Irene Kakossian, MD, FACOG – K & K Health & Beauty

Dr. Kakossian is a very friendly and knowledgeable physician. Her front desk staff is also very warm and helpful. Prior to my first visit in her office, I had ovarian cysts and lumps in my breasts that I had no idea about. If it wasn’t for her insight and thorough check up and request for sonograms, I would have never even known I had them. She has helped me immensely in normalizing my hormonal imbalances and making me feel better, and for that I am greatly thankful. She is my doctor to go.

I couldn’t agree more with the reviews below. Something very, very fraudulent is going on here. I needed a new gyno since moving to NYC and Dr. Kakossian was close by and had availability. I went in for an annual checkup. First of all, the assistant she has drawing blood has no idea what she’s doing. She had to stick me multiple times and then insisted she try again in my hand. She ended up taking blood from my wrist, which left me in sever pain and massive bruising. The checkup itself by Dr. Kakossian was fine. She did push me into getting a name-​brand BC and only gave me a six month supply; this is so transparent and so petty. I’ve never been to a gyno who didn’t give a one year supply. I actually said something about this to the receptionist including a mention of the negative reviews for this reason; she basically just yes’d me and said she’d tell the doctor. I called the pharmacy to see how many refills she put on it and the pharmacist’s response was «Oh wow, no refills on it.» They also insisted that my insurance covers two visits a year, which is just incorrect, not to mention no one needs to go in twice a year unless there are other circumstances.
She ended up charging my insurance company a total of $ 13,495.00 for the visit. That’s for an in-​network provider on my plan. She submitted for all this unnecessary genetic testing and god knows what else. I can only gather that this is a money hungry, fraudulent operation that will eventually get shut down if they don’t get their act together. Shame on this doctor and this practice for going into this profession and acting this way. I will never step foot near this office again.

Firstly, I checked with the American Board of Ob-​Gyn online (
), and she is not certified!!! It’s supposed to be renewed yearly, she is not certified for 2016. First red flag (but I checked this last, shame on me)
A week after my visit, my prescription still wasn’t sent to the pharmacy, I had to call to ask about it. Second red flag.
She’s also a cosmetic surgeon, and tries to convince u that u need some sort of surgery, I think she may be all about the money. Third flag
She speaks a foreign language with her partner/​coworkers … Which I think is rude, because who knows what they’re saying since they have to speak another language in my presence. Fourth flag.
I’m currently scheduled for a 2^nd opinion elsewhere.

Never called in my prescription. I had to harass them to get them to do so. Then they tried to pressure me to find a different pharmacy that was farther away that did it electronically because they didn’t want to call it in.
They also never called me with any test results. I had to call and ask and they said they won’t tell you if they are normal.
When I said that I am not on birth control, I was very much pressured to either get an IUD or take hormonal birth control. I finally gave in and accepted the hormonal birth control. However, they require patients to come back every 6 months for an exam rather than the usual yearly. I am perfectly healthy and plenty young. There is no reason to come in that often besides their attempt to get more money out of you.