Martin H. Ehrlich, MD

Dr. Ehrlich has been my primary care physician for close to 15 years and I can only say he is the best doctor I have every been to and I am now 50. I have complex set of health issues and he is always engaged, remembers me and is personable in his rapport. He has a keen sense of me as an integrated a set of symptoms and as a person. What he is not is a doctor who will look at you and say, «Sinus Infection, here, take this antibiotic.» He will make helpful suggestions and if you take them, they more than likely will help and more often than not they will be lifestyle and diet changes — the very ones researchers now say doctors need to focus more on and less on Rx. I used to get recurring sinus infections and be on antibiotics every winter/​spring when I saw another PCP and after he suggested a neti pot and diet changes I have not had one in 12 years. He encouraged me for a long time to try an MBSR class and when I finally had the 8 weeks to do it, it was a game changer. He has a wonderful soul and realizes that we are more than our medical files describe. When I’ve needed referrals they are to excellent practitioners and on the money as far as diagnoses. He has also been very responsive to email when I have a question and open to new ideas and learning as I discover information to share with him on my case.
There have been times when the office wait was long but that was years ago and I haven’t had to wait more than a few minutes in recent years. The nurses are incredibly skilled, kind and have worked there a long time many of them so we get on well too. Checking in is efficient as is checking out. If you have a dire condition like a UTI, someone in the office will see you ASAP even if he is busy. My sense overall is he is an extraordinarily popular doctor and any issues with seeing him are because he is so busy in a good busy sort of way. I would question any doctor who is not busy… why don’t they have patients?
If you are looking for a doctor, consider that most of these low reviews are likely from people who went once and for whatever personal reason, did not like what they saw. In the scores of times I’ve been there, I’ve never once had a «bad» experience and if I had to wait, I knew it was because he was busy due to demand (people do get sick…) rather than poor organization. I also know they stopped taking some insurance plans and this may have cut back on patient load. For a time they were not accepting new patients. Again — all good signs of a great doctor.

I will never step foot in Dr. Ehrlich’s office again. I have filed a complaint with Mount Sinai and the Center for Health and Healing in response to how I was treated by this callous and grossly insensitive doctor. Should I get a response from the hospital or healing center I will update my review to indicate that, but as of now I would urge you not to put yourself in that man’s care.

I made an appointment at the recommendation of a holistic esthetician and friend of mine. I was looking for an integrative physician who had traditional medical training and knowledge and could order out blood work and specific functional medicine lab tests if they saw it necessary. I have been battling the past few months GI issues and adrenal/​thyroid issues. I had suspected I had gotten a parasitic infection from eating out more frequently and/​or traveling so I was aiming to meet with the doctor to address the concerns and get a plan of action and prognosis. Being that I knew most of the tests I would want to get traditional MDs don’t believe (ex. CDSA or saliva hormone testing) I opted to make an appt with Dr. Ehrlich and pay $ 400 out of pocket since he and his staff claimed and advertised him to be an integrative physician. May I just say there is nothing integrative about him whatsoever! Upon arriving — the office was not clearly marked on the floor and the lobby was way to dark to even think people would be working. The amount of paperwork they have you fill out took up way too much time and had the office emailed me beforehand it would have saved me and them a lot of time. The front desk barely greeted me upon arrival and when I was finally taken to the room to be seen by the doctor– the doctor made me wait 5 – 10 min in the room while he typed away on his computer information from the previous patient. When we finally started the appt the doctor spent the entire time getting my medical history. He asked my chief complaints and I showed him the list I had written out on my iphone. He then did a very basic exam of checking my heart beat, tongue, weight and suggested a few basic blood work but did not even attempt to discuss his plan of action with me or prognosis. I was shocked given my symptoms he wouldnt have proposed a stool analysis but he agreed to order one at my request. When I asked him what he suspected was going on he said we would talk more the next appointment after he took a look at the bloodwork. Thank God I did not opt to have blood work order through their labs that were not covered by my insurance. I wanted to make an appeal to the receptionist about my dissatisfaction and what clearly seemed to be false advertising about his service and expertise but I decided to just pay and leave. I texted my esthetician to alert her after that this doctor is in no way integrative or knowledgable for that matter. He and his team if you ask me are more interested in making money by making you come back for multiple appointments. I will not be returning to this practice and not be suggesting it to friends. I would have had better medical care from my acupuncturist.

I, myself, am in the Integrative Health field, so was seeking a doctor that was less conventional. I have my pros and cons with Dr. Erlich.
1) Pros: He takes his time, always calls me back with results and really wants to hear about how I am doing. He doesn’t dismiss my personal ideals from my field, and I get the feeling he really wants to help not just get me in and out.
2) He’s very forgetful (what lab tests he ordered and why) and not AS integrative as I would have liked and I’m not sure how I feel about his knowledge base. But I’m an Integrative Nutritionist so my standards re probably very different than other peoples’. But he’s 10x better than any other Doctor I’ve seen. I would recommend him–

I was seeking a homeopathic doctor that is still an MD. I went for my first visit last week and he was attentive and took his time. I am happy i found the continuum center for health and healing and will continue with Dr. Ehrlich as my primary. Luckily, he also takes my insurance. I really like that the office has alternative med options available in the same location.