Ellison M Berns's Online Review Report Card

Horrible experience. I was in extreme pain/dizzy/experiencing arrhythmia. I had recently been in the hospital. It took every ounce of energy to go into his office being escorted with help. He could care less, never came into the room and sent in his physician assistant instead. He acted like he was busy (but I could hear him at the front desk busy talking personal non sense issues with his staff) instead of making time for a patient with severe heart issues sitting in the office waiting. Physician assistant was of absolutely no help as well.

Dr Berns was very abrupt and had little bedside manner. He did not seem to be able to access my records well and had to have a technician consulted twice to use a device for my heart monitor. I will never go to him again.

Dr. Berns took the time to answer all questions and he treated us with respect.

Recently met Dr. Berns and took an immediate liking to him and his 'manner' - he seems to have a genuine interest and feeling for his patients as well as a good sense of humor. I anticipate a good long-term relationship with him and his practice. Dorothy Luckey

I had to wait for over an hour between the waiting room and the actual room where I was attended even though I arrived on-time for my appointment and brought the documents that the office had requested. I accepted to have a Holter monitor for 24 hours. This was performed at the office and I was told this would be read in less than a week. After waiting for 2 weeks, I sent an e-mail to the office and was told that the monitor had been misplaced in the “read” bin. If I had not sent the e-mail I am pretty sure I never would have received the results. It took about another week to get the results. This was very unprofessional and did not increase my confidence of being a patient of Dr. Berns or of the work of the staff at the office. To be honest, after this experience I do not trust that Dr. Berns was able to read the monitor results. How can I know for sure that the device was not reset and my data lost?

Dr. Berns is the best doctor on the planet, Period.I was born with WPW, and Dr. Berns preformed 3 separate cardiac ablations on me over the course of several years.He has an excellent bedside manner, was extremely thorough with his knowledge and expertise, was always available by phone or appointment and his follow up care was superior.Dr. Berns ALWAYS went the extra mile for me, and even met me in the ER once when I needed immediate care.His knowledge of the latest and most appropriate meds was very thorough and I would say he also knew to use prescribe them conservatively.Most importantly, I have been free of my debilitating heart arrhythmia for many years now, and I really do owe it all to him. :)