Edward Ditkoff

Like I said, very knowledgeable and talented surgeon with a typical surgeon complex. I was told before hand he did not have the best bedside manner and was willing to take that on for his expertise. During my phone consultation he was very thorough and explained everything very well which I appreciated. We came up with a plan based off my previous cycles that adjusted stims and treated possible undiagnosed immunological issues without testing. I've been told it's cheaper and easier to just treat rather than test for these things. My negative experience came on the day of transfer when he decided to change the previously discussed plan while I was already in the surgery suite and my husband in the waiting room. He felt that it would be best to only transfer one of the three best looking embryos rather then all three even though my age and statistics and previous failed cycles permitted this number and we had already discussed this. He was very aggressive during an already emotional and vulnerable moment (naked lying on table without my spouse to discuss). I expressed needing an opportunity and a moment to talk to my husband and was told that he cant guarantee he will perform my transfer then as he cant grantee he wont be busy 5 minutes from now. This is why I felt more like a number. And I will mention they brought me back more then an hour late which means they were willing to give another patient the time they deserved possibly but not me. I felt like I was being rushed to just go along with what he decided and theres nothing else to question. However, being a well informed medical professional myself i felt disrespected that he would not want me to take a moment, be informed, and make a decision with him that I was comfortable with. In the end I decided to stick to my plan but honored him for his concern and interest in my best outcome and he appreciated my respect and we moved forward. I did conceive this round which was the very first time ever after 5 transfers! Unfortunately it ended in a 5wk miscarriage. I feel that I might not have even experienced that if I did not transfer all 3 since nobody really knows which will go the distance in the future. Just a reminder no matter how well meant...they are not God, but well intended Dr's and its important to be compassionate with the human being in front of you....even if it means explaining and understanding their goals, or even a fight, or even 5 minutes.

He is an excellent physician and obviously passionate about his responsibility and the outcomes he is responsible for; a really great thing! He can come off strong at the worst moment so just take a deep breath and know it's likely coming from a good place. Stay focused and dont get defensive or angry and it will likely work out.

The waiting room is a bit small but very beautiful; I actually enjoyed waiting in the relaxing low lit well decorated space. Often times you could get a free message while you waited. The nurses work as swiftly as they can without shortchanging patients. I was very happy with my monitoring appointments. They provide very early hours so you can squeeze in before work if needed but these appointments can fill quickly.

Ivf $3900 + monitoring fee $925 Transfer $250 + monitoring $500 No medications included

Evidently this physician has a strong preference for eSET, only this was not strongly expressed to me before the day of my tranfer. I specifically asked my nurse during prepatory visits if this Dr. was aware of my desire to transfer my three embryos and if he approved. I was told as long as I am aware of the risks and ok with them he is ok with with transferring 3. But this was disagreed upon tranfer day.

Dr Ditkoff is a great fertility doctor. I trust his professional opinion, however his bedside manner could be better. He was dismissive of some of my questions, once actually rolling his eyes, which I’m sure he did not notice but I sure did. Something else I didn’t like was that he was rude to staff.

Make a list of questions and follow up questions before meeting with him. He is on the blunt side so if you need a softer touch speak to the nurses who are great and can answer most of your questions about procedures and what to expect.

Dr. Ditkoff discussed possible treatments before and after diagnostic testing. He gave me as much information about my chances with different treatment options as I think he could based on my results. We ended up deciding to try three cycles of IUI before moving on to IVF.

My insurance covered all diagnostics and medications. I paid around $450 per IUI procedure, not including monitoring.

I do not have enough experience personally with Dr. Ditkoff, I simply saw him briefly for my retrievals, however he seemed to be very serious about his job. I felt as if he doesn't like to waste his time or mine as a patient. I would agree with most that he lacks bedside manner, however what I do appreciate is his attention to details. I also must say that out of all the egg retrievals I've gone through, the ones performed by Ditkoff left me with no pain, symptoms, or even slight bleeding afterward. I wouldn't have even known I went through the procedure had I not been there myself!

I would not recommend him to a patient that needs a doctor to coddle them. But I would him to a "veteran" fertility patient who admires a doctor's precision and experience.

Treatment strategies and protocols were given to me by nurses for the most part.

Dr. Ditkoff is extremely knowledgeable and provided us with a well thought out and precise plan of action. Although our appointment was slightly rush because we were 10 minutes late. Ditkoff was prepared as he reviewed our medical history and was ready to get down to business. I appreciate the fact that we completed diagnostic testing during our initial appointment so we didn't waste any time. Ditkoff felt strongly to prepare my body with supplements due to low ovarian reserve and that was a pleasant surprise from my previous provider.

Take a pad of paper and pen so you can write things down. Stay organized with all your past medical information. Don't be late.

Priming my body to help get better quality and quantity eggs from my previous failed cycle.

$3900 for IVF treatment if monitoring elsewhere. $4500 if monitoring at this location.

This was not discussed. We anticipate transferring two embryos due to my age, if Ditkoff permits.

I thought he was very kind. He knew about me and what I was there for. He explained Everything he was doing and also gave me the opportunity to make my own Decision of how many embyro to transfer. He made sure I was comfortable.

Trust in him

We chose to transfer one embryo after discussing the option of transferring two. I had lipids before hand along with bloodwork. I had a warm blanket and was in a very nice relaxing room. He explained to me when he was starting the procedure, what to expect and he showed me on the u/s screen where he was injecting the embyro. Afterwards he told me that he was finished and what to look for. I stayed on the table for 15 minutes and was on my way.

He was very descriptive and honest

I feel that his knowledge and ability is competent, but considering the field he has chosen, there is nothing compassionate, or concerned, or even interested feeling about his bedside manor. I don’t feel he is passionate about helping you find success. Maybe there is a certain type of fertility problem that he is interested in and will be a cheerleader for, but he certainly did not seem interested in mine.

IF you need compassion or “hand holding” on your fertility journey, look elsewhere.

1st IUI- letrozole 2nd IUI letrozole plus 75 gonal 1st IVF- 150 menopur, 300/450 gonal, cetritide. There was no rationale- these are typical med levels given to anyone- not addressing the fertility problems I specifically have.

I was mostly able to get appt. when I needed them- early in the morning- or within a half hour or hour. They were pretty quick, and I was out and on my way.

IVF $3900, monitoring $850, transfer $275.

I only had one embryo.

Dr Ditkoff did not have the best bed side manner, but over all was a very intelligent doctor and I did feel safe in his hands for both my retrieval and transfer. The only time I wasn't 100 percent happy with him was when I felt pushed to grow my only three embryos to day 5 instead of freezing at day 3. I felt that I had too few embryos to push them to 5 days, and I really had to push for them to be frozen at day 3. Even though my transfer ended in a negative pregnancy test, I do not blame him for this, and overall would see Dr. Ditkoff again.

Ignore his cold and direct bed side manner, because he is a very intelligent man who just wants to see you have a successful cycle.

As it was my first IVF cycle ever, a protocol of Menopur 75, Gonal 450 and Centrotide was used for 10 days before triggering with Lupron. We are discussing adding the autoimmune protocol for my next cycle since my issue is inflammation due to endo.

$4900 for a full IVF cycle monitoring included

Dr. Ditkoff strongly prefers transferring only one embryo, and really pushes you to freeze your embryos at day 5 instead of 3. He also recommends a frozen transfer over a fresh.

Dr. Ditkoff was very direct and did not have good bedside manor. We went in with the idea of fresh transfer for ivf and right before egg retrieval he said 'you are doing a frozen right?' He acted like I was crazy for wanting fresh and so I changed my mind just because of his reaction and I trusted him as our Dr. It failed so frozen didn't work for us anyway.

Be your own advocate and trust your instincts no matter what he says or how he will make you feel.

It was all through the portal or by phone calls that I made to the clinic. I never spoke to Dr. Ditkoff before the actual procedure.

They have a sheet with all costs. One cycle of ivf is 3,900 and there are other add ons.

Based on my diagnosis of unexplained infertility and no history of previous pregnancies I wanted a fresh transfer. Dr Ditkoff highly recommended PGS testing because I was 37 at retrieval. He also strongly suggested a frozen transfer saying it had higher success rates. After consulting with another doctor at the same practice, getting a second opinion I felt strongly to go with my gut and have a fresh transfer. He disagreed in a condescending manner and said be sure to let him know if it ended up being successful. It was such an emotional time, I feel like he could have kept such comments to himself. The transfer WAS successful and no, I haven't gone back to let him know.

He doesn't sugar coat anything. I think if you have a differing view than he does you need a thick skin to withstand his condescending remarks.

I had 3 failed IUIs with another clinic earlier in the year. Dr Ditkoff's medication list seemed huge! I get it now, that we were jumping in with both feet. Ready to make it happen. I appreciate we didn't start with tiny doses and build up, as this would have taken longer and more cycles, ultimately costing more.

I live out of state, so monitoring appointments were specified over the phone for a date to be completed and I contacted a local fertility clinic to schedule.

I have no fertility coverage. I easily completed the financial agreement. I pay monthly payments of $204 until my balance is paid in full. It is adorable and no interest. There is a small admin fee assessed per 6 month period, but if paid in full early that fee would not be applicable.

I saw him once right before my retrieval. I was a travel patient and my consultation was with Dr. Kiltz. He was very straightforward and to the point. If total compassion is your thing, he probably wouldn't be the one I would go to. However, the way that CNY works things, you don't see the same Doctor or nurses every time. Once again, they are giving greater amounts of people access to care that would otherwise be beyond their means. That in and of itself makes CNY worth it.

Ask every single question you can think of. Write things down. He's a nice guy, but very straightforward.

I was on an antagonist protocol I believe. I was on 150 Gonal F, 75 Menopur, and .25 of Cetrotide (starting day 3). I triggered with a double Lupron trigger on day 10. I produced about 10-15 follicles, but only had 5 eggs retrieved. I was pretty devastated at this, but 4 out of my 5 embryos were frozen on day 5. Those 4 embryos are graded really good. This was my first medicated cycle of any fertility treatment and I know I'm an easy responder to other medications. I believe the rationale behind my protocol was that we just didn't know much about how I would respond. I maybe have a very mild case of PCOS in my one ovary and my husband has some male factor issues. My blood tests were all pretty normal. This was kind of a basic first protocol to see how I would respond. Luckily, after getting over the fact that I only retrieved 5 eggs, things have worked pretty well. I have yet to transfer anything yet.

We paid $4,500 for our entire IVF cycle. That included monitoring and everything. That was honestly our biggest draw to CNY. We paid just over $3,500 for medications.

I have yet to transfer, however, I know because of my age, they highly encourage you to only transfer one embryo. They will, however, honor your choice and transfer two. They will not, unless under very special circumstances, transfer more than that.

Dr. Ditkoff is compassionate but straight forward which I really appreciate. He is very knowledgeable in his field. During treatments he tried his best to minimize my discomfort. When my first cycle failed he insisted I stay on the same course of treatment which I was not happy about.

Have lots of questions ready! If you do not ask, the doctor will not be forthcoming with information.

I was on a high dose of both Gonal-f and Menopur because of my diminished ovarian reserve. This did not yield good results.

Cycle cost $4,000 and included everything except pgs/pgd testing and medications.

Dr. Ditkoff recommends single embryo transfer but will allow you to transfer two if you want.

I had my first consult with Dr. D and I'd say my first experience was not a pleasant one. I think that's my fault, he was very upfront and detailed during our first meeting (which was great). I didn't have full knowledge of the process or costs associated and was very frustrated when he requested testing that I had just done a month prior. I realized that my frustration was my lack of knowledge so I gave Dr. D another shot and I'm glad I did. Dr. D has done my first retrieval, uterine polyp removal, and 2nd embryo transfer. Each time I meet with him I have a more pleasant experience than the past. I completely trust him with my fertility treatment. He's very knowledgeable and straight to the point, which now is one of the things I like most about him.

Trust the process and ask lots of questions.

First ever treatment at CNY was with letrozole and IUI. I don't remember the dosing but had good response just no ovulation. Failed cycle 2nd treatment was a NYS grant cycle IVF. I responded poorly to meds and needed to stim for double the standard length of time. I want to say I was at 350iu, then bumped up to 375iu when I wasn't responding. Retrieval resulted in 7 eggs, 2 of which were viable for transfer. We transferred both with standard transfer protocol meds and it was unsuccessful. 3rd treatment (no longer eligible for grant cycle), onto self pay. Dosage was increased to 375iu from the start. Much better response. Stimmed for 10-11 days. A lot of follicles present on both ovaries. During retrieval my bowel was in the way and could only retrieve 5 eggs. 2 eggs were viable and made it to freeze. We transferred 1 egg, increased PIO injections, added in HCG wash, intralipids, and embryoglue and had successful pregnancy until 5.5 weeks. Then miscarriage. Currently prepping for 3rd transfer with a laparoscopy first and will be more aggressive with immune protocol.

Most recent IVF Cycle: Baselines, monitoring for retrieval and transfer, office visits, HSG/SHG, HCG wash, intralipids - $3,500.00 Meds - $3,500.00 Retrieval - $3,900.00

Good communicator, honest, blunt in a good way, respectful. Cons: rushed for time, used layman's terms even though I asked him not too due to my medical background. I think it is out of habit, or because it allows him to make sure everyone understands, but I found it annoying personally. All around great Dr!

Make sure you know your history including dates because he will ask very detailed questions!

Used menopur and follistim along with zpack and prednisone. Not sure why this is the protocol, I think Dr Kiltz comes up with protocol and the other Drs oversee the patient. So far so good!

$3900 ivf, 250 fet 800 embryo biopsy for pgs, 2000$ medications

My Dr made sure I understand the risks of multiples and strongly suggested I transfer 1. I agree as i am still younger.

He is very knowledgeable and attentive to my concerns. He moves through explainations rather quickly, which in the beginning of treatment was slightly difficult to follow. He is very confident in the treatment he prescribes, even though we do not know what is wrong with my body.

Research before you go for the first time, become familar with fertility terms and abbreviations, ask questions, and don't have concrete expectations (that one is for fertility patients in general).

We did three rounds of IUI with letrozole and trigger. None resulted in pregnancy, despite having multie follicles each cycle. He was confident at consultation that this work by number three. When it didn't, he opined that IUI would likely not work for me and reccomends IVF. I cannot afford IVF right now, so one of the nurses reccomended adding prednisone and ldn this IUI cycle.

Costs are reasonable for the industry. My insurance requires a $40 copay for visits, about $50/cycle for labs, about $100/cycle for non-injectables. The financial team tells me that IVF will cost between $8 and 10k. My insurance does not cover IVF at all.

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Some people may say he can be very business-like, but personally I like that about him. Shows how intelligent he is on the questions you are asking him. He spends as much time with you as you need so you never feel rushed. He is a good communicator. I like having quick access to him via the patient portal message system, or, an appointment to consult with him isn't too far out when I call.

Be ready to be educated, and be ready to hear the truth about your particular situation.

My husband and I suffer from recurrent pregnancy loss. We get pregnant so easily but we have yet to be successful. My CNY cycles have been monitored, letrozole, triggered, timed intercourse. But they have still resulted in losses. I think our next step is IVF with PGS to try and weed out potential bad eggs/sperm.

Fortunately, my care thus far has been covered under my health insurance. However, if I move to IVF, I have no coverage and will have to pay out of pocket.

I have yet to do IVF

He seemed to be very straight forward, he explained what he felt was best for us and even though we choose a fresh transfer he kept informing us that a frozen was better. He explained the risk and benefits to doing a fresh transfer and the risks of using our good eggs for a fresh transfer.

Understand that he isn’t being rude when he explains things he is just making sure you truly understand the risk and benefits of the procedure.

We used gonal and Menopur to help stimulate my follicles to grow. After 3 ultrasounds and bloodwork. They gave me Ganirelix so my folliculles would not release. Once they were the correct size they adviced me to take trigger shot to release the eggs. They put me under and removed the eggs. Starting that day they injected the eggs with my husbands sperm and watched them over 5 days. On day 5 they told me the rate of the eggs. We chose 2 eggs to put in which took 30 minutes. After I layed down for 15 minutes and then rested the next two day.

$3,705 for IVF $250 for intralipids and HCG wash

I felt like I had to argue to get a concern across. He was more concerned about me getting Ashkenazi genetics testing, but I am a Sephardi Jew from Iran. He thought I had PCOS and pushed for additional useless tests because I have hirsutism (because I am Middle Eastern) and because my 70+ year old father was diabetic. He dismissed the fact that I was previously treated by a previous RE for elevated prolactin and didn't wish to treat me for the issue, even though I came in to see him with evidence of elevated prolactin. I ended up leaving the appointment with my spouse (who is a physician and also felt terrible after the visit), who encouraged me to get my prolactin levels evaluated by a "real" endocrinologist. Instead of Dr Ditkoff simply prescribing me cabergoline (which was done by my former RE at Columbia), he dismissed actual evidence of an elevated prolactin levels and wasted my time and money. I am paying 100% out of pocket because bad insurance, and when we explained that our time and money are valuable, and want to try to explain our insurance issues with him, he simply stated he doesn't know anything about how insurance works and someone else can talk to me about it. Currently, I am under the care of an endocrinologist to treat my elevated prolactin levels (which were higher than I thought they would be) and went to Dr Grossman at the same clinic for a second opinion. I wouldn't recommend Dr Ditkoff to anyone.

If you don't feel like he's truly listening and you think you're being dismissed, you probably are.

We saw him for our initial visit only. We mutually agreed to pursue IVF as we did not want to risk twins with IUI or clomid alone. No discussion of protocol was had during our initial visit.

I only saw him for initial visit which was covered for free as we were out of pocket. Bloodwork was $25 per lab value. Saline sonogram was approx $270.

He did not have preference but seemed to respect is wanting to only transfer 1 embryo as we do not want twins.

I only ever saw him once or twice so I don’t feel like I have anything really bad or good to say about him. He definitely answered my questions and was polite. He was patient with my husbands 100 questions and answered them all thoroughly. I definitely feel like he could’ve been a little more friendly. He wasn’t mean by any means but definitely could improve. His nurses did all of my other work he only did my consultation and a follow up appointment after my genetic testing.

Don’t be nervous he’s not intimidating and to go in with a open mind.

He did a pregnancy blood work panel, he checked my ovarian reserve, as well as did genetic testing and an ultrasound. Once he had a good picture of everything he started me on letrozole followed by a trigger shot. About 14 hours after the trigger shot IUI was done and was successful.

My IUI was covered under insurance so I didn’t pay anything out of pocket except genetic testing which I believe was under $200 for all of the tests they suggest.

From the first visit I didn’t care for him. He has no “bedside” manner or compassion. He only wanted to do the most expensive treatment from the very beginning and when my husband and i asked about other options he said “well we can try but it won’t work”. This was just the first visit. If I could’ve seen another doctor in this clinic it may have been different but this is who was accepting new patients, and where my insurance was in-network with so we didn’t have any other option.

Beware, he doesn’t listen and he doesn’t pay attention to medication regimens. You will end up paying a lot more in the long run.

There was no strategy. He didn’t pay attention to the results of my monitoring, therefore my meds were never titrated up, and because of this we did not even get to an embryo transfer. Once we transferred clinics that dr even said “are you sure this wasn’t an IUI cycle? These med regimen is not for IVF!”

Fortunately we had insurance that covered most of it, however we later found we were informed incorrectly. Fortunately for us the clinic had to eat the mistake.

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He talks fast, but is upfront and honest. He has chatted with me through all my transfers which helps put me at ease. I have not had any follow up with him as other doctors in the clinic have consulted with me regarding my failed transfers. He will come in and make sure you are comfortable and will confirm the procedure and embryos that will be transferred. He is also very helpful when questions are asked.

If you don’t understand him, ask him to repeat himself.

These changes aren’t necessarily recommended by Dr Ditkoff as I have had instructions from the other drs at CNY. We added immune protocol, hcg wash, prp, and intrelipids. This next transfer we are trying Lupron because my local clinic refuses to do a lap procedure.

They were less expensive than most IVF clinics. There aren’t any hidden costs.

He makes sure you understand everything before moving on to the next step. He makes sure you/your body are in the best shape possible in order to achieve the goal! He returned calls and portal messages within a timely matter.

He’s not super warm and fuzzy. But I always feel comfortable. He explains exactly what’s going on and what the end goal of that would be

We are still in the process. When we did our first testing month I found out I needed a 2nd surgery to remove scar tissue from the 1st. He referred me to the same Dr as it was someone he trusted. He encouraged me to have it done so my uterus was in the best possible shape before starting ivf. He was happy to meet with me asap after surgery to pick up where we left off

Ivf is roughly $4,000 not including medications or labs. The flat rate includes retrieval, “mixing” embryos and sperm and 1 insemination.

Our doctor was nice- however berg to the point. He explained the process to us and all of the testing and gave us time at the end to ask all of our questions. We are new to ivf last year so we had a lot of questions.

I feel like at first when they ask you about if your cycle is “normal” be honest but don’t be alarmed if what you consider “abnormal” they consider to be normal. I had to remind myself that there are people that have worse cycles than me so that’s why they didn’t seem as concerned as I was.

I used gonal f 300 iu, menopur 75 iu, certitude 0.25 mg, and the Lupron trigger 4mg before the egg retrieval, and prednisone 5 mg x 2, estrace 2mg x 2, endometrin 100mg x 3, asprin 81 mg and prograf 0.5 mg x2 before the frozen transfers

$4,500 includes ivf cycle, anesthesia for egg retrieval, monitoring & freezing for 1 year. However each transfer is an additional $250. This doesn’t include medications.

They did strongly recommend only 1 embryo at a time due to my age

CNY provides an affordable option for those who otherwise couldn't afford it.They are good at what they do and have a high volume of patients. Dr. Ditkoff was timely with our phone consult and very kind through retrevial.

Be open, ready to pay attention to your charts, bloodwork, and you will be fine. Having gone through IVF at another clinic already I knew more than a first patient would. Probably would be overwhelmed if I had to do it first time through CNY so ask questions and use the portal to your advantage.

300 gonul, 150 menopur, and double lupron trigger! Results was 11 embryos made it to day 5 all send for PGS testing 3 normal, 1 low level mosaic, 1 abnormal. 2 transfers of normal embryos resulted in negative pregnancy test.

3,900 IVF 150 out of town monitoring 2,000 PGS testing 5 embryos 750 Biopsy CNY of 5 embryos 250 per transfer ×2 50 HCG wash 100 embryo glue

They definitely push for one, which with PGS embryos agree with!