MedStar Health: Dermatology at Lafayette Centre

Mar 2024

If you are in need of a urologist, I strongly urge you to AVOID Daniel Marchalik with this group. Dr. Marchalik failed to see that my massive kidney stone had in fact NOT passed, could not be bothered to answer any of my questions, and was largely dismissive of my pain and anxieties. After months of pain, seeing other doctors, and finally surgery to remove the stone he missed -- Dr. Marchalik sent me to collections over a $20 copay. He is a not the kind of doctor you want taking care of you. Seek care elsewhere.

Dec 2023

I'll add to the list of reviews complaining about cancelled appointments with no notice.I booked an appointment three months in advance for it to get cancelled with NO notice, at all. When I called to ask about the status, the front desk said it was cancelled and said there were "no notes" regarding why. The next earliest appointment is in March. This means I have to wait six months to *maybe* see a doctor, because now I'm not confident they will not cancel again.If you make the patient wait three months and then cancel with no notice, it's unacceptable. I'll likely be pulling my medical care out of this practice due to this. It's disrespectful and disgraceful.The only...read full review

Dec 2023

It would be comical how difficult it is to get help at MedStar, if it weren't for the financial consequences I have to suffer due to their inability to get paperwork submitted in a timely manner, be it to insurance or LabCorps. For example, I've messaged and called MedStar so many times forwarding the instructions sent by my insurance. They love to put the ball back in my court telling me to check with my pharmacy/insurance. Of course I do my due diligence every and double check with my insurance each time before reaching out to MedStar to re-confirm that indeed they haven't received the documentation. This has been very time consuming as calling MedStar means waiting on hold, and sending a message means you may not hear back for days if at all. It's been literally months and as of now they still haven't gotten the form in. This is just one example of several instances of poor and untimely communication. It's too bad because the doctor is great, but it's not worth having to navigate this fortress.