I had an awful time with this facility. My experience began with a visit with Irena Chizhik, MD. She refused to consider conventional treatment for my concern, which was entirely unrelated to digestion or weight, and suggested I come back after eating no grains or starches for a week, saying she would consider conventional treatment after that. I quote, "You look like you eat a lot of bread" and "You eat a lot of sweets, right? And fruit?" She did not suggest I lose weight, only made these strange comments reminiscent of the locker room in middle school. Again, my concern was about as unrelated to digestion or weight as a health concern could be.
She ordered a large range of tests, which were done in the same facility. I do not know who called me to talk about my test results. She called and held the phone away from her face and talked about another patient with her nurse. I didn't hear any identifying information, but I did hear the name of a medication that was not relevant to me. I hung up after listening to the conversation for thirty seconds or so. Soon after, she called back and initiated a conversation I can only describe as scolding. She demanded that I follow up with a relevant specialist ASAP because "some hormones" were severely "out of balance." I did follow up as soon as possible, but the results were not posted in time for me to share them with the relevant professional. I needed to email the doctor to ask for them, and they were online about three days after this alarming phone call. Out of dozens of tests that were ordered, none of the numbers seemed even almost out of the standard range. The doctor never replied to my email asking for elaboration.
My experience was stressful and did not give me any information about my health, only learning that one doctor is on the gluten free bandwagon and another was having a particularly bad day. I'll be avoiding this facility from now on. read more
