Run, do not walk, to see Dr. Perlow. He's THAT amazing. After speaking with this man I felt like I'd had a therapy session, been to a spiritual event, had my faith in humanity restored and become a wiser person. The memory of our meeting affected the rest of my day, to the point where I still feel restored as I sit here 8 hours later. I want to hang out with this man. He clearly knows his medical stuff, but his face should also be in the dictionary next to the term "bedside manner." He spent time getting to know me not just as a patient, but also as a person. Among his questions were the extent to which I like my job, whether I have pets, and the meaning of the charm on my necklace. It was as if time stopped in his office--he devoted his attention to me at a level almost never seen in medicine these days. I felt fully comfortable being brutally honest with him about my (gross) symptoms AND putting on the requisite paper gown to be examined by this stranger...and that's because of our conversation in his office earlier. I did not expect my symptoms to be taken seriously, but I feel very validated by his response to them. He ordered two affordable, non-invasive tests that will hopefully diagnose my problem, bypassing the need for a way more expensive and invasive test that I think many doctors would've ordered right off the bat. With Dr. Perlow I feel like I'm in the best possible hands, both medically and ethically. I only wish he were a primary care doctor and not a gastroenterologist, because I want to see him more often. What a gem. P.S. - He has a killer sense of humor.

Submitted April 22, 2016

I have used him as both a gastroenterologist and as a GP for routine physicals. He is a very thorough explainer and won't leave you until you understand what he means. He is occasionally late, but not by much (and what MD isn't?). Though I can make no judgement on the thoroughness of his knowledge, he has always made me well and I trust him.

Submitted March 10, 2012

dr. perlow is never on time. but the reason is that he spends a lot of time talking to his patients and explaining whatever questions one has. he is extremely knowledgeable about his specialty (gastro). after 32 years of suffering from crohn's disease, and going from one doctor to another, who would use me like a guinea pig for different drugs, he was the one who finally told me that i should have surgery. now, under his supervision, one year after my surgery, i feel as if i have been given a new lease on life. i would recommend him to my friends and family.

Submitted April 20, 2008