Dr B. has been my PCP for 12 yrs. He’s a great doc and great guy. I think the people that give him bad reviews were looking for opioids and or Benzos and he didn’t fall for their nonsense that drs in the past fell for when prescribing those things to them.He’s an ethical guy and he’s also straight forward. He’s not gonna tell you what you want hear, he will tell you what he thinks and do what he thinks is best for you.

I’ve seen ALOT of docs in my life & Dr. Berland is one of the worst that I’ve seen, he is truly the worst doc at U of M. He is EXTREMELY insensitive & does NOT listen. He “types” you & treats you according to his judgement without getting to know you at all. He does not treat each patient as an individual, I’m pretty sure he judges everyone as a drug addict or seeker when they walk through the door. The other doctors don’t even care for him because he treats them like he is far more superior than them so that should give you an idea as to how he treats his patients. The first time I saw him he made me cry, I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome which is very painful & doesn’t have a lot of great treatment options right now & instead of helping me he told me that my kids would need to be put into therapy because they have a sick mom (like I don’t already feel HORRIBLE for that EVERY day of my life). He referred me to U of M’s rehabilitation program which was wonderful! After I completed it I sent him an email expressing that I learned so much & that I wanted to discuss a couple more healthcare options with him to continue my progress based on what I learned but, when I went to see him he basically told me that everything I learned was no good - YOU SENT ME THERE & SAID IT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM WTH!!!!! I did learn ALOT & it helped out ALOT, U of M’s rehabilitation program is AMAZING! He continued to belittle me (like the first appointment) treat me like everything I was doing was wrong, TRY to drug shame me (AGAIN) even though at this point I’m taking barely ANY meds & he says some of the WORST stuff - I had no idea docs were allowed to talk to their patients like that! He told me that if I were on Xanax (which I’m not) my husband (who’s sitting RIGHT NEXT to me) would leave me. Where does this stuff come from?!?!? I’m shocked this doc is still employed ESPECIALLY at U of M. Idk why I even bothered to go back to him after choosing to leave him once, guess I thought it was me & that I’d give him another chance but no, it’s not me - he’s a jerk! I get it Dr. Berland, your on a crusade against opioids & apparently everyone is secretly out to seek them ALL the time - not get proper healthcare, that can’t be it. Everything the other reviewers had to say is 100% spot on, the one who gave him 5 stars must be family/friend or was paid. I would NOT recommend him especially if you deal with a health issue that’s chronic, he will make your mental stability worse. I’ve never left a doc appointment fuming SO badly and again, I’ve seen ALOT of docs. He doesn’t even deserve one star. 👎

Dr.Berland was rude and arrogant. I actually left before my first appointment was finished and he had the audacity to put his arm out to try to block my daughter and I from leaving the exam room. WORST experience with a doctor EVER!!