Dave Ores, MD

I went to Dr. Ores for a USCIS exam. It was fast, painless, and he took the time to direct me to NY Health immunization locations which saved quite a bit of $$. I was in and out of his office within 15 minutes of each visit. If you’re looking for delicate bedside manner and a regular-​looking office, this place might not be for you. As for as my USCIS experience it was top notch.

This person is the rudest doctor I ever spoke with. He doesn’t respond to phone calls, nor emails, only texts. I won’t talk about my reasons to book an appointment on Unilocal but I do want to let everyone know that he is very unprofessional, and unpolite. At least in the approach to patients. Not sure how he is as a doctor, I actually doubted he was a real one after this, and picked another one anyways.

I’ve heard so many great things about Dr. Dave, but unfortunately I had a pretty terrible experience. To be fair, my review is of his desk staff, not him. This happened last year, but it has left such a scar, that I feel the need to write about it a year later. I needed to see a therapist very badly. I came to Dr. Dave’s office while I was experiencing post-​trauma issues, which were rather severe the day I decided to walk into his office to see if I could see someone. The man at the desk asked me why I was having these issues. He was rather condescending in his tone and dismissive of my feelings and situation. To make things worse, he took down my number and said the in office therapist would text me that day. Nobody called. Ever. It was such a humiliating experience.

I am so glad I heard out about Dr. Ores through the grapevine. He is one of the only doctors I have ever been to who genuinely works for and with people who are uninsured. He not only takes uninsured patients– at a totally reasonable cost– he understands there are prohibitive costs associated with healthcare in general. He is familiar with how much things cost and goes out of his way to advocate for patients.
Dr. Ores helped me take control over my health situation when other doctors kept recommending prohibitively expensive testing and referring me to specialists. If you know that you need a particular kind of specialist, he might not be the right guy. But if you have a problem other doctors have been unable to solve, or a general non-​emergency medical issue, he is a great resource.
It is truly inspiring to see someone working and functioning in New York outside of corporate culture. It is hilarious to me that people are complaining on Unilocal about the brashness of his personality, or the state of the waiting room. I think he’s very warm under the gruff exterior, and the weird paintings in the waiting room are awesome. Haters are welcome to go to your nearest urgent care doctor, where you will charged many times more and likely passed off to another doctor you can’t afford. 5 STARS!!!

Dr Ores is the f#&*inging man! I work in the service industry and currently do not have health insurance. Dr Ores runs a non profit program that my bar is signed up for whereby employees can make an appointment free of charge. Aside from not having to pay a dime Dr. Ores spent time with me after to search the web for coupons to get my prescriptions for a fraction of the retail cost. In a country with some ass backwards views on public healthcare, Dr. Ores is a reminder that there are people who give a damn and try to contribute the greater good. Thanks Doc!

I went to Dr. Dave years ago when I was laid off from my job and didn’t have insurance as a result. He really worked with me and was not judgmental about my situation. Plus he was very knowledgeable about what my problem was and helped me to get better. I needed his assistance a second time and was able to so. He even returned my phone call on a weekend night!
I take off one star because I felt the waiting room was a little cluttered and cramped and the office was a bit older looking but it’s a bit charming at the same time…

I have seen Dr. Ores a few times for very basic medical needs. It is possible his medical knowledge and skills are good, but my appointments did not really put him to the test.
I agree that his demeanor and way of communicating (or not) with patients is the main issue. Dr. Ores can be impatient, quick to interrupt and condescending. I felt it necessary to be unusually careful with what I said, how I said it, and how long it took to say it, which made my visits needlessly stressful. He also doesn’t consistently return phone calls from patients, and yet he readily takes phone calls while he is consulting with patients. The last time I was there his space was neither clean nor organized — piles of vacutainers and other supplies were precariously stacked in the niche where we sat.
You may get lucky with Dr. Ores — he may return your call (s), he may listen to you patiently and he may offer you good medical care at a reasonable price. But I’ve experienced his other side too often for my taste. I wish this doctor well, but am seeking medical care elsewhere.

A total dishonest ripoff. Yes, he sees the uninsured and asks you top price for the little he does. For the rest he refers you to the public assistance. He is also impolite and very arrogant.

Dr. Dave is amazing! As a service industry employee, I have long foregone proper health care. I went in with a sinus issue, and Dr. Dave took the time to examine further health issues I didn’t even know I had. He is super rad, and obviously cares a lot about the people he helps. I am so so grateful for his services, and am looking forward to getting healthy!

He’s the best. You should come here even if you think you’re OK and he’ll make you awesome!!!

Doctor Dave is a sweet Angel, and a Very Competent practitioner.
i am so grateful that there is still a fabulous uncommon ~ and reliable ~ Physician like him in the world !

I’ve visited his office on more than one occasion practically pleading to take me on as a patient for the past year and a half to help me remove an unwanted tattoo. Each time, he’s fed me some bs story about how he was waiting for some better laser removal machine to come in and each time he said it would be another 6 months. Perhaps, my friend gave me a bad recommendation or maybe I should have known the mzladies that would ensue once I saw a dog running around a dermatology office. Don’t waste your time with this quack

********++++BEWARE THIS DOCTOR*++++*********
Dr. David Ores is the worst doctor I have ever had! Not only did I have an awful reaction to the meds he prescribed and was sick For over a month. when I called and spoke with him personally telling him how the meds weren’t working he simply replied I am not at office let me call you back. He never did. I called several times! I also wrote him several emails which he never answered. which is how I made the appointment in the first place through his email. He gave me medication used to treat anthrax not strep! So here I am after a grueling month of being sick. unable to walk due to pain in my legs, ragging yeast infection due to reaction of meds. I couldnt wear underwear for a month. Had a low grade fever almost every day! my strep never went away. He was negative. Rude. And unprofessional. So freaking pissed. Have to find a REAL doctor who won’t prescribe me meds used for Anthrax patients that have dangerous side affects! Ciprofloxacin is never used for strep throat. The side effects from this drug are insane. I should have received penicillin like any other doctor would have prescribed. Missed a month of work now going to miss more because of this doctor who just didn’t care and wanted his patients out the door quick!!!
Zero stars!!!

This is the only doctor I don’t dread visiting. He treats his patients like people, not dollar signs He is brilliant, professional, caring, and he always makes me laugh with his quick wit. He is kind, he cares about his neighbors and friends, he gives to charity… but these are all just extra bonuses to the utter brilliance he has as a physician. He is incredibly knowledgeable about a wide range of human afflictions and is always dead on with his diagnosis an treatments. He also has expanded his services to include cosmetic care — laser hair remmoval, botox, anc tattoo removal all for reasonable prices.

Dr Dave saved me in many situations where I had seen other doctors but couldn’t get any results. He is caring, funny, smart and very good at what he does!

Dr. Dave… he has a unique practice, unconventional views, sarcastic wit… so of course this type of personality, style and attitude is going to provoke strong opinions.
To make this review clear, I’ll try to unravel Dr. Dave’s professional approach to medicine and medical care, from his personality and personal views. But, it’s all part of the Dr. Dave experience.
Ethics: Dr. Dave is the most ethical person on the planet, period. I’ve seen him leave a social event to take care of a sick person. He’s taken personal, unpaid time to listen and advise patients, make calls to their «other» doctors, reduced bills, answered calls way out of normal business hours, many, many examples I’ve witnessed over 10 years. Money is not his core motivator. He’s driven by his principles.
Principles in Action:
Restaurant workers’ health care. Affordable health care, based on a collaborative system. Dr. Dave can explain in detail.
Compassionate HIV care
Low Income programs
Drug and cigarette withdrawal programs
(these are the few that I know about)
Dr. Dave has the old world, country doctor sensibility, from an era before the maze of health insurance nightmare. Except there’s nothing country bodkin about him. He’s all urban, for the people, artist empowering, dog rescue, kind of guy. Don’t be taken a back by his NY sarcasm. He won’t tease you, unless he thinks you can take it.

What a wiseguy! Seriously, Dr. Dave is a wise guy, filled with wit as well as wisdom. He’s an incredibly compassionate physician, with top notch clinical reasoning, and he’s happy to show samples of his tattoo removal work — on his own hand. If you have any questions, by all means ask them. Dr. Dave will make sure to address your concerns, and he has a gift for explaining complex concepts in simple (and often amusing) terms.

I went to Dr. Dave after having an intense flu for 5 days. While he sat with me in his office he took two phone calls — one was his mother and the other was business-​related, but all he did was talk to the person on the other line about motorcycles for 5 minutes. It was awkward. He also charged me for 2 visits, making sure I would come back for a follow up. I didn’t really intend to return unless my illness persisted, but he was insistent.
He recommended that, if I had to work when feeling sick, I should take 6 Advil, 4 Tylenol and 64oz of gatorade all at once. Kind of questionable advice coming from a doctor, but hell, it worked.
He prescribed me antibiotics, which led to a brutal yeast infection. I asked for a ‘script for the pill that makes the infection go away, because the creams have hurt me in the past. He dismissed my request, telling me to just take some acidophilus (which, btw, is preventative, NOT a cure.) When I told him it didn’t work, and asked again for the pill prescription he said, «Those pills are terrible for your body and could kill you. Would you rather be uncomfortable, or would you rather die?» I’m not kidding. He actually told me I would die if I took this pill that I’ve taken numerous times over the years.
He never did give me the prescription, and he was so flippant and dismissive about it. I called a Ob/​Gyn I used to see when I had insurance and she just called in the prescription for me free of charge, because she understands that, when you have a yeast infection, you actually WOULD rather die than continue to suffer. Dr. Dave sucks.

Dr. Dave is the most compassionate doctor I’ve ever had. He really cares about listening to whatever’s wrong and solving your medical problem. He uses common sense and unconventional wisdom. He has helped a lot of people in the East Village.

Even doctors who market themselves as being for-​the-​people suffer from the same arrogance that puts many of us off of the medical industry.
I went to Dr. Dave because I had suddenly started having dizzy spells and almost fell off the subway platform one day on my way to work. A friend gave me the number and I sucked it up and called Dr. Dave’s office. They squeezed me in for a same-​day appointment. (Hence the 2 stars. That was nice to get in so fast.)
When I did see him, I tried to explain what had happened — he interrupted me. When I started to explain what I’d already tried to correct the problem, he totally shut me down with «Did you go to medical school!?»
Uh, no, but I know more about my body than you do – especially when you won’t let me explain any symptoms for you to evaluate. Ouch. I don’t know what it is about doctors, but I felt like a little kid in the principal’s office, and that was totally unnecessary.
So, Dr. Dave was condescending towards me and not inquisitive about my symptoms or any behavior that may have led to them. His solution was to write me a prescription for Meclizine, hand me a bill and send me packing.
I filled the script for Meclizine, and then realized — «This is Dramamine. Even the doseage is the same.» And I already had Dramamine left from when one of my friends got married on a boat. (I believe in preparing for worst case scenarios.) The difference is, prescription Meclizine is double the price of a box of Dramamine/​Meclizine. He could’ve told me it was an OTC drug and saved me a few bucks.
The Meclizine just put me to sleep for hours, which is not really a great solution.
I called one of my pals from back home to blow off steam about my rotten experience, and she told me Meclizine is what lazy doctors prescribe when they don’t know or care enough to diagnose a patient properly and just want a drug that will cover-​up ear-​related/​vertigo symptoms. (If you’re wondering, this friend DID go to med school. She was one of the top 10 audiologists in the state of VA, until she was wooed away by Stanford.)
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By all means, go to Dr. Dave if you’ve got an infection and need a script for antibiotics, or something else totally obvious. For anything remotely complex, you’ll probably do just as well by asking complete strangers on the street to diagnose & treat you.
If you just want someone to insult you and then charge you for it, there are more attractive dommes in this city.