Frederick L.

I’ve already posted a review praising Dr Sarah Yagerman for her professional excellence and natural empathy. I’d also like to praise the practice’s office staff and medical assistants for their abiding efficiency and helpfulness.

The patient starts being cared for immediately upon entering the office. He’s comforted by the atmosphere of calm and order, and by the friendly welcome from a member of the office staff. He then takes a seat to wait for his doctor’s medical assistant to summon him. Unlike at any other doctor’s office he’s visited, it’s quite pleasant to wait here. The office staff and the other patients are unusually animated and personable.

The patient’s next interaction is with his doctor’s medical assistant, who is reassuringly conversant with his medical history, earnestly concerned about his welfare, and able to temper procedure with sensitivity and friendless.

The patient has been well prepared for the climax of the visit, his doctor’s attentive examination and precise evaluation. This, as I say in my earlier post, Dr Yagerman accomplishes with humor and grace. I have called her the ideal physician. The practice is also ideal. Before coming to Upper West Side Dermatology, I never thought I would enjoy a visit to the doctor’s office.