Dr. George J. Papanicolaou, DO 303 Haverhill Street, Rowley, MA 01969

"If there was a zero that’s what I’d give this practice."

"Worst Doctor I’ve ever experienced by a mile. He literally came in and started delivering my physical to me while looking at another chart and calling me by a different name based on a different persons’ age/weight etc. He staffs the place with 25 year old attractive females for obvious reasons, wears skinny jeans etc thinking he’s the man. Then he has the audacity to ask for a premium to be part of his boutique practice. AVOID THIS FRAUD AT ALL COSTS, you would be better off going to a CVS minute clinic."

"Well I wish I could say that my experience with Dr. Papanicolaou’s practice has been mostly positive, but unfortunately that’s not the case. I’ve had this doctor for several years, and my experience with them has been extremely mediocre, up until recently, when I had a very serious condition which they completely marginalized and disregarded; to the point where I ended up having to go to the emergency room. Dr. Papanicolaou’s practice recently switched to a beautique model, which basically means if you don’t pay a premium fee every year, the Doctor doesn’t really have any time for you, and you’re relegated to meeting with the Nurse practitioner whenever you go in. The Nurse assistant there is very nice, but if you have a primary care physician, you should be able to meet with the physician often enough that you can develop some kind of rapport with them. Not here, however. I’ve had Dr. Papanicolau for years, and I’ve only met him once….when I first became his patient. Recently I had a condition develop, which was very serious and could have potentially been life threatening. This practice completely misdiagnosed my condition, and had me undergo a procedure that was completely unnecessary, and fairly dangerous. (I understand that doctors get paid for these procedures? If so than it makes sense as to way they pushed this misdiagnosis on me, in order to have this procedure done). After this unneeded procedure, my condition was not getting better. I informed this practice, and they couldn’t have been any more lackadaisical in their responses. They took literally days to respond to me each time I reached out to them, regardless of how serious I told them my condition was, to the point where it felt like I was bothering them, because I wanted some guidance with my illness. I eventually had to go to a hospital emergency room because at no point in time did I get the impression that this practice was taking my illness seriously. It must be mentioned that the office staff here has always been nice, and so has the nurse’s assistant. But you go to a primary care physician to be seen by a doctor, and if that doctor will only make time for patients who pay him a premium fee, than it’s time to look elsewhere. Also, the practice of making patients undergo unneeded , potentially dangerous procedures just to get your referral fee is absolutely atrocious. A patient’s health must come before any consideration of how much money you’ll make off of procedures and prescriptions. Ultimately, I cannot recommend Dr. Papanicolaou, as I’ve felt completely neglected by the person who was supposed to be my primary care physician, and even more so when my serious illness came up, and they showed 0 sense of urgency. You’re better off going to a physician who can make time for you, and take your health concerns seriously."