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In 2020, I was referred to Dr. Gregory Schenk in Reston by Dr. Hilgartner in Leesburg after an MRI revealed a tumor on my right kidney—initially prompted by severe back pain. This diagnosis was terrifying, but Dr. Schenk's expertise, compassion, and innovative approach immediately put me at ease. Dr. Schenk guided me toward a treatment plan that successfully avoided radiation and chemotherapy—options my urologist later said could have been far riskier for me. Five years later, I am cancer-free and living a full, healthy life. I firmly believe Dr. Schenk's experience, intuition, and willingness to work outside rigid protocols—along with his trusted collaboration with Dr. Hilgartner—saved my life. These are outstanding doctors who truly put patients first was an absolute blessing. If you're dealing with urological concerns, kidney issues, or anything that needs expert care, I can't recommend Dr. Schenk highly enough. And if back pain or other symptoms are your starting point, consider beginning with Dr. Hilgartner—their teamwork is unmatched. Thank you, Dr. Schenk, from the depths of my heart for giving me these extra healthy years. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year!

I recently had cancer removed from my adrenal gland by Dr. Gregory Schenk. Love his attitude! Great surgeon! Right now I am cancer free because this doctor's skill, knowledge and faith. Nurses and staff along this journey assured me I was in good hands. I highly recommend him if you need a good urologist.

Wow, opposite experience from other review. Dr. Schenk is matter of fact – something we find refreshing when dealing with cancer! Yet he has a sense of humor for those who are quick enough to catch it. My mother is 82 and likes him a lot.

I found Dr Schenk to be open, direct and caring. His immediate grasp of my condition, and candid explanation of the options was refreshing, and convinced me that I was in good hands. If you would prefer to be fully informed, this is the doctor for you.

Dr. Schenk and my 94-year-old Mom have a "thing." She makes him cookies, he takes care of her like she was his own Grandma.

Dr. Nathan Roberts is an awesome urologist. When Dr. Roberts was a new practitioner to this area in 2016, I ruined his Thanksgiving Day with emergency kidney stone surgery. To this day, we still joke about it. During the COVID lockdown, Dr. Roberts diagnosed my shingles and went ahead and prescribed medication for it right away, because he knew how difficult it would be to get seen elsewhere right away. And just this year, he’s performed 2 more kidney stone surgeries on me. Dr. Roberts is very personable, attentive, and if I ask questions and need additional information, he will stay and provide it to me. I like that he is upfront with me as soon as he sees me to say if he has to head out to an emergency surgery when I see him at his office. I am happy for him that he has become the Director of Robotic Surgery at Stone Springs Hospital.

I understand that specialists often work in a fast-paced environment, but Mr. Roberts seemed to operate at an exceptionally rapid pace. When we seek the expertise of a specialist, it is because we have genuine health concerns that require attention and care. However, when a doctor shows little willingness to dedicate even a small amount of time to address our concerns, it becomes evident that they may not be the right doctor for us. Personally, I can confidently say that I will not be seeing Mr. Roberts for my next appointment.

Dr. Nathan Roberts is a fantastic Urologist in the greater Leesburg area — informative, detailed, and serious but friendly! Happy to be a patient of his for years to come as needed.

Amazing Doctor, great sense of humor (especially in stressful situations). I do not recommend getting kidney stones but if you do Dr Roberts is the best person you could have to help you.

I just met Heather, the office manager. She is an absolute Rockstar! Thank you for helping me! I appreciate your effort!

It's unfortunate that all of the negative reviews fall on deaf ears with this monopoly. It is virtually impossible to reach anyone at this practice. Every urologist in our area belongs to this group. And asking for a return call after hitting every option on their phone recording accomplishes nothing. Rarely, an operator from overseas will answer who is unintelligible, and still promises a return call. Once my husband and I finally made appointments, the doctors were promising and well intentioned, but that's where it ended. My husband's prescription was sent to the wrong pharmacy. And my prescription has not been sent to mine after three days since my appointment. Again, calls to their offices, where someone finally answered promising to get "an urgent message" sent to our doctors has still not been successful. I've never experienced anything like this in my life. Run to the nearest exit…

Phone system won’t take messages. Texting service mostly refers you back to calling main number. I stopped by office to finally get appointment. I had to call on drs line to get results and to request drs order for blood test by Dr. young that was not received after appointment follow-up as promised. Follow was a request on my voicemail to call main number! Again only able to get thru on drs line. Unbelievable!

If I could give this group any less than a 1 star I would. I am now over a month into their billing group not getting back to me that a bill I paid twice (have the bank cleared checks to prove it) is agreed as paid and a refund issued for second payment. But it started earlier when I could not get their nurse to release test results to me (guaranteed by Virginia law) and despite multiple requests by me to release the test results for an upcoming specialist visit. It only got settled partially when the other specialist made a request but they still never released the test results to me.. To round out this group’s poor service, when I went to the specialist who reran the same tests as the Urologist, the specialist refuted the Urologist’s findings as incorrect. This group is so bad that if I had to drive 50 miles to go to another Urologist I’d do it. Absolutely horrible service.

Terrible Staff with no work ethics. I got an appointment two months in advance. I came to the office 30 minutes before my appointment and completed all forms on a tablet which took about 20 minutes. I ended up waiting for the doctor for about 30 minutes. Then I was informed that the doctor is not available so I will be seen by nurse. Ever since my appointment there has been no followup on test results. Every time I call they don't pick up the phone.

I rarely write negative reviews, but after the past four weeks of trying to obtain basic medical follow-up for a vulnerable patient, I feel compelled to share my experience. The lack of communication from this urology practice has been beyond disappointing—it has been alarming. Over the course of several weeks, our care team made repeated phone calls, left numerous voicemails, sent emails, and marked messages as urgent. Calls were not returned. Messages were not acknowledged. Even requests for a callback from the physician went unanswered. During this time, the patient required multiple emergency room visits and was prescribed multiple rounds of antibiotics while we desperately attempted to obtain answers and guidance from the office. A renal ultrasound took more than two weeks to arrange. A CT scan was eventually completed, and the results were sent to the practice over two weeks ago. Despite repeated requests, no one from the office contacted us to discuss the findings. What is most troubling is that the burden of obtaining critical test results seemed to fall entirely on the patient's caregivers. Why should a care team have to repeatedly chase down results from a scan that was ordered by the physician? Why are urgent messages ignored? Why is there no follow-up process for patients experiencing serious urologic symptoms, including significant blood in the urine? Equally concerning was learning that the physician appeared unaware of a previously documented active kidney stone. Reviewing a patient's medical history should be a fundamental part of providing quality care, especially when treating medically complex individuals. Patients and caregivers deserve timely communication, follow-up, and respect. Returning phone calls, reviewing diagnostic results, and keeping patients informed are not extraordinary expectations—they are basic standards of medical care. The office staff, communication procedures, and patient follow-up systems at this practice need significant improvement. No patient or caregiver should have to spend weeks making unanswered phone calls while waiting for important diagnostic results and treatment guidance. I sincerely hope this review prompts meaningful changes so that future patients receive the level of attention, communication, and care they deserve.

I’m very grateful for the excellent care I received from Dr. Young. Facing a cancer diagnosis is overwhelming, but her clear, straightforward communication and strong surgical expertise helped me navigate each step with confidence. My nephrectomy was done using a minimally invasive approach, and my recovery has been practically hassle-free — far easier than I expected during such a stressful time. She explained what would happen, answered my questions directly, and made sure I understood exactly what to expect before and after surgery. I appreciate the skill and professionalism from her and her staff behind my care, and I’m thankful for the smooth recovery I’ve had because of it. I would recommend Dr. Young to anyone needing a capable and experienced urologist.

I can’t say enough good things about Dr. Young and her excellent staff. I had a difficult diagnosis following surgery but she always took the time to explain things in a way that I could understand. I returned several times for follow up and was assisted by two of the nurses Justina and Jerica. Both of them were very compassionate and helped me through some difficult times. I would definitely recommend Dr. Young and her staff.

Excellent surgeon, but shows no post-operative care. Zero! She doesn’t follow up with her patients, disregards their concerns, and lacks time for questions. I’d recommend having a different primary urologist and if/when a surgery is needed have the primary doctor refer you to Dr Young for the surgery.

Worst place ever in my life to go to very on organized one asked me to get undressed for a physical a few moments later another one came in and said I was done without even having the physical said I needed to see another specialist did not know what was wrong with me and could not help If you referred here please do yourself a favor and see somebody else they do not know what they are doing

I am leaving this review on behalf of my husband. Dr Lester oversaw the treatment for my husband for his prostate problem. He had Prostatic artery embolization done and the results have been wonderful. We appreciate Dr. Lester for his care and attention to my husband's well being.

Dr. Lester was extremely irresponsible during our visit to the ER in Reston. My mother was actively bleeding, and after briefly checking her hemoglobin, he told us it had only dropped from 9.8 to 9 and that she was "not heavily bleeding" and could go home. I explained multiple times that her hemoglobin was 11 before coming to the ER based on recent lab work from her primary doctor, but he seemed rushed, distracted, and was constantly looking at his phone during the interaction. Instead of placing the proper medical orders, he entered discharge notes into the system while my mother continued bleeding for another three hours inside the hospital. They were calling him constantly and all he wanted was to leave. The lack of attention, urgency, and care we experienced was deeply concerning. I do not recommend him.

Dr. Lester did a good job during my husband's surgery for his prostate, but he has since been suffering with pain and it is virtually impossible to get anyone to respond from his office. He is told a nurse will respond, but that never happens.

Good docs. Bad nurses. Can’t get a refill for a cream for the life of me.

I’m very disappointed with the service at this clinic. It is extremely difficult to get anyone to answer the phone. I spoke with the nurse yesterday and asked her to send my medication to the pharmacy, but as of today, nothing has been sent. This lack of communication and follow-up is very frustrating, especially when it involves medication. Based on my experience, I would not recommend this clinic to anyone.

First time I saw DR Oconnor my appointment was rescheduled 2021. Fast forward one year (2022), this time it took over a month to get an appointment only to have the nurse reschedule for the end of the following month. Just received another call to reschedule yet again citing he will be out of the office that day too. They wanted to reschedule until the following month in August. I draw the line at this type of customer service. I will never recommend this doctor to anyone looking for a urologist. if they would allow a 0 star rating that is what he would get.

I have been to see Dr. Oconnor twice and both times I was very disappointed. His bedside manner is horrible. He spends a total of 5 minutes with you, gives you his opinion and then says to come back in 6-9 months (yes, so you can spend yet MORE money.) My son clearly needed his circumcision revised but instead of doing the procedure he made us wait. I came back and voiced my concerns about how my son seemed very uncomfortable and he, yet again, told me to wait and come back. I do believe this is another way for him to get money. I would NOT recommend this doctor. I will NOT recommend him to anyone I know. Its a shame this is how he runs his practice. The only good thing about this experience was the office manager, who I did complain to. She is a keeper but Dr. Oconnor is a NO-GO. The ONLY reason he has a star at all is because to post this review I had to rate him. I truly give him a ZERO.

New patient for prostrate exam and PSA testing as my urologist had retired. I found Dr O’Conner to be communicative, patient, attentive and thorough. He explained everything and followed up the next day. I am very satisfied to date.

Completely igonore patient's concern and prescribe medication the patient is unable to take due to side effects. Worst ever seen.

I will not suggest this doctor to anyone. Left several messages after my lab results and doctor never called me back. Front desk staff is very rude. They don’t care and have no empathy. I had the worst experience.