Internists - Newton, NJ

"My primary care doc referred me to DR Shah due to a home test for sleep apnea. I made an appointment two months out, the first available. 10:30 AM on a Tuesday morning. The office told me to arrive 15 minutes early and to wait in the car until the nurse called me in. (Covid protocol). At 10:20 the nurse called me in and showed me to an exam room. She weighed me, took blood pressure etc and went over my history. At 10:40 she was finished and told me to wait for the Dr. She then informed me that he has not yet called in. Turns out he goes to the hospital first and when leaving he sends a text to the office. Since the hospital is about 15 minutes from the office, I estimated that the earliest he would be there would be 11:00 AM. She then told me that there were 2 other patients waiting ahead of me. I told her that was ridiculous and I walked out of the office. Many doctor's have no regard for appointment times and seem to think their patients should just wait for them until they are ready no matter how long the wait. This is rude and inconsiderate. "

"Great doctor been seeing him for years "

"I’ve seen this doctor in the hospital and in his office a few times now. The wait time between my appointment time and when I’m actually seen is always at least 45 minutes. The front staff & most nurses are amazing. But I had 1 young male nurse that was not very professional. When the doctor finally comes into the room, he’s always quick and abrupt. He’s very quick to prescribe medicine & especially quick to prescribe new medicines that he’s incentivized to prescribe. I wouldn’t trust him & his advice - I would get a second opinion. I wouldn’t recommend unless it was your only option. "

"Lifeline Screening noticed two nodules on my thyroid. Dr. Stas had been treating me for pre-diabetes for some time. I was watching my diet with no need for medication. He checked my thyroid and made an appointment for me to come in for a needle aspiration test the very next day. He sent the results to a special lab. One of the nodules was most likely malignant. He immediately referred me to two surgeons at Morristown Memorial Hospital. I was able to get an appointment quickly with Dr. Cohen there, and he arranged for my surgery very soon thereafter. After my surgery to remove half of my thyroid, a biopsy of both nodules was sent to California, and one of them was malignant. Dr. Stas’ original diagnosis of my type of thyroid cancer was absolutely correct. I have been cancer free for several years now thanks to Dr. Stas."