Rachel M Huckfeldt, MD, PhD

The first word that comes to mind when I think of Dr. Huckfeldt is amazing! She is extremely knowledgeable, caring, compassionate, sensitive to difficult conversations, empathetic; positive and genuinely believes in research currently being done. She is so optimistic of what the future of medicine holds for us with visual impairments and that means so much. To have a physician who is so dedicated speaks volumes of her character. I feel extremely confident placing my care in her hands. Side note- She met with me within 5-10 minutes of me arriving and once my testing was complete she again met with me 5-10 minutes later. This is almost unheard of in medicine but as I mentioned above, she is amazing!!! Mass Eye and Ear is very lucky to have her on board.

The staff and physicians were all great.

Dr. Huckfeldt and her team were very knowledgeable and able to explain my issues very clearly. They answered all my questions extensively.

Everything went well with this visit. Both the doctor and attending physician were friendly, compassionate, patient, respectful and very helpful with information,

I thought the doctors there were very professional. Doctors and nurse were very professional. I felt like they heard me and I felt very comfortable with them.

Very good experience and thank you!

Doctor Huckfeldt is the quintessential doctor; she is my perfect image of a care giver. She is straight, thinks ahead, considers all the important information from other providers and comes up with well-reasoned recommendations.

Rachel is the absolute expert and there's no one better to see for my specific healthcare need.

Very good experience!

Dr. Huckfeldt was friendly, knowledgable, answered all questions and, in fact, anticipated certain questions and provided answers early on. A positive experience.

This is an incredible staff and I'm truly appreciative of their care.

DR Huckfeldt was professional and impressive. I felt she understood what I am going through

We could have not asked for a better experience. Everyone was very professional, caring, explained things in an understanding way and answered the questions we had

I appreciated the amount of time that Dr. Huckfeldt spent with me. She made sure that I understood the significance of the scans that were taken and that I understood how she and her fellow (Dr. [redacted]) arrived at my diagnosis. She encouraged me to ask questions.

Extremely pleasant and easy to talk to with up to date information to share!

Awesome visit.

Hi, Dr. Huckfeldt is wonderful. She knows her stuff. She's very caring. She's considerate. She listens. She's very well spoken. We understand her correctly. I can't say anything bad about her. She's wonderful. We've been going to her for many, for many years and she's very, very good. She's not as a professional and also as a person. We really enjoy and we really like her.

Dr was excellent, kind.

This was my first visit with Dr. Huckfeldt, and I look forward to working with her in the future. I really enjoyed meeting her and working with her.

Exceptional testing and diagnosis protocol, very smart and caring interaction. All the tests and results and subsequent presentations were comprehensive and detailed. I came away with an enlightened perspective of what to expect. Glad I was able to be seen at MEEI

Dr. Huckfeldt was excellent. I appreciated the teaching hospital experience and how she integrated others into the visit.

I felt that she was advocating for my benefit and that her capabilities in her field were very strong.

Very caring person

For me, it was a very important appointment. The doctors were very professional and kind. Thank God I got the best doctors. You can tell they truly take their profession seriously, love what they do, and care about their patients. They know that God gives them the wisdom to do their job. I am very happy with the doctors.

I was overwhelmed by the kindness and attentiveness shown to me. I can't say enough good things about how I was treated and heard I felt my situation was thoroughly investigated through testing and the results were explained clearly..

This was a follow up test and all went well

Excellent

Dr. Huckfeldt always shows compassion and is very good about explaining her findings from the various tests that were conducted. [redacted]

From my first visit to the last visit, I have no negative things to complain about. Other than to congratulate this care provider and say a big thank you for their attention and understanding towards me.

I feel very comfortable and confident in Dr. Huckfeldt as a provider. She spends all the time that my husband and I need to answer our questions and provide information about my condition. I have a rare disease and I feel very lucky to have this team on my side. I have also been impressed with the two Fellows that have been working with the doctor.

Dr. Huckfeldt and her care team showed exemplary care, patient care, as they always do. Dr. Huckfeldt talked through all the results from the day and what her takeaways were, her key takeaways were, and explained everything in depth. She sat down with me and my parents, as she always does, and provides the highest quality of description within everything that there is to discuss. She is incredible. I can't say enough great things about her. And I hope that every patient with my condition, with RP, has the opportunity to meet a care team and to me a provider with Dr. Huckfeldt .

I was very impressed with the entire team and am grateful to be in their care.

They all were good

Dr. HUCKFELDT IS A GREAT DOCTOR in every way.

Dr Huckfeldt confirmed my diagnosis of a genetic retinal disorder during this visit. She was thorough and thoughtful and provided information in a clear and concise manner. My two adult children accompanied me to this visit. My son may also have a vision issue related to my disorder. Dr.Huckfeldt included him in the discussion regarding the genetic factor and actually reviewed my sons record from his previous provider (by first obtaining his consent). I was very appreciative of her approach to both of us as she provided my son with valuable information moving forward, and as his mother, I want him to receive the best care and guidance possible. A genetics disorder is not just the individual but also about the family, and Dr Huckfeldt definitely supported that idea during this visit.

Outstanding care. I realize there is a long wait to see you. It was well worth it.

The technician and the two doctors were incredibly helpful, clear, and patient. There was never a sense that they were pressed for time; they took the time needed for all tests and explanations. Expertise obvious.

I found that the information that doctor gave to the system was more thorough than what she said to me, and I liked reading that.

Once again, my visit was very, very good, and Mass Eye and Ear has been very, very good to me through the 31 years I've been coming to see either Dr. [redacted] or Dr. Huckfeldt. I really can't say enough how comfortable they make me feel, and unfortunately, there's no cure for my retinitis pigmentosa, but they also have given me some sort of hope that maybe in my lifetime I might be able to have a procedure that would stop this awful, awful eye disease. But there again, I really, really, everybody was just wonderful this time. Thank you. I really appreciate it.

I really appreciated how knowledgeable and caring everyone in the IRD department is. I left feeling better able to make informed decisions regarding my RP and with a hope that the results of my genetic testing will qualify me for one of the trials. [redacted] I truly appreciate all of their efforts and would 100% recommend MA Eye & Ear to everyone I know

Dr. Huckfeldt is amazing, patient, experienced. [redacted]

I have been flying in from Louisiana to see Dr. Huckfeldt for 8 years. She is extremely competent and thorough.

Perfect person

Dr Huckfeldt is always kind, considerate and thorough and knowledgeable. The fellow working alongside her was also.

My daughter has been coming to this office since 2003, only seeing Dr. [redacted] and Dr. Huckfeldt . She shows genuine care, concern and knowledge of a horrible eye disease that my daughter has. What the best plan is for her, I always feel I can call with any questions. And I love that she will contact [redacted]'s other eye doctors to make sure everyone is on the same page!

They had great tests overall happy with all the results and information

All those related to my care and study during this last visit were professional but more importantly, kind and fun. Excellent group.

I enjoy my visit with Dr Huckfeldt every time I go visit her. I feel so comfortable when I leave there because she is so thorough.

From the initial visit before testing till my post testing consultation Dr Huckfeldt was very thorough thru every aspect from introducing associates anf given full and complete explanation of test results

Yes, I've been seeing Dr. Huckfeldt for a number of years. I absolutely recommend her to anyone with Usher syndrome or retinitis pigmentosa. She's very understanding and always puts the patient's interests first before anything else.

She listened to my concerns and suggested simple things I can do to maintain my eyesight. She also helped me adjust my expectations about the likely progression of my eye disease.

Dr. Rachel Huckfeldt is an amazing care provider. She was thorough, listened carefully, and answered all my questions. She was respectful, patient, and very kind. It was obvious that she is a brilliant person who is extremely knowledgeable about unique vision challenges yet she is very, very humble. I traveled 5 hours to see her and would have traveled many more! I am very fortunate to have been referred to her for an evaluation. She is by far the best eye specialist I have ever seen!

Dr. Huckfeldt is one of the best doctors I've ever been to.

Doctor Huckfeldt was amazing. She was very humble. She was also really descriptive. Since I am blind and couldn't see my eyes pictures on the monitor, she explained them to me in an easy way so that I could understand.

Everything was great, mostly cause I was told my retinas were pretty healthy. It was my fault, I didn't press to find out what was causing my symptoms. I think I got an we don't know why I was having periodic black spots at night. I wish I had asked more questions, my fault, otherwise I left relieved .

Dr. Huckfeldt and her colleagues were great. My one concern or annoyance was that they, somewhere, I don't know who was responsible, someone kept losing my information. So I did the whole intake form online before I got there, and then I had to talk through the whole thing again with Dr. Huckfeldt, and then I walked to the next room and had to talk through it all again with her assistant. So somehow information is getting processed, and that's pretty annoying. I sent my records in long before the appointment. They were lost. I emailed them over again. They didn't know where they were. I emailed them over a third time and it looks like that one was the charm. So I don't know if it has to do with them or your record keeping communications computer systems, but that was super annoying. But I don't want that to detract too much from the staff I work with.

Dr. Huckfeldt and team (lab personnel, office staff, genetic counseling team) are absolutely first rate!

I is it the IRD Lab every 2 yrs for last 20 yrs and it has always been a top notch experience from every doctor, technician, fellow, secretary and anyone in the building, especially on the elevator or in cafeteria that offers guidance and or support. I have never ever felt rushed or not heard and I appreciate and respect all the good work everybody does at MEEI

It was only concerned with retina tests and not anything to do with practical management questions regarding my blindness.

She was very thorough.

Everything was awesome, the only reason the appt take this long to get because she was book that far out.

Everyone who came into contact with me was wonderful, kind and most of all gentle speaking and touching me. I know I am in the most capable hands. No doubts.

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