Sara Imershein, MD

I had to find a new doctor since my GYN retired. I’ve seen Dr. Imershein a couple times. She’s no-​nonsense, easy to talk to, efficient and has taken time to talk to me about my concerns. I’m quite pleased to have her as my doctor. I have no idea what these issues with her staff are in the reviews. I have found them to be perfectly friendly and have nothing to criticize.

I’m writing a mixed review. I have had a really good experience with Dr. Imershein over the last six years. She’s great. But her staff can be really brusk when you’re trying to schedule an appointment or obtain information. And I recently needed to change doctors because my health care changed, and her office charged me $ 25 to get my records, which couldn’t have been more than a few pages long and I volunteered to come pick them up. The staff was totally rude in the process, giving me an attitude because I needed to change doctors.

Dr. Imershien is the rudest and most boorish doctor I have ever met. When my old OGYN dropped my plan I scheduled an appointment with Imershein because my hot flashes were keeping up at night. I only saw her twice but when I asked her to prescribe an additional medication and explained (briefly) why, she abruptly snapped «that’s the end of the discussion, we are not talking about this. End of story.» The explanation she gave about the medication was superficial and I was trying to understand her specific objection because other doctors have prescribed this medication in the past. I told her I was just trying to understand and that I came in good faith. She repeated very rudely that it was the end of the discussion and that perhaps I should see another doctor. I simply told her, very calmly, she didn’t need to be so aggressive with me and that was about it.
A friend told me another horrible story about the other doctor in her practice. So frankly, I do not recommend this practice at all.

Today was my first time seeing Dr. Imershein. She was professional, personable, funny, knowledgable, and realistic. I felt comfortable with her during the entire visit. I especially liked meeting with her in her office before and after my exam. She took the time to answer my questions. She even recommended a book for me to read to get more information. I plan on seeing her again.

I like Dr. Imershein so much that I am willing to pay out of pocket for her service. She knows the annual exam is not the most pleasant thing to go through so she tries to distract you by talking during the examination. I like how she has her patients get dressed and come to her office after the exam for a discussion — much more comfortable that way. I don’t understand the negative reviews about Dr. Imershein — she has a great sense of humor and bedside manners. Each time I leave her office, I am always surprised by how easy and comfortable the process went.

Treatment was ok — I just went for routine checkups. But very selfcentered – talks about herself ALL the time. In fact she once told me her OWN SAT scores and how much highter they were than her son’s. Doesn’t listen. Also, it was a huge complicated process to try to get the office to order one full year of birth control pills (I wanted to pay cash since my insurance didn’t cover it at the time).

The Dr. was one of the best I’ve ever seen. Very caring, educated me about the latest research, and the visit went quickly.
But I’ll never go back —
In a nutshell, the office didn’t tell me that she was out of network for my insurance. In insurance parlance, the Dr. is «covered by my insurance, but out of network.» So when asked was the visit covered, the answer is «yes.» This means that I am out of pocket $ 400 for a routine annual exam. On top of it, the claim took six weeks to process because it was submitted incorrectly twice by the office staff and the insurance company kept rejecting it. This took about 3 phone calls to the office to figure out.
It’s unfortunate that our healthcare system penalizes good doctors for administrative personnel that don’t provide full information or can’t manage the insurance bureaucracy correctly. But this is the world we live in.

This rating is for their reception staff only, as I never visited this doctor. I made a new patient appointment, but in the interim found another doctor that could see me sooner, so I canceled the appointment. At the time, the receptionist (who was extremely polite) told me their system was down so she took my name and number and said she would remove the appointment as soon as the system was running again. I guess that never happened, because three weeks later, I received a $ 150 bill in the mail for «no show». When I called to inform them of the situation, I was put on hold and another receptionist took the call («Donna»), who abruptly interrrupted my recounting of events to ask my name, and then tell me «they have never had a system down» so my story couldn’t be true. She was a real grump and then told me, rudely, «I will waive the fee this time…» like it was a big favor! Funny bc I will NOT be calling this place again!
if you are looking for great doctors and friendly front desk and nursing staff, go to Reiter, Hill, Johnson, and Nevin — they are fabulous and have excellent front desk staff!

Dr. Imershein is the best doctor I have ever seen. Every friend I have ever recommeded to her 100% agrees. Her bedside manner is amazing – she really makes an effort to read her patients and adjusts accordingly, and the exam is quick and efficient. She puts her patients at ease – there’s an automatic sense of trust there, born out of her skill and clear passion for being a good doctor. I have nothing bad to say about her or her practice (except I wish they took more health plans besides BCBC). She’s actually out of my network. That’s how much I love her.

Best ever gynocologist. She’s laid back and gets you in and out of there in no time – doesn’t pro-​long the awkwardness of these types of visits. After your appointment she meets with you in her office and you can ask any questions you want. She’s been my doctor for 7 years and I wouldn’t change a thing.