Springer E Robert, MD

Dr. Springer always takes his time with me and my many issues. Makes me feel very comfortable and knows how take care of me. The dogs rule! Thanks!

Don’t know about the doctor personally since I saw what I’m assuming was a PA. Appointment went fine but everything afterwards was so horrible as to be flat out negligent. Wasn’t given all the information for follow-​up with a specialist. When I called back they asked if I called the number given to me (it wasn’t). Triglycerides and cholesterol high, but is it high enough for medication or concern? I don’t know because they haven’t said anything. Have a question, use their webpage portal and they will respond in two business days (according to the portal)…false, not even a week later. Needed CPAP machine for sleep apnea. Finally got it after a very long delay due to the doctors office not returning messages to Apria Healthcare. Upon receiving CPAP, the person there said they have never seen one ordered without the humidifier attachment for it but now know that is par for the course with this doctor. All in all a horrible experience. If you value your health, go somewhere else because these people obviously don’t care. If you like doing all the legwork yourself and constantly placing calls to the doctor or whoever he sends you to, then this is the place for you!

i am not one to be easily pleased with healthcare professionals. i have been very happy with Dr Springer and his NP Liz. they will take quite a bit of time to dive into one’s health and seem to genuinely care.
i deal with a chronic health issue and this office has been very obliged to work in balance with my natural doctor as well. they are not the type to reinforce that a pill is the answer. i have been hard pressed in the past to find medical professionals who don’t simply write off my beliefs about natural health.
my caveats are the front desk staff are not great and could use some basic training on how to talk on the phone/​schedule an appointment.
another reviewer mentioned Dr. Springers flighty personality as alarming. while Dr. Springer definitely is not cookie cutter personality wise i would say that he is a great Doctor. he is very talkative and switches subjects abruptly but it has nothing to do with his expertise or skill set. at the very least he is never flippant or cocky. the NP Liz however has a more relaxed personality if some personality quirk is not your style.
the office is clean. i love the therapy dogs! the support staff that takes blood etc are also friendly and competent. i definitely would recommend this office!

I have only been to one doctor, and I saw him twice. I am looking for someone to build a relationship with, and Bob was recommended by two friends as being a fun doctor. Since that sounds like someone I’d feel comfortable with — I decided to make an appointment. The office is very cute, and the staff was more pleasant in person than on the phone. Then Bob floated into the exam room with glassy eyes and flopped down on a stool, propping himself up by his elbows on the exam bed. I think he was high! He said, «Tell me what’s up.» I assumed he was asking why I was there, so I explained. Then he started babbling incoherently, and stopping at what seemed to be mid-​thought, as if he’d asked me a question… I tried to redirect the conversation, but he started talking over me and smiling maniacally. A few times, he paused and stared right at me, saying, «Sounds like you’re phishing for something dangerous! That’s crazy!» I literally ran out of the room, in shock, and had to call my sister in the parking lot to tell her the story.

I have had a few physical exams with Dr. Springer, and I have not had any issues with him or his office so far. I originally went there because I was searching for a doctor in town who will not treat his patient as a «number», will not rush you out of the room to see another patient, and will not simply give you prescriptions that I probably don’t need. He provides me all that!
The clinic layout is very open & at home. His dogs might come over to you & sniff you, but they will not do anything more unless you invite them to come & play. I don’t remember them coming into individual rooms. I am totally cool with that.
They have water in a brita pitcher & serve it in a glass tumbler, if you need to have some water… again, you feel like you are visiting someone’s house!
(Update 1)
Yesterday, I had a physical exam with Dr. Liz, a female doctor who joined Dr. Springer’s practice a year and a half ago. I was of course a little skeptical when I made an appointment, but I also didn’t want to wait too long, and it would have if I tried to see Dr. Springer. I was pleasantly surprised! Because my main reason for choosing Dr. Springer was to avoid being a number, and Dr. Liz also gave me that same assurance, i would also recommend her if you are on the same boat as I am. She was also helpful in recommending what I should start doing in preparation for pregnancy, since she has 2 young kids herself.

I have been seeing Dr Springer for a few years now, and I love him. I first went to him when I didn’t have insurance, but was having allergy issues. Rather than run a whole battery of tests he knew I couldn’t afford (and charge an arm and a leg for the appointment itself) we talked about ways to test for allergies that wouldn’t involve labwork. We tried testing foods by doing an elimination diet first, and only after that had been ruled out, did we do bloodwork. When the results were negative, he gave me generic prescriptions that took care of the problem, but as soon as I went off them, my hives came back. He referred me to another doctor who was able to figure it out and I am happily hive free.
I love the openness of the office and the fact that there are 3 office dogs that run around (they are all super sweet) although I can understand they’re not for everyone. I’ve switched insurance providers a couple of times, and Dr Springer has taken every single one, so that’s never been an issue. But my favorite part is that he always sits down with me, and discusses my issues and is willing to consider my thoughts. I’ve had issues losing weight, and many doctors in the past have told me if I just change my diet, exercise more, it would fix itself. While those things help, of course, sometimes no matter what I tried, nothing seemed to be working. Doctor Springer listened and we looked at other things like my Thyroid functioning and Insulin Resistance, rather than just blame me and I’m now starting a new regimen that will hopefully help.

I’m extremely happy with Dr. Springer, and I recommend him to all my friends. He and his NPs spend as much time as necessary with me and listen to all my concerns. The office has a few resident dogs, which I absolutely love – they’re very friendly and they keep me company while I wait. :)

I wanted a new doctor who was not just a «prescribe some drugs and send them away» type of MD, and someone at work referred me to Dr. Springer. I have chronically high cholesterol and though my diet is nearly impeccable, previous docs have prescribed statins to keep it down. Anyway, I wanted a doc who would also explore non-​pharmaceutical treatments.
I arrive at the office and hardly wait at all. I’m then taken to have bloodwork done, which is done in a chair in a wide-​open room in the center of the office. Not that I need privacy, but I’ve got no great love of needles and would rather not get queasy in front of everyone. Fortunately it went just fine this time, but I simply must mention the dogs. Yes, though the office seems clean, there were 3 – 4 dogs running freely throughout the office throughout my visit. I’m a HUGE animal lover, but something about dogs running around what is supposed to be a sterile environment rubbed me wrong.
Anyway, I let that slide because as I said, I wanted a new doc that was a bit more… unorthodox. Par for the course I suppose!
I then went to a room where I once again only waited a short time. The Nurse Practitioner came in to conduct my routing physical, and she was very nice. I gave her my complete unfiltered medical history, including the details of the hereditary cholesterol situation, and she entered it all into her laptop. When I left, we agreed that they’d examine my bloodwork and give me a call so we could discuss next steps with regard to my cholesterol.
That was April 9, and I have still not heard from them (today is June 5). About 3 weeks ago, I gave them a call to check in, and the receptionist looked up my bloodwork. She told me that my cholesterol was high and that we should ‘discuss some changes’ to my diet. I informed her that, as my file would suggest, my diet and exercise regimen is very strict as is, and that the whole point of me coming in was so that I could explore some new treatment options with a doctor. She said she’d leave a message for him to call (bear in mind that I had not yet met the doc himself). This was two Thursdays ago, and still no response.
It is not my responsibility to harass my doctor to get results of my blood test — I’ve done my due diligence here. And I find it hard to place faith in an office that can’t even seem to take the time to call me back in nearly 2 months’ time. I hear the doc is a really nice and thorough guy, but his establishment did not make a good first impression. Combine that with my uneasiness with regard to the whole dog situation, and I won’t be going back.

I’m not sure what to make of my experience with Dr. Springer. I contacted his office because I didn’t have a primary care physician and I needed to talk to a doctor about certain aches/​soreness.
The first visit was a standard physical. There was virtually no waiting before getting my blood pressure, weight & temperature checked. However, even though I had a fairly early appointment (9 or 9:30), I then had to wait in an exam room for close to 50 minutes for the physical. The long wait was apparently due to them overbooking. The RN who handled the physical was very nice, friendly and thorough. She asked questions and listened to my concerns and questions. She prescribed an ultrasound.
The ultrasound came back showing enlarged lymph nodes, but other than that, Dr. Springer’s office told me nothing about the scan, nothing about what my next step should be and nothing about the aches that prompted me to go see him in the first place. I was told someone would call me on January 14 to discuss the scan results, but nobody called. When I called the office that day, I was told the doctor had not reviewed the scan results yet. Since this occurred at least 6 days after his office received the scan results, I decided it was time to see another doctor. The second doctor immediately reviewed the scan results, examined me, and referred me to a specialist. The specialist quickly determined that I have a bilateral hernia.
Dr. Springer’s office has called me twice to inquire how I’m feeling, but they never commented on the scan results, and never suggested what the next step should be toward fixing/​solving/​curing my issues. I went to him with a fairly specific problem, and he didn’t end up doing anything toward helping me. My impression is that he is too busy and should not be taking new patients.

I wanted to find a new doctor closer to my new house. Multiple friends recommended Dr. Springer, so I decided to go visit his office. I wanted to take advantage of the fantastic health insurance I have and get some tests done (that I KNEW were covered under my benefits).
The office is absolutely gorgeous and for the most part, the staff is wonderful. They have a few dogs in the office, which is great because I love animals. I did not see Dr. Springer, but the other doctor on staff (I can’t remember her name now, and she may have been a nurse practitioner). She was very straightforward and gave me some great information.
However, she chose to use a diagnostic company outside of my network and I was charged over $ 700 for an allergy test. I thought I had been clear on staying within my network since my health insurance is great, but maybe I hadn’t.
On top of that, I kept getting bills from the office saying that I needed to pay another $ 35 on top of the copay that I already paid at the time of the visit.
After talking to my health insurance company and getting an explanation of what was happening with my bills, I was appalled at the disorganization and lack of communication on the part of Dr. Springer’s office.
If you want to go here, be very wary of their billing department and double check and triple check that they’re not sending out to companies outside of your network.
As for me, I won’t go back.

Great doctor with a HORRIBLE billing department. I’m not sure what the problem is – or with whom among staff the blame lies – but during the time I was a patient there, bills were correct exactly 0% of the time. They take weeks to arrive and months to correct.
Our often-​repeated pattern was:
1. Bill arrives late and is incorrect
2. We agree the bill is wrong
3. Wrong bill is sent again to me
4. I go to their office to explain that it is still wrong… they agree.
5. Repeat
Billing is always difficult with health care, and insurance companies don’t make it any easier. Unfortunately, at this place, the office seems content to pass on the mistakes to the patient by over-​charging and double billing.
For that reason, I can’t recommend this place.

A brilliant, hilarious and VERY CARING doctor. I’ve been with him for only a year and he’s been a massive part in diagnosing and treating a serious sinus issue and has really listened to my vast list of ailments and is helping me deal with all of them one at a time. I recommend all of my friends see Dr. Springer for sinus issues or as a family doctor.
It’s scary how little logic flows through the medical community these days and how simply masking symptoms is acceptable or considered a ‘cure’ to many ailments; Doctor Springer focuses on treating your specific ailments and finding, while not the quickest, but the most thorough way to heal your sickness/​injuries and focuses on long term treatment to fix you for good!
Not to mention his staff is phenomenal and very sweet.

Dr. Springer was my doctor when I was 15 – 18. After I got a job with insurance other than Kaiser, I sought him out again and was pleasantly surprised to find his practice had moved closer to where I live and work. I would recommend Dr. Springer in a heartbeat, he treats you as if there are no other patients in queue, he listens to everything you have to say and doesnt make you feel rushed. His staff is friendly and I absolutely love his dogs! The waiting room is comfortable and soothing i about fall asleep every time I go! Although he specializes in allergy/​asthma, we’ve discussed other matters such as migraines and ADHD. If you’re looking for a doctor, please try him out, he’s wonderful!

Great doctor. Love the theraputic dogs he brings into the room. I did not feel rushed like I do with most other doctors. He has a great conversation style and he asks the right questions to get to the root of your problem. I will be returning to this doctor for as long as they’ll let me. Highly recommended.

I have to say that Dr Springer is the best doctor anyone could ask for. I have been a client of his for 2.5 years now and will continue to stay with him for as long as i live in Atlanta. and he accepts my insurance. He is not only a Doctor to fix my health issues, but more like a friend as well, always willing to talk with me about issues going on in my life and ways to improve my overall well being. If you are looking for a great doctor, this is the one to go to!

Love Dr. Springer. He’s been helping me figure out my migraine issues over the last couple of months. Such a patient and caring man. His staff and nurse practitioner are also awesome. As long as I live in GA, Dr. Springer is my doctor.
PS — his staff is always willing to fit you in whenever you are in need.

Dr. Springer listens to me and considers several variables. He always spends time with me and tries to get to the bottom of the issue. It is obvious that he enjoys helping people and did not become a physician solely because he wants to make a lot of money. He is a rare doctor and worth a visit.
PS: He has two dogs, Aphrodite and June Bug. They greet patients and keep an upbeat atmosphere in the office. They are well behaved and friendly.

One of the greatest challenges about moving to a new city is finding a good general doctor to go to who is also covered by your insurance. After checking my insurance and looking over some Unilocal reviews, I decided to try Dr. Springer for a basic check up on some random issues that required someone with a broad-​based knowledge of Medical Stuff.
I first of all liked that they could fit me in so soon! They offered an appointment with the nurse practitioner the next day, but I said I could wait.
I arrived around my appointment time, filled out my paperwork and was shown to a room in about 5 minutes total (!). They told me Dr. Springer was behind schedule (uh-​oh) but that I could see a nurse practitioner in the mean time. I have never met with a nurse practitioner, but it couldn’t have hurt, so I said sure. This lady was very knowledgeable, and at the very least she allowed me to talk and talk about what I was concerned about. Most doctors seem in such a rush to diagnose that you never feel like you have listed all the symptoms or concerns you have…
After maybe 20 minutes she went to go get the doctor. And maybe 5 minutes later he showed up and as he walks in I see the little furry face of a dog (!). Now, while some might think this is unsanitary, I find animals very therapeutic. He wasn’t going to let him in, but I insisted. The dog came in and mostly lay in the corner (so sweet!) and had such a calming presence.
Dr. Springer is very very nice and very friendly and knowledgeable. I felt like he definitely gave me the time I needed to discuss what was concerning me and he made a thoughtful decision about a diagnosis. Not to mention the overall chi in the office is very calming and soothing. It’s not sterilized of compassion and humanity like some large hospitals or clinics. I felt like I was in his home. His approach appears to be more holistic (there’s a massage therapist just down the hall) and people-​driven. (Note: while his speciality is in allergies I felt he was able to discuss my non-​allergy related issues very well.) I will definitely be back for other issues I might have in the future.

I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Springer. He’s fantastic! He will sit with you and discuss any questions or issues you have, and he doesn’t try to rush you through a visit, like most doctors I’ve seen. He helped me diagnose my food allergies and has been a huge help with any question I’ve brought him, and he actually listens and remembers his patients.
Dr. Springer is also exceptional in that he won’t just jump to prescription medicines to fix symptoms; he wants to find the root problem and treat that, instead of symptoms. He will also recommend herbal remedies and dietary changes when he thinks that will work better than prescription drugs, which is rare for western doctors.
The whole staff is very kind, and as someone else mentioned, there is never a long wait. My husband and I both recommend Dr. Springer and his nurse practitioner very highly.

I don’t know why I have not written about Dr. Springer sooner but anyway he is a great Dr. he practices Internal Medicine and accepts most insurance. When you need an appointment you get it. You always get a call back. He makes you feel so comfortable and does not make you wait. He actually takes you into his personal office to chat after your visit to make sure you are doing well medically and personally. He always has a kind word or a piece of advice which a lot of the medical profession is lacking these days and I am sure you have figured out that I am extremely picky. I went to 3 Doctors before I found him .His office is located in Executive Park right off of North Druid Hills Road.