Haque Madina, MD

Jennifer King, NP is the consummate professional. She is very pleasant and a detailed listener. I…read morehave the utmost Her assistant that originally checked me in was extremely friendly and thorough. This was of my best visits to Arlington Primary Care. I have been with them for over 35 years. Even though I have moved 70 miles away the drive is worth it to get professional, caring medical care.

Everything at APC was super efficient, including check-in and processing. Katie the nurse's aide…read morewas very efficient and professional. And Brittany was her typical excellent caregiver. I would give 5 stars but I'm so fed up with the following that I'm only giving 3 stars in hopes my plea gets listened to. The building elevators continue to be awful. I have been coming to 1635 GM Dr. ever since it opened in the mid 1990s and the elevators have been terrible for all 3 decades. One of the two elevators is often out of service - ridiculously frequently. Additionally, the elevators are really slow-moving, further sapping efficiency. As such, when an elevator - yet again - goes on the blink, eliminating 50% of elevator capacity (when they really should have originally built 3 or more elevators), it's guaranteed that patients will be chronically late. For themselves, their staff and their patients, I urge APC and other buikding tenants to unify and demand the owner/management company do MUCH better than they have to date by replacing the terrible-from-the-start-but-getting-even-worse elevators. Bite the bullet with patients having to take alternate elevators for a week or so for the swap out, but replace the dysfunctional elevators now.

A pic of me smiling because I was able to get on a medication that's going to help me with my diabetes and it's working!

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Patrick Correnty, MD

3.8(12 reviews)

When I heard that Dr. Patrick Correnty had passed away I was shocked and devastated. He was a great…read moredoctor and and a very special man. I trusted him thoroughly! I have has many primary care physicians in my lifetime, but his wisdom, caring, and sensible advice made for a very pleasant relationship. I rarely come to crying, but I feel a deep loss personally. I'm not privy, but I'm guessing had been dealing will some overwhelming personal issues as well as under pressure from the perils of running a practice within the current structure of medicine; low insurance reimbursements, predatory hospitals, etc. The outpouring of love, affection, and respect at the memorial service was one of the most amazing I have witnessed. I am both sickened and saddened to loose this wonderful man.

Love my doctor, don't have a problem with the voice mail message system, and have had nothing but…read morethe best of treatment from ALL of their medical staff. I'm in and out on time and am encouraged to ask questions, go for follow-up when necessary, and continue to refuse the $25 voluntary fee each year without a problem. In my five years with this practice, I have never had an issue with billing and have probably seen each of their doctors once (including Dr. Abbey who is no longer with them... sad face). I've also traveled to their McLean office in order to get an earlier appointment and have had no troubles there either!

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Jeremy S. Bock, MD, FACC

5.0(1 review)

Dr. Bock is the best there is. Terrific guy as well as a great doctor. I'd rate him 1000 stars if…read morepossible. Unfortunately VHC has become so corporate and uses ridiculous metrics to judge doctors like speed of appts which is not patient oriented but profit oriented. I hope he takes a well-deserved break before his next gig wherever it is. They'll be so lucky to have him!!!

Howard P Zahalsky, MD

3.8(21 reviews)

I met with Dr Zahalsky as part of his Direct Care patient experience. He has chosen to contract…read morewith SignatureMD for a portion of his primary care practice. For younger patients, he told me that he is still accepting insurance. They way it works for direct care, is that for Medicare patients you pay SignatureMD $1800 per year. Due to the crazy rules of Medicare you can't give him the money. They do. He also will bill your insurance-Medicare and secondary. With the direct care agreement, he will call you and/or text you the very same day. With the money conversation out of the way (isn't it sad that medical care is first about money, then also about care), I think that Dr. Zahalsky does a very good job. FIrst of all, I think he's smart and thinks things through. Second, he genuinely cares. Next, he will make sure that if you were to need to see a high quality specialist, he'll make sure that you obtain an appointment. There is not much more I can ask. The medical care system is broken. Everyone recognizes this. Everybody feels like a insignificant cog in a money system. Doctors and nurses all seem to be burned out. I chose to spend some money so that Dr. Z can afford to spend some time with me-I had a full one hour appointment. I was able to ask each and every one of my questions and have them answered. Paying $1800/yr is not something that everyone can afford. I know that. But if you can pony up the dough, I think it's worth it.

Dr. Zahalsky is nice enough. He does the blood work himself, and after a few days it's easy to…read moreaccess your information on the online portal. The wait wasn't bad to see him. I probably won't go back, because I wasn't a fan of how he handled the fact that I had high bp. He took my bp, noted an absurdly high number, but didn't take the time to check it again later. He ranted about "protein supplements" without any detail on the supplements or even about when I use them, which I rarely was at that point. It's possible that the high blood pressure was due to dining out about 20 times a week--I am on Yelp, after all. He didn't even ask, or let me explain my poor eating habits. I solved the issue myself by watching my sodium intake and eating more fruits and vegetable I won't hold it against him that the two specialists he recommended were not helpful. I should have done my own research.

Christopher Walsh, MD, FACP

3.9(13 reviews)

I've been a patient of Dr. Walsh's for five years now. I appreciate his focus on preventative…read moremedicine, and his excellent bedside manner. I don't have particularly complicated medical problems, but when I do bring a concern he resolves it without provoking unnecessary anxiety. He's also referred me to a couple excellent specialists, both of whom spoke very highly of him as a primary care physician. Only point for improvement (and this has nothing to do with Dr. Walsh himself, and everything to do with VHC's scheduling staff) would be a little more flexibility with scheduling annual wellness exams. It's easy to get a 15-minute appointment for a concern that arises during the year, but the 30-minute annual wellness exam has to be scheduled a year in advance. If you cancel your wellness exam for any reason, then you can't get another one until a year after the date on which you cancel your original appointment. That's completely okay, and that's why I make extra efforts to keep my appointments--I figure a cancellation on my end is my fault. But if the doctor has to cancel for any reason (and there are lots of good reasons that he might have to cancel), then the scheduling team kicks you to the back of the line, more than a year from the date on which they cancel your appointment. This happened to me recently, and caused me to miss the annual wellness screening I had scheduled for January 2026. The first available make-up appointment was November 2026. Dr. Walsh is a great doctor and totally worth the wait, and since I have only minor medical issues that I can monitor on my own I'm just going to use blood tests at CVS in the interim. And again, this is a criticism of the admin team and not Dr. Walsh.

Just had my first physical with Dr. Walsh and the experience was phenomenal. Everyone including the…read morescheduler, front desk, checkout, and medical assistant were incredibly pleasant and professional. His examination was very thorough and precise. He picked up on things that only specialists had picked up on previously. He went the extra mile to counsel me on things most internists wouldn't. Highly recommend him and his staff!

Ascunce Gil MD

3.0(3 reviews)

Dr Ascunce is great! He performed my 1st (and only) colonoscopy in late 2019 and it was a really…read moreeasy experience. The office is lovely, very natural, not cold like most others. It even smells nice! Dr. Ascunce took his time with me, very friendly and good sense of humor. He really put me at ease. The staff is friendly and efficient, very short wait to see the doctor. I understand that some patients might take more time than others. That's natural, we all like to have time to ask questions and not feel rushed. Very little paperwork, no portals to register on, what a relief to not rely on the internet to schedule, set appointments and get test results. The pre-test 'fast' was the best I've heard of, and definitely improved my well-being. It was a 5-day, so I wasn't (ahem) in the bathroom for hours like the majority of my friends reported after 24-hour fasts. It was difficult to give up fruits, nuts and seeds at first, a staple of my diet, but I was never starving and felt great after. It's a cleanse! He went over the test results with me after the procedure, no follow up needed (phew!). I absolutely recommend Dr. Ascunce and his staff at VHC. I hope they are still in practice in 5 years!

Great doctor but office is poorly run. We've been here twice and both times we've waiting 30 to and…read morehour AFTER our appointment time to be seen. They should allocate the proper time of each appointment which is about 30 minutes, like I said he is a good doctor, but I don't want to have an appointment at 5pm and be seen until 6pm or later. As of now it looks like it will be later. We've been waiting for an hour already. Not cool. I don't appreciate my time being wasted.

Health First Associates

4.0(1 review)

Excellant primary care physicians, concerned and caring but don't overdo it with tests, etc. just…read moreadvise best ways to maintain healthy lifestyle. Amita Chaudhary is my primary and I really appreciate her continual care.

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PMA Health-Arlington

4.0(8 reviews)

At this PMA location, they provide care for Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care,…read moreInternal Medicine and Interventional Pulmonology. I came here for an appointment for Sleep Medicine. Their office is located on the first floor and they recommend you park in the Gold Garage and take the elevator from the garage to the 1st floor. Parking is $7 and they DO NOT validate parking! Just FYI! Upon arrival the office seemed very clean and bright. Staff were very nice and friendly. Overall a great experience at this location!

The Physician's Assisstant should not be writing an analysis of an MRI. His analysis contradicted…read morethe original analysis of the VHC doctor in significant ways.

The ICU at the Virginia Hospital Center is a 24-bed, fully-integrated, multi-specialty unit operated by PMA Health.

Dr Lawrence Stein, MD Sleep Medicine, Pulmonology and Critical Care

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O'donnell Phillip MD

2.0(4 reviews)

I have some medical issues, such as diabetes, and as a result I see a lot of doctors each year for…read morecheck-ups. I see a primary care physician, endocrinologist, podiatrist, ophthalmologist and a dentist. I have been seeing Dr. O'Donnell for about 7 years now and I think he is the best primary care physician in the area. He takes the time to explain things to his patients and has a very good bedside manner. I also feel that he is a very knowledgeable doctor and give quality medical advice. I highly recommend him.

Dr. Odonnel is a nice guy and seems like a good doctor. The way his office is managed though is…read moreenough to run. I've waited almost an hour a few different times for him, even with an early morning appointment. Moreover, and worse, I got a concerning test result and someone from his staff called to tell me the result and said it was office policy that if I wanted to speak with him about it I would need to make an appointment.

Inova - General Internal Medicine Group

2.1(197 reviews)

1.3 mi•Virginia Square

I've only been for one visit so far but will update as needed. For now, 4/5 stars. I needed a new…read morepractice to get a physical at and these guys took me with a 1.5week wait to see the PA (the wait for the real doctors was almost 4 months..ouch! Note to self, schedule in advance!) I arrived a few minutes after my first appointment because I was in the wrong building (it's 3833, not 3033..oops). The front desk ladies were SUPER nice (which blew me away, normally doctor office front desk people are awful, or at least cold) and took my printed insurance card with no issue. They were having problems with their scanner so the forms I sent ahead of time weren't in the system, but no biggie, they gave me a new set and I filled them out fairly quickly (for once didn't need to fill out the huge insurance part, woo!). All in all, great front desk experience. They explained the ID card they gave me and how their portal system works too. Sweet I saw one of the PAs for a physical and she was super nice and really explanative of what she was recommending for me to treat allergies and what normal blood tests she was recommending. I had a couple of questions for her and she was good at taking her time explaining her answers. I like doctors that do that versus just telling you something and moving on..it allows me to process things and use the information to make my own decisions as well. She also let me know that she'd follow up with me if any of my bloodwork came back abnormal. I thought she was great, but I tend to prefer PAs/Nurse Practitioners regardless..same credentials, just better human skills I find. My normal blood work was drawn right in the room, which definitely beat the normal routine of returning to the waiting room and signing up and waiting all over again. The check out was the only thing where there was a slight hang up. They gave me the appointment details (WIN! I like having this stuff for my own records) and a copy of prescriptions requested. I asked the doctor for prescriptions for OTC drugs so that I could use my HSA (you can use HSA to pay for some OTCs, but you have to have a written prescription). I guess she just wrote an electronic script and when I asked the check out desk folks for a written one, they tried to dismiss me and tell me that they couldn't take care of it. I explained that the doctor was okay with writing the scripts, but they have to be in paper and with a signature for me to submit to HSA for reimbursement. The lady said she had never heard about that, but I insisted (don't want to get whacked $15 for an over-the-phone Rx fill). She finally went and talked to the PA and she happily wrote out the scripts for me. Overall, I had a really pleasant experience. I was nervous based on the reviews here, but they seem to be a bit more admin-y. I just want a doctor's office that is warm and easy to schedule with and can see me when I have the sniffles. This seems to be it for now.

I have been a loyal patient at Inova for years seeing Dr. Rao, but after my recent experience, I…read morewill never return to any of their locations. I called trying to get an appointment with my primary care physician, but the nurse on the phone told me my doctor wasn't available that day, but offered to schedule me with a Nurse Practitioner at another location instead. What she deliberately left out was that this other location would bill the visit as urgent/emergency care, turning what should have been a standard $30 copay into a surprise $200+ bill. If they had been honest and transparent about the massive cost difference, I would have waited a day or two to see my regular doctor. Instead, they took advantage of my vulnerability and pain to quietly route me into an overpriced visit without my informed consent. When I reached out to billing and customer support to explain the lack of disclosure, they refused to help or take accountability. It is heartbreaking and deeply infuriating to realize that a healthcare provider you trusted for years views its patients as an ATM rather than people needing care. Beware of their deceptive scheduling tactics. They do not care about your well-being--only what they can extract from your wallet when you are at your most vulnerable. I am officially taking my care elsewhere.