Carolyn A. Bernstein's Online Review Report Card

Dr Bernstein is always so caring and willing to listen patiently to what is going on with my migraines. She has been a lifesaver - cutting my migraines in half! Great clinician and bedside manner.

This doctor has very bad manners and ethical problems. No introduction, treating me like I am lab rat, making decision before reviewing a whole case, inviting assistants and not introducing them, jumping into one of those diagnosis "I don't how to diagnose you, so I will give a name of a typical pain". She wanted to put me on medication during first visit and I told her I am looking only for a second opinion. Once I questioned use of gabapentin she jumped into monolog about contraceptives and how she won't treat me unless I am on contraceptive. Maybe this doctor should think about change in her carrier and become GYN. Then she suggested not evidence based practice (sounds like ethical concern to me) and took pen out of my hand when I was taking notes. I also work in medical field and I am really questioning her ethical conduct and adherence to ethical code.

I was with Dr Bernstein for almost 10 yrs. She started out ok, offering solutions and hope to treat my migraines which became daily and intractible in that time. She abandoned me, basically, when it became clear that I wasn't an easy fix. Also, she was dishonest with me on many occasions, and missed *huge* health issues on MRI results. I'm now paying for her neglect, 10 yrs later. I've learned my lesson. Always go over your own labs, be suspicious when a dr passes you off to another clinician.

Dr Bernstein is wonderful. Finally a doctor who truly understands migraine sufferers!!

Dr. Bernstein is someone I would highly recommend. She is very thorough during our visits and makes the time to answer all of my questions and make sure I have the support I need. She is incredibly responsive when I send her messages using the patient site and she has always been very collaborative with my other physicians.

Dr. Bernstein spends quite a bit of time with her patients & I never feel rushed. She put me on a new regimen of meds and wrote up a script in case I needed ER treatment away from home. She also allows her patients to pop-in for migraine treatment during her office hours. This may not seem like much, but it has changed my life for the better. I'm very grateful to her & her staff. Her treatment has greatly improved the quality of my life and provided me with speedy migraine relief!

I've suffered from migraines since I was five years old. Over the years, they have flucuated wildly at different times in my life. In my 40's, I found myself having cluster migraines for weeks at a time, and decided to find a specialist who could try to help me. Fortunately, I found Dr. Bernstein. She identified the cause of my latest migraines, put me on a couple of new medications and also wrote up a "portable" script/doctor's note, so I could walk into my medical clinic & get a special shot in case of a very bad migraine. That script has proven to be very helpful on many occasions. Her staff is very helpful and responsive, there is minimal waiting time in her office and Dr. Bernstein has a great bedside manner & will spend whatever time it takes to figure out how to fix those pesky migraines. I am so happy that I found Dr. Bernstein & recommend her to any migraine sufferer.

Dr. Bernstein made me feel that I was a part of her research rather than a patient she was interested in treating. It was one type of medication after another, none of which helped. They did offer trigger point injections, however, which did help for a few days at a time. I stopped going because I don't want more medications to treat symptoms. I want to treat the root of the problem and, if possible, treat that. Anyway, I'm sure she's well-respected among her peers, but her "bedside manner" telegraphed "I don't care about you, I care about what I'm trying to prove by treating you." I could be wrong, of course! But that was my vibe.

After 25 years of being misdiagnosed, Dr. Bernstein finally found my problem.

Awful was given an 8am appt traveled 3 hours stayed overnight and then told the appt was booked incorrectly and they could not see me. Told office manager would call and it never happened