Dr. George Feinbaum, MD

He's a nice Dr who's direct with me and who seems to know what he's doing. I was fine with his stethoscope too;)

My experience with Dr. Feinbaum was truly awful. I have HealthFirst insurance, and needed some prescriptions for OTC medication for my allergies, menstrual cramps, and general ibuprofen in order to refill my home supply and take advantage of the benefits of my health insurance.

I explain this to him, and he essentially refuses to prescribe me Midol and Advil, because he claims they do the same thing. As a woman, I KNOW that they do not do the same thing. Midol also has ingredients that counteract bloating and fatigue, which Advil does not. So he completely dismissed my needs as a patient, and as a woman.

While this is not fine, I was determined to try and make the rest of the appointment as un-awkward as possible. So he goes to check my heartbeat, and asks me to lift up my shirt. I give him ample space to place his stethoscope under my sweater, and he says I still have to lift up my entire shirt. I refuse, because I have had plenty of examinations that did not require me to expose myself for the sake of "listening to my heartbeat". At which point he refused to finish our appointment.

Perhaps if you are an older male patient, you will not have the same experience I did. But be forewarned, he is certainly past his prime and does not consider fully the needs of his patients and has LOTS to learn about bedside manner. It's unfortunate he is so advanced in age, because I doubt he will get the opportunity to learn proper and professional medical etiquette.

Conclusion: Worst Doctor I Have Ever Encountered.