Dr. Gary Richman, MD

Absolutely awful experience with Dr. Richman and the cervical facet injection procedure that he did. I see all of these... reviews about his compassion, personality, and taking his time but quite honestly my experience especially the day of the cervical facet injections was the complete opposite. He came in, was clearly in a rush, did not even explain what it was that was going to be done or quite frankly anything about what these injections even were. The absolute worst part was that he was in such a rush that they did not even put topical numbing agent on the area, there was nothing numbed he just started jabbing me with these awful metal like needles/injections and then left them in my neck! I was laying there hysterical crying. Never in my life did I ever experience as much pain as this. I assume the rush was because he was trying to squeeze all of his patients in so he could go on vacation the next week, which I’m sorry it is totally unacceptable especially when we are talking about a procedure on my neck and right next to my spine!

When he finished the injections he didn’t even ask if I was ok, didn’t say goodbye, didn’t give me any instructions, nothing. I was then whisked out of the office, I could just barely even walk, I was not ok yet no one seemed to care. Thankfully I had someone drive me just in case, but according to Dr. Richman I “could drive myself home”. The fact that this is what he tells people.. that they can drive home, he didn’t even have the decency to numb the injection areas, no recovery or checking of anything after makes me sick to my stomach to even think that I let this man do this to me. The pain has been so much worse since the injections, since the injections my dizziness/cervical vertigo has been SO much worse that I have not been able to drive since these injections (which were about 3-4 months ago now), he never went over any results or gave me a report from these injections in fact he told me there was none, which is not ok, oh and their ONLY option for me as a means to “fixing” my symptoms and how much worse they are now, after these injections, is to GET THE SAME EXACT THING DONE TO ME AGAIN!! STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE and this doctor.

I continue to try to get copies of my medical records, report from this procedure, and images that were supposed to be taken during it and they refuse to provide me with it. I have spoken to THREE different people, emailed them with their own form completed, and sent a message on their website and STILL nothing. I need these in order to try to find a doctor who may actually be able to help me.

**update— I finally was told I would be getting a disk or jpeg files of the flouroscopic images, by his MA Tom. He told me they had all of my files and images and that I would be able to pick it up the following day. Then, with no explanation as to what happened or changed, I received an email from Tom stating that they do not have the flouroscopic images for me or a report of findings. That is all I was told. I have tried to get an answer as to why? What happened to the images? Why am I not allowed to have my own imaging? He told m, in writing, that they had it all and would be making a copy for me. I continue to try to get an answer, but the lack of response (about it two weeks now) just leaves me feeling that they are hiding something on those images. What other explanation could there be if they will not tell me why?  more details