Anne Bernadette Whalen, DO

It's not about the doctor but the woman who answered the phone. My God she was very obnoxious, condescending, Mrs. Know It All. She talked more than she listened. She was more dead set of discouraging me NOT TO MAKE THE appointment. As I was talking she steady no no no no meaning.

If I could give this physician 10 stars, I would. Her team both in NJ & now in PA were so professional & patient in working with my schedule to make sure I was able to get an appointment when needed. They provided information and a reminder as to when to call to make my next appointment as I was checking out. Overall, they were a pleasure to work with. In my opinion, Dr Whalen is an excellent physician - kind, compassionate and committed to the highest professional standards. She also gives me the confidence that if she were not available, I could be helped by other capital health physicians if needed.

If I could give a 0 I would. It took 4 months to get an appointment and after waiting 2 months they called me to cancel the appointment and to reschedule 4 1/1 months later in November 2025. Clearly does not care for the consumer and how she is comfortable making someone wait 2 months for no reason and then another 4.5 is incredibly rude and inconsiderate.

She really cares about her patients and makes you feel so comfortable.

She is great

Dr. Whalen is an employed physician and has to answer to the hospital. She cannot spend the needed time with you because she has to see many patients in a day to meet her quota. I felt rushed and not listened to.

A month after the NIH published a landmark study about the use of Niaspan to improve blood cholesterol levels, I called Dr. Whalen to ask if I should continue use of the medication, which is the backbone of my cardiac regimen. Her administrative assistant called back to tell me Dr. Whalen was not familiar with the study, but if I felt strongly about it, the doctor was comfortable with my stopping its use. Three things are pretty shocking about this response. The biggest shock is that Dr. Whalen wasn't familiar with the study. The results were published on the front pages of nearly every major newspaper in the country, including the NY Times and Wall Street Journal, and was covered by all of the major networks. According to the reports, the NIH said the very popular medication not only failed to stop heart attacks, but in some cases increased the risk of stroke. The results, in fact, were so convincing that NIH stopped its research 18 months early to report out the findings.The second… shocker is that even though she acknowledged not having read the study, she still offered the opinion that it was okay for me to stop taking the medication. On the advice of a cardiologist and several other physicians, I had been taking this medication for 10 years. Third, her advice ran counter to the FDA's advice to people taking Niaspan, which was to continue taking the medication until a fuller analysis of the study was completed. Dr. Whalen's bedside manner might be fine, but docs who don't read the research shouldn't be practicing medicine. In this instance, because of the widely reported findings in the popular press, it wasn't even necessary for her to crack a medical journal.

In 25+ years have never had a more qualified, engaged, personable physician. Dr. Whalen builds a relationship with patients that is second to none.