drug yet this clown accused us of refusing it and refused to listen.

I got dossmissed from the practice cause i felt i wasnt getti g proper tratment from dr.cogtugno. he is rude and doesnt care about his patients that are on medicare thru the county. I asked 3 times in 2 years about seeing another dr. In the practice and dr.cogtuno stopped that 3 times and on the 3rd request they dissmissed me from there office. And i take life sustaning medicine!!! He doesnt listen. He is in and out of his appointment with you in 2 minutes. Very rude him and his staff.NIGHTMARE.. Youll

Never will ever recommend this doctor. Not only did he not LISTEN his bedside manors were horrible!!! The fact he said, and I quote, 'There is nothing I can do for you. If you feel pain again tonight you need to go to a UPMC or Allegheny Hospital in downtown Pittsburgh.' This is after my fiance had been in the ER 3 times in 5 days because everyone was just giving pain medication and dismissing him! Clearly he is not even book smart to figure it out...but we did!!!

Nightmare. Unprofessional staff, unprofessional doctor. Another waste of co pay.