Henry P. Parkman's Online Review Report Card

Does not respond to patient portal, does not return calls....even when there's an urgent medical issue. He schedules follow-up appts 4 mos out !!! He is the WORST specialist i have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. DO NOT waste your time with this dr....find someone who actually cares about their pts.

Wait time is always completely unacceptable. Always at least an hour. Often longer. Not impressed with the doc himself. Missed a clear diagnosis initially. Struggling with the same symptoms and issues for years. Just wants to prescribe another pill or do another test. Ridiculous. Going to a Penn doc.

I was referred to Henry Parkman as the MUST SEE gastrointestinal doctor. I waited three months for an appointment to be left in the waiting room for over an hour and then in a patient room for another hour to be told there’s still 5 patients in front of me with a scoff from the desk staff in the back. I then left as I couldn’t wait another two hours to be seen after already being there for two hours. I was rescheduled as his first appointment at 7:30 AM the following week, Dr. Parkman still left me waiting forty five minutes prior to seeing me. As his FIRST appointment. This is an absolutely disgusting misuse of time and funding. This overpaid doctor doesn’t respect my time and I’m supposed to trust him with my health?

Thank you for writing so many articles on gastroparesis.

Had a appointment scheduled for 9 months. As I awaited each appointment they would cancel at the last minute. Then to top matters off they said they did not take my insurance when I called to confirm today September 10 for my appointment on September 14th. My son had to take off work and I am so sick with gastroparesis he is only doctor that can help me. They already canceled my appointment when I was willing to pay. If I die, thank Temple and mr. Parkman. They do not can about life or humans, only money!!

I travel out of state to see Dr.Parkman for gastroparesis and he is miracle worker. My gastroparesis was so debilitating I could not work full time. He worked incredibly hard to get my pacemaker approved by insurance. He connected me with studies that helped me understand the cause of my disease and treat it better. He's listened to every one of my concerns and listened with compassion and provided workable solutions and explanations for my symptoms. He is truly an expert in his field and a phenomenal doctor with impressive research. Thanks to him, Ive been able to go back to working full time, no sick days. He changed my life and helped me get back on track to accomplishing my goals. My experience at Temple has been nothing short of phenomenal in the care I have received in comparison to other highly regarded hospitals.

Has no bedside manner, wouldn't bother to explain anything and didn't understand what adoption means after asking for family medical history. He also asked the same question repeatedly. I had many questions about my gastroparesis and what can be done but he was in and out so quick I didn't have the chance to ask 1 question, all after waiting for over 2 hours. The wait being so long I would have thought he would spend more time with his patients and answer a few questions they have , but no. My regular gastro dr was better than this guy and not a supposed specialist on gastroparesis. In addition to that once I saw the doctor he gave me a huge pile of paperwork to fill out, why I wasn't given this during my 2 hours waiting I will never understand as it made it harder to answer verbal questions while reading the questions and filling them out. The office staff also seemed less than professional as they were rude causing several patients to get frustrated and start verbally arguing just so they could finally leave.

Dr. Parkman is a wonderful doctor but has no consideration for his patient’s time. Expect to spend the day waiting to see him even if it is a tele-health appointment. I had a Tele-health appointment scheduled for today and have been waiting for over an hour for a phone call. Will have to reschedule. Very annoying!!!

I LOVE dr Parkman! All these negative reviews are hard to read. Everyone has their own opinion but he has saved my life. He was such an advocate for me to get the proper care when I went to other doctors in the hospital. His visits were short and sweet because he is a busy man. But I appreciate him so much.

He gave me my life back. I've been a patient of Dr. Parkman's for almost a year. When I first began seeing him I was very ill, I had to delay my graduation from college by a semester, I could only work part time due to the frequency of being ill. I had no hope of ever getting off my feeding tube. I had constant nausea and pain. Dr. Parkman worked with me as we exhausted medicine after medicine to try to control my symptoms. I finally got the pacemaker after he fought really hard with my insurance for 7 months to get it approved. The pacemaker has been miraculous for me, I just started working full time, my feeding tube has been taken out, I am living a symptom free life. He lives, eats and breathes gastroparesis research and connected me to studies and new treatment options. He has always been in my corner and has advocated for me in a way that other gastroenterologists haven't. He extremely smart, compassionate and funny and really cares about his patients. His staff adores him. I cannot sing Dr. Parkman's praises enough. He is the A-Team when it comes to gastroparesis management.