Stuart Hough, MD

"Dr Hough's office give me an appointment right away when I really needed it. Then he scheduled a procedure for a couple days later. That didn't work for my lower back pain so the office called me with his next suggestion for another procedure. The staff is really nice and helpful. When I needed a prescription they took care of it right away."

"After receiving poor care elsewhere, Dr. Hough quickly changed my quality of life for the better. He's to the point and no nonsense, and treats people like actual people. He speaks from experience and expertise, as opposed to generic answers a Google search could provide. His practice is clean and efficient, and while I forget the gentleman's name, his intake person is fantastic. I highly recommend."

"Dr Hough is an excellent doctor. He is direcct and to the point. He expained everything in plain english and terms. Have seen and used him years ago."

"Very professional and welcoming approach. My tailbone pain has been improved significantly."

"Dr. Hough shared my scans n discussed the fractured n the remedy. Didnt try to have me buy devices i didnt need or meds i didnt need."

"I had an extremely distressing experience with Dr. Hough. I called his emergency line while in a crisis due to severe, unrelenting physical pain that was interfering with my sleep and causing suicidal thoughts. I had already made multiple attempts to get help through his office, leaving messages and even visiting in person, but never received a call back regarding an urgent insurance referral or treatment options. When I finally reached Dr. Hough directly, he interrupted me, spoke angrily, and told me there was "no reason" to go to his office. He dismissed the fact that I was in crisis and showed no concern when I said I was experiencing suicidal thoughts. He then incorrectly claimed that "imaging is never done for lipomas" and said that my pain was from depression, despite the fact that a neurosurgeon in his own office had already ordered imaging and my PCP agreed it was necessary. He offered no empathy, no support, and no clinical guidance beyond vague suggestions about movement and stress management. It was one of the most invalidating medical experiences I've ever had, especially while being in physical and emotional pain. I told him he was fired and that I would be pursuing formal action. No patient in crisis should be treated with such coldness and disregard."

"I'll be pursing a malpractice case and seeking a full investigation into this provider, and as Yale Law grad, with 2 MPH with expertise in this area, I know what I just saw and experienced--I just had another appointment with Dr Hough, this time recorded, because as I had previously reported, he was argumentative, constantly interrupted me and claimed that I "didn't trust him." (You don't get to tell me what I think or feel). I have been his patient for over 10 years, and he had previously been an excellent, kind person who listened to patients. Clearly something happened because others have reported, he does have an acerbic, aggressive bedside manner. In all my appointments, he misstated facts and talked down to me (a woman of color) repeatedly, something demonstrated in research is a real problem with women seeking pain tx. A year ago, Hough did a routine left hip injection that resulted in an unusual side effect which numbed my leg--not unusual in that it happened, unusual in the length of time. I've had the hip injected many times without issue. Hough maintained then as he does now that it had nothing to do with his injection. I've had this same hip, same area injected 8 times under ultrasound guidance, and instead of outright saying he would not do the hip injection again a yr later, he sent me on a goose chase of additional imaging, which was negative (I told him it would be negative), and additional appointments. He actually changed his records to reflect a "clinical finding of back pain," despite telling him it was my hip and that rheum + ortho confirmed HIP. But for pain management, I was willing to jump through his hoops--finding pain management isn't easy and oral steroids+opiods is terrible for long term tx.. I was and am concerned he was repeatedly twisting my words and constantly interrupting me, even after asking him to allow me to finish, but even with my husband present, he talked over me, then called ME adversarial. Disagreeing isn't adversarial, especially when he has incorrect information, and all patients should be interested in ensuring physicians have accurate information. Hough was supposed to obtain records from the 8 other injections, and failed to do so. He then stated that he was not willing to do the procedure--WHY the hoops and WHY not tell me that four appointments ago? He was unprepared for the appointment. Although he maintains his injection was no where near any nerves that would cause temporary leg numbness, the only reason he would both refuse to continue to treat, while assuring me the leg numbness wasn't his procedure, was that he in fact committed medical malpractice. He made no attempts to find out why it happened, and then blamed me for "not trusting him" when he came unprepared and with incorrect information. As such, I have reported him to my insurer, to his professional board and to the Maryland oversight agency to investigate. This provider has no care for patients anymore--I don't know what happened--but if you are a woman or person of color, you should exercise caution as this physician is dangerous and causes harm in what he did to me--gaslight, cause harm, talk over you, raise his voice, and dismiss you. I've seen other reviews consistent with my own experiences with him in 2024 and 2025. Ironically, he responds to Google reviews faster than portal messages or patient requests."

"I have been seeing Dr Hough on and off since 2012. He has always been an exceptional provider. I came in for a joint injection, a procedure that has been done a dozen times and that was confirmed as a *procedure* with Sandy. Dr Hough said the "never so that," which has not been my experience, and if I had known that, I would have requested a virtual appointment as I am bedbound and getting to appointments is extremely difficult and painful. So instead of the procedure, he flat out refused to do it, ordered an MR, and sent me on my way. What is especially frustrating was that he was so cold and unkind about it. He knows my history and that I've been a pain patient for years to an inflammatory autoimmune disease. No other treatment options were provided other than my regular opioids, which is obviously terrible long term pain *management.* What absolutely shocked me was that I was visibly upset and crying, and he literally could not care less. He was almost frazzled and frustrated, which was crazy because EYE am the one in pain and in need of a very routine injection that rheumatology has done and that he has done. It's fine to disagree, but it's never okay to dismiss a patient's pain, to be so thoughtless, uncaring and unkind. No alternatives were discussed or offered."