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Digestive Disease Medicine at MVHS

Gastroenterology • Utica, NY

★★★★☆4.4/543 reviews across 2 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Vitals.com for Dr. Robert Pavelock: 4.2/5 (30 reviews)
  • WebMD for Dr. Harvey Allen: 5/5 (13 reviews)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Some providers described as excellent
  • Professional and polite demeanor reported for some doctors

Common complaints

  • Long wait times for procedures or appointments
  • Perceived lack of concern or dismissiveness by some providers
  • Difficulty in resolving specific medical issues despite repeated appointments

In patients' words

""Dr. Allen is polite, etc. My issue is, I was to have 3 bandings done at three separate appointments... [after which] the larger one... was still a problem. I sent a message via my portal to inform Dr. Allen of my situation. I received a return phone call a few days later from his nurse saying he would refer me to a surgeon? That was his explanation via his nurse?? It seems to me that he really isn't concerned with his patients.""

— WebMD patient review for Dr. Harvey Allen

""When cancer possibility causes them to order a scope,, 2.5 to 3 months seems a long time to eait for a scope, especially when they do no other testing to check for infection.""

— Vitals.com patient review for Dr. Robert Pavelock

How these reviews were compiled

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

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