George Haroutiounian, MD

I thought that he was just a lovely, lovely man. Quiet, gentle, concerned… and I felt nothing. Just as he promised.

Dr. Haroutiounian was prompt, professional, and caring. My procedure was painlessly and professionally performed.

No bedside manner to the point of being really grouchy. Inadequate anesthesia during both an endoscopy and a colonoscopy. Got annoyed with me when I reported a side effect to a medication he prescribed. A really negative experience. Fortunately, I found another doctor who is excellent and friendly.

Great doctor with great follow up.

My father’s pcp was unavailable on a day my father thought he just needed a prescription. Dr. Haroutiounian was covering for him and, thank God, examined him. From one visit for a prescription Dr. Haroutiounian determined he was having a blood loss and sent us by cab right to the emergency room where he ended up having a scan and a colorectal surgery which saved his life. My family and I are forever indebted. His insight is the absolute best and he’s the absolute tops.

2 years, thousands and thousands of dollars in bills (all paid on time), multiple procedures, and absolutely no progress.
But what does Dr. Haroutiounian want when I request my records to be sent to my new doctor in my new city? $ 22 dollars in photocopy fees, or my records will not be released! Gee, thanks. So much for HIPAA.

Dr. Haroutiounian was referred to me by an associate for a colonoscopy as he is one of the more reasonably priced in the City. After my initial consultation it was evident that he’s in it for the money, period. Cold, quick, no personality, and was more interested in hearing about my insurance plan. He spent about 10 minutes with me, scheduled the colonoscopy and gave me the laxatives to take home.
The front desk is inadequate as well and not very helpful with Insurance details. They expect everything to be paid up front. After which you yourself deal with your insurance company.
The day before the colonoscopy I took the laxative but it didn’t seem to be working effectively. I’ve been through several colonoscopies so i know the drill. The next morning I called to inform the doctor that I didn’t feel that the bowel cleansing was sufficient. The front desk told me to come in anyway and that it would be fine. I mentioned it to the Dr. before my exam and his comment was. «Hmmm, it usually works within one hour. Well, lets give it a go and if we find you’re not clean we’ll do another exam later.» Well, WHO would be paying for the NEXT one? He should have sent me home and rescheduled me forthe following week. Instead, greed got the best of him and he did the exam. Only to find out that I was right, and it wasn’t a thorough colonoscopy. He said he couldn’t see everything because the colon wasn’t completely cleaned, but it looked okay and to come back in two years. WELL, if he couldn’t see everything then it wasn’t a complete exam ! Now i have to wonder if I am in good colon health as Ive had polyps before.
One more thing. It is like the express line at FAIRWAY in his office. Take a number and NEXTTT ! I was barely off the exam table and the next person was coming in. Even the nurses who assisted him worked so quickly-​as if they were under the barell of a gun. All this to most likely fill their patient quota for the day.
The old adage is right– «You get what you pay for.»
It’s all about the numbers for this guy. I’ll never go back.

Dr. Haroutiounian is my GP, and I really wish I had better things to say about him. Basically he’s perfectly adequate. I’m fortunate enough to have very few health problems (knock wood!), so I don’t see him all that often, but when I do he’s quick with a solution or a prescription for whatever ails me. Certainly no complaints there.
I just always get the feeling like he has better things to do than see me. It’s perfunctory and quick and I guess I’d like a little more caring/​concern. He always leaves me cold. Seems more a testament to his personality than his doctoring skills, but bedside manner counts for something, no?