My wife's gall bladder surgery with Dr. Paul went great. No overnight stay, no real pain, nothing…read more But a week after, she started developing serious symptoms, which Dr. Paul took very seriously; he acted fast to find out what was wrong. At first, I was quick to blame the surgery, but more detailed investigation showed that the gallbladder problems were just the tip of the iceberg and the fist thing to "act up" in a very complex situation. Not only did Dr. Paul do a great job (as confirmed by other surgeons and his reputation); he still checks on my wife, even three years later. That's more than the mark of a good doctor; that's a good person. I'd highly recommend him, both for his skill and his compassion.

You will not find better surgeons than Dr. Paul and his partner, Dr. Garrett. Dr. Paul and Dr…read more Garrett have each performed more than a thousand hernia surgeries. Dr. Garrett did my hernia surgery and four days later I was driving to work (with a manual transmission car). Two weeks later, I was swimming. you will not find any better surgeons than Dr. Paul and Dr. Garrett.

I suffer from Meibomian gland dysfunction. The ophthalmologists I saw diagnosed it as resulting…read morefrom the many years of my lagophthalmos that permitted my meibomian glands to atrophy. After I saw an oculoplastic surgeon who performed several unsuccessful surgeries to treat my lagophthalmos, I decided to find someone who would approach my condition with a different strategy. I extensively researched oculoplastic surgeons practicing in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area. My research led me to Dr. Zatezalo. From my first consultation with Dr. Zatezalo, I knew he was the surgeon for me. He is kind, smart, and compassionate along with experienced, talented, and creative in surgical procedures. He clearly explained to me that I needed full thickness skin grafts (FTSG) to functionally improve the operation of my eyelids. I had read about eyelid skin grafts from various Internet websites that described it as a last resort because of its complexity and routinely poor cosmetic outcome. Recovery may take up to a year or more before the grafts blend into the rest of your face and even then, they are usually a different texture and slightly off color. Dr. Z exerted no pressure on me to have the procedure. Deep down inside I knew I needed it. I had to do something as I could not go on living the way I was, and yet, I was afraid of what I would look like after a FTSG on my lower eyelids. I was using eyedrops nonstop during the day, and at night I would awaken every few hours in pain from the dryness and had to instill dry eye ointment. I wore sunglasses indoors because my eyes barely tolerated room lights or being out in the sunlight. I was miserable and my quality of life had gotten so poor, I did not want to leave my home. Dr. Zatezalo was very patient with me and again very honest. I had read many of his patient reviews of how he gave back his patients' lives through corrective surgery. I decided to move forward with full thickness skin grafts as Dr. Zatezalo recommended. In my case, it took approximately six months before the grafts started to blend in well with the surrounding skin and not be noticeable. My level of comfort improved immediately after the surgery as I now had more skin in my lower eyelids to help my eyes close completely. I no longer needed to use eyedrops and ointment like before. I was also able to tolerate artificial and natural light without sunglasses. I had the FTSG surgery in 2018. Today, people don't know I had it unless I point it out to them. The Zatezalo Group is located in a beautiful and modern office with easy parking access. Amelia and Kimmy, Dr. Zatezalo's staff, are super friendly, efficient, and helpful. I highly recommend Dr. Zatezalo to anyone who needs functional repair or desires cosmetic enhancement of their eyes. Thanks to him, the quality of my life has improved greatly. He really is a remarkable doctor and person.

Dr. Zatezalo did a wonderfully meticulous job aligning/lifting my eyebrows and removing excess skin…read moreon my upper eyelids. Pre-surgery, he spent a significant amount of time answering all my concerns/questions, listening carefully to my expectations - which was a natural looking result. He was confident he could achieve my wishes and the outcome was just as I imagined. His office is easy to work with and very responsive. Post-op care was also top notch. Would not hesitate to recommend him to others.

My wife Jessie Joseph recently underwent robotic laparoscopic surgery with Dr. Sachse to remove a…read morevery large 22 cm cyst containing heavy fluid. Initially we were so much confused and worried when we look at lab results and other consultations. But Everything was cleared by Dr. Sachse once we meet him. From our initial consultation through the post-operative care, we were consistently impressed by Dr. Sachse's expertise and professionalism. He is clearly a highly knowledgeable surgeon who took the time to thoroughly explain the procedure, address all my concerns, and ensure I felt comfortable and informed every step of the way. I am incredibly grateful for Dr. Sachse's skill and care. If you are in need of surgical intervention, my wife and I wholeheartedly and without reservation recommend consulting with Dr. Sachse. His talent is a true gift, if you are facing surgery and looking for a highly competent and caring surgeon, look no further than Dr. Sachse. What truly stood out was not only his surgical talent but also his friendly and reassuring demeanor. You will be in excellent hands.

Thank goodness for these talented people. My husband had a lipoma removed unsuccessfully over 8…read moreyears ago and it grew again. The surgeon did a remarkable job in 30 minutes! The entire staff was wonderful including the front desk, nurses and the Doctor, who came out to apologize for a delay. I'd use them in a minute.

I've had two hernia procedures performed by Dr. Sandler and both went as flawlessly as I could have…read moreever hoped for! Both my Primary Care Doctor and my Cardiologist gave Dr. Sandler enthusiastic recommendations and I was not disappointed at all.

From the owner: Dr. Glenn Sandler has been providing surgical care to the residents of Montgomery County for 25+…read moreyears. He has an expertise in hernia repair and gallbladder surgery and also performs minor procedures such as removal of lipomas (fatty tumors) and cysts of the skin. Dr. Sandler has taught courses in hernia repair and gall bladder surgery across the country and has been consistently named as a “Top Doc” by the Washingtonian magazine and Consumer Checkbook.

I didn't WANT to make the long trip out to Annandale after an agonizing workday…read more.. But it was worth the drive. After years of condescending doctors looking down their noses while chucking multitudes of medicines at me for my low back and sciatic pain , I was nearly at my wit's end. However, the moment Dr. Gorsen walked into the evaluation room to greet me, I felt like someone was finally in my corner. He had a jovial tone (although he took me seriously), read my chart thoroughly, reviewed my MRI's extensively, let me speak without cutting me off, actually LISTENED, and fully processed what I had to say before responding. I can tell when a doctor enjoys his work by his bedside manner, and this doctor has a stellar one. While he's extremely busy (engaged in various side projects, inventions, and work with sports injury patients), Dr. Gorsen still took his time with me, didn't make me feel rushed, did make me feel comfortable, and managed to quickly devise and explain to me several prospective lines of attack to get to the root of my suffering. He patiently conveyed what I didn't understand in lay terms, and even offered an interim solution between now and the next time I would follow up with him - going back and forth several times to his supply room, working with me to find just the right sized back brace, and educating me on how to use it. If a guy this busy can manage to have a good humor, patience, and sympathy for his patients, the rest of you cocky doctors with atrocious people skills running patient mills should be ashamed. Additionally, the staff was pleasant, the office wasn't crowded with over-booked patients, and I've definitely had longer waits. Because of Dr. Gorsen, for the first time in three years, the light at my tunnel's end doesn't just seem like a freight train. He may or may not be able to help see me back to restored health; but at the very least, he HAS offered two very important things to me which no other doctor has bothered to even attempt thus far - and those are sincerity and hope. He has accrued an array of accolades over the years, and I can see why. I would recommend this neurosurgeon to anyone - near or far.

I was a patient of Dr. Gorsen's back in 2003. I was diagnosed with a bulging lumbar disc. Dr…read more Gorsen performed a lumbar discectomy in January of 2003. I have been pain and symptom free for more than 16 years. What more needs to be said?

I have had hemorrhoids for 2-3 years. I felt very painful and miserable. It was annoying and…read moreinterfered with my life until I saw Dr. Kimberly Matzie. At first, I was very afraid of surgery, but the doctor encouraged me until I was not afraid and let her do the surgery. The doctor is very good with comforting patients. I laughed until I forgot the pain. And the doctor worked quickly and skillfully. The doctor finished the surgery while I was still laughing. The doctor is kind. I felt very safe and would recommend anyone who has hemorrhoids. Dr. Kimberly Matzie can help you. Thongchai Chitmaivong

First, I will say I am happy with their service and operations. However, the instructions that…read moreFCRS provides for colonoscopy prep are extreme compared to respected medical sources and sites -- sites such as Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, MedlinePlus.com, gastrointestinal medical associations, and more. For example, they want you to stop all consumption 6 hours before just arrival at their office, which is at least 1 hour before anesthesia and surgery. This is opposed to the advice of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. According to their current guidelines, most healthy patients should stop drinking liquids, including clear liquids, around two hours before their scheduled anesthesia time. Therefore, I conclude that their instructions are more suited for the comfort and convenience of their doctors and personel, as opposed to your own comfort and well-being while prepping. So I would advise patients to seek other sources for prep instructions and make your own decision in your best interests.

I recommended my father to Dr. Cabin for masseter botox to help with his lifelong problem of teeth…read moregrinding. My dad had never had any sort of botox done before so he was a bit nervous and hesitant--but Dr. Cabin and Natalie made the process SO seamless and easy, taking the time to answer all of his questions and concerns and making sure he felt confident with his choice. He came back home from the appointment so happy to have found Skin DC and shocked at how simple and painless the procedure was. Now a few months later, he's thrilled with the results and so grateful to have found Dr. Cabin to guide him through the process. I highly recommend SkinDC to everyone (and their botox-hesistant parents) :-)

Unfortunately, I had to write a review after what I have experienced. I really relied on excellent…read morereviews before choosing this place, but that was my mistake. I have been going for more than a year for Botox. The first time my eyebrows had a heavy look and generally just look "frozen" despite I explained I would like them to be lifted not dropping that much. In any case, did not like it and the same happened the second time even though I specifically said to Dr. Cabin last time I was in I was upset with the result. They said, we understand, and we will do otherwise. I did Halo and BBL with no result, just trust me. I was advised to do fillers under my eyes, laugh lines and jaw area. I asked how it would look under my eyes and jaw area since it was my first time I was told it would look very nice. It was very painful. Next morning I woke up with big bags under my eyes. I thought it's just swelling, and it would go away. It was not the case. I had an international travel coming up in 2 days. I talked to Dr. Cabin, and he said he could dissolve it, but it would be painful as well and I would have bruises. I had to wear my hat for about two weeks because I looked awful. Then my friends who travelled with me advised that I would see a doctor in Istanbul because I looked scary. He was surprised to see fillers been injected under my eyes. He was able to dissolve some of it and I felt myself again. I was thinking of face lift but thank God did not do it at this practice. I do not think Dr. Cabin would be able dissolve if something went wrong with surgery. Ladies, please, please do not rely on and trust 5-star reviews and always start with something small and see the results first. I can't imagine an experienced plastic surgeon can't understand and imagine what will look right on your face before advising anything. If things can go wrong by injecting such simple procedures like fillers, Botox, etc. I do not want to imagine what will happen under his knife. I always choose expensive clinics by just thinking if it is expensive, it must be good and it's my face at end of the day. I guess I must pay attention to negative reviews which are buried under excellent reviews and then make my final decision from now on. I do not recommend Dr. Cabin for Botox, fillers, Halo, BBL and for any facial surgeries. Please do a thorough search before you end up like me. After the response from clinic I had to answer. I received a call and asked to remove/edit my review despite I have gone through a lot of pain and ugly look at the end as a result of very simple facial procedures at this clinic. I explained the trauma I went through but they simply did not care and i refused to remove my review. If you really care about yourself, your face and do not want to experience what I have just blindly looking at the "excellent" reviews. It's up to you if you prefer to ignore like I did and experiment.

While the Nurse Practitioner (Ndidi) was amazing, respectful, responsive, and communicative, the…read morerest of the staff made this experience memorable for being bad. From first losing my urine sample and making me return to the office for a second one, to somehow submitting all claims to a past insurance member number that hasn't been active for a decade (though I handed them the current insurance card), this place has been a nightmare to handle my claims. They also will not forward my records to my GP despite multiple requests. I spoke with the office 6 times over 5 weeks before they agreed to refund the charges to my credit card which would have been fully covered if they submitted the claim through my actual insurance member number. Now I'm being hounded by the laboratory for the cost of lab work that was submitted to the wrong insurance, 7 weeks afterward. I hope No problem Ndidi finds a new office home for her great care, as this office will not see me again.

My fiance has a sperm analysis done at their office to submit to my infertility doctor. We needed…read morethe results faxed to me so I could bring them to my doctors appointment. We submitted the note saying to fax the results to me. I had not received them 3 days letter so I called back and they said they could not be faxed only mailed to patients. By then I was upset because they could of told this to us 3 days ago. I agreed to have them mail it but now had to move my dr appointment to the following day to allow time for the letter to be received in the mail.. Well when we received the letter they had misspelled my name in the history.. had my fiance's age wrong saying he was 41 when he is 32 even with his birthday being in the title of the letter. And the icing on the cake is that it said he never submitted a sample for test..REALLY? my infertility doctor now does not want to proceed with our cycle this month because she does not believe that a dr will make that many mistakes in a letter and that we are trying to hide his results. So i just lost on hundreds of dollars of being monitored and medication I cannot even use now. I submitted a letter to them and I am hoping someone cares enough to at least call me and apologize. The doctors were amazing but we are going to have the results done somewhere else because their office associates are not professional what so ever. I wish I could give 0 stars for them.

Dr. Weintritt and his team provide the most comprehensive and compassionate care I've ever received…read morefrom a medical professional and practice. As a black woman going into any medical practice, it feels akin to a black man at a traffic stop. I immediately feel fearful, unseen and wonder if my concerns will be disregarded. This is definitely not the case here. Dr. Weintritt is super smart, informative, checks on you along the way, is warm, and takes his time. You don't feel like rushed through the process. I am so grateful to him and his team of wonderful professionals.

I've never had surgery before, and never planned on having it. I found the very idea of surgery…read moreterrifying! However as luck would have it, it became necessary to remove half of my thyriod, and I was referred to Dr. Weintritt. As others have stated, the pre-op appointments went great and hastle-free. He was very good about addressing my (many) questions and concerns. Surgery day was last Tuesday, and I was up and around (with no need for opioids) the next day! By Friday, I was forgetting that I actually had a surgical wound. It's been a week now and I feel like it never even happend! I'm shocked at how efficient and pain-free this procedure was! If you need thyroid surgery, this is the surgeon to do it! BTW, his office staff is great, and has been nothing but very friendly and accomodating to me. Big ups all around!

In 2021, I was referred to Dr. John Losse, who at the time shared a practice with Dr. Jason Engel…read more After several weeks of being unable to reach Dr. Losse or his assistant following my in office biopsy to schedule a follow-up appointment, I went to the office in person and was informed that Dr Losse had abruptly left the practice. I was told Dr. Engel would review and potentially assume care as one of his patients, so I scheduled an appointment. My initial appointment was uneventful however, I did find it odd that Dr. Engel, started off by indicating he would've never approached my case the way his former colleague had essentially throwing him under the bus, but I did appreciate his directness. and honesty. Dr. Engel promptly arranged for a biopsy at an outpatient facility, which identified three cancerous lesions in contrast to a prior in-office biopsy that had received from his former practice colleague that indicated I was cancer-free. For that, I am grateful. However, during my follow-up visit, I asked a few questions, two of which were: whether post-surgical treatment if needed could be coordinated in Baltimore (as I was planning to relocate), and whether he had observed more aggressive prostate cancer cases among African-American patients given my family history of fatal outcomes. In response, Dr. Engel told me that my question about racial disparities was "one of the dumbest questions" he had heard and suggested that perhaps I should start treatment in Baltimore. He then exited the exam room. I was surprised and disappointed by the tone and manner of the interaction, especially given the seriousness of a cancer diagnosis and the well-documented disparities in prostate cancer outcomes. I later sought treatment at Johns Hopkins, where I experienced excellent care and professional communication. While I cannot and would not, speak to Dr. Engel's clinical competence, my personal experience with communication and bedside manner was not one I would recommend. Respectfully submitted Damon D

I hesitate to write this review, but others should know to avoid this practice. Dr. Engel was…read morearrogant and dismissive and spoke to me as if I was a child. I was seen much later than expected, due to patient volume. Dr. Engel handled my sensitive areas very roughly and performed the procedure as if in a hurry. What's worse - it was unsuccessful! The staff wasn't contrite when I informed them and instead wanted to reschedule. I will get the procedure done elsewhere. Avoid this practice. Oh, also Tony Kornheiser was in the office that day, and Dr. Engel bragged that he'd get a shoutout on Tony's show at the end (he didn't).