Health Professionals NYC

I was in desperate need of a cleaning but have no dental insurance so was researching affordable dentists in my area and found this office online. Called and they had a deal going on so I figured I’d try it although I was skeptical of how clean it may be since it was only $ 99. First, I was late and they totally worked with me. I walked in filled out initial paperwork and was seen minutes later. When I mentioned that I found a deal on Unilocal and showed them the discount they allowed me to use it so I was thrilled about that!
Now the exam, okay, this is the first time I’ve gone to a dentist and received a massage while my teeth were being cleaned! I was totally impressed with their state of the art equipment. I even asked the hygienist how long they’ve been opened because everything was just so clean and sparkly looking. Appreciated that they also have a tv up on the wall and you can see your X-​rays immediately once taken. Loved how quick and easy it was. Would def recommend this practice and look forward to returning in the future.

I was in at the beginning of the month for a terrible stomach virus & was treated extremely well. The staff is very warm & comforting, Dr. Salib was great as well. I would definitely recommend coming here.

I dont usually write too much reviews, im more of an observer, but there are some places, whether it be a restaurant or something like this, Doctors office, that deserve a review.
I walked in here about a year ago with excruciating tooth pain and the office was pretty packed, but Dr Roman was able to see me right away despite the fact that his scheduled appointments were waiting. He took care of me fast and was able to relieve my pain in a matter of 15mins. I have since been a patient of Dr Roman and he has worked with me from prevention to my financial situation. I love his professionalism and his how he priorities and his follow up care. Recently i started to see Dr Salib from the medical side and the kids love him, he has been wonderful, and very informative, nothing short but an amazing doctor. I thank you guys for all the hard work and for taking care of family and I. I STRONGLY recommend! best place in Forest Hills,

Having recently relocated to the area my family and I were a bit apprehensive about trusting our healthcare needs to just any random Doctor. We were overwhelmed by the amount of medical offices in the area but didn’t want to be all over the place traveling to different doctors. With our busy n unpredictable work schedule we needed an office that offered late hours and weekends. After reading your reviews and some research we decided to take a chance and walk-​in for a few questions. Health Professionals NYC exceeded my expectations for a medical facility. The professional manner in which we were treated and the knowledgeable and courteous staff not only answered our questions but immediately were able to see us. I can not begin to tell you how happy my family and I are to have finally found not just a doctor but a group of doctors that have made us feel so comfortable. It has been 6 months now and we are blessed with the addition of having a dentist too! Can you imagine a one stop shop … Dr. Salib is an amazing Doctor who attended my children and my parents faster then at the ER and safer. Dr. Roman has treated my brother for an infected tooth and provided options on his follow up care. We are so happy to have all our medical needs with this amazing medical team. Like a hidden treasure in Queens so rare to find but glad we did and so easy to get too! Thank you Health Professionals NYC

Came here two times with severe allergies, I was seen fast, doctors are caring, NP, are also caring and focus on your concern. I was seen by allergy specialist, blood work, results in less than an 1hour. Very pleased to have this urgent medical facility in Kew gardens, most needed when it’s urgent and your PCP not available!

This review is only for the medical side of this practice NOT the dental services:
My wife and I have been patients of Dr. Salib for about two years. Our first impression was very positive. The office had just opened and there was no wait time. The facilities were spotless. The staff was friendly and professional. As time went by, perhaps a victim of its own success, the wait time increased (which is the norm for most doctors’ offices these days) and Dr. Salib seems to be a little more hurried when he saw us. One troubling trend was that there seemed to be a lot more «student» nurses who insisted on asking questions regarding our medical histories that had been covered in a previous visit. In one instance (this happened to my wife), one nurse turned to the other and said, «Do you want to listen to her heart?» when it was completely unnecessary since she was there to pick up test results. I understand that new nurses have to start somewhere, but the turnover and inexperience of these staff members in addition to the diminishing amount of time Dr. Salib spent with us was troubling. During some visits, we were told he was too busy to see us. Another aspect of his approach that turned me off is how quick Dr. Salib was to take out this prescription pad to resolve a medical issue, without explaining the side effects or offer other alternatives. For instance, he put me on statins medication for high cholesterol without running a full panel. Reading the comments of another Unilocal reviewer below, I noted some similarities. The first was that on one occasion, Dr. Salib’s office made an appointment with a specialist without consulting with my wife before. That was unprofessional. On another visit, after seeing a high level of potassium in my blood work, Dr. Salib immediately sent me to the ER: he said it should not take long, that he had called ahead. It took 4 – 5 hours and at the end, it turned out that a mistake was made in analyzing the blood sample (I don’t know if it was his office or the lab that made the mistake). We ended up choosing a doctor in the same neighborhood that is more open to alternative treatments.

My dental experience at this office was superb! I needed a root canal and was terrified. To my surprise, I felt zero pain, the procedure was quick and I was even asked what kind of music I liked so I had some comforting distraction. Everyone at this office is very nice and all of the equipment is brand new. It’s clean and the dental chair even has massage like features. I highly recommend this place if you need dental work.

The deal was perfect and the doctor explain to me very clearly. I will probably do a crown there.

Excellent facility! New, clean and pristine. Mostly friendly staff. Dr. Rafael Boruchov DDS was awesome! He really helped me to conquer my fear of the dentist. A true master of his craft! The massage chair and tv in the room while being worked on helps too. I highly recommend! You will not regret it! Very easy to get to by train, bus or foot. Ease of appt. And waiting time was on point. They also offer urgent care and medical services. Open on Sunday’s is a big plus for me!

This facility is really on point. I came in with back pain which I suspected was a reaction to a pre-​workout supplement I took. I saw a student of Dr. Salib’s first and then Dr. Salib himself. I was completely elated that he was knowledgeable about sports nutrition, and he reaffirmed what I had expected, which was a reaction to an ingredient in the supplement I took. A majority of doctors don’t know a thing about this mad science us fitness nuts dabble with. And I can see him being very aggressive in treatment, but isn’t that what u want with a doctor? Someone proactive and vigilant? Someone who’s going to make u feel assured and leave no stone unturned. So many doctors are completely lackadaisical in their care that it’s scary. This will be my go-​to from now on!

Sometimes you need medical assistance and the right people are there. I hope it wasn’t a coincidence but the front desk lady to the medical assistant or physician assistant, I was treated very well, they were empathetic and were aggressive in scheduling a referral and the same day the receptionist at the referral doctor called and scheduled me with an appointment. I have been going to the referred doctor on a somewhat regular basis now and he came highly recommended from staff at this urgent care. I think it was Dr. Salib who came out and greeted me to talk over everything, but from the bottom up, everyone was friendly and patient.
Basically I felt like I was taken care of very well, not sure if it made a difference that I appeared the only one waiting. Friendly staff. I also have to say I went to a different urgent care in Queens for a friend weeks later and staff was not as friendly there.
This is for the medical only.

Great service. Came in for a cleaning and ended up seeing the physician as well both were very professional and took their time.

Unbelievably amazing service, the most cleanest dentistry I’ve ever been to, very comfortable massage chairs, and Rafael Boruchov is super gentle and knowledgeable. !.!

One thing that is very clear is that this place got it all! Urgent care and an emergency dental??? I tried both!
The staff were great and got me in only a few minutes (hope it’s always gonna be like that). Dr. Salib is a fantastic doctor, I was so sick, I had some sort of a virus that’s been going around and felt very fatigue! He checked me out gave me IV fluids right away and I felt so much better!
I can’t tell you how long I waited to see a doctor in the emergency rooms the last time I was sick and my doctor wasn’t available. I also got a checkup and cleaning with the dentist and Dr. Roman was as clear as a whistle about what exactly is going on in my mouth. I actually understood dental terminology! Who would of thunk !
Defiantly a great place to go for medical and dental emergency!

The dentist (Dr. Boruchov) was highly professional and did a great job. His office was clean, bright, and staffed by professionals who were friendly and helpful. I had pretty much no wait and was seen right away. Overall, no complaints whatsoever and I highly recommend this dentist!

Took my son here to treat very high fever,
got a prescription for antibiotics & everything took about 20 minutes! Professional doctors you can trust– beats
Regular Dr office hours & faster than emergency room.
Urgent Care is definitely
a better option.

I had an excellent experience at this facility. The place is very clean and the staff was friendly and accommodating. I saw the dentist for a root canal. He was able to do it in one visit. Got me out of pain. Overall great experience, fast and timely response. Don’t waste your time anywhere else. Dr. Boruchov has my trust.
Thank You Health Professionals NYC!

With numerous dental offices in the Forest Hills area it begs the question, why would I leave my current dentist and venture beyond my borders of comfort? In addition, now having to travel via car or motorcycle in an effort to engage in a an activity I tend to avoid like the plague, dental work. I digress from listing my reasons for opting out of a twenty five year relationship in lieu of sharing my current status of my current dental office. As Mom’s all over impress upon us all as youths «If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.»
With the current condition of the rear portion of my mouth, there was serious attention and work that needed to be preformed. Just below older root canals that were done over twenty years ago, there were infections that had taken root (literally) within and below my gum line. I had not felt pain from these infections as the teeth no longer had the root which sends the pain signals, but the inadvertent neglect caused bone loss.
When Dr. Roman sat with me to discuss a game plan for the procedures I would need, he spoke softly, calmly and definitively thereby reassuring my inner desire to be completely assured that I had my new dentist. This is where my strong recommendation form a person whose council I highly regard thankfully came into place. Typically I would research, call, interview, whatever I could to assure myself to the highest level I had made a wise choice.
Dr. Roman has won my trust and my full confidence lending itself to my knowledge that when the time is appropriate, I will utilize the other wing of Health Professionals clinic which deals with most all medical care needs.
As the process of implants for three teeth that are being replaced and the bone graph is not a quick one, I thought to share a partial review of my positive feelings and experience thus far after three visits and being at the half way point.

There is a quote that goes «anyone can hold a grudge, but it takes a person of character to forgive. When you forgive, you release yourself from a painful burdened. Forgiveness doesn’t mean that what happened was okay, it doesn’t mean that a person should still be welcome in your life. It just means that you have peace with the pain and are ready to let it go. I have always had good faith in the professionalism of Dr. Salib and the staff at New York health professionals, and I just want to simply emphasize the word «professional» and them righting a wrong, or mistake, miscommunication that has been made only shows true character. I believe, that in life it’s human to make a mistake, but it takes a real and wholesome person to forgive. Dr. Salib is an exceptional doctor and he prove this to me this afternoon !!! not only by calling me a personally to resolve any errors or mistakes that could’ve been made by his or his staff’s, and I want to thank him for doing that and personally walking me over to the lab to have diagnostic testing done thank you again Dr. Salib and you’re still my doctor!!!
PS: tell Emanuel he’s not half bad either

At first glance, this facility is clean and bright. I was excited to have an urgent care facility so close to my office, as I’ve had excellent experiences with CityMD in Manhattan.
The waiting area is all glass and completely open to the street, which is a little strange for privacy reasons.
Most of the staff here is competent and friendly, although they do seem to be a bit overstaffed. When I was seen — the only patient in the office at the time — there were two nurses and a female doctor present in the examination room. (That’s not counting Dr. Salib, who is the main physician there.) The female doctor was extremely unpleasant. She was not dressed professionally, and kept butting into my conversation with the nurses and Dr. Salib to ask me questions at random intervals, instead of taking a full history at the beginning.
I think if you were just coming here for a quick check up, or maybe a flu shot, it might be fine, but here’s where everything went south:
First off, I am an otherwise healthy young woman in her late twenties. After I told Dr. Salib that I had chest pain, and after doing an EKG and sticking me with needles at his office, Dr. Salib sent me to the ER for additional testing that even he admitted was probably not necessary, despite my protests about doing so. (He gave me the option of going to the ER, which I agreed to do.) He assured me that I would be «in and out» because he had a contact there. Needless to say, I was not «in and out,» but rather, spent five hours in the ER and had more unnecessary tests done, including a second EKG, an x-​ray, and a blood test which the ER doctor told me was «silly» to have done, but that since Dr. Salib ordered it, she would do it anyway. The tests were all negative.
Here’s where it gets even stranger. Dr. Salib called the next day to tell me that he would make follow-​up appointments for me with a cardiologist and a GI specialist. I told him that that I was uncomfortable with that, but that I would take referrals and look into it myself. A few days later, I got two phone calls confirming my appointments with a cardiologist and a GI doctor, both of which Dr. Salib made on my behalf despite being specifically instructed not to do so.
Dr. Salib is pleasant in person, but he is incredibly aggressive in his treatment of both his patients and their conditions. Also, I’ve never heard of a doctor just setting up appointments for his patients with other practices. I will not be going back.
(As an aside, after I followed up with another doctor, he told me it was acid reflux, gave me medication, and I’m 100% fine now. That appointment took fifteen minutes.)
UPDATED 9÷9÷14
After posting my review yesterday, I received a call from someone at the facility asking me to take down my Unilocal review. They tried to justify what the doctor had done. I explained that I had no issue with his being overly cautious, but the degree to which the doctor had been aggressive in his treatment of me as a person was unacceptable.
Then, they again asked that I take the Unilocal review down and instead write a negative review for the individual doctor on ZocDoc, which I also refused to do. They tried to tell me that a negative review about one doctor on Unilocal reflected poorly on the rest of the staff. I responded that they should stand behind their doctors, since each doctor works as an employee of that company and presumably, they represent to their patients that they will get a consistent standard of care no matter who they see.
Perhaps instead of going after their patients, they should take a look at their own business practices.