Alan Kadet, MD

Dr. Alan Kadet, is the quintessential Doctor you imagine but can not believe in this day in age really exists. As a difficult, stubborn patient who hates most all doctors, I have put him through the ringer with my general distrust and bad attitude, and he has turned my frown upside down. I am thrilled I have him as my doctor and since I live part time here and in Fort Lauderdale I have flown to him when I have been sick, because I TRUST him with my health, and well being. I never have had so much positive results with a doctor who is bright, quick, and doesn’t make you wait for hours in his waiting room. He deserves and has earned your business and only go if you need a real doctor who will actually figure out how to make you better. And by the way the waiting room is cozy with lots of great magazines. An extra plus is his staff has great business acumen and a refined command of manners and the English language, (rare in New York).

I’ve been going to Dr Kadet for about 3 years now, and I highly recommend him!
The Dr. and his staff are always very professional and accommodating.
Even when he’s busy, I’ve never had to wait more then 25 minutes to get in.
On a few occasions I’ve dropped in without an appointment and he took me in right away.
He also calls you back personally with test results.
Thank you Dr Kadet!

Dr. Kadet is a mediocre doctor. He spends too little time with patients and often makes mistakes. I have seen him for over 2 years. The average time is 3 minutes. He always complains about the state of healthcare, which is unprofessional. Just because he does not like how he is paid does not give him a reason to provide incompetent service. I agree with the statements below about his assistant who takes blood. Glad to hear I am not the only one who has walked out covered in bandages. Stay clear of her.
Now he wants us to pay $ 2500 a year for this privilege. Glad to have had the push to find a new doctor. There are wonderful ones in the City of New York. Too bad his office will not provide referrals. But you are better off doing the research yourself. Happy hunting!

I like Dr. Kadet as a doctor and he seems like a nice guy but he’s changing his practice to a «membership only» one in which you pay («only») $ 3,000 a year to call him your doctor. Apparently this is a «patient focused» decision on their part, which is apparently how we’re saying money-​focused now. Woof.

I kept being told he’s a good doctor so in spite of his abrupt manner and ridiculously quick visits I kept going. Now he is changing his practice to a Personal Care system. For only about 6.65 a day! you finally get some attention. If you can’t afford to fork over $ 2500 you can still stay with the practice but you will only get to see a PA in most cases.
Unbelievable!!! As if medicine in this country is not already unaffordable!
Now I need to find a new doctor. Of course when I asked if they could recommend someone as I preferred to see a doctor not a pA and could not afford his new crazy fees I was told they were sorry but he doesn’t have any recommendations.
This should be illegal!!!

I have been going to Dr. Kadet for almost 30 years and there’s many reasons I stay with him. First and most importantly, he’s a great doctor. He also cares about his patients and always follows up. If you want to sit back and chat for a while, he may not be for you. He’s very busy, there’s a lot of patients in and out, he’s got a strong vibrant practice. He does great referrals to some of the best specialists in Manhattan too if you need further care. I also like Jen quite a lot too. She may seem a little brusque on a busy day, but she’s got a heart of gold. He’s a good man and a great doctor.

— Not a good doctor. I saw him when I lived in NYC. I was disappointed. I am surprised and skeptical by all the all-​praise, no-​problem reviews.
— Spends almost no time with you — like 1 – 3 minutes.
— Has the vibe of someone who is just doing this to get your co-​pay and insurance coverage payment and move on — like he has figured out the system and operates a well-​oiled machine for highest cost profit. Does not listen much, does not spend almost any time with you as a patient, which can lead to delaying diagnosis or mis-​diagnosis.
— Does not write any of your concerns or discussion in your file (at least in my case)
— Calls you about blood results, but only at 5 am. And if you try to call him back, is hard to get in touch with.
— Has a rude staff — very unprofessional and angry nurse (older Russian woman) (or PA, don’t know what she is) who frequently leaves bruises when she takes blood and it really hurts (vs other offices where blood taking does not hurt, in my experience with a medical condition warranting frequent blood tests at one time). He also has a very rude front desk assistant (woman named Jen, I think).
— Does NOT have walk ins anymore which was a big plus.
— Has short office hours — I think only until 1:30 pm year round (but phones are cut off earlier like 1 pm usually in my experience). I think on Fridays the office closes at 12 (possibly that’s only during the summer time). It’s not just the doctor who is no longer available — it’s the entire office that closes down so you cannot get through to his staff or even an answering service.
— Does not have any co-​doctor, so the fact that the office closes early is hard.
— Does not take a history when you meet him (though maybe after complaints, that will change if you see him).
— The positives: Does give blood labs and other results easily through email or print out/​mail, which is helpful. And the walk-​ins were helpful, but do not exist any longer.

I started going to Dr. Kadet more than 10 years ago. I have always found him and his staff to be professional and caring. I don’t understand some of the negative reviews. Some reviews complained that the visits are too short. I appreciate that Dr. Kadet can assess my problem quickly so I can get in and out and on with my day. His office is a well oiled machine. I would never go anywhere else.

i feel like i’m visiting a really smart friend who happens to be a doctor. I want to go just to say hi and sit in his awesome office.

I love the early morning walk-​in hours. Dr. Kadet is caring but effecient.

I have been seeing Dr. Kadet for close to 9 years now and could not recommend him higher. He will always see you, answers your calls during off hours and personally calls you with your test results before his office hours. He is a great doctor; kind, polite and caring. His his staff is very accommodating and on it. I hope he continues to practice medicine as I will be very upset when he retires!

Dr. Kadet doesn’t waste his time. he is quick, polite and nice. but his staff has very problematic attitude. receptionist like a mean teacher and nurse, she has bad attitude and I don’t understand what she says sometimes because she has a thick accent. I decided to go to other doctor because I don’t want to be treated like they do.

I called day of and they said he’s available for walk ins before noon. I went in, filled out paper work and was in his office probably within 5 – 10 mins on my first visit as a new patient. That’s pretty good.
Dr. Kadet is a nice guy. He likes to talk, but not necessarily about you or your issues. I told him I was a software engineer and he went off on a tirade about installing an Epson printer for his wife. It was amusing. I wouldn’t expect him to be able to work with you on any tough questions. He’d probably just talk you to death, but Dr’s don’t have all the answers anyway, so they all find their own way to get around the questions IMO.
Long story short, I was in and out of there pretty quickly and got a prescription for anitbiotics and a chest xray. He asked me to email him after getting the xray which I did and he responded immediately, «cxr normal».
Office is nice and clean.
I spoke with 2 of his staff members, Jen and _​_​_​ (Janet, Janice, ?) and they both have attitude problems. It doesn’t bother me too much as long as I don’t have to wait when I go in for an appointment. Although, Jen rushed me out of there and I ended up forgetting to get my prescription. She called 10 mins after I left to say I left it and I had them call it directly into the pharmacy, which she should’ve offered to do in the first place.

The good, the bad, and the ugly:
The good: He takes walk-​ins.
The bad: His location is the upper west side, which is very far from where I work/​live.
The ugly: Wait period is 30+min and he spends about 3−5min with you, rushing to get to the next patient. His working hours are 7am-1:30pm, so if you are sick in the afternoon, you’d better have a back-​up plan or just wait till the next day. His staff rushes you through your visit and has a condescending attitude, almost as if they were doing you a favor by talking to you. They also spend about 2min with you, making you feel rushed and insignificant. The doctor never took my vitals (blood pressure, weight, listen to your heart/​chest) except once in over 5years, so his «evaluations» are usually in his office, opposed to an exam room.
My experience: I have been seeing Dr. Kadet over 5yrs as he was recommended by another doctor that went to school with him. I kept thinking, since he was recommended, he must be good. I had a follow up appointment in Sept of 2014 to discuss an abnormal blood test. He took me into his office where he proceeded to ask me to email him a list of my medications. Why on earth should I email him when he was sitting right in front of me? Then he told me to come back to his office in the morning for another blood test, while fasting. I was OK with this, until I realized going back to his office tomorrow morning was inconvenient, so I asked for a prescription so I could get my blood drawn at any lab.
He loudly said, «Absolutely not!!» Whaat! I never had a Doctor refuse to give me a prescription that «they» recommended. He didn’t even have enough time to take my vitals! He kept saying no and ushered me out of his office. He took a total of 3min with me and had already started on the next patient with their folder in hand almost sprinting to his next appointment.
I was stunned and thankfully my boyfriend was with me; he witnessed Dr. Kadet’s hostility and refusal to write a blood test prescription. My boyfriend chimed in and asked why he wouldn’t write a prescription and he (Dr. Kadet) kept refusing! We both left the office thinking, Why wouldn’t he write a prescription? It’s because he wouldn’t get billed for it if I had my blood drawn elsewhere!
My recommendation: Do NOT see this doctor! He does not care about your well being and is more interested in billing you and others as fast as he can. You will risk your own health if you go to Dr. Kadet. I have since found another primary care physician that spent over 30 minutes addressing my abnormal blood test, gave me a through exam (in an exam room which involved listening to my heart and even an EKG), wrote out a blood test prescription so I could go at my convenience, and asked me more questions than Dr Kadet did in 5years.

Dr. Kadet is great, but for a routine checkup, you really spend most of your time with his PA/​Nurse Zoia, whose bedside manner is a bit harsh. I went in for my yearly checkup last week, and when Zoia took a blood sample, she pierced through one of my veins. I ended up with a protruding clot, inflammation, and a LOT of bruising. I also had to get an ultrasound on my arm, to rule out any deep clots that would have required emergency attention. Luckily that was ruled out, but a week later my arm still looks like it was beaten up pretty badly.
But like I said, I really like Dr. Kadet. His office is very efficient, and he really listens to any and all concerns. I just won’t be letting Zoia anywhere near my veins in the future.

Extremely disappointing. He does seem like an expert and an experienced professional, but he absolutely doesn’t care about his patients, at least from what I felt. The type of Doctor that thinks of patients just as products on an assembly line (I don’t know, maybe he was just too busy, but I’m seldom wrong about people). He barely spent 5min with me. Besides the seasonal virus (the reason of my visit), I told him that I’ve had a light cough for the past few years, to which he replied in a dismissive way that all my X-​rays were clean and that I didn’t have anything, and then quickly left to see another patient. That was appalling.
THE ONLY explanation to the positive reviews below is that those people just didn’t experience a better attitude towards them. I’ve known people who lived with the most horrible spouses for years but considered it normal because they just didn’t know anything better.

Not a fan !
The good:
He takes walk-​in.
He is near my office.
The bad:
Every time you come in you wait a minimum of 30 min.
The max time I’ve ever spoken to him was 3 minutes but on average im out of the door before I get the chance to speak. It’s actually impressive how fast I am ushered out.
His admin has attitude, she too gives you about a minute before she moves on.
Their phones turn off at 1:30 pm, so make sure you are sick in the mornings. Anything after lunch and you can kiss your chances goodbye.
The last time I saw him, and the last time I will ever see him, I waited 35 minutes and when I got to finally see him he took me into his office, checked my ears with the tool without putting a cover on it, made me stick out my tongue and gave me a prescription. Total time spent: under a minute, literally.
I didnt even make it into the patients room. This was one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever seen.
I then paid $ 40 co-​pay only to find out I took 3 days of antibiotics prescribed incorrectly. I spoke with a family doctor and he accurately prescribed me medication over the phone because, surprise surprise, he spoke to me for more than 5 minutes and was able to find out what was wrong.
At the end of the day, Dr. Kadet treats you like the $ 40/​min patient you are. Doesnt give you the time of day and in doing so he ends up making mistakes.
such a shame.

Dr. Kadet is a great doctor, especially if you find yourself randomly sick and need to drop in to get checked out and get a quick prescription. I had an ear infection last week, and I called for an appointment. The receptionist told me to come in before noon as a drop in. I waited about half an hour (bring something to read!), before Dr. Kadet called me in, checked me out, and gave me a script. Easy.
Dr. Kadet is very polite and patient, and so is the staff. Definitely recommended!

Dr. Kadet is my favorite Dr. and I am someone who is always getting sick– so that’s a title to aspire to!
He’s quick and efficient in his office, it’s drop in hours not appointments so if you feel bad you don’t have to wait for an appointment 2 days out to see him– and even with a completely full waiting room I have only waited, max, 45 minutes. That is great.
With all the speed you still don’t feel rushed, he finds out what’s wrong, tests, and if needed sets you up with a prescription.
Also great is that if you need a specialist he will find one that will take you that day and set the appointment for you.

I was long overdue for a routine physical. A friend recommended Dr Kadet so last week I scheduled a checkup with him.
I’m glad I did. Dr Kadet is a very diligent doctor. Before the examination he took the time to interview me about my health history and any other concerns I might have. He is very friendly and he put me at ease during the examination. He also called me a few days later with the results of my blood/​urine tests.
Dr Kadet is a great doctor and a nice guy. His staff is also friendly. I recommend him.