Dr. Jeremy Seth Kortmansky, MD

When I met Dr. Kortmansky I had little experience, but annual physicals. He introduced himself with smiles and chuckles as a master of directing my care. Dr. Kortmansky then whipped out a contract, and told me how good it would be for me to join his study, and that the stated side effects: DO NOT HAPPEN. Eleven months later i was having a near death experience. A month later, I spent the month in and out of the hospital, because lf Dr. Kortmansky's misprescription. He never came to see me. Others had to figured it out. Now I live with a damaged heart, joints that make me cry, visual disturbances, and more. If you ever join a study !BE FOREWARNED! YOUR HUMAN LIFE IS WORTH LESS THAN THE DATA COLLECTED. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU.

I came to Dr. Kortmansky with small experience of the the medical system. When 1st meeting him he cajoled me with a smile and chuckles into a study, assuring me how good this would be for me. He told me the side effects listed: Do not happen. I wound up in a near death experience, a damaged heart, joints so painful that sometimes I cry, visual disturbances, and more. The study contract claims if I was injured: It the responsibility of the study to treat and diagnose the injury. Don't believe it, I HAD TO FIGHT people more experienced than yourself. Whenever I asked him a medical question that I later found the answer. HE WAS WRONG.

This doctor seems intelligent and I believe he is knowledgeable and competent in diagnosis, etc. However, I chose not to continue seeing him after three visits. I found him smug and insensitive. I have Stage 4 cancer, and at each visit, he seems to have made a point of letting me know that no matter what treatment option I pursue, I will (in his opinion) inevitably die, as there is simply no hope. This is certainly not what one needs to hear when battling a serious illness. And I am not even convinced that it is the case. Currently, my cancer is in remission and I have no symptoms at all. If a doctor feels unable to help a patient, I believe he or she should then refer the patient elsewhere. To have a patient keep returning to the office over and over for checkups in which the patient is routinely reminded of his/her "lost cause" status and told that all treatment plans will likely end the same--this is just cruel.

Formerly at Sloan Kettering.Great communication skills, ease of bedside manner, very good

Dr. K treated me for cancer. He was very caring and knowledgeable.

Dr. Kortmansky and his staff are extremely discourteous and uncaring, precisely the types one does not want to encounter when afflicted with cancer.

My husband was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer at 40 years old and passed away within 6 months. Dr. Kortmansky was one of the few physicians that showed tremendous compassion for my family. I can only imagine the demands placed on a doctor's time at Memorial Sloan Kettering but Dr. Kortmansky never rushed us out of his office. Although we sometimes waited a little longer to see him he spent the time to answer all our questions and address any concerns. He was always honest about my husband's prognosis, even if it was hard to handle, but this enabled us to better understand treatment options and compare them to quality of life considerations. Even after it was determined that treatment would no longer be productive, Dr. Kortmansky remained a source of support for both my husband and our family. My experience with Dr. Kortmansky was one of the few positives to come out of this terrible tragedy.

My father had Stage 4 colon cancer and we had an appointment to explore experimental treatments with Kortmansky while he was at Sloan-Kettering. I will never ever forget that day. I still remember the exact date years ago. We were forwarded by another oncologist in NYC. Kortmansky was cranky and had an ego that is hard to describe. He verbally lashed out about my fathers ailment and wasn't very helpful in helping my father pursue his wishes in continuing the fight. Overall my family agreed that we felt Kortmansky had the why didn't you choose me first type attitude, real full of himself. The bottom line, his bedside manner was 'TERRIBLE' and shocked to find out his mother died from breast cancer and how he could be like this. My dad ended up passing 2 months later, but I must say if there was a way to get in the ring with this guy for charity I would.