I have been seeing Dr. Marcus for many years for various reasons. He always takes my complaints…read moreseriously and comes up with a diagnosis leading to my better foot health. I definitely would recommend him. He is also respectful of older clients.

Dr. Papathomas is an excellent doctor. I've been seeing her…read morefor over 10 years for my annual podiatry visits. She is always attentive, informative, and thorough. For example, several years ago she measured my feet for custom inserts to treat my plantar fasciitis. She carefully explained how to break them in: one hour on the first day, two hours the next, gradually increasing until I could wear them for at least eight hours a day. She also injected pain medication into my feet (ouch!) to provide temporary relief. Thanks to her care, I eventually fully recovered. I've also seen other podiatrists at this practice during emergency visits when Dr. Papathomas wasn't available. Like her, they are highly skilled and clearly explained their diagnoses. The front desk staff are friendly and helpful. I always feel well taken care of here. I highly recommend Cherrywood Foot Care.

Such a nice office and provider took care of my son on a emergency need ... explained everything…read moreand was willing to hear our thoughts! We love a good office who takes care of patient's ! Front desk is nice and responsive ... will be sending family , friends and anybody their way!

Due to an excessive amount of pain stemming from plantar fasciitis, I called to ask for an…read moreanti-inflammatory. The first receptionist disconnects the call. The second call to another receptionist is reluctant to help and insists that I must come in for an appointment although I was in five months before.. They had also prescribed a boot for me and some pt exercises. Neither really helped with the pain. So, I asked if I can get a script for an anti inflammator. At which point they all said, "he hasn't seen you in awhile" (a mere five months). No doubt another reason for them to ring the cash register again so he can look at it for 2 minutes. After I insisted to speak with him, he finally took my call.. He was very rude and never gave me a chance to speak. Talking over me with a huge condescending attitude. Simply looking for more BUSINESS ! This is why I'll never go back. I suggest you find a more reputable doctor !!

I am very happy with this office. Doctor abrash is wonderful and so helpful all the time. I have…read morehad a lot of medical problems and he has been a great help .all the help are so nice and helpful.

Lack of communication completely between the front desk and the physicians. Blood test request…read morenever sent to quest. But they did tell me the physician did not want any test for this visit. Except when I walked in the first thing she said was why didn't I go for blood test? Also had an echo cardiogram, and she was wondering why they did not set a follow up appointment with me to discuss the results. 10 weeks later.....The physician seemed fine. I had seen them previously before they moved into this group and I did like them very much. But this office is under completely different management. I have been a medical office manager, my whole adult life and the lack of communication and the lack of experience of the front desk is noticeable. I have had three maybe four appointments in this location and each time they ask me if I'm new and each time they tell me that my Medicare card is not valid. So while I do like the doctors, I am leaving this practice due to the problems with the front desk. Very disappointed and sad to leave, but the problems seem serious enough for me to find another primary care physician..

Amazing Dr's at this location. Dr Q is an amazing pain management Dr and Dr Schwartz is one of the…read moremost skilled surgeon you will ever meet. That work hand in hand together to insure your pain free

TLDR: Dr. Quraishi is a dick, and his assistant is useless…read more I went to this practice after my MRI showed acute stenosis in the lumbar region of my back. I chose the practice b/c my FIL has been seeing Dr. Waqaas A. Quraishi for ESIs for many years. During our first consultation, he spoke only to my husband while ignoring me. During that visit, I told him there was only one pain med I couldn't take because it made me so ill I couldn't eat, and it made me suicidal. After the first injection, I went to my CVS and found that he had prescribed that exact med. I called the office and was told there is no note about it in the file. He changed it to Gabapentin but was doling them out 14 at a time for me to take at bedtime. After the second injection, I called and left messages for Kathleen, his chirpy assistant who said, " Here's my direct line, call me anytime" for three days in a row. Crickets. On the fourth day, I called the receptionist and told her that if it was not taken care of immediately, I would show up in the waiting room and make a scene. Twenty minutes later, I got a call that it was done. When I found a new pain management doctor yesterday, he immediately diagnosed bursitis in my hip and offered to do the procedure then and there. I asked him about refilling my Gabapentin, he said, "Sure. Three times a day, right?" I was stunned that I could take it during the day as needed.

Extremely kind and caring staff.I switched from my original Podiatrist because he was not the shoe…read morethat fit my feet. To say I am beyond happy with my procedures would be an understatement.Any road bump that I hit from paper work that needed to be sent to this office from another doctor..CVS script misunderstandings etc,the office staff always returned my calls and promptly rectified the issue-usually before we even spoke!Today,I am here to get the stitches removed and I feel safe in my doctors hands.My feet look better already than they had prior.Hey,I love heels!This is what happens sometimes if you're not careful. Plus,the office never has people on top of one another.The appointments are properly spaced and you must call prior to entry. There is even a lift on the side of the building that I used last week while still in the wheelchair 100% of the time.

Excellent office never had any problems with appointments or even emergencies. They will go out of…read moretheir way, so you can be seen. The care is undeniably great, long term or short they will see you back on your feet. They've got me dancing again It's a shame he's not a dentist too but they have brought gotten me to smile.

Island Spine and Sports in Hicksville is a solid medical office with great, real and caring Docs…read moreand staff. This great team is still functioning, welcoming, treating and helping patients get better during the current pandemic. 1) The appointment process was seamless, thorough and perfect. My mother was referred to Dr Richard Obedian, Orthopedic Surgeon here by our Chiropractor. They called her immediately, got her insurance info and made a 12:30 pm appointment. 2) They stressed and absolutely ensured our Covid related health status, symptoms etc and required us to wear masks. Loved that! The office was also set up with 2 big chairs in front of the desk to create that 6 feet plus space. 3) Got a great warm welcome. Did not wait long and Mom was taken in for x rays and then the exam room. 4) The entire staff from the front desk( Hailey, Robin and Maria) to the RN Lauren to Dylan the great PA were warm, really looked out for her and were on the ball. 5) Doc Obedian was fantastic as was Dr Daniel Feldman the Pain Mgmt Doc. The latter took his time with Mom going over her MRI and broke everything down in simple terms geared specifically towards her condition. He listened and made some great recommendations to assist with her path to recovery. The common thread - they really cared for her. 6) The communication via phone was great. Dylan and Lauren called back to check up on her and advised re the change in her prescriptions. 7) The office was sanitized all the time. 8) They were on the ball with ordering the MRI, calling in the prescriptions. My mother is doing better. I Thank God and and I really want to recognize this amazing office for truly taking care of and healing human beings with love, warmth and their superior expertise. I highly recommend Island Sports and Spine.

Except for the doctors' assistants, Lauren and Teresa, who are excellent and caring, my experience…read morewith Drs. Sonstein and Obedian was negative. My recovery after surgery has been much more difficult, painful, and prolonged than I was led to expect. If you've ever experienced nerve pain, you know how intense and unrelenting it can be, which made the lack of empathy and impersonal treatment by them that much more disappointing. Dr. Sonstein arrived at my hospital room the day after my surgery, to do his first and only post-op visit. In between talking to someone else on his cell phone, he quickly told us that he was very rushed--never a good thing when your job requires precision and care--and that he couldn't stay "more than a minute". He visually examined my incision (no more than a few seconds) and then quickly left the room (all while still on a phone call, obviously distracted). In the full year since my surgery, I have not heard from him, not even once, to ask about my recovery or if the pain meds were working. What a disappointing and shabby way to treat a patient. Clearly, my spinal surgery meant nothing more than a metric to him. Dr. Obedian was somewhat better, although he too was distracted on his cell phone during the first post-op hospital visit, and he too left the room quickly with no chance for a conversation. In my follow-up visits to his office it was clear to me that he was not familiar with my current pain management regime, and he and his PA twice prescribed pain and nerve medication that we had previously ruled out. I can't tell whether the surgery was successful. My lifestyle is still adversely impacted by pain (albeit, less pain than before) and limitations on my daily activities. Perhaps that improvement means that the surgery was as good as they had hoped for (or maybe even better), or perhaps it was substandard. I simply don't know.

I came here years ago and it was not a good experience because the dr refused to give me a shot,…read moreinstead saying I needed to get an MRI and yeah ruined my Christmas and a vacation blah blah. Anyway again as I'm now prone to getting calcium deposits, they have a technical name but I just call them that lol. I started with one in my right elbow, then 2 in my left elbow, doing an MRI after the 2nd time since that's the time to do an MRI after it pops up twice in the same spot. Anyway it's more common in the shoulder and I joked that'll be next. Skip ahead months later and bam shoulder is killing me. I get a massage, still pain, realized it was probably one of those pesky little deposits and ran over here. I was seen right away, and got a nice shot after confirming yup calcium deposit. I will probably end up getting an MRI in the future just to check as I did with my elbow but it's nice for the time being to be out of pain and able to enjoy my weekend. Getting a shot is not fun btw, it gave me a nice anxiety spike the next day and some anger mixed with my wacky hormones lol. But at least I can sleep peacefully and able to use my arm so hey I'll deal with it. I was in and out. I came here hoping for right away care, a solution and I got it. Much better experience this time around, compared to saying hey go somewhere else right before the holidays knowing I wouldn't get in anywhere that quickly years ago. So now I'd recommend this place or maybe the dr this time was just better and since I haven't had any injuries I most likely have no real actual damage to omg need an MRI. It's just a common thing that happens to happen to me lol. Some are prone to these things and I'm sure they'll pop up again one day. I'm hoping I never need a shot again or need to come here at least for a few years. I'll for sure be sending anyone I know to come here if anyone I know gets hurt. I'd highly recommend if you need a walk in place. I mean most specialty doctors can't even see you for weeks so it's nice we even have a place like this.

My name is Stephen Conklin , I was rushed to the hospital with spinal problems. I was a…read moreFirefighter for 18 years. Doctor Jeffery Thomson and Staff took excellent care of me. I was in unbelievable pain I could not stand or even go to the Bathroom. The disc's in my back where pushing down on my spine. I was taken into emergency surgery for three hours. The operation was very successful , I feel like it was miracle. One month latter after physical therapy I am out fishing.

Very good care. This office has recently updated their…read morefacilities on the right lower level, and are currently updating more facilities on the lower floor. All doctors I've seen, my GP and also other doctors when mine was unavailable, have been lovely. They have finally fixed a lot of their appointment making issues and now have a modern online appointment scheduling system with app compatibility, but also now have way less availability than previously for some reason. The past two times I've needed quick care, I wasn't able to get an appointment for nearly a week. (Ended up going to urgent care for help instead) A minimum of 5 days for a pressing issue is normal. They don't allow you to walk in and wait for an opening to pop up. Overall, the care is VERY good when you can get in and I hope they will continue to do updates with updates to the upstairs as well.

Horrible office structure. It's impossible to get in contact with anyone that actually works at the…read morefacility. Every single time I call, I'm sent to an answering service. I've left several messages for a MONTH regarding a prescription REFILL and NO ONE ever called me back! Definitely never going back. I pay high insurance premiums and they treat patients like it's a walk in clinic in the hood.