Schreiner David A MD

I am a 65 year old lawyer, and DAVID SCHREINER has been my personal doctor for about 10 years. I recommend him enthusiastically. I have always found his staff very cooperative, more so than most medical care offices in this area. In my experience, Dr. Schreiner has addressed a variety of medical issues with me. He is a generalist, and well informed. Equally important, he knows what he does not know and isn’t hesitant to suggest the need to see someone who specializes in a field where followup is indicated.
I have never felt rushed during a visit. I have rarely had to wait very long before being taken to an examining room. Dr. Schreiner has always taken time to explain what he is doing and why. He is proactive in explaining different alternative courses of treatment. I have always come away with the impression of a doctor who has a real concern for his patients and that providing them the best care he can offer is the reason he practices medicine.
It isn’t always easy to see a doctor on short notice in this area, But, without exception, Dr, Schreiner’s office has found time to see me on short notice whenever there is an immediate need.
Another respondent commented that the office is drab. No doubt about it. I suspect, however, that maintaining a mundane office in a nondescript building is essential to a doctor’s ability to remain affordable. But if the ambience of the provider’s office is important to you, other providers may offer a better fit.
Needless to say, there are very few doctors around anymore who meet the description I have provided. I am hoping that Dr. Schreiner continues his practice for some years to come because I doubt that any replacement I could locate could provide the level of care I have received from him.
PM
Arlington, VA

I visited a different doctor at Dr. Shreiner’s office (Dr. Giordano), but it appears that his office is formally listed here on Unilocal.
My experience at these offices was nothing but pleasant. The front desk staff seemed a bit overwhelmed by some sort of change in an internal system regarding insurance cards, but it didn’t manifest as any convenience to me. I waited quite a bit longer than my appointment time, but my appointment itself was mercifully efficient and to-​the-​point. The blood test they conducted — though out of a different office — was similarly quick, and Dr. Giordano called me to personally run through the results.
Other than the wait time, which is normal for places like this, the only knock I have on these offices is that they look like they came out of the 80s. Top to bottom, everything is old and antiquated in a very unpleasant sort of way. Frankly, it was off-​putting. This obviously isn’t the fault of Dr. Shreiner or Giordano — you can’t help it if you landlord doesn’t put money into a building, and it’s hard to abruptly stop helping patients to do remodeling — but it’s quite bad and filthy feeling. Even new wallpaper and lighting would help immensely.

the best doctor in northern virginia.

This review is in response to the comments posted by D.P.
Dr Schreiner has been our family Primary Care physician since November 1986. I would say rather than «AVOID», I would make every effort possible to see him. In January 1988 I awoke with numbness in my legs from the toes to the knees. I called Dr. Schreiner and he had me come in ASAP. By the time I arrived I was numb from the knees down and had difficulty walking. He took one look at me, immediately called a Neurologist in the building and got me transported down to the office. Dr. Schreiner then started working the phones to get me admitted as soon as possible to a hospital for additional tests. It turned out I was having a major Multiple Sclerosis attack. Over the last 28 years he has treated (and monitored) both myself and my wife for multiple issues that are not your garden variety of illnesses. My sitting here typing this is a direct result of his thoroughness and competence. In August 1998 I had another MS attack that required a week-​long series of steroid infusions to treat the attack. After the treatment was completed a day or so later I called him complaining of muscle cramps in the arms and upper body as well as shortness of breath. He had me come in immediately and then gave me an EKG as well as a quick check-​over. He then alerted the neurologist who had me go down to the labs in the hospital attached to his office building for more tests. I am sitting in the room waiting to be tested when the next thing I hear is the neurologist saying «Nice catch Dave». Turns out I was not having a steroid withdrawal like I thought I was, but rather a heart attack. Dr. Schreiner then pushed my wheelchair at a rather brisk pace down the hall to the Emergency Room where his office/​suite mate (who is a cardiologist I had never met before) introduced himself and started treatment. You see, Dr. Schreiner had taken an EKG just a month or so before as part of his routine examinations that we get several times a year. The earlier EKG was normal; the other showed the heart attack. He has always taken the appropriate amount of time to conduct a complete exam and suggest follow-​up treatments as needed. As to his office staff, they are super. If you are a regular patient and call with an emergency, they will do all they can to fit you in that day. And I would not call the office «dumpy», but rather a repainted version of what an office looked like in the late 1950’s early 1960’s which was when the hospital and office tower were built. You do not go to a doctor for office ambience but for quality medical service and attention. Dr. Schreiner provides both in spades! And please get over the parking. The office building sits attached to a hospital and is next door to a school. When the hospital and offices were built there was limited room. So the parking had to be vertical rather than horizontal. I know because I lived and went to school in the area. Seems that D.P. has no problem going out for dinners or coffee, but balks at paying for parking. If you are handicapped, there are about 12 or 14 spaces outside the main entrance. Everyone else pays. It has always been that way. Bottom line is if you want a doctor you can trust with your life and the life of your family, go see Dr. Schreiner.

AVOID AVOID AVOID!!! Dr. Schreiner is a nice enough guy but he gives you maybe 2 – 3 min of his time tops and then sprints out of the room. The WORST part though is his office staff. They’re rude and try to charge you for every single thing. They don’t send referrals on time, don’t return calls, and are just nasty. The office is also dumpy and outdated and building doesn’t have parking but there’s a $ 4 connected garage. Be prepared to be bled dry from your experience there. Find another Dr if you can!