Dr. Dechenes is an intelligent, caring, thoughtful, with a firm knowledge base of medicine. She allows me to participate equally in my care, is open to my concerns and constantly seeks appropriate treatments to relieve my pain and improve my health. The office is not well run and several errors have occurred so be sure to double check on what is supposed to happen, eg., scheduling appointments with specialists, getting information to Dr. Dechenes, etc. Anything to do with the office DOUBLE CHECK with a phone call that it is done. Regardless of these frustrating issues with the office this physician is well worth the inconvenience. I have had several primary doctors in my life and she ranks right at the top.