Dr. Malak is great. I've been going to him since 2016. He is very knowledgeable and has helped me…read moretremendously. I have limped in at times and when I leave him I'm always in better shape. He's given me advice on exercises, stretches and general knowledge regarding my specific issues. I have even ordered two sets of orthotics from him. The Pain Management clinic is a lifesaver for me and has definitely helps me manage my pain!

Over the course of years when one problem or another would arise (about once to three times a…read moreyear), I'd see Dr. Nour Malak. He always quickly identified the problem, proceeded to do body work, and prescribed exercises. He was great. We moved three years ago to Oakland, California to be near grandkids. It's been a great change, but for missing some old friends and Nour's gifted touch.

I have been seeing this particular doctor for a while. He is very professional and very…read moreknowledgeable. He doesn't rush you through your explanation, even when you get tongue tied and forget what you are talking about. It happens. He is the closest I could find to the standards I myself try to hold myself to for for my own patients. I really enjoyed him when he had his own private practice. Since joining this larger corporation, his practices have remained unchanged. And I can appreciate that. The office is very clean and spacious. Well lit and free of smells and allergens. His office staff are very nice and cordial and they know their job. Also, greatly appreciated. Overall I would recommend.

Dr. Piska is wonderful! Her staff is very helpful. There is rarely a long wait. I have been seeing…read moreDr. Piska for a few years and am very happy with the professional service I've been given.

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UPDATE: Horrible experience with Doctor Bonynge. I'd give negative stars if I could. Took me a few…read moreweeks to get my original appt. I finally got in, we sat down &went through everything, I wasn't super comfortable, but I figured I would go ahead and get the epidural shot anyway because I was in excruciating pain & needed it. To get a little personal, I have anxiety when it comes to any medical procedures and I made the doctors aware of the situation so they suggested I get sedation. A week and a half later I finally get in to have my shot done. It was hotter than Hades in that office & was even hotter once you got back in the patient area. The bed they put me in was baking in the sun. It had to be nearly 80° and then they put a warm blanket on me. I sit down and my anxiety rampant. My blood pressure was high. My heart rate was high, and I had a Slightly elevated temperature, which are all symptoms of anxiety. They took my vitals every five minutes in a crowded room with constant beeping a blood pressure cuff going off every minute and then constantly telling me to calm down. As the timer went off every five minutes, I anxiety got worse. My Elevated temperature did go down to 99.4. And if you read the CDC says a fever is considered anything over 100.4. The doctor, then rudely comes over and tells me he cannot continue with the procedure because I must have some sort of infection. And then told me it was not possible to have an elevated temperature from anxiety. I've experienced this numerous times before I have been told by different doctors that it is completely possible to have an elevated temperature due to my anxiety, and I have read numerous studies from medical journals as well as information from the CDC that very clearly states heightened anxiety can cause an increase in temperature. When I explain this, he basically told me I was crazy. It wasn't possible. I have an infection. I have to go home. The minute I get home I take my temperature and it is a cool 98.7°. Just like I said no fever no infection it was caused by my anxiety. I called the office afterwards and ask them if I could reschedule my procedure but with a different doctor and she told me it was against policy and they wouldn't let me do so. After complaining she said she would talk to her supervisor and get back to me by the end of the day or at least the next morning at the latest. No call yet. Unprofessional, beyond ridiculous and I would say never come here and never see this doctor again I'm a little worried that he doesn't know that any of that is actually possible. Makes you wonder what else this doctor doesn't know. Here's a couple articles to enlighten you. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4843908/. https://www.health.com/mind-body/can-stress-cause-fever So after all of this mess and administrator calls me and tells me they will definitely give me a new doctor. They can even move me to a different clinic to have the procedure done and she's gonna see what she can do to get everything expedited and call me back and give her a day or two. Well, it's now been a week and she hasn't called me back clearly they don't care about their patients. I'm going to make sure I file complaints wherever I possibly can't about this place.

absolutely scam their email to check in states "new message from Practice Name" and after you…read morefill out all your information and go to your appointment they will try to charge you MORE than your copay! then CHARGE YOU EXTRA to process your COPAY!! DO NOT GO!

Dr. Malhotra gave me cortisone injections for my sciatica and I have been very happy with the…read moreprofessionalism of the clinical and the support staff.

Dr Nitin Malhotra is a very caring doctor. He takes everything you say with great concern. The…read morefacility is very warm and welcoming. All the girls at the front desk are extremely friendly and pleasant. The anesthesiologists and nurses that work with Dr Maholtra are extremely caring and make you feel very at ease. I am completely satisfied with everything. Thank you for all you do. Sharon

Dr. Glaser is legit the best! He took the pain away in my neck and he is so caring. He listens to…read morehis patients and treats people with the uttermost kindness. He will be working on my lower back and right leg. I wouldn't trust any other doctor. He is the best!

From the owner: The Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago specialize in the treatment of acute and chronic pain…read moreconditions.

I really have to say that this group of doctors have changed my life. There was a time where I…read morecould only walk for two hours a day. When I came in to visit for the first date he offered me medicine that allowed me to walk that day mostly pain-free. I cannot say enough great things about this practice. At one point I had one issue with one worker who is not there anymore. Other than that I've had nothing but great interactions.

From the owner: The Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago specialize in the treatment of acute and chronic pain…read moreconditions.

Dr. Tarek Shahbandar was rude and dismissive. I asked him what his name was, as I had never seen…read morehim before. His responses: "I own this place." "I started this place." "I don't have to do this. Someone else will see you." And he walked out the door!

I have been going to this clinic for 10 years, since it was the Pain physicians of Indiana under…read moreDoctor Shahbandar. He was always a jerk, but I eventually saw his PA who was wonderful although kind of an airhead but I at least got the pain management I needed for my chronic illness/pain (Ehlers danlos syndrome). Thanks to the treatment they provided, I was able to get through life for many years. Trust me, without those pain meds, there are plenty of days I wouldn't have shown up to family functions or even to my job. However, all of that has changed now. Ever since this group took over and it's become interventional pain management, you don't even see the doctors anymore. They took me off of basically every medication I was on, switched me to much weaker stuff, and I've been in agony for the last several years. You only get to see the nurse practitioners, who frankly are so overloaded with patients that every time you go in there, they have no idea who you are. They never remembered me, even though I've been going there for years. the first nurse practitioner they put me with left the practice, but I would see K. Varner most of the time. She at least seemed to recollect me and was kind and genuine, albeit a little unknowledgeable about my illness. All the 'treatments' they ever tried with me failed, in fact they insisted I try a nerve ablation for my back pain several times and each time they did it, they screwed it up and my back turned out worse and I was in even more pain afterwards. That's extremely infuriating because that's several days I had to take off of work, that's inconveniencing friends and family who had to drive me home from the appointment because I couldn't do all of that for nothing, in fact all of that just to feel worse frankly because I think the doctors practicing there are all quacks and are incompetent and don't actually know what they're doing. I've seen it all the time across my career. More doctors are incompetent than are actually competent. (please do REAL research before you see any practitioner.) Then we get to the most evil healthcare worker I've ever met. Hanifa waarith. Listen... I work in healthcare myself. For a long time. I have also worked in customer service. I know how you're supposed to talk to people, especially those you care for. This woman is an egotistical narcissist who gets off on the fact that she's got power over you. The cold evil look in her eyes is genuinely frightening. But all of a sudden today, she decided to fire me as a patient for absolutely no reason and kick me out of the practice for good, and she seemed to be getting off on the fact that I was getting upset. I wanted to wipe that smirk clean off her face. She was so smug and arrogant and frankly, it's a relief I never have to see her ugly mug again. Frankly I already knew this was coming because of the way she treated me last time, which was exactly the same just not as bad; Arrogant, rude and condescending. Back to me being fired as a patient... Apparently, this is due to the fact that they are no longer treating chronic pain. Oh really?? Thanks for never ever communicating that! Ever! This place is a joke. Frankly I'm going to report her to the board because she shouldn't be taking care of anybody. Her treatment of me was completely unprofessional, unprovoked and she did not have to be so completely condescending and rude to me. I don't know what that woman's problem is, but she decided she hated me from the moment she laid eyes on me. She wanted confrontation from the moment she walked in. I'm a chronic pain patient. I've been getting treatment for 10 years, and I will likely need it for the rest of my life. I didn't deserve to be treated like that. She talked down to me like I was a kindergartener, or like a dog. I sobbed all the way home. And now I'm left with no pain management. Stay away from this place. If you want real pain management, try a real doctor in Chicago. Methodist in general is just a joke, and they are partnered with them.

Dr. Anwar is a con artist. Send bills for missed visits that were NEVER booked! Personally told Dr…read more Anwar that I was having surgery to correct my problem. He stormed out of the room! Five months later I started receiving bills for appointments NEVER made!

All they do is prescribe pills! They do nothing for your pain & just take your money! Would not…read morerecommend this place to anyone. Go to a well known hospital that has pain management doctors that can help you.

My colonoscopy involved Lake Anesthesia Associations through a decision of my doctor. I spent a…read moreday trying to get estimates and billing codes for my upcoming procedure. Despite calling several times over the course of day ( 12/22/25 ) I could not receive meaningful answers. I thought providers were not allowed to give patients the run around because of the Federal No Suprises Act of 2022, but apparently this law does not currently cover patients with insurance paying in network. For a procedure performed 1/13/2026, Lake Anesthesia did not submit to my insurance until 3/4/2026. While this is standard practice, I logged into my insurance profile for many days waiting for my bill. I received two copies of my Anesethia bill - both of which contain arcane billing lingo and none of which mention the ICD10 codes used by insurer. After insurance I was left with $446.00 in charges. Because the procedure was in-network and covered by insurance they apparently are not obligated to provide any type of meaningful estimate. The colonsocopy practice claimed the out of pocket charge would have been $300 and included an estimate. So you are actually worse off using insurance. I found ChatGPT to be very helpful in framing communication and helping me understand options. I wish I had done more of my upfront communication in writing, so I had more legal recourse and understanding of my options. The billing practices are unethical at best and illegal at worst. Most of my neighbors don't bother paying these bills. Please give some consideration to not paying or using ChatGPT to draft responses that will keep bills in legal limbo for years. I wish more resources existed to protect consumers from these types of predatory health care companies. Along with alerting Federal and State regulators, another option is disputing your claim in small claims court. Even though you may lose your case, the legal costs will give companies such as Lake Anesthesia incentive to improve their ability to interact with consumers with reliable estimates and readable bills.

This provider is dangerous and could be life altering. The signature on the record appears to be…read morethe initials "JA". An Advanced Practice Nurse who provides anesthesia for GI procedures "in-office" should perform "an uninterrupted medical history" that includes: A thorough pre-anesthesia evaluation should cover the following specific components: 1. Comprehensive Medical & Anesthesia History * Past Medical History: Focuses on cardiac, pulmonary, and endocrine diseases, as these carry the highest perioperative risks. * Anesthetic History: Past complications, adverse reactions (e.g., malignant hyperthermia), and history of difficult intubations or nausea. * Medication & Allergies: Current prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs, supplements, and known allergies or adverse drug reactions. * NPO Status: Confirmation of fasting times to prevent aspiration. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] My husband had a rapid fire, cursory medical history while the nurse was also interrupting and asking questions. This is flat out unprofessional and bad practice. This is not opinion, it is legal president for sound medical care in a non-urgent setting. Yet, neither the nurse or the advanced practice nurse listened to the medical history, "yea I read it, You have the usual high blood pressure... I am his wife and a nurse. I interrupted and said AND Glaucoma. The response was, "I saw that too". He was given among other medications: Intravenous "Glyco" glycopyrrolate. This is a problem- The 2025 FDA Package Insert for this medication states: Warnings and precautions: Precipitation of acute glaucoma- may cause mydriasis and increase intraocular pressure in pt. with glaucoma. Advise the patient to promptly seek medical care if they experience symptoms of acute angle closure. CONTRAINDICATIONS ....Glycopyrrolate Injection may be contraindicated in patients with the following concurrent conditions: glaucoma.... WARNINGS This drug should be used with great caution--- if at all--- in patients with glaucoma. Glycopyrrolate Injection may produce drowsiness or blurred vision. The patient should be cautioned regarding activities requiring mental alertness such as operating a motor vehicle or other machinery or performing hazardous work while taking this drug. He was discharged without paper instructions. "It will be on the portal later". So, in this gap of time, a patient departs a caregiver uninformed for what to seek urgent medical care for and should he need urgent medical care...ZERO data would be available to those who need to treat him. In the written discharge directions, on the portal, he was not advised of the warning or to seek medical advice for any signs or symptoms of narrow angle glaucoma. I called his Neuro Ophthalmologist and left a message due to my concern to my husband saying, "I don't want that medication ever again"! I can't see. He usually says nothing. It wasn't until the following day, 24-hours later that I knew. I am calling the State of Illinois to inform them. We will never receive use this vendor of "?" I am not sure what to call it but competent is not a word I would use.