Simon Armity, MD

If you appreciate bedside manner, honesty, not being swindled out of your money, and being comfortable with the doctor who is going to exam you lady parts, then don’t go to Dr. Amity Simon’s office. Never before have I experienced such uselessness from a medical practice, especially Wendy and Laraine. Save your time and money and find a gyno who actually cares about its patients. Trust these reviews!

First, the NP, Anna, has always been great. Wonderful lady. My encounters with Dr. Simon were negative (two). No explanations, no sympathy when I was obviously petrified during a procedure and passed out on the table. When I did ask questions of Dr. Simon, her answers were short and I got the feeling that she was annoyed that I had questions. NP, Wendy, is pretty short and to the point, but better than Dr. Simon. I have known other patients and they’ve left the practice due to unfriendliness of Dr. Simon. The front desk staff is great, though. For routine care, try to get Anna or maybe Wendy.

Terrible, terrible, practice! Every time I went the wait time was more than 30 minutes, and when I got into the medical room, I always felt incredibly rushed.
They seem to spend the majority of their money on marketing, but do not have enough staff on hand to take care of their patients!
The office staff was the worst. They made multiple errors and assured me that Dr. Armity would be present for my next exam. She never showed up for any of my appointments, so I never met her, despite the fact that I was confirmed to meet her multiple times – she cancelled every time, and when I got frustrated the office staff was rude to me!
Totally unprofessional and absolutely scary practice. Their disorganization with scheduling and billing errors made me question the validity of their entire practice. I would not feel comfortable having them do blood test etc because they seemed that disorganized. There were tests that should have been done the first time they drew my blood that were done during different appointments. So they are either making the error of not running the tests appropriately the first time, OR they are separating them out purposely to bill more.
My insurance company and I called Lynn the office manager to find out why they were charging me co-​pays and billing my insurance company 100% of the co-​pay (YES THEY GOT PAID TWICE) and she argued that I was not considered a maternal patient until I got an ultrasound. I had already had TWO ultrasounds, so she was completely wrong. The next time I went into the office, they asked me to pay another co-​pay!
Super SKETCHY.
So, based on the way the office manager handled my inquiries (Lynn, extremely unprofessional and dimwitted), my gut told me to run and find an office with some professional and ethical standards.
Save yourself some time, and avoid this joke of a medical practice.

I will not be going back. There are so many reasons why I dislike this place but I’ll keep it short and simple and not get too personal. First, the wait time is ridiculous! Expect to wait AT LEAST an hour before they even take you back to a room and then be prepared to wait another 30 mins just sitting there in the robe/​towel. My appointment was at 8am and I literally didn’t see the RN until 9:45. Second, they rush through the appointments so fast. I was waiting almost two hours for my appointment and she was maybe in the room for 3 – 5 minutes and didn’t even want to hear what I had to say. Third, I have seen Wendy, Dr. Brodkin and Ana and they all rushed through the appointment and are all unfriendly. Wendy was the worse! All three of them really need to work on their bedside manner. It’s an uncomfortable and awkward appointment to begin with but they could care less about how you are doing and it was actually painful the last time because Wendy was so rushed. All in all, I gave them three tries hoping that it was just them having a bad day or something, but it’s not. I would not recommend this practice unless something seriously changes!

The rudest, and actually meanest staff at a Doctor’s office I’ve ever encountered. They could care less about any of their patient’s needs and I’ve never felt so uncomfortable in my life. If it wasn’t for Dr. Ana I would not come here, but she is fantastic. Definitely go somewhere else unless you can deal with the condescending staff.

Please do not go here and save yourself some time and dignity. I waited over an hour plus in a room with barely any clothes on that was not only cold but the doctor was equally as cold and rushed. My appointment lasted 3 minutes tops for a pap and annual exam. She has horrible bedside manner and not only did she hurt me as she rushed through the procedure, she just didn’t care. I did schedule some follow up appointments which I am calling back ASAP to cancel and never come back. I don’t ever write reviews but felt such a need to let anyone looking for a doctor my perspective and firsthand experience here.

If you can recommend your daughter to your doctor, you have a winner. The staff truly cares about your well being and works with you to find the best solutions for your women’s health issues.
Deb R.
Patient and Mom.

Absolutely horrible practice. I’ve been coming here ever since I started puberty. And this was my last time.
I’ve never been to a practice where they actually have no respect for your time whatsoever. Every time I come in for my appointment, I’m waiting for at least 30 minutes. To me, that’s unacceptable. They overbook. Additionally, I’m never seen by Doctor Simon, only NP’s and PA’s. When you do see the doctor, she’s in and out. No bedside manner and you can tell she’s just in it for the money. I want someone to care about my vagina before I let them look at it.
Go somewhere else. If you don’t believe me, look at the other reviews on here.

The WORST most unprofessional Doctor (if she even really is) I have EVER met!!! You wait for over an hour for your appointment and half the time you are sitting undressed in the room awaiting for Simon Armity and her HORRIBLE attitude to come in. She doesn’t even ask you questions regarding the information that you write down and gives you attitude when you ask her a question. She spends about 2 minutes with you and then she leaves on her high horse. I have never been treated the way she treated me in her office. My mother was the first one to go to her as well as my mothers friend and BOTH of them had a terrible experience with her and never went back to her after their first appointment.
I made my appointment on a Tuesday and got in on a Thursday… that just shows how unpopular this woman is. Do yourself a favor Scottsdale, find any other Doctor. Because she is HORRIBLE!!!
If the option was to give this lady no stars I most definitely would!

As far as opinions go, I have plenty of them, ranging from poor to excellent. if I am anything, I am opinionated and I’m never too shy to share it.
In regards to Armity Simon, MD, she’s the best! I entered pregnancy at a later stage in life, lets say, late 30’s, quite the late 30’s at that. I would trust no one other than Dr. Simon to address all of my ob/​gyn health needs.
She is personal, knowledgeable, professional, smart, up to date, and always made me feel quite comfortable in each and every appointment. It was a long and difficult process having two children, 23 months apart. Dr. Simon was always «present» and professional while making me feel that a good friend was close by, someone with my best interest at heart.
I completely recommend her to anyone and everyone, will you wait for your appointment? sometimes, but lets keep in mind she quite possibly could be in the delivery room! She could also quite possibly be helping a patient that might need a little extra attention… everyone gets top notch treatment, even if it is five minutes later than promised, would you prefer to have her expand on your condition or would you prefer for her to rush out only to meet her next patient? I now have two beautiful healthy little girls thanks largely in part to Armity Simon and her fantastic staff.
I love this practice, I love her staff, I love Dr. Simon, even though I do not love going to the gynecologist!!!

do yourself a favor and NEVER go here… Why would you want to go to a doctor that you never see!!! This is one of the worst practices ever. Even if you have an appointment you can wait over an hour only to be seen for a little over 3 mins from a nurse. Don’t waste your time go else where…

All gynos are not created equal. And while men will probably want to stop reading this review now, it’s an important review for women.
Going to the gynecologist is never something girls look forward to. It can be awkward and embarrassing and some women get extremely nervous before their appointments. And that’s why it’s so important to find a good gynecologist that you trust and feel comfortable with.
I really like this practice. It’s in an upscale medical complex, the front desk employees are always nice and they have ample magazines there for you to read while you wait (important!!). I always see Janet, I believe she’s a nurse practitioner, but she’s great. She’s very helpful and she actually listens to you, and unfortunately, some gynos don’t take what you say seriously. I have never seen the actual doctors because I opt to get an earlier appt. rather than have to wait a couple weeks to see them, but I’ve heard they’re fantastic.
If you’re looking for a new gynecologist, I highly recommend Patricia Grade/​Armity Simon’s office to anyone!