I am sad that I have but 5 stars for this review! Dr Joffee has so much patience for my anxiety…read moreand can devote the time to dealing with it and building trust, so visits aren't dreaded. I lost 17 pounds not quickly, but fairly easily with his guidance. Most stuff can be handled via email so I don't need to take off work. Highly responsive. Not a pill pusher, but highly respects my ability to make choices for my body even if it isn't the choice he would make. Financially I was able to pair his fee with a slightly higher deductible plan at work. The combination of the two was actually less than what I was paying working for a school system and I get significantly better care.

Dr. Joffee's reviews begin with Dr. Joffee more times than not. (slightly skeptical)…read more I went to him and did not see the fees or additional procedures. He is a very caring PCP, but I think where he lacks is experience. In all honesty, if you get a cold, or a cut, he is amazing. But if you get a bout of meningitis or another illness which is chronic in nature - i would stay away until his practice matures. I have total faith, it will. He's definitely not a 1 star doc and he is trying his best to be a 5 star. To me, Dr. Joffee is a 2 star only because I have seen better, thats all. In my opinion, to most he is probably a 3-4 stars.

This doctor is amazing. He is approachable and listens to your needs. He is extremely knowledgeable…read morein his field. Highly recommend. The staff is personable and kind. The front office ladies have always made me feel important and cared for... whilst being sick!!

Upon great reflection, I have updated my review, after determining my original review(s) to be…read moreoverly generous. We are talking about human lives here, not poor service in a restaurant or instructions missing from a delivered box. I came for medical care, and expected an exemplary quality of medical care. I left for the reasons stated. Get this patronage selection wrong, and you may potentially pay in innumerable ways.

2.5 stars but rounded up because he is decent enough, but I do not recommend him…read more I went to Dr. Bajwa because he seemed to be recommenced on a couple different websites. Although he was nice and listened to what I had to say, there were some things about the visit which would make me not recommend him to others. I recently came back to the DC area and needed a doctor. I asked around but no one really felt like their doctor was good enough to recommend. So i went online, searched doctors and went here. He takes most insurances and can usually see people the same day, which was my case. I needed anti-biotics. He gave me a bag of samples instead of giving me a prescription, which is both good and bad. Good: I don't have to go to the pharmacy. Bad: I don't get the pharmacists recommendation of a cheaper, generic brand. He didn't talk to me about the drug at all. He didn't even tell me when I should take it, I had to ask. He didn't tell, me how the drug would react to something else I was taking. I had to look that up. Turns out that they don't work well together. He knew what I was on. He is a decent doctor and for the occasion, was good enough for me. All I needed was drugs, and I knew what I needed. But if I ever get really sick, I don't think I will be visiting him again.

Very shady. You need to ask for what you want him to do, like take blood pressure, check weight,…read morethe obvious stuff. Staff incredibly unhelpful and rude. Zero help with insurance and they give you incorrect information about what you owe. I also needed to call back to get my blood test results for normal things like cholesterol, etc. Even then, all I got was a "you're pretty good" with no specifics or paper report or anything. Go somewhere else.

Dr. Epstein is a combination of intelligence, experience, kindness and caring…read more He always gives me great advice. I'm grateful to have him as my doctor.

Dr Jack Epstein. He was my Dr since 2009 . until he left about 4 years ago. He was for me one of…read morethe best Doctors i found . i been with him for 12 years . he is wonderful understanding compassionate. he take his time to listen and advise. he is not thinking about how to rip off patients, i took my children with him too. many times i had to remind him to give him the co pay because he never asked . when he told me he is finished with his practice , i come home to cry. Right now i go to a local clinic they are nice but no one can compare with this wonderful Doctor. he has a a very good spirit a man that loves God. I pray he is doing good. I wish him the best in life and i remember him in my prayers. i wish to meet someone as good as him some day. but will be hard . Thank you Dr Epstein for your care, God Bless you. Rita P.

I've been going to Cherrick for intermittent back pain for about six years now. He shies away from…read moretalk about surgery which is great. He also has managed my pain, whether it required a quick fix (injection), pills, or recommendations for physical therapy. Easy to talk to (and listens too!), reasonable recommendations for therapy , and not looking for unnecessary frequent repeat visits. I highly recommend him.

Wonderful bedside manner at first visit and terrible during the second. Also required me to wait 2…read morehours for my second appointment. Sorry but no one is that terrific that they warrant a 2 hour waiting room visit. And what's with asking me at the second visit why I was there? You order MRI and X-rays, I get those and then return for analysis and instead you ask me why I'm there? Doctors aren't Gods, but sometimes they forget this.

Dr. Fender has been my doctor since I moved to the area in 2000. I have seen him exactly twice…read more He took the time to introduce himself to me on my first visit and, due to some scheduling he was the one to see me when I was in there a few years later for pain in my knee. The advice to take aspirin (rather than referring me to a specialist or xraying the joint) gave me the distinct impression that he felt my assessment of my own body was irrelevant to his assessment of my issue. His practice, General Internal Medicine Group (reviewed further here on Yelp), has a period of time each morning where patients can speak to a doctor via telephone and the one time I talked to him in that context he was as rushed and impersonal as the instances in which I met him in person. I have found no reason to have confidence in his ability to advise me in how to stay healthy nor any thing which would encourage me to see him for minor/preventative work. I saw other members of the staff with mixed results over the years, but now eight years later it is laughable to even say that this is "my doctor" I would not recommend him to anyone I cared about.

Wow, I am so suprised and pleased (sadly) that someone else had a similar experience as I did with…read moreDr. Fender. I was experiencing chest pain and I had to beg to get a referral to a cardiologist. He dismissed me as having heart burn and told me to join weight watchers. I eventually went to the cardiologist and have been several other times to the specialist for care. dr. Fender is pompous and takes get pleasure in letting you, the patient, know he is the MD and you, the patient, are just a human with no medial training. I no longer see him, but a nurse practioner (I think) in the same practice who is compassionate. As soon as our insurance changes in January 2010, I will leave the practice completely. I suggest staying away from Dr. Fender unless you need a healthy dose of insincere lecturing from a man who majored in medicine but missed all the classes on patient/doctor interaction and social skills.

I would have given this doctor no stars if that were possible…read more Dr. Anez performs "bariatric surgery, " like gastric bypass, for major weight loss in Northern Virginia, at an Inova facility. I was a patient for about a year ending in 2012. We're trying to "fire" him for subsequent surgery (unrelated), but so far no luck finding anyone willing to take over. My family and I have worked with lots of local doctors and hospitals, starting with our parents, kids, and ourselves. Out of all those doctors, he's probably been the worst to deal with. There were so many problems with his practice, from having him not show up for scheduled appointments, to staff who gave out conflicting information, to lots of overlapping or duplicated tests, classes, and so on. Apparently this is a big moneymaker for the other doctors and medical facilities they you refer you to for many, many tests. They're also pushing you to buy food supplements and so on through them, for example. One outfit they referred us to for food supplements was not only out of business, but our credit card information was apparently stolen when we placed an "order." He uses some assistant who's not covered by our insurance, so we had to pay him separately. He's also lax about sending us copies of the results from the various tests, etc. No matter how many forms you fill out, he never remembers important details about your history, which isn't good. Something went wrong during the operation, so I ended up in intensive care for several extra days, then he tried to force me to stay another weekend because he didn't want to come in to sign the forms to release me. He never explained what went wrong and he only showed up once while I was conscious -- mostly to play grabass with the staff. The other people I see all laughed when they saw the paperwork he gave me for my prescriptions -- you couldn't even read it and the other doctors crossed lots of things off because they weren't right. (He prescribed insulin, for example, but no prescription for the needles.) Apparently, although this is all he does, he has no actual experience with what happens after the surgery, so the information and classes we had to go to were a complete waste of time. Frankly, we found out lots more from other doctors and the internet. If I had to get this surgery again, I'd stay out of the Inova system altogether.

The only reason I gave him one star was because I didn't die during or after the surgery. He has no…read morebed side manner at all. When I went back 6 months after the operation I went to a meeting of other recovering patients. I found every single patient had lost about 150 lbs. I had lost 34 lbs. I went to him and explained my concern. He didn't ask me any other questions and announce I wasn't eating properly. I told join I hate only what I was told by his nutritionist. He then said "well then you're not exercise enough. I said I was doing about an hour a day. He said well then you should be losing weight. I haven't been back. I've kept the 34 lbs off but nothing else.

I requested a doctor's note for my visit and have called the office more than 10 times. Each time,…read moreI was told it would be sent the next day, but I never received anything. I was then asked to schedule an appointment to discuss it in person. During the appointment, Dr. Juggu assured me the note would be sent by the end of the day, but I still have not received it. The staff has been very unprofessional in handling my calls, and the doctor indicated he was busy while making promises that were never fulfilled. At this point, I no longer feel I can trust this office.

I had a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation, was in my 70s, and was over 311 pounds. My…read moremortality was at risk. Jaggu Health strategically and with no hesitation worked on my heart first and over a course of several months my initial atrial fibrillation was cured. He then prescribed a weight loss medication and in over 14 months my weight is down to 245 lbs. I am on maintenance medication now. I feel better than I have in 40 years. The office personnel are always professional and responsive. He is not your typical doctor - try him out.