Neal M. Kurzrok, MD

As an update… the tests were done quickly and I got the results when I went back for a follow-​up appointment. Thankfully, after following his advice, the issue went away. When I called back and left a message to cancel my last appointment, he even called back and left a very nice message in response.
Also, the receptionist is amazingly friendly and competent.
I’d highly recommend.

I took my 87 year old mother to Dr. Kurzrok and could not have been more impressed. Starting with his lovely receptionist Yvette and then to Dr. Kurzrok himself, things could not have gone better. Dr. Kurzrok was extremely patient with my mother and was very clear, knowledgeable and thorough throughout the visit and examination. My mother needs some additional testing and in each case he took the time to explain them. We were in with him a long time, he answered all our questions and at no time did we feel rushed. In addition, my mother and I arrived a bit early and he and his staff were so accommodating that he actually saw us a few minutes before her scheduled appointment. I would highly recommend him.

Dr Kurzrok is a great doctor and I’m really surprised by these reviews complaining about his bedside manner. I found Dr Kurzrok to be empathetic, knowledgeable, and kind. My initial appointment was a frightening time for me and although the condition that brought me there didn’t turn out to be serious, Dr. Kurzrok took it seriously.
I found him via the Washingtonian magazine’s best list, which has always done me right. He has several locations and I went to the Providence hospital one. At one point, he wasn’t sure what was going on and referred me to someone he felt was a better doctor. I’ve since come back to Dr Kurzrok because of his personality. He challenged me to be healthier as a means of avoiding further incidents and while I can see how that might come off as abrasive to some people, it was just what I needed.

If I could give zero stars for this office and this doctor I would. I drove two hours to get there to see him, calling an office that I thought was their office to explain that we were running late and they said okay no problem come down. I drove two hours from upper Marlboro and then got stuck in traffic. I ended up coming into the Office with my 20 year old disabled son who is recovering from a traumatic brain injury. I was told quite rudely by the front office staff that I was going to have to reschedule my appointment because the doctor had a meeting at 4:30 that he couldn’t miss. The doctor stated behind the desk the entire time eating a sandwich staring at me. I stayed there until at least 415 just to watch to see if he really did have a meeting to go to. He never moved. This is the worst doctor I have ever dealt with and the worst office staff. I have actually filed a complaint with my insurance company and I also filed a complaint with this city of DC. No doctor should be allowed to treat their patients like this. I also work in the medical field and I would be fired if I treated anybody like I was treated by this office. It turns out, that the number you call is a central number to one of their numerous offices, and the person I dealt with was actually in Reston when I was trying to go to their DC office. The people put the ass in assholes. Go elsewhere!

As one other person has stated so far, i completely agree with the bad bedside manner. At several times during the visit I felt he was behaving in a very condescending way. He ended up referring me to another doctor, and when I made another appointment with him about a year later for a completely different issue, he cancelled the appointment, making the assumption I wanted to be seen again for the same reason.
Worse, he never followed up on labs that he ordered on that one initial visit. While most were normal, one screening test was positive for Lyme disease antibodies. This alone would have been reason for a follow-​up appointment with him.
Finally, as a physician myself, I do not recommend this physician.

Terrible bedside manner.
Rude.
Incompetent. After suffering from terrible migraines i went to see this ‘doctor’ who told me in a nutshell ‘oh well, there’s nothing i can do’. So glad i went to have a second opinion by a REAL professional who got to the root of my problem through thorough testing.
If you want treatment for your ailment with compassion and professionalism, stay away from this ‘doctor’.

This man saved my life!
After enduring 7 months of debilitating headaches, nausea, vomiting, vision changes, vision blackouts and having doctor after doctor tell me I «just had migraines» I finally found Dr. Kurzrok. He listened to my concerns and did a through exam. After a rather simple eye exam where he could see severe swelling of my optic nerves (all he did was look into the back of them, why had no one else done that?) he immediately sent me for an MRI where I was diagnosed with a large brain tumor. After this was found Dr. Kurzrok, with my best interests at heart, suggested I get myself to a major neurosurgical center like John’s Hopkins, that would be more experienced with the treatment I needed. I was admitted to Hopkins neuro intensive care unit the next day. One week later I had life saving brain surgery to remove the 4×6 cm tumor (slightly larger than a golf ball). Dr. Kurzrok continued to check up on me during and after I was hospitalized and we have kept in touch ever since. While I continue to be followed at Hopkins I give Dr. Kurzrok the most credit for listening to me and not brushing me off as simply having migraines.
I would recommend Dr. Kurzrok to anyone seeking a neurologist, he is truly a man who cares about the patients he treats.

When I met with Dr. Kurzrok, he seemed very caring and concerned and immediately instructed I have an MRI to determine if symptoms I was having were a concern. A couple days after having the MRI I phoned Dr. Kurzrok’s office for the results and was told that my chart would be given to him and he’d follow-​up. Three days later, still no phone call. When I phoned the office, Miss Bradley said she had the results the evening that I had called but didn’t have a chance to call me back. Three days after I phoned and her excuse was that she didn’t have time to call me back? She never apologized for not calling me with the results and was actually very rude. When I finally spoke with Dr. Kurzrok, he apologized but was dismissive at the same time regarding my complaint. Dr. Kurzrok didn’t seem to comprehend that it upset me to not get any feedback about something that could be very serious or even life-​threatening and change my life. The fact that I had waited almost 7 days after having my MRI since the results were available 24 hours after my testing (I verified this with the MRI facility) is disrespectful. Fortunately, everything was «normal» so that’s a relief but I will not be returning to Dr. Kurzrok for a follow-​up. For this reason, Dr. Kurzrok’s office gets only 1 star.

In treating my migraines, Dr. Kurzrok has been as thorough, careful, and attentive as I could have asked for in a neurologist. I genuinely believe in his concern for my well-​being and acting in my best interest. A perfect example of this was in several months ago when I was suffering from a migraine that left me immobile for two days. On the third day a friend drove me, shaking and barely able to lift my head, to his office. After deducing that it was most likely a migraine gone out of control, but just to rule out meningitis and to deal with the pain, he suggested the ER where he believed I would be treated the quickest.
When I was in the hospital, Dr. Kurzrok tracked down my room number and called me every day to check on my condition. He obtained copies of all of the tests I had performed and gave me second opinions on the results, which gave me definite peace of mind. When I was released, he made sure to schedule a follow up appointment where we could start to look into preventative migraine treatments. He quickly responded to my calls about the intensive pain I was experiencing following the spinal taps I had received at the hospital, which once again eased my mind.
I highly recommend Dr. Kurzrok as a very knowledgeable, personable, and conscientious neurologist.