Care Quality Office Experience…read moreDr. Panahy had been my primary care physician for most of the 28 years I've been with Kaiser Permanente. I found her care to be excellent. She always spoke to me at length regarding my health and was always on top of whatever test, labs or Rx's I needed. Dr. Panahy was an excellent physician - caring, cooperative, informative and spent time with you despite the requisite 20 mins. that was usually mandated for appointments. I will miss her and when I think of excellent physician, I think of her. RIP. Andrea Sommer

Dr. Panahy has been my primary care doctor since 2004. Her practice has grown a lot since then -…read morelast I heard, she's no longer accepting new patients. I usually have to schedule my physicals a month or two in advance, and if I'm sick and need to get seen that day, I almost always have to settle for someone else in the practice. I usually don't have to wait long to be seen, and the practice seems to run fairly efficiently, aside from a recent frustration in getting a prescription refill. I find my annual checkups very helpful. Maybe it's just that I'm not trying to swaddle myself in a paper jacket and wrap - they usually give me a cloth gown. The office seems to schedule at least 30 minutes for annual checkups. Dr. Panahy is thorough, easy to talk to, and never seems rushed. She takes time to explain things, is well-informed, and is gentle during exams. She's been flexible with writing referrals, prescriptions for nonessential stuff like allergy meds and daily vitamins, and refilling prescriptions from specialists. The followup is fairly standard. If my labwork is normal, I get a letter in two weeks or so telling me the results. Dr. Panahy does call to discuss abnormalities. I haven't seen Dr. Panahy for any acute conditions, so I don't have a good feel for how she does with diagnosis. The other physicians in the office are okay.

Dr. Yerg and his team are hands down the best I have ever experienced... and they are thorough like…read moreyou wouldn't believe. I have never felt that my medical well being was more of a concern then I did with Dr Yerg and his assistant Lisa. Physical: They spent well over an hour and a half with me; constantly running tests or asking me about my medical (and my family's medical) history. Both Dr. Yerg and Lisa were taking notes the entire time. It was impressive. Consultation prior to physical: Dr Yerg met me to ask some general background questions. Later, he remembered every detail. The staff at the front desk was efficient and pleasant. I don't think a guy with his professionalism needs any endorsement, but I feel obliged to give it anyway.

I was Dr Malik's patient for medical cannabis. She requires to see you 4 times a year for…read morecertification which is not required by the law she only has this practice to make money. I changed providers Now I paid $70 for 1 year certification versus over $500 with Malik Be aware, do your research !! Many Dr/ hustlers taking money from patients rather than helping - provide access

Updated: Since posting this review, someone from the office…read morehas called to try and straighten out what happened. She's very nice and is a big reason why we liked the practice to begin with. She wanted to convey that their policy is to continue see pregnant patients but not to manage their medications during pregnancy. She apologized for the confusion and wished us the best. They've since clarified to their staff what their policy is so they don't have this issue with another patient. I've amended my review but will not be removing it as the situation still occurred and I still feel the same way but I do appreciate their want to clear up the issue. Original: My family started going to see Dr. Malik and she seemed to be caring, helpful and attentive. As we progressed with their practice, she was able to help us with some of our issues but her office became less responsive as time went on. The staff at the front desk is really nice and helpful with whatever they can help with. There's only one nurse who is nice but seems to be really busy. The reason the practice is getting this rating is that when we got pregnant with our third child, the doctor refused to see my wife at all because there was supposedly a policy that the practice will not see any pregnant patients for any reason. We completely understand that she is not an OB and we did not expect any service in regards to the pregnancy itself but she refused to see us for prescription maintenance or even for a sick visit, saying that we must see our OB for everything. Our OB had no idea why our doctor would say that and it is completely out of the norm. The office said that we could come back after the pregnancy, which made no sense to us. It left us scrambling to find a doctor with critical medicines running out and trying to manage prescriptions for the start of a pregnancy.

I've been going to Neeraja's firm for several years now and found her to be a very reliable doctor…read morein our area. Whenever I had any health emergencies her office has always treated me and found the right solution for my needs, I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking an internal medicine doctor in the Chantilly area.

I've been seeing Dr. Thathagari for a few years and LOVE her. She is knowledgeable, caring, and…read morevery honest. Easy to get an appointment.

I found Sheila for my uncle whom lives in VA for help. Dr. Sheila was totally unprofessional, rude,…read moreunhelpful. All she was interested in was to keep charging my uncle's insurance. Things could've been done in one appointment she would stretch out to 3 or 4 so she could bill insurance more. She is an unethical and terrible doctor. I will be reporting her to the board. Stay away from her.

Avoid this office…read more Incompetent administration and a doctor who rushes you out the door while she double-books. I came to my appointment early to make sure I got all my paperwork done only to find out that they had booked another patient at the exact same time as me. This meant I had to wait way past my assigned time (even though my appointment was at the beginning of the day). When I was finally able to see the doctor, she rushed through speaking with me and barely explained what was wrong and what could be done before she ran out the door. After getting the run around with the administrative staff about setting up an offsite lab test over the next few days I decide to cancel all future appointments with this doctor and seek help elsewhere. At that point I thought my trouble with this office was over. I was wrong. The staff kept both of my appointments on record and I have now had to call twice to get them to cancel them. At this point I can't tell if incompetence reigns supreme in this office or if they like to hunt for cancellation fees.

Dr Chawla helped me immensely after covid. She said she would not allow me to fall through the…read morecracks of our system and she kept her promise. If you have a chronic health condition she is the dr that will diligently help by using data and expertise. I'm so glad that I met her as my first dr in this health crisis. Highly recommend

I cannot recommend Dr. Chawla more strongly…read more She treats me with a level of professional dignity and compassion that is exemplary, and she provides exactly what I need...a customized blend of her internal medicine and sports medicine expertise that addresses where "I am" and where I'd "like to be" in my wellness progression. She works with me as a partner in that progression. Dr. Chawla doesn't "spend" time with me. She INVESTS time in listening to me, displaying patience, explaining her analyses and discussing concrete options.... and she's quite adept at knowing when to be directive and when to be collaborative. Over the decades, I've run into my share of grouches and arrogant physicians, but thankfully, she is definitely NOT one of them. She puts me at ease. And she generates results...concrete improvements in my health, along with an increase in my knowledge of how to make those improvements sustainable! To say that I'm comfortable with Dr. Chawla's style and knowledge would be an understatement. I'm thankful that's she's my physician.

On November 1, at 36 weeks of pregnancy, my wife felt discomfort. So, she checked into the…read moreemergency room at INOVA Fairfax. She was there for less than an hour, and all that was performed by the doctor was a cervical exam. She was found to be having pre-term contractions, with no dilation, and was then sent home. My wife received an invoice for $396.90. The hospital billed the insurance $2,646.00 and the insurance paid $3,784.10! All this for a cervical exam at the emergency room! I called INOVA billing on December 17 to inquire about the charges. I was told that the invoice would get sent over to see if it was coded correctly. I also requested a detailed itemized bill, with a breakout of the services provided. What I received was very basic and didn't provide much information. It is shocking that INOVA hospital would bill such a high amount for just a cervical exam. This appears to have been billed improperly and I called to investigate. INOVA billing didn't get back to me, so I opened up a BBB complaint. INOVA denied any wrongdoing, and now I'm going to contact my insurance to get an audit because this doesn't add up. $3700 paid by the insurance for a cervical exam, and I still owe about $400 in co-insurance?!?! How can INOVA be a nonprofit?!?!

DISCLAIMER: My apologies in advance for this lengthy review. I wanted to document the horrible…read morecustomer service my wife and I experienced from the INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL NICU during a 3.5 month span. The best part of this review is that my wife and I gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Due to her being a preemie, she stayed in the hospital for an extended period where we experienced first hand the broken healthcare system and instances of malpractice within the NICU. Regarding the care of our daughter, it was a frustrating experience from the beginning! There was a great communication barrier between us and the hospital staff, to include front desk personnel, nurses, doctors, supervisors and upper level hospital management. To make a long story short, this hospital failed us, often picking and choosing what protocols they should follow, and not providing key information to us that they promised to deliver. In our initial complaint, we spoke to the supervisor to explain the discrepancy in communication, and all they could do is apologize, and attempted to justify the behavior of their staff. In addition, we noticed a big disservice that the nurses were providing. Many nurses were on their phones, reading books and having leisure conversations outside of the infants rooms while alerts were going off that required immediate attention for their assigned babies. There was also a clear incompetence displayed by the night-time staff and nurses compared to the dayshift. Calling at night-time for updates was a nuisance due to the ignorant staff saying that they did not know the answers to basic questions. We would often be advised to just check with the day shift. Doctors and nurses alike agreed that the night-time staff doesn't really know anything and verified that the care at night is often not up to par! Therefore, the night-time staff doesn't really do anything to advance the child. There is also a disparity in the amount of minority (African-American) nurses at the unit. The few black nurses that provided care for our daughter expressed concerns with how the unit was being handled. Specifically, one of our daughter's nurses explained her reasoning to transition from full-time to part-time due to her inability to do what she studied and practiced for years regarding taking care of babies. Instead, she explained that at INOVA Fairfax, the nurses are simply tasked with following the doctor's orders even if it is contrary to what the child needs. Although the nurses are the primary care-givers for the children, their feedback is not really valued and that presents a major disservice to the families. As it relates to the doctors, it was frustrating due to the many doctors we would see on a week to week basis, all had differing opinions regarding our daughter's care. In most instances, it seemed as if no action was their best course of action instituted. As a result, every milestone that our daughter accomplished was initiated by us. With such a slow trajectory regarding our daughter's care, it inspired us to look into how her development could be expedited to get her home as quickly and safely as possible. Every suggestion that we made was implemented, and our daughter never had to go backwards. That presents a major quandary on behalf of the hospital because the doctor's get paid to make the decisions. Consequently, in this case, we were proposing all the decisions, and they would just say, "ok, then, let's try it." There is plenty more that transpired, but due to limitations I cannot share. However, if you are a minority and are having a baby, you may want to reconsider contrary to INOVA Fairfax.