Aik Ping Eng, MD

I used to be a patient of Dr. Eng’s, but for various reasons, decided to move on, and am thankful I did.
Dr. Eng had been my family doctor since I was a toddler. As I got older, he seemed to get busier, constantly taking on new patients and even accommodating last-​minute walk-​ins, so his wait times got longer and longer. He would always be running late and he would spend as little time with you as possible. I finally got fed up with his lack of attentiveness and rude nurses and found a new family doctor a few years ago, but my parents still see him.
So here’s a story that proves to me, beyond a doubt, that Dr. Eng should stop his practice:
My dad has had some kidney problems in the past few years, and he was diagnosed with hyper tension (high blood pressure) last year. Last month, he started to have cold and flu-​like symptoms, and some shortness of breath. After a few days, he seemed to be on the mend except for a bit of a cough he couldn’t shake. He went to see Dr. Eng and was prescribed cough medicine. After taking the cough medicine, my dad started feeling worse again. His shortness of breath returned and he was taken to emergency.
The doctors at the hospital asked what medications my dad had been taking and I told them of the cough medicine. The doctors were shocked and informed me that my dad, having high blood pressure, should not have any cough medicine.
The shortness of breath my dad suffered from was caused by a build-​up of fluids in his body due to kidney malfunction. Thanks to the wonderful doctors and nurses at St. Paul’s Hospital, my dad is now at home, but he will continue medications and treatments.
My dad had been a patient of Dr. Eng’s for almost 30 years. Dr. Eng knew my dad’s history and should have been able to assess that my dad’s symptoms were not those of a common cold, and definitely should not have given him cough medicine that put him in a life-​threatening situation. I understand doctors are only human, but these serious mistakes are not at all acceptable.