Dr. Deborah Lynn Ottenheimer, MD

I visited Dr. Ottenheimer after having a bad experience at another GYN in the city. Dr. Ottenheimer was very friendly and took the time to listen to my questions and concerns and made me feel very comfortable. She was very through in her questions and give suggestions without being pushy. I will continue to see Dr. Ottenheimer and will recommend her to friends. She's great, the office staff were also very friendly

I am extremely disappointed by the lack of professionalism at this practice. I recommend you go elsewhere.

Let me preface this post by saying as soon as I'm done here, I'll be writing to HIPAA. Doctor Ottenheimer has one of the worst bedside manners I have encountered in my life. I had read about her on Yelp and had one encounter about scheduling where I found her rude and dismissive, but being that I only ever dealt with the awesome nurses (especially Jessica) I never felt the need to change doctors. However my last interaction was beyond the pale. Some backstory. After having some intermenstrual bleeding I got a sonogram and was told I had an endometrial polyp. I spoke to Dr. Ottenheimer who told me they could do a polyp removal surgery in her office, but that she did not offer anesthesia and I should take 400mg of Tylenol instead (?!) I had read horror stories about this surgery and women who said doing it without anesthesia experienced the worst pain of their life so opted instead to do the procedure at my fertility clinic. Dr. Ottenheimer seemed frustrated by this but I was… appreciative she talked it over with me and called me back (side bar: is this really the world we live in when we applaud a doctor for returning our calls). She also said she'd be curious about the findings but didn't elaborate and said she had a patient and had to go, making me worried I might be looking for something more serious. Cut to a few days later. I have the procedure done with my fertility clinic and after two different attempts to locate the polyp they don't find it. The fertility doc suspects it could be flattened against my cervix and easily missed or perhaps the sono showed a false read. I call to discuss these findings (or lack thereof) with Dr. Ottenheimer and decide my next steps as I'm looking to get pregnant via IVF and can't risk a polyp messing that up (not to mention the risk that something else could be wrong). This is how the conversation goes: Me: Hi Dr. Ottenheimer, got my results back from the procedure and they didn't find a polyp. Her: Oh. That sucks. A long pause. Me: Yeah. So...I'm wondering what you recommend because I'm trying to get pregnant and I'm not sure if I have a polyp or I don't. Her: It's standard for them to take a sample. Did they take a sample? Me: I'm not sure. I can ask. A long silence. Me: So should I come back in or - Her: No. A long silence. Me: So I guess since I have an annual coming up you might be able to get more information then? Her: Yeah. Just come in then. I have to run. Despite this being an incredibly trying and overwhelming process for me, at no point did I feel heard, supported, communicated to or informed. And I'm not the first person to report this. Honestly this woman should have her medical license taken away. She is not fit to be out in society.

I went to the nurse practitioner in this office for an annual check up and was misdiagnosed because lab results were read incorrectly. This doctor uses a lab in Brooklyn that has major internal lab problems. I missed days of work to go to a specialist and when I asked if there could be follow up tests I was told on the phone by Dr. Ottenheimer "resented the fact that I would question her and that it is what it is." Upon going to a specialist who was disgusted by what occurred I was told that the results were read wrong and that the lab she uses is less expensive then others therefore she makes more money. I was recommended to her by a friend and never expected this to happen. I will continue to write reviews like this so someone else doesn't have to go through the terrible situation I experienced.

I have been seeing this doctor for three years and I like her. Her appointments fill quickly and you must wait three weeksto see her but she is thorough when it comes to the exam and beside manner. The only con I would say about her is thather follow up is not as thorough. She emails you your lab results or rather the practioner nurse. Feels kinda of cold....