Always overbooked and trying to push you off to a NP. Never look at your file ahead of time even…read morethough they make you fill out your full medical history, every surgery, every medication, every condition, before every appointment! We've had billing issues, record sent to the wrong place, a nurse practitioner that suggests that I try opioids when I'm highly allergic to them and that's listed all over my file. It's been a very disappointing experience over and over again.

If you are tired of feeling like you are not being heard... you need to go to Pain and Spine…read moreSpecialist of Frederick!! They honestly care!! Every Dictor, PA, and support staff there, are kind ,knowledgeable and caring. It's refreshing to be heard and treated.~~K. Ellison

It was a horrible experience from unprofessional staff to a doctor who talked down to me. It took 2…read morehours to see the doctor. My elder mother and I were waiting in the room for a very long time before I finally went to the front desk to ask if we are going to be seen and if I can get copies of her medical records. I was told that we cannot get our medical records until a doctor signs off on it. They could not tell me if the doctor will sign off on the records or not. I was told I can not get money back for the cost of appointment even if I am not seen. When the office manager came out, she started telling me how they are short staffed, and someone had a baby and COVID. I do not understand why she was telling me personal life stories of her staff. Long story short, the doctor finally came out just to literally turn around and walked away from me to go to see another person! When the doctor finally became available 2 hours later, he started talking down to me like I am 5 years old. He asked me to look him into his eyes when he talks to me!!!! What was that??? I have no idea. I was never so disrespected in my entire life. Never mind I had a surgery on my eyes 3 days earlier and I was wearing special medical glasses and if that doctor went to a medical school, he should have recognized it. Regardless, no one ever talked to me this way. In any case that was rude and unprofessional. The doctor spent ridiculous amount of time talking down to me and telling me long stories about his other patients. The doctor also told me that he did not like how I was not properly translating what he was saying to my mother. That was a ridiculous statement. How does he know what I was saying? Also, she speaks English, and she understood what he was saying without me translating. Again, even my mother felt insulted. That was unprofessional. The entire experience was ridiculous. I was talked down to, disrespected, yelled at and I had to wait 2 hours for an appointment which was useless. I will never be back.

I have been a patient of Marcia's for 15 years!! It all started with sclerotherapy and has grown…read morefrom there. She is a master artist with the needle!! Her bed side manner is like a visit with an old friend. No matter the service, Marcia will give feedback on what she thinks is best for you as an individual and your specific concern. Marcia is a shining asset at the CVL Frederick office!! Make an appointment with her today. :)

Everyone in this practice is extremely kind, patient and thorough. Follow through care and…read moreattention from text/email/phone and inpatient experience is impeccable. Very aware of the priority of patient's complete wellbeing and working with all insurances and financial concerns.

Initially the two West Asian physicians attractedr to the practice as did the office In Columbia,…read moreMD These two and Dr Rowe the body builder were loose, hip and progressive. Unfortunately a couple years later the two Indian zfovtots as well as the practice treasurer were all indicted for Medicare fraud. ( Is every business person from Idiad a thief? ) One of the two young doctors killed himself and the other one is probably practicing non official medicine at the minimum security prison on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The current crew,Dr Rowe,b

Had an emergency root canal while here on vacation. Chose Dr. Hall from reviews and…read morereputation--reviews were spot on. He took fantastic care of me and believe it or not, a completely painless root canal! He explained what he was going to do, was professional, confident, and friendly. As were his staff. Even his administration of the Novocain was the best I've ever experienced, and I've had a lot of dental work in my life. He was efficient and thorough. Day after and I feel great. So glad I found Dr Hall. Highly recommend!

I was recently referred to Dr. Hall by my family dentist for a possible root canal. I have had a…read moreroot canal by Dr. Hall in the past, that was performed perfectly. During this visit, extensive testing, including x rays with many questions resulted in a surprising diagnosis. It was determined by Dr. Hall that my problem was possibly muscular and not dental. I was advised to take muscle relaxing medication, with warm compresses and within one weekend my pain was gone. Dr. Hall could have just performed the root canal which would have benefited him more financially than the much less office visit I was charged. I highly recommend Dr. Hall and his staff for dental treatment that is competent, caring and very thorough.

I am a tough reviewer of doctors, especially since I have several, extremely complicated invisible…read moreillnesses that usually result in very poor treatment from doctors. Dr. Litt and Cassie are both two of my favorite health care providers. They treat me as an educated participant in my own treatment, and they fairly entertain all my questions and suggestions. They are willing to be experimental with me, and they don't minimize my concerns ever. I heartily recommend this office and the two aforementioned practitioners.

I suffered a fall a little over a year ago. My injuries were severe and required surgery. My right…read morearm/shoulder had not been the same. physical therapy haled some. the pain is something I've been trying to manage. while visiting the Frederick area, Elite Spine and Pain was recommended. They were able to accommodate me and Dr Litt and NP Cassie were able to address my concerns. They were very professional and courteous. They listen to my history involving my right arm/shoulder and made suggestions. Elite was able to address my short term needs. Amy was very helpful facilitating my appointment and obtaining further assistance. Over all, Elite Spine & Pain is an awesome group of professionals who listen. Their care of my needs went further than expected. Highly recommend them. Thank you!!!

I'd prefer not to be this public with my health, but the negative review here demands that I do…read more (I've posted this elsewhere.) I can't know what happened with the other case, but here's my experience with Dr. Wayne Cardoni. I am going through a serious health challenge. I went to Dr. Cardoni and he did my screening, diagnosis and ultimately surgery. In spite of the fact that he gave me great confidence, after his screening and diagnosis, but before surgery, I went to Johns Hopkins and was seen by three world-class physicians. Without getting into the details, it was quite amazing that every conclusion (diagnoses, appropriate treatments, etc.) Hopkins arrived at Dr. Cardoni had already determined--he never missed one. In addition, the Hopkins direct counterpart knew of Dr. Cardoni, knew his work from Dr. Cardoni's days at Walter Reed, and spoke highly of him. When I told this doctor (who would have been the one to do my surgery at Hopkins) of my decision to have surgery done by Dr. Cardoni and the follow-on treatment by Hopkins he said "I highly endorse" this plan and reiterated his respect for Dr. Cardoni's work. Post surgery: From the nurses where I spent 2 nights at the hospital to the 2 doctors at Hopkins who have assessed me after surgery all commented that Dr. Cardoni had done an excellent job. One last point, maybe minor to some, but I'm a stickler for is that Dr. Cardoni will tell you if he doesn't know something rather than, as some will do, BS you, not being comfortable saying "I don't know". By the way, the things he doesn't know are questions I posed but were beyond his specialty. This gave me added confidence in his knowledge and ability.

This specialist is not recommended. I went to him with a sore on my tongue that my dentist had…read moreconcern about. Cardoni went on how he sees this all the time he worked with the Navy it's only trauma. Cardoni could not answer my questions and when I asked for a biopsy he said no it's not needed that he sees it all the time. I told him I wanted a biopsy regardless to ease my mind. He seemed very irritated. I had a punch biopsy done by him and it took five weeks for results after calling and calling. It should have taken no longer the two weeks max. The results were negative and I felt they were phony because the specimen was never tested. Here I sit a year later suffering from tongue cancer that could have been prevented if this man would have taken me seriously and treated me. I had to ask for a biopsy that I still believe was phony results and if he did not act that I was like everyone else and took concern we may have found a answer sooner and I would have been cancer free at stage 1 instead of stage 3. You would also think he would had his office call and say your results are negative let's bring you back in to see if we can find a answer as to what's going one. NOPE treated liked everyone else, I was left without a answer and looking for medical assistance. Do not trust this man!!! He does not care just like the fast in and out military doctor.

TL;DR version -- avoid Dr. Andrew Jones at this practice…read more I'm writing this review on behalf of my mother, who was treated by nurse practitioners and PA's in this office for 8 years but earlier this year after the treatment she had received prior no longer worked and she had extreme pain, she was advised to see a doctor. I will start by saying my father has also seen Dr. Jones a few times and actually had him perform a total right knee replacement earlier this year and has had a full recovery. Outside of Jones being illusive in answering the question on when my dad could begin driving again in a post-op visit, he had a mostly positive experience with him. But after the experience my mom had, he's considering leaving Jones' care as well. At her first visit with Jones, he diagnosed her hip condition advised PT and exercise. She went to PT and as they started to work with her, she again experienced severe pain and the PT advised an MRI and to have someone with an unbiased opinion review as she didn't think the pain was in her hip but in her back. My mom did as she suggested and had Dr. Matthews (in this practice) review the MRI who diagnosed her with a few back problems and advised that she see a pain specialist. My mom scheduled the earliest available appointment, 2+ months later. She scheduled another appt. with Jones to discuss her pain in the interim. My mom went in and asked the simple question, "is the pain being caused by my hip or my back?" Well, it seems as though other medical professionals providing second opinions on patient care rubs this guy the wrong way. He was incredibly unprofessional, going on a tirade about the opioid epidemic in this country and essentially acused my mom of being a pill seeker. My mother can barely walk up the stairs and struggles sleeping through the night, I assure you she's simply seeking relief from her daily pain and to sleep better. He also demanded that she go sit in her PCP's office until they gave her sleeping pills (after this, she consulted with them and they told her it was Jones who had to manage the pain). My mother walked out in the midst of her appointment in tears and is now seeing a doctor outside of Frederick who is actively working with her to manage her pain and determining next steps in her treatment.

Had a 10:40 am appointment @ The Mount Airy, Md office with Dr. Kowalk…read more This was to be my first visit arrived @ 10:30 with all my paperwork correctly filled out & X-rays in hand! as of 11:45 still 2nd in line to see the Dr. Was told by the receptionist that the Dr. "Tends To Run A Little Behind" I will never go back!