Vera Garber Md's Online Review Report Card

Unbelievable…in a bad way

This dr cost me my 10 yrs of my life. I went to see her with a clear EM rash after a tick bite, and she discounted everything I said. Fast forward to four years of hell, 8 months at Georgetown and 2.5 at Mayo Rochester and 17 pills a day for years just to undo the work of her ego and banal intelligence. I kept going back begging her for to listen, but to no avail. There is a reason she has 1 star on healthgrades. Do yourself a favor and go anywhere else and keep your family from becoming another casualty of this rushed lethargic and sub par doctor. This dr cost me my 10 yrs of my life. I went to see her with a clear EM rash after a tick bite, and she discounted everything I said. Fast forward to four years of hell, 8 months at Georgetown and 2.5 at Mayo Rochester and 17 pills a day … More

She doesn't really speak Russian. She dismissed my complaints about my health saying "everyone experiences that". And, finally, she called my husband "your friend", causing me to cut our appointment short. Absolutely unprofessional. In addition to that, they couldn't even weight me as their weights wasn't working. She doesn't really speak Russian. She dismissed my complaints about my health saying "everyone experiences that". And, finally, she called my husband "your friend", causing me to cut our appointment short. Absolutely unprofessional. … More

Dr. Garber took the time to listen to my concerns, and I felt that she took a genuine interest in my care and recovery. I would definitely recommend

Was 45 minutes late with no apology. Brushed off concerns about mental issues. Failed to provide PT referral she said I needed. Failed to provide blood-draw instructions she said I needed. Was rude to her staff and blamed them for problems clearly of her own creation. Expressed conspiracy-theory notions about coronavirus as definite facts. When I asked about results from previous blood work, she waived off the request with "No problems" and gave me the lab's website to look up the results myself.

My experience was awful to say the least. I was not offered competent care. I was not greeted when she came in the exam room. I was made to feel that a common diagnosis is more severe than what it was. I was repeatedly ignored. I was not asked if I had any concerns. When I offered my concerns they were minimized and ignored. I left the visit feeling awful and like I was a medical claim to be filed and not human that deserves culturally competent care.

I have been seeing Dr. Garber for over 30 years. Given that, you must know that I think she is excellent.

Made an appointment for a persistent cough, waited a while and just before taking me back, the staff handed me a stack of papers to quickly sign. Dr. Garber didn't check my throat,ears, lymph nodes, abdomen etc... only time she touched me was when she listened to my lungs with the stethescope. Quick visit, not a lot of questions but was a little surprised she asked about my nationality and then said ...

Dr. Garber is awesome. I have been going to her for years. And will continue with her!

This was the worst experience ever. My appointment was at 9:30. At 10 I asked what time my appointment was just in case it was actually at 10:30. They said that it was at 9:30 and that I should be called back “soon.” I finally got back. Waited another 15 minutes. She takes a culture of my throat and walks out. I waited another 15 minutes and got a phone call from my daughter’s school that I needed to come pick her up. I walked around a corner and let a receptionist know that I was still waiting to be seen for the real reason I made the appointment (my knee). She said she’d find the doctor and see what was going on. She came back in and said, “the doctor is with another patient. She’ll be with you in 10-15 minutes.” WHAT?! she was already in here!! I cannot imagine people block off HOURS of their day to see the doctor. I’ll never be back. Ever. This was the worst experience ever. My appointment was at 9:30. At 10 I asked what time my appointment was just in case it was actually at 10:30. They said that it was at 9:30 and that I should be called back “soon.” I finally got back. … More