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Dr. Alan Blum, MD

Dr. Alan Blum, MD

Pulmonary Disease*
45+ years of experience

Dr. Alan Blum, MD is a pulmonologist in Lynbrook, NY and has over 45 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Blum has extensive experience in Obstructive Lung Disease. He graduated from Autonomous University of Guadalajara School of Medicine in 1977. He is affiliated with Mount Sinai South Nassau. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.

2.5 Star Rating
Based on 24 reviews 2.5 Star Rating (24 reviews)

Practice

444 Merrick Rd Ste LL1 Lynbrook, NY 11563
Telehealth available

Make an Appointment

(516) 593-9500

At a Glance

  • Areas of Expertise
    Dr. Blum specializes in the areas of Internal Medicine & Pulmonary Disease. • See board certifications
  • Offers Telehealth
    This doctor offers telehealth appointments. Call the office to schedule an appointment.
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Dr. Blum's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Blum

2.5
24 ratings, 11 with a written review
5 star
33%
33%
4 star
4%
4%
3 star
0%
0%
2 star
8%
8%
1 star
54%
54%

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One of the best doctors that i have ever seen ! He is caring, thorough, friendly,professional and efficient ! He is genuinely concerned with my medical issues. He spends enough time with me too. His staff is also professional, friendly, and efficient. The office has a large waiting room with magazines. The breathing equipment is excellent as well. I know that I made the correct choice !
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Dave B. in ELMONT, NY – Jul 18, 2018
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Very dismissive.Walked away when I asked a question .Would never go there again .Told me my results were not normal and that I needed no other testing and walked away .Would he treat a family member like this ?
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
4 others found this helpful
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Jan 14, 2018
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Dr. Blum was very professional in every way. He helped me with my sleep apnea and I am very grateful for him and his staff.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Hewlett – Oct 25, 2017
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Dr. Blum is dismissive, uncaring, and incompetent. My mother was brought to the emergency room twice in a period of two months. She was released the same day. The third time she was there a month later and admitted to ccu with a ventilator and subsequently died. He was defensive but unapologetic. Do not go to this doctor.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
5 others found this helpful
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Island Park – Oct 20, 2017
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Dr. seems competent, but getting result of in-home sleep study seems impossible. No one EVER called to tell me anything about results and when I called the office I was told I will get a call from the "vendor." Do they mean the ice cream vendor, the vending machine? I guess they mean I have sleep apnea and the medical device supplier was going to let me know. NOT ACCEPTABLE.
What went well
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
1 other person found this helpful
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Lynbrook, NY – Mar 21, 2017
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Dr Blum was very quick with my hospital visits and wasn't helpful in explaining anything to me. He has terrible bedside manner.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
3 others found this helpful
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Woodmere, NY – Jan 17, 2017
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Very Professional office. Courteous staff. Compassionate doctor. Excellent diagnostician.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Rose B. in New York, NY – Jul 29, 2016
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I have seen Dr. Blum several times over the past 10 years -- for altitude expedition preparation, chronic bronchitis, and sleep apnea. His office is professional. He cares for his patients and listens carefully. He is a top rate physician.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Andrew B in Ossining, NY – Jul 29, 2016
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Dr Blum needs to come down a few notches, Guess that is why he's has appts available told him my concerns did an x ray, and handed me a script for a cat scan, which he should have himself told his girls to schedule ASAP, neglected to put STAT , I had to request that, considering his assumed dig. , which was so far fetched and scary. Well Scan showed what I suspected, but his attitude is minus zero. To the trainees that follow him, reevaluate, as per other reviews, he is so full of himself,
What went well
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
3 others found this helpful
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Ozone Park, NY – May 16, 2016
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Started with flu went into brinchitis been coughing my head off violently for over a month. He puts me on 2 machines and says I have non-productive cough asthma. HA !! Then says to his trainees thank God I got that machine a year and a half ago or otherwise I'd be stumped. Oldest one in the group, ready for retirement, and he would have been stumped ? Phlegm galore, still choking. Take the inhaler and nose spray, I'm going elsewhere.
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
What could be improved
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
2 others found this helpful
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Craig in Rockville centre, ny – Apr 02, 2016
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i've called to speak to Dr. Blum - left messages over a week and he never got back to me.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
3 others found this helpful
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Howard Beach, NY – Jan 08, 2016
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About Me

biography

Dr. Alan Blum, MD is a pulmonologist in Lynbrook, NY and has over 45 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Blum has extensive experience in Obstructive Lung Disease. He graduated from Autonomous University of Guadalajara School of Medicine...read more

  • Pulmonary Disease

  • Internal Medicine

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  • Mt Sinai Hospital Center

    Fellowship Hospital, 1983

  • Mt Sinai Hospital Center

    Residency Hospital, 1981

  • Mt Sinai Hospital Center

    Internship Hospital, 1979

  • Autonomous University Of Guadalajara School Of Medicine

    Medical School, 1977
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Internal Medicine®
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Internal Medicine
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Pulmonary Disease
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Locations

Practice

Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultant444 Merrick Rd Ste LL1 Lynbrook, NY 11563
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Affiliated Hospitals

  • Mount Sinai South Nassau

    1 Healthy Way
    Oceanside, NY 11572
    Recipient of 8
    hospital awards

    Surgical Care Excellence Award™ (2023)

    Superior clinical outcomes in surgical care across 15 of the most common in-hospital surgical procedures including cardiac, vascular, joint replacement, prostate, spine, and gastrointestinal surgeries

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    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    77%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    7% lower than the national average

    71%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    5% lower than the national average

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