John F Maher MD

I recently had cataract surgery in both eyes performed by Dr. Maher. Not only is he an excellent surgeon, with both procedures being extremely successful, but he is also a caring and attentive physician who communicates well and provides a level of comfort and calmness that is much appreciated. I would gladly recommend Dr. Maher and his fine staff for any eye treatment.

Great doctor. I scheduled a complete eye exam. The staff was very accommodating of my needs. They couldn’t have been more helpful and helped me check with my insurance. I would definitely recommend him to anyone with an eye problem.

I first heard about Dr Maher from a friend. He is so awesome! I had a chalazion (stye) and I had gone to another doctor and he gave me some drops. These didn’t help and the stye grew bigger and bigger until it was extremely painful and I couldn’t sleep at night. I went to see Dr Maher and he came in after hours due to my work schedule and was incredibly accommodating. He removed the stye and it was a painless procedure. He is extremely affordable for a cash patient but also takes PPO insurance. I wouldn’t recommend any other doctor but Dr Maher!

Did my sister’s cataract surgery. Since she has a disability she has the maturity of a child so I was really afraid how she would react to this type of surgery. IV’s scare me to death and my sister’s tends to be very hard to do. The surgery center we went to did a freeze spray and the IV went in with a lot less pain and excitement for her. After the surgery she did not complain much about pain. The eye has had eye drops for 2 weeks and is doing very well and she is doing very well. She has good vision in the eye and did not find the experience traumatic. Dr. Maher is very calming, caring, and listens. He took the time to listen to my sister talk about some other important to her issue and I told her not to take up the doctor’s time. Dr Maher was very nice about it. The staff is very good too. The wait time isn’t bad either. Would use him again. He did a nice job.

This doctor was referred to my family for his skills with no explanation as to how difficult and unpleasant the office would be. This place is like something out of the 1950s. Two hour wait for a postop check. A patient asks the front office person how much longer the wait would be and was told, «You are as lost as I am. I have no idea.» Patient asks, well can you find out? The answer was, «No. The doctor is very busy.» After the initial consultation we asked to set up the appointment for surgery but was told that someone would call us. Really? We are there and you won’t give us an appointment? The doctor himself lacks people skills, says things that only he thinks are funny, and speaks above the level of average folks who need technical concepts explained to us. My family member wanted to get the cataract surgery done ASAP and chose not to get a second opinion. I would not let this doctor work on me. If you have to think twice, you are not in the right place.

I don’t know what everyone else is talking about– Dr. Maher is the best. I came for a routine eye exam, he was the best priced, super professional, very nice and the front desk staff were great too. They had me down for tomorrow but I thought it was today so they quickly transferred my appointment to today without any incident or long term waiting. I kept waiting for something negative and it never came so all I can say is give him a chance and you’ll also save some $$$.

This was the rudest doctors office I have ever been to. I would not take my Tortoise there.

I have no doubt Dr. Maher is an excellent doctor. However, I feel I was rushed into surgery and was not offered alternatives for my condition. He does rush through examinations and if you want an explanation for your condition, you will not get it. His office is poorly run. My main complaint is that despite having an insurance «specialist» on staff, Blue Cross denied the use of the surgery center Dr. Maher used, costing me over $ 900. A professional staff would have advised me this cost was not covered under my BC PPO plan. A horrible experience that makes me question all medical providers costs and overall professionalism.