I recently visited Dr Lawrence Elliott at his office in Venice. I find the office staff to be very…read moreefficient in the signing in procedure. I was moved along quickly without much wait time and Dr. Elliott's assistant, Oksana, greeted me and was extremely knowledgeable and displayed a very positive outlook in preparing me for my visit with Dr. Elliott. Greeting me for my stress tests was Jennifer and loi. Jennifer and Loi are outstanding nurses and assisted me throughout the test. They both were a fountain of knowledge. I was also impressed with having had many stress tests I never had the doctor present. This time Dr Elliott was with me at all times explaining and encouraging me. It was a pleasant and informative test and I thank everyone's involvement.

This guy is a joke. Has No communication skills. All he wants to do is write out prescriptions…read more The more he writes the more trips to the Bahamas, I guess! My husband saw him for about 4 years with heart problems...all this doctor did was run all the tests year after year that medicare would approve/cover. One of the last times my husband saw him, his lower legs and ankles were swollen. He was in a pair of summer shorts and sandles...this doctor didn't even notice it. Probably because he never examined him! When I asked about the swelling all the doctor did was write out another prescription. My husband died within that year. Do your homework before going to this guy.

I was there for 14 days. I was amazed at the care. Before and after my major surgery. Service by…read morethe staff was fantastic. It was so excellent I actually enjoyed most of it. Jim Miller

Went to the ER for an emergency...check in was fast and efficient. Not many people in the ER at…read more9:30 PM. We thought we would be seen fairly quickly...wow were we wrong, 6 hours later we finally made it back to see someone. Then sat on there for another 2 hours. Next time we will just wait for the next day to go to our family doctor, or a better ER. This place is terrible.

So, there are different flavors of Cardiologists just like most other medical specialties. My…read moreregular Cardio doc referred me to what she somewhat humorously called an electrician! That's a much easier way of saying a Cardiologist that specializes in Electrophysiology. These are the docs you go if your ticker might have an electrical problem. In my case it was Dr. Safi Ahmed. Font-of-the Office- A well-oiled machine! Pleasant seating area. Friendly folks. The paperwork was one signature on one sheet of paper. Don't you love it when computerization works! Physician's Assistant- As usual, at least for me, you see a PA first who does the basics and sets you up for the doc to come in. She was competent and friendly. I waited ten or fifteen minutes until the doc came in. The Doctor- First impressions were great! Bedside manner is important to me, and he was friendly but got right down to business which I appreciated. His explanations were great without too much medical jargon. Most importantly, I didn't feel rushed. It turns out that my ticker didn't need lot of work which was great news! In the future, if my heart blows a circuit this is where I'll go!