Reviews

EDIT: as of 12/15/22, AOC came through and made the situation right. I was seen my Dr. Borofsky. I was treated fairly, my diagnosis was properly reassessed and restored, and my prescriptions were resumed. I am incredibly relieved and grateful for Dr. Borofsky’s kindness. I am grateful that he listened. Because of this, I have returned my review to 5 stars. In the interest of transparency, I am leaving my 1 star review up. I never should’ve been put in this situation and I never should’ve been treated like that. I hope my full, honest review helps one person avoid the pain and stress that I was put through. Original 1 star review from 12/13/22: I had been a patient of Dr. Griffin’s for 17 years, until his retirement this past June. I highly recommended this practice and sang the staff’s praises- from the providers to the phlebotomists to the front desk staff, everyone was kind and caring. AOC is one of the only places to still require masks and enforces it (given the immunocompromised population). I actually felt safe there. All of that changed this week. I saw Dr. Dan Nicholas (Dr. Peter Nicholas III) twice for maintaining my ankylosing spondylitis, a condition that had been diagnosed and successfully treated by Dr. Griffin & the team since 2018. Dr. Dan decided to ignore and dismiss years of documentation and bloodwork (including the standard requirements for the diagnosis) and concluded that I actually didn’t have an inflammatory condition, that my weight was the problem (both biased, incorrect, and ignoring that I’d already pursued these initial routes years ago). He also based some of his “evidence” on incorrect information from my history, latched onto small, untrue details about medications that lacked context, and refused to look at the whole larger picture. He was also condescending, invalidating, and he absolutely didn’t listen; his mind was made up before I even walked through the door this week. During both appointments, he would say something to my face, then immediately go back and do the opposite on it the next business day. One thing he went back on was requiring imaging, which further delayed my treatment. I couldn’t afford an out of pocket cost of over $1,000 for the scan (even with insurance). After that was when I was brought in for the second appointment to “discuss treatment options”, but no options were discussed. It certainly seems in part like I was dismissed and punished because medical tests are expensive and I am not rich. I had a feeling that the scan was not ordered in good faith and was going to be used to undiagnose my condition, and it turned out that I was correct. He is withholding access to my prescription medications and the diagnosis has been removed from my records, further limiting access to any care or assistance, even in another practice. I have to start completely over. It already took me 13 years to get a diagnosis, and I have to start all over again thanks to Dr. Dan’s biased, unethical, bad faith medicine. The real kicker is that I requested a transfer to another doctor in the practice, which was denied. I have been blacklisted from AOC, as no other physician will see me and they “recommended I seek treatment from outside the practice”. I have received no explanation or reason for this action, and have heard only silence from nurses and the practice manager, Maureen.

Dr. Walker cares deeply for her patients and will go out of her way to get them the best possible care. I would give her 10 stars if that was an option.

I have been a patient of Dr. Mehta for approximately the last 5 years. I was referred to Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center by my prior Rheumatologist who was retiring. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Dr. Mehta, the infusion group, and the staff of AOC. I have always been greeted with a friendly welcome, and had questions answered in words I could understand - rather than medical jargon. If you are seeking an excellent, friendly, courteous, professional staff, this is the place to be.

Friendly, caring staff. A great experience start to finish. I definitely recommend this practice and Dr. Mehta, enthusiastically!

Always mater of fact and respectful. Thank you.

Professional AND compassionate. Shows concern for patients.

Yesterday was my first visit with Dr. Mehta. after seeing Dr. Griffin for the past 15 years. Dr. Mehta was extremely friendly and interested in my condition. I feel confident we will have a good relationship