Excellent and thorough doc! Came highly recommended and Highly recommend!…read more Her team is thoughtful and caring.

After 20+ years seeing a gastroenterologist in another state, I was due for my two year checkup…read moreabout the time I relocated to MD. I researched my options and decided on Dr Halvorson. My initial office visit was great. Very thorough. Asked questions. And listened. My EGD was scheduled and it was a perfect experience. Everyone involved was very professional. The follow up appointment was again very thorough and professional.

This is a Gastroenterologist and he is a great doctor. He is very personable. Great bedside manner…read more 5 The office staff are very helpful and kind. I have a question & only one of the assistants could answer and they were amazing getting my medication there at my apartment Ok so many people don't talk about this but I am. I had a colonoscopy by Dr Schwartzenberger and the nurse, reception & & staff were all very friendly supportive and helpful. I woke up & I honestly didn't think he did the colonoscopy. I just went to sleep and I woke up without feeling any pain. I would highly recommend this practice 5/5 Office is clean with plenty of seating.

Was a patient, but no longer. Care was okay. But, I am getting better care from my current…read moreGastroenterologist. [*WARNING* ~ When you decide to leave this practice, telemarketers from Woodholme will call you over and over again - even after you request they not do so. ~ *WARNING*]

Although dr. Velamati is a decent doctor (she used to be amazing) and np Karen prahler is…read morewonderful, the practice is corporate now and procedures are run like a cattle shoot. The prep is bad enough but first they require you to be an hour early and you are thrown into a room with lots of other miserable, hungry and thirsty people. Then you are finally called back to wait, papers to sign are thrust in your face and a nurse tries to start an iv. Last time the iv was so painful that I couldn't wait to be put under. Weird, since i am lucky and have great veins. Last time a nice nurse tried 3 times to get the iv right. She thought she had it but when I got back to the procedure room, the anesthesiologist said it was wrong and the mood in the room changed. He was angry that he had to do it. He clearly didn't want to be there. Dr V sat at her computer the entire time and barely acknowledged me. The team attending was rushed and started to put me under just as a mouth block was shoved in my mouth (endoscopy and colonosccopy). I could feel it was inserted incorrectly, but before I could say a word I was out. Three days later the teeth on the right side of my mouth began to fracture. I've lost two teeth, needing implants and crowns. None of it is covered by insurance and by the time the necessary dental work is completed it will cost about $15,000 dollars. A beloved dr and her practice has been turned into a profit making machine. I will probably keep working with the np but if I need a doctor or procedure I will go elsewhere.

I had the absolute best experience, from Emily at the front desk (coffee and monetary reward lol)…read moreAnd Dr Jackson and her wonderful team. In patient and out patient nurses were great! Thank you all!

Incompetent and rude office staff. They called me less than 24 hours before an appointment that had…read morebeen scheduled over a month before, to ask for a referral that's required for said appointment. I got my Primary Care office to send one over within an hour and they never bothered to check it. When I got to the appt, they 1) misgendered me and 2) told me the referral "doesn't work" because it's missing information they never asked for. They had almost an entire day to contact my Primary Care office to ask for the referral to be fixed but because of pure laziness they chose to waste my time. What's worse, is after they told me the referral won't be accepted they said "we have a 15 minute grace period..." like I was going to be able to get my Primary Care office on the phone and a new referral sent over in under 15 minutes. That's asinine. The receptionist was flat out heartless.

Unprofessional and Unresponsive Care This is the second time…read moreI've had to write a review about the poor service at this clinic, and unfortunately, it seems nothing has changed. My first experience involved a serious medication error where my prescription was mixed up with another patient's. Despite calling numerous times and clearly explaining the issue, it took them two full days to correct it. That was frustrating enough. Now, I've been without my medication for 7 days and have made multiple attempts over the last four days to get a simple prescription refill. I've spoken with two different staff members and asked repeatedly for either a manager or Dr. Abernathy to contact me--no one has followed up. The receptionist, whose attitude was cold and dismissive, clearly showed no sense of urgency or empathy. Instead of helping, she pushed me off to Ms. Kia, Dr. Abernathy's coordinator or assistant. I left multiple messages for her, and none of them were returned. I even contacted the Miami-based call center, where I was told for a second time that my request would be "expedited." But when I asked what "expedited" meant, no one could provide a timeline or answer--it was just another empty promise. This has now been repeated with no action taken. To make matters worse, my pharmacy also reached out directly and spoke with a staff member named Nya, who again did absolutely nothing to move the process forward. There is no accountability, no urgency, and certainly no adherence to the basic Patients' Bill of Rights. As my condition worsens each day without the needed medication, I am deeply concerned for my health and frustrated by the clinic's indifference. As a public servant and former medical professional, I find this level of care deeply troubling and unacceptable. I would never treat any patient with such neglect or disregard. Medical professionals are expected to operate with compassion, competence, and integrity--none of which were displayed here. To be clear, this review is not directed at Dr. Abernathy personally, but the ongoing failure of his staff reflects poorly on the entire practice. That this is the second time I've had to write about such experiences shows that these issues are not isolated incidents--they are part of a larger pattern of dysfunction and poor patient care. Patients deserve better. I sincerely hope no one else has to experience what I have. Frank E.

Wonderful doctor! Very experienced and professional warm and caring. Glad to find her. Been there…read moretwice for colonoscopies

****Update - I am reversing my original review because after I called there again the mroning of my…read moreoriginally scheduled surgery date - they did end up squeezing me at the end of the day after all. And once I got there she and her staff were all great! It was still a very stressful situation with all the last minute changes but overall I am pleased with the outcome and would recommend Dr Rosenthal***** I am ver upset that Dr Rosenthal decided to cancel my endoscopy at the last minute which I had booked for over a month now and even reconfirmed 2 days prior. Her reason for cancelling was unprofessional and uncaring. I would have understood if she had some sort of emergency or something but to tell me at the last minute that it was because I had rescheduled it a few times previously - What the heck? If that were really the reason then they should have not scheduled it for me nearly two months ago. Also although I did have to reschedule it a few times due to a family crisis- I never changed it at the last minute like she did to me! Then when I asked for a callback to discuss it - her office assured me 3 times that she would call me back but she never did! My driver had taken off work and I have been off my prescribed medicines and vitamins for two weeks now as was instructed so I did all the prep work. But then she cancelled on me at the last minute and tried to blame me for her cancelling last minute!

Very friendly staff. They really seemed to like what they do, and the people they work with. They…read moremake a great team. You don't see that often. They made absolutely sure I was comfortable and knew what was going on. I can't say stop on in and get yourself a colonoscopy, but if you doctor says you should get one, this is the place. Tell Dr Rosenberg I sent you.

Dr. Natasha Kamal is amazing. She has such great bedside manner and instantly makes you feel…read morecomfortable. She really listens, explains things in a way that makes sense, and never feels rushed. It's refreshing to have a doctor who's both knowledgeable and genuinely caring. Highly recommend!

I have been seeing Dr. Finkel for 6 years and cannot recommend him or his office enough. You never…read morefeel rushed; he listens, asks questions and thoroughly explains everything. His office is well run, completely computerized and responsive. I don't need very complicated treatment and he doesn't make me come in to the office very often just to rack up payments. Much of it is handled over the phone and via mail.

Their billing department is completely incompetent. They repeatedly billed BCBS with a code that…read morepaid them nothing and tried to collect from me even though every explanation of benefits or explanation of payment clearly states that the patient is not responsible for anything that the insurance company doesn't pay (other than the patient's co-pay.) BCBS and I had many phone calls with them trying to get them to submit the claim with the correct code. They continually use the wrong code and didn't get paid and kept trying to collect the money from me. Eventually, with Blue Cross Blue Shield giving them a special exception so that they could file their form even though it was past the deadline, they were able to collect some money from Blue Cross Blue Shield and I paid my co-pay. My visit was in March 2023, and they didn't get things straight with Blue Cross Blue Shield until July 2025. Here it is August 2026, and I got a notice that they sent me to a collection agency for the entire amount that they tried to bill Blue Cross Blue Shield! I again got Blue Cross Blue Shield on the phone with their billing agent, who says oh no, they pulled it back from collections after they received payment in July 2025. Yet the collection agency took 13 months to find me, since I moved out of state in April 2025. If indeed clinical associates had canceled the collection on me, the collection agency had 13 months to take me off their list yet they didn't. If you receive any bills from this practice, I suggest you look very carefully to make sure that you or your insurance company haven't already paid them.

I felt welcome, heard and treated well. I appreciate the service and time allotted for appts.read more

I was looking to change GI doctors after feeling unheard by my current doc so I found Gastro Health…read moreand Marguerite Adams, PA-C who was able to see me right away. She was very thorough in reviewing my records and symptoms and scheduled me for a colonoscopy to get to the "bottom" of things. She prescribed some meds and offered some advice on what to do for some of my issues. When I asked if Dr. Joshua Forman could perform the colonoscopy I was told yes. I was barely home when the Endoscopy Center called to schedule me for the following week. My experience with Jasmine who scheduled my appointment was TERRIBLE, but when I arrived the day of the procedure I was happy to see that the staff were so caring and friendly. Dr. Forman met me before the procedure and again afterwards. He was very no nonsense and kind. I appreciated that. I'm so happy they agreed to take me as a new patient.

GastroHealth portal does not work. They do not answer the phone. You must leave a message…read more. Ususally, you can get a return call after leaving 4 or 5 messages. My husband lost over 100 pounds and has severe anemia which has been ongoing for over a year. Other thannegative colonoscopy and 2 negtive upper endoscopies, they didn't have an answer. Just ordered hundreds of dollars of labwork that had already been done. Luckily Quest caught it exlained that if my husband had the labwork it was going to be several hundred dollars and the insuranve would not pay for it since the tests had already been done. The office just kept telling him to have the labwork anyway. We fially got a test result from Quest that finally provided the diagnosis but he has to wait until December to talk to the doctor. He needs treatment now though. By December he will probably lose another 25 pounds. My colonoscopy showed a polyp that GastroHealth could not remove so I had to go to someone else anyway. The doctor was okay but more of a colonoscopist than a health provider and only concerned with scheduling more endoscopies. Would not recommend. This would not post until I gave at least 1 star but no stars is more true.