Alan J Kivitz's Online Review Report Card

Found Dr. Kivitz's focus more related to his personal agenda with research then providing quality patient care. Makes patient feel they are filling out paper work in regards to their plan of care, but actually his research. When addressing concern/question with Dr. Kivitz, he is quick to dismiss the question to point of being condescending. Staff without name tags on to disclose role. Staff offended when ask their name or position. Staff sitting around eating chips and drinking. Did not see one staff member/provider washing hands or practicing good hand hygiene. No gloves. Did see Angie, PA one visit and she was very thorough. Dr. Kivitz needs to focus first on his patient's care, then ask patient if they are interested in helping him with his research. His behavior is inappropriate and basically just rude. Please take my review to heart and find another doctor. As a health care professional myself, I would not recommend Dr. Kivitz. Basically felt like a specimen for his research. Found Dr. Kivitz's focus more related to his personal agenda with research then providing quality patient care. Makes patient feel they are filling out paper work in regards to their plan of care, but actually his research. When addressing … More

Found Dr. Kivitz's focus more related to his personal agenda with research then providing quality patient care. Makes patient feel they are filling out paper work in regards to their plan of care, but actually his research. When addressing concern/question with Dr. Kivitz, he is quick to dismiss the question to point of being condescending. Staff without name tags on to disclose role. Staff offended when ask their name or position. Staff sitting around eating chips and drinking. Did not see one staff member/provider washing hands or practicing good hand hygiene. No gloves. Did see Angie, PA one visit and she was very thorough. Dr. Kivitz needs to focus first on his patient's care, then ask patient if they are interested in helping him with his research. His behavior is inappropriate and basically just rude. Please take my review to heart and find another doctor. As a health care professional myself, I would not recommend Dr. Kivitz. Basically felt like a specimen for his research.

Found Dr. Kivitz's focus more related to his personal agenda with research then providing quality patient care. Makes patient feel they are filling out paper work in regards to their plan of care, but actually his research. When addressing concern/question with Dr. Kivitz, he is quick to dismiss the question to point of being condescending. Staff without name tags on to disclose role. Staff offended when ask their name or position. Staff sitting around eating chips and drinking. Did not see one staff member/provider washing hands or practicing good hand hygiene. No gloves. Did see Angie, PA one visit and she was very thorough. Dr. Kivitz needs to focus first on his patient's care, then ask patient if they are interested in helping him with his research. His behavior is inappropriate and basically just rude. Please take my review to heart and find another doctor. As a health care professional myself, I would not recommend Dr. Kivitz. Basically felt like a specimen for his research.

Found Dr. Kivitz's focus more related to his personal agenda with research then providing quality patient care. Makes patient feel they are filling out paper work in regards to their plan of care, but actually his research. When addressing concern/question with Dr. Kivitz, he is quick to dismiss the question to point of being condescending. Staff without name tags on to disclose role. Staff offended when ask their name or position. Staff sitting around eating chips and drinking. Did not see one staff member/provider washing hands or practicing good hand hygiene. No gloves. Did see Angie, PA one visit and she was very thorough. Dr. Kivitz needs to focus first on his patient's care, then ask patient if they are interested in helping him with his research. His behavior is inappropriate and basically just rude. Please take my review to heart and find another doctor. As a health care professional myself, I would not recommend Dr. Kivitz. Basically felt like a specimen for his research.

I have been a patient of Dr. Alan Kivitz for 18 years. Agressive Rheumatoid Arthritis. My mother died in 1970 of the disease within 6 years of diagnosis. He was brilliant and compassionate in his diagnosis and care. Dr. Kivitz also has research facilities and is thoroughly up to date on immune diseases and the new drugs to treat those diseases. I have been in a few studys and benefited greatly. He has followed my care closely and I am forever in his debt for keeping me active and alive.

Takes his time and explained things thoroughly. Alway patient and polite. This is my experience with his entire staff.

He abandoned me as a patient when I lost my insurance. Would not treat me unless I came to see him even though I could not due to not having insurance or time off to do it. Diagnosed me in 5 min on my first visit but has done nothing to improve my condition. Seems as though its all about the money

He is more worried about money than the patients well being. Since I lost my insurance he wont treat me because I cant afford to come and see him. After 6 months of office visits there is no improvement in my condition-that he diagnosed in 5 min

He is understanding

He was dismissive of my symptoms and questions, and was unprofessional. He answered his personal cell phone in the middle of my appointment and spent a couple of minutes on the phone only to discover it was a wrong number dial. So disrespectful. He was also unwilling to run very simple tests to determine if my suspicions were correct about EDS since that most accurately explains all my symptoms and the fact that I have almost constant subluxation of my hip joint. He also said that I didn't have Lyme even though my lab work was positive for Lyme antibodies and I was later diagnosed with Lyme by someone else. Canceled any and all follow ups with Kivitz and would NOT recommend him to anyone.