Internists - New Brunswick, NJ

"This physician had his scribe enter my medication order to pharmacy. It was done I correctly (entered as a medically administered biologic instead of prefilled syringe). Needless to say it took me a month to figure out why prior authorization was denied. By the time it was figured out it took over another two weeks to be able to reach a human at this office to explain this situation. New order was finally entered but the office took another MONTH to redo prior authorization. Needless to say I still do not have my medication. Terrible. "

"Dr. Vagaonescu was fantastic when he put in my 4 stents. I have one more to go and will only work with him. The cardiology team at Robert Wood Johnson is fantastic, but he really did a great job. "

"I’ve been a patient of Middlesex Monmouth Gastroenterology for routine colonoscopies for 10+ years. Now, I will seek a new practice. Too many red flags this last go around. Dr. Tawardros is not a yet board-certified gastroenterologist. The practice ignored providing that information when they scheduled my appointment with a new doctor. The doctor who performed the first two retired. In 2021, I needed to see a gastroenterologist after a hospital visit. I was assigned to an alternate physician, Dr. Gupta, since my doctor had retired. In 2024 it was time again to schedule a colonoscopy. The practice did not schedule the pre-procedure office visit with the physician I met with in 2021 although he still is a practicing physician at the practice. They scheduled me with Dr. Tawardros. They did not tell me he is not currently a board-certified gastroenterologist. I learned this in my own. However, he is board eligible, and board certified in internal medicine. This should’ve been the first red flag that the practice has gone downhill.  The second red flag occurred when the practice sent my prep prescription to the wrong pharmacy. The third red flag was when I transferred the Rx, I learned there was a second. Surprise! Dr. Tawardros also prescribed Pepcid. This was the first time a physician has ever prescribed a medication and didn’t discuss it before leaving the office. I’ll give him credit he asked if I experienced heartburn, I told him rarely. Fourth red flag: You can’t call the office and talk to a person. Each time I called I had to use the “AI voicemail system.” Well, the AI system doesn’t always recognize numbers punched in with a cell phone. Fifth red flag: A polyp was removed during the colonoscopy. Now I’m nervous. I have a high risk for colon cancer, and this is the first time I’ve had a polyp. Waiting for results was nerve wracking. I called a little more than a week after the procedure. The doctor called me back and told me he didn’t have results, but we would discuss them during my follow-up. I considered that odd since the follow up isn’t for 7 weeks. I told myself, no someone will call with the biopsy results. Sixth red flag: I received the results via a My Chart alert two weeks after the procedure. No phone call from the practice to settle my nerves. Final red flag (7 weeks after colonoscopy): I received a voicemail that the follow up appointment I made several weeks ago needs to be rescheduled. Please call the office to reschedule. What?!?! No thank you."

"twice my card. asked her to change the frequency of pulsing but she did't. got a second opinion from my son who said i should get another doc. the new doc immed. changed the firing sequence to fire after the heart beat if required instead of before."

"this is terrible because i called the woman reception i wanted make a to appointment but she said that" umm this is deaf?? how do u comunicate with dr? our office dont offer u and who transalate spanish" i cant believe and i got uspet at her.. she is very very wrong!! she is very disrespect for me she ever knows about deaf people! so i'm deaf, i'm smart and fluent spanish!! aetna gave me this number and dr sanches speaks spanish!!! i never back call her"

"Dr. Van Hoven is straight to the point and gives realistic advice. "