Looking for a doctor in Rochester, NY

su_11 · 01-14-2007, 03:39 AM

Hi all,

I am new to this forum and also to rochester, NY. I was diagonised as having PCOS three years back. I have been taking metformin and BCP, I think the harmones are kinda balanced, but the acnes dont seem to vanish and I am starting to loose hair. I relocated from central new york and I want to know an OB/GYN RE who is PCOS friendly.I am really worried and I need your help and suggestions please.

Thank you.

Ayngels · 01-14-2007, 03:41 AM

I am not from your area. But wanted to welcome you to soul cysters. You will find that this is a great site and will get tons of support.

Jmbattisti · 01-14-2007, 03:24 PM

I am also from Rochester NY and am in the processes of finding a new physician who understands PCOS treatments. When I get more info, I will post it here for you.

Jmbattisti · 01-15-2007, 06:25 PM

I have found out that there are PCOS friendly doctors in my OBGYN practice.
They have a website: http://www.rgoa.yourmd.com/ I use Dr. Diane Cunningham. They are referring me to a dietician and have agreed to help me work with my PCOS related symptoms (high BP, high Cholesterol/Diabetes).

I have also heard about that Women Gynecology & Childbirth Associates, P.C. is also PCOS friendly. They also have a website:
http://www.wgcaobgyn.com/our_doctors.html

Good Luck.

Jmbattisti · 01-15-2007, 06:28 PM

I have found two:

ROCHESTER GYNECOLOGIC & OBSTETRIC ASSOCIATES, P.C.
I use Dr. Cunningham. They have a website: http://www.rgoa.yourmd.com/
They have agreed to work with me as well as give me a referral to a dietician to help me work on eating right.

Women Gynecology & Childbirth Associates, P.C.. They have a website:
http://www.wgcaobgyn.com/our_doctors.html

su_11 · 01-16-2007, 02:55 PM

Hi all,

Thanx a lot for ur help. I also found a doc who is PCOS friendly. Her name is
Kathleen Hoeger. she is an ob/gyn RE. You can see her profile by clicking on the following URL: http://providers.stronghealth.com/di...master_id=3638

Shall post you more details after my visit, hopefully it will be helpful few others.

Thanks a lot for your support !

Jmbattisti · 01-19-2007, 11:50 AM

Kinda funny, but having looked at my medical chart, my OBGYN referred me to Kathleen Hoeger as well!

-Jackie

Solnyshko · 01-21-2007, 08:36 PM

My gyno has referred me to Dr Hoeger as well. I actually e-mailed her yesterday, but was wondering if you could let me know how she is before I schedule an appointment with her.
Thanks in advance.

Jmbattisti · 01-22-2007, 10:39 AM

My appt is for Feb 6th. I'll post how it goes. (I am being referred to her lifestyle center as I am not ttc. (done that route... all done.). Wish me luck!

Solnyshko · 01-23-2007, 12:27 AM

thanks in advance, I was also wondering how long is the wait nowadays? I just got an email from Dr Hoeger which didn't tell me anything, so I'm thinking that I'm gonna schedule an appointment tomorrow. Good luck

Dell · 01-23-2007, 04:50 PM

I used to go to Strong Endocrinology (I think endos are better at treating PCOS than OB/GYNs and generally have more knowledge of the disease) until my doctor retired. Their nutritionist Myrna Paige is excellent too.

Solnyshko · 01-23-2007, 05:07 PM

My gyno is retiring sometime soon and I still haven't picked a new one... And I need to Dr Hoeger... this sucks... I don't like doctors

Fallchild · 01-23-2007, 05:32 PM

When I lived up in NY i was referred to Dr. Hayes. She was REALLY good and really listened to me.

HTH!

Solnyshko · 01-23-2007, 05:51 PM

Its afficial girls! I'm seeing the endo

even thou the appointment is not soon enough, but at least I've got it scheduled

easydreamer · 01-24-2007, 10:56 AM

Sorry that I have JUST NOW noticed this thread. How ignorant of me. Dr. Hoeger was my fertility doctor up until March of 2006 because I became pregnant. If I remember correctly it took at least a month to get in to see her but once I did everything went well. I was already on Metformin prescribed by my OB as well as clomid. We tried IUI with Clomid which did work but I m/c or I guess what you would probably call a chemical pregnancy because it only lasted a few days. Two months later, after being on follisitim injections, I got pg. We delivered my beautiful dd 2 months ago :-)

Also, my OB's office is right next door to Dr. Hoeger's. Her name is Dr. Sarah Sukalich who also specializes in PCOS as well. She was the one that referred me specifically to Dr. Hoeger. Dr. Sukalich is an awesome doctor but please note that she works part time so is quite busy.

I went to Dr. Pulli at RGOA where Dr. Cunningham works. I liked Dr. Pulli until it came to diagnosing PCOS and that's when it all fell apart. She didn't have time to deal with me and acted like I was taking up too much of her time because I didn't have all the clasic symptoms of PCOS so she referred me to the dermatoligist next door in order to deal with my "hair" issues. I went back to her, cried in her office at how upset I was with her and her nurse and all she did was apologize but didn't offer an other advice on what to do so I left the practice. However, I have lots of friends who go to Dr. Cunningham so don't stop going to their practice because of me. I also have a best friend who goes to Dr. Pulli still so I guess it just depends on yourself.

As far as Dr. Hoeger's office--you will probably at some time or another see her nurse Kristen. She is awesome and has a wonderful bedside manor.

On another note--Dr. Hoeger's husband is a pediatrician at Elmwood Pediatrics. I don't use him for my daughter as I had someone else recommended to me but he did see my dd in the hospital.

G/L to you and I will try to check in on this thread more often. If you have any questions feel free to pm me.