Sorel Eliot MD

Rarely do I read reviews that are completely negative or completely positive and say that this must be everything. These reviews truly reflect the incredible unprofessional nature which Eliot Sorel approaches his work. To begin, my first visit was rushed and rude matching many of the other individuals writing these reviews. He promptly prescribed a medicine which is contradictory to my kidney concerns. I noted this to the doctor several times during the first and second visit. He didn’t even flinch and brushing aside my medical concerns. The first consultation lasted no more than 20 minutes.
After not learning from my first mistake, I went to the doctor for a follow on visit that was just as bizarre with the doctor looking over some results from a psychological assessment that he asked me to take for the follow on visit. The diagnosis of this online «20 questions» assessment was exactly the same as what I told him during the first visit! Well that was a waste.
After not learning from my first and second mistake, a third appointment was scheduled. I notified the doctor that my sister was coming from out of town (out of the country) and she needed to set up an appointment with a doctor for some new medicine. Due to the time constraints on my sisters trip, my sister decided to take the next appointment. After several attempted calls to reach the doctor, and only one missed call from him in return, she decided to go take the appointment anyway. Upon her arrival, the doctor flipped out that I wasn’t there for the appointment and that she was there for my follow-​on. He told her he didn’t have time for a full consultation and only had 15 minutes and turned her away. (reminder, my consultation lasted from 15 – 20 minutes!). My sister left the officer and decided to turn around and at least use his 15 minutes of time. Dr Eliot Sorel continued his rudeness with my sister and told her to go to her old doctor.
Well to round this all up, after my sister’s appointment I received 4 missed calls from the doctor. When returning these calls he scolded me on how rude it was to have had my sister go in my place. Excuse us for trying to contact the doctor and seek his medical opinion! I told him he was out of line and yet he continued his attack on me.
Bottom line: I have never received any service, medical or otherwise, from an individual whose neglect and disregard borders on malpractice. In fact, turning my sister away more than borders on malpractice, it crosses the line.

I wish I had listened to the negative comments here. I needed a sleep aid for occasional sleepless nights. I wanted what had helped me in the past with no side effects, like Ambien or Xanax. But Dr. Sorel stated that he does not prescribe addictive medications under any circumstances.
Instead he prescribed 200 mg of amitriptyline before bed, claiming it was a very low dose to start with. Instead I was knocked out asleep for most of 18 hours, when I finally could get up I was confused, walking into walls, and dropping things. I didn’t remember standing up but the family told me later. 48 hours later I am still woozy and shaking.
I encourage you to avoid this doctor.

I really wanted to like Dr. Sorel. I thought from my first visit that he was professional and that I had found a trustworthy doctor. But it was apparent on my second visit that he’s out-​of-​touch and apathetic towards his patients. I agree with a previous reviewer – he’s WAY too reliant on an online diagnostic scale. I found him to be condescending and pushy, so after two visits I’ve decided to go elsewhere.
Bottom line: I think he’s more interested in getting paid for office visits than he is in helping people.

I agree 100% with Angela. I had almost the same exact experience and that’s why I felt I should review him as well. If I could get back the time I wasted thinking he was «helping» me I would. He’s a worthless doctor. I was experiencing a severe problem and he acted like it was nothing and gave me medication for something completely different than what I needed. It’s like going to see a doctor for a headache and you leave with something for your stomache. Go to someone else. Do not waste your hard earned money on this quack. I would like to know who his shrink is because that person should be ashamed. So should anyone else affiliated with him. I think he’s outdated just like his shabby smelly office.

He was professional and experienced and was thorough in his questioning.

Dr. Sorel’s office walls are covered with photos of him doing «important» things with «important people» — and he knows it. I saw him several times because I kept expecting some sort of brilliance to shine through. While he was not outright rude, he was rather distant and condescending and his recommendations were not at all helpful. He doesn’t seem to have a staff and at one point missed our appointment because he had left the country for a couple of weeks and hadn’t bothered to let me know (I found out from his answering machine.) His office is in a big apartment building but I didn’t find it any more dodgy than one or two other therapist apartment-​offices I’ve been to in the city.
Can not recommend.

I have a few choice words for this «psychiatrist:» unprofessional. obsolete. inconsiderate. rude. obnoxious. arrogant.
To sum up my experience — he arrived to his office 20 minutes late for my appointment (located in a really dodgy apartment complex in foggy bottom that has definitely seen far better days), ridiculed me for insisting I wasn’t depressed, referred me to a WEB SITE to diagnose said «depression,» and then gave me a ten minute lecture about not telling others about my «problems» because it’s «intensely personal and nobody needs to know but you what’s wrong with you.»
He talked to me for maybe 10 minutes, then decided I was depressed and unable to concentrate because of a lack of sleep, even though I told him probably 3 or 4 times that I sleep really well and have never been happier and more content personally and professionally. I needed help with a very specific issue, and he kept snapping at me that I wasn’t answering the specific question he asked when I would tell him what was actually wrong. I’m not sure about profanity protocol on Unilocal!,but this guy is a TOTAL jackass, and I hope at least ¼th of my anger and abhorrence of Sorel is communicated through this post.