At 71, I have been to far more doctor's offices than I would like. I find Dr. Malanga to be an exceptional practitioner. On my first visit, which included at least 30 minutes of face time with the doctor. He was exceptionally thorough, and asked plenty of questions about my condition, previous treatment at another doctor's, my current state of health, and went over in detail my imaging.

Dr. Malanga went over my history with me, and digressed into another condition for which I am being treated, and how that treatment for that condition can affect pulmonary embolism risk. He discussed my being on blood thinners, and before offering an opinion on that, said he would check with 2 other specialists currently treating me.

I was enormously impressed by his thoroughness, skill in asking questions that provided information I had not thought to offer, and his overall manner. His being a nice guy is just the icing on the cake of professionalism.

The staff in the practice, and I have talked with people in all 3 of his locations, are uniformly friendly, professional, and most of all, and hardest to find - just plain flat out competent.

All 5 stars for this doctor and his skill in selecting staff as well.

Dr. Malanga did not provide adequate care to my mother who suffered from COPD and emphasyma. Dr. Malanga did little if anything to alleviate the symptoms associated with her disease. He failed to recheck her CO2 level(which was already at 90 due to testing required to obtain a BIPAP machine for at home) before removing her from ICU and sending her to the main floor. Once on the main floor, she nearly died from an elevated CO2 of 135. It is my opinion that a good doctor is one that provides outst...