Pediatric Healthcare Of Queens

Aww, I remember Dr. Markouizos and Dr.Nick. They were my pediatricians. I’m now 23 and way past my child doctor days, but I still think about them because they were the best doctors I’ve ever had.
I was a very sick child, my immune system is shot so I was in here every other week hooked up on a nebulizer for an hour and really taken care of.
As I got older, I developed hypochondria and anxiety and they were very attentive and caring even though they aren’t therapists. They arranged my first therapist appointment for me!
They’re great, caring guys and I wish they weren’t strictly pediatrics because my doctors now suck, and when I have a sore throat now no one cares because I’m an adult LOL. Life is so much easier when you’re a kid. Take your kids here!

I will never, ever take my kids to this office again! I wrote the review few years ago warning many that all of the doctors in this office prescribe antibiotics so easily.
My daughter was sick and instead of going to her doctor in the city, I decided to give this place a shot again. She was seen few days ago and even thought her strep swab was negative she was prescribed antibiotics for sore throat.
I immediately knew that was just same old thing that they do in this office, I did however give her the antibiotic, because she was in a lot of pain and could not swallow. Two days pass and she is still sick, I go back to same office yesterday, she lost almost two pounds, and another doctor says to continue the same treatment.
Well let me tell you, I went to see her real doctor today and she has Hand, Foot, Mouth disease. Doctor could not even understand why she was given antibiotics. I googled the images, and the little blisters and red spots she had in her throat (that I pointed out at the visit) where clearly one of the main symptoms of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease. How can you miss that? Not one, but two doctors. Absurd!!!
I will never go back to this office!

Best doctor I’ve ever had. Very ethical, friendly and professional. Had him as my doctor for 25 years. Can’t recommend him enough!

The BEST. Dr. M and all the doctors here are wonderful. Answer your questions. Etc. I’m going to miss him in another year or so. So will my kids.

Dr. Demetrios Markouizos is an outstanding physician, with a first-​rate staff, an aesthetically beautiful office, and state of the art technology on hand for his young patients. My sons, now ages 8 and 9, have been under his expert, loving care since birth. I would not entrust the health of my sons to another pediatrician. He is most thorough, leaving no stone unturned on examination, testing, and follow-​up. He is a highly skilled practitioner, possessing an unparallelled wealth of knowledge of medicine. Further, he is such a nice person, down to earth, and his love of humanity shines throughout his office. He was able to diagnose my son’s autism very early on, enabling me to obtain critical consultations and therapies right away. I would be remiss not to mention the phenomenal doctors on his staff, Dr. Sara Li, M.D. and Dr. Brian Chung, D.O. The doctors go to extraordinary lengths to render care and treatment to my disabled child. It is such a great blessing and honor to have them as our doctors, and my admiration and respect for them is boundless. I would recommend them without any hesitation or qualification whatsoever.

A number of times, I have accompanied my daughter and my infant grandson to
Dr. Markouizos’s office. Each time it has been a very impressive and positive experience. I am so very thankful that my daughter found such a magnificent doctor ,
From the moment we enter his office, we are greeted warmly by his front desk staff.
The atmosphere of his medical practice makes us feel comforted and calmer. His medical staff is so wonderful.
Dr. Markouizos is an extremely efficient, knowledgable, expert, compassionate, and thoughtful doctor. I could go on an on with positive adjectives describing him.
Recently, we had to bring our grandson to Dr. Markouizos’s office, without our daughter’s presence .(She had to work at that time) The doctor took time to explain and even write down medical information that we could show our daughter. He also requested that she call him, the next day to let him know how her baby was doing.
I could see in his face, a remarkable look of care and concern .
I am telling all my friends and neighbors, who have children, all about him and his practice. He is the best !!!
Thank goodness my little grand son has Dr. Markouizos to take care of him.

Dr Markouizos and staff has cared for my son (now 3 ½) since he was born and we have received excellent care. They really take the time to listen to your concerns and questions and we’re very flexible with timing and spacing of vaccinations and only use the highest quality. They care about you personally and have called me to make sure my son was ok after a sick visit. They are wonderful! Highly recommend!

I needed a local pediatrician and he was on my plan and in a decent proximately to my home. I was not thrilled.
On the first Meet & Greet visit they took a depoisit towards my deductable, OK. During the meeting they did a check up and he said my son had some impacted wax in this ear he’d just take out. My old prediatrician would do that for free, and the casual manner he said it didn’t make me think it was a $ 60 charge for 5 seconds. It was.
I then had a sick visit– I made an appointment for it which didn’t seem to be a problem witth the receptionist, didn’t sound like I was squeezing in. Alas, we waited 3 hours in a packed office with my sick and miserable baby.
They then billed me twice for something beacuse their «system had a glitch» so they «rebilled everyone», nearly a year after I paid the bill, if I hadn’t known they took if from my deposit I would have paid twice. I just feel the office was behaving too casually/​unprofessionally and didn’t seem to care about the patient. One other doctor seemed nice and interacted well with my child, but Dr Markouizos himself just wasn’t as caring and attentive as I would have liked.

I wish I could say that Dr. Markouizos is great but he isn’t. We were referred to him by another doctor and expected more. Unfortunately, we have always waited over 30m (what’s the point of scheduling appts?) and our child got the flu from sitting in the waiting room (no air filters turned on?). If you decide to come here prepare for the following: Doctor Markouizos will only see your child for a few minutes and most of the time he will hand you off to another random doctor. Most of the appt is handled by nurses, interns and other doctors.
He might be great for you but we prefer doctors that care enough to examine our child in a timely and organized manner. This doctor was a disappointment. :(Will have to find a different pediatrician immediately.

Dr. Markouizos is THE BEST, hands down. He’s known me since birth. It’s sad to say he won’t be my doctor once I reach a certain age.): But if I ever have kids, no doubt I’ll come here. (& maybe, hopefully, he’s still working here?) Dr. Nick was another favorite, but he now works at NY Presbyterian Hospital. They definitely got an awesome doctor.
I remember being hospitalized for asthma & Markouizos coming to make sure everything was done properly. :’)
He takes his time, but he’s quick. The interns are pretty chill too. & you can either make an appointment or walk-​in with an emergency.
I DON’T WANT TO LEAVE!
Markouizos, can you be my doctor forever? :c

We’ve taken our twin girls to Dr. Markouizos’ office since birth in November 2011 and he and his staff have been nothing but accommodating, pleasant, warm and informative. We trust in his medical knowledge and treatments. He has a had and currently has a great support staff of pediatricians. In the past we visited Dr. Papaevagelou (aka Dr Nick), Dr. Gupta and now Dr. Chang, all wonderful! There were a few visits when we were not scheduled to see Dr. Mark specifically due to him being very busy with many other patients but he always made a point to stop in and say hello to us and our girls.
We have at times of emergency used Dr. Mark’s on call phone number and have always gotten immediate call backs from either he or his staff of doctors.
His office boasts a large waiting room with a section for well children and a section for children who may have colds/​fever. It’s located in a modern professional building and is very clean and tidy.

Dr. Markouizos and his staff have been taking care of my son since he was a newborn (he is now almost 2). I first met Dr. Markouizos 12 years ago, when my nephews started seeing him in his old office. Over the years I saw the wonderful care they received and so when I found out I was pregnant there was no question that Dr. Markouizos would be our pediatrition. Now in his brand new, spotless office he continues to provide exeptional care not only to my son but to family members and the countless other babies/​children/​teenagers in the neighborhood. I credit his experience and expertise in calling attention to issues for both my nephew and my son which ultimately resulted in additional medical attention which we would not have sought as quickly as we did had it not been for Dr. Mark’s early intervention. To the reviewer that had an issue with vaccines, I can only imagine that some sort of miscommunication occured as I too had many questions about vaccines and Dr. Mark and his staff were always patient and informative in answering our concerns. If you live in the neighborhood and need a pediatrition, make an appointment with Dr. Mark and his brilliant staff, and even if you don’t live near the office, go see him anyway (many of the parents I speak to in the waiting room travel from other neighborhoods to see him)

I don’t really like to say negative reviews, however I feel it’s nessary for people to know when it comes down to our chidren. This place is nosiey, chaiotic and disorganized. The doctor spends less than two minutes with my son and the rest of the time it’s an intern. When he does come into the room, it;s rushed and he’s just trying to shove any medicine he can on him. I don’t feel that he really is concerned. It just feels like a business instead of true healthcare.

We finally switched after our previous pediatrician had refused to medicate our son’s GERD for more than six months. I hate to think that my baby had to suffer that long for no reason. We switched to PHCQ and Drs Nick and Mark resolved the whole deal within a month. So grateful for their care! Also, their office is really nice and well maintained. They have a sick waiting room and a well waiting room which I had never seen before but is a great idea with young kids.

Dr. Markouizos has been my pediatrician since I have been born. He is an OUTSTANDING physician. I have recommended many people to this office and they all are very impressed by his professionalism and ability to answer some of the most difficult questions. He is very UNDERSTANDING and COMPASSIONATE to ALL of his patients. He always gives me many options regarding medication and vaccinations. He has never forced his opinion on me. He has always listened to my thoughts and concerns about the latest medical advancements. He is trustworthy and extremely loving to ALL of his patients, acting as if he is a father to all of us. I would HIGHLY recommend Dr. Markouizos to any parent. Thank you so much for all that you have done for me Dr. Mark!!! :)

Dr. Markouizos is currently my son’s peditrician. What a blessing it is for me that he is still practicing medicine. When I was a child he was my doctor. I often wondered why my mom drove from the Bronx to Queens to see this doctor and now I know why. I currently drive from Westchester to Queens to see Dr. Markouizos. He takes time and pride into what he does and is more than concerned for my son’s well being. Every time Dr. Markouizos examines my son, Aaron he goes far and beyond what any other doctor has done. Not only is he an expert in his field he treats my son with love. He completes every visit by reminding both me and my son of how much he loves us. He often tells my son he is his friend. This doctor is extremely knowledgeable. If he is not able to answer a question he points me in the direction of another expert who can provide me with information. Dr. Markouizos ALWAYS provides me with options and side effect of medicines, vaccines etc. I am very confident in choosing this doctor and allowing him to be my sons primary doctor. He takes his time with us on each visit and makes sure HE is satisfied with my sons health. Had it not been for this doctor I would currently be treating my son for Asthma which he does not have.
Thank you Dr. Markouizos for all you do for me and Aaron. We are truly appreciaitive.

When we started looking for a pediatrician for our newborn son, I went with Dr Markouizos because of the great reviews on Unilocal and his proximity to my home. I wish someone had warned me, which is why I think my review is important. I hope that parents who do not blindly accept whatever their doctor tells them to do and like to do their own research on medical treatments and preventative measures find it useful.
Our issue with the dr was over vaccinations. It does not matter to me that he is a staunch supporter of the CDC vaccination schedule. That alone would never warrant this review. What i have a problem with is how irresponsible and unprofessional he became when it came to HAVING A CONVERSATION over the issue.
When we started doing our own research on the number and types of vaccines routinely given to babies in the U.S. we simply wanted more information and options. At one of the visits, when he wanted to do the Hep B shot (for a disease that is transmitted sexually) and we declined, he said it was up to us… At the following well visit we met with a different doctor at the practice, who said we needed to do a combo shot at the 2 month mark. When we said we were still unsure and were looking for a vaccine schedule that we felt more comfortable with, he tried the scare tactic. I did not feel he gave me a chance to talk at all, but threw random information in my face, clearly from feeling extremely passionate about the issue. Still, not the problem.
The problem came when he mentioned that we would not be able to return to the practice if we did not follow the strict vaccination guidelines outlined by them. As he was saying this, the child was crying and the time on my meter ran out, so I told him I could not finish the conversation and had to leave. I promptly followed up on the issue with Dr Markouizos, since he was our main doctor, and we were meeting Dr Gupta for the first time. I emailed him and asked if it was true that we could no longer use the practice if we wanted to hold off on some of the vaccinations. I also requested that if that were the case, we wanted the name of a doctor who would continue seeing us, since by accepting us as patients in the first place, he made a commitment to us.
He responded coldly and said that basically since we disagreed on the issue, he could no longer accommodate us and would be mailing us a letter that states as much. I again emailed him and said that we would most definitely not want to continue seeing him, but that dropping us unexpectedly left us with no other doctor to go to should the child need medical care. I wanted him to help us find another doctor. He did not reply.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is specifically against doctors dropping patients on the basis of their refusal to follow a set vaccination schedule. However, I believe they have that right. What I have a problem with is NOT being given the opportunity to discuss this with him face to face, and being dismissed coldly and abruptly based on something that REQUIRES A SIGNED PARENTAL CONSENT. What medical treatment is forced on a patient without either discussing it or offering other options? The vaccine debate has gone so far that doctors are forgetting what their job is supposed to be in the first place.
I am happy that many patients like him, but for those like us, who may have a similar issue, I hope that now you are aware.

Dr. Markouzios, and Dr. Nick have gotten us through every flu, broken bone, and serious illness for over 16 years. Both my son and daughter love these guys. They are professional and caring. They are just as attentive to my kids in their teens, as they were when they were babies.
They follow your lead as a parent when it comes to the use of antibiotics, and you feel respected and cared for as well.

New address:
2849 37^th Street
Dr Markouizos and Dr Papaevagelou (aka Dr Nick) have taken care of our children brilliantly for just under two years. Children’s ages are 10 mos and the older, just under 4 yrs.