Paula Castano, MD

Sorry to give a poor review, but while Dr Castano is fantastic, the overscheduling and wait time is ridiculous. Not worth 45 minute wait (or longer as there was still 1 more person before me). I have rescheduled and called ahead to ensure no delays, and while things happen, the 45 – 55 minute delay happened two visits in a row.

Dr. Castano is the best gyno i have ever visited. I have been going to her for years now. She is very gentle, listens to your concerns or questions and explains everything to you without rushing you. She really does take her time and it makes you feel good and taken care. I have commandeered her to a few of my friends, and they also love her. She also takes her time to call you back with any results, and is easy to reach.

Great location, clean office, extremely nice staff and AMAZING doctor — Dr. Paula Castano. Great, compassionate doctors are hard to find, but Dr. Castano is definitely one of them. She is listens, cares, and is extremely thorough. Wish I could fly back to NYC for all my gyno appointments.

She is an awesome gyno, and because of this you can wait for an appointment for a month — this is the only inconvenience. She is thorough, she listens, she cares and she takes her time explaining.

Really a great GYN MD. She is thorough yet is patient and gentle in her approach. The office space is modern and neat. No long wait time for appointment. She has often called to follow up on medication questions and referals. Highly recommended!

She is an awesome gyn. She knows how to make you feel comfortable as her patient and not like another number. Its rare to find a doctor you are comfortable with and you can find it with her. I would recommend her. Her receptionist Evette is caring and always returns calls and follow-​ups. The office space is very neat and modern. I like the seats and the staff.

Just went to Dr. Castano for the first time, at her new office near Columbus Circle. I didn’t have to wait too long (20 minutes) by NYC standards… she was very nice and personable, and my visit was short and sweet. She gave me a free sample of birth control (without my asking), and when she forgot to give me a referral we had talked about, she took the time to email me later that day. The waiting room and exam rooms seemed very nice, too. I haven’t had any health problems or much experience with the office, but based on my experience today, I’ll be going back!

I will fully admit it: I hate going to the dentist and I hate going to the gynecologist.
After a few years of trying different gynecologists, I went on the recommendation of a friend to Dr. Paula Castano. She is patient, kind, considerate, gentle, and did I mention: patient?
I am a huge fraidy cat when it comes to the female parts, after having a couple of bad experiences. I needed someone who would take their time with me and be gentle. Dr. Castano was all that and more. She is such a great doctor, she noticed something minor that I have been having an issue with that all my other doctors had missed, or seemingly didn’t care enough about to notice.
There was hardly a wait at all, and it was really cool that when taking my medical background, they have a computer system that you tell them your pharmacy and it syncs up with your prescriptions and she can immediately call in your birth control straight to your pharmacy. Yeah, it is a little Big Brother, but also cool.
I would definitely recommend her to anyone who dreads going to the gynecologist or even if you don’t. She is knowledgeable and most of all, quick and gentle.
She’s at Columbia, so it’s a bit of a trek, but I think she’s definitely worth it.