Lori J. Maciulla, MD

Dr. Maciulla is wonderful. BEW

I saw Dr. Maciulla today as a first time patient. And, Dr. Maciulla and her staff could not have been nicer and more amenable to me today. I had a mix up about my appointment time; I originally thought the mix up came from their end, but once I played back a voicemail I had, I realized that it was my error and not Dr. Maciulla’s office.
Regardless, when the receptionist understood my frustration (I had booked the appointment several weeks ago), she said for me to come on in and they would see me. When I arrived there was no rebuking or making me feel bad for the mixup. On the contrary, everyone was accommodating and professional.
On the medical side, Dr. Macuillla and her nurse, Mare, were thorough, patient, and detailed as they took down my medical history and explained the procedure I would be having in a few weeks. I feel good having a GYN that I can trust with my care and an office that understands that even in today’s digital age mixups and errors happen.

I’ve been going to Dr. Maciulla for over fifteen years. She is the BEST GYN I’ve ever had and I’m almost seventy. Professional, caring, takes her time and calls you if tests come back requiring immediate follow-up…she even tracked me down in Europe once. Her staff is EXCELLENT as well.

I’ve been going to Dr. Macuilla for years, as does my sister. She and her staff are professional, pleasant, and knowledgeable.

I hate to write this update, but I feel that I must. I’ve been a patient of Dr. Maciulla’s for about 4 years now… Unfortunately, I am not her patient any longer. Here’s why: Recently, I had the awful experience of dealing with her incredibly rude receptionist on the phone. I was trying to reschedule an appointment and work around my very busy schedule and the fact that I have to drive over an hour to their office (and used to do so willingly)… she used a nasty tone of voice, snapped at me, and had a terrible attitude. It was unprofessional and I did not tolerate it. She lost her patience with me because I turned down a couple of dates/​times she gave me, and instead of being courteous and flexible, she started snapping at me. She even had the balls to argue with me about coming in-​I told her I was using over-​the-​counter treatment for an infection, and she goes, «well, do you need to be seen then?» Ridiculous. I will be finding a doctor closer to home, with more professional front office staff.

Dr. Maciulla and her staff are amazing. Dr. Maciulla diagnosed me with a condition previously missed by another gyno I had previously seen. Had she not diagnosed me my condition would have gotten significantly worse and I would have been left without any answers! I am so thankful!
Similarly, her staff has worked incredibly hard in helping me with my needed prescriptions. One of my medications was denied by my insurance and Mary Ellen was incredibly helpful with the process and I feel that she really fought for me.

I went to see Dr. Maciulla for my annual pap. It was my first visit and the office staff was incredibly polite and welcoming. The nurse was friendly and looked professional in a white lab coat as well. The waiting time was very normal and acceptable. Dr. Maciulla thoroughly read my medical information I filled out. Throughout the examination, the doctor and I exchanged small talks which made it go by pleasantly. I personally like her frank yet polite style of practice. I would definitely go back to Dr. Maciulla for my future GYN needs.

THIS is a doctor you want to see. I was referred to her about 20 years ago now after cryo surgery to manage my case after the doctor I was seeing quit taking my insurance at the time. On my first visit for gyn issues she examined me and informed me I had a heart murmur that I didn’t know I had. (I pursued it with a cardiologist after that). She is NOT warm and fuzzy and will speak to you matter of factly and directly but she DOES absolutely know her stuff and she is caring. She has also done gyn surgery on me at a later date that went well and I didn’t worry about anything because I knew she was in charge.
Had I had children, I’d have wanted her on my side with me but she gave that up a number of years ago to have more of a family life and also due to skyrocketing insurance costs. I think she’s wonderful and will continue to see her as long as I live in this area. I have never had a problem with her staff either and have followed her from her own practice to a partnership to her own practice again over the years. Personally, I don’t think you can go wrong with her. (though if you’re looking for obstetrics she will refer you to someone). I see her in her McLean office.
There are very few doctors in this area I’d recommend this highly but they are out there!

She is a needle in the haystack and tells you how it is. She doesn’t mess around at all. She has always been accurate in my history with her and I have referred so many women to her practice. MARY ELLEN is a wonderful personable nurse. You feel like your related to them.

I’ve been going to Dr Maciulla for a few years now and I completely disagree with Jeannie’s comment. She is professional, understanding, and always proceeds with caution… meaning she takes the extra mile with the care she provides. The front staff is caring and does their best to accommodate your needs. My friends also go to Dr Maciulla and being a woman you want a gyno you can trust, and I trust her.

Totally **disagree** Jeannie L!!!
I have been a patient of Dr. Maciulla’s for nearly 10 years. She is professional, makes me feel comfortable– i trust her. I WISH she was still delivering, because I would certainly have her by my side.
Regarding her staff, I have only been to her McLean office and the staff there is great.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED gynecologist for annual exams

Things to know about Dr. Maciulla: she is not a warm, fuzzy doc; she treats you like an intelligent adult who can handle the truth; she doesn’t sugar-​coat much; she no longer delivers babies. Other things to know about her practice: her nurse Mary Ellen is AWESOME. She is the warm-​fuzzy that Dr. Maciulla is not and definitely knows her $#it. Also, her new office staff is 1000 times better than the staff when I first started going to see her 5+ years ago. They’re on top of things, they’re kind, and they get back to you. For a no-​nonsense practice with a history of

I LOVE Dr. Maciulla! She is a great doctor and about 5 of my friends go to her and they all rave about her as well. She isn’t really a «nurturing» type of doctor and more just matter-​of-​fact but I think she is really straight to the point, easy going person. I’ve never had any issues with either nurses or the front desk staff. They used to have some pretty bad receptionists but I think the new ones are really great. She does charge for phone consultations, but hey, you are using up appointment time where she could be seeing a patient so I understand that. Also, one of my friend’s grandmother went to another doctor because of pretty bad pelvic pain and when the other doctor couldn’t find anything wrong, she ended up getting a second referral from Dr. Maciulla and she diagnosed her with ovarian cancer! Without her diagnosis, it may have gone untreated for who knows how long. I know my friend credits Dr. Maciulla with saving her grandma.

Girls, avoid Lori J Macuilla at all costs. She’s a money-​hungry heartless doctor who doesn’t give a crap about you and your well-​being.
Dr. Maciulla was recommended by a friend of mine. Upon arriving at her office the first time, I was presented with their financial policy, which lists a bunch of non-​insurable charges, such as a charge to speak to Dr. Maciulla over the phone if you have a request or fees for paper filing. This certainly raised an eyebrow, but hey, I was already in the office, awaiting my appointment.
She was pretty chatty and friendly at first. She even went on to tell me the 411 about all her children and how one of them almost died because of a poor doctoral diagnosis. And my physical exam was relatively pleasant.
However, her and her office became a total nightmare to deal with after a mixup with prescription. Not knowing that there was a generic version released for a medication I needed, I simply told her the name of the medicine for the prescription. Upon arriving at CVS, I was given a generic because the prescription didn’t say Brand-​only.
I had called her office to correct this which they did for the onsite pharmacy. However, when I asked them to do the same for the mail-​order prescription since she wrote 2 prescriptions for me that time, they became the most difficult people to work with. In fact, she yelled at me over the phone, telling me how I was wasting her time and that it is my responsibility to tell her upfront if I preferred branded despite my having explained that I didn’t know a generic was available. She refused to write me another prescription with charging me $ 10 despite knowing that it was a honest mistake by both parties.
So, lesson learned is to avoid these bloodsucking money-​hungry doctors. You want a doctor that’s going to be there for you when you need them rather than being all self-​centered.