Berg Robert E, MD

While Dr. Berg was extremely helpful, patient, and kind during my visit, one of his receptionists is extremely rude. She alone is reason enough to not visit this office. She has repeatedly insisted that she could do NOTHING to contact Dr. Berg (her employer) and that she has done everything in her power (including giving him the wrong number, confirmed by another receptionist), for him to call me back. She has repeatedly hung up while I was still talking and is one of the most unpleasant people I have ever spoken to. Dr. Berg deserves better for his employees and should look into professional development for this receptionist, whose role is literally to be the opposite of the snide individual I have spoken to on the phone repeatedly. Do yourself a favor and avoid her and this office. Or better, visit her, and just marvel at how someone could be such a miserable human being.

If you want a doctor that doesn’t care this is your guy. He changed 3 of my appointments on me in the 5 months I was with him. Part of the last straw was this: his office called to tell me my iron was low and I tried over 1 week to get a hold of him to see what to do. Also, I’m law enforcement and I went through hell and high water to get a note from him to go on light duty. I didn’t get my note from him until my 3^rd trimester, so imagine trying to wear at 30 lb gun belt 27 weeks pregnant. Also, his sweet (NOT) secretary told me «I have 3 family members in law enforcement, you can get new uniforms.» AWFUL experience. Everything about it from the dungeon and dirty office he operates out of to his personality to his secretary.
Into my 3^rd trimester and he still hadn’t addressed where he delivers, what to do in case of an emergency, any delivery options whatsoever. I don’t even know what hospital I would’ve gone to had something happened. Steer clear!

I don’t think I can say enough good things about Dr. Berg and my experience with NYU medical center. After having a terrible experience at Beth Israel, I called Dr. Berg’s office for a second opinion. After explaining my issue to the receptionist she immediately made an appointment for me less than a week later.
I waited a long time in the waiting room for my appointment with Dr. Berg. Almost 1.5 hours after my scheduled time. For some people this may be incredibly agitating, but know that Dr. Berg runs late because he actually spends time with his patients. Once I saw him he made sure that everything was taken care of. My old OB at Beth Israel wanted to make 4+ follow up appointments and exams for me ($$$), but Dr. Berg did everything possible within my appointment window. I ended up needing surgery and it was scheduled for less than two weeks later.
If you want a doctor who is going to hold your hand and talk about rainbows and sunshine then Dr. Berg isn’t that person. He is very matter-​of-​fact; there is no sugar coating of anything. He is an excellent DR whose primary concern is the patient’s well-​being. NYU is an amazing hospital as well. Everything from pre-​op appointments, the day of the operation, and post-​op care was top-​notch.

Worst medical experience of my life, enough to make me want to leave NYC and return to my tiny home town! I went to the ER because I passed out and was having severe abdominal cramps. I did not know I was pregnant and was having an early miscarriage. I was put under Dr. Berg’s care and saw his resident in the hospital. When discharged I was given instructions to follow up and see Dr. Berg in one week and call with any questions.
While recovering I did have a question and called to setup the follow up appointment. When I called the receptionists asked me if I was a patient and asked why I was calling with a question. It took all day for my call to be returned (for example I called at 9am, called back mid day and finally got my call returned at 4pm) which when you are having a complication post a hospital visit one would expect a quicker turn around time.
Beyond this when I finally went for the follow up I was told I could have seen my regular doctor and it was confusing why I was coming to see the doctor. I wish this had been explained to me when I made my follow up appointment and called with my question. Beyond this I had a 2pm appointment, I got seen at 3:45pm. When the doctor saw me he prescribed me a medication without telling me what it was or the dosage apparently it was a drug to stimulate abortion/​miscarriage (perhaps the process did not complete). When I got the prescription given the pharmacist made an effort to speak to me and warn me of the seriousness of the medicine side effects (which were many) and risks of the medicine (e.g. potential birth defects and need to wait prior to trying to conceive again). All these things I would have expected the doctor to explain to me during that appointment. If all of this wasn’t bad enough I had a blood test performed and was supposed to be called with the results… that never happened. I called to get the results and was told the output of the report by the receptionist but she nor I knew what that means. I had to call my regular doctor to get the results decoded as I have no idea what the numbers mean.
In short I’ve called my regular doctor. I am never going back there and if anyone ever ends up in the ER and referred here I BEG! of you to go to your regular doctor! As one woman to another I wouldn’t wish this experience on a snake, miscarriage is heart breaking enough this is just the proverbial kick in the stomach in you’re down on the ground!

I actually had a great experience with Dr. Berg. He was able to see me last minute at his Queens office when I was scrambling to find an obstetrician. His bedside manner is direct and no-​nonsense. And when he asks, «Do you WANT to be pregnant?» please keep in mind that not everyone was looking forward to seeing that second line pop up on the EPT. It’s a fair question with no judgement behind it. He needs to know what you want or don’t want so he knows what sort of information to give you to make the decisions you are going to have to make.
As it turned out, nature made the choice for me, and I was panicking not knowing what I should do in the middle of the horrific circumstance I found myself in. His staff was amazing. They arranged all my appointments, gave me detailed instructions on what to expect, and helped me get through a pretty heinous miscarriage.
I did have a long wait in his Manhattan office post-​op, but I haven’t been to many doctor’s offices that didn’t have a wait. I have found this to be the case in every OB office I’ve had to visit. But, he has a friendly staff, my records were available immediately on the NYU patient network, and my insurance was billed accordingly. Being part of the NYU network of doctors made it so much easier since my PCP is also on the network and she was able to see everything that happened to me and all the tests that were done right online immediately. Dr. Berg also on ZocDoc so you can arrange for all your appointments online, circumventing having to deal with anyone on the phone, which is always a pain.
I couldn’t have been in better hands given the situation I was in, and I was very grateful to have found Dr. Berg in time.

Dr. Berg saved my live in december 2006. I will forever thank him for his expertise and professionalism as well as the nurses at nyu medical center. thank you.

UPDATE– The blood work results that I never got, after receiving two bills that now total to almost $ 4,000 dollars and getting hung up on by the receptionists– I managed to walk in and demand a copy of my records. PLEASE do not waste your time with this office, it is NOT a medical facility. How it passed as one is a shame to the medical field.

I had a slight emergence in the tail end of the summer months which I soon found out is prime vacation time for most Ob Gyn’s !!! so I log onto Unilocal and search for help, after many «sorry there out for the week» rejections I find Dr Bergs office, but no reviews. I’d have to try him.
I’m happy I did. Dr Berg is very nice, fast, makes conversation during the uncomfortable parts and explains what he sees. Btwn filling out forms and getting checked I was out of there in an Hour. And as I’m walking out I see Dr Berg walking around with a 2 month old baby girl (one of his patients newest addition)
The staff seem to have a close connection working well with each other making the whole process nice and easy.