Jonathan Ellant, MD

I had a dire eye emergency that rendered my vision useless before a photo shoot, and going to Dr. Ellant absolutely saved the day. He was very professional and efficient and didn’t waste any time taking care of the issue. I came to his office from Brooklyn because he was in network with Oscar Insurance. As I walked out of the office they asked me for a payment of $ 125 for no more than 15 minutes with Dr. Ellant. This was a bit surprising, but I figured Oscar would reimburse me at some point. MONTHS later, I come to find that the actual price that his office has agreed to charge (with Oscar) for my treatment is $ 60, which is what was quoted on my Oscar insurance statement. DO NOT let them charge you the money as you walk out, but instead make them contact your insurance as that is why you are paying for coverage in the first place. Oscar confirmed that I was due back $ 65 for the over-​payment. After contacting the office 4 times, it is now clear that Dr. Ellant has no intention of returning the money I am due. I find it extremely unsettling that a business in the health field can operate within these kinds of parameters, unlike ANY other respectable business that takes your cash in exchange for a service. While being a good doctor, he absolutely did not respect me as a paying customer. I will be sure to avoid him or any like him in the future.

Outstanding experience.
The caring staff, the highly professional and easy manner «big hair» woman, squeezed my emergency visit into a busy schedule. A caring physician who took the time to create a related conversation. He connected with the referring physician and confirmed the treatment plan. Dr. Ellant observed my concerns and used humor to give me some comfort.
He didn’t sugarcoat the diagnosis nor go into a protracted «what if». He set a follow up visit to see me while the other physician is away and showed true concern for my well being.
I’m saddened by the negative reviews that are based on missed communication. I hope to tilt the scale in favor of Dr. Ellant and his professional reception desk personnel and let new patients know this doctor is a gem.

Dr. Ellant is a wonderful MD who truly cares for his patients.
I’ve been a patient of his for about 4 years now and I have no complaints. There is a bit of a wait sometimes but it’s never something that I’ve just been so fed up with that I left or got angry. I’d say the most I’ve ever waited was 45 minutes, which isn’t bad at all. I work for an MD whose patients wait for up to 3 hours so it’s nothing for me. I’ve also been to him during a lunch break and I was in & out quickly with enough time to grab a bite to eat and get back to my office without being late.
He answers any and all questions I may have and never makes me feel rushed. I recently saw him because I was seeing flashes and spots and he did a thorough examination and determined that I needed to see a retina specialist. The specialist he referred me to is also a great MD and felt like he put me in great hands. I will be sticking with Dr. Ellant until whenever he decides to retire.

It appears all these negative reviews are regarding wait time, which is a shame. Any eye doctor (and I have been to many) always have a long wait time; thorough eye exams take a while. I saw Dr. Ellant again last week for an emergency and waited less than 15 minutes to be called. Not sure why anyone would think that they could go to any doctor appt during their lunch break. Ignore the negative reviews, Dr. Ellant is an excellent eye doctor.

Dr. Ellant seems fine, but i went in for a LASIK consultation and was told there would be no charge, that my insurance covered it, but then i was billed. When I asked what that was about, he told me that it is standard to do a regular exam with a consultation, even though I didn’t ask for that.
When he never replied, I emailed again and he told me he sent his message to the wrong email (not sure why he didn’t just hit reply to my message).
If you aren’t worried about maybe spending more than you expected, this isn’t an issue.

horrible! stay away!!! i had a scheduled and confirmed appointment booked through zocdoc. after travelling 1 hour to his office, i arrived only to have the staff tell me they have no record of my appointment. they then said the doctor won’t be in for another 1 – 2 hours and that there are 14 people in the waiting room ahead of me.
i had shown up at the properly scheduled appointment time, and yet i would have had to wait 3+ hours to be seen. what an awful way to run a practice! my visit was routine (not urgent), so if he knew there were massive delays, why wouldn’t he contact me? i clearly left and will never return to dr. ellant. his membership with zocdoc deserves to be terminated!

I work next door, so when I found out Dr. Ellant accepts my insurance I was very excited. I arrived on time with all paperwork filled out via Zocdoc, yet waited for 45 minutes before finally deciding to leave. I actually saw Dr. Ellant doing something with his cell phone near reception, no sense or urgency whatsoever, which only frustrated me further. When I told the front desk staff I had to leave and go back to work, as I had been waiting for 45+ minutes, they were polite but offered no apology for the wait. Such a disappointment.

The dr. might be good– but the staff here is unbelievably rude– I left several messages to schedule an appointment and they never returned my call! When someone finally decided to answer the phone she told me that they were understaffed and she had no idea why no-​one called me back! with so many opthomologists out there– you would think he would want business and hire a decent staff! Save yourself the frustration and go somewhere they answer the phones!