Alejandra K Balen, MD

Dr. Balen was very attentive and listened to my concerns and works to get resolved. Very likely to recommend her. I really, really liked her a lot. It was my first time seeing her and I already recommended patients to see her.

Dr. Balen is extremely knowledgeable, very friendly, and always puts me at ease.

Personable, capable, and patient.

I was a new patient and she was very kind and explaining everything that needed to be done and just seemed very professional. So I was very happy.

Dr. Balen was great. She listened to my concerns and came up with a clear plan for addressing my condition.

The doctor was awesome, very informative, very professional. She cared about what I was asking. She quelled all my fears of what I thought I might have. She's definitely an excellent doctor and I already referred her to other friends that I have. Really like her.

Pleasant, timely, and very professional!

Dr. Balen is an asset to the practice and treat her patients with dignity and respect.

Very professional

Dr Alejandra Balen, was professional, courteous, knowledgable and friendly.

She is extremely competent and was very helpful to me.

It was my first experience seeing Dr. Balen. She was very, very knowledgeable, very good with the removing of the stents, and she had a very good bedside manner.

I find Dr. Balen very approachable & receptive to any questions. Her responses & explanations are geared to my level of knowledge and are much appreciated.

Dr. Balen always greets me warmly like an old friend visiting. She takes the time to address all of my concerns, and is concerned with my total well being, not just urology. I wish all my doctors were as warm and caring as Dr. Balen. I always feel better after seeing her!

Her manner put me at ease, and the sharing of information was mutual. She was knowledgeable and explained everything in easy-to-understand terms. She also laid out a plan of care, suggesting different options that could help.

Dr Balen has always been easy to talk with and listens to your questions about treatment. Diet due to kidney stone history and new additional problem of interstitial cystitis

She is awesome

Dr. Balen was knowledgeable, listened well, explained things well, and was very supportive. Very good experience.

Dr Balen is amazing. If you're looking for a knowledgeable and kind urologist, I recommend her highly. I don't believe they get any better than her.

It was very satisfying. She was wonderful.

I love Dr. B she is the best! Kind, caring, explains excellent, and so much more! She's the best! [redacted]

Dr. Balen is one of the most personable, yet professional, doctor I've I have seen in more years than I can remember.

This was my first time with Dr. Balen. She was absolutely wonderful. I would definitely recommend her. She gave us plenty of time. My daughter and I went and she gave us both plenty of time. She's an excellent doctor and I will be able to see, and I am going back to see her again in, I think, [redacted] months. Thank you.

Dr. Balen is very knowledgeable, kind, compassionate and took the time to listen to me and discuss my health with me. She is one of the best doctors I have seen is a long time.

Dr is very nice and knowledgeable

She is professional, knowledgeable and is interested in my well being.

Balen's office staff is always kind and caring. The doctor herself is beyond capable of providing the most expert care and understanding. Hang onto a winning asset. She's the best.

Dr. Balen is very professional, respectful and knowledgeable. She gives you time to express yourself and responds with thoughtfulness, knowledge and compassion.

Everything was satisfactory.

She was very considerate and explained everything to me.

Excellent doctor

Good doctor

Dr Balen is very knowledgeable and courteous and explains relevant and up to date information on my health condition and offers options to hel elevate the discomfort and pain I maybe feeling. She is friendly and kind!

Super kind and caring and knowledgeable. Also very skilled from a surgical/physical evaluation standpoint

She was great!

My experience with North Shore Physician Group, especially with Dr. Balen, was amazing, absolutely fantastic. [redacted] I could not be more happier. And Dr. Balen, it's incredible human being. Absolutely the nicest person I've ever met in my life. Thank you.

I met Dr. Balen for the first time due to an issue with my yearly CT scan showing a problem. She was very caring and comforting during this very stressful time for me. I felt at ease with her, and very confident in her taking care of me, and making me better.

Outstanding. Delighted with referal. Believe I am most fortunate to be accepted as a new patient of Dr. Balen.

Wish all my doctor appointments were like this. From receptionist to doctor. On time.....attentive to what I was saying, and answered and explained in a way I could understand. Everyone at North Shore physicians group!!! Thank you.

Excellent care.

Professional, Kind, Understanding, Knowledgeable A complete joy to speak to.

Dr very supportive with my issue and gave several suggestions. Made for a comfortable and informative meeting

Pleasant, thorough, knowledgeable, and gave me a clear plan moving forward.

I love Dr. Balen

My provider was very professional. She treated me in a very, very good way. She explained it to me very clear. She speaks both language, Spanish and English, and I feel so satisfied with her. Definitely, I will recommend her at the urology center. Nurses and the staff are very, very good, courteous and very educated people. Thank you so much.

My doctor is excellent, I enjoy my visits,

Very good

She makes you comfortable asking any kind of question.

This was my first time seeing this provider so it is a little difficult to answer some of these questions.

I felt ill at ease going in to this appointment but was immediately comforted and felt empathy and concern. I will NOT be dreading a return visit in 6 months.

Dr Balen was very professional and considerate. I feel very comfortable entrusting her with my care.

Dr. Balen is THE BEST! So caring, patient, kind, professional and knowledgeable!

Dr Balen is warm and professional.

Dr Balen spent a lot of time with me and explained in detail how to help my problem with recurrent UTIs.

It was my first appointment with a new provider as I plan to change providers. She had reviewed my records on EPIC and had a basic idea of prior treatment and need for testing with a specialist in her practice. Her demeanor allowed me to feel comfortable discussing an intimate problem.

The Dr answered all my questions and was very helpful

Dr.Balen is an awsome doctor

Dr. Balen listened to my concerns and I felt addressed them

Dr Balen is the first and only doctor who was able to correctly identify my problem and provide effective treatment.

Excellent experience with Dr. Balen. I asked questions and she answered them immediately. Testing was appropriate with immediate findings expressed from her to me.

I love Dr.Balen

Dr Balen is an extremely kind and caring doctor. She has helped me whenever I have needed her.

Dr. Balen is a professional, but she's also very friendly, she's kind, she listens really carefully, and she makes sure that she's giving you the very best service and outcome that you could imagine. I would recommend her to anyone who has problems with kidneys.

Dr. Balen was extremely knowledgeable, direct and impressive and I am blessed to have found her as I am very comfortable that she will be treating my condition.

Always feel taken care of by this provider. Very happy and grateful to be her patient.

Everything where as well as expected!! On time and all.

Dr Balen is extremely knowledgeable in her field. She is easy to talk to and explain things so that they are easily understood. She is a blessing to your facility.

Dr. Balen is a very caring and professional person. She has always had my well being forefront. Not sure what my life would have been like without her care and input.

I was pleasantly surprised how quickly I got an appointment, with how inundated the healthcare system is. I highly recommend Dr. Balen. I tend to get UTIs a lot, and she was the first person to suggest a standing prescription of macrobid to take as needed. Thanks for listening and being receptive to your patients.

Friendly, warm and most knowledgeable.

nothing negative about my visit the nurse and the provider was excellent

Dr was excellent in answering all questions and concerns I had

Detailed, efficient, friendly.

Dr. Balen is a caring wonderful urologist She makes my visits a pleasure She talks and takes time to explain whatever I need to ask Always a pleasant visit Thank you Dr. Balen??

Listened and understood the problem.

Dr Balen is an excellent provider. My experience with her was most helpful. She is one of the best doctors I know. I wish she could be my primary care doctor,

Dr. Balen is absolutely amazing. I love her. She is professional yet approachable, listens well and has empathy and is extremely knowledgeable. I highly recommend her and feel blessed she is part of my medical care team.

She made me feel very relaxed and explained everything to me.

I have been a patient of Dr. Balen for three years and have been completely satisfied with her care and medical advice.

It was a very excellent doctor.

Dr Balen entered the exam room totally ready to listen to my whole story. She was very understanding and asked insightful questions. From beginning to end of the appointment she reassured me that my issues were fixable. She was very calming and informative. She's excellent!

Everyone was very professional

She was highly recommended by several of my friends and they were correct She made me feel extremely comfortable even through the internal examination

Dr. Balen is absolutely wonderful! Blessed to have found her!

Dr Balen very knowledgeable and helpful

It was a stress free experience.

Very personable and attentive in responding to questions and concerns. Enlightening.

Dr Balen is always thorough and listens to all my concerns. She also has great recommendations to try and alleviate ongoing issues

I was pleased with the doctor.

Dr. Balen was very thorough with her explanations throughout my procedure, as was [redacted] I felt very comfortable with this team, including [redacted] who prepared me for my cystoscopy. These women are knowledgeable, courteous and professional.

A very good appt. I was very pleased!

Dr. Balen is a wonderful, caring, meticulous doctor who I plan to continue seeing as long as I have any kidney stone issues.

She was very nice and extremely helpful and comforting.

good care. I improved with prescription and over the counter meds that were suggested.

I liked the doctor's approach; she's very kind, and I like her. I hope she continues to be my doctor. Thank you very much.

I was very pleased with her and I have another appointment. Thank you.

She listens to what I have to say and addresses all of my concerns. I feel heard and treated with respect and even compassion. This is not easy to come by with providers.

Dr. Balen is wonderful! Very knowledgeable and personable, easy to talk to and thorough in her explanations.

I found that she was professional, efficient, and explained things well. She wrote things down and was very attentive to my mother, who is extremely hard of hearing. We really appreciated her, the way she treated us. I would definitely go back with her and will also recommend her to others.

I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Balen. She is kind, sweet, patient, went above and beyond to explain things, suggested things that I didn't know about, and set me up for things that I didn't know that existed or that I needed. And they are helping me.

Dr Balen is a top urologist and I'm very very lucky to be in her care.

Dr. Balen was amazing, she set my expectations for my vasectomy and constantly asked if I was in any pain. During the surgery I said that I felt a slight pinching and she took care of that. Overall no issues.

Dr. Balen is a very kind and considerate provider. She listens carefully and addresses every concern. And on more than 1 occasion, she spent more time with me than was allocated because she knew I needed it in order to discuss my concerns.