I have nothing to say but wonderful things. She is a doctor who truly cares got her patients. She…read moretakes her time and thououghly inestigates your symptoms. The folks at Smaldore Family Practice are tbe ultimate professionals. Thank you for proviving such wonderful Care!!!!

From the owner: Dr. Smaldore offers a different approach to primary care with conveniences like same/next-day…read moreappointments that start on time and a focus on preventive medicine. Her MDVIP-affiliated practice is open to new patients, including Medicare and commercially insured, in Bel Air. Similar to concierge medicine physicians, Dr. Smaldore is available 24/7 by phone. Her practice offers the MDVIP Wellness Program, which includes advanced health screenings and diagnostic tests that have been shown to help detect issues earlier.

i am very late in writing this review for iDr Holt has been my doctor for over 35 years. i cannot…read moreimagine another doctor caring about his patients the way Dr. Holt does. so many times he has saved my life. He has a gift and shares it with all his patients. He does not stop til he has done everything he can to find an answer.And He has never been wrong, though i have challenged him a few times. What a sweet, positive, intelligent, God-fearing, America-loving, down to earth, person and physician, God Bless Dr. Holt!

He is a wonderful doctor and takes his time with each patient. He was able to give me a proper…read morediagnosis for my condition. May God Bless him!

Made an appointment for a healthy yearly visit for Medicare. I was informed by their office that…read morethis is a Medicare requirement. Paperwork was texted to me before the visit minimizing the time spent before seeing my doctor. The office staff is efficient and friendly. I waited less than 10 minutes to be taken to the exam room by the Nurse. She updated my records, answered any questions I had and before I knew it my Doctor arrived. Dr. Louderback-Smith examined me, checked my records and eagerly answered my questions. She is very knowledgeable, caring and patient. If I need to get in touch with her I can use the Portal and email her and by the end of the day she responds. Heck I ran into her at the grocery store, she recognized me and let me ask her a quick question. Everyone there treats you like family. So glad I am a patient of Dr. Louderback-Smith's. This review is for MedStar Health Primary Care located on Old Emmorton Road in Bel Air.

"Care" like this should be criminal. Where do I start?…read more 1) Dr. Lola at Silver Spring Gastroenterology likes to charge $330 for a 10-minute Zoom appt (one I was forced to have as a "pre-op consult" with info that could have easily been emailed). When I questioned this, because it had to be a mistake, and then tried to get this brought down to something reasonable, I was denied. Disgusting. 2) She also likes to ask, "Well, what do you think we should do?" I'm not the doctor! Why am I paying YOU? She does not read the chart beforehand (neither does the office, as they triage you and take your vitals and then ten minutes in, ask, "What's your name again?") I came for you to fix me, not for you to ask my opinion on what kind of care path I want to take. I want the one that frickin' fixes me. 3) After spending thousands of dollars, at my post-op follow up, it was suggested I take a $7 supplement to fix my issue. After over a year of visits and thousands of dollars. I would have laughed if I didn't want to cry. Why was this not suggested first?? 4) But never fear- she prescribed something, too. Imagine my surprise when my pharmacy called me and asked when I got on high-cholesterol medication....because that ISN'T what I have. She sent in medication for a condition I did not have. 5) The office quoted me a $0 estimate for my procedure. I currently received my third different bill for a total of $2000 for that very procedure. Again, would laugh if I didn't spend so much time crying. This entire company, system, and country is broken. When I see a b.s. MedStar commercial or magazine cover purporting that their mission is to help people, I want to set things on fire. Corrupt. Uncaring. Unethical. THIS is MedStar. Stay away. I know at this point I will take my chances with my health, because I simply cannot afford to spend this much money on crap care.

Dr Curtin is very a competent and caring physician. He listens to you when you are discussing your…read moreissues and takes the time explain treatment options. He has a genuine interest in helping his patients recover. He is very approachable nice person and skilled physician

Great general practice medicine here, as all associates (reception, NPs & Drs) are very courteous…read moreand professional. Our NP Peres Konie was a true gem, being very thorough and following up with telephone calls to ensure we were well. My wife and I were both ill, she with the flu and myself with a sinus infection. Diagnosed by NP Peres and staff and provided with excellent Rx and recommendations for care.

This primary care office has terrible people working in the office. Specifically Kathy Giuffrida is…read moreextremely rude and aggressive. She has left several nasty messages for me regarding appointments. You can never get a hold of anyone on the phone, and it takes days to get a response from a message you have left. The doctors are sweet and attentive, but the front desk ladies are extremely disrespectful and do not CARE for the patients at all.

Recently visited this location as a new patient. Haven't seen a review written about it yet, so…read morewanted to quickly share how it went during this covid era: The day of my appointment, I got an email prompting me to take a covid screening. Assuming you finish and pass the screening, you are emailed a green pass that you show the front desk when entering the building. If you don't get a chance to pre-fill it, you take the screening with one of the front desk receptionists, who are set up right in front of the elevators. The particular office I visited had a one patient rule, meaning you could not be accompanied by another person, or have them sit in the waiting area. Not an issue for me, but could be something to keep in mind for parents, guardians, etc. In the waiting area, every other seat was blocked off. Parking out front is free and plentiful. Facilities are on the older side.

Went there for excruciating back pain. Therapist put me through a series of exercises that caused…read moreme great pain. After when I was lying on the table I couldn't sit up because the pain was so bad, and she just sat there and watched me. I felt demeaned and worse than when I came. When she lifted my shirt to massage my back, I had to ask her to close the door. Terrible experience. At the end of the session she said I might want to try somewhere else. She was 100% correct.

Please do your research before even considering this office…read more Very very creepy bunch. Not a professional environment. And it's clear it is a Top down situation. A doctor that has been nominated "Best Doctor", for a few years. The only thing I can say is that "nomination " must be a paid service. Please look at other options. LifeBridge certainly has other viable options to pursue. Please.

I just had my last appointment with her today... this was my third time visiting her. Dr. Saikali…read moreis an ice queen. Probably hands down the "coldest" doctor I have ever been to. The first visit she was ok, she seemed interested in what was going on with my health. I am on a medication which causes my body to tremble and I am a hair stylist and had to call out of work due to the fact my hands were shaking so bad. My work requires doctor notes for absences and I called to see if she could provide one since she just saw me two days prior and she was well aware of the side effects of my medication. She denied my doctors note and made me come in for another visit so she could collect her $$$ and when she walked into the room she said so what's going on? No hello, I'm so sorry your shaking no compassion, no empathy..... it was just horrid.... Most recently I had a pancreatitis attack and was hospitalized and was told to visit my primary care physician. Which unfortunately was still Dr. Sakaili. Once again she was rude, quick, non empathetic and treated me as if I was a dollar sign. She denied me the medication the hospital recommended and was exceedingly rude about it. On my way out the door I canceled all future appointments and called my insurance company and found a new primary care physician.... I highly advise anyone seeking a doctor who actually cares and takes pride in their work to find someone else aside from this woman. I am a hundred percent against how she handles her business and I highly suggest you do your research before booking an appointment.

Great doc. Unsafe facility for crips. "Team" can't refill a standing prescription to save my life.read more

Honestly the only reason I come to this facility is because my PCP is here and I've been his…read morepatient since before I had need for specialists. He's amazing and would get five stars on his own. Unfortunately... the rest of the place leaves something to be desired. The front desk staff is overwhelmingly Christian, which is perhaps to be expected from a pseudo-Catholic hospital affiliate. I'm sure that's great for their mental health, if not their eternal souls, but it does leave one with the issues one generally has with loudly-Christian folk, including self-righteousness, ableism, and homophobia. They've recently taken down the "inspirational" (read: prejudiced) printouts wallpapering many cubicles so we'll see how that goes. I have not had much luck here with specialists: My wife, a friend, and I have been refused exams (by different doctors) because of being overweight. I was told "fat people have pain" as if I am too stupid to tell the difference between mild arthritis and a displaced kneecap. Whoopsie! My wife was accused of drug-seeking after a brutal car accident; I got the same from a different doctor because I worked at a pharmacy for years and used the word "drug" instead of "medication" to describe my super-exciting and TOTALLY recreational cholesterol and blood pressure meds. Despite a pair of vicious surgery scars, I was informed that the surgery I had didn't exist. After I paid out of pocket for copies of 24-year-old paper medical records from a non-affiliated hospital, the doctor acknowledged that I had had the surgery but I just didn't know the right name for it. She refused to tell me the "correct" name. I could go on, and I could name names, but the bottom line is that this is a PERVASIVE issue in the culture of the practice. Patients are treated more like enemy combatants than partners in healthcare. There is a saying or belief in Baltimore about doctors. You go to Hopkins if you're good enough You go to University of Maryland if you can stand the politics You go to Mercy if you can stand the religious culture You go to GBMC if you can't stand either You go to MedStar if no one else will hire you ...Overlea just so often fails to live up to Mercy's place on that list.