Fincken Gerald, DO

Single worst doctor I’ve ever been seen by. He looks at you as if he is indifferent weather you live or die. He is cold an uncaring. He offered no useful advice and when I told him the pain pills weren’t working and are not strong enough he would not prescribe stronger or even different pills. What does this doctor get out of not giving his patients better pain pills? Is he only allow to give out so many? I’ve never felt more like a statistic in my life. He didn’t seem to care about what I was saying as if it didn’t matter to his diagnostics. Like your opinion is not only unimportant but not even worth considering. I never want to see this doctor again.

Have been in Dr. Fincken’s care for at least 12 years a 2 different locations. I’ve recommended him many times in the past and think he’s a terrific PCP. He’s a patient, caring man, and trusted my suggestion for my care which is allowing me to fix a number of issues & resume an active life style.

What can I say. Dr. Fincken is one of the best docs I’ve ever had. He’s supportive yet direct with what he thinks I need to be doing. I also like that he’s confident about any course of treatment we decide on.
Keep in mind that he’s one of the FP Chiefs so he’s crazy busy and every now and then it can be tough to get in to see him. When trying to get in at the end of last year (before people’s benefits ran out for the year) or the very beginning of this year (when folks are trying to get things taken care of before back to school) was challenging but this past week I logged in on Tuesday and he had exactly the time I wanted on Thursday.
Also, he’s a DO, not an MD so if you are one of those folks that prefers to minimize your number of prescriptions, he’s more likely to go that way.

ARC is hit or miss. I hate waiting in the lobby with what appears to be a humanized cesspool, but this is to be expected from going to a clinic with flexible hours and availability.
That said, Dr. Fincken seems to be a good doc. I’ve had a few generic visits for various ailments or checkups and he seems to be knowledgeable, friendly, and easy to talk to even when talking about risqué subjects like my hardcore meth addiction.
Just kidding.
But seriously, meth isn’t funny. And Fincken’s legit!

I’m always surprised to see negative reviews because my experience has always been good. That does not necessarily mean that I always like what he has to say, or that I can necessarily always get in — he gets booked just like any other professional.
However, he was originally just my wife’s patient and liked him enough that she got to me reluctantly switch. I have now been with him about 9 years. Our first appointment was matter of fact and he told me things that I did not necessarily care to hear — but for me that is a sign of a good doc. I find that he does take time to listen to us and remembers our concerns from appointment-​to-​appointment. He dogged an issue that others may have dismissed and through his work and referrals, was able to finally find a chronic but mild condition that was causing a lot of illnesses. I rarely need to see him anymore and find that he will not prescribe unnecessarily, which I like. Several of my co-​workers also see him and so far, none of them have complained to me about their experiences with him.

Although I was already an established patient, I had a really hard time scheduling a physical here. I wanted it done in February, so I set it up in early to mid-​January. My appointment was canceled and rescheduled numerous times without much notice. I don’t care to deal with that, and the office wasn’t that nice anyway, so I switched doctors.

After Hours at ARC cost the same as your regular co-​pay. NO extra required