He seems very promising with his proof of scientific journal and research... my husband went to him…read morefor a severe case of "pilonidal cyst" which is what he told us it was, if anything he made it worse!! Did not help at all. On top of that, he never called for a follow up or to see if it went away. Very Frustrating.

The Bloomfield office for Dr. Bachara Barrak was THE WORST experience I have ever had at a doctors…read moreoffice. The front desk staff was RUDE and obnoxious. I showed up for an appointment on January 7th with my usual smile and upbeat personality. The girl at the front desk had an immediate attitude and did not even great me or say hello. All she said was "we tried to call you, the doctor is not in today". I explained VERY NICELY that I did not get a call from them to cancel my appointment. She never once said "I'm sorry", and instead had another girl look up my account and told me my appointment was for the 17th, and not the 7th (I have the card at home to prove they wrote thr 7th). I was still VERY PLEASANT even though I had just driven an hour to get to this appointment. The rude front desk girl said "you should have known your appointment wasn't today since you didn't get a reminder call from us two days ago". I explained that I was a new patient and didn't know their process of calling 2 days prior to an appointment. She ROLLED HER EYES at me and continued to say I should have known I didn't have an appointment because I didn't get a reminder call. Once she rolled her eyes at me, my nice demeanor was gone and I asked her "did you just roll your eyes at me" and she did it again!!!! I told her how very rude she was and she should never treat a patient like this - EVER ! She kept repeating that I should have known they call 2 days prior to remind you about an appointment, and wouldn't listen to me that I was a new patient and didn't know this process. At this point, another girl chimes in and says "your appointment is on the 17th and you can go now !" I told both of them how rude they were and they should be ashamed of themselves for speaking to a patient like this. I work at a hospital and have never seen this behavior from any of our staff. DO NOT GO TO THIS PRACTICE. They do not deserve your business!

DO NOT TRUST THIS DOCTOR. Because of this man my father is fighting for his life. My dad told Dr. P…read moreabout this painful lump in his back and he told him it was a muscle. He also told him he was rapidly losing weight and Dr. P responded it was because of the diet my father was on. My father knew it was something worse and had to fight tooth and nail to get Dr. P to take him seriously and run tests. As a last resort, after TWO MONTHS of pain, my dad went to the ER and guess what? ITS CANCER. Dr. P had the ability to save my father's life and instead left him in the dust. The cancer is now in 3 different places. Thanks for being the absolute worst doctor in history and for literally IGNORING SIGNS OF CANCER. I hope this man rots.

From the owner: Collins Medical Associates staffs highly trained physicians in 24 offices, covering EIGHT medical…read morespecialties. Each is not only an extraordinary doctor but also a caring person, passionate about doing their absolute best for each of our patients.

Called to schedule a new patient appointment for my husband and the woman that answered was very…read morehostile. I proceeded to schedule the appt because I was hoping the Dr would be nicer. After hanging up with the hostile "receptionist " I realized she didn't even ask for my husband's name or DOB but she did ask what type of insurance he has because she had to make sure it was through the private sector. So I call her back to give her my husband's information and she stated... SHE DID NOT NEED IT! WTH?! NO THANK YOU!!! What type of medical office is this place if they don't need a new patient's name? Canceled that appointment. And of course she hung up on me. Yelp only allows for 1 star - that's why I gave it.

Love him! He will be my PCP until he retires! gentle, thorough, explains everything, he brings out…read moreprops to explain whats going on, and he doesn't do it on purpose, but he is very funny. Does constant research. when he tells me something, I am 100% confident in his opinion

Dr. Smith was profesional, knowledgeable and took his time to review my case. I was impressed by…read morehis expertise and extensive knowledge. If you want a truly personalized appointment and a Cardiologist that cares then I highly recommend Dr. Robert Smith on Collins Ave in Hartford, CT