dr garcia is great he is knowledgeable very respectful curtios kind helpful and his staff is great…read morealso he put stents in my legs 10 years ago and feel great he stent my heart also 2013 and fine now i would highly recommed him

I'm not one to write many reviews but felt this was necessary to show my sincere appreciation with…read moreSt Elizabeth's Medical Center and specifically Dr. Lawrence Garcia and his staff. I had a massive heart attack in 2004 at the age of 42. I was airlifted to BIDMC and luckily for me Dr Garcia was the cardiologist on call that day. He stented my artery and saved my life. In 2008 I had a by-pass still having Dr.Garcia as my cardiologist. Since 2008 I had no symptoms and felt great until about a month ago. I was working out and felt some jaw pain as I did many years ago just before my heart attack. Since I live in Charlestown and I am surrounded by Mass general I went to their walk in clinic to get it checked out. They immediately did an EKG and saw something that was cause for alarm. I was admitted that day and they continued testing. They did an echo cardiogram as well as monitoring me and finally 3 days later I went to the catherization lab. They did a catherization and did not place any stents. However, I did not get to see a doctor until the next day. He spent a total of 4 minutes with me and said I had an unusual case and he needed to get with his team to see what the best option was.I was also told I had 3 blockages in my arteries and he wasn't sure if they could be stented or not. He told me I had 3 options.1.) treat with meds for 3 months to see what happens 2.) look at the p[possibility of stenting but would be very difficult and not sure if it could be done. 3.) opt for by-pass surgery. I was released but really had no plan but an appointment set up for 30 days later. I then emailed Dr. Garcia at St Elizabeth's Medical Center. He responded right away and asked me to get the images from Mass General as well as the images from BIDMC from 2008 and 2004. I got all the images on a Thursday and then called Dr. Garcia on his cell phone Thursday afternoon. He told me to come in the next morning with the images. I arrived and waited approx. 15 minutes and Dr. Garcia came out. He then went to look at the images. He returned about 30 minutes later and knew exactly what I needed. he set up a stress test the next week and said he would follow up right away. Again, he did exactly what he said he would do. I spoke with him on the phone and he said he could stent the 2 blockages right away and then set up a time in the cath lab to take care of the 3rd blockage. Fast forward to today and I am home after having 2 of the 3 arteries fixed. I will get the 3rd one done next month. I cant say enough about him or his team. His NP Nancy Nicholson was also amazing. She was there from the beginning and was so supportive and helpful as well as everyone I came into contact with. Dr. Garcia is amazing and he is all business and right to the point. I can tell he lives and breathes cardiology and he had no hesitation knowing exactly what he needed to do. For anyone who has heart or artery disease, I would not recommend anyone but Dr. Lawrence Garcia. He is my life saver and cant express enough how comforting, secure and lucky I feel having him as my cardiologist.

I started going to Dr. Fogg four years ago. My brother, Mom, Dad, Grandma, and many friends of our…read morefamily now see her. She is brilliant and actually cares about my health; mental and physical. Everyone who works there is funny and kind. I love Dr. Fogg and have recommended her to everyone I know!

I have been seeing Dr. Fogg as my primary care physician for over five years now. Although it…read moremight not be important to some, it was important for me to have a PCP who also has a degree in Public Health (MPH) since I believe prevention to be an essential part of medicine. The first time I met with Dr. Fogg, she asked me so many questions (not just about my personal health) to try to get a sense of who I was and what might be important issues for my health care. Now it was over five years ago, but I remember her spending a full hour with me during that first appointment. She is very approachable and seems to truly care about her patients' health. A couple of years ago, I had a medical concern and actually emailed her through the patientsite website. She returned my email promptly (within 2 hours and it was after 8pm) and I was able to schedule a time to see her within the week. I truly believe that she provides outstanding medical care and prevention tips. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a doctor.

This is for the PT section of the Brighton Marine facility…read more Ring Ring Her "Brighton Marine Center" Me "I'd like to make an appt for physical therapy." Her "What is the problem?" Me "I have rotator cuff tendonitis." Her "What part of the body is that?" Me "Uhhh...shoulder..." Her "How do you spell 'rotator'?" Me "Uh..R-O-T-A-T-O-R" Her "How do you spell tendonitis?" Me "It's not really my field so I don't know." Her "Well, I'm just the receptionist." Me *CLICK* Called Joint Ventures and the woman that answered the phone was knowledgeable and very nice. Brighton Marine should hire a receptionist that at least pretends to know what she's doing.

Dr. Chin is ok but not great. He is way too fast when it comes to examining or he just listens to…read morewhat you say and doesn't examine at all... His assistant forgets to get me information to another office/ appointment after Dr. Chin asks her to do it almost every time. Sometimes I cant understand what she just said. He never does follow up appointments. He does seem nice but i just always feel rushed.

Great guy and great doctor-don't hesitate-call him with your problem and if he can't help you he…read morewill point you in the right direction!

One of the best docs out there. When I injured my foot last year, I limped - on crutches - sobbing…read moreinto the podiatrist's office affiliated with a major Boston hospital. The podiatrist barely even looked at me before saying "it's a sprain, you'll be fine by Monday." I angrily told him it was NOT a sprain, that I knew my body and something was wrong. That night had me back in ER for excruciating pain. Enter Dr. Friedberg the following week who, after some manipulation of my foot, and some questions concluded that I had a fascia tear that would probably take a few months to heal. Man was I glad I went to Dr. Friedberg! My foot did take a few months to heal, but he was nothing but kind, gentle, and professional through the entire process. He offered tips and tricks on how to regain strength and reduce pain, showed me my MRI images, and explained things in very simple and detailed ways. I cannot say enough good things about him, especially if you need a second opinion.

Tried this practice/doctor for a year. As of this writing, I believe the annual individual fee is…read more$10,000. I do not recommend them and did not renew for several reasons: * Dr. Donahue is not terribly responsive. There were several occasions where he said "I'll get back to you" and then never did. * Relatedly, I would have to call and follow up every time test results came in-he/the practice never reached out to me. Even the boring ol' dermatologists and ob-gyns of the world (in non-concierge practices) let you know your test was negative/positive/whatever. For $10k a year...can't Dr. Donahue or his staff do the same? * Inability to schedule online (every time I emailed to ask about an appointment--even for telehealth--I was told to call in to speak to someone live just to schedule the appointment). Every time they wanted to see me, they would email me and say "please call in to make an appointment." Couldn't you just have...sent some appointment times in that very email? Or call ME? For this (alleged) level of service and fees, I'd like the ability every hairdresser and nail salon has had since 2010: let me schedule online! Offices can certainly review and reject appointment requests, as these other professions do. * Dr. Donahue is relatively scatter-brained, to put it politely, to the point that it will affect your care. I experienced this a few times across my year in his practice, including in minor ways (e.g., promising to get back to me after he reviewed an article I'd sent him), but the most egregious example is that we had a entire appointment (reviewing test results and recommending actions for me) that he subsequently forgot about. I checked in with him about a month after the appointment to follow-up, and he emailed me to ask me to take a variety of tests before we met...which tests I'd already taken and discussed with him the prior month. When I mentioned the date of our prior meeting and the lab results, he sent an email apologizing. Still: if I were less meticulous--or forgetful myself--I'd have undertaken a whole new round of tests (not covered by insurance, natch). At various points throughout the year, I actually wondered if he might have early-onset Alzheimer's. * Dr. Donahue runs a LOT of tests--many of which are not covered by insurance--the results of which are not terribly helpful. For example, one relatively expensive test for 'food sensitivities' revealed some for me...I asked if I should eliminate those items that showed up in red on the test, at which point he told me the test could be revealing a sensitivity OR just picking up on stuff I'd been eating a lot of lately. That....would have been helpful to know before the test, when I might have modified my diet; when I mentioned this, he said that I could always eliminate something concerning me and then retake the test in a few months. * Dr. Donahue would frequently say things--especially early on, going over my medical history, etc.--like, "now THAT'S interesting!" if I presented a medical quandary or something bizarre or troubling. This language happened a few times, when I presented new issues or we got new test results in. Conversely, I got the sense he was a bit zoned out when we talked about your regular 'run of the mill' medical issues (e.g., high cholesterol), and that overall, the only way to keep his interest would require an ongoing litany of unusual troubles...like he's "House" or something. *At our first meeting/physical exam appointment, he cheerily pointed out a few times that he could do my ob-gyn work, too! I have a great gynecologist, which I mentioned--and he re-mentioned, again, later, that he could do it, too. I thought it was odd that he mentioned it first (I hadn't brought up ob-gyn work because I already have that taken care of) and more than once. I was attracted to the practice because I felt that Dr. Donahue's experience as a doctor in a more rural community may have given him the knowledge/wisdom a kind of old-timey house call doctor would have. Instead, what I got was part absent-minded practitioner, part woo woo medicine dude. No, I don't want to order oregano oil from your Personal Health MD dispensary at Fullscript.com, where you make a commission (and where everything you prescribed costs more than from GNC, Amazon and other online stores). Jeez Louise. That kind of stuff makes you feel like you're in a multi-level marketing scam rather than a pricy concierge medicine practice. If you definitely want to be part of a concierge medical practice, you can find several others in the area for much less money and with more responsive, professional doctors. If you're still on the fence about signing up for concierge medicine at all, I'll say this: you're in the Boston area, and there are no shortage of awesome physicians to choose from who are just part of the regular ol' conglomerates we have. Whichever way you decide to go, this guy ain't it.

If you're not aware of what 'Functional Medicine' is make sure you google the background before you…read morecommit to being a member of this practice. While I do support and believe in alternative therapies, when they make sense. I believe in them after traditional medicine might not work, such as acupuncture or massage therapy and the like. I Don't subscribe to the idea that Supplements or Molecular and numerous Genetic testing should be used as a Primary approach to health care or in lieu of traditional medicine first and foremost. That's what Functional Medicine is, lab tests that your standard insurance carrier will not cover and will reject the claim as 'Experimental' because it is which might also explain the high annual membership cost. If you're looking for a physician who isn't interested in 'your' input regarding your medical needs and would prefer to 'tell you' what they thinks is best, than this is the practice for you. If however you want to have a meaningful dialog to work on a plan together such as discussing past comprehensive medical history or being 'asked' if you're familiar with a certain medication or protocol 'before' making assumptions and decisions...this is 100% definitely NOT the practice for you. The membership fee is very high and while you usually don't have to wait long for an appointment. The trade off is not having a traditional GP/Patient relationship. A traditional GP wouldn't sell me a $140 bottle of CoQ10 because my whatever enzymes were low for instance. Or some vastly overpriced liquid fish oil to help with joint pain, because we all know joint pain is based on inflammation and fish oil reduces inflammation...okay. (Which I found on Amazon at 1/3 the price btw.) Don't get me wrong. If this approach 'is' your thing and your not interested in a standard medical GP for your routine illnesses than by all means, enjoy the lovely persian rugs and fine china while you sip some herbal tea. If however you're looking for a Concierge Physician that practices standard traditional medicine or to provide routine referrals as needed. This is not the practice for you. I'll stick with a traditional approach where the emphasis is on treating the patients needs, it's never failed me before and you're valued a great deal more than in a Functional Medicine approach which prefers to ignore the symptoms and go off on tangents for the all important 'root cause'. Vitamins have their place...on the store shelf of my local pharmacy.

I had a good experience with Dr. Tandon. After months of trying to figure out what was wrong with…read moreme, Dr. Tandon got right down to business with me and had a diagnosis within a few short weeks after my colonoscopy. I started the recommended meds and am on the road to recovery, with hopefully no relapse! What I appreciated was his kindness and willingness to listen to my thoughts and opinions on my illness. Even my theories and suspicions on what caused it, he listened to and researched. I felt respected and heard by him. I still have a ways to go to fully recover but it's getting better so I am hopeful!

I saw Dr Manish Tandon on Telehealth in June and with only hearing of my mild symptoms, he quickly…read moresuggested the highest level of procedure that is not typically needed for someone my age. As I went to the hospital to carry though months later, every single staff was surprised that at my age I was getting such a procedure. Just had my physical and again this was brought up as something that was not necessary. At this point, I feel that he didn't take the time to do what's best for me and simply acted as to what's best for the hospital. I really feel ripped off. I don't recommend this doctor. STAY AWAY!

Dr. Leavitt operated on my left foot which was diagnosed with a lisfranc fracture after suffering a…read moretraumatic accident at work. I could not have asked for a better Dr/Surgeon. Very direct and honest about diagnosis and prognosis. If you want someone to tell you paint you a picture with "unicorns and rainbows" and tell you what you want to hear, then he is not the Dr. for you. If you want to get world class care , fully recover so you can get back to work and be physically active again, he is you Dr. I've completed several marathons and iron man triathlons following his care, I can't recommend him enough.

FYI he has these signs hanging in his office and I was told by someone else who saw him that he…read morealso has an invitation 45's inauguration hanging on the wall in his waiting area. That was enough for me. Unprofessional, inappropriate and insensitive.

Dr Marcoux is a great physician and surgeon. He takes the time to thoroughly explain the options…read moreafter reviewing my X-rays and other test. I was very satisfied with my visits and highly recommend him. A true professional.

5 Star rating: Dr. John T. Marcoux 5 Star rating: St…read more Elizabeth's Hospital Brighton MA 5 Star rating: Surgical Team at St. Elizabeth's Hospital 5 Star rating: Office staff at Dr. Marcoux's office 5 Star rating: Surgical procedure right foot