Andrea Gold Schein, MD

New review must have only been written by a desperate Doctor! Unilocal has been taking down my reviews.

I love Dr. Gold-​Schein and her staff! This is an office of all women and which as a woman, I truly love. As a person who has always had premium insurance coverage, I’ve never been mandated to have a Primary Care Physician or have a referral from one so I’ve just rotated through my list of specialists thinking I was getting the best medical care. After seeing Dr. Gold-​Schein, I wonder what took me so long to finally get a PCP (Primary Care Physician), because having a great PCP in today’s medical society is the key to longevity in life!
Having a truly caring, educated, thorough PCP who can communicate effectively is the keystone in today’s medical world because your PCP is basically your personal medical manager and I could not have a better person on my team than Dr. Gold-​Schein! Now that I’m in my 30’s, establishing a relationship with a PCP is a MUST since «everything goes downhill from here».
Sadly, in today’s medical world, most physicians (especially the specialists) tend to disregard your other physicians’ notes, medical records, and then make these myopic diagnosis, prognosis, and write prescriptions based on their interactions with you in which had some of them taken the time to actually read your chart and history, would’ve prescribed something else since whatever they prescribed you actually cannot be taken with something else you are currently taking, and this is exactly why you MUST have an incredible PCP to manage all of these myopic docs out there. If you have an incredible PCP like myself, Dr. Gold-​Schein, you would be able to experience how fantastic it is have a doctor catch the mistakes of the myopic specialists and make changes to your prognosis so that you are on the right plan customized to you in order to have a long and healthy life.
Dr. Gold-​Schein is part of the Mt. Sinai Medical Center network and which as a Miami Beach resident I love! God forbid something were to ever happen to me, the hospital I would be taken to is Mt. Sinai Medical Center (MSMC), and since I’m a patient in the MSMC network, not only is my chart available to all physicians in the MSMC network including the ER, but my PCP, Dr. Gold-​Schein not only has hospital rights there to make decisions on my behalf but is a very well respected physician by others at MSMC.
Another fantastic perk to Dr. Gold-​Schein being apart of the MSMC network is that if you need additional testing, CT, X-​ray, etc… You just walk downstairs and admit yourself to MSMC and have your tests done immediately instead of having to get them done at a third party outpatient facility a few days or weeks later. Also, because she is in the MSMC network she will have your results back in HOURS and same day which is incredible. No more waiting and no second appointments at a later date. This medical perk is priceless as I like to be as efficient as possible with medical issues.
I do love Dr. Gold-Schein’s straightforwardness which is not for everyone. She is very caring but not overly coddling which I also love about her as I am and adult, but again, that personality type in a PCP is not for everyone, some people need to be overly coddled. I also do like how thorough she is and will send you to specialists as she sees fit and then have you come back in after to make sure you did your homework and are staying on track. That is a sign of an excellent PCP and that is Dr. Gold-​Schein. I also like how she is very comprehensive with your health and how she is a huge supporter of optimal mental health and work/​life balance.
Lizzie at the front desk of this office is wonderful and very easy to schedule appointments with. She will also call you and remind you about your appointments. She will also still give you and old school appointment card to keep in your wallet.
The nurse/​phlebotomist here is the best! She is very kind and courteous and fantastic at drawing blood effectively and efficiently. They even have a butterfly needle if you should request one to make you more comfortable.
I highly recommend Dr. Gold-​Schein and her office and if you were to be her patient, you would be so lucky to know that you have one of the best PCP’s out there managing your path to living long and prospering.
Best of the best.

In a word: «terrible.» After about 2 years of seeing her pretty regularly as she tried to diagnose my chronic systemic condition, I finally gave up. Although she ran me around all the local specialists, there was never a diagnosis. Her specialty is giving «referrals.» I saw no indication that she was interested in putting the pieces together, developing a diagnosis incorporating the reports coming in from the specialists.
«Arrogant» would be another good word to describe his doctor and her office staff. As an example, I showed up on time for the first appt. of the afternoon. I was the only person in the waiting room. While I waited I had to listen to the office staff — behind the closed window — plan an upcoming Holiday Office get-​together. After a 45 min. wait, the door was opened for me and I noticed the doctor herself was participating in the party planning conversation.
It gets worse… I was taken to a «prep» room where I waited another 15 min. When the doctor showed up she immediately explained to me that we were going to have to be «efficient’ because she had to be somewhere else ASAP.
I had been irritated in earlier appointments with her «attitude.» But that was the last straw for me.