Adam Ziff's Online Review Report Card

I absolutely love Dr.Ziff! He was very attentive and listened to what I had to tell him about my history and symptoms. He was so gentle and considerate for my exam and could diagnose and explain my problem- Levator ani syndrome. I had lots of questions and he answered all of them (including ones I forgot to ask after I already left the office.) He did not rush through my appointment. He was compassionate and honest. I highly highly highly recommend him!

Dr. Ziff was very caring while he performed a series of very difficult testings, he made me feel comfortable, explained procedures very well. I am so glad I had this bothersome condition taken cared off. Thank you Dr. Ziff.

Very kind Dr cares for his parents.

Dr. Ziff is a very caring and compassionate Dr. He makes you feel important and actually remembers you when you return for yearly checkups. Very good bedside manor.

Dr Ziff is by far the best doctor i have ever had, and since diagnosed with IC (Interstitial Cystitis) I couldn't ask for a more compassionate doctor. He listens to me and helps me figure out the best way I should handle this disease. I have been seeing him since 2013, amazing doctor.

Dr. Ziff is caring and knowledgeable. He has helped me with bladder irritation issues with helpful information on diet changes. He is good at talking me through an uncomfortable procedure. I would recommend him to any of my friends.

Dr. Ziff is very knowledgeable and kind. He did an uncomfortable procedure and he talked through it,making it a bit less stressful. I appreciate him. His staff is so nice! Peggy and Emily, Dr. Ziff's assistants are very compassionate! I am so glad I go there!

During what Dr. Ziff claimed would be a routine hysterectomy, he burned my ureteral tube on the left side of my kidney. I woke up in excruciating and on day two, with my kidney being completely blocked, he came into my room and told me he thought he had accidentally cauterized my tube shut. Testing confirmed this and I was rushed into a second surgery to insert a ureteral stent. The stent had to be kept in for five weeks and was extremely painful. I was kept on pain meds that entire time. During that time, I had read that being in that level of pain with a stent could mean it was improperly placed. When I mentioned this to him and his IHA colleague who inserted the stent, Dr. Gimenez, I was completely ignored. Later that month, I started having severe incontinence. Again, when I told them about my concerns that the stent was not healing the burned tube, I was blown off. Then, I went to have the stent removed. About an hour after Dr. Gimenez removed the stent, I realized I had a hole in my ureteral tube when I started gushing urine uncontrollably. I called Dr. Gimenez, panicked about what that meant, and again was blown off. Get this, she literally told me to wait and see if it cleared up overnight. She had been rude during every single interaction I had with her and that was the last straw. I ended up rushing myself to the ER at Michigan Medicine and was assigned new doctors there. I was diagnosed with a vaginal fistula. I went to Dr. Ziff because he came highly recommended by my IHA OBGYN. I used to think the world of Dr. Vicari, but she never once called me during all this time to check in on me, even knowing what was going on. In my medical research to try to learn about how to cope with a fistula, I learned that this type of surgical error (ureteral tube injury) during hysterectomy is rare in the US (less than 1%), though it happens more frequently in third world countries where doctors are not as well trained. In one article, it was called a venal sin because it can easily be avoided if a surgeon knows what they are doing. In half of the cases when this occurs, the patients die from sepsis. Now I had this fistula. That meant I’d either have to undergo another surgery where they placed a urine tube and bag out of my back or try to live with the total incontinence. I was so petrified to get another surgery at that point; I chose to try to cope with it. My new urology surgeon said my insides were such a mess and so inflamed, we had to wait several months before he could cut away the damaged part of my tube and reinsert it into my bladder. The reinsertion surgery seven months after the medical error was as painful as the total kidney block I’d had after the surgery with Dr. Ziff. The pain was off the charts, despite an internal pain port and IV meds. I woke up with three tubes sticking out of me and literally felt like there was a chance I might not make it. I was inpatient for five days both times and on medical leave for more than four months total that year, some of which caused me to lose pay. I incurred debt from the expenses - medical supplies, copays and loss of pay. Meanwhile, IHA just opened their brand new shiny building on the west side. Never once have they reached out to me to offer any kind of compensation. I’m still, more than two years later, recovering from what happened to me during that surgery. This has been a total nightmare! I wish I had never gone to Dr. Ziff or Dr. Gimenez and I would highly recommend patients think twice before scheduling surgery with either of them!

Dr. Ziff Is a SUPERB doctor. He has fantastic bed side manners and actually cares about his patients. He takes the time to listen and he doesn't make you feel rushed or dumb for asking questions . My husband and I were very much impressed and would HIGHLY recommend him to anyone!

I saw Dr.Ziff after I had been to the ER three times and seeing numerous doctors for a miscarriage he was the only one who saw what needed to be done and said you need a procedure done now. He was very calm in explaining things and reassuring that everything will be okay as I was nervous. Which in turn made me calm. His bedside manner was outstanding. He gives you that feeling that he really cared for my well being and seems like he does only what is necessary for someones health. If I ever encounter a situation again I will only request him! He is a FIVE STAR In my book!!!! Thanks Dr.Ziff for everything you did!