I went to Dr. Liccini for pain in my legs…read more First, I was refused treatment unless I paid $50 in cash since my health insurance was from a private company. When I asked if this could be done via transfer since, I was not carrying that cash at the time, I was told to leave. I left and took money out of the bank with sore legs, could barely walk. Then stood in the waiting room for 40 mins. My major problem is with the diagnosis. I was told to take pain medication and stay off the legs for 4 weeks. There was no further investigation into what could be causing the problem. no ultra sounds, no referral.. which I find extremely careless and irresponsible. Now, 5 months later after seeing another Doctor, I am finally closer to a diagnosis, since being to an orthopedist and radiologist.

This review is as much for myself, just in case I look up "English speaking doctor in Berlin"…read moreagain. The receptionist was unfriendly, bordering on rude. Doctor Liccini didn't bother with an examination and was unable to find my condition (as I described it as well as I could) on the list on her computer, so she just picked something else that she thought was a bit like it (nothing like it at all, in fact). She then offered some ill informed opinions on Scottish independence. Note to self and others - avoid.

Ich wartete etwa eine Woche auf den Termin und nach 50 Minuten verließ ich die Klinik, beleidigt,…read moremisshandelt, gedemütigt von Dr. Bardella und das ohne Rezept! Wissen Sie, warum? Weil ich an der Anmeldung nachgefragt hatte, wann ich aufgenommen würde, gingen alle Patienten, die nach mir kamen, und ich blieb allein zurück! (Das ist alles! Not recommend!

It's June, which means my allergy season is in full effect right now. This was something I totally…read moreneglected to think about until it was already upon me, and I realized I only had a few weeks of Allegra-D left. After finding out the German name from a doctor friend, I decided to see an allergist. Need allergy medicine? See an allergist. Makes sense, right? Except that every English-speaking allergy doctor I came across was booked for months. That wouldn't do. Instead, I decided to see a regular practitioner. Of course, I encountered a similar problem. All the doctors were either booked for months, or on the other side of town. I, for one, would like to be able to walk a few blocks or take a short bike ride to see mine. Well thank goodness for aerzte-berlin.de - I was able to put in advanced criteria and when looking for English-speaking doctors in my neighborhood, came across one just a couple blocks away. I quickly called and was told to come in and wait. The reception area is super small and it took a while to be helped, although I don't think that was any fault of the people working. Once I registered, I waited in an adjoining room for maybe 5 or 10 minutes before I was seen. The wall is covered in (faded) reprints of Van Gogh and Monet paintings - a nice touch when compared with some of the awful art I've seen on office walls elsewhere. The seats were multi-coloured with shiny plastic shells - they reminded me of M&Ms... I can't say anything about Dr. Cotanidis, but as for Dr. Engert, he was great. I immediately told him that I heard he spoke English, and he switched right away - and speaks it well! He sat down with me, took the time to not only hear what I needed but also ask the appropriate follow-up questions, and then accompanied me to the front and waited until my prescription was given to me. All in all, the experience was about 30 minutes. I got what I came for and left with a good impression. Extra note: In addition to speaking English (and German), Turkish is also spoken here.

I don't know where I would be without these two wonderful doctors. The first Praxis I experienced…read morewhere I felt honestly listened to, rather than some automated, chit chat "clinic of the future" type expensive thing. The waiting times are also surprisingly short, considering the amount of people they have to see (As it's a Drop-In Praxis). Thank you Dr Engert and Cotanidis, I'm doing much better now. Your neighbour, Robert