He should not even be called a doctor. He is not a practitioner - he doesn't realize that theory in the real world doesn't always work. And he doesn't take the time to be quantitative about the risks of each unique circumstance to understand each individual's special body. He is just waiting for his pension to vest and doesn't care nor does he have patience for his residents who follow him. They are afraid of questioning his lack of detail and his hasty decisions. He manages by intimidation and ...

Extremely poor bedside manner. Extremely negative in attitude and language with patients. We were very disappointed in having Dr. Straus assigned to us especially in a top rated hospital as Memorial Sloan-Kettering. Dr. Straus was not at all professional in attitude or language. He was hasty in diagnosis and prognosis. He was extremely condescending and totally disregarded building a good patient-doctor relationships.