Stuart Markovitz, MD

Add me to the list of dissatisfied customers. In the past, Dr. Markovitz has been great. Recently, when my health turned a little bit more complicated… You know how they say that you don’t know who’s on your side until things go wrong? Well that sums it up in a nutshell.
First Strike:
When I didn’t agree with his suggestions for treatment (found it too aggressive for my medical history), asked to dial it back a little, and he didn’t agree, he become emotionally/​harshly argumentative. When I took a deep breath and suggested a neutral 3^rd party (second opinion) as a tie breaker, he complied and went along with a happy medium. That was great but a little unnerving that it got to that point with the tone of our discussion. I would have preferred a calm conversation.
The Deal Breaker:
After multiple days of requesting my medication renewal and their office dropping the ball (Dr. M not making the right note in my file so that the doctor covering could proceed and then once he was back in the office, not following through in a timely fashion), caused me to suffer by going cold turkey off my medication which led to frustration, anger and a lot of pain. If this medical office can’t manage this one prescription renewal, after multiple days, then I can’t trust them to manage my ongoing medical care which is going to be even more critical as my medical situation evolves. That’s a level of negligence that I’m not willing to bet my life on. I’m taking my business/​care elsewhere.
UPDATE: Today I received a letter in the mail from PAMF announcing Dr. Markovitz’s intention to retire. Maybe that explains the decline in service? Either way, if you are looking for a new doctor, this one is no longer going to be available.

Dr. Markovitz has been the doctor for myself, my spouse, my sons, my mother, and some friends. Over the 15 years I have been going there, he has been very thorough about my care. His thoroughness paid off when he found a very serious condition with my spouse during an annual exam. My opinion is his observation saved her life.
There is not much better recommendation than that.

I have been a patient with Dr. Markovitz for several years and find him to be an excellent doctor who takes great interest in his patients and does not rush through the visit. I have recommended him to many of my friends. My wife and I are very loyal patients and will continue to be. I find it extremely hard to believe that Dr. Markovitz would or could be rude to anyone.

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Markovitz’s for over 30 years. He has always treated me as an intelligent participant in my health care, explaining the whats and hows of his recommendations. I have recommended him to many family members and friends and they have all like having him as their doctor. The only reason I didn’t give him five stars is that he doesn’t do email.
It’s unfortunate that the way Unilocal works encourages negative reviews. For every dissatisfied patient, there are dozens who swear by Dr. Markovitz.

Stuart Markovitz can be rather rude to patients. I experienced that first hand; so did my wife and several friends who, afterwards, changed physicians.
In my opinion, any doctor unwilling to spend a reasonable amount of time answering questions, should have become a veterinarian — dogs and cats don’t ask questions.
Epilog — this doctor has retired.

We can fault the HMO system or the way big groups like Camino Medical Group, but I ended up changing doctor for another one inside the same CMG and found someone that seemed to care more about my problems…
I have heard someone else getting a bad experience with Dr Markovitz, so I have no regrets.