Dr. Craig Lawrence Levitz, MD

He repaired my rotator cuff. The worst experience I had. He is so pompas . I had to back for a frozen shoulder. He never told me how pt was important All in all I wound not let him treat my dog

Treats me very nice always. Thank you. Dr of urology Dr Murat

I had ACL reconstruction surgery done by Dr Levitz. He prepared me for the surgery & stayed involved all the way through PT. Not only checking in with my therapist but also calling me to check in & make sure I was ok. I am back on the baseball field & feel better than ever, thanks to Dr. Levitz.

2 years ago dr Levitz did my knee replacement and I resumed playing golf in 2 1/2 months and tennis in 3 months. The replacement continued to get get better and I’ve been grateful for his work. I have since recommended him to many and have read about his lack of bedside manner. While probably true I recommend him highly for his surgical skills for my quality of life. Bedside manner is quite secondary to a successful surgery!

I wish I had read these reviews about Craig Levitz before wasting my time seeing him. The descriptions of his ego centric personality and impersonal patient interaction are totally accurate. I went to him because I was having increasing knee pain in both knees. At my first visit to him, he suggested that I get new MRIs of both knees before making any decision of how to proceed. I knew I had torn meniscus in both knees from previous MRIs 3 years ago. He strongly urged me to use his MRI machines saying that they are specially made for extremity images. When I went for the MRI, the technician said that was mpt true. I preferred to go back to the office that had done the prior images so the radiologist could write a comparison. He convinced me to use one of the Orlin and Cohen sites to have my MRI. The doctor who interpreted the images wrote the briefest report compared to others who have read my MRIs. At my second visit, Dr. Levitz told me I needed gel injections with a steroid… injection first to deal with my swollen knee. I told him another doctor had prescribed that I have arthroscopic meniscus repair. He commented that doing that would not help and he was surprised that the doctor I named would even suggest that. He said I was too old to have a meniscus repair. In addition, I have a medical problem that makes steroid use highly risky. He was not at all interested in my total well being and told me I had 2 minutes to make up my mind about the steroid shot because he was leaving. I overheard him tell his staff he wanted to get to the gym to work out with his son. When I decided to risk taking the steroid shot the assistant told me that the PA would be giving me the shot. I told her that Dr Levitz said he gave me 2 minutes to decide so I assumed he would be doing the injection into my knee. He walked to the door of the examining room and said he never does the shots because it hurts his thumb. ( I couldn’t make that up.) I asked him why he gave me 2 minutes and he said that his PA leaves ahead of him and that was what he meant. He is deceitful. I grew increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of putting my health in the hands of a doctor who conducted himself in this smug manner and told his assistant I would be leaving. She gave me a hug asking me to reconsider. He was already gone.

Dr. Levitz is one of the most unprofessional doctors I have ever met. He has a horrible bedside manner, and his interest is not about the patient, but rather about making money. He will order injections that cost thousands of dollars and try and push you for surgery. He will only request that you get an MRI in Orlin and Cohen which he owns the MRI location in the building which lines his pockets twice. He will not put his hands on you for an examination, but will try and tell you he knows exactly what is wrong with you. I bought into all this and ended up have surgery that was not successful. When I went back to him multiple times he advised me it is all fine and there is nothing to worry about. After months went by and he realized there was nothing he could do as a result of his unsuccessful operation, he quickly advised my insurance that I met maximum medical improvement without discussing this with me first. This is not the kind of doctor you want doing your surgical procedures.

Doc Levitz is the BEST

I love this doctor he knows his stuff

Dr. Levitz seems like a nice enough guy....but for the less than five minutes he spent with me the first time (after an hour+ long wait). He clearly wanted to do surgery, and had very little interest in discussing questions. After MRI, he spent 2 minutes with me (after a 45+ minute wait), didn't actually look at the MRI (read the report only), and literally walked out the door while I was still talking. Got a prescription for physical therapy for a few weeks. When it was time to renew the Rx, his office manager said he refused to renew, and said I needed to come in for another visit "at the doctor's discretion". So basically, another office visit for the doctor, and another opportunity to try to sell me a surgery? He comes off as smart and might be talented (went to him because I heard good things), but be prepared to be treated like a sheep in a slaughterhouse. Went to a doctor at Mt Sinai. Doctor looked at the MRI, spent almost an hour with me, patiently answering… all questions. He offered surgery as one possible option, but directly contradicted some of the reasons Dr. Levitz was using to push me towards surgery. The MRI written report did not note the [minor] severity of a trait on the scan, yet Levitz was using it to justify cutting me open. Went to Levitz because of a recommendation and because it was convenient. Do yourself a favor, and inconvenience yourself to find a doctor who cares, and will do the right thing.

Could have a better doctor. Gave plenty of time very through very knowledgable. Not cut happy great bed side manner. So much better than last guy.