George Chaconas, MD, FNLA

My husband and I have been patients of Dr, Chaconas for more than twenty years. He helped my husband Mike Coveny with several health conditions. Dr Chaconas was always my first call to his office or to his home. On this particular early morning my husband had an early appointment with his monitor physical therapist. He needed to get up early to be ready for the appointment. I had roused him so he would be awake when the coffee finished brewing. I went into our bedroom to check on him and I found him still and not moving in the bed. I tried to help him up but he didn’t have the strength to get up. So I called Dr Chaconas to see if I needed to take him by car or rescue squad to the hospital 45 miles away. He was very reassuring when he told me there was no way I was going to be able to get him in the car by myself so I needed to call the rescue squad to get him to the hospital.
My husband was in the hospital during Covid but he didn’t have it. After 23 days in the hospital he died from his severe lung conditions on December 23. Soon after I had a visit with him and he told me that his lung doctor had only given him a 50-50 chance of survival. That was never shared to me by the lung specialist so I was appreciative of Dr Chaconas sharing that with me at that time. I’m so appreciative of his ability to be reached at my time.

Dr. George Chaconas has shared many helpful things with me over many years, but one stands out. It has had a profound effect on my life, making it much simpler and less stressful. His words of wisdom were: “Stop Googling stuff on WebMD! If you want to know about something medical, just ask me.” Wise words from a wise man.

Dr. Chaconas, Thank you so much for meeting me where I was and helping me to work toward the goals that I have. I am so glad to have a doctor who is willing to meet me where I am and work with me toward the goals I want to achieve. 

In September, 2012, my husband became very ill. He was having considerable back pain and received a steroid injection at Insight Imaging in Roanoke, Virginia in hopes that he would get some relief, but was soon hospitalized after a late night call from the corporate offices of Insight Imaging where the injection was administered. They told me to take Ferman to Roanoke Memorial Hospital IMMEDIATELY because the injection that he receive was tainted. The call was received on October 3, 2012 and after getting in touch with Dr. Chaconas, I IMMEDIAELY took Ferman to RMH where he was admitted. He was treated for fungal meningitis with drugs that caused horrible side effects and he suffered a stroke that the doctors said was caused by the fungal meningitis. It was a terrifying experience and he would not return home until November 13, 2012. He received in-hospital PT and returned home in a wheelchair with continued in-home physical therapy. He was under the care of Infectious Disease Doctors and the loving care of Dr. Chaconas. It was a nightmare and Dr. Chaconas was our lifeline throughout this ordeal. This happened before he became an MDVIP physician, but I tell you this so you know that has always been a caring physician and he's like family to us.

In April of 2019, Ferman was suffering immense pain throughout his body. We went to see Dr. Chaconas and he was relentless and very determined to get to the bottom of the problem. He talked with Ferman about all that was going on; he ran tests; tried medications, and was finally able to determine that he had Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR). He immediately started treating this condition and has gotten Ferman's pain to a tolerable level. He can't turn cartwheels, but his pain is better. AND if he has more issues, we know we can always count on Dr. Chaconas to listen to us and help us.

We feel so blessed to have him as our Physician. When we hear other people talk about the difficulties they have getting an appointment with their doctor and then getting them to listen to them, we tell them how very fortunate we are. Dr. Chaconas is a blessing!!!