I have heard negative comments about Dr. Syeda from a close friend before... But I would like to complement Dr. Kristine Klein (who had been recommended by my wonderful primary physician Dr. Holly Cleney). Dr. Klein listened to all my concerns and anxieties, counseled me with great patience, and when time was right performed an elective hysterectomy with great results. Her "bedside manner", patience, and woman-to-woman understanding have been very beneficial to me. This has been a very positive experience (after I had fired 2 other GYNs in a different practice). However, the waiting room was awful - I dreaded the long waits, screaming babies, disorder every time I came there. read more

The office is supposed to close at 4. Why is it closed at 3:30? I had an iud inserted here and they didn't offer to numb me at all. Their nursing staff wasn't professional, gave me the wrong form to sign initially, like Are you new Here? Because I don't want someone who doesn't know what they're doing to treat me. read more

Dr. Syeda performed my DNC in 2023 and I almost died. I went septic on my couch and I had 4 children at the time. I went back to Ty e office 3x and was given antibiotics and told the tissue -MY BABIES REMAINS-would pass on their own. I had so much still inside me. It was traumatic for my children and I and it was a terrible experience. Dr. Clark and Dr. Clements delivered all my children and I trust those two with my life. AMAZING MEN!!!! read more

I went to the doctor on and off over several years for routine gynecological issues, and was given a diagnosis informally that was never documented on my chart. Therefore I went years without monitoring and treatment during my years of fertility because the office I used after had no reason to do further research and education. That office was more interested in their pregnant patients than they were supporting patients like myself who wanted more children. I do not recommend that office to anyone. We only get one body, we should feel supported by them. read more

I've been a patient of this office for a little over a year. I'm very happy with the compassion and professionalism of the staff and nurses, but I've had such a horrible experience with the doctor they assigned me, that I requested to see someone else in the practice. I'm pretty convinced that they must stick all new patients who don't know any better with Dr Syeda. She has absolutely no compassion, horrible bedside manner, and bungled one of my procedures. If you try to discuss your issues or ask her a question, she acts like she doesn't have time for you and that your worries are stupid. When she is performing a procedure, she doesn't explain what she's doing,she just goes ahead and does it, leaving you startled and in pain. I am not alone in my bad experience with her. My friend was unfortunate enough to have to call the emergency line when Syeda was the doctor on call. My friend was experiencing severe side effects from her new prescription, and Dr Syeda basically told her it was all in her head, that the prescription couldn't be causing it, and to just go to sleep. So I'm going back in a few weeks to see a different doctor, and will update my review accordingly. But new patients beware, do not let them stick you with Syeda! read more

Office is great. Staff is great and I have been going for years. Dr. Syeda was wonderful in delivering my second child via c-section. She is friendly, and no nonsense. I had a quick and painless recovery. read more

DO NOT GO HERE!!!! I wish there was a way to give -stars. This place was the absolute worst. Staff was not friendly and I don't think I actually received the services I came for, but got charged for! They're money hungry people with no care or concern for others. read more

Simply put... This practice needs to be shut down! My wife started going to this practice while pregnant with our first child. Throughout the pregnancy we had billing and scheduling issues. However we really liked Dr. Kasali and despite the issues with the office my wife really wanted to stay with her through the birth. After our son's birth my my wife went back for a few regular things. These were all nurse visits which my insurance says are covered 100% with no co-pay. However we started getting bills from the office saying we owed money and threatening to harm our credit and take us to court if we didn't pay. When we called the office and spoke to the billing people we found out they were billing these as doctor visits despite not having actually seen the doctor. When we explained that it was billed incorrectly the response was "well that's how we bill it. Sorry" I contacted my insurance company and explain everything to them and they agreed it should have been billed as nurse visits but that the doctor's office had to fix it. Now she's pregnant again. We went in December for the "inital" pregnancy appointment and they did an ultrasound to confirm pregnancy and a basic exam. That's when we found out Dr. Kasali was leaving the practice at the end of the year. We made our next appointment for the 18 week mark and went on our way. That appointment was last week. When we arrived at the office we were brought to an ultrasound room where the tech (while holding my wife's medical records) said "ok, you're here to confirm pregnancy and do a new OB appointment, right?" No. We already had that appointment. When I started to explain to her that the records she had were not correct she got visibly upset with me and left the room. After waiting another 15 minutes my wife's cell phone started ringing. It was the receptionist from the office asking her why she wasn't there yet for her appointment. Also while waiting I observed a laptop that was left in the room which had multiple medical records for other patients left open on it. This is a huge HIPPA violation!!! I closed the lid and told the first nurse I saw about it and she didn't seem to care nor did she do anything about it. Another nurse finally came and took us to an exam room. She started explaining to us how a 'new OB' appointment works and what they had to do to confirm pregnancy and start my wife's care through birth. We told her that she had already had that appointment back in December. Apparently the records weren't completed correctly because it took some digging for them to even agree that she had been there for an appointment already. Then Dr. Clark came in. He seemed lost and generally clueless about what was happening around him. My wife explained that she had spoken to him on the phone a few weeks ago about the billing issues and threats and his response was "you spoke to me a few weeks ago? i'm sorry my memory is not so great anymore." As we continued to explain to him why we were there he finally told the nurse to just bring us to the ultrasound room and do "whatever exam they say they need" and then he left the room. After he left the nurse left as well to find the ultrasound tech. I looked down and there was Dr. Clark's laptop completely unsecured with my wife's medical records open and accessible. Another HIPPA violation! After getting our ultrasound we told Dr. Clark we wouldn't be returning and asked for a referral to another OBGYN practice. Bottom line is if you go here you can expect the staff to be incompetent, the Dr.s to be unprofessional, your medical records and info will not be safe, and nobody will even pretend to care. read more

AWFUL!!!!! I cannot stress how much I hated going here. SWITCH NOW OR DON'T EVEN COME HERE!!!!!! #1 its filthy. Downright disgusting in there and smells awful. It isn't warm or welcoming, it's so gross. UGH! #2 their receptionists are often rude and their phone lines are always set to their away message (ie. hasn't opened yet, or they are out to lunch) even when they are supposed to be there, and this almost ALWAYS happened when I called. I would literally call at 2pm and their lunch message would be on or at 10 saying it hadn't opened yet. SUPER ANNOYING. #3 some of the nurses are plain rude and not nice. I went to the same person consistently (Katie Mcdonald who is actually very nice and helpful) but one time she had called in so I was given a different woman (not sure who). She basically refuted everything Katie had told me and marked me as an idiot because I kept saying it was against what Katie had told me and Katie had been my nurse practitioner for years. I was furious. I could go on. I absolutely hate it here. When I switched I couldn't even believe what I was missing. I never knew a gyno office could be so nice since I was subjected to Clark's dump for so long. (I suggest Josefina Marin--an absolute doll and her office is super clean, welcoming, smells nice, much nicer staff etc) STAY AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

After reading some of these reviews, I needed to share my family's experience! 11 years ago we used this team for delivering our first boy and 6 years ago for our second. I don't recall the office staff being rude; in fact, we left every visit with a feeling of celebration. Bringing a child into the world for the first time (or second time!) could've been an overwhelmingly stressful process, but this team was informative and made us feel joy and excitement (rather than stress or concern). Dr. Clark delivered my wife when she was being born, so it was amazing to have the opportunity of his team supporting us throughout this process. Dr. Clements did an amazing job for delivering our two boys. He explained everything to us and never made us feel like he was in a rush. He listened to all of our questions (no matter how silly) and took the time to help us feel informed. We did have to wait occasionally in their waiting room, but this is something that I've come to expect in all doctors offices. (Especially the popular ones!) The wait was well worth the expertise and professional support we received. My wife and I never hesitate in referring our friends, family and acquaintances to this team of doctors. read more

This is the worst practice I have ever been to. I went there a month ago and waited an hour before seeing anyone. I had to return for some tests and after saying something to the secretary after again, waiting an hour, I was moved into the exam room where I sat for another half hour without seeing someone. When it got to two hours I walked out. I have never seen such a group of insincere, unprofessional, and inconsiderate doctors in all of my life. I do not recommend this practice to anyone. read more

Dr. Syeda was angry with me. I didn't understand why as I followed her directions from the last appointment. The office made an appt in the time frame she gave. She claimed I should have come the following month when I had an annual appt. scheduled. I didn't catch it and neither did her office staff who made the requested 3 month appt. Because of her anger, she did not do a proper pap smear and the results came back with insufficient cells obtained. She said she didn't want to see me for six months - which now put off everything else 18 months. Because she was mad, I may have been put in danger. I am awaiting biopsy results now. - Not from her or anyone else in that office. They even sent me two notes about the need for to have this appt. as there were signs of a precancerous condition. They didn't care that much about it when they postponed it for six months! Beware of angry doctors. She isn't the only one I have experienced. Anger has resulted in harm to me. I do not argue with doctors but anger for some known and some unknown reasons is a sign of danger so get out quickly! read more

I'm actually shocked by the negativity towards Dr. Syeda. I, too, had heard some negative things about her, but she did a phenomenal job with my daughter's C-section birth, and she was also super sweet and compassionate. On the flip side I found both of the older, male doctors were not as warm or supportive during my pregnancy. However I have found everyone to be friendly, competent and helpful across the board for the 9 years I've been at this practice. Really have had no complaints. The wait can be longish, sometimes, but even that hasn't been a big problem for me. read more

We should have checked Yelp before we went to this OB practice. My wife and I recently moved to Albany, and we called around to several practices to schedule a 20 week ultrasound. The first three practices were booked solid for several weeks, but we got "lucky" and this practice had availability with just a few days notice. That should have been the first red flag. Our appointment was scheduled for 1pm today. We were informed that the entire office is closed from 12-1pm for lunch, so we were told to arrive at 1pm. Naturally we had to complete new patient paperwork, which we completed in 15 minutes. When we were called from the waiting room at 1:20pm, we were informed that they would not perform the ultrasound because they needed to have my wife's medical records first. The office manager refused to contact my wife's OB for her records, and suggested that I do it instead. Then she informed us that there was nothing that they could do today anyway because it was now 1:25pm, and the procedure takes 45 minutes, and that would throw off their schedule for the rest of the day. The office manager admitted that the person who made the appointment had made a mistake, but we were most offended by the way the entire office staff refused to help us in any way whatsoever. I have never experienced such a discourteous medical practice. I am almost glad that we did not waste any more time at this office. My wife has just found another practice that will accept us tomorrow after we explained what happened to us today. I congratulate you for checking Yelp before wasting your time dealing with this office. read more

Dr. Clark is a very caring Doctor. I NEVER go to male doctors but his kindness and caring as a doctor towards all of my issues helped me get over that. He was the BEST doctor for me during a very tough pregnancy. I highly recommend him, brilliant man. read more

My biggest complaint about the practice is the front office staff. From the receptionists to the staff at checkout, they are rude and inconsiderate. I'm not saying I need someone to hold my hand, but a little smile or friendliness would be nice. Its too bad too because I really like Dr. Clements, but their staff is such a turn off. On my last visit they made my appointment with Nancy Gabriel, she was so wonderful! She took the time to sit down and thouroughly answer all of my questions and was so kind (even though I was her last appointment of the day on a Friday) I would highly reccomend her for a routine appointment! I have a few friends who have had their babies with this practice and have had very good experiences, I guess that's what matters. But, overall, they really need to train their staff! read more

I have been with this practice for 3 years now and had two babies via c-section due to some other issues I have. I had several complications with both pregnancies and the doctors and nurses always put me at ease and took all appropriate tests and actions to ensure my babies health and my peace of mind. They always got me RIGHT in even if I had the slightest concern. Dr. Clements performed both my surgeries and made me feel comfortable during and after listening to all my concerns and addressing them. HIGHLY recommend this practice read more

I can't stand the staff that works there. Every time I have ever had to deal with them there are always one or two nasty people there that ruins the appointment. I just called to rescheduled my appointment and caught the attitude of the girl doing the appointments and I just said cancel everything. What I didn't say is I am getting a new doctor. This group sucks. read more

I was a new patient to Dr. Syeda this week. Before my appointment I went on line to get the address and saw all the negative reviews. I almost cancelled my appointment, but decided to give it a try, and if it was as bad as all the reviews, I wouldn't go back. I am quite happy I decided to give them a try because I had a wonderful experience. Every person I came into contact with on the staff was friendly and professional. The waiting room was old, but not dirty. The exam rooms were again, old, but not dirty or smelly. I know from excperience, my husband is a doctor, that especially in the northeast where people are walking in and out with wet, salty shoes, things get beaten up pretty quickly. Unless you are willing to replace carpet and recover chairs yearly, they can look a bit worn. Dr. Syeda herself was really sweet and very interested in listening to my concern and completely explained things to me. I didn't feel the least bit rushed. I actually felt like she was more interested in me than my past doctor, who I had been going to for 16 years. read more

I agree with you so much.I have been going there for past 2 years and now im thinking abt changing my OB.I stopped going to Dr.Syeda after I had horrible experience with her.She shows no interest in your complaints and always made me feel like im stupid. I think the whole practice is probably running because of one person there and that is Dr Clark.No doubt that he is caring and listens to you .But overall I will not recommend them to anyone. I think overtime they have gotten too busy to take good care of their patients.They dont even send a reminder call for appt. read more

Great office! Very knowledgeable, thorough and reputable doctors and staff. I've never gotten the brush off and they are great about getting you in right away if there is a problem or a possible problem. They are very factual (but kind), but I personally prefer that approach. I go because I want the best care for myself and my child, not for sugar coating! read more

Let me begin by saying they delivered our first daughter in 2011, and it was a fantastic experience. We switched insurance since the last baby and we were so ecstatic to find out our new insurance was accepted here. That was the last bit of good news we have gotten about this practice since then. The nursing staff is incredibly rude. I'm a calm guy, but when my wife went into pre labor the nurse got into an accusatory argument with me about why my wife had past the first due date they had given us. My wife would come home crying almost every appointment about a new nasty thing said to her by the nursing staff. She began to dread going in and getting updates about our beautiful baby. Sure takes the magic away from the whole experience. My wife also came down with two UTI's during the pregnancy that both went undiagnosed by the practice. Strange that she has to give a urine sample every visit but they don't test them. The first one turned into a kidney infection since it went so long without being diagnosed and my wife spent 4 days at Albany Med recovering. When we questioned the OBGYN practice about this they apologized and said they lost the test results and she was never notified or put on antibiotics. I contacted a lawyer about seeing for malpractice, and they had me preserve our records for further investigation. The second UTI was diagnosed at Albany Med yet again, when my wife was having pre labor contractions. The Resident doctor came in and asked what antibiotics my wife was on for the UTI. Since the OBGYN had not informed us yet again, we didn't know what to say. Dr. Kasali and the billing staff are about the only great things at this practice. Unfortunately Dr Kasali has left the practice, probably since she is a fantastic doctor and saw the writing on the wall. We are now at 10 months and 2 weeks and searching for a new practice to help us deliver our baby. It has been such a disaster throughout, and at every turn the doctors have told us conflicting news. I hate to change doctors at the end, but nothing good at all has come from them. Please head our advice and go somewhere with compassion. read more

I am extremely upset with Dr. Syeda. I was extremely nervous and anxious about my appointment since it would be the first time I had gotten an actual exam. I also had a few questions and concerns I was slightly embarrassed about so it was hard for me to talk about. Anywayy I was there and Dr. Syeda seemed the least bit interested, blew all my concerns off and took two seconds and said I shouldn't worry about a thing. However, that did not quell my worries whatsoever. I was so nervous I even cried a bit and she had the least bit of compassion for me. She did not try and comfort me at all. As a doctor you need to make your patient feel like a priority and she did the exact opposite. I am a young women just starting to go to the obgyn and she has given me the worst possible experience. A doctor should not make me feel dumb, embarrassed or upset they should do the exact opposite of how she made me feel. read more

I was referred to Dr. Syeda by a close friend of mine. In a nutshell, the office is filthy - and if it is filthy to the naked eye, you can just imagine the filth that you can't see. The stirrups that you put your feet in were utterly repulsive! The front office staff the day I was there were very unprofessional. Dr. Syeda herself, as well as her nurse made me feel like my wants and needs were not really up to me - Dr. Syeda changed the Rx that i was on to something else, and I feel worse now than before. Overall, a bad experience - and the comment about the phone always on an away message is so true - I've been trying to call to cancel my follow up apt. for two days now - always says closed when they should be open. Would not recoommend. read more

I have had excellent experiences with Dr. Syeda. She was compassionate, listened to all my questions and concerns and answered all my questions and concerns. All the staff was very professional and friendly and I've never waited more than 5 minutes in either the waiting room or an exam room. the only area that I think the practice could improve upon is getting test results back. I would rather that the results be sent to me automatically - they could even do it via email. Instead, I've had to call each time and wait for a nurse to get back to me, and then perhaps wait again when I have asked about ramifications of test results. Overall, I would definitely recommend Dr. Syeda, as would a med tech that I know who had Dr. Syeda deliver her twins. read more

I have been with Dr Clark since I was a little girl, He actually was my moms doctor delivered me and then delivered my daughter. I feel very safe with them. over the years they have had a lot of changes and added more doctors too the practice so the personal I know who you are isn't there like it use to be. However his Knowledge of medicine and knowing that he knows what to do is most important, I had many procedures in this office and would recommend this place to anyone who cares more about the quality of education and services rather than feeling warm and fuzzy. read more

The doctors are ok, but their office staff is horrible. One appointment I went to I waited in the waiting room for an hour and still hadn't been called in. I told them I couldn't wait anymore and rescheduled. Then waited 45 minutes for the rescheduled appointment. On top of that their billing office is horrible. They are rude. They billed my insurance incorrectly then told me I had to pay it in full that they wouldn't re-bill my insurance. I told them I would not be a patient there anymore if they wouldn't re-bill my insurance correctly. Then she finally said they would look into it but they were going to file a complaint against me. Completely ridiculous that patients have to wait and hour for their scheduled appointment then get harassed by billing for something that is their own fault! Don't waste your time! read more

I'm unsure why this place has such terrible reviews! They take such amazing care of every patient the wait times sometimes suck - but the staff is overly friendly and always helpful! They take care in each patient and are very thorough!! I love it here read more

Absolutely terrible here. Do not go if you expect to be more than just another appointment. I have been suffering a number of problems for about four years now. I have been to the doctor and hospital to perform many tests. My doctor and I finally came to the conclusion that's it's endometriosis. I was referred to a gynecologist and said "I always go to Dr Syeda so I'll stick with her". Well I waited two and a half months for that appointment and the day before it, they called and canceled because her son had to have an immediate surgery. Ok obviously that's a great reason not to come in to work, when can I come in then? Another two and a half months. I fought that because after years of pain and getting to the point where I'm desperate and can't stand it anymore, I don't expect to wait five months to even see you guys. You would expect them to give a situation like mine some sympathy, instead me and my husband had to keep calling different employees to finally fight for an appointment for the next week. (I had given up, my husband couldn't see me like this anymore so he demanded an appointment.) I finally get to the appointment, they do an ultrasound of my pelvis. I have had many due to ovarian cysts and my husband always sits in and we both agreed when she left the room that this was the fastest one that's ever been done. I get in to see the doctor and can tell that she is annoyed with us. She immediately tells me that she didn't see anything on my ultrasound and that I should seek marriage counseling. Said she couldn't help me. I went to my second opinion (Carenet medical at 2123 River Rd, Schenectady NY) and the first appointment, Dr. Tsao scheduled me surgery as soon as possible. They found lots of endometriosis tissue. I am currently waiting on an appointment with an endometriosis specialist to have a second surgery to remove what the first couldn't, like the lumps on my coronary vein (left stomach main vein). You can hope that I was someone that just happened to receive bad service here, but if I were you I would definitely seek elsewhere. For your health. read more

I have been a patient of this office for 12 years. I love the office staff, nurses and midwives. However, I agree with the previous review. Dr. Syeda has no bedside manner. I had an ablation performed by Dr. Syeda. Before the procedure I felt like every time I asked a question she just scheduled me for another test. Now I don't want to ask questions! Avoid Syeda! I saw Dr. Klein a week ago and she was great about answering my questions and this is a procedure she doesn't even perform! read more

I cant speak for other negative comments, but I DO know that Dr Clark and Dr klein is one of the best Gyn drs around...they are the only one I have complete confidence and trust in them, they help me tremendously where other Dr wouldnt help.. I will always be grateful to them they explain everything and wonderful bedside manner when I had to go in for surgery..and I recovered quickly and everything they said was spot on... If I still lived near Albany I would be still their patient no one else... I cannot stress enough how wonderful and knowledgeable they are in that field...I have recommend many friends and family to them, if you want an expert GYN Dr they are the ones to go to,,, yes the waiting time is bit long, but its well worth the wait for the excellent care you will get with them.. I do not know other drs in that office, so I dont know about them... Dr Clark and Dr Klein is the best!!! read more

This practice is terrible. The last thing you want in life on top of any other health complications is to deal with these people. Absolutely worthless! Miscommunication among the providers puts you at risk and wasting your precious time. Switched my OB-GYN recently after a bitter experience. NO privacy - receptionist will yell about your personel problem in front of 20 people waiting. Nurse practioner is absoultely rude and brainless! Doctor doesnot develop a relationship and no concern for the patient. Doctor should put some effort to show that they really care for the patients. They dont do it because they dont care about you. All they care about is money. read more

Awful receptionist and even worse phone nurse. I called here to see about switching to their practice and I am disgusted with their customer service. I have friends who have gone here for their pregnancies and they weren't pleased with the way they were treated. I was only curious about switching because my current doctor isn't handling my high risk pregnancy properly. My friends have told me the nurses here aren't very friendly and the doctors have poor bed side manner. A note to the receptionist, if you don't like answering phones and dealing with people, go get a job where you don't have any contact with people! read more

As a first time mother, every ultrasound is important to me, and unfortunately my 34 week U/S was ruined thanks to the rude technician. I had the god mother of my daughter there and her other aunt and her father for the ultrasound. The technician proceeded to have a rude attitude, simply stating that there was no point in why I had brought my family to my final ultrasound being as they wouldn't be able to see much. I know PLENTY of women that go to this office that had successfully been able to get a 3D of their little ones at 34 weeks, and I was excited that my doctors office could even do 3D. Well, I did not get one, and barely even got pictures because of how stubborn this rude woman was. She ruined every aspect of my final ultrasound before I get to meet my baby, and I'm still devastated at how terrible my experience was. I never want to experience this woman again and I do plan on calling and letting it be known how terrible it was. Every aspect of my appointment was rushed and I was so upset. I don't know if I want to even come back to this office for my future children. Most of the women who work here don't even act happy for parents to be. First or fourth child, you should at least know some sort of excitement for your patients! The misery of most of these women disgust me. read more

The only star would be for Dr. Clark and Dr. Kasali. To start, I've read some issues with the wait times-I've never had a problem with the wait, I was typically seen fairly quickly even during emergency visits. However, I'd gladly wait an hour if I knew for sure whomever I'd be seeing was a solid medical professional. During my much anticipated 20 week ultrasound to find out the sex of my baby, I was told the sex and not shortly after, was seen by doctor Syeda. (Dr. Kasali, the only person in this office willing to explain anything explained to me upon my first visit here that I would be eventually meeting all 4 practitioners throughout the duration of my prenatal visits.) Dr. Syeda harshly and callously breezed in the room to promptly inform me that my baby had an echocardiographic focus on his heart and that it was a typical marker for Down's syndrome and that I would now need a level 2 ultrasound to further investigate. Obviously, my husband and I had lots of questions after our happy appointment went suddenly awry with the incompassionate and uninformative way this news was delivered, but all of our questions were met with Dr. Syeda's impatience and unwillingness to answer. When further provoked by my husband as to what the statistical likelihood was that or child did indeed have Down's syndrome based on this find, we were met with a rude, inconsiderate sorry excuse for a medical professional who made it all too clear she had better things to do than answer some very vital questions for first time parents. She made us feel stupid for asking and her answers were open-ended and not confident at all. Almost as though she herself had little information on the subject. Which would have been better to hear than "what do you mean" and "of course it means he could have it, it wouldn't be a marker otherwise." After a level 2 ultrasound revealed there was nothing to be concerned about, we went in for our 34 week ultrasound only to be met with yet again, another ill informed nurse practitioner who was equally as useless as everyone else in this practice and was completely thrown off by my husband's questions yet again. The staff is incredibly rude and messed appointment times up on us on two separate occasions, do not go here, especially if you are a first time mother. One good doctor in a practice that you are not even guaranteed to see is not good enough. If I could speak with Dr. Kasali directly I'd recommend she find a different practice to be a part of as she doesn't belong here. read more

Reading through a couple of the previous comments, I'm really surprised. I have had a completely opposite experience with the doctors, nurses, reception and ultrasound staff. I was recommended to this practice by a twin mom because I am having twins. (Dr. Clark is a multiples specialist in the area) I found the office to be wonderfully welcoming and I was surprised to learn both of the receptionists are twin moms which is great when you're trying to estimate how much time you need for appointments. I have heard negative things about Dr. Syeda's bedside manner from other moms but have also heard that she really knows what she is doing medically and in the delivery room which is where it really matters, in my opinion. I have not met her live but on an emergency call she was very patient with me and asked me several questions before recommending I go to the emergency room. There are plenty of other doctors and midwives in the area if you're having a single pregnancy but I highly recommend Dr. Clark if you're having multiples. read more

What an AWFUL place...I will NEVER recommend anyone to this office and especially Dr Clark. II have never met a doctor so careless, unprofessional or rude. I started going to this office when my GYN closed to focus on fertility. I had 3 positive pregnancy tests and went to the office where the nurse calculated I could be nine weeks along(which was incorrect from the info I gave her). She scheduled me to come back in one week to meet the doctor and have an ultrasound. Dr Clark did and exam and asked ME how far along I THOUGHT I was. From my calculation I was about 5 weeks but the nurse said 9. He then told me that there was NO baby and only a gestational sac. He scheduled a D&C 4 days later to remove the sac and told me that I shouldn't wait in case I miscarried at an inconvenient time b/c it could be messy and embarrassing. He had no compassion and didn't even what to answer any questions. He gave us a statistic of miscarriage with first pregnancy, told us to try in a few month and quickly left the room. After feeling like I was garbage when I left the office, I did my own research. I canceled my D&C appointment and found another doctor. I waited 5 weeks to see this new doctor, the entire time thinking that I was going to have a miscarriage only to find out that I was carrying a PERFECTLY healthy baby. Dr Clark would have aborted my baby for no reason and I'm sure this is not the first time this has happened. Dr Clark had all the information in front of him to determine that I was NOT 9 weeks along and it was too early to see a fetus or heartbeat at 5 weeks. I specifically told him when my last period was and that the nurse went back an extra month for no reason. DR. Clark is a poor excuse for a man and a doctor. He should not be practicing medicine. I feel awful if this happened to anyone else in his care and I hope this helps future patients consider a different office and doctor. read more

This is the first time I am writing a Yelp review because I am so upset with how I have been treated at this office. I have only been to 4 appointments at this office and I feel attacked and have to hold back tears every time I am there. I am not one to complain and definitely not one to cry easily. They are EXTREMELY rude and do not have a care in the world for your concerns. The nurses are the absolute worst. I made an appointment and asked to get an extra test done and she freaked out saying how crazy it was to even think there would be time for that. This is understandable but the way she said it made me feel like a piece of garbage. They also charged me when they promised they wouldn't after I asked multiple times if my insurance covered a test. I have also been hung up on over the phone for asking a simple question. I once got lectured on STD's until I nearly cried by a nurse that assumed my young age (22) meant I was a complete idiot. During my first appointment the doctor (Syeda) didn't even have me take my pants off! So, not much she could've been checking for! Any women looking for actual care or that has any concerns that she wants listened to should absolutely avoid this place. I wish I could give 0 stars. After multiple attempts at sticking to this office, I officially give up on being treated with kindness here. read more

I read other people's comments and can't believe that were all refering to the same practice that I've been going to for almost 15 years. I see Katie McDonald and I can't stresss enough how much of a doll she is and has always been. I just found out that I am 6 mos. pregnant and have had much anxiety (this is my first pregnancy). Last week I was in tears over what I considered to be abnormal symptoms - spotting. The receptionist immediately connected me to Katie whom then reassured me that many women experience this throughout their pregnancy. She even extended her efforts and got me in for an appt that day to conduct an ultrasound, providing additional reassurance that my baby was okay and it wasn't a miscarriage. Furthermore, as an additional precaution I was then scheduled for an appt the following week! As a soon to be new mother I can't boast enough how this eased my worries, fears and tears. Katie is an amazing physician whom always made me feel comfortable even when faced with uncomfortable tests and even more uncomfortable conversations. read more