I visited this doctor based on these reviews. You know, the "he really listens, spends time with…read morepatients, yadda, yadda, yadda" reviews? Lemme just say: Not in my experience.
My first time appointment was for an annual checkup/physical and this Dr. spent all of 10 minutes with me. Half of that time he asked questions (what are your health issues? medications? allergies?). The other half of the time (e.g. the "physical) consisted of blood pressure, height/weight, listening to heart (front/back), a cursory check of my throat/lymph nodes, a quick peek in my ears, a light shined across my eyes, a handful of abdominal palpitations, and...DONE. Gotta say the 5ish minutes of examination takes the cake as the fastest (and least comprehensive) physical I've ever had (and I've had quite a few!).
All told, I waited 20ish minutes to be seen, was seen for 10ish minutes, waited 20ish minutes to have my blood drawn, and was back on the curb within the hour. I would feel blessed if I were a regular patient who was visiting for something other than an annual checkup, but, as a new patient who was here for a first visit and a physical? I feel like I got the "get em in and get em out" treatment. Yuk, yuk, thanks for the buck. Bye now!
A highlight was that another doctor's nurse took the time to draw my blood. She likely saw me scowling as I sat in a cramped closet/supply room waiting to have my blood drawn and kindly offered to pick up Dr. Paolino's nurses' slack. Unfortunately, this singular highlight didn't make up for the overcramped/overpopulated waiting area, the somewhat rundown appearance of the surroundings, the semi-politeness of the receptionist, or the above-mentioned interactions with the doctor. Now, this review is LONG overdue: I wrote it and then waited to make sure there would be no lab result and/or billing snafus. It's been almost a year and, theoretically, things may have perked up at this doctor's office--but I doubt it. Needless to say, after my initial appointment here, I've never returned.
BOTTOM LINE: Don't believe the review-based hype. This doctor may be all that an a bag of chips for some of his patients, but he wasn't for me. Throw in the other mentioned detractors and make up your own mind accordingly.