(Based on experience with endocrinology dept. only- although the rest were pretty negligent, carelessly misdiagnosing, overprescribing unrelated medications which I never filled because I was given a Welbutrin for an entirely unrelated issue... but I digress...)
I would truly, and sincerely, and rightfully give -5 stars if it were possible. Dr. Kravitz, endocrinologist 'specialist', and from what I was told at the time, also the lead of the endocrinology department (two years ago when I visited him). At the time I was late stage Lyme disease and undiagnosed. I came in, after paying a LOT of money to be seen, he barely took a look at me at all- I mean he glanced up as he walked in and never looked up again.
I brought in my journal of my timeline of symptoms as well as print outs of revered, reputable, and esteemed medical journals (after seeing 5 other specialists who all ask the same questions re: what I had been experiencing). He didn't let me speak- literally. Within 2-4 minutes in the exam room, he told me I was "obviously psychosomatic" and that I needed "big help" [psychologically], and I should "..see a psychiatrist" and I quote "and a good one", as soon as possible because I have something serious with my mental health going on. If I had followed through with the protocol and meds he suggested, I would've died. Two weeks later I saw an excellent NMD in Great Neck, and within 15 minutes had a referral for IGenex (which is a lab center that the CDC recognizes as reputable blood testing for Lyme disease). A few weeks later I was finally diagnosed as late stage Lyme Disease and was permitted to begin my treatment. Not only is this man arrogant beyond my own ability to emphasize, entirely negligent to point of concern, beyond rude, under educated and/or outdated in medical knowledge, but he's also against freedom of speech and freedom of print; a direct quote during my appointment from Dr Kravitz: "....yeah well that's an awful thing, here in America you have freedom of print and freedom of speech. Back home, in the Ukraine, you get locked up for writing and publishing the things that you have in your hand in those journals, those people should be in jail for what they're writing. And if they were in the Ukraine, they would be locked up; probably for life." For some context, the medical journals I had brought in pertained to thyroid irregularities and Lyme disease- which is precisely and exclusively what I ended up having 4 very present strains of.
This man is outstandingly condescending, negligent, and an even worse 'physician'. I don't know why he's still allowed to practice- he should not be 'practicing' medicine in any capacity. read more