Dr. Ali Sajjad, MD

Dr Sajjad listens deeply to me as a patient, remembers and records it all accurately, and then along with testing gives a comprehensive diagnosis and explanation. I think he is one the best Doctors I’ve seen.

Dr. Sajjad very personable and zeros right in on the problems the patient is having.

He performs tests on you and does not reveal the results to you, does not listen to your concerns of your health issues, too busy to be bothered

He made no effort to listen to any of my concerns, he kept pointing out that I don't have swelling in my fingers. I'm there for lupus, not everybody has arthritis with lupus. He kept stating I must not be in very much pain because I rated it a 5-6; I'm used to it, I also used to be a gymnast and had some severe injuries. I understand that 10/10 truly means emergency room level of pain, no, I will not write 10/10 on a form just to be taken seriously. He said I could come back if I needed to-his waits are like 4 months, if I "needed" to see him, the problem would have either resolved or landed me in the hospital. He had no other means for follow-up. He was truly a waste of my time. I'm pretty sure he doesn't actually deal with lupus, just joint/arthritic conditions.

Dr. Sajjad is incredibly intelligent and thorough in his practice. I highly recommend him.

Dr Sajad took over for my misdiagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis(AS) and continued mistreatment with Humira. Dr Sajad was my second visit at HealthEast rheumatology after the initial diagnosis of AS with subsequent prescription of Humira. I informed that all of my symptoms had worsened following taking Humira. He insisted that the diagnosis was correct and wanted to continue the Humira since he did not initially diagnose me. On my second visit with Dr Saja I informed him that my sleep decreased further, my muscle/joint pain/weakness worsened, the bone pain in my legs and soles of my feet worsened, etc. He suggested another drug, Cosentyx, which I said I would not take and that maybe my diagnosis was incorrect and was possibly Reactive Arthritis. He completely ignored me and kept pushing Cosentyx. I finally persisted enough where he abruptly stood up, closed my records, ordered an MRI, then stormed out. The MRI confirmed I did not have AS. Later I found I had Babesia/Bartonella.

My experience with Dr. Sajjad has been excellent. He is very knowledgeable, and very caring. I wish he was still my doctor. While he was I received great care and he explained all things carefully. If he is in your service area. Be sure to sign up for his patient care!

Ali Sajjad knows only five things from medical school: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Gout, Osteoporosis, Raynaud's Disease and Rotator Cuff Syndrome and Allied Disorders. If you see him, he will make you do some movements and ask you some questions to try to determine if you have one of these five diseases. If you're looking for a doctor that will listen to you, then think about what you may have given your symptoms and what they learned in medical school and practice - look elsewhere! Let me re-emphasis this last point - as I was referred here by my general doctor - ask for a different doctor if you are interested in a diagnosis.

It is regrettable I trusted my care in this doctor. At first he seemed to be helping me with my care as I was in rough shape but never took enough time to explain his methodology and answer my medication questions nor was he ever personable. As my condition progressed, I felt as though he didn't understand my concerns and was not willing to treat my symptoms. I find him to be arrogant and only interested in his own findings. As a healthcare professional, see another rheumatologist!

Asked lots of good questions and answered all of my questions very good at cortisone injections

If you want to get treated at all gmy somewhere else this doctor is a complete waste of time not only did I not get a check up when I saw he he ask me zero questions and threw my past treatment history out the book. I don't know why he is a doctor he doesn't care about his patients and is impossible to get in contact with outside of an appointment. Don't see this man