Gary J Bergman Md's Online Review Report Card

Miserable old man. Very insensitive for a child’s feelings and made my child cry. Avoid at all costs please beware!!!

My brothers and I all went to Dr.Bergman as kids. Now that I am grown and have a child of my own she will be seeing him too. He is a caring person and is 100% dedicated to helping not only the patient, but the family as well.

A fantastic doctor. I totally disagree with the negative comments made by others. He always examines young children in their parent's lap. which is great. He appears to be the go-to doc for emergencies and difficult diagnosis. He is caring and kind.

We have been a patient of this practice since our child was born 6 months ago. We have always been happy with the nurses, nurse practitioners and doctors we've seen. This was the first time we saw Dr. Bergman and we were so disappointed. He seemed rushed throughout the appointment, was not helpful when we asked questions and NEVER once made an attempt to talk to or interact with our daughter. He didn't even smile at her. When she started crying, he seemed annoyed to have to deal with her fussing. Maybe he is better with older children, but it sure seemed like he didn't like babies. We love this practice, but we will do everything possible to avoid seeing Dr. Bergman in the future.

Love this practice and especially Dr. Bergman. He is always professional and knowledgeable. This type of practice doesn't exist anymore.

Do not take your child to see Dr. Bergman. When I first went to see when I was 16 (I'm 18 now). He and my mother talked about my asthma which had been acting up. He said that Flovent, a widely used asthma med used to treat attacks, was pretty much useless and that I shouldn't take it anymore. Later encounters with Dr. Bergman have included refusal to write a prescription for my nebulizer medication and refusal to write a letter for college stating that I had asthma and needed to be in an air-conditioned room claiming that air conditioning had no effect on asthma. Having lived with this my whole life I can tell you that air-conditioning helps prevent molds from forming (a trigger for me) and is most definitely needed for patients with asthma. We were told if we wanted to speak to the doctor about his decision we could make an appt. on Friday mornings when he handles these problems. Good luck if you need to go to work or school Fri mornings. Please, don't waste your time with him.

This was for my 1 year old's 12 month check-up. Dr. Bergman was hurried, impatient, and unwilling to take the time to listen to my wife's description of what was going on with our son. He said he had 15 minutes and that was it. Thoroughly unsatisfactory care for my son and poor bedside manner to boot. We will find a better doctor at a practice that manages itself to give patients what they come for--good medical care.

He is one of the doctors who has practiced too long and apparently dislikes it. His practice is fine. He sucks.

When I made the appointment, I was under the impression this was a good pediatrician - from ratings in the Washington Post. He was so hateful and aggressive that I walked out and never returned. He actually shouted me down when I was giving him my son's medical history. He said I had no right to [follow the instructions of a previous doctor]. He said HE was the DOCTOR, and it was only his judgment that counted. My 12-year old son was so alarmed by his tone that he stepped between us and began attempting to placate the guy. I have never seen anything like it.

He can be very condescending, his attitude is that he is better than you and he knows all and you know nothing. Not my favorite doctor in the practice.