Daniel Blachman's Online Review Report Card

Never introduced himself before procedure. Joking around with staff outside procedure room. Called his office a couple of days after procedure, left a message for him to please call me.......never heard from him.

Never introduced himself. Joking out in the hall with staff before my endoscopy. Had a question and issue of severe jaw pain after procedure. Called the number he gave me if I had questions. Called almost a week later, let the phone ring for exactly 4 seconds and left a message. I called back that afternoon, he had left for Memorial Day weekend. Now 2 weeks later I still have not heard from him.

Dr. Blachman has a wonderful bedside manner. He has always explained everything in clear terms and answered any questions I had. He is a real asset to Columbia Memorial.

I will never see him again. Saw him for a year or so and was always told it was what I was eating. I got to the point of being afraid to eat anything. Had emergency surgery at AMC and had 6” of my colon removed due to his neglect

I was prepared for the colonoscopy/endoscopy as were the nurses and anesthesiologist. I layed in the hospital bed waiting along while everyone else waited for Doctor Blachman. He was outside the door on his cellphone laughing with a nurse, he never introduced himself. They proceeded with the anesthesia. After the surgery he walked into the room, asked my Aid who she was, all while still never introducing who he was. So i asked "are you Doctor Blachman? Because you never introduced yourself to me", he snarrled with a sarcastic comeback telling me that i did not prep for surgery since i wanted to "take it there", WHICH I DID i was prepared. He proceeded to speak to my Aid and ignored me the rest of the conversation. He was rude, unshaved and did not have any maners in which a professional doctor should have, especially with such an invasive procedure he should have the decency to introduce himself and put his patients at ease, he was neglectful. I will never in my lifetime go back under his care.

I saw Dr Blachman for the first time today. I will never see him again. Due to a recent high turnover of gastric doctors at Columbia Memorial Health, he is the third gastric specialist I have seen in three years. The previous two were great but left. With Dr. Blachman there was no continuity of care, no apparent interest in why I was there, apparently no medical understanding of —or curiosity about—the information provided to me by my previous physicians. Basically, I felt treated as if I was manufacturing my medical history, and he simply did not want to know it. A very embarrassing experience. Meanwhile my intestines are still loudly gurgling!

He was so attentive and really addressed my concerns.

The worst Dr I have ever seen!! Very vague about colonoscopy my son had just said inflammation and it was so much worse! Then he ever led on. You get in quick because no one wants to go to them so there’s always an appointment available. He never explained anything that was going on now we’re fighting a horrible diease that could have been avoided.

Great doctor, but being on time is a pretty important part of the job. 40 minute wait for an early morning appt.

I had such a great experience with both my colonoscopy and endoscopy! Such a great environment and even got a follow up call to make sure I was feeling ok!