Ali Syeda, MD

I was referred to Dr Ali. I called a few days prior and made sure my records were faxed over. I came early and was the first to check in. After waiting 30 min, I see a patient that arrived 20 minutes AFTER me get called back before me. Front staff doesn’t say a word to me. Instead they were busy chatting with each other. Anyways, turns out they lost my records but unfortunately they were not in any rush to speed things up. They didn’t even tell me until I asked why things were taking so long. Unprofessional.
Walls are thin so I can hear Dr Ali taking her time on the phone as I continue to wait some more, now in the room. Anyways, she quickly flips through my chart as I sit there and barely does a physical exam. Maybe I caught her on an off day but she didn’t seem very thorough. Not worth the wait.

I saw two reviews on this site of people complaining and, quite frankly, it compelled me to write this review as I find those comments impossible to believe based on my own experiences. Dr. Ali saved my life when I was admitted to the ER at Huntington and has been my nephrologist ever since. She’s tremendously professional, very caring and an excellent physician. I’d recommend her to anyone.

I have been going to Dr. Ali for a few years — I highly recommend her. She is professional, pleasant, informative, and sincere. I feel blessed to have a doctor like her. Office staff is extremely nice and helpful. Staff is very good about calling with lab results or changes in medications.

Professional with great instinct, bed side manner. No nonsense, just great medical attention and advice. I always received first rate care and thorough information.
She is understated, humble, and extraordinary in her practice. I highly recommend her.

Highly unprofessional and uncaring.
My 85 year old father was not feeling well and we suspected he had a bladder infection. My mother made an appointment with Ali after telling the receptionist his symptoms. Ali spent several minutes with my father and she decided he needed to go to the e.r. at Huntington Memorial. Huntington Memorial Hospital’s e.r. is a trauma center and extremely busy. Knowing this, Ali sent him there so that he could get testing that she could not provide in her office. He had to wait over 9 hours amidst some very sick people for a simple blood test. My father is not in the best of health and was so weak, he could not walk. Why she couldn’t run the blood test herself is a mystery to us or if she couldn’t run the test herself, why didn’t she send him to a lab? So after 9 hours of waiting and then being told he did not have an infection because his white blood counts were in the normal range we decided to take our father home. Dr. Yang, the e.r. doctor, was going to call Ali to confer with her and she would need to order an ultrasound as the enzymes in his liver were a bit high, not dangerously so, but still a concern. The next day, we called her office to find out what the e.r. doctor and she determined was the problem with my father. She never responded. Two days later found my father in the e.r. yet again, this time the e.r. at Arcadia Methodist, a much shorter wait time. My father’s leg was swelling up. It seems he had developed a blood clot from sitting in the e.r. in Huntington for so long. He had his ultrasound performed there because Ali NEVER called us to set that up.
Soooooo, remember the blood test dad had taken at Huntington? We didn’t get the results from that until 10 days later. Yep, Dad had a bladder infection! Ali wanted to set up a nurse to come administer an i.v. so that he could get an antibiotic. TEN DAYS later!!! When questioned about this, Ali blamed the e.r. for the lateness of the results. Guess who the e.r. was blaming? Ali was the one that sent my father to the e.r. but she did not bother to follow up to find out how he was doing. Not very caring.
In addition, Ali became irate with my mother because my mother questioned her and Ali spoke to my elderly mother in a most unprofessional and unkind manner. Needless to say, we have a new doctor. I would never, NEVER recommend this person.

Finally a doctor who listens! I am so happy!
Dr. Ali is compassionate and understanding without being condescending. I was able to communicate openly and she patiently explained test results. For the first time I was able to understand a doctor who speaks clearly and plainly.
I believe she sincerely has my best interest in mind. Her gentle and caring attitude toward her patients is demonstrated by her warm smile and caring staff. The office is small, intimate and private, unlike some cold doctor’s offices with large waiting rooms.
I have never looked forward to a doctor’s visit before meeting Dr. Ali. I have found my new doctor. I recommend her to all of my friends and family. They too have been pleasantly surprised by her good nature!
Thank you so much Dr. Ali.

Dr Ali has been my doctor since 2007 when i was diagnosed with kidney failure. She was my nephrologist at my dialysis clinic as well as my regular doctor. I have since had my kidney transplant and i see Dr. Ali regularly every 2 – 3 months now. Dr. Ali is the best! She’s very professional and very friendly. She actually takes time to talk to you on a personal level (not like other doctors where they just examine you quickly and just leave).Her office staff are great. They greet you with a smile and everytime i have a problem with my medications being refilled they always take the time to call my pharmacy to correct it right away. If you need a doctor, i suggest you call Dr. Ali.

You only wish your doctor was as awesome as Dr. Ali.
First, I need to give a shout-​out to Theo N., who referred me over to her. Theo, you are a ROCKSTAR!
From the first interaction with her office, on the phone with Abigail to make my initial appointment, I was completely impressed with Dr. Ali and her staff. Everyone there is professional, friendly, and efficient.
I got there a few minutes early and filled out the usual medical questionnaire. Susannah took me back to weigh me, find out the reason for my visit and any medical issues I wanted to discuss with the doctor, as well as to check my blood pressure and heart rate.
Dr. Ali popped in shortly after and she was lovely — warm and intelligent. She also had a good sense of humor, always a plus. She spent nearly thirty minutes with me taking my medical history and getting to know me. She ordered some blood work and a urine sample (TMI?) and to my surprise, I wasn’t sent to another building for lab work.
I peed in a cup in the restroom right across from the exam room; when I came back, in walked a nurse with a tray full of blood collection tubes. Yep, they drew my blood right then and there! Janet was patient with my nervousness around needles and made sure it was over quickly and painlessly.
I could not have been more pleased with how nice everyone was. A good doctor is hard to find and I am so happy to have been referred to Dr. Ali. Yay for good doctors!
P. S. Park in the lot just south of the building. It’s not validated but it’s free for the first 20 minutes and then only 60 cents every 30 minutes after that, with a maximum charge of $ 3.50.