Daniel Samadi, MD

Dr. Samadi was a God sent gift to me. I have a13 year old and a 9 year, both sleep like angels thanks to Dr. Samadi. He performed surgery on both of them when they were toddlers. They both had sleep apnea and the the surgery was done when they 2 and 3 years of age. My nights are peaceful thanks yo him. My kids will have a much better and healthier life because of him. I am so grateful to him

We took our daughter to Dr. Samadi because our 2-​year old daughter had persistent fluid in her ears at her 2-​year checkup and out of an abundance of caution her pediatrician recommended seeking the services of a ENT. Unlike some of the other reviews, we found the office environment efficient and professional. However, the advice and recommendations provided by Doctor Samadi were irresponsible and likely put my daughter at undue risks.
After examining my daughter, he concluded that the fluid in her ears had been there for a long time, and in his estimation was likely to cause hearing damage and slow her speech development. These are scary things to hear as a parent. He recommended implanting ear tubes and having her adenoids removed. He said he does over 1,000 of these surgeries a year which was just one of many red flags for me. The cost was going to be well over $ 15k and there were multiple risks. Because we couldn’t bear the thought of sedating our toddler and having her wheeled away from us for surgery, we asked the doctor for a list of natural alternatives to pursue in lieu of the surgery. In his words, «this is a structural issue with the Eustachian tube, none of the holistic options will work, the fluid is thick like peanut butter».
Though the doctor seemed knowledgeable, the entire operation seemed a little too slick. I couldn’t shake the thought that if he actually did complete 1,000 of these surgeries a year, he would literally need to recommend it to every prospective patient he saw in order to hit that #. We told him that we’d sleep on it and get back to him.
That same day we took my daughter to a holistic ENT. He examined her and recommended a holistic nasal spray. 10 days after beginning the nasal spray we took her back to our pediatrician and guess what — no fluid! It infuriates me that Dr. Samadi insisted that natural alternatives couldn’t work instead wanted to put her through the risk that surgery represents. At best, he’s not up to speed with recent breakthroughs in natural alternatives. At worst, he’s prioritizing his financial gains over the needs of the kids that he sees. Either way, I’d recommend you find a different ENT for your child.

To all my NJ friends who have children. I never post anything like this but I’m so angry that I want to get the word out. If your child ever needs an ENT DO NOT use Dr. Samadi in Paramus. The office staff is terrible and they will nickel and dime you for everything. If you pay anything with a credit card, they will even charge you a fee for that. They will also not follow proper protocol post operatively to keep the money your insurance company pays them for the first post op appointment. So when you go to the first post op appointment that THEY schedule, they will charge you and expect a copay bc its out of the post op window. As per my insurance company, they billed it as a regular office visit, not post operative visit. Not only that, I had to give them $ 350 prior to My daughter’s surgery and they claimed I never gave it to them! I had to give them credit card statements to prove to them that I gave them the money with the transaction #. Then they were like «ok we found the money»
I told Rachel, the billing manager, why I’m not paying the $ 25 and her response is «we will just send you to collections» and they hung up on me! I’m not done with them yet. I made my insurance company aware of what was happening and they were shocked. My daughters chart is now in utilization review. I plan on making calls to the, BBB, office of professional discipline, and the Hackensack medical board since he has privileges there.

I have been referred to Dr Samadi by my kid’s PCP.
First day was okay, the staff and the doctor were okay. The only complaint is that he told me that my daughter had allergies, but explained none to me. I asked and was answered briefly .
I don’t know but I felt unwanted there .
We were rescheduled after a month, for a sleep study .
After that was done I was trying to reschedule my daughters appointment so Dr Samadi can give us a clear answer on my daughters condition, it all began from there .
It’s been 3 weeks and they always tell me that they didn’t receive the test results for sleep study, and we’re gonna have to reschedule, which is fine, I understand !
But I what I don’t understand is, how can the staff be so RUDE!
I called this morning because I was scheduled for 1:45! They tell me they don’t have the results yet, I said okay but the Dr needs to see her anyways ! The receptionist (ESTER) was kind enough to laugh at my suggestion and said that i would have to call them myself and call Dr Samadi back to be able to come and see him .
I said I would do that but he has to SEE HER !!! After I for frustrated I decided to ask for the supervisor !
«The supervisor» is on the phone, answering very unpleasantly, and she seemed so annoyed with me, «DO YOU WANT US TO CALL THE HOSPITAL ANS GET THE RESULTS»?
I said to her well first off «Hi»
She didn’t reply to that ! Which is fine, that was my way of knowing if she was as unhelpful, unprofessional, and arrogant, as ESTER.
She called the hospital she said and they don’t pick up, she said she’ll try them later.(I doubt she called !)
She apologized ! After I told her that I WILL TAKE MY KID TO ANOTHER ENT!
All i wanted is for Dr Samadi to see my daughter regardless of the SS results, he’s the «kid friendly», ENT after all, and we’re entitled every right to see him anytime we feel the need to .
I guess they didn’t want us there, and they really did a great job at making us stay away for good .
I will go to another ENT and hopefully will be treated as a patient and a parent who want their kid to be okay .
A parent’s frustration is enough to make you loose your mind and you expect the doctor to make you feel at ease and assure you everything will be okay with your child .
If you want to be treated with RESPECT, and CARE, this place is NOT FOR YOU!

Waiting over 1hr as patients that came after us came in and out before us. The doctor doesn’t even apologize for being 1hr late.
Also they charge $ 3.95 for paying with a credit card. What a joke. How was this office rated #1 by other doctors. Has to be $$$
Looking for new EMR ASAP

Fantastic, knowledgeable, thorough and careful doctor. I came to Dr. Samadi for a second opinion and was so happy I did. He took his time explaining and discussing options, offered his professional and personal (I asked) opinion, and was supportive of the decisions I made. My son had a tongue tie and I debated on whether to get it snipped right away, or wait. Dr. Samadi was very caring after the procedure and even called us later that evening at home just to check on my son. I would recommend him to anyone. The offices and waiting room were also very clean and kid friendly.