Dr. Sourab Choudhury, MD – Brooklyn Dermatology

Pretentious, pompous and arrogant is what I think of Dr. Choudhury. First his staff decided to leave the computer on where I could have access not only to my granddaughter’s medical record and secondly to anyone else’s. Red flag HIPAA violation.
When he came in to the room to see my granddaughter he had two people with him whom he never introduced. Again another HIPAA violation. As he sat down with his feet stretched out he decided to tell the entire medical history to these two people and bluntly asked them what is the diagnosis. Again another HIPAA violation.
As he proceeded to interrogate the two people with him about the dx he also asked them what the treatment should be and the correct dosage, of course they had no clue to the diagnosis nor the correct dosage.
The Dr. was about to leave and I had to remind him that my granddaughter had a scraping done 2 weeks prior and he didn’t seem to know. When he came back he said it takes a month for the results to come back.
Just so that you know I am a registered nurse and results for the scraping do not take a month.
His delusion of grandeur and arrogance made us decide that we should never come back.
It is also my decision that I will report him and his office for clear HIPAA violations.
Meanwhile my granddaughters condition is still not resolved after two months. Beware of his so called Board Certification.

Saw my kid right on time. The staff were friendly. Made a quick diagnosis (cutaneous mastocytoma thank you very much). Go Dr. Choudhury!

Not sure what the kerfluffle is about this place. Everybody here was friendly, there was no wait, and they gave me coupons to cover the cost of my topical medication. The doctor was knowledgeable and explained what was up. The office is modern and clean. Pretty much all I’m looking for.

Wow. A lot of negative reviews, I wonder why.
I created my Unilocal account with two business on my mind as I felt in the mist of the tragic decline of customer service, the pit of my stomach urged me to voice my experiences with whomever sought real life happenings to assist in there search for information. And such a forum may be even more crucial when it comes to a physician, it’s not about liking the pad thai or that the drinks lacked character and were expensive. It’s about trusting the person you choose to care for your body.
At Brooklyn Dermatology they believe it is the patients responsibility to call to confirm appointments as well as to confirm when medications for procedures have been received:
I was seeing Dr. Choudhury and his associates for approximately 5 years before I (late last year) decided to end my relationship with them. Towards the latter part I began going for a routine procedure that required medication to be ordered and received by the office prior to the procedure. Once received you would think that the office would contact me. But that was not the case. On two occasions the office neglected to contact me. The first time this occurred. I contacted them after not hearing anything in over 2 months after I requested the medication. When I called to check in I learned it was there for almost a month!
The second time this occurred, a staff person called me while I was en route to the office for the appointment. As I rushed from Astoria, Queens in evening traffic… Oh the fun!!! the girl on the phone had the nerve to have an attitude like she was the one racing like a mad woman to a doctors office that failed to be prepared and failed to inform their patient of their error in a timely manner. Needless to say, the same young lady, probably after consulting with the doctors, something she should of done before calling me… got back on the phone after placing me on hold and said they had and extra supply and that I could come in for the procedure.
Once in the chair and ready to be seen by Dr. Choudhury’s associate, Luis Manuel Ayala Jr, the conversation continued about the mix up. And instead of just apologizing and getting on with the visit he continued by making excuses and insinuating the patient should call before their appointment to make sure everything is in. So are you saying everyday when i get up in the morning to go to work I should add to my list of duties calling Brooklyn Dermatology to see if my medication is in??? Com’on Luis. Needless to say I felt so repelled by his lack of professionalism I refused care from him. I was then seen by Dr. Choudhury and his mediocre bedside manner. He doesn’t have the best attitude and I was quite happy when he suddenly past me along to Dr. Scarrone a couple of years ago before she went on maternity leave and ended up not returning to the practice (she was actually the best out of the bunch).
When researching dermatologist, Dr. Choudhury’s office came up under children’s dermatology and honestly I think that may be his strong suit. The babble and condescending tone that may go over a child’s head may be why his practice has survived for so long…

I will never return to this office and I am so upset with the two experiences I have had I feel it necessary to write a review to inform others. I went in for a deep cystic acne pimple on my forehead. I spoke with Dr. Sourab Choudhury about regiments from here on out if I should have another pimple like this in the future. He then gave me a cortisone shot-​without any briefings on side effects or precautions to take– and a few weeks later a penny sized dark colored depression was left in place of the pimple. I cannot believe I would not be informed prior to the shot that there could be a side effect so permanent and damaging and especially in such a visible place on my forehead. I made an appointment to go in and speak with him about the depression but was told upon entering I would have to pay $ 100. This has been such an upsetting experience. I would think I could trust a doctor to give me all the adequate information but I guess that isn’t how Dr. Spiral Choudhury runs his practice. In conclusion I would not trust this doctor by any means.

If I could give this practice negative stars I would. After resolving never to come back, I decided to give them one last try. We were kept waiting for over an hour. They overbook so drastically that people are standing in the hallway. It’s totally ridiculous. When you finally get in to see someone it’s fine, but it’s really an awful business. I would never recommend them especially since there are so many good dermatologists in the area.

I just called and got a VERY rude nasty girl on the phone and I will say she sounded spanish so there’s NO confusion as to mixing up who answered the phone. She barely let me get out my question then had an atttitude as I asked her if they have any additional appointments available. What’s her problem!!! Totally outrageous

As a fairly new father with a young child, when my daughter came down with a weird looking rash, I was a bit worried. However Dr. Choudhury was both knowledgeable and pleasant in telling my young daughter and I that it wasn’t a big problem and would be cleared up shortly. This is exactly the care I was hoping for and looking for.

I called to make an appointment and the receptionist put me on hold for 30 minutes and I can hear her talking to her co-​workers in the background. Hung up frustrated. Due to a couple of people recommending this place, I decided to try one more time through Zoc Doc. Couldn’t schedule an appointment with Dr. Choudhury so I ended up making an appointment with the physician’s assistant. The 1^st appointment was fine, very little wait time, staff was friendly the physician’s assistant was fine. Few weeks later I come in for a follow up appointment on time and ended up waiting for more than 45 minutes, still no one came. The receptionist was a different woman from the 1^st time I was there. I told her I was leaving because it was unacceptable to wait that long. She was unapologetic. It was frustrating to see people coming in after me and getting to see someone right away. I can’t say anything about the doctor but the office ease of appointments, wait time and some of the staff need to learn more about customer service. The office was dingy and it was more like a clinic than going to a a private doctor’s office.