David Byrnes, MD

I adore Dr Izmaylov. He always listens to what I have to say and answers questions in a straight forward manner. He even returns phone calls! Moreover, he’s absolutely charming, and I manage to leave the office laughing most times. (My shingles diagnosis is a classic!)
Like another reviewer, I also had a situation that required attention in the ER, and the same thing occurred: Dr Izmaylov called ahead so I could bypass triage and I was promptly wheeled across the street. He then followed up with me until my condition was resolved.
I’m moving soon. Fingers crossed that I can find another doctor that I like as much as Dr Izmaylov.

I fell in love with this practice and Dr. Byrnes — what great care I was given when he was around. Dr. Byrnes has since retired. 5 starts for Dr. Byrnes.
The staff refused to let me speak with his partner, our other family primary. I was also sent away with no assistance during an emergency vaccination situation. I will not be returning to this practice which ultimately forced me to visit the ER across the street twice in one week with a total wait time of 8 hours.

Just to let you all know that Dr Bryne is not at this office anymore :(I have started looking for a new Dr. The office didn’t even bother to let me know, I found out through the grapevine.

OMG! my husband was in dire need of a gastro and although Dr. Byrnes was not in the office, the Internist Dr. Izmaylov was there to take good care of him. He thoroughly examined him (on x-​mas eve btw) and discovered he needed immediate attention. He then had his office assistant WHEEL HIM ACROSS THE STREET to the hospital so he could bypass triage and be registered in the ER. My husband was admitted and he came to check on us ever since. I cannot thank this Dr. enough!!! He is wonderful! The staff is friendly as well.

Dr. Byrnes will literally move mountains for you. I am beyond impressed.
I came in as a first time patient with upper right quadrant pain. He said I would need tests, but they would take two weeks, and my pain was too great to tolerate for that long. So then, get this: he calls the chief of endoscopy at NY Methodist, finessed an impromptu appointment, and THEN IMMEDIATELY WALKED ME ACROSS THE STREET TO THE HOSPITAL HIMSELF, through all the security checks, and right through to the head honcho of the endoscopy department.
You’ve got to be kidding me. All this with a broken wrist, too! Not to mention, he’s funny, magnanimous, and will charm your socks off.
Entire galaxies of stars for this man.

Not gonna lie, I Unilocaled for a new PCP and I found this review that Dr. Byrnes saved that guy from Pancreatic cancer.
The office accepted my insurance easily. Wait was around 15 minutes. I recieved the best news I’ve had in a long long time: my blood pressure was actually normal (the weight loss has helped I’m sure). He also checked for testicular cancer (hey, it’s no laughing matter), and educated me on what the problems of my tummy could be (he’s a gastroenterologist as well) so gave me some information on it as well as a celiac test on my blood work.
Only bad thing I have to say is the semi lack of privacy — I had my shirt off and he was interrupted twice during my physical (thank goodness my pants weren’t down at the time lol). Patients trust him and you can tell that as people come in sick without an appointment.
My recommendation is? DON’T go to this doctor. Why? Keep his appointments low so he’ll have more time for Me. =]

Great doctor, horrible staff

As of today, I am a five-​year pancreatic survivor. In 2006, GHI refused me a CT scan for a middle-​aged woman with IBS. Dr. Byrnes & office persisted for ten days, and the scan was finally allowed. Pancreatic cancer. He referred me to Murray Brennan at MSK, cream of the crop, Dr. Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s doctor if the papers be correct.
Dr. Byrne saved my life. Literally. How many stars do you think that is worth?
Three years later, a massage therapy client came for a session, presenting with persistent lower left side body pain. I called Dr. Byrne, refused the massage session, Byrne saw her within the hour, and within five, my client had an appendix about to burst removed.
We both live today to tell the tales.
Each experience is unique. Dr. Byrne has been there when I needed him, and, with a 5% chance of five-​year survival, here I am.

While I was always able to get an appointment, I had terrible experiences with this doctor. He was extremely unprofessional with no bedside manner. He commented about one of his nurses to me, calling her the «big fat one». He would tell me confidential information about other patients. One time, when I went to the doctor about a cold, he brought over the BMI chart and started waving it in my face, claiming that I was bordering on overweight and really needed to watch myself, then he took a phone call in the middle of the appointment and kept waving the chart at me. I left humiliated and in tears. While he seems to be a fun guy to go have a beer with, he is not the personality that I am looking for in a doctor.