Lee Hartner, MD - Pennsylvania Hospital

I believe I would have suffered or died if I had remained on Dr. Hartner’s service. Dr. Hartner did not know enough about my type of cancer to treat me effectively. He missed a more aggressive yet common form of lymphoma, even though I repeatedly told him and his nursing staff I was concerned about specific symptoms. He made no self-care recommendations. He also ordered a chemotherapy session without my permission and without first discussing treatment options or side effects with me, a tried-and-true oncology protocol. This scheduling incident was not a fluke because it happened twice. Luckily, before starting treatment with Dr. Hartner, a nurse navigator steered me toward a different physician who diagnosed my cancer correctly using the same PET scan results Dr. Hartner referenced. It turns out that Dr. Hartner had also prescribed the wrong chemo regimen. Do not put your life into these less-than-capable hands.

I found Dr. Hartner to be very kind and caring. He always answers all my questions and when family members come with me he answers all their questions.

Dr. Hartner is an excellent oncologist, He is thorough and efficient, He thinks outside of the box, which is critical in his field. He is also very compassionate.