Dr Barbara Cooper Mandell

Had a wonderful experience with Dr Barbara Mandell. She was thorough and spoke to me during my physical exam which kept it calm and personal. She asked all the pertinent questions regarding any mental and/or physical issues for a person my age and was so on target. Rarely have I had a physician who has the time to converse and try to get to know me. I’m looking forward to a long doctor/patient relationship with her!

OMG! My husband and I are sooo happy she is back. She had been our DR for over 30 yrs She is a great DR. Never found another or will

For all of those who miss Dr. Mandell she is back working at Northwell Health in Rockaway Park

To all who have been wondering about the recent events with Dr mandell, well simply put she was forced out. About a year ago she sold her practice to mercy medical group, she was under contract and when her contract came up for renewal she wanted to go to part time, this I can see she really put in a lot of time. So push come to shove mercy wanted all or nothing and a dispute over contracts took the best Dr in world out of the practice. So want someone to blame it wasn't her choice.

Dr. Mandell has been my PCP since 1996. I have always found her to be very a compassionate and caring doctor and always took time to listen to me and explain whatever I needed to know. She has been my savior through many of the hard times I have gone through during the years with her and I considered her more than a doctor. I had a great repoire with her and feel so lost that she is no longer in Hewlett. I am so surprised that she just left and didn't let any of her patients know what was happening, I would never have expected this of her.

I was shocked to hear she was just leaving.I have been her patient for over 10yrs. I will miss her so much. I don't know if another doctor is taking her place.

Anyone know if she is practicing anywhere else? her staff just says she's gone. I can't believe she would just abandon her patients that way.

Does anyone know what happened to dr mandell ???? She isn’t practicing anymore

GREAT DOCTOR

I have been seeing Dr. Mandell for over 30 years and I would never want to see any other doctor. She tells it like it is and is very caring. I have had several issues over the years and she is always on top of everything. I would highly recommend her.

I love her, she's been my doctor for over 20 years, and she now sees my children

First and foremost, my folks do well by Mandell and I think they are an example of her close attention to detail and patience with her patients. (pun not intended) That said, she just wasn't for me. A relative more or less forced me to see her and I felt more like seeing an aunt who never liked me vs. an objective professional. I'm so fat I'll end up just like my grandmother. Insulting the nurse thinking my blood pressure must be higher, then furthermore thinking her equipment is broken. I waited nearly 45 minutes for this? I was not told to fast at all before my appointment yet Mandell finger-pricked me then was worried I was diabetic. Overall, an unpleasant experience. I'm sure she knows her stuff and she'll go above and beyond to make sure you're alright... but if you're a bit apprehensive and want a more laid-back experience, only seek her out if you enjoy mild torture.

EXCELLENT DOCTOR BENN WITH HER FOR OVER 15 YEARS

great dr she really cares, just be honest with what is wrong dont hold back information no matter how small it may seem

I think Dr Mandel is a very good Dr. She is no nonsnese, so don't try blamming your problems on outside factors if they are you own issues. If you are 80lbs over weight, she will let you know that priority #1 should be a healthy diet and exercise. She has helped with with a couple of issues over the years. most of the complaints I see are about her staff, which I always found nice enough, but they are very slow. I think her straightfowardness probably rubs the chronicly broke people and hypocondriacs the wrong way, but that has never bothered me and I appriciate the honesty instead of just telling me what I want to hear.

i would certainly recommend her.

My entire family has been using her for over 10 years. Very satisfied!

Dr. Mandell is a good doctor but I am looking for a new GP thanks to an inefficient, rude, lazy office staff

I take back my previous statement posted 3 years ago when I first met this doctor. Her staff is HORRIBLE and extremely RUDE plus ridiculously unorganized! This doctor has developed a nasty, biased, inappropriate attitude towards ALL patients. I've witnessed it through not only myself and my husband, but other patients who stop going to her as well. Many times my blood work was MISSING! UNFILED! She uses stale, ineffective pee test strips, which ended up in me suffering for a month with a very debilitating urinary problem, which I had to see a urologist for since she failed trying to find out why I had a 103 fever (not during any cold and flu seasons). So not only did I pay for her visit, but the specialist as well. She's extremely inconsiderate to people's well being, which shows by her habitual tardiness with appointments. During every time I sat in her waiting room, she had 3-7 pharmaceutical reps go to see her. All she does is try to cram in as many appointments as she can and spends less than 5 minutes for each. Last time I visited, it was empty and I STILL WAITED FOR 40 MINUTES. Her unacceptable bedside manor is an abhorrence to the medical profession and its standards and practices. More often than not, she supplies her PERSONAL opinion and bias instead of a professional (or other more qualified professionals she considers her peers) and non-judgmental diagnosis. She doesn't think before she speaks. She doesn't care if she hurts YOUR feelings (assuming she has any at all and knows what disappoint is, from my perspective she severely LACKS any compassion). Even when I first visited back in 2008 and ended up needing surgery two months after I first saw her, I had an uneasy feeling that when I described the severe abdominal pain and other surrounding areas to her, that her first guess was DEPRESSION (which she thinks every one needs to be on an SSRI, tried to prescribe my husband one and distinctively said "You'd be surprised who is on them"). My pain ended up being caused by ovarian cysts and endometriosis, NOT depression, as her first PERSONAL opinion had deciphered. I wouldn't be surprised if she's the one on SSRI's (probably 'testing' all those drug samples she gets and stacks all over the place in the waiting room) considering her dramatic mood swings. She's so loud even with the patient rooms' doors closed, you can hear her ranting on to the next person and what she's diagnosing them with. One visit she blew up on the phone calling my endocrinologist (who is down the street from her), yelling at him for not sending my blood work to her, which I never authorized them to do anything like that in the first place!!!! Ironically, she's the one who has lost 2 of my blood work results due to her extremely disorganized office. Everything is just in stacks because the staff is so lazy and incompetent; they just answer their cell phone calls and/or texts right in front of you when you are trying to pay or sign in or ask them a question. If you stand at the front and you have an appointment and you sign in, but you have a question and linger around the front desk, they scold you and say "Just have a seat, she'll see you shortly". I've seen this happen to numerous patients while sitting in the waiting room. Not only do the staff desperately cling on to their cell phones and do other inappropriate actions while at the front desk, but they make it clear that they go from lackadaisical to unresponsive 30 minutes to an hour BEFORE their lunch break. They make this clear to ALL patients that their lunch break is SOON and they will do it AFTER lunch, like something as so simple as making a copy or faxing something or even getting pre-surgery paperwork ready to send to the surgical doctor. All in all, if you still try to go to this poor excuse of a doctor's office after reading the truth in all the negative posts about this business, then you deserve the crappy service you are going to get. I'm sure this business will realize who wrote this review real quick and probably eventually threaten me to take it down, but I'll just keep posting it everywhere available. It is a free country and a free market and patients like me should have the right to know how poor the performance of a doctor really is, since I have multiple medical problems that require constant monthly care and check-ups. I wouldn't go here if you have any serious, chronic, and debilitating conditions, since they refuse to care for and help people with such handicaps. I hope more than just patients read about this business' appalling behavior and lack of quality medical treatment. I hope other medical businesses, medical professionals, colleagues, peers, etc. read this and second guess her ability to honor the Hippocratic Oath. And those of you patients currently seeing this doctor and are starting to second guess her opinions like I did in my situation, do yourself a favor and find a better internist. I suggest North Shore doctors around Lakeview Rd S. and even taking a trip to the city to see NYU doctors and other highly qualified medical professionals. As for my closing statement, this business has caused me direct and indirect physical and emotional trauma for 3 years now, but I'm glad to be free from that stronghold and I'm so happy I have this opportunity to share my experience with those who deserve the absolute best medical care their insurance can cover. Thank you for whoever invented the ability to post doctor reviews!