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Dr. Anne Letourneau
Port Jefferson Station, NY

Not only did I sit at this doctors office for over 2 hours, this doctor ran across the room with her hands out, as if she was going to grab my daughter screaming about her white Italian leather chairs, frightening my 3.1/2 year old child just because my child was crawling across a chair.  My child grabbed the chair scared.  My husband jumped up in time to stop the doctor. Then the doctor yelled at her secretary to clean up the chair, when there was no markings on any of the chairs. The secretary angry then told me to clean up the chair and that people should not take their children to the doctors. Then the secretary said to get a hold of my kid and said it's not rompa room. I said this is a child playing, that's what children do, they play! After we left my daughter asked us why the doctor was yelling at her. You don't yell, frighten or try and grab other people’s children! They should put a sign up that says no children if they really feel that way. very unprofessional.

Dr. Michael Dimattina
Arlington, VA

This doctor turned us away as patients because I was over 40.  I had two miscarriages while under his care and he told me I was too old to consider IVF and that he was only telling me that because he was "honest and did not want to take (my) money".  All this despite very positive hormone levels and diagnostic results. He handed us adoption brochures and sent us packing.  We went to another practice who welcomed us with open arms and we now have 2 beautiful healthy children and did not even need an egg donor.  Basically Dr. DiMattina has a real bias against older mothers and seems to be concerned with his statistics.  He is arrogant and will give you wrong information if it suits his purposes.  Buyer beware!!

Dr. Valerie Mechanik
Tampa, FL

Dr. Valerie Mechanik in my opinion does not have good bed side manners, is not informative & simply put not attentive . She did not explain exactly what was going on with me. I asked questions and she hurriedly answered. I called the next day for clarification from the nurse. The receptionist stated the nurse would get back w/me that day, but I did not receive a call until the next day. And when I did call she was rude and told me something completely different from what Dr. Mechanik told me. Because I was worried about this conflicting information I called another OB/GYN to schedule an appt. for a second opinion. In any case they needed my medical information in order to complete a comprehensive health checkup . I requested my medical info be FAXED to the other office where I would receive this second opinion. I called both offices the next business day to verify that the transition would go smoothly. The office I planned to go to had not yet received my info & the receptionist at Mechanik's office stated they were MAILED OUT 24 hours after I requested they be faxed. Which is a problem because the office where I had not received care was trying to assist me immediately, but could not do so with out my medical history. I was a patient at Mechanik's office for 8yrs but she was not the doctor that I regularly visited. I had only been her patient two times over the 8yrs. The first time was when I was pregnant with my my son in 2004 (but was delivered by Dr. Thacker who is EXCELLENT by the way, but in no longer with the practice) and the second was the incident which I just explained. I would not recommend her to anyone.

Dr. James Collins
Atlanta, GA

 I have been a patient of Dr. Collins for about 10 years now.  I first visited Dr. Collins's office when he was on Campbellton Road in 1999.  Although the office was relatively small then, Dr. Collins and staff moved with ease and confidence from patient to patient.  I then followed Dr. Collins out to an office he shared with Dr. Allen on Moreland Avenue.  I had a great experience with the staff there and both doctors.  Dr.Collins was very convenient due to the fact that I worked from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day and I could make an appointment with Dr. Collins at 7:30 p.m. in the evenings and he was always available to see me. 

I have to admit that sometimes I would have to wait a little longer to be seen in the evenings, however, when that occurred Dr. Collins would always "give me a break" on the cost of my procedure.  I am sure that he does that with all patients as he is personable that way.

I love Dr. Collins and would not choose any other dentist in Atlanta.  I know that my work will be done correctly and that Dr. Collins will follow all of the rules set forth by the state of Georgia.

Thanks, Dr. Collins/Collins Family Dentistry staff

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