Midtown Internal Medicine

I have to agree with Ray Y.
I think based on Ray’s review I started seeing Dr.Shaw. I’ve been part of his practice since.
I find that he’s very soft spoken and straight forward which I found very refreshing. There’s no beating around the bush.
The office has moved to the Grand Central locale, so it’s much more convenient than it’s previous UES suite.
Other than that, I’m in full agreement with Ray’s review.

I’ve seen people post on message boards asking for people to «recommend a doctor,» so it’s pretty cool that Unilocal allows this.
Doctor Stephen Shaw practices at Midtown Internal Medicine. He’s a general internal medicine specialist with a focus on alergies/​immunology, but effectively, he’s a family doctor/​general practitioner. I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve been to several doctors’ offices where I’ve felt like I was part of a conveyor belt of patients, where I had to wait a long time, then spend maybe 2 minutes with the doctor before he/​she rushed out.
Dr. Shaw is definitely a breath of fresh air. In my experience, he books hour-​long appointments, so if you get an appt to see him at 2pm, nobody else is booked until 3pm. Also, you get his full attention during that time, as opposed to seeing a nurse practitioner or a nurse. He seems pretty knowledgeable, and he’s fairly up-​to-​date on clinical trials. Also, this is intangible, but he’s fairly progressive in his views. He understands we all live «real» lives, so he won’t preach to you about certain behavior like your mom would.
The office is located in the UES, but don’t let that deter you. It’s far from stuffy, and it’s worth the trek up there for good health care. From their website, it looks like they take all sorts of insurance:
Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, GHI, HealthNet, HIP, Medicare (accepts assignment), Oxford Freedom, Oxford Medicare, Storeworkers Security Plan, United,