My doctor retired and I needed to find a new internist for the first time since I was a teenager. I…read morewish I would've found Dr. Grishina sooner because it was absolutely the most thorough, pleasant doctors appointment that I've had in decades. The only downside was that she didn't take my insurance, but I completely understand. It's obvious that she'd rather treat patients than play around with BS Health Insurance paperwork. Terrific bedside manner. Explains things clearly. Takes her time. Really appears to care about your well-being. Didn't leave me in a waiting room and disrespect me and my time. In fact, she came out at exactly the time my appointment was for. An exceptional physician in my opinion.

Dr. Grishna helped me quickly and efficiently and was a pleasure to interact with during our…read moreappointment. I strongly recommend her!

Um, what are the one-star reviews about? They must have Carrie confused with someone else! Both my…read morespouse and I have been patients of Dr. Bowler and we love her. She is thorough and thoughtful in her assessments and recommendations. She always presents a number of options and fully supports what you end up choosing. She committed to helping you work through whatever issue you are facing. She is smart, asks the right questions but also tell it to you straight! I have never felt rushed by her. We feel so incredibly lucky to have her as our doctor. Every single time either of us see her, we swoon over her for days. Simply out, we LOVE her.

I have been going to Dr. Bowler for over 2 years now. She is one of the most attentive, patient…read morefriendly will go the extra mile for all of her patients doctors I have ever come across in my life.  I came to her on the referral of a long time patient of hers.   I struggle very badly with sinus infections, through her questioning of all my symptoms, and also her researching and consulting other physicians to decide the best treatment for me.  She has helped me feel better than I have and not struggle so much with them and I am eternally greatful. The experience could be better in one way sometimes I wish the staff was more patient friendly - they can sometimes not be friendly and helpful and there is a wait even though you have a scheduled appointment time. They have also lost my paperwork that I made to point to make sure they had more than once.   Reason I cannot give this a 5 star review the practice and staff overall. All in all though - Dr. Bowler is a good doctor, and I will be referring more patients to her.

On Friday evening they cancelled my visit for Saturday because it rained a bit more than usual on…read moreFriday. The doctor clearly doesn't want to go to the office in bad weather, so what that you are sick. It is frankly ridiculous considering this is supposed to be a premium service. The person informing me of the cancellation didn't offer any replacement slots, just said I can book another one or to tell them "what time I am interested in coming". How about the same time I had a visit booked? Hilariously bad customer service.

despite what it says on line and in my messages the lab was NOT open until 4:00. they close…read moreearlier. wouldn't see me even though it was 3:52 and the person was still there. it could be the Amazon effect of no personal service. I'm angry and I don't recommend them.

I've been working with Dr Chiniwala for around a year. I found her office during difficult period…read moreof time - dealing with many digestive issues and finding no real support/ long-lasting results with other dr's. She created a peronsalized treatment plan given my situation, taking into account an array of test results and conversations around my habits/lifestyle. Working with her has brought not only the physical relief I was searching for, but deeper insight into how my body functions and what I can do to support it. I would definitely recommend her to anyone searching for a different, more thorough approach to understanding and maintaining physical health and wellbeing.

I live around the corner from Dr. Chiniwala's office, but I didn't know anything about integrative…read moremedicine at the time. My primary care doctor was a homeopathic MD that I was working with for 20+ years. When my doctor retired, I was looking for someone else who would give me the care and attention I need to handle my autoimmune conditions. When someone mentioned "integrative medicince" might be what I should be looking at I remembered the sign for "Park Slope Integrative Medicine" around the corner, and checked our Dr. Chiniwala's website. I am SOOOO glad I made this connection. We have been working together for more than a year. And I mean it: "working together". I don't feel alone. I feel heard and respected. Dr. Chiniwala has so much knowledge to share, but she does so without forcing it upon you. I have made significant changes to my diet and lifestyle since working with Dr. Chiniwala, and all to my great benefit. I only wish I had found her sooner.

Dr Berk is THE BEST! He's been our family doctor for many years…read more Recently I have been struggling to navigate the requirements of my health insurance company to get coverage for a medical issue. I am thoroughly impressed by his willingness to stick by me and make sure I get the medical attention I need. He really cares!! I appreciate that Dr Berk is in my corner!

I have been a patient for over ten years. He is my primary care doctor. He is patient and…read moreunderstanding. My only complaint is that the office staff can be rude on the phone and do not return calls if you need to speak to the doctor.

I've only had a few visits with this doctor as my primary physician but he's the one I least dread…read moregoing to. He asks thorough questions, tells me what I should be concerned on, finally got my mom to stop thinking I needed a bone density test... Now some nurses are more adept than others, that's not his fault. One was kind of speaking to me in a way I wasn't fond of and seriously had to dig into my arm more than once (my veins are small and not on the surface, but I've never needed two holes in the same area). Another nurse was fantastic, quick, painless, barely a bruise. Could I possibly marry her? In New Jersey? It's the usual waiting room with elderly people and The People's Court on TV but I'm cool with it.

Having moved away from Brooklyn to Westchester, I decided that I needed to work with a PCP whose…read morepractice was more conveniently located. I informed Dr. Litvinova of my decision using the patient portal and requested that her staff send a copy of my medical records to my new PCP. Now more than a month later this has yet to be done. Her staff has however managed to delete my account on the patient profile, thereby making it impossible to follow up on my request since her office phone takes no messages. Very disappointing and in my view unprofessional. Anthony V.

I have struggled for 30 years to find a good GP in New York and I'm still looking. I started seeing…read moreDr. Litvinova many years ago because of a friend's recommendation. I think the friend recommended Dr. Litvinova because she would sometimes recommend nontraditional medicines. I'm not a big believer in nontraditional medicine, but I went anyway for a couple of years. I eventually went elsewhere--to other doctors who were just ok at best. But I kept looking. And I asked another friend where she went. She and her husband grew up in Brooklyn and I thought they'd be very smart about finding a great doctor. And their doctor turned out to be Dr. Litvinova. So I decided to give her another shot. And as soon as I saw her again after many years, I remembered why I'd stopped seeing her. From the moment she walks into the room, I get a strong feeling she wants to get out of there as quickly as possible. I understand that most doctors are under extreme pressure to limit the time they spend with each patient, but most of the ones I've encountered are at least better at hiding it than Dr. Litvinova. And this "rush rush rush" mentality carries over to her office staff. Call me crazy, old fashioned, cranky, whatever you like, but I expect something more from my primary care provider.

I had appointments with Dr. Bang in 2009. I wish that I had listened to him as he deterred me from…read moretaking blood pressure medications back then. I was young back then, I realize that now (lol). Brooklyn was too far from me so I had to stop seeing him. He is an old school doctor, doesn't straight write you up prescriptions for symptoms. Drugs are often not good for you in the long run. I'm not sure if he is still in practice, retired maybe (?). It's an old office with old school equipment. It still works. Listen people, primary care physicians most important asset is to listen and assess. All the physical and fancy equipment is the least important. Today 2025 I take bp meds as needed although that's not what's recommended by most doctors these days. The alternative methods weren't really working for me. High bp runs in my family unfortunately.

Dr. Bang seems like a very competent and knowledgable physician, but it's strictly "old school" at…read morehis office, and not in a good way: you can't sign up for an appointment on any kind of online calendar, he keeps odd office hours (12 - 4?) and he doesn't even keep those: I once arrived at 2:45, and he was out for the day because "the waiting room was empty." I had some tests done, and never heard back about the results. When I called the office, I was given a recording "the line is busy, please call back later." I finally reached the admin, who couldn't find the results. I asked to talk to doctor; was promised he would call me back. Never called; I called back twice during office hours and there was a machine that told me to leave a message (even though it was during "office hours.") This may be "old school" medicine, but seriously, there are better ways to run a practice than this....

Giving Park Slope Cardiac a generous 2 stars. I'd probably go back if I needed a test done without…read morea cardiologist, but with the knowledge that I'd be at the appointment for 3 hrs and would need to constantly follow up myself to get results. Pro's: close to my apartment, Dr. Ahmad was nice enough when I met him in person. Some of the staff were really trying. Con's: you have to advocate for yourself SO HARD here and even be aggressive just to get things done and moving, since the staff are so disorganized and unprofessional. I needed a copy of my echo and it turned into the most difficult process, involving me calling and talking to multiple staff and insisting I needed the reports that my pulmonologist required instead of a follow-up / going in person and talking to multiple staff just to slowly find out they didn't have anyone who knew how to export a sonogram file / running to Walgreens to get a USB for them / dropping that off / returning the next day when the person that knew how to export the file was in. Also, I was told I'd get the results on a Saturday, sure enough got a call, but was from a very confused Dr. Ahmad who asked me why he was calling me, then said he'd call back and hung up? I reached out Tuesday when I hadn't heard from him and after much back and forth the staff said he's call me the next day. He did call and report was abnormal. His explanation of what they found was very limited and without any detail on the severity etc. He told me he'd refer me to another specialist that I needed, asked for my email, then took 2 days to send a 1-line referral. The communication between the staff throughout the process was the worst, including resulting in me getting an EKG instead of an echo which the doc agreed was totally unnecessary.

The entirety of my experience with Park Slope Cardiac and Diagnostic Services staff and Ijaz Ahmad,…read moreMD, FACC was abysmally underwhelming. All patients, including myself, were treated n the most condescending manner by staff who were largely incompetent at best and on some cases showed signs of poor health themselves. In my experience I witnessed and experienced inappropriate orders and insufficient information given to patients at appointments, a well as upon follow up. By far, my most serious complaint is that it took three months, multiple calls, and a string of increasingly threatening messages with regard to my privacy rights under HIPAA to obtain the results of the cardiology workup for which I'd been referred to Dr. Ahmad to perform and are my lawful right to possess. It would appear that both the doctor and the administrative staff at Park Slope Cardiac and Diagnostic Services are not only perfect models of the Dunning-Kreuger Effect, but also consider themselves to be above the law with respect to their lawful obligations to their patients.

Always available, not always on time. I like Dr. Berlin's forward, no-nonsense approach. Unlike…read moreother doctors who've embodied that quality, he's also pretty nurturing and has the kind of curiosity you want in a doctor. He doesn't seem bored with you or beaten down. He is my primary care doctor because he was in-network. I hate that every time I am there for an afternoon appointment, I have to wait up to an hour to see him. I'm of the belief that an appointment is an appointment. I am now trying for a morning visit, in hopes it won't be so crazy. I think that's the casualty of having a caring doctor - he takes time with everybody!

I had one of the worst experiences I've ever had with a doctor in my entire life. He was…read morepresumptuous, offensive and unyielding. I'm a medical provider and his approach is definitely of the old school, where doctors can say what they want to their patients without feeling there are consequences. I only went to his office once so have no idea how he manages medical problems. All I know is that first impressions are lasting and in this case I found Dr. Berlin unacceptable as medical provider.