Lee Norman MD

I STRONGLY DO NOT RECOMMEND DR. LEE. I had gone to him for 21 years, and so did my family and he his level of service has decreased exponentially over the last 5 years, to the point that both my parents and my grandparents switched to another dr.
There is ALWAYS a wait at the office, even if you have an appointment, the wait is atleast 30min long. And he has the audacity to not even call his patients when they have an appointment with him to let them know that he will not be in the office. I took a day off from work to go to see him and he wasn’t even there, bc he had some conference and he forgot to reschedule his patients.
Not only that but his attitude towards his patients is uncaring, cold, and rude. I had high blood pressure and instead of treating it like a family doctor should, he kept trying to push me off to another doctor. And after prescribing me medicine for 3 months, he did not want to renew my medicine anymore, even after I called several times to let him know that my blood pressure medication was running out in 2 days and I could not take a day off from work to go see him. He still would not even renew the prescription for a few days till the weekend when I can go see him. I plan to sue him for malpractice bc not renewing my blood pressure medicine is risking my health and putting my life in danger.
He has no bedside manners, no patience, worse than a McD service.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Lee for over 20 years (since he had a Manhattan office). He has had the same office staff it seems, since forever. I believe his office manager is Leah, and she holds what can be a hectic office together.
Some may not like the walk-​in, sign in system, but I prefer that. It’s hit or miss depending on traffic that day, and don’t see it very differently from doctors who DO have an appointment system, then make you wait 2 hours anyway.
Dr. Lee is extremely patient, and will listen to you talk FOREVER (as evidenced by the long drawn out conversations I hear from many of the elderly patients he cares for). Some may find that as a negative, but I see that as a caring health practitioner. Contrast that to many other offices where 5 assistants check your vitals, then the doc comes in, looks at your chart, and is out the door within 5 mins.
Dr. Lee is my «family doctor» meaning, he’s my go-​to, when I’m not feeling well, If it’s something outside his expertise, he’ll suggest a specialist, and not necessarily one associated with him (I know some docs run a referral scam). He *does* like to prescribe meds, but respects your wishes.
I like that he is able to perform some tests, like blood, and urine (it’s sent out to a lab), as opposed to having to see him for a referral to a lab (2 co-​pays).
I’m here because I misplaced his number, and googled it. Decided to give him a well-​deserved review. For those who are used to the «Chinese system» of doing things (often seemingly haphazard), you wont have any problems. His office hours have changed somewhat– he’s off on Tuesdays, and Thursdays (I don’t know if he practices elsewhere on those days). Another upside to his office is, He has hours on Saturdays as well. I hope he doesn’t retire soon.

friendly, patient, non judgmental. more than you can say about many other doctors.

Dr. Lee is fantastic, he is incredibly patient and listens to my ranting without any judgement! I feel like I have had headaches non stop for years and he just listens to everything I mention to him, without rushing me. His assistants always remember me, and ask me how I’m doing even before looking at my chart! Dr. Lee is big on prescribing medication, I guess that’s just how he is trained. I try to stay away from taking certain meds, and he is understanding when I say, I prefer to be holistic. He is very busy, but can squeeze me in if I’m feeling under the weather. Highly recommended!