Csr Primary Care

Dr. Carney has been my primary physician for years. She’s smart, well-​informed and very funny. She has a motherly quality to her medical advice and I always feel comforted in her office. It’s easy to get an appointment & I like how easy it is to park & get to her office. I have recommended her to many friend and family members. You won’t regret it!

I’m sad to update this review to such a low rating, buuut… I’m just being honest. I guess I had some good experiences before, but in the past couple months, things have been incredibly disappointing here, and each time I’ve left feeling like I just wasted a ton of time and energy (and money!!).
I just went to see Dr. Carney today. I had a flu-​like illness over the weekend and am in the beginning stages of bronchitis. I was not in love with the idea of going to the doctor, but I was really just trying to do the right thing and be healthy in time for Christmas. (Plus, when my doctor-​trusting parents badger me about it, I want to be able to say I’ve gone to the doctor…) I had whooping cough as a child, and now almost every time I get sick, I get terrible bronchitis that lasts for several weeks. I explained all this to Dr. Carney and let her know I was really just trying to nip this in the bud, and when I said I just want to be healthy and enjoy the holidays with my family, her response was «Umm… good luck.»
She then explained to me that I definitely did not have the flu over the weekend because I had gotten my flu shot. Because that shot takes care of every single strain of flu? Please. Even if it wasn’t the flu, that’s fine, but you can’t tell me that because I got my flu shot, it’s impossible for me to get any strain of the flu. Then, after I explained about the awful, um, «productive» cough I’ve been having, she made me cough for her on the spot to prove it. When I was like, «Well, I don’t have the urge to cough right now…» she made me do it anyway. Obviously, it was not the urgent, strong cough I’ve been experiencing… because what person in this position can just cough like that on command? Ridiculous.
What really incensed me was the way she talked down to me the entire appointment. My husband, who went with me, was SHOCKED by how much she belittled me and assumed I was an idiot.
Finally, my biggest beef with her is that not once during this or previous appointments did Dr. Carney ask me about my diet or exercise habits. Not once did she say, «Well, antibiotics can’t help you, but you should try to avoid sugar and white flour until you feel better.» Not a single mention of what I can do to help myself feel better and heal naturally, just a condescending facial expression and a recitation of how viruses don’t respond to antibiotics.
Since this review is for the doctor’s office as a whole, I’d like to give 1.5 stars if I could. I do really like the receptionist. And there is plenty of free parking. Other than that… not impressed.
I won’t be coming back.

I would love to write a glowing review as others have, however I’ve never been able to get an appointment here despite multiple tries. On my intial try the receptionist scolded me for asking for a morning appointment as a new patient. While I completely understand this policy (and think it’s great for current patients), there was no need to scold me like a child for asking.
I was able to get an afternoon off work the second time I tried and was told that the late afternoon appointments were also reserved for current patients in the same condescending manner.
The last time I tried to get in here, today, I was prepared to take a whole day off work. I called and asked for Dr. Sikorski and the same receptionist said I had the wrong number. This was the only number on my insurers website so I said I was sorry and could she… click, I was hung up on.
To be honest I can’t believe this woman still has a job with the customer service skills she’s displayed thus far. Perhaps I caught her on 3 bad days but 3 was enough for me. I’ve decided to give up trying to go here and will drive further away from home to visit an office that has courteous staff along with the wonderful doctors.
The doctors here were highly recommended to me, so it’s worth going if you can catch the receptionist on a good day but in my opinion it’s not worth dealing with her.

My primary physician used to be Dr. Rosencranz (the ‘R’ in CSR), but when she left, it seemed easier to stay at the same office. Now my primary care physician is Dr. Sikorski.
She is a real ‘tell it like is’ type of doctor, which I appreciate. She’s not at all judgmental, and very caring. She always remembers things about me so you can tell that you’re not just another patient. She takes the extra time to ask what’s going on and never rushes me if I have questions.
As others mentioned, the hours aren’t the most convenient, but for a once or twice a year visit, which is all that I go for, it’s easy enough to take an afternoon off work.

Dr. Sikorski is wonderful and so caring. I have been to her twice now and she really impressed me. The only reason for not giving her 5 stars is that the hours are not the greatest. No weekend hours and no late night appointments so I almost always have to take time off of work to go.

Dr. Carney at CSR Primary Care has been my physician since college. Despite my attempts to convince her to move into the city, she insists Evanston is the place to be… so, I am on the hunt for a new GP, but I still trek up there if I have the time/​illness, because she really is pretty great.
They don’t have the most convenient hours (I think last appt is at 4pm), but in general they can usually squeeze you in same day (depending on the ailment!). Nurses are all very nice…
Located in Ressurection Hospital. Easy/​free parking lot across the street and they take most insurance plans… I’ve been going for nearly 5 years without issue, which is saying a lot for a Primary care office.