Till a few years ago, there were not too many options in Gurgaon when one needed to get an Ultrasound done. Today, that has changed; in fact there are too many options available now. So, here’s a quick guide to some of the ultrasound centers that we (me and my wife) have visited personally, and our impression of it.
All of the major hospitals and clinics in Gurgaon now have an ultrasound facility. Here are the ones that we have been to:
Apollo Clinic – there is usually a very long wait at the Apollo Clinic. First of all, you need to have an appointment, but despite the appointment, you may have to wait for a couple of hours. This is a result of mismanagement and also the fact that they have only one machine, so sometimes it needs to be used in emergency cases ahead of the appointment holders.
The waiting area is also quite cramped and small.
Max Hospital – we have used this one a couple of times. Once again, like all hospitals, this also gives preference to emergency cases. My wife had to go in once with an emergency, and she was able to get it done immediately.
Another time when she called for an appointment, she was told that there was no slot available for 3 days. The overall feel of the place is however better than Apollo.
Artemis Hospital – this is of course a super speciality center with state of the art facilities. The best thing about Artemis is that they have two independent Ultrasound rooms, and so there is always plenty of availability and you usually get an appointment without too much wait.
The one thing bad about Artemis is that, they are not sensitive to providing same gender doctor by default. My wife has visited the place multiple times, and once she was assigned a male doctor for a pregnancy ultrasound. We didn’t have a big problem with that, but I imagine a lot of people may have. The biggest thing is that, when we took the appointment, a lady doctor was mentioned on the actual appointment, but a male doctor was assigned instead.
All these big hospitals have one flaw however – they have a staff of doctors who operate the facility. So, there is no guarantee of getting the same doctors every time you go there.
Our Best Experience has been at a different facility altogether. We highly recommend a clinic called the Ultrasound Clinic (not very original, I know), which is run by one Dr. Girish Pandit. He is one of the most highly recommended doctors and we were referred to him from multiple gynecologists. He specializes in pregnancy related ultrasounds. The best thing about this place is that the Doctor himself is a very nice person, and has the quality which puts you at ease.
The clinic is located in Qutab Enclave market in DLF Phase I. You can only get in by appointment, but the good thing is that the appointments times are usually met, so you don’t have to wait too long.
If you have had any experiences with Ultrasounds in Gurgaon, please leave a comment.
Tags: Clinics, Hospitals, Ultrasound
Hey Vaibhav! I totally second your recommendation for Dr. Girish Pandit. I used to go to Sitaram earlier, but a friend recommended him and I went to him recently. Totally loved the doc! He’s so pleasant and has such a great manner. He took a lot of time to show us our little one and describe what we were seeing on the screen and answer all our questions. Another great doc in the same market complex (DLF Phase 1) is Dr. Jaideep. He’s also very pleasant – I haven’t been to him for a pregnancy u/s but my husband had to visit him for something and we were both very impressed with his detail, his manner, and his care for the patients.
Hi Manika, you are absolutely right. Dr. Pandit is very calming to be with. I like such doctors (no hustle bustle of trying to get you out of there as soon as possible). Noted about Dr. Jaideep.
Hi guys,
I am sorry but I had a complete different experience at the Ultrasound Clinic of Dr. Pandit: 2 hours waiting and a rather hasty ultrasound done. Dr. Jaideep gives much better service to pregnant ladies and other patients! I have three kids…
Hi Guys .. My experiance to visit Dr. Pandit was very nice. He gave enough time for checking and answering all my questions. He is not only a good doctor also have a pleasing personality. I could not collect my report after ultrasound and visited to my gyne without report. during meeting the gyne we called up Dr Pandit , he was kind enough to attend the call and read our reports . what else you expect from a doctor in such monetary world.
Exactly Shweta, he is a well-known doctor and almost all doctors are well connected to him and do call him up to get his opinions. The same had happened with our doctor.
reading all these comments, I think someone tries to promote himself…
Hi Sushma, I am not sure what you mean. This post is about Dr. Pandit, and he doesn’t own this blog (I doubt he even knows about it’s existence).
i wanna take my wife for ultra sound. a doc has recomended dr. girish.
i thk reading above opinions i must go.