Dr. Maslen is not only a medical doctor. He has the ability of listening carefully to his patients,…read moreseemingly enjoying the conversation, then asking questions related to the patient`s condition. I have been his patient for nearly 12 years. I am female, adult, retired.

Dr. Maslen is hands down the best; can not recommend him higher. My wife and I both love him. My…read moredad was my PCP for years, but after he retired I struggled for years to find a new PCP... and stumbled on Dr. Maslen based on a recommendation on our community list serve. Making him our family doc was the best decision we ever made. He is INCREDIBLY approachable; you never feel rushed, he takes the time to answer all questions big and small -- and over all just seems to go the extra mile, and REALLY & TRULY CARE about his patients. PCPs/General practitioner family docs are a dying breed. To find a PCP that is a sole practitioner, not in a large medical group is EXTREMELY rare, if not basically extinct these days. It makes SUCH a HUGE difference to have a doc, where you are HIS patient rather than just another number to a random group practice. The gold ol' days of medicine are almost gone and it is just so amazing that Dr. Maslen is still there. All the pressures in medicine today push, if not force docs to sell their practices and join these large medical groups-- costs, insurance, etc are the culprit here. We are just so thankful to have a doctor that loves what he does and endures the incredible pressures to retain his independent sole practice. Idk.. I could keep rambling... but there are not enough words to convey how grateful my wife and I are for Dr. Maslen.

If I could give zero stars I would. I called for an appointment and was told that the first…read moreavailable for new patients was three months away. I had just moved from out of state and he had been recommended, so I made the appointment for three months away. The morning of the appointment - three months later- I had not gotten a reminder call from the office so I called to confirm my 1:00 pm appointment. I was told the appointment had been canceled because they had not received my paperwork and had called to remind me about the appointment and the paperwork on three different occasions. I asked what number they had been calling. It was an incorrect number - off by one digit. Since I'm not in the habit of giving an incorrect version if my own number, it was clear there had been a typo when they input my number. I told the receptionist my correct number and asked that they honor the appointment that day. She said she would go and talk to the doctor. When she returned to the phone, she told me that not only would they not see me as scheduled but that the doctor had said they would not schedule me at all - ever - because they hadn't received my paperwork. While initially I was upset and disappointed, I'm actually quite glad it turned out this way because I wouldn't want to see a doctor who has so little compassion or consideration.

After a long and disappointing association with an oncology practice, my mother was not getting…read moreneeded pain medication or support for her illness. The patient him or herself can't make decisions about changing routines much less physicians. It pained me to see the daily frustration, her pain medication wasn't working. I consulted my own hospitalization's pages to find a doctor whose speciality is Geriatrics. Dr. Peter Schlissler is a prince among men. He had my parents and me in his office...cancer is a group activity, or it should be. The oncologist had no such office or family meeting. Dr. Schlisser spoke at length about my mother's condition and what we could expect. I told my mother to bring prescriptions in a bag, even empty bottles. Dr. Schlissler commented that these prescriptions were all but no longer used, it was no wonder that the medications were not working. There are better things and better dosages. I had tears to think that this doctor not only provided the revelation about the illness itself, but that there was better, pro-active treatment. Dr, Schissler wanted to examine the patient himself. You could see what kind of a person he is when he took the wheel with her wheelchair. He pushed it himself, slowly, chatting with my mother, mindful of her condition, respectful of it. More tears for me. That appointment lasted nearly five hours. He found that she had severe osteoporosis which no other doctor had tested for. He set about protocols to ease her pain, which eased our worry, he gave us a sense of control at long last. It was such a sense of relief to find Dr. Schissler and his medical practice. He restored our family by providing the respect my battle weary parents needed to carry on. Dr. Schissler is gentle and wise. He was there for my mother every step of the way. As surely as he told us at that first appointment that we were no where near ready for Hospice, he later wisely knew when it was the time. Imagine the dignity and grace. Anyone would do a family member or friend a service by having a consultation with Dr. Schissler and Associates. He provides gold-plated, compassionate care. http://www.marylandgeriatricmedicine.com/aboutus.html

I had been going to Dr Granite since the 1970's, and when he retired I was very sad, but continued…read morecontinued on with the new owner of the Practice. After seeing some of the new Doctors, I finally settled on seeing Dr Polam, who is a wonderful, caring Doctor, much the same as was Dr. Granite. I had been seeing her, and was extremely happy in her care. Then one day I received a letter from HMS Medical Group stating she was no longer with their practice. It said she had relocated to Clinton, Maryland, which is too far for me to drive to still see her. I was very upset, but became even more upset when another patient said that she was still in Greenbelt at Southern Maryland Medical Group right across the street! I felt betrayed by HMS for conveniently leaving out the fact that she was also still in Greenbelt. I feel as do other patients I have run into that this was done just to keep us with them, and have us believe she just up and left us! I made an appointment with her at the new Office, and was happy to see how relaxed and happy she was in her new environment. She is now able to give more of her time to her patients, which didn't seem to be the case at HMS. I filled out paperwork to have my records sent to the new office, and was shocked today when I received a bill in the mail for $68.84 for HMS to copy and send my records over to Dr Polam. I am almost 70 years old, and have NEVER had to pay to have records transferred from one Doctor to another. I would not recommend this kind of treatment to anyone! A Doctor can be very good, but honesty, and integrity are very important qualities to me, and unfortunately the new owner does NOT follow in Dr Granite's footsteps in this respect! I never thought I would have to move to a different practice, but I have, and am extremely happy to do so.

HMS Medical Group has an office with cardiologist and an office with internist. This review is…read morerelated to experience with Dr. Anderson, internal medicine doctor. I can write a lot of letters (and I rarely care to write reviews) but I already wasted a lot of time on this practice and want to make sure others are warned. In short, we saw this doctor in 2015 and again in 2020 (realizing too late that its the same office we decided not to return to), both times the same if not worse experience - long wait times (30-40 minutes before you are taken for vitals, then another 10-15 minutes for actual doctor to see you), multiple patients have appointment for the same time as you, entire office can walk off minutes before your appointment, their main concern is to ensure they collect your deductible, even if its physical and insurance covers it fully (they will still attempt). We felt like Dr. Anderson did not respect us or our time. When we brought up the concern with the wait time, we received very theatrical apology with offer to get on the knees and statement that its her office and she runs it. I spent more time in the hallway waiting than being examined. If a patient has audacity to ask questions about why certain pills are prescribed or why certain symptoms didn't go away from the last visit, Dr Anderson takes it as attack on her professional judgement and makes unprofessional comments. I dont think they care much about what patients like us think as there are plenty of Medicare, Medicaid patients to continue build practice on. Sad reality . . .

The waiting time in this location is horrible! They schedule many patients for the same time, and…read moreyou end up waiting an hour or two after the scheduled time! The staff does not know [professionalism and has no respect for the time of others. The service has changed over the years, and they have come to have a very incompetent staff!!

My current pcp is Dr Craig Washington who has not turned out to be a very good doctor. He is…read moredishonest has difficulty reading a diagnosis from a specialist and doesn't listen to his patients. I plan to switch pcp's.

Dr. Pearson really takes the time to listen to you, provide detailed answers, and quality care. She…read moreis highly competent and caring.

Dr. Pearson is a tremendous doctor. She has been my PCP for several years. She listens intently and…read moreis always willing to answer questions. I would recommend Dr. Pearson to anyone and I have recommended her to family and friends.

the you talk to the voicemail leave messages not returned. we tried to reach them today because of…read moremy child's severe headaches increasing and the voicemail has been continuosly full. why being doctors of such serious conditions and parental concerns would you not assign one of your office clerk's to pull of messages first thing in the morning and return all calls and type and print out parents concern or emergency and place the messages on each doctors desk in a red folder something that can't be ignored ?? the nero phycologist this office sent us to was slow ,barely comforted while engaging my child, cold, no smile hello i'm doctor --- . the test is going to be long but you are going to do great . i'm here , mom is here . none of that. cold plastic and indifferent to the little ones he took an other to serve and love doing it within his positive warm human presence and serving our family members and getting paid for their expertise. sad state of affairs these last twenty years black or white , rich, working poor, poor doctors are not dedicated to nothing but money and prestige... see me see my house home cars see how much money i pulled in this year in sad competition not in actual healing children but how many were on their roster . its showing too all over the dmv and the other 48 states for children seniors & all other ages in between. shameful. no excuses . tighten accountability and report to state medical boards . keep notes dates,conversation.

This place has good nurses. But you will continually receive billing statements from their billing…read morecompany for services such as Covid-19 shot. This should have been submitted and handled by the Federal or local governments. You contact them about the bill and they say "its all been taken care of - ignore the mailing." The billing company "MED-PED Healthcare, LLC" is incompetent. I would stay away from this place. Go to MedStar Health.

I love Dr. Jaffe and have been his patient for several years. He is a great communicator and…read morealways takes time to listen to questions and give explanations. His receptionist Peggy is also very dependable. If Peggy tell you she will do something you can count on it. The only drawback is the wait when you have an appointment. The practice is very busy and there must be lots of emergency visits tucked into his schedule since my wait has been more than an hour on my last three visits. I bring a good book or newspaper to keep myself occupied. He's worth the wait.