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PhysiatryStony Brook, NY

★★★☆☆3.1/523 reviews across 2 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Vitals (Dr. Mark Sterling): 27 ratings (14 reviews)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. Ashton Stanton): 3.2 out of 5 stars (18 reviews)
  • Yelp (Stony Brook University Medical Center): 2.6 out of 5 stars (5 reviews)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Physicians often described as thorough, professional, and knowledgeable
  • Appreciation for conservative treatment approaches and thoughtful diagnoses
  • Positive experiences with the quality of care provided by individual doctors and residents
  • Clinical training and resident programs perceived as comprehensive and high-quality

Common complaints

  • Long wait times for appointments
  • Reports of rude, unhelpful, or poorly trained office staff
  • Difficulty communicating via patient portals or getting messages returned
  • Perception of impersonal or cold patient care experiences in some departments

In patients' words

"Dr. Sterling is a thorough doctor with conservative treatment and thoughtful diagnosis, and offers realistic instructions on how to go about that treatment."

Vitals review for Dr. Mark Sterling

"Dr. Stanton is great. Unfortunately he has a nurse who is rude and uncaring and you have to go through her first."

Healthgrades review for Dr. Ashton Stanton

"The wait here is consistently long. 3:00 appointment and wasn't called until well after 4:00."

Yelp review for Stony Brook University Medical Center

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].

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