Dermatologists - Garden City, NY

"I was a new patient, and was literally out the door in less than 17 minutes! I was taken in immediately, which was great, and the nurse was very sweet. However, when the doctor came in to do my annual skin check, he did not do a full exam and the only question he asked was if there was any particular area that I wanted him to look at. (I wanted him to look at my entire body, as it was a skin check!) I asked him what I should use to cleanse my face and what would help with blackheads, and his response was to buy a biore nose strip. He never asked me my skincare routine and made me feel like i was wasting his time. He was unfriendly, not thorough, and was walking towards the door as I was speaking, like he couldn't be bothered with me. The staff was nice but was insistent that I give them a credit or debit card to keep on file. Being that I'm employed by one of the hospitals, I am able to go to the office without paying a copay or deductible, but they said it's the office policy. Of course I finally find a doctor in my area who is considered a maximum savings doctor with my insurance (no surprise) and I will never return to this office. (Even that it's free for me.) Also, the exam chair had no paper on it and I had to lay bare back on it. The room was dated and messy, as well as the waiting room couches. It did not seem very sanitary. If it weren't for the nice nurse, than this office would get no stars. I did not want to even give 1 star as the overall rating, but you must give 1 in order to write the review."

"Went to see Dr. Jonathan Beschloss because I was experiencing dry skin in my pelvic region. I came half an hour early to my appointment so I would have enough time to fill out the new patient paperwork. I was shown into an exam room at my appointment time and told to put on a hospital gown and wait. I waited for at least 25 minutes sitting on the exam table, all the while, I can hear the doctor outside of the exam room, chit-chatting with other staff. Finally Dr. Beschloss comes into the exam room and asks me what I am there for. I tell him about the skin dryness and I showed pictures on my phone I had taken of my skin when it was particularly dry and you could easily see it. He looked at the pictures and briefly examined me. He told me it didn't look like anything serious and he seemed very disinterested and in a rush to leave the exam room. I had to keep asking questions about what could be causing it, was it my soap, is there anything I can do or use to prevent it? He brushed off all my concerns with very non-specific answers and no real advice. When I told him I was concerned because it didn't look normal, his response was, "What is normal?" What kind of question is that? Dry, flaky skin is obviously not normal. Don't you know? Aren't you the dermatologist? Because I was persistently asking questions, he eventually just gave me a tiny little lotion bottle that looks like it's worth $1 & said I could use this "if I want." He gave absolutely no directions as to when to use it (before/after shower), how frequently to use it, for how long, etc. I left the office extremely upset that I had been treated so carelessly and dismissed, all while receiving no advice or resolution to a problem I am very concerned about. Far from comforting me, Dr. Beschloss made me feel insignificant and like my concerns were a joke. Will never return and would not recommend anyone else go to this practice."