Besser Walter A MD

If I could rate this dr it would be zero stars! I waited 2 ½ hours in a packed, hot waiting room, (felt as if I was at a DMV), until i was seen with a nasty attitude by the women at the desk. When I finally got in to see the Dr. he couldn’t be bothered to hear about my pain, wrote me a script and said come back in six months. wtf? I will never come here again! Not even for free! Never in my life of seeing dr. s that I have experienced such a disgusting experience here at Dr. Besser’s. Stay far, far away from this dump!

God the waiting time is NO JOKE!!! But now you know it so go prepared. Charge your phone, grab a book and some snacks.
If I had the choice to go to a mediocre doctor who processes people efficiently, or to an excellent one who will make me wait until I get older every time I see him — I’ll choose the latter one. If I don’t have time to get the best treatment to my own body, then what do I have time for?
Dr. Besser performed an ACL reconstruction surgery on me. I do have some doctor friends who tell me some horror stories, and the best advice they could give: don’t trust anyone with less than 20 years of experience with anything important — and this applies to vets too (I have dogs). Dr. Besser’s 40+ years of experience made me feel secured that he will make the best decisions for me, and sure he did. Throughout the pre-​visits he explained everything, he addressed my concerns clearly and gave reasons, he made sure I’m well prepared for the surgery and made me have realistic expectations about my recovery (broke some bad news.).
Thanks to him I was very well prepared for the surgery both physically and mentally, and my recovery is so fast that watching me walking and taking stairs 9 days after knee surgery, my friend got inspired to get her surgery done with Dr. Besser too. I highly recommended him.
I am glad that he did my surgery and not someone else.
Thank you Dr. Besser! I will continue to recommend you.

Dr Besser crippled me for life. Because he did a horrible job setting my broken ankle it had to be fused permanently. When I asked him about what he’d done all he could do was shrug. It’s long past time for this man to retire. Avoid at all costs.

Yes… the wait is forever but as annoying as it is. that might be a hint as to how amazing Dr. Besser is. It’s quite unfortunate some people have negative feelings towards him because he’s always been nothing but polite, knowledgeable and considerate to both of my parents and myself. He has performed hip replacement surgery on my father, my friend father and most of Astoria. He will now be doing the same surgery to my mother and I would trust him performing that surgery on the street if need be. That’s how much confidence I have in him as a surgeon.

So sometimes there’s a wait, the office is always packed, you know why? Because he’s one of the greatest orthopedic surgeons that you could ever find. I’ve had three devastating injuries, one to my elbow, dislocated ankle and a broken leg. Each time I’ve seen the doctor I’ve received the greatest conservative care and avoided surgery each time, I was referred to great people and facilities for mri’s and therapy and I’m very interested in any doctors experience and do a ton of research on anyone I see, this doc has over 40 years experience and truly better at his craft than most people in any profession I’ve encountered… yeah I’ve waited a bit long sometimes and the place is always busy but you won’t find better care

Was referred to go to dr. Blessed. I was told that it is nearly impossible to get an appointment with him. That is true because there are about 1,000 people waiting to see him. I unfortunately went on a Saturday. Te receptionist didn’t even know how to process my co payment. I waited from 12 – 4:30pm to see the doctor. By the time I saw him I could careless about the issue with my foot. Horrible experience. I can never get back those 4.5 hours of my life. Smh

Worst office ever. I brought my daughter here to get her 6 week follow up x-​Ray appointment at 3 pm. We
Walked in from 2:30.Only person who shows some caring is Sandra.
Dr.Besser and his PA say two completely different things. When Dr. Besser walked into the room he looked at her and said «what do you need»
What do you mean. Your holding her file. You wanted to see her! Believe me, you’ll age 10 years waiting in this office. Spare yourselves. Almost 4hours people.

Guaranteed 3 – 5 hour wait for every appointment I’ve ever booked at this place. Plus there are dogs in the office, and 50 people with broken legs jammed into a sardine can waiting room. First time I was here, 2 different strangers kicked my freshly broken leg before the nurses could be bothered finding someplace safe for me to sit.
Even if he were the world’s greatest surgeon, it’s not worth it to be disrespected like that.

Don’t come here! They scheduled my appointment for 4.15. It’s 5.15 now and when i asked if it will take longer, a receptionist showed me at least 6 files in front of me! This place can’t function! Save your life and find a better doctor!

Waiting for three hours… Wtf?!
Maybe the doctor should work more than two afternoons a week.