My husband has gone to VH FFX for many years. His doctor is very professional, explains everything and we have been pleased over the years. If hospitalized then one sees other doctors in the group but the care for has been consistently good. read more

Absolutely very professional; on time, and kind. Katherine was amazing as were all the staff members. I highly recommend and encourage you to feel confident in using Virginia Heart at this location. read more

I strongly advise women to avoid Dr. El-Haddad. After warning me that I faced multiple hospitalizations and death within two years without surgery, on my second visit he paradoxically told me to wait six months for a second echo--despite his own dire prognosis. Following a consultation where a cardiac surgeon explicitly cleared me for either open-heart surgery or TAVR, I chose TAVR to maintain my quality of life and independence as a woman living alone. Dr. El-Haddad then refused to provide further treatment. He completely dismissed my recovery needs and ignored my priorities. Whether he is unaware that only 35% of women receive timely heart treatment or simply didn't care, his approach was dismissive, contradictory, and showed zero respect for my autonomy. read more

Teresa worked hard to squeeze me into Dr. Patel's busy schedule during a brief layover at Dulles; it is always such a distinct pleasure to visit with Dr. Patel, and the entire team has been so kind! read more

I'm sorry for the doctors and physicians of this practice. They are very good, knowledgeable, caring. Have nothing bad to write or comment about them. My problem is with Inova. as usual, but since the have very well controlled reviews in writing, this is the only left option I have, write a review through the practice. We all know is a business, but a with a total lack of compassion, is unreal. When have anyone received a bill not covered by their insurance in the amount of $3.16? I have! They have the legal right to charge it, and they have the guts to send such a ridiculous amount to a patient. Any doctor, not part of Inova, will wipe off the charges, a patient will never know. But when do you say enough is enough. Inova is so MONEY HUNGRY like I have never seen any other medical ownership doing so. Not only they send the bill, when I complaint about it over the phone, they sent me immediately another bill for the ridiculous amount of $15.84, totaling $19.00. To complete the picture, they starting harassing me with daily emails. I was wondering if they are going to pay a lot to send me to a collection agency to recovered their $3.00? Think twice, if you go their way you will regret it for sure. read more

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Dr Ibrahem Saeed is an excellent cardiologist who was patient with me as I am hard of hearing. He knows his stuff, is very well regarded in his field, and conveys a lot of confidence in his conclusions. I am strongly recommending him. read more

Concur with the negative reviews here. In trying to help a local family member whose husband recently died, trying to call this place is a mess. The nurses were super nasty over the phone. The overall phone line experience was bureaucratic and difficult. I think the actual medical provided by the doctors is probably fine, but if I needed a cardiologist personally, I wouldn't go here because the customer service experience is so poor and gets in the way of the doctors trying to treat people. Probably the rudest staff I've ever seen, they just give no indication they care about the patients. read more

I went to Reston Jan 14, 2025Updated review Had another bad experience with Virginia Heart. I called and scheduled what I believed to be an annual/preventive checkup, which with my insurance is no charge to me. They billed me for an office visit, and it cost me $300ish. I spoke to my insurance company, and they said they can bill it as a preventive, and it would have been no charge. However, after my insurance company spoke with Virginia Heart, the practice wasn't willing to bill it as a preventive. I believe they don't receive as much money for a preventive as they do for an office visit. Go to this practice at your own financial peril. Aug 21, 2024Previous review Had another bad experience the Virgina Heart. My medicine prescription ran out and I was told I have to come in the office and pay for an office visit before they would refill it. At the end of my appointment last year, I wanted to set an appointment for this year, and they said they can't schedule out that far and they would be in touch, they never were in touch. This is a very basic medicine, and they would have my lab work from my GP that they base this medicine on. This medicine is only based on my lab work, it isn't based on any EKG or talking to the doctor for fifteen minutes, who by the way I don't know his name because they switch them so often. I spoke with Kim, the office manager and she was saying how important it is to come to the office, yet she said it was okay to let my GP handle it, so it must not be that important or they just don't care if they are willing to say it is okay to go to someone for this other than a heart specialist. Kim couldn't hang up the phone fast enough. I think Virginia Heart is only a money machine. Read more Oct 9, 2021Previous review Had me go to the emergency room for indigestion. Cost me about $3,000I said I had rapid heartbeat, had me go to the emergency room, turned out to be indigestion. Cost me about $3,000 Went behind my back an gave my information and as I understand from an office manger all their patients information to a huge INOVA data base without getting our permission. Only notified us once it was done. This is a total disregard for the privacy of our personal information and breech of trust. read more

Dr Jennifer Shea, MD was amazing. Performed TEE-cardiac procedure on me yesterday. From first meeting to bedside explanations to recovery and communication to my spouse; she was 5 Star. The practice was also remarkable with pre-op visits from PA's and colleague MD's in their practice. My first cardiac hospital experience. High praise to Inova Fairfax Hospital & staff from ER to PCCU care tower...... nothing but highest of praise. read more

Virginia heart was great 25 years ago but now they are bureaucratic, unhelpful, slow to respond operation. I used them for heart issues and sleep apnea. I liked and repect Dr Vasu and Dr. Nayak. But i would avoid everything else about this business read more

Believe the ratings. The sleep doctors are decent, but Durable Medical Equipment for CPAP supplies is another story. The lack of customer service extends to the troubleshooting, ordering, billing, and scheduling departments. I've been reaching out over the last 4 months or so to no avail. Looks like I'll have to make an office visit so i can schedule an office visit. read more

I gave them 1 star because I could not give them zero. The doctors are all actually pretty good. I have never had a problem with the doctors. And the cardiology side of the house is pretty good. The office staff on the sleep side is what is causing me to sever my relationship with the whole group. From getting an appointment, to follow-up on needed referrals, to actually placing an order - they have failed at every junction. And then when I needed to get a new CPAP device, they wanted me to go through them to get the device. At 2x-3x the price of going through DME provider. I have absolutely had it with this totally inept staff. I have never had an experience this bad with any other medical office. If your health care concerns comes down to relying on them, go elsewhere read more

I just had a pet scan by Maxine and Steve. They were fabulous!! Very organized, comforting, very informative with the procedure. Always in communication, warm blankets. Assisted me with ambulation after the procedure as I have MS. I am an ICU nurse and I felt very protective and safe. Now on to my heart cath! Susan Bashore RN read more

The doctors are great. I have been going to Virginia Heart for over 20 years, however some of the nurses leave very little to be desired. I was scheduled for a Cardioversion. I was told by the scheduling nurse that I needed to get lab tests 2 weeks prior to the procedure. I informed the nurse that I was going to labcorp and to send the order. I was sent a link to my email. I showed this to Labcorp and was told that they needed a faxed copy because they were unable to open it from my email. I called back to Virginia Heart, and explained that I needed a faxed copy and gave the nurse the fax number to labcorp. She sent me a PDF file instead of sending a fax copy as requested. This cost me 1 1/2 half hour extra waiting from the confusion. When I finally called back, now frustrated the nurse insisted that Labcorp received the order. I had to hand my phone over to labcorp staff to prove to the nurse a Va Heart. The nurse even accused me of being rude for being frustrated and questioning their competency. I hope Virginia Heart will read this review and take appropriate actions to correct this pattern. Several of these nurses that I have been to for followups are very rude and unprofessional, and a chain of other reviews are repeating very similar patterns. read more

Very disappointed in the care I received. They don't treat you like they care about you as a patient, especially if you're only having minor heart issues. It's like they only care about serious or interesting cases. The tests I had done through them came back normal & Dr. Goa expressed no interest in helping me find the cause of my increasing symptoms nor asked any questions about new symptoms I reported. He simply told me to go back to my primary care doctor as he couldn't help me. No patient education or resources were provided to me. read more

It started well - I got a CPAP machine from them, but then it was nothing but disappointment. You can call, and call and they never reply. The order is over a month late and it's imposible to find out anything about it. My advice - If you want to avoid stress, avoid them. read more

My experience with the Doctors at Virginia Heart has been very positive. The experience with the staff and nurses has been less than positive leading to delayed treatment for a serious heart condition that needed prompt diagnosis and treatment. I was notified via the portal in early December that I had no new heart rhythm issues reported on my Pacemaker, only to be notified in early January (via a phone call) that there were issues of concern( for the same time period that was initially reported as having no issues). It took six weeks to receive image results of a PET scan. The nurse ignored some of my email messages. I eventually got the results by calling the testing location to track down where the images were sent, spoke with another nurse to help track them down and escalated the issue to the nursing supervisor. My procedure (ICD implant) was cancelled the Morning of the procedure while I was being prepped to go into the operating room. The Hospital had to cancel because the required staffing was not in place. It was reschedule for 6 weeks later. I'm not sure if this was an error on the part of Virginia Heart or the Hospital Facility. Each of these issues created a treatment delay. read more

I would rather take a beating than to try to reach this giant monopoly of heart doctors. It is easier to get in my car and drive to these offices and wait in a slow line with a mask. I have repeatedly complained to the office manager and phone representatives. Rich doctors in a huge conglomerate who can't afford to hire people to answer the phone are not worth my time and money. I'm going to switch to a new doctor. read more

My experience with the staff, NP and doctors was great....when you can get an appointment. Recently my fiancé and I tried to get an appt and were given 4-5 months out. I have had a stint performed by them and had the most confidence in their ability but if I can't get into to see a doctor or NP when the situation requires then what good are they to me. I'm switching practices, unfortunately read more

I worked there during the late spring-summer of this year. I checked in and out hundreds of patients being packed in and out like cattle and a very large percentage were people that had recently taken a vaccine. There were a lot of young people that came in too. I left when the very doctors that should see the correlation mandated the same potential threats on their own employees. I worked with young people that called out sick from REAL side effects from it. One young woman had a vaginal hemorrhage and her doctor told her the "FDA doesn't report severe menstruating because women's cycles are so varied". I worry people might become infertile. People are getting HURT. The CEO coordinated an employee appreciation breakfast buffet the day after she sent out a company-wide notice that all unvaccinated employees cannot dine with vaccinated employees. They profit off of the adverse effects of all of the vaccines and got a HUGE payoff from INOVA to promote it. I already had Covid last Winterand the data shows my chances are better having had it and not taking the vaccine-no one talks about that. I have an inalienable right to the autonomy of my body. Right is right and the vaccines are wrong right now. I work for a law firm now-free of masks...because they obviously don't work... read more

Virginia Heart saved my life, literally. In 2011, I left work at 1:00 am, in acute physical distress, and drove myself to Virginia Hospital in Arlington. I was quickly diagnosed as having am MI and was immediately surrounded by an army of medical personnel. By 3:00 I was the proud but weak owner of a brand new baby stent, which repaired a 100% blocked artery. The surgeon who operated on me was/is part of the Virginia Heart group. Three days later, I received a second stent, courtesy of the same surgeon. Virginia heart is still my ongoing cardiac care group. Thanks to them, I'm still kicking. Mad props to Virginia Hospital and to Virginia Heart. You are the best. read more

Dr. Cossa is an exceptional cardiologist that will be missed due to his pending retirement. He is very knowledgeable, extremely thorough, has wonderful communication skills, and he has provided my wife and I with outstanding medical care over a period of years. We deeply appreciate all of his efforts and wish him and his family many years of joy and happiness during his retirement. It has been our good fortune to have been cared for by him and the Virginia Heart practice. Thank you Dr. Cossa for all your years of service and the wonderful care that you provided. With much gratitude and appreciation, Al & Mary Vaxmonsky read more

I am a physician from out of state in practice for over 15 years. Dr. Cilia is thorough, kind and answered all our questions for a complex coronary lesion for my sister who resides in fairfax . I was out of state and she let me remotely be in the appointment to help my sister. She has an excellent future and certainly a great asset for the group. read more

I have been seeing Dr. Robert Shor, a heart specialist associated with VA Heart for over 15 years. I was fairly happy with with him and that is the reason I kept seeing him for my periodic cardio checkups. I want to emphasize that this review is about VA Heart organization and not my cardiologist. Two weeks ago I learned that I had a very high blood pressure that needed immediate attention, so I checked myself into Reston Hospital ER. There, I was kept under observation for two nights and was given various medication to lower my BP. They also ran some tests and scans not finding any direct cause for my elevated BP. Reviewing my medications, the attending internal doctor told me that since I am on two BP control medications, I should not be taking Diclofenac, a pain killer prescribed for me by another doctor at VA Ortho. So the possible cause of my elevated BP. Since my release, I manage to see my primary doctor who thought my very high BP could have been due to the wrong prescription which I had stopped taking since going to the ER. However, after 10 days, I have not been able to speak with or have a direct communication with my cardiologist, Dr. Shor. Meanwhile, I have experienced the horrible issues that others have described here. I believe VA Heart has been taken over by some inept money mangers who are clueless on how to provide good health care service to their clients. I have also read some of the reviews by VA Heart staff, many giving its management a 1 Star rating and describing it as a very bad firm to work for. No wonder I could not pass beyond the front line staff, being forced to calls, and posting notes on the Inova porta for my cardiologist without any results. So I feel I am finished with VA Heart and must find a compassionate specialist with no attachment to a big money making organization. My Advice to anyone reading this note: do not engage with any doctor, contractor, service provider, nor buy any new products without first doing your own research, especially reading other users' reviews. By doing so, you may forego a lot of pain and unnecessary expenses. read more

I was having serious heart palpitations. I had several tests done and made an appointment with a doctor. His advice, after viewing the test results was that "some people your age decide not to go forward, while some do." I had a 98/99 % blockage in the main artery. I consulted with my primary care doctor. She made an appointment with one of her colleagues. They both agreed that I needed immediate intervention. I had surgery within two weeks where they inserted a stent. I asked what would have happened if the blockage had reached 100%. I was told that I wouldn't be here. read more

If you enjoy waiting on hold for someone to speak to for 40-50 minutes every time you call (because they keep screwing up), this place might be for you. If you enjoy getting the "earliest available" appointment 45 days out, and then having a voicemail left on your phone that your appointment has been cancelled the day before, then you'll love this place. If you enjoy talking to apathetic and passive-aggressive staff, you'll adore this place. Doctor was nice when I got to see him months ago read more

I am highly disappointed and would strongly advise AGAINST dealing with this Company. My husband was a returning patient, apparently the previous doctor is no longer practicing and this company took over. My husband was seen for an annual visit. Because we have an HMO plan, we are required to have a referral from a PCP. That is something he found out AFTER his appointment. No one verified his insurance beforehand and informed him of this. I'm in the healthcare field, and yes I'm aware that people should know about their insurance, but the reality is, not a lot of people do. That's where we come in, We get their insurance information, and explain as much as possible so the patient understands. The billing department was very rude and careless, If anything instead of retaining a patient with a courtesy adjustment on the bill my husband received, She just caused the office to lose a patient. read more

I never write reviews but I felt it's my duty to write this and save everyone the trouble of not going to Virginia Heart. The doctors are fine but the clinical team is classless. I was at Virginia Heart for a stress test earlier this year and had a terrible experience with the nurse. She hardly answered any of my questions regarding the test and got a little irritated. Her responses made me feel ashamed that I didn't know what a stress test was and the purpose of it. I thought it was a one off for her but I was back for my 6 month follow up with Dr. Cossa and the nurse who administered my test was still there and still a nightmare. Even though she was not my nurse, I made sure to look at her name tag this time around. VALERIE. Avoid this woman at all costs!!!! It's no secret she hates her job and everyone she works with, it's written all over her face. What drove me to write this even though she wasn't my nurse was the way she addressed the rest of her colleagues in the present of other people. She lacks empathy for her colleagues and especially for patients who are unfamiliar with their new cardiac health conditions. It goes without saying but she need some classes in customer service. I'll be looking for a new cardiology office, a place where I'm treated like a person. read more

Tried to schedule a routine cardiac test ordered by my primary care physician; had the order from doctor. First, very hard to get through to anyone at VA Heart to schedule. Was told they needed doctors order before they would schedule. Primary sent order directly; VA Heart never called back to schedule. I tried two more times to schedule; both times told I'd have to speak to original operator, who never called back. On third try, was told I needed to call primary and have them send order again. Imagine if this place is to0 disorganized to schedule a routine test how Id feel if I was having a heart attack! GO ELSEWHERE; THESE PEOPLE ARE TOO DISORGANIZED. read more

Previously loved this practice and was thrilled to hear they were doing Telegraph appointments but they have dropped the ball. Two different representatives stated they would have my prescriptions refilled and now I'm on day three without my daily medications. One mishap is forgivable but two, especially before a weekend that none of the doctors are responsive is not forgivable. To say I'm disappointed with their lack of professionalism is an understatement. Missing three days of medicine will create a fall out that lasts over a week. read more

Communication is non existent. Most times no one answers phone and you can not leave a message during office hours. Why? There is an option to leave a call back number. My experience is IF you leave it early in the day you have a low chance of getting a call back. After lunch you have zero chance getting a call back. I finally figured out you can leave a message after hours however this was after two weeks of callling, leaving call back numbers and running out of meds. Pharmacist also said they did not get any notice. I have had communication issues for two years with this Office. I originally put up with this because doctor seemed pretty good, not great but good. However, no mater how good the doctor is, not having access makes him useless, had to call my primary care doctor to renew my meds! read more

So happy that I will be moving shortly and will hopefully find a better office in another state. Hard to get an appointment. Hard to get anyone on the phone. Just a nightmare if you are having issues. Got released from the hospital having had symptoms of a heart attack. Told to follow up with them as I'm a patient. Wouldn't be able to see the cardiologist for a whole month. Get to see the assistant 2 weeks later. No sense of urgency would just allow you to drop dead it seems. Can't wait to relocate and hopefully get some quality care. I was told they were the best in the area. Thats not saying much for the area. read more

Over the last 3 days, I have spent a cummulative 1 hour and 36 minutes on hold for the appointment person. Twice, I took them up on their offer to save my place in line and call me. No call! Mysteriously, after waiting for a great deal of time, one gets a recording stating that the waiting time is longer than it was at the beginning of the hold. Today, after finally reaching the appointment person, I was informed that I would have to speak with the nurse. After 65 minutes of waiting for the nurse, I hung up. I love Dr. Duc, but I don't think I can deal with this kind of disrespect from a medical clinic. read more

I showed up for a stress test at Fair Oaks 3 minutes late due to traffic and they would not do my stress test. I had been on the road for an hour and a half and called to tell them about the traffic but when I entered the office I was told that there wasn't enough time to do the test. It was 9:03 in the morning and now they wanted to reschedule my stress test at 2:30. I did not take the appointment . I would not recommend this office to anyone. If you do have heart problems dealing with these people will make it worse! read more

This may be my first ever Yelp review. I have been a Virginia Heart patient for many years (they were known as The Cardiovascular Group when I started with them). I have had Dr. Fritz Andersen and Dr, Mark Vives. I had great confidence in both. My problem is not with either of them; it is with the practice as a business. Simply put: they have gotten too big. It is impossible to get a hold of anyone. I just waited 33 minutes to get a human being to pick up the phone only to be told my doctor could not see me until November (it is June). When I told him that was ridiculous because I am continuing to have elevated BP he transferred me to somebody else. After being on hold for another long time I was hung up on. All in all today's call was about 50 minutes with no appointment scheduled. I routinely have to call them several times to get my prescriptions refilled as CVS says nobody calls them back. This is really a shame. This practice used to provide excellent care. I believe they have taken on too many patients and are more focused on profit than patient care. I think I will be looking for a new cardiologist. read more

Update: the practice has changed substantially, and Dr Miller and co are generally uninterested in keeping patients informed about their health and results, or considering symptoms if test results look mostly normal. Was summarily dismissed in spite of debilitating chest pain that sent me to the ER twice. Later turned out to be a medication interaction that a much better doctor (Azita Moalemi at Amelia Heart) found. First post: Dr. Miller was great. Really took the time to review my history and address my concerns. Called me directly himself to follow up on testing a week later. Really impressed with his nurse and the front office staff too! read more

The doctors are great and really have helped me. The billing department? An absolute train wreck. Returned checks and continued to issue billing statements, applying balances to others accounts and be prepared to spend hours of your life if you are using flex spending. The doctors are great but the hassle of the billing department far outweigh the positives. read more

So happy there are many different places to go in Loudoun County because this is terrible. Call because of heart issue numbness in arm and pain in chest. Called and said they would call me back with in 24hrs. Mean while went to the ER that night and had everything checked out. The next day these people didnt call till late in day and then said they couldnt take a hospital referral so no appt. They do not care about the patients. Save your life go elsewhere! read more

virginia heart is becoming nightmarish. i'm thinking about seeing those cardiologists who have left the group. first i figured 'it's their business, things happen.' now i'm starting to see why. the group's become too big for it's britches, so to speak and appointments are impossible. plus the cardiologist i have assigned to me doesn't seem to care what's going on. what happened? read more

I can't rate Docs yet because I haven't seen one. But I can rate a particular assistant (Doris H) whose help and patience (hmm looks a lot a like 'patient') encouraged me to pick this particular practice to use. . Thank you, again, Doris. I hope the bosses there appreciate what you do! read more