Both doctors are great and I wouldn't go to anybody else for my allergy or skin issues. They are…read moreboth concerned about you as a patient and want you to get better.

Thi was the worst experience with a doctor that I have ever had. Note: I went three months ago and…read moresaw the allergist Dr. Curry and she was amazing. I stupidly thought that Dr. Robert would be the same. After scratching and itching with getting some kind of rash for the last couple months I figured a dermatology appointment was in order. I have an amazing guy dog travels with me and she does her job well. From the moment that Dr. Robert came in the room he barely acknowledged me and kept talking to the dog. This is so demeaning. Once I told him what I was going through, he started telling me that I was probably imagining things and that he did not see any type of skin issues. I recently struggled with an issue in my home that present itself with hives and such so he basically told me it probably was a mind thing in my head. The whole time he had his back to me. It was just a horrible experience and makes me wonder what people think of blind people. I am a blind professional and pay my own bills but unfortunately in the publics opinion that still makes me less. Finally when I was at my wits end and was just about to tell him to get lost, he promptly says bye to the dog and just walks out of the room. I am like OK, do I even exist or what? I definitely do not recommend this place and I am not going there in the future. The only reason why I am giving it three stars is because the front office staff was amazing.

Soooo I just moved to the State and now that its Spring I am having a difficult time adjusting to…read moreall the pollen. I didn't think I could have such a bad reaction to nature. I decided to make an appointment to see Dr. Costenbader and I am so glad I did. 1st I contacted the office via yelp and I got a response and appointment in less than 48 hours. I reached out to 3 different offices which never called me back. The office is a bit hidden but I was not surprised because when I asked a member of the staff ( sorry I did not catch her name) ,she was very detailed on where to find the office. The day of my appointment arrived and I was pleased to walk into a clean and peaceful environment. The ladies at the front desk were attentive, polite and thorough. I did not have a long wait which I was expecting, less than 5 people in waiting area including myself. I waited to see the doctor maybe 10 minutes and when I was in the examining room I did not have a long wait before Dr. Cyndi ( she said I could call her that)came in. All I have to say is WOW, She listened to my concerns and really explained how she would like to treat my discomfort during the allergy season. Dr.Cyndi gave me a plethora of suggestions whilst keeping me comfortable. She was very personable and extremely kind which I find refreshing, today in most medical settings the time for pleasantries are non existent. I came in not feeling well and left with confidence that Dr. Costenbader and team was going to work hard to help me get through this allergy season. I would highly recommend all allergy sufferers in the area to come and see Dr.Costenbader and her staff , they are truly a great team.

I went to this office for the first time only having seen online reviews, and no one to offer me…read moreany recommendations. Dr. Costenbader is a real person, with a great bedside manner, who truly is interested in improving your life and respects your lifestyle. As an avid outdoors-person, Dr. Costenbader offered every type of help she could to help me, only to find that I had zero allergies. She then proceeded to recommend several other physicians that could help me figure out the issues I was having, and her recommendations were on the mark. She is honest, respectful, and has a good sense of humor. Her front desk staff/nurse is also really very kind and considerate. All around a great experience.

Went here for my allergy treatment. Great docs and great staff. Front office knows me by name…read moreand takes care of me. Patricia is a gift from god. You don't feel any of the shots from her and she has the best bedside manner I've ever experienced. Regarding the actual allergy solution: It has helped me a lot in life. I have stopped taking my inhaler and rarely have the major allergy reactions I used to. 10/10 place.

This practice is awful! No set times and they are always closed. I should not have to check…read moremultiple pages to figure out if you're open or not. If you're starting the allergy shot process, do not go to this practice! Some of the individuals who administer the shots are terrible too.

Excellent Service, very thorough, knowledgeable and professional. Dr. Currey is a caring doctor who…read morespends time with her patients. The office staff is very nice.

Dr. Currey is wonderful and caring doctor. I did not feel like a number, as I did with my last…read moreallergist. Plus, the office staff is very pleasant, again unlike my former allergist who also practices in Springfield, VA. I do not think that I have ever waited more than 10 minutes to see her, unlike waiting almost 30-40 minutes to see my former allergist. I would highly recommend Dr. Currey to anyone.

*** THIS OFFICE IS CLOSED ***…read more They closed with no notice to their patients! My family has been going here for years and Dr. Furst was one of my son's all time fav docs - he even performed surgery on him when he was under 4 years old and they had such a great and fun patient-doc relationship it was so awesome to watch. The entire staff at this practice were awesome too, from the receptionist to the nurse to the audiologist! We were very surprised to find the office closed with zero warning or notifications to their patients. So sad and disappointing but c'est la vie I guess. Best of luck to you Dr. Furst! I hope you retired and sure hope all is well. You will be sorely missed!!!

I originally had no issues with my nose. Due to some breathing discomfort between my throat and…read moretrachea, I went to see Dr. Furst. The doctor asked me to get a CT scan of my nose and neck. After reviewing the scans, he told me that I had a deviated nasal septum that needed surgical correction, and that there was inflammation in my sinuses that needed to be cleared out. He also said he would enlarge the sinus openings to allow mucus to flow more easily. I told him that I didn't feel any discomfort in my nose, so why was surgery necessary? He said that generally, the nose, throat, and trachea are connected--if the nose is fixed, everything else would get better. He assured me that I would fully recover in two weeks, and I believed him, so I went ahead with the surgery. It's been almost two years since the surgery, and I am living in agony. There's a buildup of mucus in my nasopharynx that won't drain down, can't be cleared out, and I can't swallow it either. At night, the mucus flows back into my airway, making it hard to breathe and affecting my sleep. Sleep is so important for a person--poor sleep leads to countless problems. I used to be someone who could fall asleep the moment my head hit the pillow, but now, because of the postnasal drip, I wake up constantly throughout the night. I have tried everything I can, but the thick, sticky mucus keeps accumulating in my nasopharynx. Sometimes, my nasal turbinates swell up, making it even harder to breathe. On top of all this, I now get bacterial infections in my nose almost every month, and each infection makes me suffer for one or two weeks! If I could go back two years, I would slap myself a hundred times for listening to that doctor's advice and agreeing to the surgery. When I went back to see Dr. Furst after the surgery, he told me my nose was fine. So here's the truth: I had no problem with my nose, the doctor told me I had a problem and performed surgery, and now that I'm worse, he claims there's nothing wrong. This is an extremely irresponsible doctor. I'm truly living a life worse than death now. If one day I'm no longer around, it will be because of the surgery Dr. Furst performed. His surgery didn't help me--it ruined me! Dr. Furst, if you ever see this message and if you have even a shred of conscience left, please contact me and work with a more competent doctor to help me recover!

I've been to Metropolitan ENT for various things, including implant of an INSPIRE device for severe…read moresleep apnea (it works very well, and I was very pleased with Dr. Swamy). Most recently, I went to have my hearing checked. I worked with Jessica Mooney, one of the audiologists at the Kingstowne office. She was very knowledgeable, exceedingly patient and personable, and extremely thorough. I was able to "test drive" two different brands of hearing aids, and settled on one of them after conferring with her. She answered all of my questions, and was able to navigate through a few concerns and issues I had. I am very pleased with my experience.

The doctor I saw yesterday seems in a hurry literally he spent less than 5 minutes. I am 67 years…read moreold and I had seen ENT doctors in the past in other states. He did not do his job and I know he will bill my insurance large sum of money! I called their office and I left a vm for the office manager.

I have been going here since November 2012 to get allergy shots. After two years of allergy shots…read moreand taking a one and a half year break from allergy shots due to school, I decided it was time to get back to it. Dr. Helbing has offices in Annandale and Springfield and they are open on different days. His offices are now closed on Fridays. The Annandale office is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and the Springfield office is open Mondays and Wednesdays. It takes awhile to get to the maintenance dose (where you just come in every 2-3 weeks), but the nurses and Dr. Helbing are all very friendly and knowledgeable. While this office isn't as computerized as my previous allergy doctor (sign in on paper instead of on a computer), they are pretty efficient at getting you in and out of the office. The only downside is that the later office hours (open til 6 pm) for the Annandale location are only on Tuesdays, but you can also come in on Saturdays between 9 am and 12 pm. Be prepared for lots of kids though. Dr. Helbing will do an initial appointment to discuss your allergy symptoms and there will be a follow-up appointment with the dreaded allergy test (lots of pinpricks to determine what you are most allergic to). From there, they can make a suitable serum for you to start allergy shots. It took me about 6 months to get to the maintenance dose, which requires that you go twice a week to get a shot to gradually build up your tolerance. After each shot, you are supposed to wait approximately 30 minutes to make sure you do not have an allergic reaction. At least there are usually plenty of magazines to read.

This office is great and conveniently located. My 3 yr old son gets allergy shots here and is…read moredoing much better since he started. Dr. Helbing and his staff are great with kids and super friendly!!

I'm editing my review because I ended up needing to return here and everyone I've interacted with…read morehas been wonderful- nice, compassionate, friendly. I don't know if the first woman I spoke to a while back is still there or not, but if so I haven't had to deal with her, so that's a huge plus. My only issue with this particular branch of the practice is the terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE location. The building is confusing to navigate (The practice is on the 3rd floor, but you have to take several elevators to get to it depending on which side of the building you park on), and it's impossible to turn left out of the driveway. Furthermore, it's also impossible to make a U turn anywhere nearby, and I'm convinced that the only reason people live in this part of Springfield is that they simply got stuck there because they were unable to turn around and head back to Alexandria.

The doctor is here is pretty good. Exam was very thorough. Most of the nurses and front desk staff…read moreare good but there's one nurse who was rude to me on more than one occasion and for that reason, I would not recommend them and have switched to a different allergist.

A nutritionist/dietitian is not only someone who advises and consults to help with an…read moreindividualized weight loss program. She/he is also a partner to the individual attempting the diet & is important to staying in a positive mindset. Dr. Dadkhah has proven to be such a partner for me in my efforts to lose weight. I am making progress and I am losing weight when I have never been able to do so alone in the past. My clothes are getting bigger & I have had to change to smaller sizes in some things. I have more energy & I feel like I am making progress. I very much look forward to meeting with Dr. Dadkhah. Without our time I don't have anyone to really discuss my diet. My efforts to lose weight are my main focus of life & I think about it all the time. None of my family & friends are overweight so for me this would be a solo journey if not for Dr. Dadkhah. The information she shares with me is always valuable but what's most most helpful for me is to have someone who is willing to talk about nutrition and food. She is enthusiastic in helping me to understand nutrition, physical exercise & what foods work best for my diet. And she patiently answers all my questions. She has even encouraged me to send emails between our meetings to share my questions or concerns so that we can discuss at the next meeting which has been very helpful technique for me. She also shares engaging videos to help me understand why she is encouraging certain things in my diet & why it's important. Meeting with Dr. Dadkhah energizes me and gets me jazzed up to continue to go forward. Whereas when I don't have that time with her then it's harder to stay as excited about dieting plus without our meeting then my weight loss seems more like hard work & as if a chore. I stay on the diet when we don't meet but I don't feel as enthused when doing this alone. I now understand that it helps to have a dietitian who understands where you are & what you are feeling & someone who can offer suggestions. I'm realizing that dieting is an individual journey but one still needs someone to go along the journey with you. Someone who cares about what you are experiencing & wants you to be successful. Someone who tries to help figure out where things got off track if weight loss slows down, & figure out a new plan. For me, Dr. Dadkhah is that person who does all those things for me. I am an introvert but it's nice to have a dietitian where I can go talk about my thoughts, experiences, worries, challenges, setbacks, etc. Without my time with Dr. Dadkhah in this process then the whole diet thing would be so much harder to do. She is able to teach me & advise me but she also listens to me and helps me keep my thoughts on track so I don't follow a negative or wrong way of thinking. She celebrates my good weeks & she keeps me from feeling bad on weeks that are less successful. What I've learned is that dieting is not a cookie cutter deal. No one diet works for everyone. So what you may read on the Internet may not be what works best for you. I have learned to trust that Dr. Dadkhah is helping me to identify what is best for ME, & I have to trust what she suggests rather than go by something I may read on the Internet. She has created a weight loss program that is individualized to me, what works best for me, a program I can stick with. And I am grateful that I found her to help me through this journey of losing weight.

From the owner: Thank you for visiting the nutrition practice of Dr. Maryam Dadkhah! The professional staff at…read moreEatWellGuru is absolutely thrilled to help our clients in Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. Metro area adopt healthier eating habits to fuel their bodies and minds. Dr. Dadkhah of EatWellGuru has more than 20 years of experience working with both adults and children in health and nutrition. She attended Colorado State University where she earned a Ph.D. in Nutrition. In addition to her educational background and training, Dr. Dadkhah also holds various certifications. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist as well as Board Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), and a Certified Personal Trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Dadkhah has gained valuable work experience in a variety of settings, including a number of hospitals and outpatient clinics in Colorado, New York, and Washington, D.C. Her experience includes working with other researchers on various weight management and weight loss studies. Her track record also involves assisting thousands of clients of all ages and backgrounds with managing their weight and controlling chronic health conditions. Specifically, she uses her knowledge about nutrition to help children affected by weight concerns, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Dr...