Dr. Maxine Claire Tabas, MD

I am trying to find a good dermatologist for my mother & ran across this Dr. again! I myself saw her about 4 years ago & WILL NOT bring my mother to her. I agree with all the negative comments, wait time was unbelieveable for me too & then when I thought the staff was calling me in for my appt. they said they had to schedule a new one cause the doctor never came in!! I don't know if anyone noticed, but above the front desk is a paper that shows if you don't come for your appt. you have to pay $50 for missing it. Well I brought that up since the Dr. Tabas missed my appt & wasted my time waiting & driving there, she should reimburse me $50!! Never happened...

Took weeks to get in to see Dr. Tabas for an examination/consultation. Their automated system called 3 times to confirm my appointment beginning a week in advance. On my appointment date, waited for 1 hour and 45 minutes PAST my appointment time to get seen. Was told politely to "shut up" for proper blood pressure reading. Doctor barely examined me, was rude, LESS THAN zero bedside manner, curt, crude and offered no help for my situation. Was in the examination room less than 5 minutes. I didn't get to ask any questions or have any conversation whatsoever. Dr. Tabas is sem-retired. She has severe back issues preventing her from doing a lot of surgeries, anything waist down isn't going to happen. I left her office crying, she was so nasty mean...worst experience ever at a doctor's office.

Let me first start off by saying I left on good terms when I decided to leave, so this is not a slam campaign. Everything done here is to create as many appointments in a day, too many follow-up appt.'s and unnessecary ones at that, it is all about the money with her. SAD!!! She instructs her staff to basically do everything for her, including communicate with the patient sitting right in front of her, she acts like they aren't RIGHT there.."give him post biopsy instructions and have him call in a few weeeks for the results" I would think her bedside manner would be better after all these years but heck no!! When the laws about insurance changed and the cost for her surgeries were going to be slashed in half she found a way around it to get the max money even if her patient care would suffer, REALLY???? I could see what motivated her...money and money only, she doesnt care about the patients, just her paycheck. MOHS is a one day in-in office procedure, but when payments cut in half she… decided if she left the wound open, YES open, not stitches just bandaged, she could get paid for entire new surgey if she closed the wound the next day!!!!! These poor patients we operated on went home with a hole in their faces so she could collect more money....AND she wont prescribe anything for pain, "take Tylenol" again REALLY? After seeing these horrible incidents and actions by the Dr. I knew it was time to move on, 100% of the way the staff operates is at her request, they are doing what they are told. Dont get me wrong, she knows her stuff, but if her patients get 60 seconds per appt. how do pull the info out of her??? You dont a nurse will tell you, which we did not go to Med school, and have different opinions on certain answers to questions. PLEASE do your research if you are going to see this Dr. you could be very disappionted and insulted

I had my first appt. with Dr. Tabas this morning and what a nightmare. She was extremely rude and acted as if I was an inconvenience to her. She spent little time examining me and did not address my concerns at all. Apparently she had better things to do with her time. What a total waste of time and money! If you're considering making an appointment with her...DON'T!

Strings our treatment with too many unnecessary visits. Will only schedule one small step in treatment per visit. Dr Tabas says HELLO on each visit; calls that seeing the doctor; therefore insurance pays more.

I just finished reading the reviews from as long ago as 2009, that's as far back as they go, and trust me nothing has changed.. Dr Tabas is very rude and treats her patients like we are a waste of her time.. I am wearing a scar on my face due to the negligence of her staff that kept telling me "it was NOTHING.." After I begged to have Dr Tabas look at it she removed what was Basil cell cancer all along.. I saw her again recently and she treated me like I was an idiot.. Looked at my rash and told me she saw NOTHNG.. Told me to see another doctor.. Wow.. Believe me, she will not be bothered with this family ever again..

I'm so disappointed after two visits (first exam, second biopsy) that I must share my experience. She barely says hello, makes no eye contact and rushes in/out as fast as possible. She never once asked if I had any questions for get when I had quite a few. She is very negative, I felt as though I was wasting her time. The nurses are all very kind but the front desk staff is as miserable as the doctor. Find someone who has less credentials but will spend more than 60 seconds with you.

This woman is by far the rudest individual I've had the misfortune to meet; not once did she acknowledge me by name, she gave instructions to her assistant to give to me! Hello. I'm sitting right here. Speak to me. People might say she is brusque. As far as I'm concerned she was just plain rude. She spent less than 5 minutes in the room with me and was not the slightest bit interested in what I had to say. A waste of money but more portantly a complete and totally negative experience.

I chose this practice after reading about outstanding doctors in the Orlando area. I was not disappointed. I have been visiting the office for over ten years, had cancers identified and removed several times. I plan to visit again next year for my annual exam. I would recommend this practice to anyone who wants the very best dermatological treatment.

Staff is extremely unorganized. Made an appointment, told I could download forms, got a voicemail next day confirming appointment time. Forms link not working, asked them to fax me forms. Never received forms. Voicemail confirmed appointment at a later time than I scheduled for, in spite of the fact that I went into great detail about missing work. I called to clear up the appointment time and was treated so rudely and unprofessional that I cancelled the appointment. They need to remember who the paying customer is. If anyone asks me to recommend a dermatologist, I will be sure to tell them who NOT to go to, especially after reading other reviews as bad or worse.