background
background
Dr. Max April, MD

Dr. Max April, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)*
35+ years of experience

Dr. Max April, MD is a pediatric otolaryngologist in New York, NY and has over 35 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine in 1985. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island. He is accepting new patients.

3.5 Star Rating
Based on 33 reviews 3.5 Star Rating (33 reviews)

Practice

240 E 38th St New York, NY 10016
(646) 501-7890

Dr. April is a Healthgrades Choice provider in Ear, Nose, and Throat

The Healthgrades Choice designation helps you understand the most important factors to consider when choosing a healthcare professional. This designation is earned based on four set standards.
Read our methodology

  • Above average experience
  • Good hospital quality
  • Good patient ratings
  • No healthcare sanctions
  • Area of Expertise
    Dr. April specializes in the area of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. • See board certifications
  • Friendly Staff
    Patients said the staff was friendly. • See reviews
  • Practices at Top Hospital
    America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™ • See hospitals
  • Hospital Satisfaction
    Patients said they were highly satisfied at this doctor's hospital. • See hospitals
ADVERTISEMENT
healthgrades-rx

Save money with free prescription discounts

Optum Perks and Healthgrades are subsidiaries of RVO Health.

Experience Check

Search for experience in a specific area

Learn more about experience and why treatment frequency matters

Insurance Check

Search for your insurance carrier and choose your plan type

Dr. April's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. April

3.5

33 ratings, 23 with a written review
5 Star
64%
64%
4 Star
0%
0%
3 Star
0%
0%
2 Star
0%
0%
1 Star
36%
36%

Your trust is our top concern. Learn more.

We monitor all reviews to ensure they comply with our guidelines and don’t include personal information, profanity, libel, defamation, harassment, obscenity or fraud.

All reviews are confirmed and audited before publication, and community members have the ability to flag inappropriate content for further review by our team.

Doctors can not pay for good reviews, nor can they pay to have negative reviews removed.

Any reviews that are deemed fraudulent or violate our guidelines will be removed immediately.

RecentHighestLowestMost Helpful
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • 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
Helpful
Fabie – Dec 19, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
  • 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
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
Mar 12, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Jan 06, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Staff friendliness
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Sep 01, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • 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 person found this helpful
Helpful
Apr 06, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • 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
Helpful
Ken O – Feb 22, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • 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 person found this helpful
Helpful
Feb 17, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • 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
Helpful
Feb 17, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • 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
Helpful
Feb 17, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • 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
Helpful
Donna Liebowitz – May 14, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • Staff friendliness
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Feb 12, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • Staff friendliness
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Sherri – Dec 03, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Nov 15, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Natalie C – Aug 06, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • 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
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
Greenlawn, NY – Feb 20, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • 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
Helpful
New York, NY – Apr 13, 2017
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • 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
Helpful
Woodbury, NY – Apr 05, 2017
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • 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
Helpful
JC in New York, NY – Mar 20, 2017
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • 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
Helpful
Holly E. in Locust Valley, NY – Jan 03, 2017
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?
What went well
  • 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
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
Tracy Anderson in NYC – Nov 10, 2016
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Max April, MD?

Leave a review

How was your experience with Dr. April?

Know Before You Go

About Me

biography

Dr. Max April, MD is a pediatric otolaryngologist in New York, NY and has over 35 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine in 1985. He is affiliated with medical facilities...read more

  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)

  • Ear, Nose, and Throat

*Healthgrades does not verify qualifications for medical specialties. Please verify your provider's specialty and qualifications directly with your provider and applicable medical board.

  • Boston Medical Center Corporate University Hospital Campus

    Internship Hospital

  • 1981

    Undergraduate School

  • Boston University

    Undergraduate School

  • New York University

  • Suny Stony Brook

  • Johns Hopkins

    Fellowship Hospital, 1991

  • Boston U/ Tufts University

    Residency Hospital, 1990

  • Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School Of Medicine

    Medical School, 1985
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery®
- 
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
For detailed information about any of the below board actions, please search for the provider's records on the linked state licensing board or the Federation of State Medical Boards. To learn more about the difference between these sources, please refer to our FAQs.
Healthgrades has not received any data indicating a board action exists for this provider.

Healthgrades receives board action history for physicians and physician assistants. The information displayed here is sourced from independent information providers, such as state board websites, and may not be the most up-to-date information. Healthgrades makes no representations with respect to the accuracy of any information provided here and assumes no responsibility or liability for such information.

Learn more about medical license public record check

Dr. April is a Healthgrades Choice provider in Ear, Nose, and Throat

  • Honor Award- American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, 2000

  • distinguished service award American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2010

  • in best doctors in NY metro area. Castle Connolly, 1995-2012

  • voted one of best doctors in America. Castle Connolly guide., 2002-2012

  • in best doctor issue New York Magazine, 1998-2012

Read our methodology

Healthgrades Tips for Getting the Best Care for Your Child

Locations

Practice

Nyu240 E 38th St New York, NY 10016
1
Nyu Langone Health Cochlear Implant Center-Woodbury173 Froehlich Farm Blvd Woodbury, NY 11797
2
Unavail186 E 76th St Fl 2 New York, NY 10021
3

Practice

Nyc Health Hospitals / Bellevue462 1st Ave New York, NY 10016
4

Affiliated Hospitals

  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue

    462 1st Ave
    New York, NY 10016
    Recipient of 2
    hospital awards

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

    79%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    5% lower than the national average

    74%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    2% lower than the national average

    View all patient feedback

  • NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island

    259 1st St
    Mineola, NY 11501
    Recipient of 15
    hospital awards

    America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024)

    Top 2% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality year over year

    America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024)

    Top 2% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality year over year

    View all awards

  • NYU Langone Hospitals

    550 1st Ave
    New York, NY 10016
    Recipient of 62
    hospital awards

    America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024, 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

    America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024, 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

    View all awards

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

    85%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    1% higher than the national average

    78%
    Patients said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

    3% higher than the national average

    View all patient feedback
Learn more about how Healthgrades measures Hospital Quality