Samuel Potolicchio J, MD

Horrendous! I went to see him for a sleep disorder and he sat there like a bump on a log, barely said anything, never bothered to look at the five page questionnaire I filled out. Instead of focusing on my sleep issue all he could do was want to prescribe me Wellbutrin so I would be more stimulated and awake during the day. He has zero bedside manner and acted like he didn’t want to be there at all. Go find someone who will actually take care of you. Stay away from this doctor.

Look elsewhere for a doctor with competent staff.
I saw him 2 – 3 weeks ago… and can’t recommend him because the communication in his office is so bad that I got faster service when I emailed the general help email address for his hospital.
It doesn’t matter how knowledgeable or nice a doctor is if you can’t reach him. His staff refuse to call patients back, or relay questions about prescriptions to him. His nurse told me that her job is to send him electronic messages for each voicemail, and it’s up to him if he chooses to respond. Their voicemail message box is full so you can’t leave messages. If you do decide to work with him, then do what my friend did — just walk over in person, and refuse to leave until they answer your question, or spend more money and time on appts just to ask a two-​second question. Unnecessarily frustrating. Still working on my health issue since I can’t leave a message at the office…

He is an excellent neurologist. He totally changed my life. After I had seizures for 37 years, I have been seizure-​free for 5&½ years. I thank God everyday for him & Dr. Caputy.

I saw Dr. Potolicchio as a sleep doctor and I cosign Griselda S’s experience of being seen by a fellow who spent maybe 10 minutes with me followed by an uninformative 30 second cameo by Dr. Potolicchio. While I didn’t have difficulty getting appointments because my need was not urgent, the actual wait time in the office was completely unacceptable. One 2 occasions I waited 30 minutes; on the last visit to his office, they expected me to wait a hour because he was, again, running behind. They only told me because I asked. I understand that doctor’s have emergencies, but consistently long wait times evidence a poorly run practice and demonstrate no respect for its patients. I’ll take my business elsewhere.

Dr. Potolicchio is the only doctor who has said to me, «If you need to talk to me prior to your next appointment, give me a call on my personal cell phone.» Not only that — he’s a thoughtful doctor who knows his field very well. He seemed to really care about eliminating my symptoms, more than just shoving a prescription in my hands. Thumbs up. (The downside: he’s hard to get an appointment with).

I have found that neurologist can be very confusing doctors and if you go to more than one you will get widely varying opinions. Dr. Potolicchio seemed to put a lot of thought into my situation and even called me a couple times to give me test results.
Not only did some of his statements confuse me, I suffered with my problem a lot longer than I probably should have because he thought I needed to be patient and he even implied that my problem was not as bad as what it actually was.

One of the best doctors I have ever seen in my entire life. He did wonders with my migraines, and his bedside manner is top notch. If you need to see a neurologist, I can’t give any higher recommendation than him.

Dr. Potolicchio is a great neurologist. He is a straight shooter, he listens to your concerns, he doesn’t treat you like an idiot, and he treats you like a partner in your treatment. After a lifetime with a seizure disorder, Dr. P is the guy who was finally able to diagnose my specific type of epilepsy so I could be placed on the exactly right type of medication. I am utterly comfortable trusting my treatment to him because I know he will listen to me when I have concerns.