Dr. Adam M Ziff, DO

I absolutely love Dr.Ziff! He was very attentive and listened to what I had to tell him about my history and symptoms. He was so gentle and considerate for my exam and could diagnose and explain my problem- Levator ani syndrome. I had lots of questions and he answered all of them (including ones I forgot to ask after I already left the office.) He did not rush through my appointment. He was compassionate and honest. I highly highly highly recommend him!

During what Dr. Ziff claimed would be a routine hysterectomy, he burned my ureteral tube on the left side of my kidney. I woke up in excruciating and on day two, with my kidney being completely blocked, he came into my room and told me he thought he had accidentally cauterized my tube shut. Testing confirmed this and I was rushed into a second surgery to insert a ureteral stent. The stent had to be kept in for five weeks and was extremely painful. I was kept on pain meds that entire time. During that time, I had read that being in that level of pain with a stent could mean it was improperly placed. When I mentioned this to him and his IHA colleague who inserted the stent, Dr. Gimenez, I was completely ignored. Later that month, I started having severe incontinence. Again, when I told them about my concerns that the stent was not healing the burned tube, I was blown off. Then, I went to have the stent removed. About an hour after Dr. Gimenez removed the stent, I realized I had a hole in… my ureteral tube when I started gushing urine uncontrollably. I called Dr. Gimenez, panicked about what that meant, and again was blown off. Get this, she literally told me to wait and see if it cleared up overnight. She had been rude during every single interaction I had with her and that was the last straw. I ended up rushing myself to the ER at Michigan Medicine and was assigned new doctors there. I was diagnosed with a vaginal fistula. I went to Dr. Ziff because he came highly recommended by my IHA OBGYN. I used to think the world of Dr. Vicari, but she never once called me during all this time to check in on me, even knowing what was going on. In my medical research to try to learn about how to cope with a fistula, I learned that this type of surgical error (ureteral tube injury) during hysterectomy is rare in the US (less than 1%), though it happens more frequently in third world countries where doctors are not as well trained. In one article, it was called a venal sin because it can easily be avoided if a surgeon knows what they are doing. In half of the cases when this occurs, the patients die from sepsis. Now I had this fistula. That meant I’d either have to undergo another surgery where they placed a urine tube and bag out of my back or try to live with the total incontinence. I was so petrified to get another surgery at that point; I chose to try to cope with it. My new urology surgeon said my insides were such a mess and so inflamed, we had to wait several months before he could cut away the damaged part of my tube and reinsert it into my bladder. The reinsertion surgery seven months after the medical error was as painful as the total kidney block I’d had after the surgery with Dr. Ziff. The pain was off the charts, despite an internal pain port and IV meds. I woke up with three tubes sticking out of me and literally felt like there was a chance I might not make it. I was inpatient for five days both times and on medical leave for more than four months total that year, some of which caused me to lose pay. I incurred debt from the expenses - medical supplies, copays and loss of pay. Meanwhile, IHA just opened their brand new shiny building on the west side. Never once have they reached out to me to offer any kind of compensation. I’m still, more than two years later, recovering from what happened to me during that surgery. This has been a total nightmare! I wish I had never gone to Dr. Ziff or Dr. Gimenez and I would highly recommend patients think twice before scheduling surgery with either of them!

I saw Dr.Ziff after I had been to the ER three times and seeing numerous doctors for a miscarriage he was the only one who saw what needed to be done and said you need a procedure done now. He was very calm in explaining things and reassuring that everything will be okay as I was nervous. Which in turn made me calm. His bedside manner was outstanding. He gives you that feeling that he really cared for my well being and seems like he does only what is necessary for someones health. If I ever encounter a situation again I will only request him! He is a FIVE STAR In my book!!!! Thanks Dr.Ziff for everything you did!

Horrible service by office staff and the doctor that led to having to have emergency surgery and the removal of an ovary that could have been saved with the appropriate care and diagnosis.

I had my IUD removed (the third one I've had in 15 years). Each time, the removal and insertion processes were incredibly painful. Dr. Ziff was quick, skillful, and the experience was completely pain free for me. It was a really positive experience to be in his care! Dr. Ziff's follow-up with me was unlike any other doctor's, even my PCP's. I didn't feel like my case "fell between the cracks" in the least! I highly recommend making him your OB!

I would highly recommend Dr. Ziff to all my family and friends! He is compassionate and listens to what you are saying. I never felt rushed he always made me feel like I mattered!

Dr. Ziff is an amazing doctor, he's helped me all through my pregnancy with my son at first we didn't think I was going to make it through my first trimester bc my counts were low but Dr. Ziff never gave up on us. Now I have a beautiful two yrs old son. I will recommend him to all my friends

would not order testing that would give appropiate diagnosis

Dr. Ziff was my OBGYN all through out my pregnancy. He was very understanding and listened to all of my concerns. I usually only do reviews if I have had a very bad experience, but I would send every woman that I know to Dr. Ziff and his staff if I could. They were very easy to work with (I had a high risk pregnancy so I had to see them a lot more than the average person) and had no problem switching around my appointments to accomidate my work schedule. They even understood when I accidently slept through one of my appointments during my third trimester. Everything is always clean, everyone is professional, they always ask how you are doing, and really care - Which is way more than I ask of my OBGYN. :)

Dr. Ziff is pleasant to work with. He makes things as little embarrassing as possible. He is confident which is comforting. His bedside manner is outstanding and his staff is great as well. I am lucky to have him for my doctor.