dr. katz is a cardiologist at GW. He is one of the best physicians I have ever been to in my life…read more His bedside manner is incredible, and with 43 years of experience his knowledge and competence is beyond reproach. His office went to bat for me and got a prescription approved despite lots of pushback from my insurance company. He is simply the best in the business.

I have been with Dr. satuyi since the birth of my first son in 2005. She was recommended to me by…read morethe staff of Washington Adventist Hospital. Since then, I've moved away, came back, and had 2 more children and Dr. Satuyi is still my children's pediatrician. I have even changed insurances once or twice to make absolute sure I can use her as my children's pediatrican. I would recommend her to anyone in search of a pediatrician. There is NOTHING about her I do not like.

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?

This doctor is an amazingly compassionate, empathetic human being! Unlike many counselors Dr…read more Maynard has done his own spiritual, emotional and family of origin work, which enables him to be completely present and emotionally available to his clients. He has a plethora of credentials and experience, but he is so humble anyone would feel welcome in his office. Dr. Maynard is so needed and valued by his clients that I doubt that he has any availability, but if you are lucky enough to work with this great counselor you are certainly on the path of growth! I am so grateful to have found this wonderful practitioner and hope that everyone has the opportunity to grow the way I have emotionally and spiritually in a counseling setting.

I have been with Dr. Sandra now for three years. Dr. Sandra is always professional and…read morecompassionate. He relates well to people and takes time to listen and takes appropriate action on the symptoms. He is good at building trust with his patients.

I have been a patient of Dr. Ben Nguyen since 2002. He is truly an exceptional neurosurgeon. He is…read morecaring, honest and very direct. His bedside manner is of a standard by which all surgeons should be evaluated. He explains everything in great detail and demonstrates what he is saying with models so you can actually see what is going on in your spine. If you need neurosurgery, Dr. Ben Nguyen of Atlantic Brain and Spine in Fairfax, Virginia, should be first on your list to call. You will be in excellent hands!

Carol is probably the LEAST professional psychotherapist I've been to see, and that's saying a lot…read morebecause we are talking about a rather large sampling -- LOL. Truth be told, I am a bit of a female Woody Allen. I had three sessions with Carol. The first two were okay, but I found myself repeating details a lot -- people's names, etc. I figured I'd give it some time to see if she had a bad memory or if she'd catch on. But during the third session the building maintenance people were doing construction in the office next door to Carol's. And it was loud, really loud. During the session, she turns to me and says, "This is going to last for about an hour." Um, um, um. "Do you think that perhaps you could have called me in advance to cancel the session given that neither one of us can hear a word the other saying?" Clearly she knew about the noise in advance. IMO, a professional therapist would have ended the session there or called the client to cancel. Nope, not Carol. In fact, during the session she was completely distracted and had her body partially turned to the back wall where the noise was coming from. Yet when I complained to her about how unproductive this session was afterward, she completely denied that there was a problem.... Of course she wanted me to come in to pay for another session to talk about MY reaction to the noise. I decided to give it one more shot and was going through a difficult time. Carol just couldn't get it together to reply to my email requests for an appointment in a timely way. When she finally did reply she said something like "I'd love to talk with you." Okay, great. Good to know after nearly 2 weeks of trying to get in touch. However, she failed to provide a day and time for when that might happen. What therapist agrees to an appointment, then doesn't know to provide a day and time for the appointment? Feeling really annoyed, I sent several emails sequentially just to annoy Carol. Not my finest moment, I admit. That's when Carol told me (via email mind you) that I need to work on my interpersonal skills. No sh-t. Why does she think I'm going to a therapist to begin with? At that point she still expected us to talk a few days later. Um, no. Healer: heal thyself. I told Carol that my lack interpersonal skills still don't change the fact that she was completely unprofessional in her handling of the situation, and that it was really bad form for her to attack me especially via email. Carol never apologized or acknowledged the problems on her end. Done. Good-bye, lady. I guess now I can only aspire to Carol's finely-honed interpersonal skills which seem to include license to criticize a client via email. I've often thought psychotherapists go into practice to try to fix themselves. Here is a clear case of that. (By way of background, I came to Carol through the work she and several colleagues do on weekends involving family constellations (Bert Hellinger). I've done tons of this work with a very gifted facilitator. Carol's colleagues succeed only in spite of themselves. Hellinger's model is that powerful. But their facilitation really kinda sucks. One of her colleagues, Betsy, is perpetually about to end a constellation because she doesn't know where to go with it. The other, Mary, is just grouchy and completely misses key components of how constellations are supposed to be set up.

Again, I saw the poor review of Carol and wanted to post my thoughts…read more I saw Carol over a number of years. She helped me to gain back perspective on my life and improve my self esteem. Before seeing Carol, I had been going to a different therapist for a few years who I now believe was not helpful to me. When I expressed my frustration with my lack of progress, he eventually started to attribute this to me as "not doing the work". I met Carol as a co-therapist in a group he was doing and she heard his harsh and painful comments. I eventually switched to her and she really helped me to gain perspective on the previous therapist and my life. In addition I referred her to at least 2 friends who she was able to help over difficult periods in their lives. When/if I do need therapy again, I take reassurance knowing Carol is still in practice.

Care Quality Office Experience…read moreDr. Panahy had been my primary care physician for most of the 28 years I've been with Kaiser Permanente. I found her care to be excellent. She always spoke to me at length regarding my health and was always on top of whatever test, labs or Rx's I needed. Dr. Panahy was an excellent physician - caring, cooperative, informative and spent time with you despite the requisite 20 mins. that was usually mandated for appointments. I will miss her and when I think of excellent physician, I think of her. RIP. Andrea Sommer

Dr. Panahy has been my primary care doctor since 2004. Her practice has grown a lot since then -…read morelast I heard, she's no longer accepting new patients. I usually have to schedule my physicals a month or two in advance, and if I'm sick and need to get seen that day, I almost always have to settle for someone else in the practice. I usually don't have to wait long to be seen, and the practice seems to run fairly efficiently, aside from a recent frustration in getting a prescription refill. I find my annual checkups very helpful. Maybe it's just that I'm not trying to swaddle myself in a paper jacket and wrap - they usually give me a cloth gown. The office seems to schedule at least 30 minutes for annual checkups. Dr. Panahy is thorough, easy to talk to, and never seems rushed. She takes time to explain things, is well-informed, and is gentle during exams. She's been flexible with writing referrals, prescriptions for nonessential stuff like allergy meds and daily vitamins, and refilling prescriptions from specialists. The followup is fairly standard. If my labwork is normal, I get a letter in two weeks or so telling me the results. Dr. Panahy does call to discuss abnormalities. I haven't seen Dr. Panahy for any acute conditions, so I don't have a good feel for how she does with diagnosis. The other physicians in the office are okay.