Dr. Sandin was great. She did a great job of making me feel comfortable, and made the questions…read morefeel more personal than something of a formality. Really took the obnoxious presence of a medical office out of the picture.

I've been going to Dr. Sandin for years and I don't know why I never posted my thoughts about her…read more She is in a word, fabulous. She's the "old fashioned" kind even though young, where she spends the time to listen to your history, concern or just asks questions about your health during your annual physical. Extremely knowledgeable, friendly and professional. She was referred to me by my husbands physician, Dr Matthew Carmody - another one of kind doctor. We are so lucky to have these two caring people who exemplify what it is to be a PCP.

The care both my parents received over a span of 25 years from Dr. Bershel was outstanding and her…read morecompassion is endless. My Dad has been gone for 13 years and my Mom passed this week. Without Dr. Bershel's care I think we would have lost her many years ago.

DAvis Square Family Practice must be what they call a "unicorn" --- one of a kind. Dr. Bershel is…read moreamazing, caring, thorough, smart, experienced, thoughtful and all the people there in the office are competent and put patients first. This is what health care should look like. Dr. Bershel used to call my elderly father up, way after hours. She also calls me with information, after normal hours. When I had some concerns about numbers in a blood test, they went back over 20 years, combing thru extinct medical records to get the information, which turned out to be very helpful. They go WAY above and beyond. Any one would be lucky to get their care there.

The quality of care you receive from Dr. Akbari is superior to any other medical doctor I've ever…read morehad. She is smart, ever so knowledgeable, along with being wise, caring and pleasant. Her office staff also make a big impact on how they deal with patients - helpful and efficient. Her care has changed my life for the better. And I echo the other five star experiences - every word describes Dr. Akbari and the practice

Dr. Nancy Akbari has been my primary care physician since 2013, and I couldn't be happier with her…read morecare, year after year. I have had several health issues over the years, including a serious bout of Lyme disease, and have always felt in very good hands with Dr. Akbari. I also have had a number of medication needs, and Dr. Akbari is always thorough and conscientious when prescribing the best medication options for me while also not automatically turning to meds as a "go to" remedy. She takes a whole health approach to medical issues, which I believe in and has been very effective for me. I recommend Dr. Nancy Akbari without hesitation!

Eleanor Menzin, its the best doctor , she allways is objetive and super professional with the…read moreparents and child. My best experience

Amazing doctors, always available, highly knowledgeable. This was the best recommendation we had…read morefor our children.

My 1 year old son and I both recently became patients of Dr. Tomkins on advice of a friend who has…read moreseen her for 10 years (and whose 1 year old has been seeing her since birth). She has a great "bedside manner:" friendly, easy to talk to, knowledgeable. I never feel rushed when she's with us (even if the office is clearly very busy). I love that Dr. Tomkins is open to and even suggests natural interventions before chemical ones. She is helpful in creating a modified vaccine schedule, and knows about alternative medicine. I've also seen Dr. Coffey at the office (Ball Sq. Family Health), and was very comfortable with him also. He is the only "Dr. Sears approved" doctor in the area! The other support staff are also very friendly and helpful.

Dr.Tomkins is the best physician around. She takes time to listen, has compassion, and great to…read moretalk to. She is open to holistic approach beside western medicine. She will give written information to take home that describes the diagnosis with remedies.

Been coming here since High School.. Just the best Dr's and staff…read more Dr. Moyer and Kate are the best, so caring and easy to talk to. I still go back here even though I no longer live in Belmont. That good.

Doctors are good to excellent, but front desk experience pretty inconsistent. Bernadette…read moreespecially seems unwilling to help patients find solutions to their problems, adding to the stress of seeking medical help or referrals by being curt and short without offering support or additional information that may be helpful. Coming from East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, I am convinced that the quality of care is better in centers where it is not only the doctors caring for the patients, but every single person you encounter in the clinic. Time and again, I have had positive experiences there, getting courteous and efficient help for my needs, but at this local family practice in the rich town of Belmont, shockingly low level of care from the front staff. Doctors- help your staff understand that they are the FIRST interface with the public, and being kind actually counts for a lot.

I've been going to AFP for over 13 years. My care specialist has changed three times. Care…read moreSpecialists come and go. Its a revolving door. My newest care specialist stopped giving me my medication saying I didn't need the amount my last clinician gave me. Well I finally found a new psychiatrist and therapist that help my mental health more than this office ever did. The staff is also changing all the time. I wonder why. Usually the office staff is very nice. Currently looking for a new PCP.

If you want to get help and ameliorate your health problems, this is NOT the place for you. It is a…read morecompletely different office now. In August 2022, the office was still very nice and had the most friendly staff with the most caring doctors and nurse practitioners you could find. Unfortunately, I wrote something that was a lot cleaner and organized than this, but it was deleted, and I am in too much pain to focus on writing that again. I have been dealing with a lot under unfortunate circumstances, and was not able to get in until January. I finally thought I was going to be treated right and I was going to be able to walk again. Unfortunately, no. They do not care. Recently After going to two visits, I received a letter that I was being booted from the practice within a month (ironic that the same day I received another letter on MyChart that another nurse practitioner was leaving the practice) even though I was not getting the proper help I am very very upset because I have been going here since I was about 15 years old, so I would say about 20 years and I was desperately hoping that I would finally be able to walk after three years. I cannot find another primary care for at least five months. Not one person had asked who the man was that called and canceled my appointments. I was literally stuck/held inside a house for almost3 years, my own house until somebody did something about the situation. I was not able to receive help for my health. The staff is now awful. Everything has changed. Everything. The receptionists are rude, you get hang ups and they show their true colors pretty easily. At my appointment with Courtney Tessani I had to ask her to look at back. She didn't once look at my legs or feet that I had told her were very swollen and I could not fit in my regular size shoes, I could not even fit in a shoe size that was over three sizes too big. She did not worry about my blood pressure that got to 220/110 and remained high while at the hospital. I told her would go a bit down briefly once I took my medication by 2 hours after taking it already would be through the roof again. She did not go for a quick two minute walk with me to see how the pain started and the other symptoms that happen when I am walking and standing, like the severe anxiety, dripping sweat, and how hard it is to breathe. She had nothing to say when I told her how weak my once in shape muscular body was now. She had nothing to say when I told her I couldn't even shower. Each time I will stand and end up sitting in there nervous how I'm going to get up and not fall; a mother does not want to have her kids see her like this, she doesn't want to have to call her 15-year-old son into the bathroom to help her up. After the first appointment, I got my x-ray and they told me I had some type of scoliosis, but they didn't think that would cause the pain I was having. But they never wondered or even talked about what the cause of the pain I was having was or could be. I had called after that and asked if she could order an MRI, and the nurse Zoe, who is supercilious and arrogant only, had told me her view on it..reminder, she is not a doctor. I had spoken with Dr. Tessani in the next few days at my appointment and I reminded her that in MRI and CT scan are very important steps to look into what the issue is for somebody who is in the pain that I am. I don't want any medication. I want to be able to walk again. I want to be able to stand up for more than three minutes, not leaning against something. I am not in my late 70s. I am 35 years old and this has been happening since June 2023. She said she was going to send something in for an MRI, I had called MtAuburn Hospital to book it a few days later and they are the ones that told me it was not approved which is shocking. But after I've been trying to speak with my doctor or any other doctors since February 20th (that day, they acted like they had no clue it was denied, which I know is false) I had to speak with Zoe again. She condescendingly talked over me the entire time and pretty much told me that the doctor wasn't going to order an MRI and CT and I had to remind her that between her and my last conversation I had seen Dr. Tessani and she did order it. After waiting longer, I had to speak with Zoe, again she was even worse if you can imagine and pretty much said that Courtney Tessani is not doing anything about the insurance not covering it because when she had ordered it, she basically said she did not think I needed it. So it goes to show you that Courtney Tessani does not care about my health, situation, and what she had sent in for the MRI showed that she did not care and pretty much told them that she did not think she thought I needed any further imaging or help.

We have been with the practice -- and Dr. Zeman specifically -- for 17 years for our two children…read more(now adolescents). Dr. Zeman is EXCELLENT. She is super responsive, always knows the research and best practice, and very compassionate. My children love her. As parents, we have been counseled and supported by her more than once during major family transitions/challenges. Highly recommend Dr. Zeman and the practice.

This office is great if the only thing your child ever gets is strep throat. If your child comes in…read morewith a sore throat, they'll diagnose your child with strep throat. If your child has appendicitis, they'll diagnose your child with strep throat. If your child comes back a couple days later because they still have appendicitis and are getting worse, they'll diagnose your child with - you've guessed it - strep throat again. We had an absolutely terrible experience where three different pediatricians misdiagnosed our son's appendicitis over the course of a week. We went in on a Saturday because my son had intense abdominal pain beginning the previous night. Abdominal pain was his only complaint and symptom. We saw Dr Landis and she diagnosed him with strep throat. He had no sore throat and no cough, which was how he presented with strep when he had previously had it. We were surprised considering his symptoms, and my husband even mentioned that we were worried about appendicitis. "No," said a wildly incorrect Dr Landis, "If it were appendicitis, he would not be able to walk." Two days later, my son was not better, instead he still had abdominal pain and was now also presenting with 101+ fevers, not eating, felt achy all over, and was severely fatigued. We tried to get an appointment for someone to see him 48 hours after the initial appointment, but the person answering the phone said no and to give it another day. So first thing the next morning we were back and with these increasingly worsening symptoms, Dr Zeman diagnosed him again with strep throat and changed the antibiotic. Two days later, the office called and said the throat culture was negative for strep (to the surprise of absolutely no one living in our house), and we should come back the next day if he wasn't better. He obviously wasn't better since he had only been treated for a misdiagnosis of strep throat twice. This third time, now a week after his first symptoms presented, he saw Dr Kepler, who at least managed to not diagnose him with strep throat. She suggested a viral source, maybe mono, but at least ordered blood work. Later that evening, the blood work showed he had a raging bacterial infection. After receiving the results of the blood work, she called us and said we should go to Children's ER to figure out the source of the infection. When the PA in the ER asked my son where his pain was, he pointed to his appendix with the precision and accuracy of a fourth year medical student. This ER Nancy Drew ordered an ultrasound, which showed a perforated appendicitis. (Yes, Dr Landis, it turns out you can walk around with appendicitis.) Even if this had been treated more seriously or thoroughly at the first or second appointment at Arlington Peds, I realize we still might not have caught this before his appendix perforated, but my son certainly did not need to get as sick as he became over the course of that week. Not surprisingly, we chose to leave the practice. We are very lucky that our children have been healthy, but in this instance, when we needed a pediatrician to actually listen to our child and see this was a BIG DEAL, we instead received a series of mis-diagnoses, delays, and condescending attitudes.