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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a GW patient and agree with the all of the above. I was there pre-Covid when the practice had a few more doctors, but really was impressed with how involved both my own primary and all the doctors, including Dr. F (who was not my primary at the time but who I did see) were in general. The doctor on-call always did the retrieval - I only think I had my “own” doctor for a retrieval twice (I had multiple cycles) but I was content with all of them. What impressed me most was the doctors are the ones that will do the monitoring, they actually were the on-calls after-hours, and Dr. F in particular seemed to go above and beyond in communicating cycle news and checking up.  I had a friend at another of the popular practices in the area and hearing her relation of her experience, I hate to say it, made me glad I chose GW.  It seemed as if most of their communication was through techs and nurses and she hardly heard from “her” doctor except second hand through the nurse (and similar it was the on-call doctor that did retrieval). I’m in process of actually planning to come back to GW to possibly try for a #2 after initial success from my first experience - and I know there’s been turnover at GW that may have left Dr. F busier than ever - but I’m still left with a positive impression of their practice overall - and am giving the newest doctor a chance to make a good impression as well. [/quote]

FWIW I'm a new GW patient (only during the pandemic). I chose it for the same reasons, and a friend had had a great experience with Dr. F. so it seemed like the best option for me. I've had a mixed experience (but still think I chose the best practice for me!)

On the one hand, the nurses and staff (esp. Connie their financial guru!) have all been fantastic. However, there seems to be a slight disconnect between the information provided by the nurse and what the new doc tells me, so due to miscommunication with the doctor some things have taken longer than I'd hoped. Also, I'm newer to this and have some questions but feel rushed when I've met with the new doctor. He's no Dr. F. (from what I've heard) in terms of bedside manner, but clearly knows what he's doing. At the end of the day, I had hoped to love my doc and the experience as much as my friend, but I really just need to get the information I need to make these big medical/financial decisions. YMMV; I still think it's a great clinic - just not super warm and fuzzy. [/quote]

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