Michael A Cascarina, MD

I have been a patient of Dr. Cascarina for over 10 years. I have doubted his expertise on many occasions but being that it was never anything terribly serious I continued to use him as my primary care physician for medication refills. His office staff leaves a lot to be desired. A few of them are very kind but most of them are downright rude. I had blood work done, the phlebotomist there is awesome,when I asked the secretary for my results they said to me I can give you your numbers which meant nothing to me unless they had the normal and the excessive numbers in front of me and where mine fell in between. When I spoke with two of the girls in the office and did not get any satisfaction I asked to speak to Lynn Daly Who is the so-called office manager. She was very abrupt and when I explained to her that I needed my results as I normally receive them showing the normal numbers my number in between and the excessive number she got very irate with me. She said to me that she will put… them in the mail. When I asked if it would show the information I wanted she said it should. I asked her to print them out while I was on the phone to make sure what I needed was on the paper. She got very nasty and said they will be put in the mail have a nice day and hung up in my face. I called back three times and my call was not answered so I went up to the office. When I asked to speak to the office manager I was told she was on a conference call for the rest of the day and then asked to speak to my doctor and they said that is not going to happen. If you days later I received a letter telling me that I have been discharged from the office because of the incident that occurred. Dr. Cascarina enlarged his practice recently and since then he and his business have gone downhill. He very inconsiderately let go one of his best workers And the one that actually knew how to do her job in there. I have already found a new doctor and I am very happy. Not only did he lose me as a patient but he lost the rest of my family. He should realize that along with being a dr’s office it is still a business.

My family has had this Doctor for nearly 12 years.A rare human being..takes his time with you asks about your family work school etc... Gave free drug samples in order to save us money. A saint. A fine physician.

.This morning I woke up with a bad sore throat, fever, congestion, chills, headache, sinus pressure and a bad cough starting that was progressively getting worse as the day went on..I called out sick ..my job is 60 miles away ...it's difficult for me to miss days ...I'm caretaker to my very sick and handicapped mom ...Having me get sick is very difficult on her...she relies on me...I called the office early in the am and asked if I could come in today ...I spoke to AnnMarie and she told me I could not go the office no matter how bad I felt ..they go strictly by appt. I expressed that I really feel bad and just maybe if it's the flu I can get tamiflu prescribed in time ...she told me if I wasn't happy with the office policy I could go elsewhere!!! But I was not getting there today...She was outright cold and uncaring ...nasty ...I was really disgusted and asked to have the doctor please call me ....which he did and agreed for me to go to the office today! Ok here's the kicker....the… girl called me back and i get an appt. for today ...I go and am told that I'm only there to get swabbed to check for the flu and I cannot see the doctor who by the way was sitting in an empty office on his lap top a room over from where I was put.. and only 2 other patients in the waiting room ...it wasn't packed! I really felt weak and sick ..I asked if the doctor could see me for just a few mins ...btw my BP was 158/100 and I had a temperature....and I said I don't feel good!! I was told sorry we can't help you ....and call back after 7pm tonight to see if MAYBE I can get an appt for tomorrow but there were no guarantees!! Honestly I can't believe how I was treated today IN THERE and I will never go back there! It's a cold uncaring staff and office ....a walk in Doctor is by far better and more compassionate than these people ...I rate them negative stars!!!

I saw Dr. Cascarina twice. He did not keep me waiting long, and he was personable and knowledgable. However, he has an office system in which one can message him and he is supposed to consider and prescribe meds if necessary. His office made THREE serious medication errors in two weeks' time, and if I had not checked my prescriptions, these errors could have caused me harm. After I took one of his office drones to task, he wrote me a letter apologizing profusely for the errors and suggesting that I find another doctor. His advice in this regard was unnecessary - after 3 med errors, I was done.

I really love Dr. Cascarina and don't feel comfortable taking my 2 boys to anyone else now. He's compassionate and respects ALL my wishes and concerns as I take a very natural approach to raising my children. He doesn't treat me like I'm crazy and spends plenty of time with us during visits. He is thorough and usually calls you himself with lab results etc. I used to have anxiety going to doctors but I don't with him. I recommend him to everyone especially other like minded parents.

Almost ended my life with a misdiagnosis. Had he spent more than 5 minutes with me for my visits, he might have caught it.

wonderful,sweet,and caring doctor.would not want any other doctor.

Dr. Cascarina treats me, my husband, my 3 year old son, my six month old daughter, my mom, my grandmother and my father in law. He spends plenty of time with us. I even made an appointment to interview him to be my son's doctor before he was born, when I was still pregnant, to discuss my preferences and concerns and didn't feel rushed at all. Contrary to what another reviewer said, he always checks for drug interactions before he decides to perscribe anything for us and he would rather have tests done than give us a pill right away (like my old doctor used to do). He calls us personally to discuss test results and if I don't agree with his reccommendations, he respects my views and works with me and my health care preferences. Very understanding, caring guy and I like having him as our family Doc.

Dr. Cascarina has been my doctor for over a year now. I never have to wait long, have never felt I was being rushed in or out. He has taken the time with me to see me & talk to me about anything I am having problems with or if I am sick. I have not had a problem with his office staff at all either.