Banyan Integrative Health, Tucson AZ

Dr. Ali-akbarian is a truly wonderful doctor. She is caring and concerned about my well-being.within this practice, which is a yearly fee, You can have access to your doctor almost 24 hours a day and given the cell phone number for emergencies. Most visits are between 20 minutes in an hour depending. You can ask all the questions you want and get answers. She is very knowledgeable and leaves no stone unturned in getting to the cause of one’s discomfort or illness.

Geez, what is it about old people that they always want something to be discounted (I think actually they learn that from AARP). Giving a one star review because you have to contribute $10 a week to this practice is neither onerous nor a violation of a physician's commitments. I'm very, very pleased with Banyan and its doctors and am disgusted that someone would comment so negatively. What did Oscar Wilde write: some people know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

I have no problem with the doctor I saw. She was responsive and took the time. My problem with this organization is it costs $600 a year to access a doctor, and $1150 for a two people marriage or partners. That is a lot of money which makes this a fairly exclusive operation, and this goes for a medicare recipient. Sure they take medicare, but if you only need to see a doctor twice a year, that is $300 for two visits. They are only open four days a week, they don't give vaccines or draw blood. I went once not realizing the fee was yearly. The doctor was good, but I have had good doctors. I have a year to see her. I'm not sure if I will.

I guess doctors no longer take the hippocratic oath, it's probably considered passe.the knowledge I've received from my teachers, I swear to care for anyone who suffers, prince or slave. If I ever break this oath, let my gods take away my knowl- edge of this art and my own health. Here speaks a citizen, a servant of people. May I be de- stroyed if I betray these words.

Dr. Ali's caring, highly responsive, unhurried personalized care-plus her breadth of knowledge that comes from a combination of both allopathic and integrative medicine-are simply priceless. She is like an oasis in the desert of our corporate-driven medical system!