Michael R Leonard, MD

He is very personable and very thorough. I can tell that he gives my concerns a lot of thought and attention. He also has referred me to some great specialists. I feel as if I am in good hands with Dr. Leonard.

Beware of this Jesuit in wolfs clothing. Went to him for years with very minor stuff mostly for referrals to lab /​blood work, MRI, chest x-​rays and the like.
Stiff as the local Irish priest, tight-​ass, still wishes he’d gone to seminary like his mother, grandmother and aunties prayed for. Lifelong bachelor but dear uncle Mike to eleven nieces and nephews.
Oct. 2104 I received a form letter that he was no longer accepting patients on Medicare effective Dec. 1^st ! «To help with this transition, I am including the names of some colleagues who do participate with Medicare. «
The ‘list’? «Irving Wright Center on Aging (A group of 13 Geriatricians (sic)…All Terrific) at 1484 1^st Avenue. «
I went there to find eleven female doctors and the two males, co-​directors, saw patients for about two hours a month. They were too busy doing research, writing papers/​books, and working at other locations.
I was able to book an apt. with one for three months later! Dr. Brian Eiss.
With ‘help ’ from doctor Leonard I might as well just go to an emergency room or a walk-​in facility like City M.D. on East 86^th St.
What a loser. What a phoney. Be careful of this cold-​hearted lightweight. And the receptionist/​secretary should be working at the morgue, it would suit her demeanor much better than having to deal with real people, real problems and really breathing.

I echo what Sharfi said in another review — Dr. Leonard is the best doctor in NYC. I’ve known him for quite some time now and he is excellent, thorough, and a great person. For both my parents, he was a phone call away, and they didn’t even go to him! He was my Doctor and I needed answers, help in decision making, help getting them to the right hospital… and he helped — he helped more over the phone in their time of need than their own doctors (they lived out of the area). I can’t say enough good things — if he’s taking new patients I would recommend going to him — go once and see what you think.

Dr. Leonard is the best doctor in NYC, and I say this after having tried several others. He is not only brilliant as a practitioner, but he listens and is kind. Dr. Leonard is the first (and only) doctor to really make me feel human — Dr’s (especially in the tri-​state area, I’m from CT) always seem like they’re in robot mode and I’ve questioned the intelligence of most. Dr. Leonard is different — he get’s to the bottom of what’s going on with your health to make sure that you are treated in the best manner possible.
His office of nurses and admin’s are also top notch. They work very closely to ensure that you understand your own insurance and policies. They are experts in explaining what your HR Department/​Insurance provider typically fails to communicate. With this office — there are never any surprises.
Dr. Leonard was recommend to me by a former co-​worker who couldn’t say more positive things. I have gone on to recommend him to 2 other colleagues and they have gone out of their way to tell me just how wonderful he is. To give you an example: I work in Chelsea and live very far away from Yorkville, but he is the only Dr. that I will go to. This goes the same for my colleagues who live in Hoboken, Park Slope, and Long Island City. He is worth it.

Haven’t left a Unilocal review in years but wanted to get back into things because I had such a wonderful experience with Dr. Leonard. I hadn’t been to the doctor in 3 years and was a bit apprehensive but he was friendly, kind, and thorough, and made me comfortable enough to talk about the nagging things that I was a bit worried about but was embarrassed to discuss in case they were nothing.
He was recommended to me by a coworker that has been seeing him for years and loves him equally — due to her enthusiasm and all of our great experiences half of my office now schleps from Brooklyn to go see him. He’s the best!

Dr. Leonard is a great personal physician — I’d recommend him to anyone looking for personal care on the upper east side. He is punctual, personable, and very efficient. You find yourself in and out of the doctor’s office in short order, and not because you’ve been rushed — just because he goes about his business in an expedient manner.
To make clear how high my recommendation goes: I just created this Unilocal account specifically to leave him good feedback. The world must know, and all that.

I have been going to Dr. Leonard for over 8 years. He is professional, proactive and very thorough. I enjoy his staff as well as his front desk. The receptionist does an exceptional job at fitting me in, calling my pharmacy or just calling me back if I leave a message. I really feel that in this day and age there are few doctor office’s that make you feel like a valued person and this office does an excellent job.

Dr. Leonard is great — I was a patient of his for a couple of years and only stopped going because I wanted to find someone closer to my apartment. He was always friendly and caring, very attentive to his patients’ needs. His office staff was charming! They never hesitated to squeeze folks in if something was urgent. Great doctor!