Leah Tessler's Online Review Report Card

This review isnt for the doctor but for the practice. First off, they have a form on their website where I requested an appointment. I got an automated response with a phone number why set up an email form if the end result is me having to call? After being on hold for a while, their system kept disconnecting the call every time I thought it was going to connect me to a person. When I did get through, the person I spoke with sounded rude, almost hostile and said shes not taking new patients and flat out hing up on me!

This is based solely on my conversation with Crystal, the person who answered the phone when I called to make a meet and greet appointment with Dr. Tessler. Crystal was friendly, efficient, wellmannered and overall totally helpful. Our call was everything that Id hoped for.Years ago a superb doctor told me that you can tell a lot about an office and the doctors in it by the way the people at the front of the house behave. Based on my interaction with Crystal, the office must be excellent.

I recently switched to Dr. Tessler after Dr. Osman retired.  During both visits she was late and seemed harried rushing through the appointment.  Today she was over 35 minutes late, saw me for 5 minutes, then rushed out meanwhile I shelled out my $30 copay for very little attention.  I will be looking for a new primary.  Though I will still see Milkman for my gyno exams.  She is great.

As a nurse, it is extremely important to me that I find the best doctors.  I know the medical profession well and always choose my doctors based on their professionalism, experience and bedside manner.  Dr. Tessler met those criteria for me and has always been pleasant, a good listener and given me the best options for any medical care or specialist that I have needed.  Her staff has always been kind and considerate and I have never had a problem with anyone in the office.  She is an excellent physician and I highly recommend her.  As I am moving out of state, my biggest fear is finding another doctor as good as she is to be my new physician!

I truly dont understand the low ratings. I have been going to Bay Spring for 10 years and have always felt that the doctors and the assistants are first rate. Dr. Leah Tessler and Dr. Marilyn Milkman are fantastic. I feel privileged to have them as my doctors. They are caring, they listen to me and they are willing to give alternative therapies a try. Not only do I love them as my doctors I think they are both outstanding people. We have had many conversations about many topics and I always enjoy the time I spend with them. Going to the doctor can be stressful and worrisome but I never hesitate to go in for any reason because I know I will be listened to and respected. Also a shout out to Sincerely,  Dr. Tesslers assistant. She is a charming and lovely person too.

I saw Leah Tessler for new patient appointment today. I went into the office slightly annoyed because of the unwelcoming front office staff and medical assistant but was even more frustrated after seeing Leah Tessler. She was very focused on the intake form and entering data in the computer. She didnt even bother to greet me, make eye contact, build a relationship, or try to get my entire medical history. She asked detailed questions on my answers on the form. Then she gave me an attitude with a condescending looks, aggressive body language and eye rolls to my answers. 10 minutes in, I called her out on her sh*tty attitude. She apologized then proceeded to say literally Im just trying to get through the day. WHAT!? Thanks for letting me know straight up that you dont care about me. Due to a chronic condition Im dealing with, Ive had my fair share of rude doctors, but she takes rude to a new level. I would not recommend her unless shes the last doctor on earth. With a doctor like her, you are not going to get the care you need. So sad that an unpassionate doctor is taking care of patients. In the end, its the patients that will suffer.  btw, she is very unenvironmentally friendly too. She used 4 paper towels to dry her hands!

I was so hopeful when I found this office 5 years ago, close by and on my insurance aimed at womens health. The ladies at the front desk are very helpful and care about me and remember me more than the doctors. Dr. Leah TesslerNice enough, went in initially new to city to get my usual scrips. Everything fine, then notified a year later that I needed to see their Gyno about my dysmenorrhea (extreme menstrual cramps) Ive had for 20 years consistently for 35 days a month, same pain meds. Because she will no longer prescribe despite only using them several days a month with success.Dr. MilkmanSo I complied even though Ive seen other doctors before, its an incurable chronic pain I inherited with all women in my family. I spent thousands on testing to find zero evidence of any illness, she opted for exploratory surgery convincing me she can find endometriosis scar tissue to remove from my uterus.  Very concerned I declined for now, maybe in 5 years, as I would like to get pregnant soon al.ready in mid 30s.  And pregnancy I wouldnt have cramps yay! So she tried to push hormonal treatments that may grow me a beard and deepen my voice. Sounded horrible as I cant handle mood swings and migraines from birth control. Again I want to get pregnant and declined. So she cut my pain meds in half and continued to guilt me horribly for years, nearly scolding me on occasions when i needed a refill. So I starting searching for extras from family members because I cannot hold a job and miss a week of work from cramps and migraines every month.  I then got pregnant, immediately upon finding out i went in and they said I may miscarry cause it was early & i was spotting.  I felt maybe a blessing in disguise because we werent ready financially lots was going on.  YET THEY REFUSED TO REFILL ANY PAIN MEDS AND I WAS NEARLY OUT. Needles to say I nearly overdosed on Tylenol with weak 5mg norcos i got from a friend then ended up in the ER for a horrible pain filled night but they gave me any pain meds i needed and took good care, ALTHOUGH IT COST AROUND $2000 which could have bern a $20 scrip from the doctor, then i returned monday to find they did not have rogain shots( pertinant for negative blood types as your body may create antibodies towards your future children even cause baby death).  Called all over another pointless hospital visit for hundreds of dollars finally got the shot 5 days late.  I then became pregnant again within 2 weeks so my hormone levels were very high, i developed a severe form of morning sickness. I called asking for the nausea meds because I was trying to work and couldnt even take a sip of water without dry heaving for 3 days no food/water. They told me to eat ginger, well i worked at Whole Foods I had tried other remedies and the meds are safe and I NEEDED TO EAT. So for three weeks I withered away in bed, my partner having a breakdown trying to feed me little bites of food or sips of juice as I dry heaved into trash bags too weak to stand, and it never left waking in the night to throw up.  So desperate I tried smoking weed and a million other things probably way worse than proven safe nausea meds.  So I decided to abort, until this day I deeply regret my abortion because I wanted to keep the baby, I blame Dr Milkman I couldnt find help with a new doc in my sickened state but felt best to abort as I was close to being hospitalized lost 15% of my body weight. I just couldnt see the baby being okay. After that she said why didnt you call but I DID!!  Then she was ready to prescribe to stop my abortion, too late, I was worried I may die at that point. I gave up the guilt trips and search friends and my family for my pain meds. So happy I am going to a new clinic now were. can get proper medications.Dr TesslerIn addition she forgot who i was after numerous visits. I saw her for my allergies again turned into def infection, she previously refused my requests for allergy teststests or referall because if i was allergic to my cat i would not get rid of him so she saw no point despite it could be a number of other things.  Infection got crazy so i paid a specialist out of pocket. IT WAS SO SEVERE I TOOK 3 weeks of heavy duty antibiotics (while she told me to take an extra zyrtec which clearly werent working anymore).  Then she just now stopped refilling my imitrex migraine meds i get through the mail with no notification and i called out and she refused until i do an annual, never gad to before AND I HAD BEEN 5 MONTHS PRIOR DISCUSSING THE MEDS AND A POSSIBLE NEW SUBLINGUAL WHICH SHE NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH THE PHARMACY. thank god my mom sent me some until i got to my new doctor. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE A DEGREE IN MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY AND THESE DOCTORS MADE SOME PRETTY HORTIBLE DECISIONS AND REFUSALS TO TREAT ME FOR NO GOOD REASON.  AND NOW I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT, I PRAY DAILY I WILL GET PREGNANT AMD FIND AN OB THAT WILL MAKE SURE I CAN GET FOOD AND WATER AND HYDRATING IVs IF NEEDED.

Leah Tessler is my long time Doctor. She is an mazing Doctor in many ways. You always can rely on her knowledge and her attention to everything that bothers you. My great appreciation to her and heartfelt thank you for being my Doctor for many years.

I have been a patient of Dr. Tessler for about four years. I think she is terrific. She listens to you, gets to know you as a person, and is very thorough and responsive. When I had an issue with my leg, she made sure I was seen immediately, referred me to CPMC for an MRI and followed up. I would highly recommend her.

Dr. Tessler was impatient and extremely hostile during my appt in short, very unprofessional. The appt was for a physical, and she started the session by prompting me for concerns. I started listing some minor things (allergies, soreness), when she started rapidfire drilling me for symptom details, in a very unkind manner. It felt more like an interrogation than a doctors appt, where seeking information for a diagnosis is perfectly acceptable. I had never experienced this before, but soon got the hint that I wasnt welcome. Its actually funny to reflect on, with her eye rolls, sighs, and areyoustupid stares. Perhaps an off morning? To give her credit though, this was very different from my first experience with her about a year ago. To add insult to injury, she ended the session with oh by the way, Im going to submit this as a regular drs visit instead of the physical [this appt was supposed to be]. Knowing full well the difference in out of pocket costs (insurance will fully cover for preventative services like physical check ups), she insisted she do this and I book another appt with a nurse at the facility. Total damage ended up being around $150, where I budgeted $0 and 2 hours. Needless to say, I left feeling mistreated and will not be rescheduling a new physical appt at Bayspring Medical. Its a shame because a friend had recommended the nurses in the first place, and I shouldve opted to see them instead of Dr. Tessler.