Selick E Caryn, MD

My long term doctor closed down her private practice and a friend recommended Dr Selick. She was just as I hoped — thoughtful, attentive, a very good listener, not the least bit dismmisive as some doctors can be — all round excellent, truly top notch. She should take pride in the quality of her work with patients. I would give her 5-​stars except for the organization of the office. I found the staff very pleasant — warm, welcoming and inviting — but the wait was long, as described in other reviews. Dr Selick and her partner Bloomgarden have to figure out how to be more effective in this way and ensure they hire and train their staff accordingly. This is NYC with NYC rates for quality care and learning to run a more efficient office is essential and not nearly as difficult as their doctoring work! if they need help, there are many consultants who specialize in time management and scheduing organization. Their service should match their exemplary bedside manner.

The most horrible experience with a doctor’s office in my entire life. I actually liked Dr Selick and would recommend her, but her staff is unresponsive and ineffective. I was sent a bill for $ 1,600 for some genetic test that I was told would be covered by my insurance (a test I personally deemed unnecessary and wouldn’t have never elected to pay for!), however it turns out that the office neglected to place a pre-​certification. I called the insurance company who told me that a «retro pre-​certification» would take care of the situation. It is now a year later, I’ve spent $ 100 on faxes (since Dr Selick’s office doesn’t do email), constant phone calls, I’ve been passed from one staff member to the next (only to re-​fax everything!!!) and nothing has been done.
This issue has created so much unnecessary stress in my life, and I’ve never dealt with a medical office that made me feel completely uncared for. Worse: I feel completely abused and helpless.

I have been a patient of Dr. Selick for almost 20 years and have had excellent care from day one. Most recently she helped diagnosis a serious illness of mine and to this day is contacting me to make sure I am okay.
There may be a wait now and again but what office in NYC doesn’t make you wait! Dr. Selick is smart, sensitive, patient, and worth your time.
Her nurse Rebecca has been with her forever and always greets me with a smile on her face.

My experience with this office is very disappointing. Dr. Selick is a very nice person but she is a very inefficient doctor. I came to see her for fertility issues and 9 months later have made no progress whatsoever. Every time I have a question, even a simple one, I have to schedule a consultation which takes a while to happen, then I go there and wait at least an hour before I can see her and ask my question. She still does not know my medical case and every time asks me ridiculous questions. I did probably 15 different tests and have no diagnosis or anything close to it. It is very very frustrating as I am 37 and every month counts and I have wasted almost a year. This office overbooks outrageously and the wait time is an hour or more; the doctors are completely inaccessible via phone or email. They didn’t devote enough (or any) attention to my case and wasted my time.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Selick and Dr. Bloomgarden for several years now and there is always a 1hour+ wait even with an appointment!
The staff are extremely rude and not helpful. I’m not surpised there are terrbble reviews on here.
STAY AWAY!

This place makes you wait over an hour before you see the nurse (not even the doctor). It’s really ridiculous that they make your apt for a certain time and keep you waiting for an hour, when people have to go back to work.
As for the interaction with the patient — it’s all very transactional and completely impersonal. It’s like they’re milking their employees for all they’ve got and under delivering to the max on client service.
I’ve been too lazy to change my doc, but will now just bc i can’t keep wasting hour of my day in a waiting room unnecessarily.

My experience with this office, primarily with Dr. Selick (and one appointment with Amy Bloomgarden, when Dr. Selick was on vacation) was absolutely first rate.
My regular OB practice wasn’t able/​willing to do some additional tests when I first got pregnant (and was a nervous wreck). They wanted me to «watch and wait.» I was upset and worried and just needed to be more proactive than that, so I asked for a referral to a specialist who could help me, and was referred to this office.
I can honestly say that Dr. Selick got me through those first few weeks of my pregnancy — I received excellent, efficient and thoughtful care, right up until the incredible day where I first heard my baby’s heartbeat and got to «graduate» from her office and go back to my OB. I’m excited to say that I’m expecting my baby boy in March 2013!
I am truly grateful for the help and attentive, professional care I received here, and would highly recommend this practice.

I have left here finally after being lazy for sometime and not wanting to go through the effort of finding a new doctor. I was left waiting for an average of 1 – 2 hours EVERY time I went to see her. I had appointments changed and when I said that I had symptoms that could not wait any longer, the receptionist insisted that I tell her what these private symptoms were before she would give me a closer appointment… crazy! She did not read my file until she was in the office with me and made a blunder on one occasion as to what medication I was on. She lacked personal attention and overall was extremely disappointing.

I started with Dr Selick in about 1994 and am now with Dr Bloomgarden in the same office and feel and have always felt that I’m getting the best care NYC has to offer (which is saying something!) The office has seen me through an abnormal pap, cryosurgery, and a recent diagnosis of lichen schlerosis which is not an obvious issue to assess and address. I have gone outside the practice for OB and have switched back immediately once my babies were born. Can’t say enough good things.