Dr. Thomas Shin, MD

AVOID AT ALL COSTS OR IT WILL COST YOU. I chose Dr. Shin for my pregnancy and I have regretted it every day since. Dr. Shin is in network for me but him and his negligent staff drew blood for genetic testing and sent it to a lab outside of my network despite reassuring me in person during my visit that it would all be covered by my insurance. I have spent the past SIX months of my pregnancy speaking to Cigna, Dr. Shin's office, Myriad Women's Health as well as New York Presbyterian on a weekly basis to explain that I should not be responsible for an out of pocket bill of close to $8,000 simply because Dr. Sin's office decided to send my results to a lab that was out of network without my consent. However, no one in his office seems to care about this issue and keep passing it on to someone else without a resolution while the bills keep coming in to my house. I do not wish this for any family as it has added an incredible amount of stress that could have easily been avoided.

I had an awful experience my second time seeing Dr. Shin. I went to see him because I had been experiencing breast pain for several weeks. When I was weighed by a nurse at the beginning of my visit, I made sure to tell her I am in recovery from an eating disorder and that I would not like to know my exact weight. She completely understood and was very respectful of my request. When I saw Dr. Shin, both the nurse and myself let him know that I didn’t want to discuss any specific numbers regarding my weight. However, he told me exactly how much weight I had gained since my last visit, completely disrespecting my request. He also proceeded to tell me, multiple times, that the amount of weight I had gained was a “significant percentage of my weight.” I left the appointment in tears. I have since been in what I would describe as an eating disorder relapse: I have been working out more, eating less, and losing weight at an unhealthy rate.

I've been going to him for a few years and am very satisfied with his care.

If I could give Dr. Shin ZERO stars I would. The Columbia staff is great so this review does not pertain to them. I saw him twice. The first time was my first prenatal visit where he cut me off while I was asking a question and rudely replied "are you going to let me talk?!" My lab results came back alarming and I never received a phone call nor did he follow up at the next appointment. He's rude, speaks in a condescending tone and makes you feel as though you're an idiot when you try to speak.