Went to see Michael Hebrard (Physical Medicine) with acute symptoms. After a brief interview, I was misdiagnosed for months (despite my suggesting the CORRECT diagnosis at our initial meeting). This caused me so much unnecessary suffering. No relief until two other physicians corrected diagnosis, and almost immediately provided appropriate treatment. But, If for some reason you do go to see him - expect absurdly long waits. read more

Dr. Hebrard and his staff provided me with excellent care for my lower back pain. The strategies that they used allowed me to continue exercising after my medical appointments ended. I have not had to have surgery and my pain can be treated with extra strength Tylenol. I really appreciate the service that i received over the years. read more

+ Unlike other workers comp doctors that I have seen, Dr. Hebrard actually examined me in a holistic manner. + Unlike other workers comp doctors that I have seen, he took me seriously and didn't discount my pain. - average 2 hour wait - poor communication of reports to workers comp company - gave me a questionable fibromyalgia diagnosis read more

Background: I was referred to Dr Hebrard regarding my spinal disc protrusion in my sciatic nerve. I have had this condition for about 7 years. I had seen a neurosurgeon prior and he fully recommended microdiscectomy as all other treatments have failed. I have tried chiropractic, physical threapy, and spinal epidural injections.The intent of the visit was to see if I really needed surgery or not. My experience: I showed up to my appointment early. This office environment is exceptionallly open and very busy. Patient confidence is not a factor in the office and appears to be easily lost. I was not seen until am hour after my appointment. The exam room was not professional, had poor lighting, and not asetically pleasing. While the exam he performed was in depth, I do not think it was required. He stated he reviewed my file, but never actually had it with him or even looked at the previous MRI reports showing a huge disc bulge. He liked to use a lot of mdecial words that were not needed In the end he recommended therapy because it is his business. Reflections: 1 Office very open and not confidential 2 Appointment not kept on time 3 Did not agree with his treatment plan, in fact wrong per other doctor visits. 4 He strongly likes to push physical treatment (primary revenue for his business) when not the right path forward. read more

First, I agree with the other reviewer, that the wait time in the waiting room and once inside his little office (with exam table), was ridiculous at least on one occasion. I think I was kept waiting over two hours, which was nuts, and I thought they had forgotten I was even there. When he finally showed up, he made no apology to me, but acted friendly as ever, and got to the problem at hand with my shoulder analysis. He comes across as a real nice guy, but he also seems a bit odd somehow too. I think I deserved an apology for the crazy wait time, and I really should have just walked out of there. Other than that, he was upbeat and did his best to explain how my shoulder works and how it could have been injured, and so on. I was put on physical therapy treatment for about two months there, which went ok, but then when I saw him again, I was told that it may be a torn rotator cuff, which didn't seem to improve much with the PT, so then he sent me for a 2nd opinion and an MRI. It turned out not to be a torn cuff, so I had to wonder if I really needed all that PT I went through. It got better over a short time after that, and I have not been back to see him. This office is shared with the PT gym/clinic, a foot doctor (whom I also saw first, and he is pretty good, actually) and an acupuncturist as well. The waiting room is like a crowded zoo with mostly low income postal workers whom are sent there (I am not one myself), so be forewarned. Better yet, Don't go there at all! read more

A really caring and intuitive doctor. Super academic credentials, as good as it gets. After knee replacement surgery I spent three months in his onsite PT department. Knowledgeable, caring and really informative PT staff. I can't say enough good things about this office and Dr. Hebrard. read more

I've been with Dr. Hebrard since 2004 after my HMO said they did not do the kind of long term care my back injury required. Infact, the HMO would only give me moutrin and strongly urged I find a private doctor. Since then he has been my blessing as I am not a pill-taker. I find him to be a very patient and skilled professional without making me a pill-zombie even though he is a pain management specialist. He has always been careful about my medical compliants, requesting appropriate further medical test to ascertain with a degree of certainty what is actually wrong. In my case, he has never just taken my word for what is wrong but has always tried to confirm my complaints. He is a physical medicine doctor correct? Examining body parts correct? As for a crowded office, well when you consider that it is very difficult to find a good Workers' Comp doctor, good luck with that. Depending on your insurance carrier, just to get therapy approved it takes a mountain of paperwork which is what makes initial visits longer than most. The analysis has to be done proper less your case be denied. This man knows what he is doing and has put together a very powerful and effective team. Or you can see how long or how many visits Kaiser will give you. Good Luck on that! Learn to appreciate good people. Bill Mims read more

dr hebrard is the best doctor i have had and he is so honest and he will not lie to you he is straight forward. i love him. also my company refuse for me to continue to see him and the one doctor they sent me too refused to see me he was telling me to come back in 3 weeks and then his office manager said 7 weeks i she was so rude and i think you should see who has your interest at heart. the companu hazelrigg refuse to let me see my current physician and how odd that a great doctor as dr hebrard i being denied my case. i was adament about seeing my physician and the refused. i hope it changes that i have medical for life for my injury on worker compensation. read more

a wonderful Physician that cares deeply for his patient. He has your best interest at heart. He has express what my plan of action for treatment. Very knowledgeable. Very competent in your quality of care. read more

Terrible patient relations from office staff and management. Dr Hebrard is wonderful.

This doctor is really amazing. Dr. Hebrard is knowledgeable and really gets to know me as a patient. I later found out he is Board Certified and spends a lot of time getting to know me as a patient. There is a wait for you to see him, but thats totally normal in a doctors setting. Dr. Hebrard treats private patients and federal employees and thats why he is always busy. If you want great quality healthcare and answers to your questions, Dr. Hebrard is a must! 5 star all the way! read more

D Hebrard. MD is very nice and personable, but the office is horrible at returning calls, getting their reports submitted or follow through. Staff has never kept one promise of sending information or finishing my workers comp paperwork. My report was to be done in 30 days (required) and it has now been over 80 days and still no report sent to my claims adjuster. Super frustrated and disappointed! read more

As with the others, the wait time was crazy long. Once in the exam room, I overheard him having a long, jolly conversation with what turned out to be reps from a medical supply company. On the plus side, Hebrard was really GREAT to refer me to a body worker who helped me heal from a worker's comp injury--worth at least one star. However, later he tried to scare me into buying a new, very expensive analgesic that was not covered by insurance. His description of what would happen if I continued with the analgesic I was already taking turned out to be one of the main side effects of the one he was prescribing! It later came out in the news that the manufacturers of this medication were terribly aggressive in trying to get doctors to prescribe it--wining, dining, vacationing, etc. I imagine the delightful, jocular conversation he was having while I waited for an hour could have been with reps from this manufacturer. When I told him I wasn't going to get the new medication, he then refused to prescribe a tool that the body worker had suggested I use. Although he referred me to a wonderful body worker, other aspects of his practice seemed unsavory. read more