Very disappointed in the care I received from Dr. Busu. When I shared the symptoms I was concerned with she said "that is very normal for women your age" and offered compression socks as a solution. No additional testing or labs. I left feeling unheard and still concerned about my health. I would not recommend her as a doctor. read more

There is a sign at the front of the office that masks are optional (2024). No one in the waiting room is donning one, and one can presume these are patients with cardiac issues. I'm here for an echo to rule out a genetic condition and have no previous cardiac history. Just before I'm brought back to the room, in a room full of people, I'm told the *technician* requires that patients wear a mask. I was not told this ahead of time prior to my appointment, despite the 5 emails, text messages, and check-in notifications received and responded to. I'm told not all the technicians require it, but this one does. This may be not a big deal to some, but for someone with anxiety or claustrophobia or sensory needs/spectrum disorder, it is not a simple compliance. I ask if there is another technician available, and there is not. I am offered to schedule another appointment, but I already made arrangements for paid daycare and coverage from work to make this appointment, so I was reluctant to reschedule. The previous appt at their Fair Oaks location did not require this, so I had no precedent to go by. It was humiliating to have to openly explain personal health issues to reception desk staff and it felt like such a violation of privacy to do so openly in a waiting room of strangers. If this one technician feels it necessary to have her patients wear a mask when it is not mandated and they are not ill, this needs to be disclosed prior to the appointment. I'm all for "live and let live" with personal health choices, for and against masking; I pass no judgement. But for ADA and patient privacy, patrons have a right to know IN ADVANCE if a practice or an individual health care practitioner requires it and that preference supersedes the current health code law. read more

Everyone at the Vienna office at Virginia Heart is top shelf. The front desk people weee awesome. Very helpful. Very attentive to privacy of information. Deja the cardiac tech was wonderful, friendly and kind and did a perfect job. Dr. Nayak was amazing and very thorough, gentle and kind. He paid attention to every detail. I could tell the staff here really cares about patients. read more

I said I had rapid heartbeat, had me go to the emergency room, turned out to be indigestion. Cost me about $3,000 Went behind my back an gave my information and as I understand from an office manger all their patients information to a huge INOVA data base with out getting our permission. Only notified us once it was done. This is a total disregard for the privacy of our personal information and breech of trust. read more

While I feel this group of doctors are knowledgeable, I believe their group has gotten so large it is out of touch. I was recently diagnosed with a rare condition and would like more support. I was in the hospital for a few days, and I am scared. My first appointment was with a nurse practitioner. She was fine, and I was told to see Dr. Berger in 6 weeks. She had no appointments available until at least 2 months out. The receptionist said she would call me with an appointment. I did not hear back so I called them. I still cannot get in with Dr. Berger within the 6 week period. I took an appt. with another doctor, but I am not happy with this group. I have messaged them several times and called a few times. I do not feel they are very concerned about me. Not sure I will stay with this group long- term. If you want to feel like your doctor cares, this would not be the group to see. read more

In-person staff are polite and understanding. But man, try making an appointment or talking to a human being regarding any type of follow-up issues and it's hopeless. I called three days in a row last week and as per the phone tree instructions left a message for a call back regarding adjusting my blood pressure medicine. I'm still waiting. My doctor (Levy) seems to have built a wall between his patients and himself , i.e., you may be lucky to get in touch with a nurse but not Levy directly. I've had with these people. I'm voting with my feet and moving on to a more responsive practice. read more

Extremely rude staff that does not care for the well being of the patients. I took my dad to get his stress test done. He is 85 years old. He was not provided the assistance he needed to safely move between rooms and for getting on and off the stress test machines. When I complained, a rude staff member asked me to leave. I was told that someone will call me once he is ready to be moved to the waiting room for next set of pictures. When no one called me, I then asked the front desk staff to contact the stress test staff. Also, I requested the staff to not put my Dad in the waiting room with a gentleman who was not vaccinated. This request was ignored, in spite of the fact that there were many unoccupied waiting rooms. read more

My family member was recommended to see Carey M. Marder, MD, FACC by his primary physician. He is not a "yelp person" so I'm writing it for him. The Dr. spent 5 min with his patient, didn't take any of his own diagnostic tests, briefly reviewed the primary physician's EKG, had his nurse take a blood pressure, then said a $400 stress test would be needed. He copied down exactly the same diagnosis as the primary did without taking his own tests. He was charged $300 (before even being seen) for exactly the same services received by the primary physician. He spent more time with the receptionist running his credit card than he did with the doctor. Specialist?? I don't think so. In 3 years working on an ambulance I saw paramedics spend more time with their patients than this 'specialist' did. The only thing special was how fast he got a patient in and out of his facility. As a medical professional I'm disgusted by the poor services this doctor is providing his cardiac patients. Lazy and uncaring. Highway robbery came to mind..... read more

trying to make an appointment, it is impossible to talk to anyone in the office. I called 4 times. What a waste of time.

Dr. Shea was excellent as was the nursing staff. Numerous cardiovascular services under one roof. Waited only five minutes. Excellent.

Dr. Sheifer is fantastic. He spent lots of time before the exam to listen and understand my concerns, and then met with me in his office following the exam to give me his thoughts and answer my questions. His explanations were clear and he laid out various options. I'm sure he had many patients that day, but during my appointment he never seemed rushed. I can't recommend him highly enough. read more

Good: people are friendly, convenient location. Bad: absolutely no way to contact them or make an appointment! An old outdated website that is a reflection of the entire "we could care less" approach to patient centered care. As a current patient (former patient now)I called the listed phone number. It rings to some type of call center, where you go through along decision tree then get a recording that says "our agents are assisting other customers, but leave a call back number and we will return you call in the order it was received". I left my number twice over three days, never heard anything back. So, then went to their website, an outdated old site that is not mobile-friendly. I clicked Contact Us hoping to find an email link, nope no email there. Clicked About Us, found a small link called "make appointment", clicked that and I bough up a long form. Filled out that form and clicked "send". It was sent but never heard anything back from that! They have big graphic with stock photo that says "make appointment" but that does nothing. So I found a new Cardio. Their website was breath of fresh air!! Had online scheduling with instant confirmation by email, worked perfectly on mobile devices and had professional navigation and graphics. read more