To one L of Buffalo NY. I don't believe that F called you a B Bi... Sounds like you have a very bad…read moreattitude. I have black girlfriend in the schuyler st. hood in utica who always starts fights with hospital nurses---she just doesn't get that these people are under a lot of stress and can save your life so if you are wise you should do everything in your power to cultivate their goodwill. she also never bothers to do any research--to read [god help her if she had to read a book for once in her life] to try to understand her condition and treatment recommendations. Do you want to be right or do you want to be smart? I was a little put off by Dr. Gaffney's very young, very sexy and elegant female assistant's luxe designer stethoscope with sparkling rhinestones [or were they real diamonds?]--yes rhinestones--bling bling--and she was dressed like a fifth ave fashion plate--plus elegant pricey retro designer interior office architecture--which looks to me like this crew LOVES MONEY & LUXURY...so what is their motivation---my heath or their big $$ profits? By the way--good luck finding parking anywhere near CNY Cardio. This Dr ended up recommending a $50K procedure while my other cardiologist did no such thing. needless to say I am very active--i run and bike routinely so i find it very hard to believe this Dr. essentially hinting that I'm on my "last legs". I think it's about $. Do some online research and you will see that many cardiologists have been sued for profiting millions of $ from recommending unnecessary procedures. ALWAYS GET A 2nd OPINION from a different clinic when it comes to something as important as your heart health!

Do not recommend this place to anyone. They do not believe women when they talk about the symptoms…read morethey are having. I have been having issues that I have noticed for at least a year. Feeling dizzy, sitting up getting dizzy, standing getting really dizzy, and almost passing out or passing out. I am on heart medication that my primary doctor prescribed me because my heart rate was over 100 beats a min. She told me we have to slow your heart down. It's a sign of pots. Well, Dr. Berg flat-out told me during my table tilt test that if I don't pass out, it's not pots. When I pointed out that not all people pass out from POTS, he told me he was the doctor, and he would decide if I have POTS or not. I was not going to go back to them, but everything has been getting worse. I saw Erin Smith, who was just as dismissive as Dr. Berg. She said that all my labs and stuff came back normal, and my heart EKG looks good, so it sounds neurological. Have I seen a neurologist? And when I pointed out that all my symptoms point to POTS, she just said she would stick a heart monitor on me for a couple of days. I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. If you want to waste your money, go there, but I would get a referral to a different office out of the area.

Make sure you get a second opinion from another cardiologist at another clinic. If I didn't mind…read moredriving 100 miles RT / 300 m RT respectively from Utica, I would get a second opinion at Syracuse University Med Center or the Guthrie Clinic / Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre PA - Binghamton region --the latter being one of the finest for cardio in America with many of its Drs having studied / interned at Mayo. Robert Packer Hosp saved my grandfather's life according to my grandmother and it's located in a quaint little village surrounded by beautiful countryside--no crime--and affordable guest houses close by.

the emergency room to be outpatient process everything went smoothly! Doctors and nurses were…read moreawesome! Very attentive and professional! Thank you for your help!

ER prompt and thorough care after being brought by ambulance. Kind and attentive staff that…read moreintroduced who they were and what to expect during treatment. Clean and modern environment. Diagnosed and released with detailed summation of their procedures and findings. Evidence of well-organized teamwork. Very supportive and respectful treatment.

I use to go to this guy. In the entire time going there I only say him once, as far as I can…read moreremember. Most all of my interactions were with his nurse. The nurse did all of the work with me. I doubt I would recognize this guy if I saw him since he was not hands on with me. I had to have a test done and they scheduled me to go in to get the results. I go in, they tell me, "the results were fine. Thank you. Goodbye" So they charge me $50 just to tell me that everything is fine so I am thinking why didn't they just tell me on the phone and not gouge me for $50? I felt I was ripped off. So I contact his billing woman and tell her I don't appreciate being charged, you could have told me on the phone and she gets all butt hurt and complains and the doctor sends me a letter that he's banning me from his practice. What a joke. Like I almost care. The conversation with the billing woman was respectful but apparently you are not allowed to voice any concerns. I guess they think it's Russia or Nazi Germany and the slightest concern voiced is cause to ban people! So the billing woman told me that I saw a doctor when I was there and that is what they are charging me the $50 for! I go whaaaaaaaatt?????? Oh yea, I was walking down the hall and saw one of the doctors and spoke to him for a minute or two and so they said that is what I was being charged for. Here's the thing though, that particular doctor, (not Nassif but some staff doctor nobody even ever told me about) had done a test a week or so before, told me everything was fine and I was almost out the door when he comes running after me and catches me and tells me he saw something and I need to have the other test done. I don't remember all of the particulars as this was some years ago. So afterwards, I find out there was a bunch of stuff that doctor should have told me but didn't! The conversation with him in the hallway when I went back to get the test results, were things he should have told me when I was there the fist time, but didn't. In my opinion, avoid this practice totally!

have seen dr kumar once. he seems very genuine and energetic. he looks me in the eyes which i think…read moreis a very important thing for a dr to do. he did seemed a bit rushed that day but then slocum dickson is a very busy and popular utica area clinic. i will return to see him again. he was also quite pleasant. rushed enough that day that next time i might try to corral him for a few more minutes of his time.