Dr. Debra Kaufman Strauss, MD

I was diagnosed with Something and referred to Dr. Strauss. After two shots of antibiotics, she said I was cured and did not need to return to her office. Let me just say, Dr. Strauss's overall demeanor was careless and hasty- a bit negligent if you ask me- during every visit. A year and a half later, the Something I was diagnosed with is still very much alive and ACTIVE- like I understand that it will never go away completely, but it becomes inactive when one is "cured". Well, my Something is very much active, and I only found out by accident when a doctor I went to decided to run a complete set of blood tests. I totally understand that we're all human and people make mistakes, even doctors, but here's the thing- I have been trying to get in touch with Dr. Strauss for the past 3 weeks. Every single time I call I get the same answer- "Someone will call you back" some rep says in a bored voice, and then guess what?- No one calls me back! No missed calls from their office or voicemails… either, it's like they don't want to deal with this. If that's the case, let me know so I can find a different infectious disease doctor and stop wasting my own time calling your office over and over again! The only reason I even went to Dr. Strauss in the first place (after getting the distinct impression that she didn't give two sh*ts about me or my diagnosis) is because she's the doctor I was referred to, and I simply don't know of any other Infectious Disease doctors that take my insurance.

I have had Dr Strauss visit me on several occasions in the hospital and once in her office. Dr. Strauss made a very fine impression on me. She is extremely knowledgeable in her field of internal medicine and infectious diseases. In the hospital she was very helpful in changing my medications to the correct ones which greatly improved my condition. In her office she was very informative about how to prevent a recurrence of cDiff and gave me invaluable advice about the use of antibiotics in the future. She is kind and caring. I rate her 5 stars without hesitation. An excellent physician! Sincerely, Harvey Salem

I accompanied a co-worker to his first visit with Dr. Strauss after his Primary Doctor found abnormalities in his lab results. For the past 6 months my co-worker has been declining cognitively and for the past week, literally non functional. For starters, Dr. Strauss was unfriendly and became almost insulting as the consult continued. She clearly stated she was not going to admit him to a hospital nor was she going to order any tests. She recommended he see a Neurologist (which would have been a logical recommendation had my friend not been so severely impaired at this point). After leaving her office I drove him to a hospital in N.J. where he is currently admitted and on IV antibiotics.

On more then one occasion this doctor was very rude and made snide comments when asked about a question