Dr. Millstein is an amazing doctor. He has such a great heart and a good personality. I like that he doesn't just push drugs on you, he honestly wants to find out what is wrong and then go from there. I recommend him to anyone. The front office girls are fun and friendly as well. Great Dr. great staff. Bonnie Shanks read more

I have been a patient here of Internist, Dr Jack Poles' for over a decade and see him regularly every 2-3 months at a minimum. I can honestly testify to the efficientcy of the front office, their willingness to strive to not only be pleasing and accommodating but they are also very aware they are in the healthcare business and often dealing with people who are not feeling well, so may be low on energy, patience, or just ill feeling from chronic illness and they are not just typical office clerical workers. Their approach is kind, friendly, compasionate, helpful and the atmosphere chereful. From a decade of experience with this office I have never had a billing error, a call or message not returned promptly, communication is always great if the Dr is running late which is uncommon (and I generally take the last appointment of the day which in most offices is the worst and the one that is going to be your latest because all of your 1-3 minutes over with each patient all day builds up to running 30-40 minutes late by late in the day. But not generally here and in the few instances he has been running late it has been communicated with me which for me makes it all okay! As you are called back to the back offices you will be greeted by one of the medical assistants to the Drs. Dr Poles main assistant "Mara" has been with him for many years (like 20?) and has an extremely strong medical background and is professional, compassionate, truly caring, listens to your issues in order to convet they completely to Dr Poles. She also the gift of a great memory to be able to recall you and your history from visit to visit which makes you feel at ease and cared for. Upon meeting Dr Poles and getting to know him I quickly understood why she had stayed working for him for so long....he is just as caring as she is. He truly listens to your concerns and how you feel about your health and body and how it is functioning and then he does an old fashioned real hands on examination which is something that seems to be going out of style these days with many younger Drs cutting down on appointment time slots and relying more strictly on lab results than hands on exams and what they can see, feel and hear. He is still doing it all and not allowing political climate nor Health regulations and reforms to interfere with his ability to practice good medicine as he hAs always done. I credit him with hearing me and getting me referred to specialists when I needed them when others did not hear me and I was able to get the care which I truly needed. He understands no one knows your body like one's self so the best source of information is listening to his patients. This along with his caring, compasionate personality make him a one of a kind very special man, & Dr. I am thankful for him & would not hesitate to recommend him or any of his partners in practice to anyone because from all I know they are all winners! read more

Dr Milstein is a wonderful, carring and amazing Dr.!!!! He truly cares for you and Really listens. My husband and I think he the best Dr we've ever found. Takes is time with you and is never rush. the office girls are great also. Have never had a long wait. Hate to see him leave. Not fair. Hopefully we can folow him to where ever he might go. Will greatly miss him. Ralph & Sharon Linton read more

I recommend Dr. Joshua Millstein ANYTIME!! He is the best doctor around. He is very caring, and get this, he actually listens to what you have to say. He follows up on his patient's. He saved my husband's life. If it were not for Dr Millstein, my husband wouldn't be around anymore. Dr. Millstein noticed that my husband was having a tough time swallowing, ordered an endoscopy, and found out that my husband had esophageal cancer (third stage). Thank God for Dr. Millstein. My husband is now cancer free, and we owe it all to our wonderful Doctor. Thank God for doctor's like Dr. Millstein. read more

Yelp has a limit of 5K words. Please read the previous (original) review before reading this section. I wanted to give further details of what has gone on. Regarding the other patients that I know of, of Shucker's: 1. Patient #2, female, diagnosed with hyperlipidemia with repeated nonfasting lipid tests. Fasting lipid test done elsewhere the same year was normal. Was at one time put on Lipitor for high cholesterol by Shucker and got extremely sickened on them. The condition has been in the chart for years. 2. Patient #3, female, in her 50s (this previous review was deleted): Over the previous 2 years my wife has gone to see Dr. Shucker three times for abdominal discomfort. His first test was to have her hop up and down to rule out the appendix.... REALLY!? As she is over 50 she felt it was prudent to request a colonoscopy. He agreed and said they would contact her...nothing was done. Instead he scheduled her for what turned out to be an unnecessary mammogram at, you guessed it, a JCL facility. Finally they scheduled her after 2 more visits. The gastroenterologist found stage II colon cancer. She went back to him and reported the finding. What does his staff do? Schedule her for ANOTHER mammogram. 3. Patient #4 is now dead. As for myself, in my recent situation: Regarding my burgeoning symptoms in early 2013, he wrote in my chart that the "Patient is agreeable to going about her evaluation at least in an orderly manner." What does THAT mean?? And, I "did not want to start the medications for nerves at this point." (never happened!) and "The big issue is to decide if the problems are mostly physical or mostly psychiatric. We will do the physical evaluation first". All of this was faxed to the gyno, as I also have her records. At the June 2013 appointment regarding my tummy discomfort, his final comment on the notes was, "I suspect the entire problem is psychiatric and her symptoms are now bordering on the delusional." I later went to a GI on my own, who diagnosed gastritis with an EGD. In December I went to the oh-not-so-great endocrinologist, who requested Shucker's records because I was a new patient. He received all of Shucker's 2013 records and comments prior to my arrival because I put his name down as the PCP. That was a very short appointment. Finally, in February 2014, wrote, in part, "It was very clear that whatever she has in the way of physical illness is also going to be affected by this obvious anxiety neurosis." Among other medical codes, I was diagnosed by a general internist as having generalized anxiety disorder. In another year, he diagnosed me with rosacea, one time, and it never occurred again. I have never had rosacea, and yes, I would know. It was also written that I had a "fear of taking steroids"--I just didn't want to take prednisone because of its side effects. I saw what it did to another family member. In 2006, he wrote that I had asked for a "tranquilizer", that I had taken "something for nerves three to four times a month", and I supposedly said "I didn't want to go back on antidepressants" (but that statement preceded the others), and yet another comment that I was given an antidepressant in his office. He also named said antidepressant. I WAS NEVER ON ANY ANTIDEPRESSANTS, NOR ASKED FOR THEM. NONE of these statements ever took place. I had to look up the drug name to find out what it was. These lies proliferate my records at this clinic, and they were sent to many doctors, at least 3 I can prove. I also am concerned that some of my symptoms are now permanent because of this do-nothing doctor and the libel that has spread with these fabricated notes. I felt that I never got decent care in those critical early months of my illness because of what he did. Think it can't happen to you (or hasn't happened to you)? Do a google search with (no quotes) "doctors lie medical records", and/or look at these postings: http://bioethicsdiscussion.blogspot.com/2006/06/dark-side-of-medicine-writing-lies.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2318034/As-patients-wrongly-branded-drunks-heavy-smokers-Alzheimers-victims--Are-doctors-writing-lies-medical-notes-line-pockets.html http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-590854.html http://www.care2.com/greenliving/is-your-doctor-lying-to-you.html There are other reviews out there about him and just because you have a nice doctor doesn't mean he or she is helping you get healthy or accurately describing your condition, get your records and go over them! It is Arizona law for you to have records concerning yourself, regardless of the individual doctor's office's policy. Make sure you are getting the care you should rightfully get with any doctor. And again, with this doctor, please help me (and all of us affected)! read more

Office is pleasant and organized. Great experience with new doc - Dr. Joshua Millstein. He took the time to listen and explain things.

I love Dr. Millstein! He is the best! He is very kind and compassionate. When I'm sick and feel vulnerable and upset it helps to know that I'm in good hands with my doctor. The ladies at the front are very sweet as well. read more