Make an Appointment
For patients making their first appointment, we suggest that you contact us by phone at 609-896-2505. Also feel free to stop by our office. If you are flexible, we can generally see you in a matter of days. In any event, you should not have to wait more than two weeks. We suggest that you come at least 15 minutes early. Alternately, if you request it, we will send a copy of our forms by fax or you can pick up a set at our office.
Forms for your First Visit
If you with to save time during your first visit, please contact us and we will fax you copies. Alternately, you are welcome to stop by the office and pick up a set.
What Insurances do we participate in?
We try to participate with all commercial insurance providers and Medicare. We suggest that you check with us at the time of your first appointment. If your policy requires a referral from your primary physician, please make sure that it is available to us at the time of your first appointment.
Hours
We prefer appointments to be between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday but we take appointments as late as 6:00 when requested.
Seeing a Doctor Within 24 Hours
During the week, we leave appointment time for emergency visits every day. If you need an immediate appointment, there is a good chance that we will be able to accommodate you. If you can be flexible with your schedule, we will usually be able to make an appointment during the week within 24 hours.
Hospital Consultations
We are available for consultation at the Princeton Medical Center and at Robert Wood Johnson in Hamilton, New Jersey. We encourage all our patients to contact us whenever they may need to be admitted to a hospital even if the reason is not ostensibly rheumatologic.
Cancelling Appointments
We try to be understanding of our patients when they need to cancel appointments. We ask that you give us as much notice as possible and try to reschedule as soon as possible. These appointments were made so that we could give you appropriate care.
Tardiness and cancellations make it more challenging for us to provide patients with timely and efficient care. We do have a cancellation charge but we prefer not to enforce it. If we find that you repeatedly fail to appear for scheduled appointments, we may ask you to seek care elsewhere. We hope you will understand that this protects the rights of our patients who need appointments.
Keeping, Copying, and Saving Medical Reports and Records
We ask that you hold store all large format records like x-rays as we do not have enough space to store a large volume of these reports. We save all other records of tests that we order and notes written relating to your visit. You may request a copy of any record but we ask that you reimburse us for any costs for copying. Generally, when we order a test, we will discuss the test with you in detail at the time of your next appointment and we will provide you a copy of the test at that time if you request it.