Ernest Bloom's Online Review Report Card

Receptionist was short/impatient and not very welcoming. Dr. was even less welcoming. Dr. was curt and just plain disinterested. Basically asked why are you here, and looked at you and mumbled what the condition is and asked what else. Didnt seem too concerned which is great but did not provide a reason as to what the cause of my condition. Just asked if I wanted it remove, which I did, which rEaLly put him out. Dr. poked at his ipad and said ok, see you then and walked away but not without saying I have other patients and Im busy. Hey I get it but manners are manners and concern is still a worry. I came because I was worried and wanted answers but you giving me a piece of paper on how or not to use sunblock isnt going to answer my question as to why/how. Be The Doctor. Dont be THAT doctor who is annoyed bc he has patients. Thx for at least confirming (I hope) that my condition is nothing to worry about.

This was probably the weirdest, most off putting experience I've had with a doctor. I went because I've developed rosacea. The doctor entered the room and I was asked 'do you want to take all of your clothes off?' Nope, just my face. I understand some may want a full exam - but, to say it like that was jarring and creepy. Looked at my face, then handed me 2 pages of written information and immediately asked if I had any questions. Hard to absorb all that info on the pages in 30 seconds. Was told I could take a prescription - but, had to sign a waiver because 'the government requires it' and if I get pregnant 'the baby will be retarded and I'll need an abortion'. There was a bit more weird comments, but I think that's enough to get the general idea. 0 stars for the interaction; I will say the scheduling was easy and wait time at the office was minimal.

I'm very grateful for doctors like Dr. Ernest Bloom. I wish all doctors had similar approaches to patient care. I've seen him twice in 10 months and both visits have been very positive and quite helpful. I don't know the official term for the type of practice he runs, but I consider it quite integrative. He's helped me heal my skin in person, as well as made great suggestions on how to heal my skin and more from the inside out, so that I can create healthier skin going forward. He takes his time and gets to know what's going on with my overall health to get an idea of the bigger picture, versus looking at just one thing; so he's better able to assist me in restoring all of me to perfect health. The staff is very friendly too. I don't know how I found him, but I'm extremely grateful I did, as I've seen quite a few dermatologists in my lifetime and never felt in resonance with any of them until I met Dr. Bloom. His office is a bit of a drive for me, but his approach and expertise are worth it. I appreciate how he does his best to address not just the symptoms of disease, but the root causes. I highly recommend Dr. Bloom to anyone who understands that creating and maintaining health (external and internal) is a do-it-yourself proposition.

Without ever having struggled with acne in my life, I suddenly started getting severe hormonal acne a few years ago. After trying plenty of different skin care products, changing diet, etc and only having the acne worsen, I saw Dr. Bloom. Within 3 months, my acne was almost entirely cleared. He recommended products that I could buy on Amazon and were significantly cheaper than all the highly rated products that weren't doing anything for my skin. I'm including photos to show the progress. He had me on antibiotics for 2 months and ongoing I now take several vitamins/supplements and use a daily mask and new skincare products. Overall, I spend $30 per month on all of these compared to $100 per month previously. Really worth seeing Dr. Bloom to figure out the best path forward. He has a unique style and is very efficient, so go in with questions planned and be prepared that he will be quite brusque. Whenever I did have questions he would answer them and his methods worked very well for me. I also really appreciated that he considered diet and lifestyle in addition to just topical/antibiotic solutions. If you have very strong opinions on what you are not willing to try for your treatment, be very clear upfront on what you are willing/not willing to try. It does take a little while to get a response from his office so that would be one recommendation to improve. After the first appointment, it's very easy to book in the office itself. If you live close enough, it may be easiest to just drop by to make an appointment.

Unable to get any response from Dr. Bloom's office re test results to see if eczema is related to food allergies. Test taken 2+ months ago. Receptionist says we have to make an appointment with Dr. Bloom before we can get test results. Other doctors send us test results without requiring us to pay for another consultation -- especially if the result is likely to be "all clear." Receptionist claims that they are too busy to send test results. Poor customer care.

Some of the recent bad review about this doctor is accurate. I normally don't write reviews unless they are good, but in this case, I felt compelled to let people know what an awful doctor this man is. He is all about making money and really don't give a damn about you as a patient unless he can profit from you. Unethical and just not a good person to work with. I was referred to Dr. Boom online. After a few days, he gave me a treatment plan and sent my prescriptions to Kaiser. I had to leave town to help my aging in laws move into a retirement home and memory care unit, so I couldn't pick up my prescriptions. I emailed the doctor and ask if he can re-prescribe to another pharmacy since Kaiser did not have my records on file. He was only willing to do it AFTER he receive payment. Now WHAT KIND OF QUACK doctor would make or delay a patience treatment for a mere $40 because he wanted me to send a check? I have insurance and he could have billed me. But his lack of care only shows that he is a greedy doctor who doesn't care about the well being of his patience is all I can say about this quack doctor. Take it from my experience.. do not go to him! He is not the kind of doctor that I would want to treat me.

After visiting an urgent care center where my wife was given oral antibiotics, her condition worsened. She went to see Dr. Bloom who was Godsend. He diagnosed that she had a more serious issue. And directed her to go to Emergency to get it addressed. It was partially addressed, but my wife's condition continued to worsen. He was excellent following up on my wife's concerns and condition. and he proactively advocated for my wife who was ultimately was hospitalized for a week. He really went above and beyond for her!

This doctor is a Quack! I was referred to Dr. Boom by my family physician. I went to see him about my skin condition. He explain that it is Eczema and gave me three ointments to apply. None of them worked, so I went back to see him. This Quack didn't even look at my chart, if he would have he would of saw that he prescribe me the same dam ointments that he had previously given me and said he will have to refer me to another doctor. He said he would submit the paperwork on Friday and call the other doctor on Monday. I did and nothing was sent. After that, I tried to call Dr. Boom's office and had to leave messages. They NEVER called me back. I see why he has only 3 1/4 stars What a QUACK I FILED A GRIEVANCE THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AGAINST HIM!

As someone who is pursuing a career in medicine, he is the definition of a doctor that I do not want to become. Dr. Bloom was very unprofessional and made some extremely uncomfortable comments. From my first interactions with this office, I already got bad vibes. The receptionist who scheduled my appointment was rude. She asked for my number, address, and email at the same time and I politely ask her which one she preferred first (IK redundant) and she said, "It doesn't matter, we are a very busy office (she repeated this twice), just any is fine" - as if I was wasting her time. A couple of weeks later and I come in for the appointment. Dr. Bloom spent a FEW minutes noting my past history and my concerns, barely looking at my skin. Without talking to me about the different treatment options, he told me that he will give me some meds to help me and he left the room to write the prescriptions, which I thought was strange and rushed. He came back a few minutes later with the prescriptions. As recommended by my PA-C, I wanted to try spironolactone to control my hormonal acne, so I asked him if I was a good candidate for spiro and he said yeah, we can try it out, and proceeds to write that prescription for me. AND THIS IS WHERE IT WENT DOWN. Dr. Bloom: Are you currently on birth control or are you in abstinence? Me: I am not on BC because I am not sexually active at the moment. Dr. Bloom: okay so in abstinence, how are you....? (He was tryna ask how I am keeping myself from getting pregnant since spiro is an anti-androgen that can cause harm to the fetus) Me: oh, I am currently studying for my MCAT so I am in abstinence. Dr. Bloom: Okay, let me prescribe you this (plan b) just in case you got sexually assaulted. I was silent because I wasn't sure if I heard him correctly. As he was finishing the prescriptions, I asked him if there are any side effects with Spiro and he simply said "no." At that point, I no longer trust his judgments because I KNOW DAMN RIGHT THERE ARE SIDE EFFECTS. After this, he handed me the prescription with 5 different drugs. Keep in mind that he still has not told me about the medications he prescribed, their side effects, or how to take them. Before he left my brief and informal appointment, rather than asking me if I have any questions, he asked if I was Cantonese or Mandarin. I told him that I am neither, but I can speak both languages. He said, "Okay, so you are Cantonese, Ni Hao" and he left the room. I was so confused and speechless. Let me clarify for those of you who don't speak Chinese: "Ni hao" is "hello" in Mandarin, but my home language is in a different Chinese dialect because I am from a different region. For the love of God, someone needs to culture this boomer. When I left the office, I finally had time to look at the prescriptions that he gave me, and yup, he prescribed me plan B, but also doxycycline, which is an antibiotic. I was so confused as to why he would prescribe me that because during the consultation, I explicitly told him that I was previously on antibiotics, but they did not work. I am lucky to have done some prior research on medications because the dosage that he prescribed me was concernedly high. He started me with 200mg of doxycycline and 100mg of spiro daily. I am someone who is very sensitive to new medications and I would have preferred it if he educated me on the drugs and gave me the option to start with lower dosages. The way that Dr. Bloom runs his practice and treats his patients is very outdated and can be harmful to their health outcomes. I took 50mg of spiro (half of his prescribed dosage) for 2 days and I felt super lightheaded; safe to say that I am not going to take the meds he prescribed me anymore and I will not be going back to this office ever again.

If I could, I would give zero stars. Just RUN from him! I'm not sure where all these 5 star reviews are coming from, same verbiage, first time reviewers. He is unprofessional, creepy, and didn't even glance at my skin condition before he gave me a prescription. The medicines he gave me were all wrong, caused my skin to be painful and made my skin worse. I ended up going to another doctor to be treated properly. I wish I had seen his bad reviews before I saw him. He is hands down the worst doctor I have ever seen. Take my advice, run!