Aierstok Mark's Online Review Report Card

I went to see Dr. Aierstock after twisting an ankle. I felt it should have been getting better by then so I was concerned. He took time to ask questions & explain why certain parts of my leg, ankle & foot were still hurting. He predicted when my ankle would start feeling better & he was right. Would highly recommend.

It was 7 years ago when I first was rushed to see Dr Aierstok for a leg injury and I wouldn't go to any other doctor. He's great. Sat and went through everything with me and when I re-injured it again, was right there to help me get through it again. Even made a special trip to see me at the poughkeepsie office when i wasn't able to drive to the rhinebeck office. I recommend him for all your orthopedic needs.

I searched for a doctor to see online about my chronic injury, and I found that Dr. Aierstock accepted my insurance so I scheduled an appointment and went in with hopes of getting more answers and assistance with my injury. Seems like a nice guy, but does not listen to you, and spends 5 minutes for an appointment I wait a month to schedule. We ordered an MRI, and it turns out Dr. Aierstock didn't give the mri tech the correct directions to get the area of my leg that needed to seen in the mri, so that was a complete waste of my time. He also offered minimal to no help in trying to recommend or find a doctor who could perform the surgery I need. I learned alot from this experience, that you have to find a doctor that actually cares about your situation, and takes the time to make sure you comprehend what is going and/or point you in the right direction. Its disheartening to know/see some health care professionals do not seem to actually care much for their patients well being.

Dr Aierstok was amazing with me and my mom! His bedside manner is wonderful and he did such a great job with my surgery, that I often forget I ever broke my ankle and I had a horrible break! The receptionists and appointment schedulers leave much to be desired, but Aierstok is amazing!

Dr. Aierstock was at best unprofessional and at worst negligent. He was in the room for 5 min at most. He wanted to order an MRI and forgot that I already had one. He asked where I had pain and gave me a few seconds to respond. I needed to explain that I had pain in different areas of my knee when I did different activities. He spoke over me when I tried to explain. He referenced the same MRI that he forgot I had and used it to explain his reasoning that there was nothing structurally wrong with my knee and wanted to test for autoimmune disorders. He didn't explain what the causes and symptoms of any of the disorders were or give me time to ask questions, and just had a nurse give me the labs. During this appointment, he didn't even touch my knee or look at it once. I left and immediately made an appointment in Albany where they saw that my knee is bent 15 degrees out due to a previous dislocation, which Dr. Aierstock would have known about had he bothered to get my medical history.

He replaced both my knees. Was caring and efficient.

Excellent bedside manner. Explained everything with risks and options. Very comforting demeanor about him. Highly recommend.

terrible Dr, spends no time with patient, performed surgery for miniscus tear 15 weeks later knee& 3 follow up visits a total of maybe 5 minutes. My knee was swollen, still hurting and very uncomfortable i suggested that there may be fluid on the knee, never even examined the knee, looked at me like i was crazy. the office cancelled my next 2 appointments, so i had my records sent to the Bone & Joint Center in Albany a week later i had an appointment, drained the knee of Fluid and shot of cortisone, have a follow up appointment next week. Thank you Bone & Joint Center, I would never use Dutchess Orthopedics again for anything, Dr. Aierstok is the worst!!

After having an x-ray and was told i had a bone fragment in my wrist I was referred to Orthopedic associates of Dutchess county. With my xray in hand i went to the office in Kingston. Mr. Aierstok didn't ask me any questions or look me over at all and told me i have arthritis. When i asked him what the spot on the x-ray was he replied "what xray". So without seeing the x-ray or examining me he says i have arthritis. What bothered me the most was the lack of any personality. When i questioned his people skills and his approach and he laughed. I've had cancer 4 times in the last 9 years, I've seen a ton of doctors, nurses and staff.. this guy is the worst!

He's a jerk. Approx. 3 underwhelming minutes in the office. 1 minute: Complaining about lack of month-old x-ray I wasn't asked to bring. 1 minute: Poked at my my wrist - less thorough than the nurse practitioner who referred me. 1 minute: Refusing me a sling. I told him it hurt when my arm swung and that I had to hold it up in the air. "Hold it up then," he said. He made me feel like a speck of dirt. Now I have to delay treatment further to find a doctor who's not a jerk.