After a few years of back pain, I contacted Connecticut Orthopedic and made an appointment with…read moreJohn M Beiner, MD Upon a complete examination and extensive consultation I was sure Dr. Beiner could help me and that surgery was appropriate. My operation was on April 3rd, 2018 and my recovery is progressing well. I am walking with a walker and also using a cane and I have no pain. I am extremely pleased with Dr. Beiner, his staff and the follow up rehab program he recommended for me. For anyone in pain with similar symptoms I highly recommend John M. Beiner MD, to you.

This guy is creepy as hell. He gowns up like he going into surgery, just for a cortisone shot. No…read morewords are spoken, he must dislike his patients as he does not converse with us at all. I saw him once and that was enough.

I was on Percocet for over 30 years for a spinal disease called DISH and multiple herniations over…read morethat time. The day I go on vacation was the day I was supposed to pick up my monthly Percocet but my flight left earlier than the pharmacy was open so I tried to get Turok to send me my meds to where I was going. I had multiple problems getting that done so I came home in alot of pain and extreme stiffness. His office then sent a much smaller dose and smaller quantity of my medication and I kept asking why and all I got was Dr Turok leaving nasty messages. Then I receive a letter that starting Jan 1st 2023, his office was no longer prescribing opiods and left me with NOTHING to hold me over AND still no reason why he, for the 1st time ever reduced my meds without reason! I now find out he lied to me, that letter was a complete lie and he has been prescribing opiods without interruption! STILL NO EXPLANATION and now he has blackballed me as no other pain mgt doctor will give me what I need, give me any opiods at all and some won't even see me!!! I not only have advanced DISH but now need a 4 level fusion in my neck, have Shmorl nodes eating away my lumbar spine and this POS doctor could care less! On top of that, he talked me into getting Testosterone implanted in me last year without any care that my BP spiked so high that I almost stroked out and refused to take any responsibility. Moreover, I found out after the fact that when I thought I was getting epidurals for my neck and back, they were either trigger point injections or nerve blocks. As others have pointed out, Turok is nice when you're giving him the high priced injections and other treatments that he can make the most money but if you mainly need pain meds to function and you cause any issue on getting your meds, he'll shut you down and lie his ass off! Avoid this POS! It's too bad I couldn't give a 0 Stars.

This is the worst doctor I seen so far. Very arrogant!…read more What a waste of time! This is the worst doctor I seen so far. I have dizziness and can't function normally He did not even tested me on the visit, just briefly looked at the eyes and said follow the pen Said the the tests will be performed by the stuff in the office but not him!!!! And as per the office stuff the test can't be scheduled before 2 weeks from the office visit as insurance not going to cover it!!! What a Joke ! Called the insurance and they told me it is not true!! Stuff and doctor is very unprofessional! Turok said that his physical therapist can do vestibular therapy but apparently he was not trained to do it at all ( as he told me himself) Wanted me to do the ultrasound if the arteries but there person only comes one time a month Asked him to give me the RX to see another ultrasound office- refuses to do so I would stay away from this office Going to complain about this doctor:(

The first time I came here, they told me to come 15 minutes early and so I did. I filled out a…read moremassive amount of paperwork. Waited in the waiting room for almost an hour and a half. For what, I have no idea. The receptionist said, "they are just creating your file.". Eventually I saw a nurse who told me she was going to ask me some questions and to just answer yes or no, and not to explain anything to her. After that, I took a drug test in an absolutely disgusting bathroom. At that point, I was a little confused because I don't take drugs. I was referred to this place by my APRN because she thought they did physical therapy and medicine management. I was never offered physical therapy here. When I finally met the provider, it was on a zoom call. I waited in a waiting room for an hour and a half to see someone online? I could do that at home and not have to miss work. The provider said that with my pain level, opiates could be prescribed. I told him that I was not willing to take opiates, and I was not aware that this is what this would be about. We settled on a different medicine and I agreed to come back another time. The second time I came, again I came 15 minutes early as I was told to do and was still sitting in the waiting room an hour later. The receptionist wanted me to sign a paper saying that I consented to be prescribed opiates, and that I would take a drug test, etc., even though in the previous discussion with the provider, I made it abundantly clear that I will not take opiates. Then another person, not sure of her qualifications, sat me down and took my blood pressure. She asked me some questions about taking a urinalysis for opiates. I said I'm not taking opiates, honestly I'm not even sure why I'm here because I only take muscle relaxers as needed, not even on a regular basis. She completely ignored me when I said that. She sent me back to the waiting room. After 45 minutes of sitting there in the waiting room, I go to the receptionist and ask her how much longer it will take because I've been sitting here since 2:45 PM. She proceeded to tell me that my appointment was not until 3 o'clock. I said yes, but I was told to get here at 2:45 and it is now 3:30. She kindly tried to reassure me that it wouldn't be too much longer. So I went and sat down for another 15 minutes and at that point is when I said I'm not doing this. This was a complete waste of my time and money both times. Horrible experience. My only regret is that I didn't snap a picture of the disgusting bathroom to post with this review. But also, I was forced to sign a form saying that I would not take pictures of the office.

The receptionist needs to be fired, my daughter has severe anxiety disorder and when you call she…read moreis rude and mean, doesn't want to talk to you. Yells at you. I tried calling for my daughter because im her advocate because she cant speak on phone to people and receptionist refused to talk to me. The girl needs to be fired asap if I could do no stars i would.

This man is a star. Always on time. No nonsense. Sparking clean. Eager to talk and go out of…read morehis way to explain things. And more importantly, he sincerely cares. His office is run perfectly and should be the model for anyone to follow.

Great doctor and staff. made the whole experience much better. whole set up was perfectread more

Hailey is great Therapist so far it may get intense but necessary to get better!…read more Timely appointments so get in now!

Staff are great and super nice. The physical therapists and therapy aids are very nice,…read moreknowledgeable, and great to work with. Doctor referrals are not required, but helpful.

If I could give 0 I would of have, the office staff are rude very unprofessional, they will not…read morerespond to your request or call, they don't care about patients at all, when you call them they will disconnect the call few times, and don't follow up at all. Please don't go there. Trust me go somewhere else that they care about your health and pain.

I saw dr robbins for about 20 years and he was fantastic. I just told him what I was been…read moreenduring, and he would provide me with the right medications or what was going to work to help with the pain I was forced to have to endure. Ever since he left, this place feels like it's just a front for a pill farm. I just got out of the hospital after a really bad pain issue from a car accident. I was there for three days and after being given deluded injections and more ( at the hospital my blood pressure was 213 / 109 for many hours while the hospital tried to get the blood pressure down, 2 days later, the hospital tried get me off the injections and tried 15 mg of oxycodone. that was not enough so the hospital upped the oxycodone to 20 mg every 4 hours. That was good enough relief that I could tolerate it. the hospital gave me 20 5 mg oxycodone to add the 15 mg oxycodone that I already hade from this pain management facility to give me time to get an increased dose. This pain management place( advanced diagnostic pain treatment centers ) will not even let me talk to dr ligham, and told me if what I have is not good enough i can go back to the hospital. refusing again to do anything that was not on a scheduled visit. I have to wait over a week for my next appointment, and don't know what will happen when I do go on my my next appointment. They would not schedule me to see dr ligham for months so I could review the amount of medication.

Dr. Dimaya is a kind, caring, knowledgeable physician who treats her patients with dignity and…read morerespect. Her staff is friendly and efficient. It is so important to us to be heard as well as have our medical needs met and this is the place where it is happening. My husband and I cannot say enough about the wonderful care and professionalism of this office. We are so blessed to have found Dr. Dimaya!

I've been a patient of Dr. Ann Celeste Mapas-Dimaya for over seven years and during that time she…read morehas consistently demonstrated the highest level of professionalism. She has exhibited outstanding care and concern for her patients, unmatched by any of my former care providers. She always has a positive friendly demeanor and she manages her staff well. The office is well run and everyone seems to get along well which speaks well of her leadership skills. She always has time to provide instruction to her staff, which keeps everything running smoothly. Charles Wells

I have never been to a doctor's office where it is so unprofessional. When I 1st went there, it was…read morerun the right way but it has since gone downhill. There are 2 Doctors that were the most unprofessional-Dr Sofia Christakos & Dr Karolina Cichocka. The office gives random urine drug test. I really don't understand how but I had a urine test come back positive for cocaine when I was seeing Karolina. She called me a drug addict. So, I stopped seeing her& saw Phil & Alyssa who were very professional with me. But most of the great professional didn't last long working there. So, when Phil & Alyssa left, I saw Sofia who told me I had another urine test come back positive. I do not do cocaine & asked for a blood test & a hair follicle test which she refused. She insisted that I did do cocaine & all I needed was 1 more positive & I would be put on weekly tests. I had no problem with that. Prior to today's appointment, I received a text to arrive at 9:20 for my 9:40am appointment & I did. I could sense something was up when I arrived. I was given a Urine cup. But I asked to speak to Sofia about that cause I had been having alot of falls the last month due to my Parkinson's. I was still learning how to transfer from wheelchair to toilet to bed ect. So, I was given a tablet to do some mind tests. It was almost 10am & I still wasn't seen by Sofia & the place was empty so I spoke up & asked if I could go in, now. Sofia, in front of the staff stated she will not see me until I did the urine test. I explained I needed to talk to her 1st. My husband wanted to accompany me. The girl in the back office points to him & says that he is behaving hostile & is not allowed in the entire office. My husband wasn't hostile at all. Sofia says to have my husband help me give a urine test. My husband states that the conversation was supposed to be only between me & the doctor. Everyone that worked there was involved or overhearing this conversation that was supposed to be doctor/patient confidentiality. When she finally agrees to hear me out, I went to her office & I closed the door. She, then says I had another test come back positive. I was like, that couldn't be. I swore on my kids & grandkids which I would never do if I was lying!! She refused to refill my scripts & wanted to send in suboxone. I told her I was discharging myself & I threw the urine cup on the chair. I can't be accused of doing something I absolutely know is untrue. I, did offer, again, to do a blood test or even a hair follicle again but Sofia stated I know you did it. I left & started thinking why have me arrive early, do those dumb tests on the tablet & ask me for my ID & insurance info that they already had? As we were waiting for our transportation, the receptionist passed by & I told her Good luck & that she was the nicest of the entire staff...I don't deserve to be treated the way I was by both Karolina & Sofia-totally unprofessional!!!

Worst experience at Connecticut orthopedist this morning in Branford Connecticut…read more I brought my husband in for his foot mind you we've been coming here at least two years. They're bombarding me at the desk with my husband asking me when I retired?. I'm not a patient here. I'm not seeing the doctor. How dare they? They're telling me Medicare wants to know? well if Medicare wants to know the Medicare should be contacting me as an individual. I will not be stepping foot back into this practice ever again. actually this office not the doctors.!

I have been here everyday since my dad's surgery due to the car getting wet and having to be…read morerewrapped. There is always a3+ hr wait just to get it rewrapped. They are understaffed and unqualified. And the front counter staff on the weekend has a bad attitude towards patients