West Penn Medical Associates

I am seriously concerned about keeping them as a PCP office. Every issue takes at least a day to respond to. If you message this office, expect to get a response just before they close (4:30 PM)- God help you if you message on a Friday (have to wait until Monday for any response). This doctors office is pretty good when they are on track, however, they have routine staff turnover and barriers to communication. For example, I was expected to be able to find the documentation for a diagnosis due to a staff change- I did not need it before. Rather than informing me of any of this prior to a visit, I was told at the end.
Jan 14th, 2023

Recently moved to Pittsburgh from Atlanta. Dr. Sleckman and all the staff are great. Glad I found them.
Dec 25th, 2022

Nov 20th, 2022

When I first came to this practice, it was in 2013 and it was because of the severe pain I was in. Now its 2021, I am in more pain than when I started. Its like being in a circle at this practice. When you PCP can't figure out what to do, than they send me to pain management, after one of my injection that was painful and than found out after a MRI, I have nerve damage, than now sent to a neurologist. So I been from PCP, to pain management, to neurologist, I been through physical therapy and injection and still in pain. My last straw with this place was last month when Dr Johnson who is younger than me, came in and as if she knew my pain level that I am in everyday, advise me they won't approve me for disability, because she feels there's a job out there who won't fire me when I call off due to pain, a job that will let me sit down every 5 to 10 minutes when in severe pain , and when I sitting more than 30 minutes and need to get up will give me a break, and would let me lay down when I need to lay down after standing and sitting hurts my body. To get out the room because she didn't know how to address me after I told her I worked for years and drained basically my life saving since I haven't worked since 2015 and now I have no income. I told her, don't you think if I can work by now, I would have gotten a job. She advised she was going to check with a nurse about something, and never came back in, she sent the medical assistant in to give me my after summary. They learn about how painful things can be, but unless they experience it, they don't know the feeling. Arthritis, spinal stenosis, disc degeneration, bulging disc, hip impingement, nerve damage are all painful, now imagine me, who has all of this going on feels every day of my life. Not fun, because you can no longer enjoy your life.,
Dec 30th, 2021

Dr. Gahdani has been great. Dr. Jessica had to move so when I transferred over to her I was worried, but I've had great appointments and decent response times on my chart messages.
Sep 8th, 2021