Dr. Peter Lontai Family Practice — Attraction in Elizabeth

Amazing Dr and staff. I'm adding my review because I was surprised to see any bad comments for Dr Lontai. Been going to him for over 4 years and he has always been supportive of my concerns. The front staff are the kindest and friendliest people. I have the worst insurance and they always work hard to ensure everything I need gets approved. No wait time ever in the office and he takes walk ins. He is more of an "old school" doctor which I love because he keeps it more personal & doesn't see me as just more $$ & kicbacks from major pharma co.s by putting me on medication I don't need. He has real integrity which is tough to find these days. He keeps your treatment simple but effective and doesn't put new fancy medical terms to every minor itch, scratch or boo-boo but he really really cares about his patients and has always ensured my healthcare needs are met.

That being said, patients go to Drs for all their health care needs because they're trained and experienced. Aren't the patients supposed to just present their symptoms to the Dr and let the expert investigate and give a final diagnosis? I feel they should. So I do take real issue with patients who freak out over every tiny new skin mark and the smallest of issues (a week of headaches), use the internet to self diagnosed themselves, then run right to their Dr for help, only to tell him he's wrong in his professional opinion because "the internet says" it could be one of 20 things and 5 tests are needed to see which one it is. Really? Then why did you even going to the Drs, if you had all the answers already? This is why healthcare is so expensive & many families with real serious ailments go without. Yeah, got a few headaches this week, so let's hurry up and run a $3000 or so MRI machine for a full brain scan. I get headaches practically everyday. Just put on your big girl pants, take a couple Advil and power through it. But if they do persists or get worse, then it makes better sense to go back to the Dr for a deeper look.

Moreover, I really really take issue when a patient and a Dr (customer/servicer, etc.) do have a difference in opinion and when a patient doesn't get it all their way they throw a temper tantrum and find it appropriate to get revenge. So, while sitting so bravely behind a computer, they get real vengeful in bad mouthing a good Dr to the entire world, which, they themselves actually liked up until the disagreement. Ultimately in an attempt to hurt or ruin their good name which can seriously affect their livelihood. What if Dr Lontai "God Forbid" has a sick relative he cares for and looses patients because of your comments and can no longer care for them or even so he has ti miss a few bills payments. Think people, that's a terrible thing to do to someone, anyone. Especially considering you were able to find a new Dr, got the tests, the care and everything you needed. How is that fair? There wasn't any better way to handle the situation like an adult. Speak with the Dr directly and then change Dr and move on. Why a public dig? It's just not right nor kind. So, I say grow up bad commenters and own your part in the disagreement.

Dr Lontai is an excellent Dr, he's well educated and if the symptoms presented fit an ailments he WILL address it and ensure you're tested...

I can start by saying i was going to this place for over 5years.yes not anymore because apparantley patients have no opinions on their body health, and reception lady has a big smart mouth. Maybe because i been going there for so long that they thought they could treat me like that!?

Also doctor lontain spoke nasty to me after i had just made a simple question and his answer was maybr you should go to medical school and bring me your degree! Not the first time he told me this....So my own concerns dont count? Who would still go to this doctor.

Also i had some issues that i was concerned and he never paid attention to them. Like i have headaches that lasted for a weekand he kept saying that it was because i was overweight and or stress was the cause?. Went to metro doctor less then a block from here, and the doctor was actually concerned and sent me an MRI of my head and result was that i have demyelien desease, which is any disease of the nervous system in which the myelin sheath of neurons is damaged. This damage impairs the conduction of signals in the affected nerves. So i researched it and i didnt have to go to medical school to inform myself about my...

Honest Doctor. Really cares about his patients for their mental and physical health. My mom has been going here for 25 years and we built a strong relationship with Dr. Lontai. No appointment necessary and Those complaining about wait times need to understand that No appointments comes with waiting and it’s on a first come first serve basis . Also depending on the tests you want to do. The front desk staff are polite and accommodating. Those complaining about the telephone conversations needs to understand that this place gets busy since it’s a walk in center. So it could be stressful. I appreciate Dr. Lontai and his staff for their accommodation and...