Dr. Barry Hobart Guze, MD

This is not a doctor. This is a sadistic monster. I dreaded every meeting I had to have with him and I consider myself a strong person. He treated me with utter contempt and disdain. Put me on a med that gave me a rare reaction I almost died from. He told my husband I'd never be functional without that med. I have a big middle finger for you "Dr." Guze. It's been over 15 years and I haven't had a psych med since and doing great. If I could I'd sue you and get you fired. You have no business ruining vulnerable people like you do.

Dr. Barr H. Guze is an example of a technocrat that seems more concerned about just giving prescriptions - he is a so so active listener - you are empowered to thoroughly examine my feelings via making appointments with Dr. Guze to seek the truths

I wholeheartedly agree with every reviewer below and find comfort that I am not "crazy" and had the exact same experience. One must note that I have never had psychosis, am high functioning and am successful in all social situations and interpersonal relationships. I simply had depression. Dr. Guze is a spiteful, narcissistic doctor who has thankfully retired from UCLA. I saw him while I was inpatient at UCLA for depression. If you disagreed with him, however politely it may be, he lashed out by taking away phone privileges or diagnosing you with a disorder without regard for your longstanding outpatient psychiatrist, taking/verifying your psychiatric history with close friends & family or being upfront about "diagnosis". His fragile ego is marked by the inability to admit error.

My sister-in-law has been trying to get you to fill out a simple disability form after numerous calls and requests. Can we get you off of square one? Do you have any idea of the financial impact you have on your patients? Begging you to get this done.

If I could give negative stars to this man, I would. In brief:- He "treated" my non-psychiatric conditions he knew nothing about (and without obtaining my medical history), despite the fact that I was already receiving excellent care from a non-UCLA facility I have been a patient of for years.- Displayed a general callousness towards my emotional and psychiatric health.- Is excruciatingly condescending and did not give me a chance to speak, not even to discuss -any- of my previous medical history.- Spent less than five minutes a day with me.I had been admitted to UCLA due to life-threatening psychiatric issues and was assigned to Mr. Guze. All I can say is that this "doctor" made me feel infinitely worse--by worse, I mean my disregard for life was exponentially increased after realizing what a horrifying excuse for a provider he is. He decided that in addition to my psychiatric issues he would treat several of my physical issues (which are severe and he does -not- specialize in),… because he didn't agree with the medication regimen that the specialists I have been going to for years have worked with me on, nor did he bother to speak with them before drastically changing my medication with serious and detrimental effects. In other words, he was "treating" something he has not studied and not obtained the patient history for.Additionally, he refused to let me see my current psychiatrist (who is also at UCLA) and disregarded my concerns about him being unfamiliar with my medical history. Sadly, the least grave of issues is the fact that he has no bedside manner to speak of.I truly cannot understand how this man has kept this position for so long, particularly, in a place that is generally considered to provide excellent treatment. I was excruciatingly traumatized by this experience, and I will never return to this hospital voluntarily for psychiatric issues, nor would I ever recommend a friend or family member to go there lest they have the misfortune of being assigned to him.

Dr. Guze could not be a more cold, uncaring psychiatrist. He is not easy to talk to or the least bit compassionate. He is definitely not a people person.

My son bristles and becomes agitated every time his name comes up. Absolutely despises the care he received from him in the psych hospital. Guze told him he was the sickest person he had ever seen. Says cruel and mean things and has absolute zero bedside manner. A very unpleasant man who should not be dealing with people on any level.

Doesn't listen to what patients say, doesn't care how they feel, just hands out pills.

Dr. Guze has a reputation among his colleagues for being unusually cruel to the patients he treats in hospital. He has extremely poor interpersonal skills and talks down to patients when they are at their weakest and in need of help and understanding. He seems to take pleasure in protracting the suffering of his patients.

Unfortunate that this guy is a doctor and could give medicine. Going to the worst medical in the country and failing out of nuclear radiology medicine, he basically has no right to give medicine to others. He quickly dismisses more competent doctors that actually went to decent medical schools. Basically, his only achievement in life has been teaching young inexperienced doctors who aren't knowledgeable enough to see malpractice at its worst.