We have only dealt with Dr Allara and Dr Yoon over the last 25+ years. My wife has very complicated…read morehealth issues Drs Allara and Yoon have taken the time and effort to become familiar with these issues. I usually don't care for the way most doctors treat patients but Allara and Yoon are exceptional, they actually treat patients as patients not numbers. My wife and I have had horrible experiences with medical professionals but never have we had one complaint with Allara and Yoon. These guys understand that all patients are not the same. They understand that what is normal for one patient is not necessarily normal for another. They actually put some thought into your problems instead of just running down a check list. At one time I thought proper medical treatment was no existent North of Boston but after 25+ years of dealing with MFM Health I know that good health care can be found.

I feel compelled to write this review and warn the community after just completing an extremely…read morebizarre and unprofessional job interview process. I want to preface my review by explicitly stating that I fully understand MFM's mission of bringing accessible and coordinated care to the local setting. However, it appears as though MFM is expanding very rapidly and their operations cannot keep pace, which has downstream effects on both care quality and observable culture, which they are apparently trying to resolve through hiring instead of addressing the root causes of these issues. I applied for two positions at MFM Health. I will keep identifying details confidential to protect the privacy of those involved. For the first position I applied to, I was contacted by the hiring manager via a "Do Not Reply" email. She provided a phone number and asked me to call to set up an interview. I was unsure why the interview arrangements could not be worked out over email, but I nevertheless called the number only to find out that it was not a direct line. I called this number several times and was never able to reach the hiring manager despite a valiant attempt. Many negative reviews of this practice state it is difficult to contact staff by phone, I would say this assessment is accurate. When I was contacted about the second position, I was excited to find out that it was in a specialty department that I had several years of experience in on top of my 10+ years of relevant experience. One of the things I immediately noticed was that staff availability for interviews was limited, and, for the most part, they told you when you would be coming in. I understand that healthcare and volume are synonymous these days, but some flexibility would have been appreciated to allow me to prepare adequately. The screening interview was uneventful, but things became a bit strange during the in-person interview. As such, the supervising physician bluntly told me they are "very burned out" and cannot handle their patient load yet "they keep sending me more." I asked if any continuing education opportunities are offered and I was told no. This concerns me as organizations that do not invest in the growth and development of their staff typically experience high turnover and low morale. Despite these oddities, the hiring manager assured me that the team in fact, was impressed by my background and did appear to like me. However, the next day, I was abruptly informed that I would have to do another interview and was given only a day to prepare. Given that the staff had endorsed such strong feelings of burnout during the previous interview, I decided a morale boost may be appropriate. I purchased some healthy snacks and cold beverages and brought them to the second interview. I also included two handwritten and personalized thank-you cards for the clinical team. On the day of this next interview, I arrived with my snacks and drinks in tow. I was shown to the conference room where I set everything up. I was informed that the hiring manager would not be present for the meeting as the interview was scheduled last minute in the middle of their workday. Here is the crux of my review: I met with two stone-faced support staff members who made no attempts to reciprocate my efforts to engage with them. One staffer was engrossed in his laptop and barely participated. The other staffer asked me a handful of inappropriate questions with largely subjective answers that depended on training. After about ten minutes of awkward questioning, I was dismissed, without any expression of thanks for the snacks/drinks, which were left unopened and untouched on the table. There was no follow-up from the hiring manager. After the interview, I reached out to the hiring team to share some additional information about my background that we did not have time to cover in the interviews. I did not receive a response. Two days later, I received a rejection letter stating I was "not a strong enough candidate," despite having co-authored a paper in the field.

Our daughter is pregnant with our first grandchild and she invited us to join her ultrasound…read moresession at Over the Moon - it was amazing! We actually saw the baby hiccup! We will cherish these memories forever. Grace was professional and answered all of our questions- we are hoping to come back for another scan. What a beautiful experience.

From the owner: At Over the Moon Ultrasound Boutique, we believe pregnancy is more than appointments and…read morechecklists. Our mission is to provide expecting families with an intimate, personalized ultrasound experience that offers clarity, joy, and lasting memories.

I trusted Dr. Lobo to repair my broken heel after she assured me I would regain about 90% of my…read morefoot function and return to a normal life. The reality was devastating. After surgery, my foot was left crooked and I developed a large open wound that was never explained to me. She put a cast over it without telling me anything. When I returned to have the cast changed and finally saw the wound, I almost fainted. No one had warned me about it, and at one point it was close to becoming necrotic. I had to stay in bed for two months because of severe swelling and fluid. Instead of receiving support, I was treated as if I was being dramatic while I was clearly in extreme pain and dealing with serious complications. I later learned that a screw had been placed directly through the middle of my joint, and I ultimately needed another surgery to try to correct the damage. To this day I am still suffering the consequences. I have difficulty walking and constant pain that now affects my legs and back. This surgery took away the active life I once had. Based on my experience, I do not recommend Dr. Lobo at all.

Good if you are in ICU, MICU OR SICU. When you get stepped down the carr is not up to the standard…read moreas it should be.

Great service and attention, but still don't have Patient Portal up and running.read more

As I begin the search for a new doctor in the D.C. area, I have realized just how hard it is to…read morefind reviews. So, I thought I should post reviews of my doctors, so I can help others that may be looking. I saw Dr. McCullough & Dr. Durakovic-Seremet here, and loved both of them. Also, as Jenna M. states, they return calls, help in any possible way, have on-call doctors during off-hours for emergencies, can get you in for appts. without long waits, etc. I cannot say enough good things about Women's Health Center, and especially my two doctors.

I had a procedure with Dr Lauren Shkolnik, a gastroenterologist, and I cannot say enough good about…read morethe entire experience. They were on time, efficient and extremely communicative. It's not a fun procedure but this practice made it as pleasant as possible!

I love the North Shore Birth Center. Really…read more For the first half of my pregnancy, I was going to my OB (who is fabulous!) because I wanted to make sure I was not going to be high-risk, etc. But from the beginning, I knew that I did NOT want a hospital birth so I was planning on switching from my OB at some point. I just wasn't sure to where. I debated back and forth between homebirth midwives, the Cambridge Birth Center, and the North Shore Birth Center. And ultimately, I ruled out homebirth just because my insurance wouldn't cover it (something that really really pisses me off). I went for a meet and greet night at the NSBC and they had me at hello. From 20 weeks on, I met with the midwives on a regular basis. They were all super friendly, and by the time my due date was imminent, I had met with all but two of the midwives at some point. A week before my due date, I went into prodromal labor and spent 12 hours there before things stopped progressing and they sent me home. But the midwives with me that night were so incredibly supportive and helpful, so I knew when the real thing actually happened, I'd be in good hands. They even called me a few times during that week to see how things were going. The following weekend, I found myself back at the NSBC, this time in active labor. Luckily I was once again with the midwife with whom I felt most comfortable, since I had met with her more often than the others. I got to the NSBC at 2:45 a.m., and by 11:15 a.m. I had myself a baby. The midwives who attended my birth were absolutely wonderful and I couldn't have asked for a better birth experience. They really helped me have the birth that I had envisioned for myself. It was a very difficult experience, but it was rewarding and I felt on top of the world by the time things were over. A few days later, I ended up back in the hospital because of some serious post-partum complications, but again the midwives were so wonderful. They visited me every day, answering my questions openly and honestly, and they never let me feel like I was alone during the most trying period of my life. I feel so lucky to have had my daughter in such a positive environment with such fabulous women at my side. And if I ever have another child, I can't imagine going anywhere other than the NSBC.

My wife and I just had our first child (a daughter - 6lbs 15oz). From a husbands point of view, it…read morewas such an amazing experience I have to let others know. Part of me wants to just keep this place a secret so we can go back and not have to worry about crowds but if I did that I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. My wife, prior to going to the birthing center, had seen a midwife closer to our home in western, Ma. Not comfortable with the place we were going we started to search out another birthing center that was encouraging of natural births. My wife really wanted to do a home birth but I was personally not fully on board with that and our insurance wouldn't cover it. After searching all over we found the North Shore birthing center. A reason it took us so long to find it was that it was over an hour and a half away from our home. Upon calling, the person who answered told us that others had driven further and that for a first child it shouldn't be a problem. We made the treck and went to at least check the place out. The staff are incredibly welcoming and friendly and make you feel like you are part of their family. The birthing center is a small house next to the beverly hospital and has 2 rooms set up for delivering (aside from the several rooms for check ups and appointments). One of the rooms has a large tub for water births. The rooms are average in size but are set up more like a regular room in your house instead of a hospital looking room. We went for the last 6 months of my wife's pregnancy for all routine checkups. We both met with about all the midwives that were on staff. Our baby came a few days after the due date. The delivery process was absolutely amazing and so different from the many stories we have heard from people who go to hospitals. So many people told my wife she was crazy and there was no way she could have a natural birth but with the midwifes, knowledge, patience, and encouragement she did it... and is very happy about it! I believe the reason it was such a great experience has a lot to do with the midwives knowing how woman's bodies prepare for birth and know the timing that things happen. While in labor both Karen and Amanda were the midwives on duty. Instead of rushing things and giving her undue pressure for no reason, they let nature take it's course. To me it's a shame more insurance companies don't point people back in this direction of midwifery and natural births. It would not only save the medical industry lots of money, I believe a lot of woman would have a much better view of child birth, and most importantly - woman and babies would be a lot safer! Honestly, places like this deserve a different scale for a review. I would give them 10 stars

went into Emergency room at 4am. Was seen right away. The nurses are all very kind and thorough…read more Josh was GREAT!!! I was put in a room and immediately given IV and other meds. Insurance process was easy as well. Someone came to me instead of me having to go to another desk. I was moved to a quiet single room on 5th floor . My nurse Elyse was AMAZING. very kind and personable. The doctor situation was not as wonderful. I was only seen 1 time in the 32 hours I was there and I had to really push to get the doctor to come to my room. She seemed unfamiliar with my chart/case even though I had been there all that time. Didn't leave me with a good feeling.. I'm giving 4 stars because the nurses are the stars!!!!!! wish I could give 5 but not one for the doctor. Sorry.

Communication is terrible. Wait is ridiculous. Waiting room is 1/4 full, been here for four hours,…read moreand still waiting.