Michael R Gray, MD

Hard to get a hold of but otherwise a great doctor. Doesn’t waste your time. I recommend.

Ugh. He seemed great at first… for two appointments I had no problem getting in contact. I would leave a message and his secretary would phone back at like 10pm– it was a little annoying but it didn’t bother me too much. When I was trying to make a third appointment however was when this guy went MIA. This has also happened to several others I know who were seeing him — it seems its his habit to simply stop responding to patients after a few initial visits. I hadn’t heard an answer to ANY of my messages left after a month, so I stopped in one day to say hi and ask if there was any other way I could get in touch, maybe via email, or if he could ask his secretary to phone me? Super normal request, I was even smiling as I spoke to him.
This asshole was RUDE… UNPROFESSIONAL… RAISED his voice at me, denying that I ever called, forced me to leave the office and slammed his door IN MY FACE. Completely uncalled for and disgusting behavior… I did NOTHING to deserve that kind of nasty reaction from him! This man clearly got into his field in order to diagnose his own mental issues! SERIOUSLY DON’T SEE THIS GUY HE IS BAD NEWS.

At first, Dr. Gray seemed great, although he seemed incredibly high on drugs and barely made eye contact, let alone kept his eyes open — things went downhill quickly. I went in to see him twice, once for the first month of medicine, then again after the first month for a check in and to be put on the medication for 6 months.
Fast forward two months later, I was trying to get pregnant and knew I needed to get off of the medication in order to have a healthy and safe pregnancy. I called Dr. Grays office about 20 times, leaving a kind voicemail each time. Over the span of TWO MONTHS, they never called me back once to schedule an appointment.
This lead to me having to take myself off of the medication and have terrible withdrawal symptoms which made it unable for me to go about my day and/​or work my day job.
All in all, Dr. Gray is nothing but a pill pusher and drug addict himself. I have filed a complaint with the health board as well as BBB. I suggest that you find another doctor that isn’t as high as Dr. Gray, and one that isn’t just interested in pushing pills, but rather your health, safety, and putting you first.

I’ve had great experience with Dr. Gray. He is always interested and listens to my concerns. He is quite the opposite of a pill pusher, and I appreciate that. I’m currently on a medication I’m very happy with. He has made time for me when I needed it, and been very supportive. I recommend him

I think dr gray is an awesome doctor. He always had time to listen and assess my issues and is much more grounded than a lot of other doctors I’ve seen. I think we can all agree that doctors in ny are seriously a mixed bag and I’m extremely lucky to find and be a patient of dr gray. He is definitely an asset to psychiatry and I’m grateful he has helped me get thru some obstacles in life. Anyone who sees him will see that he is an American treasure of psychiatry. I like his new office… There’s alotta light and it’s close to the subway that’s close to home.

This man, pardon my language, is a first rate douche. I was a patient of his about 10 years ago, but stopped going to him because no pharmacy would fill his prescriptions. However, having read some positive reviews here, I made an appointment. That particular day, I was running late and I called him, got his voice mail and left a message that I was en route,.but would be about 10 minutes late. I was 15 minutes late, he turned me away and advised me to make another appointment. When I did, I was told that, in order to reschedule, I would have to pay $ 150.00 for the session I missed and then another $ 150.00 for the initial visit. I told his receptionist that he can kiss my rear end in Macy’s window on Christmas Eve.
The man IS a pill pusher ~ let’s be clear about this. He is the very last person I would recommend. to anyone seeking a professional therapist. I thought he had changed, but those spots on the leopard never change.
If you want a PROFESSIONAL psychiatrist, this is NOT the man to see. He is a money grubbing, surly creep. I am so done with him.

I have been seeing Dr. Gray for almost twenty years and believe me, things have changed. If you call to schedule your appointment, you always get a recording and it takes about two or three days to get a call back to schedule an appointment. When she does call, the appointments are filled for some time. If you have a problem with your medications and try to call or the pharmacy tries to call, Don’t hold your breath because it may take days for him to call back, if he does call at all.
One day, I went for my scheduled appointments like usual and he was in a foul mood. I sat and wondered what was going on. He said he is weening me off my medicine and he has spoken to me about it on our last appointment. He did NOT speak to me about doing this. I had been on the medicine for years. He prescribed it and I had been taking it for years. I had asked in the beginning if it is safe to stay on that long and he said yes. Now he is taking it away. But what really killed me is that he is going to prescribe me other crap to take it’s place. When I tried to explain that the original medicine was doing me good, he exploded with rage. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and hearing. He was yelling at me like I was a dog. I was actually frightened. I thought he was having a melt down. When I tried to say something he would raise his voice even louder and said that he will not even write anything for me and that if I wanted to go somewhere else, than go. I never did anything to deserve that kind of treatment. I did not abuse the medication. I followed the rules. I never just walked in without an appointment. I thought he was a good doctor but I saw another side of him that I never want to see again. I lost my respect for him. I still see him, but my guard will always be up. Our relationship will never be the same even though he acts like nothing happened.

Dr. Gray is professional and compassionate. He listens intently with a genuine concern, clearly assisting in any way to provide help as best as he can. He is knowledgeble in several areas; can make suggestions, referrals and in depth information on any prescribed drugs. Visiting a psychiatric professional may be intimidating to some, especially in the beginning, but the comfort level makes the experience a positive one.

Ruth S., whoever you are, you have no idea whatsoever is going on here, and likely don’t need to know.
It’s nice of you to say something, though.
But your comment: «…he is dealing with people with mental health issues and this is not an easy task. People with variable and unstable emotions get upset easily and tend to lash out.” – I’ll kindly ask you to please shut it. Sure, that can be true, but in some cases, it’s rather NOT.
I do think Dr. Gray’s a good guy, I like him well enough, but Con F knows a little – well, obviously a lot – more than you do. You may think he’s just mean-​spirited – «weaselly little man” – ouch! – but I understand that he is more likely angry at being a patient forced to pay for someone else’s own unpleasant situation.
But this: «He has 15 minute sessions with his patients from 7am to 7pm, where he cranks out scrip after scrip and I guess he got caught and was embarrassed to tell his patients.» And this: «.he’s a pusher, nothing more, nothing less.» That’s only conjecture in your own words and not correctly factual, as you’ve written it, and as for calling him «a pusher»…maybe you don’t know what that really means, because that’s not what he is.
The doctor has hit me too, and under NYS Board of Health directives, his actions with medications regarding me are NOT what is recommended, nor is the way he is handling it, or the way he spoke to me, and what he said to me. The question is, do I want to make anyone’s life even more difficult?
Even so, I’ll speak up for him along the lines of my 4^th paragraph here. For instance, NO, in response to many people’s statements across the Internet, I personally have NOT found the guy to be a virtual Pez dispenser for, as I found one person say, «happy pills” – or anything else. Another said Dr. Gray asked, «So, do you want me to give you a prescription?» These are comments I really have to wonder at because that hasn’t been my personal experience with the doctor AT ALL.
I wouldn’t even consider the thought of judging him, I feel bad, really, but I’ve learned enough about the issue to understand why he’s acting the way he is. And I’m not going to spell it out for anybody. I’m angry, though, because I AM aware of the situation and that I’m having to pay for it, too. And that’s not right.
You want to speak up for him, Ruth Whoever-​You-​Are? That’s fine. I did, too.
And what else I am going to do is try to not cause more problems for an already overstressed man who’s got a more-​than-​full plate… for yet the SECOND time. Jesus Christ, I mean, Dr. Gray, wtf???

I have been seeing Dr. Gray intermittently over a 10 year period. His professionalism, compassion and human kindness as my sorrow spilled over his desk was in of itself a healing balm. I have never felt rushed, he has always taken the appropriate time for me to discuss my problems and a dialogue regarding medication. I can always confide in him and I have admiration for someone who wakes up in the morning for work knowing he is going to face sadness and tears for most of his working day and yet somehow he keeps his own spirits up to help you.
His office is in a totally convenient location next door to Grand Central and yes, his office is a no frill operation but you are not going there for the décor, if you are then you do need a shrink.
It is a pleasure to highly recommend him.

I found Dr. Gray ultimately callous and unprofessional. I missed an appointment, and I had to call repeatedly for nearly three weeks to get another appointment. In the meantime, my meds ran out, and despite informing the doctor’s office over a week period that my meds were going to – and finally did – run out, Dr Gray did nothing to help – would not call me to tell me what to do, would not call the pharmacy to come in, did not get me in to see him. His response when I saw him was that it was my fault because I had missed my appointmen – despite the fact that I called the very next day to reschedule. He is no doubt fine in prescribing pills – which makes him a high faultin’ drug pusher – but as a caring doctor, he fails miserably.

Dr. Gray is both kind and professional.
I would recommend him to anyone.