Richard B. Garber's Online Review Report Card

Dr. Garber (and his staff) are an amazing group of medical professionals. My nieces and nephew have seen Dr. Garber since birth and he has always been warm, compassionate and accessible. We recently suffered a tragic loss in our family - the father of the kids (who are now teenagers) died, suddenly, of a massive heart attack. The staff at Framingham Pediatrics have been wonderful and truly caring. He even reached out to another family member when he heard of the death of our brother. Our brother always spoke very highly of Dr. Garber, and came to know him over the years since he took the kids to most appointments, as single dad. I can attest that he is a wonderful doctor and we feel fortunate to have him to reach out to during this difficult time.

Had a very uncomfortable attitude Dr Garber he wasn’t taking his time and acknowledging any of our concerns during our talks over the phone or even in our physical appointments very dismissive I wouldn’t put any good recommendations from my own experiences .

Dr. Garber should not be a pediatrician, he is dismissive and has no patience. Very condescending. He’s not an easy doctor to speak to and make you feel comfortable.

Awful experience!

Every time we have taken our son there, he has been very dismissive. Dr. Garber never believes my wife when she explains symptoms and is often condescending. He even seems slightly bothered when my son cries during visits (which is normal for a kid his age). The fact that he has years of experience and is one of the only pediatricians with open spots in the Framingham area (people prefer other doctors) says a lot. As a caring father, I would recommend another pediatrician (if you can find an open one in this area).

I would give Dr. Garber a million and One stars if I had them !

He saved my daughter's life. He saw symptoms other than what was obvious. It looked like the flu. I've lived all over the country and know that he is the best Pediatrician of anywhere we've been. I don't care if people think he is brash. Maybe brash saves lives and when your child is too young to verbalize the knowledge of a great Doctor is all you can count on!

It's been 19 years this week since we almost lost our daughter. She was 4 years old at the time. We had been road tripping back from Washington, DC when she needed to keep using the bathroom. That in itself was not so peculiar but it was the speed in which it came on. By Connecticut I could tell she had a fever. We hightailed it home, used Tylenol and raced her in the next morning. She was much better and we thought it was the flu and went home. That night her fever was very high again so we rushed in the next morning. Dr. Garber did some tests and we left. I was about 3 miles away when he called and said head straight to Framingham Union, pass admissions and go straight to Pediatrics where they are waiting for you. Immediately she was hooked up to IV's and passed out. Within ten minutes Dr, Garber was there to tell us she was in Sepsis. The hospital set up the room for us. A real bed for my husband and i slept with my daughter. The next day Dr. Garber came in and told us she was resistant to the antibiotics and let us know it might be very bad. I'm not sure if people can grasp those words and the desperation involved. He came to the hospital frequently for us. Our daughter was sleeping with tubes in her arms thus far. In the next 2 days the new antibiotic was taking effect which was visible as well. Princess Diana had dies that week and all the TV news was covering that. Within the next 2 days my baby had woken up and wanted to watch Pocohantes non stop. After she was better he explained what caused it and how she would grow out of it. After 3 years of testing she was over it and we had a pill funeral where we laid to rest her remaining bottles. I NEVER doubted Dr. Garbers competency or care. I've lived all over the country since then and have never had a more competent Pediatrician for my child. I've heard the complaints and have even heard him but when the rubber hits the road I would rather have a great Doctor than one who has to think about the best words to use. Doctor Garber saved my child's life and I do not think some of the subsequent Doctors could have done it.

After many years w Dr Garber as our pediatrician he was rude and condescending to me one last time, and so we have now moved to another practice and are very happy. We stayed because although his bedside manner has always left a lot to be desired, he is apparently is a very smart doctor. And the nurses and office staff are great. Sometimes that just doesn't cut it though. We are not a family who visits often-he actually used to comment that we see him almost exclusively at well child visits only. We are not parents who fuss over nothing. Be warned, if you haven't explained your concerns in 10 words or less he will cut you off and tell you he doesn't have time to listen to you. As our children are now adolescents we want a doctor who they can feel comfortable enough to chat with and ask questions. Dr Garber is not the man for this!! I know of 2 other families who have changed practices because of Garber and countless others who switched to other doctors within his office. As far as the other docs at F'ham pedi go-they are great, the women especially. Unfortunately for us Garber was the only one taking new patients all those years ago when we had our first child!