Patients First Family Medical Care

This review is very love overdue. I’ve thought about Dr. Marin for over 10 years and how much I have come to distrust doctors because of him. On one hand he diagnosed my Type 1 diabetes (which any doctor could have done) but on another hand (no pun intended) he was VERY touchy feeley and had the most unprofessional bedside manner. In his conversations I learned that he has was a coke addict in the 80’s and had numerous swing sessions. At the time I was a college kid with bad insurance wanting to do things on my own. But looking back I should have reported him. The final straw was when he performed an pelvic exam on me without a nurse present, ran his finger down my genitals and said «and this here is called a taint…» I was so mortified I started crying got dressed and left and never went back. In hindsight I know what he did was wrong on so many levels.

I have been seeing Dr Marin at his Bayside location since 2012, after not seeing a general practitioner for over ten years.
I would have to agree with the comments left by ‘NoraLee K’: Dr Marin is an excellent diagnostician.
I had a serious health issue for almost two years that two ‘specialists’ could not properly diagnose.
It was Dr Marin who recognized what turned out to be a rare — but not unknown — side affect of
a medication I had been taking. After appropriate changes, the improvement has been dramatic.
His Queens practice is always busy with a full waiting room, but I have never not been seen on time, or felt that I was being shortchanged or treated in a disrespectful manner.
The statements made claiming rude or incompetent behavior by the staff are utterly untrue.
There are clear benefits to having some tests done on-​site (along with an available cardiologist), along with monitoring potential health issues by the taking of blood a few times a year, so the complaints referring to this have no basis in good medicine.

GM owns the practice and makes way too much money to sell it, so forget it, go find another doctor. He’s not only creepy, but he is just an awful person to know, personal and business. I would of not given one star, but I had to, to write a review.

I’ve been going to Patients First for well over ten years now and I find their service excellent.

I have been going to Patient’s first since they opened in my neighborhood and I have seen many great doctors there with the exclusion of Glen Marin. Unfortunately they do not stay because Dr Marin is so difficult to work for. I am praying someone buys the practice in Manhattan and gets rid of him… he is a total creep and I’ve had at least 2 incidents that I should have reported years ago. Unless this office comes under new management stay away. Currently he is the only Dr seeing patients there now.

Maybe 2.5 would be a better rating, but I’m going to round it up to a 3 for the office staff.
I’ve been going to Dr. Marin for a few years, but have recently changed Drs since I moved out of StuyTown. He’s an ok guy, but I totally get what other reviews are saying about him being a creep. If I were a woman I would NEVER go to him. He has a snarky chauvinistic quality about him. He’s never said anything offensive (aside from foul and inappropriate language).
The staff is nice. Lucy is the most competent, but the other aides/​assistants are fine. They are flexible with the scheduling and go the extra mile to call in RX to a local independent pharmacist. Spoke to an awful woman once in the Queens office, let’s just say you can tell she was from Queens (and not the charming «The Nanny» type…).
Bottom line, I would go there if it were in the neighborhood, but it’s certainly not worth a ride on the subway.

I’m through with these people. I like Dr. Gaysynsky, but unfortunately I have to deal with his staff to deal with him. They are very much unorganized, the office is a mess, and they’re not proactive in any way shape or form. Save yourself the hassle and go somewhere else.

The doctors at Patients’ First are all top notch. I have been seeing Dr. Marin and his fine group at both the Bayside and the Manhattan office, since they saved my life one wintery day in 1995. I was having an asthma attack, and I didn’t want to go to the ER. The treatment I received that day was life saving and I have returned ever since. Dr. Marin diagnosed my Gall Bladder troubles, and got me a top surgeon, who removed the thing and had me back home to my family in 8 hours.
I would NEVER go to another primary care physician. They have a full range of testing facilities. I take my entire family there, and recently, I had a «party,» where I took a number of my friends for their check-​ups. When we go together, we are able to catch lunch across the street at the delightful Sushi YOU.
Dr. Marin is a superb diagnostician. He would give old Dr. House a good run for his money. He actually spends the time with the patients to listen to them.
If you are looking for primary or emergency care, either in Queens or in Manhattan (I have a friend who comes in all the way from Connecticut for this group) go to Patients First. Both Dr. Marin and Dr. G are great.
There is always some mention of the office staff in any DRs review. All I can say is that they bill me correctly. I’m not there to have the office girls look down my throat. The nurses, however, are fabulous. I have very small veins, and the phlebotomists are beyond great.
So again– Patients’ First– Go there, Get Well and Stay that Way.

Ok, not sure what others experience, but I have had nothing but good luck with Dr. Marin. Yes, he’s snarky, so if you want a doctor that’s warm and fuzzy, forget it. But if you want the straight dope on what ails you without any fluff – he’s your guy.

patients first family medical care and it’s osteopathic physicans have many malpractice and wrongful death lawsuits. for more details see
. glen marin writes ”dr” glen marin on his front card and outside his offices and does not write glen marin d.o. as he should. he practices osteopathic manipulative therapy and also does cosmetic treatments. many osteopaths have worked for him and have left his practice. please if you are looking for professional medical treatment look somewhere else. i nearly lost my life due to marin’s misdiagnosis and negligent «medical treatments». other patients have died– i was lucky and survived.

I have been to this facility several times only because of its proximity to my apartment, and the only reason I EVER went back is because I was able to schedule appointments with other doctors besides Dr. Marin. Unfortunately, Dr. Marin is the head doctor at this facility and he is, quite frankly, a total creep. I had the joy of getting a pap test from this man, during which I kept hearing the nurse sitting next to him say things like «no, not that tool, use this tool», and «no, that doesn’t go there», to the point where I actually sat up in the middle of this procedure and asked, «Have you EVER done this before?» He got up, stormed out of the room, & didn’t come back. He was unprofessional to a degree that I still can’t wrap my head around.
One time, I went in to get a prescription refilled and Dr. Marin felt it necessary to feel my stomach & say, «ooooh, nice abs… do you work out a lot?» Best part: I found out later that he had said this exact same thing to my friend on a separate occasion.
Patients First also takes excessive amounts of blood for EVERYTHING. If you set foot in there, be prepared to give them several vials of blood. I can only assume that this is how they fund their facility, but maybe it is for a family of pet vampires they keep in the basement — who’s really to say.
One time I asked the nurse for a drink of water and she said they didn’t have any cups (aren’t dixie cups typically as common as latex gloves at doctor’s offices?), so she brought me water in an empty yogurt container that she pulled out of the recycling. Really. And I could go on…