Dr. David Isaac Astrachan, MD

Got surgery for deviated septum and smoothed out the bridge on my nose caused by a prior injury. Dr.Astrachan was extremely professionally but also had great bedside manner and talked me through my concerns prior to the surgery. the execution was great, healed great... About 6 years later, still super satisfied

I was referred to Dr. Asrtracan by my primary care physician over 10 years ago for sinus issues. I had chronic sinusitis and a severly deviated septum. He initially performed a septoplasty and turbinate reduction which made my breathing so much better. He also referred me for a sleep study which diagnosed sleep apnea. Fast forward 8 years and I had severe inflammation of the sinuses. He also suggested a procedure known as a UPPP ( Google it!). I underwent an endoscopic surgery procedure to clean up the sinuses and the UPPP. It basically removs the uvula and excess tissue of the soft palate. I now can breath again and have not had an infection since. The biggest improvement was that I no longer have the blockage with caused the sleep apnea. Doctor Astracan was very attentive, has a great manner and is an outstanding surgeon. I had no complications and healed quickly. He is a very busy guy and the lead time to get an appointment and the treatments are long but very much worth it !

Best ENT doctor! I had a hard time breathing for a long time. Had nasal surgery with him and I could breathe!! Great bedside manner, very thorough and caring. I highly recommend seeing him.

He seems to forget we are human beings....never in a good mood, rough, poor bedside manner, I don't go to a doctor to be criticise..

I was having unusual symptoms, he listened and actually came up with a solution. Currently in testing but I think he may have found out what the problem is. Very proactive. Bad thing is wait time for appointments. When something may be serious, you should not have to wait for next available, which usually is weeks apart.

I waited 1.5hours to be seen. I was in his office for ten minutes and his cell phone rang. He looked at his phone and said who is this. He did not know who it was so he answered it, told the person hold on and put his phone on the counter. He continued talking to me for 3 minutes breaking all HEPA laws by having his phone on the counter. He rushed through his conversation with me to get back to his phone . As I was walking out the door he picked up his phone and said to the person on the phone - sorry about that. You can't be a good doctor if you don't have compassion for your patients. I was just another insurance payment for him. He never called in the prescription for me . He was too busy being a typical American answering his cell phone. Not even a hey , I need to take this call.

Only good things to say about Dr. Astrachan, his staff, his facilities and the results of the sugery.

I would never bring your toddler there my daughter has a fear as it is with doctors and I made that very clear before he ever entered the room and he was not good at all with her he didn't even diognose her problem told me there's nothing he can do for her she's to difficult and we'll have to put her under anesthesia if I want to find out why she's in so much I still get aggravated when I discuss him with people.

I returned from a business trip abroad with what turned out to be a case of MRSA in my nose. Suspecting the serious nature of my complaint, as soon as I landed at JFK I called an ENT, whom I had previously seen, to ask for an appointment. "My" ENT was unavailable but Dr. Astrachan was able to fit me in the next morning. He was able to drain the abscess, he prescribed an obviously effective antibiotic regimen, he saw me again in 48 hours and a week later when I had fully recovered. It is my belief that, had it not been for Dr. Astrachan's immediacy of response and appropriate intervention, the clinical picture could easily have escalated to a much more severe issue requiring hospitalization (or worse). I found Dr. Astrachan approachable, friendly, informative and calm. I would recommend him highly to anyone who asks.

Excellent job. I wasted 6 months going back and forth to another ENT doctor. I tried Dr. Astrachan and he immediately diagnosed my problem. Four weeks later I was completely cured of my issue. Best decision I made was to change doctors and see Dr. Astrachan.

Dr. Astrachan is an extraordinarily brilliant, competent physician who immediately instills confidence and trust! His vast knowledge and experience, combined with his renowned skill, kindness, and compassion, all make him such a world-class, master physician, the best of the best! We are so fortunate to have him in this medical community! Dr. Astrachan, and his office staff, are prompt, and efficient. His office staff is wonderful! I highly recommend Dr. Astrachan, and I will always be grateful to him for my sister's excellent care!

I first met Dr. Astrachan when I went to have him check my sinuses and deviated septum with ongoing sinus infections. I thought this would be a consul ...

Dr. Astrachan is the best. Prompt, kind, considerate, straightforward, and brilliant. I'm an opera singer, and I'd been putting off a septoplasty for years on the advice of some very reputable New York ENTs, who said the recovery would be 6-8 weeks and there were risks of permanent complications to my singing. Dr. Astrachan performed the surgery, I was singing the next day, functionally fully recovered in a week, and very, very happy. Throughout the process, Dr. Astrachan reached out to me a number of times to check in on how I was doing. I couldn't be a bigger fan.

Excellent doctor. This is my second procedure with Dr. Astrachan. The first was adenoids at age 6 – I was at a Birthday party the next day. Due to frequent headaches and chronic sinus infections Dr. Astrachan recommended surgery on my septum. I was back to work in 1 week and have not had a headache since. He has constantly followed up and provided an extremely high level of care. I trust Dr, Astrachan 100%.

after many years and going to different doctors for an inner ear problem and no one able to figure out the problem i was having that kept me from a sound sleep every nite, dr. astrachan was finally the first doctor to correctly diagnose my condition and prescribe a medication that actually worked! i am forever grateful to him because i can finally get a good nites sleep and feel that this condition i have been living with for 25 years has finally been diagnosed correctly and hopefully i am on my way to a full recovery! and i owe it all to dr. astrachan!

I just had a severely deviated septum corrected by Dr. Astrachan to fix some anatomical causes to my sleep apnea. Dr. Astrachan was extremely professional throughout the consultation and surgery. He had my packing out in less than 24 hours and called me personal to arrange an appointment. Other members of my family who have had the same surgery had packing for 2 or 3 days and bruising. I had none of these issues. I could not have imagined a better process and outcome. Thank you Dr. Astrachan!

Before experiencing deviated septum surgery with Dr. Astrachan I was having trouble breathing through my nose. I would wake up with severe dry mouth and even had discomfort when speaking. I want to warn everyone reading this that the surgery is fairly serious. (Although I was warned) Waking up was a complete shock with a fever and a gauze stuffing in both my nostrils. The pain lasts about 48 hours and was worth the long term effects and it has been only two weeks since my surgery. The bottom line is Dr. Astrachan did a great job with my much needed surgery.

Tremendous surgeon. Diagnosed and fixed a major sinus issue I had lingering for years, basically change my quality of life, highly recommend for any Ear, Nose or Throat problems.

Took the day off of work to have my catscan reviewed by the doctor only to show up and be told the doctor was off even though I had an appointment. I never got the letter they claimed to have sent and never got a phone call (they had my cell number) to reschedule. Staff exerted minimal effort to resolve this which I'm finding is typical of CT healthcare staff! I doubt I'll return.

An excellent Dr. with great follow-through, easy to schedule appts.