About Me
As a primary care physician at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, I specialize in LGBT-QI care and HIV care. I am a certified HIV specialist through the American Academy of HIV Medicine and provide treatment to those affected by HIV including antiretroviral therapy (ART) and PreExposure Prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV. I see patients for HIV and primary care at my Upper Arlington location, and provide HIV specialty care in the OSU Infectious Diseases Clinic at McCampbell Hall.
I have completed additional courses through the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and provide gender affirming care including gender affirming hormone therapy and hormone blocking therapies for my transgender/gender non-conforming patients.
My other clinical interests include preventative health care and chronic disease management. I enjoy working with patients to help them achieve their long term health goals by focusing on heathy lifestyle changes.
I am originally from Western New York, but moved to Ohio in 2001. I joined the faculty in the Department of General Internal Medicine here at Ohio State in 2016.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling and playing sports including volleyball, hockey, baseball and tennis. I am also a college football fan – go Bucks!
Highlights
- Rated in the top 10 percent of physicians in the nation for patient satisfaction, 2019
- American Academy of HIV Medicine Specialist, as of 1/1/18
- Member, Alpha Omega Alpha honor society
- Chief internal medicine resident, Mount Carmel Health System
Procedures and Conditions I Treat
- AIDS
- HIV
- Internal Medicine
- Preventive Medicine
- HIV Infections
- Primary Care
Locations Where I Practice
1800 Zollinger Road
Columbus, OH 43221
1581 Dodd Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
Please note: Not all physicians schedule patients at each listed location. Please call the “Schedule an appointment” number shown above for scheduling assistance.
Education and Training
Education History
MD
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
5/31/2013
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
6/30/2014
Mount Carmel Health System
6/30/2016
Academic Information
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
8/18/2016
American Board of Internal Medicine
8/18/2017
My Department
Internal Medicine
My Division
General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Reviews
The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the six doctor communication related questions shown below from the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page.
The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
434 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Overall
4.9 out of 5
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Explains Things Clearly
4.9 out of 5
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Listens Carefully
4.9 out of 5
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Gives Understandable Instructions
4.9 out of 5
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Knows My Medical History
4.6 out of 5
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Shows Respect
4.9 out of 5
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Time Spent Together
4.9 out of 5
Consulting and Related Relationships
At The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, we support a faculty member’s research and consulting in collaboration with medical device, research and/or drug companies because a faculty member’s expertise can guide important advancements in the practice of medicine and improve patient care. In order to provide effective management of these relationships, the University requires annual disclosures from all faculty members with external interests related to their University responsibilities.
As of 11/21/2019, Dr. Pollak has reported no relationships with companies or entities.
Dr.Pollak is one of the best, most thorough and caring doctors I've had the pleasure of working with.
he's fabulous
The purpose of the office visit was a regular office visit that had been rescheduled by me /and provider because of travel, etc. My chart worked well for me and calls from the office also were efficient. On this Tuesday visit I informed Dr. that I had felt sick on Monday and the day of the visit. He diagnosed the illness and prescribed a regimen and over-the-counter medications. Before we got far in checking me, we all put on masks.
Always respectable.
dr. Pollick is amazing and he is great for all the LGBTQ I a patient's and that he is one of the only reasons I have stuck with Ohio State
always very knowledgeable, attentive, and communicative
I liked him. He's new to me and I liked him. He has empathy.
Great. Best provider I've had so far.
Dr. Pollak is an amazing doctor. He has a wide breadth of knowledge. he is extremely easy to talk to and kind. He is exactly what you would want in a doctor.
10/10, Dr Pollak is outstanding! I could not recommend him highly enough to friends and family! He is responsive, cheerful, attentive, informed, honest about the limits of his knowledge and quick to grant referrals. He takes a patient-centered approach to health outcomes, which means he does not get hung up on specific numbers in regards to blood tests, and cares more about how the patient perceives her health and reaction to her prescriptions. There is NO WAY Dr Pollak would ever downplay the symptoms of a concerned patient as 'all in your head' or act dismissive or exasperated with a patient with a chronic condition. Other providers in the OSU system do not meet this basic criteria of patient respect, so I have to give him full marks!