Dr. Bruce Bienenstock

Please see this doctor's Yelp reviews for more information regarding the case against this doctor. There is not enough space here. I noticed a somewhat inflammatory review here that borrowed a pseudonym I used on Yelp years ago. Although I agree that the doctor's actions were egregious, I did not submit the review that appears here at Vitals under Righttoknowxx,

You can read the entire document online. He had sex with one of his patients, pursued her relentlessly, insisted she come to his home to get her child's records, and at the same time, brushed off her child who was the actual patient. Also did not keep medical notes and records. Admitted to all of this. Surrendered his license. A horrible human being. Also, those 5-star ratings all sound like him. I'm sure he wrote them himself. He damaged many women before finally doing himself in.

Perverted manner at times. Not knowledgable about common antidepressants and their effects/side effects. Disorganized.

Pushes newest meds on the market. Medicates when medication isn't necessary. No emergency appointment availabilty. In crisis? The doctor can see you in 3 weeks. Side effects? They're in your head. Meds not working? Here, lets mix something else with that. Too much medication? It's not the medication, its you. Meds made you sick? Go see a medical doctor. Uh, isn't that what you are? Based on the reviews, he has been careless with other patients as well. Trust your instincts. I highly suggest verifying a doctors license status. I wish I would have before letting this doctor practice on my brain. It's the only one we have.

I do not recommend him. He raised my sons meds without permission from both parents. He treats my ex-husband as well. I feel treating both is a conflict of interest. Refuses to meet with me for a one on one meeting.

Cancels appointments fairly frequently and didn't seem to read my file between appointments, so i felt like a lot of time was wasted revisiting stuff we'd already talked about. I moved on.

There are many wonderful practitioners out there, and he is not one of them. Has far too many personal traumas, is disorganized, misses appointments, and simply has little room in his life for his practice. Move on to somebody else.

Never saw my 13-year-old son again after first diagnosis, but repeatedly renewed prescriptions. When my son was suddenly terminated due to a personal crisis this physician was going through, he was sent away with 10+ refills on his medication without being referred to a supervising physician. Records were not sent after repeated requests and when retrieved (I had to go to the office to get them) were in complete disarray, and showed little attention at all to his case. Ultimately we found a great physician who took our concerns seriously and my son is now in the hands of a compassionate, competent professional.

There are so many wonderful practicioners out there. This is not one of them.

Egocentric. In retrospect, not a very good diagnostician. Did not have a good sense of verbal boundaries, referring to sex very casually and not infrequently. Fell asleep in session one time. Encouraged patient to form attachment, then broke appointments repeatedly to deal with family or personal issues. Overshared personal information with patient. Used session time to deal with patient insurance, and repeatedly expressed irritation at having to deal with insurance paperwork.