Dr. Maltz is a one-woman wunderkind!…read more She took me from a 30 lab Christmas tree (half red, half green) to 29/30 green in less than 2 years. If that sounds like a long time, (a) you don't understand medicine, (b) you haven't been suffering long enough. What a wonderfully warm woman. Although not a fan of many of my life choices the didn't "tsk" or such. She worked with who I am and made me better. In more ways than the lab work can show. Truly a healer.

I didn't have a great experience with Dr. Maltz. I had to fill out a pretty extensive questionnaire…read morebefore our first meeting, and then she spent most of the meeting asking me the same questions (sometimes twice, as she wasn't fully listening). For the fee she charges, I was let down by the experience, and her recommendations. But maybe that was a one-off and hopefully she is much better most of the time:)

I cannot recommend Aline highly enough. I have high expectations in terms of bedside manner, and…read moreAline is great! She listens, she is empathetic, and she is on top of my health concerns. She seems incredibly knowledgeable in handling my primary care. I have been seeing her for many years, and as I am aging, my concerns become more complicated. Aline helps me understand what's going on with my body, and also respects when I decline a specific treatment--often to come back and agree to it next year! One thing important to me is if I suggest a natural remedy, she does not look at me like I'm crazy, and will often share information about the safety and efficacy of my suggestion. I look forward to my appointments with her! Office staff is great, and if I need to get in for an emergent need, there are enough people in the office that I can almost always get in to see someone same day.

I've been seeing Aline for over ten years, and I can't imagine better care. She truly listens,…read moretakes her time with every visit, and always makes me feel heard and supported. Aline is caring, empathetic, and consistently up to date on the latest research and best practices. I've recommended her to many friends and family members over the years, and they all adore her too. She's a rare combination of compassion, expertise, and genuine dedication to her patients.

I recently wrote a review for my new AWESOME dentist and it had me thinking about my AWESOME…read moredoctor, Dr. Sorensen. I'm surprised there aren't any reviews of her yet - she runs a small practice but she's a big deal. My first appointment with her was last fall. I was overdue for my annual and, like any normal human being, wasn't looking forward to it. A good friend recommended her with a glowing review. My intention was to call the office, just to ask if she was accepting new patients (she only accepts 600-800 so I figured my chances of getting in were slim). Much to my surprise, Dr. Sorensen was the one to answer the phone! That impressed me enough that I scheduled an appointment for the next week. My first impression of Dr. Sorensen was excellent, and things only got better from there. She literally does everything - she is a one-woman staff, which means she does everything from checking your vitals to dealing with insurance. This approach means that you get to spend more time with her, which means that you feel like anything but just another patient. She also takes a conservative approach to medicine, so when I told her about my occasional anxiety, she recommended things like yoga instead of jumping to more invasive/expensive treatments. Best part of my experience with her? I ended up having a bit of follow-up work the next day, and was obviously concerned about the results. She got back to me the next morning to let me know all was OK and thoroughly explain everything. And the day after that, I got my pap results back. That's right...TWO DAYS after my appointment I got my pap results! I'm used to waiting a minimum of two weeks. She called as soon as she got the results because she didn't want me to worry longer than I needed to...wow. If you are looking for a doctor who uses modern technology (online scheduling, mostly paperless, etc.) but won't provide you with the typical, cold doctor's experience, I strongly recommend Dr. Sorensen.

I visited this practice for the first time after recently switching from a larger practice. I was…read morevery impressed Dr Sorenson's professionalism. My initial visit was very through and the Dr took as much time as was needed to understand my medical history, make suggestions, ask questions and actually sit down and have a conversation! That is impressive in todays world. Her practice is purposefully small, self-managed and her interest in medicine and people is clearly visible in how she runs her business and treats her patients. I nearly fell out of my chair when I called to schedule an appointment and Dr Sorensen answered the phone herself. Unheard of! She also makes herself available on nights and weekends to answer calls or come to the office in case urgent issues arise. I believe she truly cares about her patients and wants to manage her practice with the best technology and information available to her. She leverages technology to allow her to have the time to treat the patients, rather than using technology as a crutch to fit more patients into her day. I was thoroughly impressed with Dr. Sorensen, her sense of professionalism was first rate and she has a compassionate manner that is ideal for families looking for a Family Practice. If all small businesses could be run in the same manner Dr Sorensen is running her business, we would have a true sense of what community really means.

Dr Childers has impressed me with his warmth and professionalism…read more He took the time to really hear me out and I felt understood and well cared for at the end of my visit. I really appreciate his level of kindness when feeling so cruddy and in pain.

I went to Dr. Childers on a same-day appointment through Austin Regional Clinic to evaluate some…read moreshoulder pain. While it took a while for him to get to me (expected when you get a same day appointment with a big clinic), once I got in to see him, he was fantastic. He was friendly, took the time to talk to me about what might have caused my injury and, because of his friendly and careful questioning, I realized the cause might have been something totally different than I had anticipated. He gave me a range of solutions and helped me pick the most appropriate one for me. Then he took some time to help me understand the best exercises I could do on my own to rehab and at what point I should come back in if it's not getting better. Overall, there was the expected delay in getting to me with an end-of-day, same-day appointment, but it was well well worth the wait.

I really respect Dr. Fagerberg. She does a lot of simple questions and tests to determine any…read moreunderlying issues. She referred me to a great shoulder person who finally told me I had frozen shoulder after the "expert UT" medical orthopedist told me I needed cortizone shots and other things. Most recently had an issue and she's great with triage and overall health and she knows the best specialists in town. Highly Recommend.

Dr. Fagerberg is okay. She tends to talk fast and over your head, and doesn't seem to want to…read moreanswer questions. She's softened a bit since 2005, but only a bit. She's one of more competent doctors at ARC Far West, but she didn't catch my whooping cough (her guess was asthma or allergies or something), and when she did correctly diagnose my kidney stone, she didn't tell me what to do about it, or recommend going to a urologist. I wound up switching doctors because I felt like I couldn't communicate with her and I wasn't ultra-confident in her abilities to diagnose or tell me the whole story. She did do better than most, though.

Doctor Ikbal is our family doctor. She's one of the best doctors I've met since I moved to the US…read more She's very experienced and professional, she listens to you and pays attention to every single detail. She was the first who detected my son's heart murmur. She also suggested that we change his diet. The results were amazing, my son has so much more energy, he's never tired now! My husband and I would definitely recommend Dr Ikbal to our friends and family!

Dr. Ikbal is shockingly misinformed about nutrition, pushing urban legends that were disproved…read moredecades ago. This is all the more astounding because nutrition was her undergraduate degree. She also doesn't appear to practice evidence-based medicine. After her asking me what I eat in a typical day, she asked, "Where do you get your protein?" (Ugh. The idea that protein is hard to come by is flatly wrong and severely outdated. As Dr. Nestle, chair of the NY University nutrition dept. said, *26* years ago "We never talk about protein anymore, because it's absolutely not an issue, even among children. If anything, we talk about the dangers of high-protein diets. Getting enough is simply a matter of getting enough calories." The DV/RDA is ~8% of calories from protein, while grains are ~13% protein, vegetables 23%, etc.) She then tried to tell me that I had to combine plants foods to get a complete protein. (That was an urban legend promoted by a popular 1971 book, whose author recanted ten years later. The USDA nutrient database shows that individual vegetables, grains, and beans have all essential amino acids, in higher amounts than what we need.) Finally, she said I should eat more fat. I asked if there were science to support the idea that an addition of fat to an otherwise healthy diet improves health outcomes. Her reply was like, "I've been a doctor for 20 years...." Meaning, no science. By the way, she asked why I chose her, and I said that one of her patients wrote in a review about how he was able to get off all his meds for Crohn's Disease. Dr. Ikbal replied that the patient took himself off the meds, it wasn't her doing. Anyway, after hearing so much misinformation in just a brief, limited interaction, I have to wonder what other misinformation Dr. Ikbal is operating on. If you want a physician who practices evidence-based medicine, you'll probably want to look elsewhere. UPDATE: After I left the above review, suddenly DOZENS of glowing 5-star reviews appeared within a few days, about 1/3 of which are from people not even in the Austin area, many not even in the same state, and many of whom have zero other reviews on Yelp. Yelp has understandably moved most of these to the "Reviews Not Recommended" section. Is Dr. Ikbal buying fake reviews? Draw your own conclusions.

A year ago last April I had a Aortic Valve heart surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. I had…read morerecently moved to Lakeway and needed to find a new Primary Care Physician. I came across Dr. Freeland's name and looked up and read that he went to medical school in the same small town that I went to college, Kirksville, Missouri. If you chose to be a D.O. instead of an M.D., then Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine was a good choice. While I lived in Kirksville I got to know a couple of men who were surgery professors. They were outstanding men of character and counted it an honor to be known by them. So, when I read that this Dr. Freeland was in Lakeway I was looking forward to meeting him and having him be my new Primary Care Physician. My first appointment with Dr. Freeland was as if they had shredded any and all information about me. After my heart surgery the Mayo Clinic sent all my records to Bee Cave Family Practice. Mayo is one of top two Heart Hospitals in the world (you will receive the finest care there.). So, when I went for my initial visit and then filling out all the however many pages just to have my blood drawn for a INR value they were not at all prepared for a 2 minute blood draw and I could be on my way. My appointment finished at around 11:50 and was asked to come back after lunch at 1:00 to take blood sample, I left and came back later and finally got it drawn. The next time I came back I found the front office team to be disorganized. I was most frustrated that they did not call me (even though they said they would) to let me know the INR results. As I stated previously, I was really looking forward to having this doctor, but with several issues for me after only two visits I needed to find someone else. It has been a year since I was at Bee Cave Family Practice. I've written just a couple of times about less than acceptable services, unfortunately, this is one.

Stay away unless you prefer your doctor trying to convince you about QAnon and other wildly…read moredistorted government conspiracies while you just want to know if you need allergy medicine!! Covid's done some things to people. This was very disappointing.

So many green flags at Dr Connor's office (not sure if that's a thing, but it is now). An actual…read morehuman called me twice to make the appointment and then to confirm. They did not make me fill out 10 pages of forms online before I came in. Then Dr Connor has someone take notes while she listens intently and looks you in the eye so that she can have a conversation and pay attention. She really knows her stuff and is not averse to questioning minds such as mine or alternative treatments and supplements. She made a recommendation for a lab test that my cardiologist should order for my high cholesterol. I already felt better walking out of her office after over an hour of actually being heard for the first time. She is worth every penny and I will be seeing her exclusively from now on. Cannot recommend highly enough! Like

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