Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital

Having just moved to NYC, we took our 19 year old cat in for her exam and bloodwork. Dr. Fried was thorough, took his time during the physical examination, gave us a solid medical explanations, and was gentle with «Maddie.» It was a great appointment, & he scheduled a followup immediately to measure her results. We were incredibly satisfied with our appointment and look forward to her next follow up.

Uses scare tactics to push for more expensive treatments even to the detriment of the patient.

Staffs are friendly and helpful! I have met 2 doctors here and both are very nice and took good care of my dog. We live close by so we also buy food from them as well. New groomer also is very kind. Only thing is sometime the wait is abit long. I have also used boarding here. My dog came back healthy and happy and still clean!

Dr. McDermott is the absolute best. I have 2 dogs with laundry lists of health issues, so we spend a good bit of time at vet’s offices. This is the third practice we’ve been to in the city and by FAR the best. Dr. McDermott is extremely knowledgeable, great at explaining things in an understandable way, very thorough, responsive by phone and best of all-​loves my dogs genuinely. She starts every visit with a long and intense cuddle with my pups. She literally gets on the floor with them and just loves them for several minutes before we even start the appointment. She will not be interrupted during that time. It’s really wonderful to watch. I cannot say enough good things about her. She is a talented vet and just a really nice person.
I’ve also seen Dr. Tan and Dr. Fried. Both are also good if you’re in a rush, but there’s just no one like Dr. McDermott.

My dog saw Dr. Fried for several years. He was not responsive (I had to constantly call back after lab work). What annoyed me the most was he suggested lots of unnecessary diagnostic work. My dog is epileptic and is on meds. His liver values started deteriorating. Dr. F suggested all sorts of blood work, ultrasound, and possibly biopsy. The disturbing part was that even my dog is diagnosed with hepatitis or other types of liver failure, he told me there is little we could do to cure it. So what is the point?!
Then after much agony I remembered my old vet (who moved away) said epileptic meds sometimes have side effects and there is another version of the meds with less side effects. SO I suggested to Dr. F that we switch my dog’s meds first before we go down the other path.
VOILA!!! My dog’s blood work comes back clean in 3 months.
It really makes me angry that Dr. F is still in business. I don’t think his interest is on the side of the dogs or the dog owners. Through the experience I think he just wanted me to spend as much money as possible diagnosing my dog.
His bedside manner isn’t that great either!
The only plus for us was the receptionist. They always got the insurance paperwork done efficiently.
I should’ve written this review a long time ago. In case you are wondering, we switched to Gotham Vets. It’s a trek for us but no complaints so far!

I’ve been taking my french bull dog Georgie to LSV since she was a puppy. Unfortunately Georgie has had some bad luck including an early stage cancer. Dr. McDermott has been incredibly caring, thoughtful and thorough. When Georgie’s test results came back with bad news she immediately called me from her vacation and helped me schedule a surgery with a specialist who could save the facial nerve. We are very grateful to her and the team.

Great Experience! I recently moved to the UWS and was looking for a new vet for my dog. I’m a dog lover so I can be picky. I was really thrilled to find compassionate animal care. They were both so pleasant and really took the time to answer all my questions. I also like that they didn’t push needless vaccinations for my dog according to her lifestyle. Overall… wonderful!

My cat was a patient for 5+ years, and we were there frequently due to our lovely little nugget having a series of small, chronic conditions. All in all, we had a fantastic experience. All of the vets that we worked with were patient and knowledgeable. Dr. Fried performed a procedure on our cat and called us three times throughout the day with updates. During our last visit when we told Dr. McDermott that we were moving out of town, she took extra time to print out literature explaining a few things we can do to ease our cat’s transition during the big move to a new state.
The waiting room there was always a lot of fun, with the office cats and boarding dogs roaming freely. We also tapped into the receptionists many times to cat sit. We had a few visits to LSVH with lengthy wait times (over the span of 5 years — not so bad) and the prices aren’t exactly cheap, but then again nothing is inexpensive in NYC.

I have been taking my dogs (and cats — once I married my cat lover and she converted me) to Dr. Fried since moving back to Manhattan in 1999. He does such an excellent job, I even named the vet in one of my books Dr. Freed. I couldn’t spell his name the right way or every one would think he was like french fries. Can’t recommend this vet highly enough. Smart, compassionate, and always calls back with important test findings, etc. — even if it is later than most doctors typically work!

I first met Dr. Richard Fried in the 1980s when he was working at a different Upper West Side vet’s office. Another vet had told me my cat had a stomach problem but even with treatment she kept throwing up and wasn’t getting better. Dr. Fried correctly diagnosed the problem as asthma. It was the asthma attacks that were causing her to vomit. I followed him from that practice to another and now to his own practice, LSVH.
He’s been taking care of my animals for over 25 years. He’s very smart but, more importantly, extremely compassionate. He never makes me feel rushed, even when I am asking him a million questions. If he doesn’t have an answer himself, he is always willing to consult with a specialist. On occasion, I have seen other vets at the LSVH practice and they have also been very good. The support staff — up front and in the back — are very friendly and helpful.
LSVH isn’t cheap, but what UWS vet is? Besides, my animals are priceless. I highly recommend Dr. Fried and LSVH.

Update:
After waiting 3 days and all day for DR. Freid to call me back. He was kind of a condescending smart ass. I asked him WHY he tested my dog without my knowledge or consent and he stated that he thought I wanted to get my dog neutered. We talked about for all of 5 minutes. He must have just stopped listening after he heard my interest in the procedure and knew it was pricey. He then stated «I did the other ones and I was just gonna talk to you when you got back «. Really? When I asked why he didn’t call me he said I was on vacation and I told him I left 3 numbers he could have called .
I ended up getting all my money back for the blood test but not before he sighed heavily and kept saying «I don’t recall that conversation «stay away from these crooks. They want to charge you a butt and a leg for everything

dear sirs i adopted my friend OROIN thru linncoln square a placecalled ARTEMIS PROJECT, it is the best thing i’ve done for the both of us, ocolnrion&me, leslie, i“ve been using LINCOLN SQ. VETERINARY HOSPITAL for the past 3 years and have been threated as a parent and a caring person instead of who“s next, i just had ORIONS annual and his teeth cleaned at lincoln square and the work was perfect, i was sent home with instruction in case he was uncomfortable, i did“nt need to use the instructionsORION, was his cheerful self, he did’nt remember the threatment, he is home now eating away with his sister honeybee who is also a client of lincoln square i highly recommend Lincoln Square VETERINARY HOSPITAL to all the staff is totally professional in every way, they even call to check on their clients, in words i can not express how grateful i am to all at lincoln square

Dr. M. misdiagnosed my cat seriously and without doing a biopsy on her lump or examining further in any way recommended $ 1300 surgery within 3 minutes. The Dr that had filled in for her 4 months earlier had done a biopsy and it was negative. Dr. M. did not even discuss it. I took my cat to another Vet, Dr Brown, who carefully examined, spoke with me, examined again, did a biopsy, put a thin needle in the lump and found out it was all liquid. She palpated the lump and soon it was all drained out – gone. I’d had a feeling when Dr. M said surgery that something was wrong. It felt like she wasn’t even present.

This is the pup’s first vet group and her docs on the East Coast — they are friendly, always available, and, best of all, fully online for appointments, records and more.

Our puppy was diagnosed with a moderate case of Giardia. When I asked Stephanie how could he have gotten this and how can we avoid having him get it in the future she suggested we lock him up in solitary confinement for the rest of his life. Hmmm, not very helpful. Also, they are the highest priced for everything of all vets in neighborhood. They were charging 60 $ for 5 packets of medication that I found online for 20 $. Yes, the same medication. I went to Hudson vet, got all of my questions answered by the doctor who came out to meet us (no charge) and transferred all of his medical history there. The medication was cheaper there and we got no smart ass replies to our questions about how to keep our puppy healthy and safe!

One doctor misdiagnosed my dog’s progressive blindness; Dr. Robert Fried (owner) took 2 days and 3 phone calls to get back to me about lab results. He then blamed the receptionist for not communicating to me that the results were normal. All of my anxiety was for naught, PLUS the notes to his receptionist were incorrect. They stated a concern for my dog’s weight loss; she didn’t lose weight, it should have been about her not eating. or walking. Extremely disappointed in all!!!

I have been coming to LSVH for over 3 years and have always had a great experience with each and every person there. I have seen Dr. Fried, Dr. McDermott and Dr. Tan.
I started coming here with my mini dachshund and while she was always skittish at the vet’s, she was always well looked after by all of the vets and vet techs. Unfortunately, I had to put her to sleep when cancer took her very quickly from me and the incredible staff at LSVH let me take my time holding my girl when it was time to say goodbye. Dr. Tan made sure to keep me informed every chance she got and was an incredible support person through the experience. I cannot thank this team enough.
On a more upbeat note – I also have a cat who is agoraphobic and hates to be handled. I took her in for a well visit and she behaved perfectly with Dr. McDermott!

I really like Dr. Tan. She’s wonderful with my cat, answers my questions thoroughly, and always returns phone calls — super helpful. Appointments sometimes start late, but there’s a well-​sized waiting room and pleasant receptionists and vet techs (who always do a GREAT job cleaning ears and trimming nails). I don’t know the standard exam rate in NYC, but I have a feeling that prices here are similar to other nice vet offices.

I cannot say enough positive things about my experience visiting Lincoln Square Vet, so I will try and keep it to the point. I live downtown and I really haven’t found a vet that I like since I lived in midtown (which was in 2009), and I am so sad that this vet is not in my neighborhood! I brought my English Bulldog here last Thursday right after Hurricane Sandy because we were staying with a friend who lives on the UWS. My initial visit was going to be just to get his anal glands extracted (he was long overdue), but then noticed a tick on his ear (which was from when we were upstate the weekend prior), then a pimple on his nose wrinkle (which means he was probably getting a fungus from when he sticks his face in places when sniffing) and also realized he was overdue on rabies and distemper shots. So all of this basically made this one hell of a visit and I sound like the most horrific dog owner!
We showed up at 3:30 and were greeted by the doctor at about 3:45 — so not terrible and I did expect to wait because we were new patients. I took my dog into the office and the doctor asked me a bunch of questions and I basically ran through everything and even mentioned that his stool has been loose the last few days, to which she said it could be due to us moving around a bit (stayed at a friend’s on the UES initially). She prescribed him so probiotics to help relieve that and instructed me to incorporate white rice into his diet. She looked at his wrinkle and agreed with me that it could the beginning of a fungal infection, so she prescribed a topical cream for that. She then took him to the back and expressed his anal glands, removed his tick and gave him his shots. Otis came out a new man and has a clean bill of health. It’s been a few days and his wound from the tick being removed has almost completely healed. His wrinkle pimple is almost all gone and his poop is solid again. This was all for under $ 300, mind you. Like I said, I really wish I lived in this neighborhood!

Saw Dr. McDermit (sorry about the spelling) after a stint of doggy diarrhea. Was a really strange visit. After waiting for 20 minutes (past appointment time), Dr. didn’t greet me at all, just simply said, «Bring the dog back now.» … O. kay… Then she quickly examined «the dog» and took her out for blood work. 20 minutes additional, she came back to say that everything was negative. Negative for what? Funny that I had to ask, but still. Then she left, and another 15 minutes passed until our dog was returned back into the room.
At this point, I’ve been in the clinic, with ONE other dog in the waiting room, for over an hour. Then Dr. comes back into the room and essentially speaks Greek to me, telling me three different medications to give, by name, at certain times in the day. She didn’t show me the bottles– just told me names. It’s like me trying to tell you how to fix a carburetor by names of parts… unless you’re a mechanic you’re not going to know what the heck I’m talking about… and I’m no doggy pharmacist, so the instructions were confusing. Thankfully she wrote down the instructions!
Finally, on the way out of the room, I asked if I could have a bag to carry all these pills and cans of food home in, and she said yes… and WALKED AWAY. I stood there for about 5 more minutes, waiting, waiting, and waiting like a fool as she came and went from the reception area several times. I finally asked the receptionist, and she politely obliged. Kind of hilarious, as if to say, «Sure, you can have a bag, but I’m not responsible for how you get it.» Maybe she was distracted; who knows.
The kicker was when walking out the door, the Dr. didn’t say goodbye, thanks for coming, I hope she feels better, etc. NOTHING. I mean, you don’t have to be Mary Sunshine but seriously, no one is in the office at all. The phones aren’t ringing. There is silence in the office when we’re walking out the door. Did I miss something here? So awkward.
Really can’t imagine that we’d be back, but who knows. The Dr. seemed smart – very smart– but sometimes smart people don’t have social skills. She didn’t speak on stupid simpleton’s level, which is what I am, and not a med school graduate. Sometimes it’s not important to, as long as the dog is made well. That’s why I give this 3-​stars; A-​OK.

I’m very happy with LSVH. We’ve been bringing our cranky old cat and young dog here for the last two years and can’t ask for much more. Yes, they are expensive, but I’ve chalked it up to it being NYC. We’ve dealt with two different doctors over these two years and they have both been great. When we had to do the international rabies testing (UK), they were INCREDIBLY helpful and even have an expert on their staff. All in all, a great hospital.