i was interested in becoming a patient. However, this office does not have a meet and greet option…read moreavailable with Dr. Akhmed. They expect you to financially commit to someone you have never met, nor had a conversation with. That is insane.

Dr. Akhmed saved my life…read more I had been given a false diagnosis by an urological oncologist at no less than Johns Hopkins. He told me that I had an advanced incurable cancer, and to "settle your affairs". I was only in my 30's, and this put my family into a huge crisis. After weeks of emergency room visits and specialists, I somehow ended up in Dr. Akhmed's office. She asked me what medications I was on, and right in front of me, pulled out a reference book and looked them up. She said that she thought I was having a rare reaction to an allergy medicine I was on and that I should stop taking all medications immediately. She was right. The allergy medicine had been causing high blood pressure and urine retention, resulting in a blocked bladder blowing up to the size of a basketball, which necessitated the emergency room visits and could have resulted in death. The other doctors I saw during the crisis gave me yet more meds which caused more side effects. Once I stopped taking the allergy meds and the high blood pressure meds, my blood pressure went down, and I never had another problem with the bladder. I am eternally grateful to Dr. Akhmed.

Terrible customer service. I walked in 20 minutes before my appointment noticed that Claudia was…read morehelping another gentleman and had a seat in an empty waiting room. Two people proceeded to walk in and get check in before me.

More preventative, get to the root cause, functional health care and less bottom line corporate,…read morecompliant screwed up society current system that pits the patient vs. provider to get more of a Win/Win positive, beneficial caring for both patient and provider? Not separate what taken as a whole allows better results; instead of just focusing on symptoms physically that would have been addressed earlier, if we had a healthier Actual "healthy Health System " instead of a Corporate, Insurance, greed based system? Miss being able to have a relationship and empathetic, practical wellness practice, that puts you in best position to help you help yourself with reliable trustworthy information and education, to have healing symbiosis. Thanks.

Jeanine Werner cared for my Mother back in 2003-2004 when she was battling breast cancer. She was…read morecaring and kind, and always found the best options medically to suit her needs. She was readily available to answer all questions that we had and always returned our phone calls promptly. We were very pleased with her.

Dr. Werner has been my Oncologist for the past 8 years. From my first encounter with her I felt…read morethat I had made the best choice in choosing her as my provider. She's very thorough and never hesitated to take my questions and concerns back to the tumor board as needed. She's a phenomenal doctor with years of experience in this field. She has always be accessible to me when needed and very timely with calls and feedback. I highly recommend her to anyone in search of an Oncologist.

I attended the Emotional Health in Full Bloom workshop for people with cancer and their caregivers…read more Dr. Jackson did a great job exploring our positive and negative emotions. She gave us tools to use so that we are emotionally healthy during a very difficult time in our lives. If you have cancer or a caregiver for someone that has cancer, I recommend this workshop.

I've been to this practice twice. I definitely prefer the Greenbelt office over the Bowie one. The…read morereceptionist wasn't at the desk due to an emergency resulting to me waiting about 15 minutes before anyone came to the front to greet me. The PA was talking on her phone about some people & NP seemed a bit off or bothered. Just the whole vibe in that office was off, maybe it was the day I went?! After talking to the NP, the receptionist came back and she seemed a bit more pleasant or at least brought life to the office. My preference is still Greenbelt, but I'll try Annapolis if I need to go again.

What does it take for a response? I've sent 2 emails and left a phone message but no one has…read morecontacted me. I'm responding to the three year reminder you sent. I've been on hold nearly 30 minutes with no response. You have all my records or I would go elsehere.

Been going to CDC for many years. When you get a bit older things don't tend to work the same. I…read morebegan maybe 10 years ago. My original doctor was fantastic. Listened incredibly well, asked numerous specific questions to try to get to the roots of any issues, and took my care very seriously. The he retired. I began seeing a new doctor at this same facility last year. I can easily say the same things. Very happy with this entire company, their doctors and staff, and all of their processes.

Dr. Karp and his team were the very best! Beyond competent, they were also compassionate and…read moregentle, understanding my anxiety. They gave me results quickly and in plain language. HIghly recommend!

If I could give zero stars I would. I called for an appointment and was told that the first…read moreavailable for new patients was three months away. I had just moved from out of state and he had been recommended, so I made the appointment for three months away. The morning of the appointment - three months later- I had not gotten a reminder call from the office so I called to confirm my 1:00 pm appointment. I was told the appointment had been canceled because they had not received my paperwork and had called to remind me about the appointment and the paperwork on three different occasions. I asked what number they had been calling. It was an incorrect number - off by one digit. Since I'm not in the habit of giving an incorrect version if my own number, it was clear there had been a typo when they input my number. I told the receptionist my correct number and asked that they honor the appointment that day. She said she would go and talk to the doctor. When she returned to the phone, she told me that not only would they not see me as scheduled but that the doctor had said they would not schedule me at all - ever - because they hadn't received my paperwork. While initially I was upset and disappointed, I'm actually quite glad it turned out this way because I wouldn't want to see a doctor who has so little compassion or consideration.

After a long and disappointing association with an oncology practice, my mother was not getting…read moreneeded pain medication or support for her illness. The patient him or herself can't make decisions about changing routines much less physicians. It pained me to see the daily frustration, her pain medication wasn't working. I consulted my own hospitalization's pages to find a doctor whose speciality is Geriatrics. Dr. Peter Schlissler is a prince among men. He had my parents and me in his office...cancer is a group activity, or it should be. The oncologist had no such office or family meeting. Dr. Schlisser spoke at length about my mother's condition and what we could expect. I told my mother to bring prescriptions in a bag, even empty bottles. Dr. Schlissler commented that these prescriptions were all but no longer used, it was no wonder that the medications were not working. There are better things and better dosages. I had tears to think that this doctor not only provided the revelation about the illness itself, but that there was better, pro-active treatment. Dr, Schissler wanted to examine the patient himself. You could see what kind of a person he is when he took the wheel with her wheelchair. He pushed it himself, slowly, chatting with my mother, mindful of her condition, respectful of it. More tears for me. That appointment lasted nearly five hours. He found that she had severe osteoporosis which no other doctor had tested for. He set about protocols to ease her pain, which eased our worry, he gave us a sense of control at long last. It was such a sense of relief to find Dr. Schissler and his medical practice. He restored our family by providing the respect my battle weary parents needed to carry on. Dr. Schissler is gentle and wise. He was there for my mother every step of the way. As surely as he told us at that first appointment that we were no where near ready for Hospice, he later wisely knew when it was the time. Imagine the dignity and grace. Anyone would do a family member or friend a service by having a consultation with Dr. Schissler and Associates. He provides gold-plated, compassionate care. http://www.marylandgeriatricmedicine.com/aboutus.html