Bala Subramanyam MD

I’ve been going to Dr. Subramanyam for the past twenty years .
I have confidence in my gynecologist who referred me to him and confidence in his expertise.
He is always very caring, and patient about answering questions and concerns.
His staff has always been courteous and friendly to me.
I don’t understand some of the negative comments, but they may be attributed to the fact that
people in pain or stressed out might be reacting differently than they normally would.

If only there were zero star option…
I agree with all the other negative reviews on here. First, the receptionist was terrible. She literally pulled me out of the bathroom when I was walking in, so that she could let in another patient first. Whatever. The doctor was worse. Perhaps he is a fine practitioner — I was referred to him by my GYN, so presumably he is – but he was incredibly condescending. I was in extreme pain. He barely answered my questions, and when he did, he applied rhetorical devices commonly reserved for a troublesome forth grader! The reviewer who complained about the the weird leather pillow, the doggie pee pad, and the lack of a robe is on point!

The Doctor was great. He desperately needs a different secretary. When I first arrived the receptionist/​secretary was so rude and abrasive, causing a patient in the waiting room to cry and go int hysterics over paperwork. She could have handled the situation very differently and avoided the confrontation.
Then I received a bill for the same procedure AFTER I PAID IT several times. I had to call back twice with the check number that they cashed 6 months earlier. Making me believe that the receptionist is very bad with paperwork and organization, which is very dangerous considering that is her only job.
Like I said this is no reflection on the doctor, but I would not go back because of this miserable experience I had and other patients had.

I feel like it would be morally irresponsible of me if i didn’t write this review.
I went to Bala with referral from my obgyn. There were immediate red flags. I called to make an appointment and the receptionist said there was nothing available for 2 weeks. Since i was in some pain i asked if there was anything sooner, she said no. I said id call back. Out of desperation i did and suddenly they had open availability. The same receptionist… heavy accent so i knew… asked me, when do you want to come? Whatttt…
My appointment was days later… suddenly. When i got there there were red flags after red flags. The same receptionist told me to go to the restroom to empty my bladder. I’ve had this ultrasound 2 weeks prior at Beth Israel, who i prefer (this was a second opinion visit) and there i had to fill up my bladder. So i was immediately confused but made my way to the creepy rest room, which far from the actual doctors office.
When i got back the receptionist escorted me to the examination room, said undress waist down and lay there and cover up. What? No gown? Ok… red flag. I look at the examination bed and theres nothing covering it. There was a leather pillow that i believe was taped to the bed. And a training pad… the kind you train a dog with big enough to lay your behind on. There was a thin paperlike blanket to «cover up». Red flag, red flag red flag.
Dr. Bala came in, receptionist never left! She was also the assistant? Were there no other patients in this place?
Dr. Bala was ok. kind of cold, straight to the point. Often interrupted me when i was trying to answer his questions.
The exam was agressive. He was pressing down hard on my pelvic area… i went for pelvic pain. Im pretty sure im going to wake up with bruises in the morning. It was crazy intense. Again, ive had this exam before… never happened like this. He was asking me to move my ovary… what?
He was pretty dismissive in the end and then walked out. I was left there on the barely covered bed and i asked, is that it? Yep, nothing was given to clean oneself. All done.
Just don’t go. Please.

I was seen right away, but the doctor was completely unprofessional. While I was lying on the exam table being examined, I was obviously curious about everything he was seeing/​doing. In response to my curiosity, the doctor told me to stop asking so many questions. This is an incredible unprofessional statement to say to your patient, especially because I wasn’t asking that many questions. I was just curious about what he was doing and seeing as I have the right to be. Won’t be going back here for follow ups.

Excellent office visit from reception to the Dr. Made my teenage daughter feel very comfortable and gave extremely thorough care.

Made an appointment 2 weeks ago for 8:30am. I arrive at the same time another woman does and she is seen before me. The secretary knows that I was upset and kept coming out to stay «10 minutes», «oh she just finished and we will be ready for you in 2 minutes». 10 minutes later I was seen — at 9am/​30 minutes after my scheduled appointment. I was pissed esp since I WORK!!! She knew that she was wrong for taking someone ahead of me which is why she kept coming out with time updates — that were inaccurate!
The examination room needs to be updated. The secretary/​nurse asked me to remove a few garments and lay on the table, which was not fully covered — there was a paper cloth like gauze for my bare ass but the remainder of the table was uncovered. There were also 2 pillows taped together that were dated and had a pink paper like cloth for me to rest my head on .
The doctor came in and was very pleasant. He walked me through the procedure and talked to me throughout it.
I’m all about service. While the doctor was nice the overall experience was not good and I will not return for check ups.

He is incredibly professional, clear and fair. His usual secretary was away, and very unfortunately I was referred urgently by my OB-​GYN, and the person I talked to refused to give me an appointment for two days. So I ended up spending one night in the ER. When I finally got to see him, he was the one and first who saw what the issue was. Sometimes the lowest ranking person can create a havoc. Make sure you get the appointment.

I have truly never seen a better doctor. He was generous with his time, was incredibly friendly and explained everything to me. It was easy to schedule, I was early and was seen immediately and the receptionist could not have been nicer.

I’m surprised by the other reviews, because both the secretary and Dr. Subramanyam were friendly and receptive during my visit. The office is a little difficult to find, but other than that I had as good a time as anyone that is having a sonogram…

Tried to make an appointment here, the receptionist was having phone problems and decided it wasn’t worth it to book something when the line sounded so bad. I told her I would hang up and call back, which I did from another phone line. Since it was HER phone that was broken, there was the same problem. She hung up on me six times rather then just deal with a little background noise and make the appointment. Terrible behavior, its not worth it to bother with this place. Find someone else.

I’m very surprised at the low ratings that people are giving. I have to admit, at first these reviews had persuaded me into NOT going to Dr Subramanyam. However, after receiving vague, inconsistent results from West Side Radiology on my pelvic sonogram, I needed to go get a second opinion from another radiologist. I eventually made an appointment with him after two different doctors assured me that he was one of the best out there. I was expecting the worst when I got there, but was pleasantly surprised at how friendly he was. Yes, he’s not a «warm and fuzzy» type of guy, and speaks in a low voice, but I found that to be very calming for me. I can only compare my experience with him to West Side Radiology because that’s the only other place I’ve been to, but they were two completely different experiences. He guided me along every step of the way and explained to me what he was looking at while also showing me on the screen. He thoroughly answered all of my questions, and I left the office very satisfied.
In regards to the review about them collecting fees up front, I’ve never been to a doctor’s office where they haven’t collected any fees up front. You should really check with your insurance carrier on how many allowances you have per year for waived fees. As for me, my sonogram was free under my insurance plan so they did not make me pay anything.

This medical provider attempts to collect all fees up front no matter what insurance you carry. We live in a society based on medical services paid for through medical insurance. Medical providers are not retail establishments!