Medical renewal in LGA
 

Can anyone suggest a doctor that can do a medical in LGA on a lost day I have there coming up?

I've used the search function on the FAA website but just thought I'd see if anyone else here has used a local doctor in LGA to renew their class 1?

Thanks.

Just wait and go to the DFW guy with the foot fetish...the one all the cheap bastards we work with go to.

Which one is the $40 special in DFW? I have recurrent later this month.

That's the foot guy. He also likes to have you get topless and sit there in the cold until your nipples turn to diamonds.

Griffin? That place was like an assembly line.

Foot fetish? That's a new one for me. I have heard guys complain that he gets a little too close and personal when he does the blood pressure and pulse.

He had me take my shoes and socks off last time... I was trying to figure out why he made me do that...


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I had to drop my pants twice the last time I was there.... I just chalked it up to him forgetting. Now I'm starting to wonder.

He's checking your feet for proper circulation looking for signs of diabetes. I went to that cat once. That was enough for me. I now see Dr. Krass in Bedford. Charges more but you are in and out even quicker than you are with Griffin. He's actually a fun guy and very personable while Griffin is socially awkward. And he'll have your back with the FAA if you have any problems. Unlike Griffin who will sell you up the river if anything turns up. I've heard a few horror stories.

Really? It seems like Griffin is trying not to find things. How much is Krass?


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But when he does find things or you have a history that is less than good then that's when you find someone else.

google Michael Ceja, he operates near JFK airport. they will pick up and drop you off at your terminal.

simple and quick, $90/first class w/out ekg.

I've heard multiple stories of Griffin acting nonchalant with guys in the exam and then turning right around and sending info to the FAA. Weeks later, guys get letters from the FAA in their mailbox. One example, guy goes to see Griffin. Doc asks, "how's everything going? Feeling good, sleeping well?" The guy says, "actually, I've been sleeping like crap this past week". Doc says, "no worries, I'll give you something for that" and writes him a prescription, gives him his medical and sends him on his merry way. A few weeks letter, the guy gets an FAA letter. Griffin had turned him in for sleep problems. He doesn't have your back. Krass is $95 for the medical. Not sure how much the EKG is. You walk in, nurse gives you the cup to pee in then you wait for the doc. He comes in, listens to your ticker, looks in your ears and eyes, listens to your lungs, has you read a line off the eye machine and that's about it. Whole process is about 15 minutes.

Never been to Griffin, but I've been told by several people to avoid him for the previously mentioned reasons.

No AME is going to "have your back", and it takes a "special kind of stupid" to tell your AME you have any issues, unless its something you are required to disclose.

Griffin is GTG, and cost effective. Just don't take it personally if he stares at your feet, or his junk "accidentally" makes contact with your knee or leg a few times.

Thank you!