Dr. Amelia Elissa Virostko, MD

Amazing Dr Great staff. Excellent treatment!

I had to search the internet to rediscover this site after I read awful reviews of Dr Virostko. I told the PA who recommended her to me to find me a new person to insert my IUD. The person I read about in these reviews was not going to be patient or kind enough to me for me to let them lead me through what I thought was going to be one of the more traumatic experiences of my life (I was a bit phobic). He expressed disbelief, and wow, I see why now. I went ahead with my appointment at his encouraging to find Dr V incredibly understanding and patient. She inserted my IUD in less than 3 minutes, with a child speculum to minimize discomfort, and did a pap while she was at it! This is a procedure that ought to take around 15 mins (READ: 15 mins of agony). Its worth noting that I spent about 2 hours in the doctors office as when I first walked in I was so anxious she was concerned that my tensing up would make the procedure more painful. She gave me Valium and told me to let her know when I… felt calm. She suggested 30 mins to feel full effects, which I took her up on. While the procedure was agonizing, I believe she did it quickly and extremely well. She encouraged me to take my time afterwards as some folks feel faint, and booked me in for a check up in a month. Her aftercare has also been impeccable. I email my doctor when I am concerned about anything... does anyone else even do that?! HOLY CRAP! Its like it's the future and doctors CARE! She always answers within a day or so, even if its just to tell me X symptom I am experiencing is normal. She has been forthcoming with an ultrasound to check my IUD was placed correctly, something I know other women have an extremely hard time persuading their Docs to do for them, and emailed me her interpretation of it when I was out of the country so I could relax and enjoy the holidays with my family. She identified an ovarian cyst from the ultrasound, and is now helping me manage that. (with pain meds occasionally and a hot water bottle - showing she understands my hesitance to medicate, a rarity in my experience with Doctors) I cannot sing this womans praises enough. She is everything I wanted in a Doc; smart, competent, aware, patient and understanding. I would recommend her to everyone, but I think she has a special interest in women's reproductive health. P.S. I can see people considering her a little awkward, but what she lacks in smoothness she makes up for with enthusiasm, which is A-OK with me!

It seemed clear that Dr. Virostko is clever and well trained, but her interactions with this patient were inpatient, dismissive, and when I complained about it to her condescending and humiliating. Further, she is by no means a socially awkward person who just isnt good with people skills: I saw her interact with other docs with deference and gloss, but not with staff and certainly not with this patient. She presented an attitude of superiority, boredom, and a lightly veiled contempt with my for my expressing my uneasiness and disappointment with her care.I certainly cannot recommend her. I think she ought to do something like research - with lots of prestige and lots of opportunity to show and use her brains but without the any need to have patients. Shell do fine in the company of people she considers her equal.