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ENT Institute

ENT Institute

1.6(14 reviews)
1.7 mi

Update: FINALLY! After nearly a year of trying to get tubes…read morethe Dr at the ENT Institute I'd been working with refereed me to a colleague, Dr. Weinman, who got the job done on the first visit. This was shocking how night and day my treatment was between the initial dr and Dr. Weinman. If you do use ENT Institute, please ask for Dr. Weinman. Avoid! I went in to have my left ear drained in December 2021. I only hear out of my right ear at this time due to a ruptured ear drum in 2020. The way it healed has made it where fluid builds up behind my ear drum and I cannot pop my ear. It's madding! By early April 2022 the doctor has convinced me I need nasal surgery and to take allergy shots. While they do the nasal procedure they will poke a hole in my ear and drain it. I could finally hear after this. A week later the hole closed and I could no longer hear. I still cannot pop my ear on the left side so it's back to exactly where it was prior to the procedures. Fast forward to August 2022 I'm still trying to get them to put a tube in my left ear so it can drain. I find out that the last follow up appointment in July, (I had to go to at leas 20 since the procedure in April) where the doctor did absolutely nothing but tell me in a month (which is the 3rd time I've heard this) we can do the ear poke again... a month later... here we are with me refusing to pay the $50 visit fee for nothing and then now saying they have to push the appointment back again due to not having the needed supplies to poke a hole in my ear... All I wanted was to have a tube put in my ear and be done with it. These people will drain you if your money and you'll end up with the same situation a year later. I'd suggest going anywhere else. It's a total shit show. I'm the fool for sticking with them this long, sadly.

Total Rip off. Was seen multiple times for a final diagnosis of no sinus issues even though I have…read moresinus infections monthly. The last visit was the worst. I was seen for less than 15 minutes and the total charges were over $600. Stay away from ENT Institute and especially Dr. Alexander. Federal Department of Justice Press Release from Dec 8, 2021: Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups and Entellus Medical agree to pay $4.2 million to resolve False Claims Act lawsuit alleging kick-back arrangements ATLANTA - Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups (founder, owner, medical director and past-CEO of Milton Hall Surgical Associates ("MHSA") a/k/a The Ear, Nose & Throat Institute) and Entellus Medical have agreed to pay approximately $3 million and $1.2 million, respectively, to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by entering into unlawful kickback arrangements.

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North Fulton Ear Nose & Throat Associates - Waiting room

North Fulton Ear Nose & Throat Associates

3.2(21 reviews)
0.3 mi

I really appreciated Dr. Conger seeing me on an urgent basis when I was in a desperate time-crunch…read moreto get some help! He could not have been more polite, professional, or considerate. He helped me through a sticky health situation and I will absolutely be returning to this practice in the future! I would also like to compliment the lovely receptionist, though I can't remember her name. She was instrumental in recognizing my health issue and going above and beyond to secure me a same-day appointment. Thank you both!

Although Dr. Amy Schettino may have medical knowledge her treatment of my husband as a patient was…read moreobjectionable. We are appalled that she never bothered to contact my husband regarding the results of his lab test results. Not a call, not a text, NOTHING! At times texts are fine to answer many questions, however when a patient requests a call to speak to the doctor directly, not by text and she never responds, it is unacceptable. Even after speaking directly to the office staff regarding a call back and told two days in a row that the doctor would call us back that NEVER happened. We just got another useless text. If Dr. Amy Schettino does not want to take the time to have a short conversation with a patient on occasion, and will only respond with a text she should not be practicing medicine on patients. We did not receive the medication prescribed in the form that was discussed in her office. She asked how we preferred it administered and confirmed this in a clear discussion at the end of our appointment. We called the office and spoke to an assistant who kept blaming us for not understanding what form of the medication was ordered. We understood EXACTLY what form of medication was discussed. It was not the first time my husband used this medication. Take responsibility for your mistakes! The medication was ordered in a different form than the first time we used it which caused confusion resulting in delayed administration of the medication. This caused my husband to be in pain and severe discomfort longer than necessary. Specific messages were left regarding this issue requesting a phone call from the doctor to discuss it. A call was never received. We also called asking if one part of the lab results were back and were told they would let us know the next day regarding that particular part of the results. We never heard back regarding the result we asked about with a call or a text. We understood there was a different culture that would take several weeks. As stated, we never received a call about any of the results to discuss what further measures should be taken. We went to the portal several weeks later to review the lab results that we were informed would be available after several weeks. Dr. Amy Schettino did not have the decency to get in touch with us regarding the results and to discuss them. This is despicable. What respectable physician ignores their patients lab results and never calls to discuss them. I come from a family of many physicians and if they treated their patients the way Dr. Amy Schettino treated us, they would not have a practice. We had to request the medical records four times in ten days without them being sent to our primary care physician. If you do not have the respect for a patient that needs to speak to you on occasion you should not be practicing medicine. It takes more than some medical knowledge to be a good doctor. It takes communication with your patients in a timely and considerate manner. That means a short conversation on occasion. You are required to follow up on your patients lab results in a reasonable timeframe. We also learned that his symptoms could be other issues that she never addressed in her diagnosis or from his lab results. We requested my husbands records and proceeded with another capable, caring and responsive ENT physician at a different practice. Our new physician discussed in detail with us my husbands results and what was causing his symptoms. Now that I have researched many of your reviews I wish I had read them before we visited your office. We never would have trusted you with his healthcare. The reviews we read are not the only negative feedback we have heard regarding care received by Dr. Amy Schettino.

Joel A Hoffman, MD

Joel A Hoffman, MD

4.2(6 reviews)
12.7 mi

Dr. Hoffman is truly one of smartest doctors I know! He is a great listener, and was able to solve…read moremy son's "medical mystery" in one visit. Prior to seeing Dr. Hoffman, my son and I had made several visits to the pediatrician because he had been sick for 5 weeks. We had seen 4 doctors who were unable to diagnose him or help him, one of whom had misdiagnosed him and put him on the wrong meds. Dr. Hoffman really helped my son by listening to us and his symptoms. By thinking outside the box (differently from the other doctors we'd seen), and ordering the appropriate tests, he was able to get the right diagnosis, and give him the proper treatment to get him on the right track towards healing! My son is much better now --Dr. Hoffman is wonderful!!

I chose this Dr due to reviews. It was a horrible decision. Dr Hoffman never looked at MRI nor…read moreXrays of broken nose. Cared little about the physical correction. Since he did not do a closed reduction (reset) of my nose soon after injury, I now I have a bone that has healed out of place and have to wait months to have surgery to fix. Could've been done in the office. Now I have to get insurance to work with someone else and have my face cut open. He later wanted to do a valve procedure that "might" alleviate some of the breathing issues, but again never looked at images. When scheduler contacted about the procedure there was a discrepancy about which (correction vs this thing) should be first. I then contacted other providers who immediately asked, do you have images? Got 2nd opinion and an actual thorough exam that is not suggesting the nasal valve and indicated other issues. Both visits with Dr Hoffman were rushed liked he had somewhere else to be. Very unfortunate because the staff were very nice and helpful. The pamphlet deal made it feel like a slick used car salesman. I give 4 stars because of the staff. I give zero stars to the Doctor, and I give 2 stars to their 3rd party billing that still hasn't fixed the pre-approved insurance billing, but at least they aren't calling me about the bills yet. So that's an average of 2 stars. Really regret seeing this provider and the 40 minute one-way drives made it even worse. I don't like trashing people; however, posting this review so that others don't have same experiences that I did.

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