Dr Ascunce is great! He performed my 1st (and only) colonoscopy in late 2019 and it was a really…read moreeasy experience. The office is lovely, very natural, not cold like most others. It even smells nice! Dr. Ascunce took his time with me, very friendly and good sense of humor. He really put me at ease. The staff is friendly and efficient, very short wait to see the doctor. I understand that some patients might take more time than others. That's natural, we all like to have time to ask questions and not feel rushed. Very little paperwork, no portals to register on, what a relief to not rely on the internet to schedule, set appointments and get test results. The pre-test 'fast' was the best I've heard of, and definitely improved my well-being. It was a 5-day, so I wasn't (ahem) in the bathroom for hours like the majority of my friends reported after 24-hour fasts. It was difficult to give up fruits, nuts and seeds at first, a staple of my diet, but I was never starving and felt great after. It's a cleanse! He went over the test results with me after the procedure, no follow up needed (phew!). I absolutely recommend Dr. Ascunce and his staff at VHC. I hope they are still in practice in 5 years!

Great doctor but office is poorly run. We've been here twice and both times we've waiting 30 to and…read morehour AFTER our appointment time to be seen. They should allocate the proper time of each appointment which is about 30 minutes, like I said he is a good doctor, but I don't want to have an appointment at 5pm and be seen until 6pm or later. As of now it looks like it will be later. We've been waiting for an hour already. Not cool. I don't appreciate my time being wasted.

My spouse has been going to Dr. Balint for years. Fortunately we found him after years of bad…read moredoctors - the previous one actually made the condition worse. He's caring and well-informed about the latest research since we hope to fix the problem rather than just manage the pain. His PA, Deb, is amazing as well. She treated my spouse with respect and caring from the initial visit. They take the time you need and are truly dedicated to easing chronic pain. They've been responsive in urgent situations and work to find the right combination of treatments. The only thing we wish was better was the average wait times although yesterday we were seen immediately. But we'd rather wait longer to get the time we need.

On Thursday December 24th I had an appointment with Dr. Balint for the second time. After waiting…read morein the reception area, I was called by one of the nurses I guess who works there (an Asian Lady, no disrespect I do not know the name). She responded my greeting by a quick and dry hello (no smile whatsoever) and placed me in one of the rooms and left the room by saying Dr. Balint will be with you shortly. She did not asked any questions about how I was doing, also didn't even bother to check my blood pressure. Please keep in mind that I am a diabetic patient with high blood pressure. I waited for a long time in the other room and finally Dr. Balint came to the room. No handshake or warm greeting, didn't even bother to ask how I felt after receiving the first injection. After briefly sharing his opinion in regards to my latest MRI, invited me to the room that I would receive my second set of injections. Once again I bumped into the same nurse. For some unknown reason I had trouble walking and felt so weak in my both legs. They were both shaking and had trouble carrying my weight. The nurse didn't ask if I am ok knowing that was not my normal walk. Did not offer any help and just asked me to lay down on the bed and get ready for the injection. Shortly after that Dr. Balint with another lady walked into the room and started prepping me for the injections. These time both injections were extremely painful to the point that I couldn't stop crying and had trouble catching my breath while trying my best not to move. The entire time three of them were having a conversation about some event and once in awhile Dr. Balint was giving a short explanation about my injection. Not even once one of them asked me if I am ok and did not bother to check on me. Even after the injection was over all Dr. Balint said was he needs to do the next session within a month and left the room. Did not even to bother to say bye or ask me if I am ok (keep in mind that my tears were still coming down due to the pain as well as getting emotional due to being extremely upset for being treated so poorly). After Dr. Balint left the room once again I was alone with the same Asian nurse trying to get dressed and again no words whatsoever. Once again she didn't bother to ask if I am ok. I was so upset and disappointed with my experience that I could not wait to leave the office. Usually patient suppose to wait 20 minutes after the shot at the office in case of any reaction. I could not even do that. I had to leave and for sure I will never return back to that place. Is this the way a patient should be treated by the doctor or the other care giver at the doctor office? What has happened to customer service? Was I wrong to get so upset. Please keep in mind that as soon as I got home I had to check my blood pressure and my blood pressure was 160 over 98 which was extremely high. Anytime I went to any doctor's office or any clinic they always first check patient's blood pressure, don't you think the nurse should have done that as well?

Went through the unpleasant business of a colonoscopy and this place and its amazing, professional…read moreand courteous staff made the experience as pleasant as it could be. Great precise prep information, easy scheduling, automated and online reminders with an account portal. All in all excellent and highly recommend.

I've recently been plagued with lower GI issues so I was referred to Capital Digestive by a good…read morefriend. However, they apparently merged with Metropolitan. My initial office visit and consultation was with Dr. Jessica Korman at 10215 Fernwood Road, Bethesda location - was very unsettling, and to make it even worse, she was 1.5 hours late. *Note - this practice does not validate your parking ticket* Then, Dr. Korman rushed through my medical records I'd brought with me, she told me nothing I couldn't have found on WebMD. It seems her sole purpose was to get me scheduled for a colonoscopy and an endoscopy, yet she never once during our 7 minute consultation examined me - not even lifted up my blouse and touched my stomach. So it begs to wonder why she wanted to do an endoscopy to begin with. Needless to say, the appointment I scheduled for the upper and lower procedures - I cancelled as soon as I got home. Maybe the other Doctors in the practice were better - but I was too scared to find out. I decided to go with a GI doc from Johns Hopkins and she was did a complete workup before she scoped me, found the problem in my lower GI and now I'm good as new.

Actually would just give 4.5 because: waiting time was bad, he wears leisurewear, and somehow…read moremanaged to switch me from his wife (an extremely caring nurse) to someone who just like to poke people for fun. Other than that, he gives really good referrals, treated my family for ages, and even tho I can't understand any Cantonese, he is a very good doctor: I have never been sick for long. Knowing that your doctor never has been obese, lead an active life and still is learning gives me a peace of mind that money can't buy, that he treated my younger brother (who never listens when he was younger) quickly and effectively.

My dad has a DR. appointment at 9:00am Now is 9:45am and we…read moreare still waiting. I don't know how many clients they booked at the same time. It's full of people sitting in the office. And people keep walking in. It feels like there is FREE food provided here. Not recommended

Out of all fairness, he's just an "OK" doctor when it comes to his bedside manner, getting back to…read moreanswering calls, etc. I've been seeing him for about 4 years, he inserted my IUD and he's also delivering my second child. I keep going back, because he's frankly honest and doesn't bite his tongue. I need that in a good doctor, I don't want someone to hold my hand and lie to my face. I do wish he was more personable, but it's not like i'm marrying the guy, he's doing exams and keeping me healthy. That's enough for me! His office staff in Arlington is also just "ok", but I don't expect much more. They've never failed to give me an appt, never forgotten to call me about something and fix the mistakes they made. That's all I ask for in good customer service!

I moved to Mclean 2 years ago, a friend told me about this practice. I would say, if you want to be…read moreresponsible to your health , you've better choices. Dr. Sandra was pleasant all the time, in a very timely manner. After my last routine check up, never heard anything from the office. Then, I was assuming everything goes well. (usually they call you when you have problems. If everything is OK, heard nothing) But about 5 weeks later, when I got billed extra from my insurance, I called the office. They told me looks like they NEVER received any result back from the lab for my pap test!! Then they promised to check it. 2 days later, office called me and said I have abnormal test result! If I didn't call because of the insurance bill, I will never know what's happening with my routine check up. The office even don't know if their patient's lab results were missing. If this is something serious, can you imagine the result? The office is lack of management. I got wrong information from nurses. Caused me a nightmare!

Surgery is probably in most cases a 0 star experience -- not something you look forward to -- that…read moresaid, a good surgeon can really make the best out of a pretty unpleasant set of circumstances. I was a little anxious in the morning and on the way to the hospital, but as soon I saw Dr. Knoll I knew I was going to be fine -- and he even had me in stitches before I was even under the knife. I was very comfortable and confident with Dr. Knoll from my first interaction with him. He was listed on the Washingtonian Magazine Top Doc Award list in 2008 for general surgery (one of five docs selected). I am not about to go try the other 4, but in my mind he would be really hard to beat. He is a wonderful doctor and surgeon and an extremely nice, caring and funny person. He took amazing care of me -- and all of his staff were wonderful as well. I can't imagine you would do any better if you ever find yourself in need of a surgeon.

While the staff in this office can seem a bit rough around the edges at times, Dr. Knoll certainly…read moreknows his stuff. He specializes in breast and thyroid cancer. He performed a total thyroidectomy on me a few years back and did an absolutely stellar job. He's done this procedure hundreds (if not thousands) of times, so you're in great hands if you need to have this procedure done. Even the scar healed nicely--and is only noticeable by others that have had the procedure. ;-) He also provides wonderful follow-up care. He's friendly, easy to talk to/joke with, and has a very good bedside manner. One thing that I dislike about this office is the fact that they don't call you the day before your appointment to remind you as a courtesy. I've asked the staff why they don't do this and they claim they simply don't have the manpower to do this. The staff seems as though they're overworked at times and may come across as cranky. Though, to their credit, they've never made an error in my billing or appointment scheduling, so they have that going for them. ;-)