Name your Dr and Why.....

Soooo,
I'm dr shopping.... my time with Dr B will end soon, and I'm soooooo sad about that.
I do not have a dr lined up yet and need to start looking for one.

I have very high dr standards.... I think because they are a doctor and have people's lives at their hands, they just need to be nothing less but phenomenal at what they do. Plus, I'm a little fearful of doctors... so this will REALLY help me.

Will you pretty please list your doctor and what it is you like about them??

I really don't know where to begin looking for a doctor. Tho, I did ask Dr B for a recommendation and he recommended Dr Goldstein in Great Neck.

We are looking to deliver at North Shore of Manhasset.

Thanks Guys!!

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my dr delivers at winthrop

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Dr. Gilad Greenberg - North Shore Obsetrics in Bayside, NY

I love him for so many reasons - he's good, he knows his stuff, he listens to you, he explains everything and he is compassionate. He calls to follow up on you.

After my last OB experience with my first DS, I am so glad to have found someone like him.

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OK, so I looove my single practitioner just bc he's that, he knows you personally and you see him all the time not any other dr, but again, I'm not thrilled with his hours bc he is running around and his staff is eh..thats why I was thinking of switching. He delivered DD and was wonderful and DH loved him too. His name is Dr. Trongone. I'm thinking of switching to Great Neck OBGYN with Sadaty and Rifkin, ppl rave about them, they do everythng in house no going out to get sonos etc, where my dr I have to go to NS to get my major sonos!!!

HTH!!

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My dr. is in the city so that probably won't help you, but I can tell you why I chose her (I also have very high dr. standards):

1. Most importantly, she came with good recommendations and delivers at a good hospital
2. She never makes me wait forever after my appointment time (this is a big one for me, even if I loved a dr. it infuriates me to sit in the waiting room for 45 minutes).
3. She is cautious enough, but takes a fairly laid back approach and is not overly alarmist. I am very anxious about something going wrong, so I find this comforting. She is a proponent of the everything (other than alcohol) in moderation theory.
4. They do ultrasounds and sonograms in the office (except for some of the more detailed) and they have up-to-date equipment
5. This practice has a low c-section rate and an "episiotomy only if absolutely necessary" policy
6. In the last few weeks, you see all of the doctors in the practice so you can get to know them in case one of them is on call and your dr. is unavailable when you go into labor.
7. The office is in a convenient location.

The one thing my dr. doesn't do, that I kind of wish she did was communicate by email. I often work 60-70hrs a week, so anything that makes life more convenient makes me happy.

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Im so happy everything went well for you yesterday.
The practice i go to is Great Neck OBGYN, I saw Dr. Sadaty and she was great! They have great hours and everything is done in one place. The next appt i have is with Dr. Rifkin (same practice) and I hear great things about him. Dr. Kauffman is the other dr. who is also very nice. Its good that you get to see the 3 of them and familiarize yourself because you can have anyone of them assist in your delivery. The staff is really wonderful too. They are affiliated with NS-Manhasset.

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ahhh this is def going to be a hard decision!!!!!

But this thread is really helping me so far!!!!

I can't thank you all enough!!!!

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dr. sadaty great neck obgyn

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My doctor is Dr. Nerenberg. I absolutely love him but he delivers out of LIJ. Also, he's a single doctor practice so if he's not available to deliver that day, I'm getting someone I don't know. I don't know if that's important to you Kerri.

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When it was time for me to look for a doctor I asked Dr. B who he suggested.

Since he considered me somewhat high risk he suggested I go to Dr. Mark Pillitteri.

When I went to Dr. Pillitteri he wanted me to also start seeing a perinatologist and he suggested Dr. Kofinas.

I would ask Dr. B who he suggests and go from there.

You want a doctor that is going to understand your case and all of the testing that Dr. B has done.

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I live in Philly, so I'm not help . However, since I moved to PA when I was 6 weeks, here were the things I looked for:

-Had to be affiliated with one of two hospitals that we researched (DH grew up in this area and knows the hospital systems around here really well).

-Multiple doctors in the practice, no wait for appointments. My doctor somehow sees me right away even though the place is always hoppin'!

-I wanted to agree with their policies on tests, c-sections, episiotomies, etc.

-I needed to get along with the practice. PG is such an emotional time, and if a woman doesn't feel comfortable with her doctor, she should find another one! I feel so comfortable asking the dumbest of dumb questions, and that's important.

ETA: Why is it I always have typos on LIW, LIF, and FB? I'm a writer, this really isn't good .

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Posted by MrsKS

Posted by nraboni

When it was time for me to look for a doctor I asked Dr. B who he suggested.

Since he considered me somewhat high risk he suggested I go to Dr. Mark Pillitteri.

When I went to Dr. Pillitteri he wanted me to also start seeing a perinatologist and he suggested Dr. Kofinas.

I would ask Dr. B who he suggests and go from there.

You want a doctor that is going to understand your case and all of the testing that Dr. B has done.

Dr Kofinias is who I was orginally looking to see... but he is in litigation with GHI insurance and therefore couldn't take me on as a patient bc that's my insurance.

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Honestly picking a doctor is always hard for me. I come from a family of doctors (literally almost everyone) and have pretty high standards. My doctor only delivers at Winthrop, but here are some of the reasons I picked him.

1. He is a single practitioner. I left a pretty popular OB/Gyn practice before him because one of the doctors just really rubbed me the wrong way. I wanted to know I was going to see the same person every time.

2. His office staff is nice. Honestly, they are helpful. When I call they have a nurse call me back right away. There is never an issue making appointments.

3. I needed him to deliver at Winthrop.

4. He is laid back. I need a doctor who wasn't an alarmist. Honestly, I freak out enough. I really needed someone that would be easy and personable and be in the everything in moderation camp. I don't need anyone to help me worry.

5. He is personable. I can ask him a million questions and he doesn't mind.

Good Luck on your hunt!

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Great Neck OB/GYN! LOVE this practice. Heard nothing but wonderful things and I have experienced nothing but wonderful things so far!

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LOVE Dr. Rifkin at Great Neck OB/GYN!!

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Dr. Rifkin-Great Neck OBGYN. I'm obsessed with him and the rest of the practice. Nothing but great things to say about them!

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just fm you :)

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Dr. Ramirez in Great Neck. I went to another doctor in the practice since I was 19 and when I became pregnant I assumed he would deliver but he said I had to transfer over to the OB side of the practice where I started seeing Dr. Ramirez - shes very nice and answers all of my ten million questions very patiently.

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