I want to start and end this review with Dr Styler is a Gem!
I have been to several OB GYN's in the city. Most failed my criteria.
As a person in the health field, I generally know what I am looking for. As a new patient, we can't usually SPEAK with the physician before we see them, so we have to use other resources. First, ask friends, then check out the Doctor's website for location, background, education, insurance. Next, go to Yelp, Vitals.com, Healthgrades.com...but often, that's not enough.
THE FRONT OFFICE AND WAITING ROOM: "Our first introduction to the Doctor". I've discovered that if the front office is hurried and abrupt while scheduling your first appointment on the phone, nothing much will change if you are standing there in person. If you can't even REACH someone on your first phone call, if you are put on hold numerous times before you can actually speak with someone, then most likely, it won't change when you are a patient either. Good luck getting that Rx Refill or Lab Result!
Dr Styler's front office staff were very calm, unhurried, professional and friendly from my first phone call to when I arrived in her comfortable waiting room. I filled out my medical history and was brought in. Very pleasant experience!
THE BACK STAFF:
Friendly, professional and gentle staff taking vitals and reviewing medical history.
EXAM ROOM: My first impression...
CLEAN. I've been to places that are NOT. Check out the floors and patient tables of your exam room next time.
COMFORTABLE. Dr Styler has relaxing "massage" room music playing and a small trickling fountain in the exam room. Immediately felt relaxed and comfortable.
DR STYLER:
I appreciate the fact that she is a more mature woman with experiences that the younger OBGYN physicians do not have. She took the time to discuss why I was there and answer all of my questions thoroughly. She seems very genuine, very kind, empathetic and intuitive. She has a very open, responsive manner. She recommended a 3D tomo mammography (I had no idea this was available) that would provide a much more diagnostic scan. She invited me to call her anytime if I had any further questions. Her office sent test results via email the following week.
Socio-political pressures have forced doctors to churn through patients in order to meet productivity demands of low payment insurance and managed care climates.
A good physician is essential and can make the difference between life and death. Though I have been fortunate to not have health problems, after my conversation with Dr Styler, I trust that she has good ethics, common sense, with the clinical knowledge and ability to pick up an early diagnosis with decisiveness. I also believe that she can guide her patients to proper channels and would be willing to direct them to another opinion if she needed to.
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