Dr. Clinton B Zimmerman, MD

I took my new born baby to Blue Ridge pediatrics for the first time yesterday for her new born check up. We waited over two hours to see Dr Zimmerman. When he got into the office his personality was super dry but I was willing to overlook the lack of a personality and waiting almost three hours to see a doctor . My baby was breech at birth so he had to check her legs even though they were checked twice at the hospital. When he checked her legs he was so ruff with her he man handled her legs. He grabbed them so hard that she screamed out in pain !! She had never screamed like that not even when she got her shots. I was so upset and shocked I grabbed her and kissed her right away I didn’t understand what had happened. I called the office to talk to someone over him about how upset and disgusted I am with him as a doctor and no one has yet to return my phone call. Dr Zimmerman is the worst doctor ever . I’m furious for how he handled my 5 day old baby . Her legs are so sensitive from… being breech and for him to hurt her for no reason ! The hospital never made her cry when they checked her legs so why did he !? By the way the hospital she was delivered at was not in Boone NC because I do not care for the doctors around here and I was trying to give Boone doctors another shot with Blue Ridge Pediatrics and Dr Zimmerman totally screwed that up. DO NOT TAKE YOUR BABY TO SEE HIM UNLESS YOU WANT THEM MAN HANDLED IN PAIN!!! He is worthless!

Dr. Zimmerman has always spent time with each of my children, making sure to thoroughly ask questions and exam the child. He is our primary doctor and even asks about my other children when they aren't at the appointment - I have never had another doctor care like Dr. Zimmerman! If there is an issue that he does not feel 100% confident on he always refers us to another physician that specializes in the area, usually in Winston-Salem. It is most definitely worth the wait to see him on the busy days and I am so thankful to have him as the doctor of my children!!

I brought my son in before school started to get refills on his asthma medication. after waiting in the room for over an hour I asked if he had any suggestions regarding my sons anxiety. He said that if I wanted to discuss that I would have to make a separate appointment. I did not feel like he cared at all. Today I brought my daughter in for an appointment. She missed school to be there and I was on my lunch break from work. We we're put into a room and left for over an hour. I went out and asked what was taking so long and was told we were next. next?! I made the appointment for a reason! Anyway we waited for an hour and 45 minutes total. I went to the front desk and said we had to leave. At no time did anyone tell me they were behind and give me the option to reschedule! The lady asked the nurses in the back how much longer. they said 5 minutes. Yeah right. I left in tears. no one called to apologize or ask if my daughter was okay. I called the office manager and was given no… regard for what had happened that day. This place was absurd. My daughter still needs to see a doctor. how am I suppose to trust that my daughter is being treated by professionals??

In a professional practice, all stakeholders should act with professionalism. My family was dismayed at these aspects: 1. Reception staff, up to 5 members at a time, appeared to be socializing at check-in, during check-in, and at additional times during our visit. 2. The doctor did not act with professionalism. The well-baby survey could have easily been completed online without his assistance and we collaboratively could have discussed the survey diagnositics; rather no time was taken to discuss survey answers and no elaborations of the answers we provided were offered. Additionally, chewing gum has no place in a professional workspace, especially by a doctor. This demonstrated both a lack of professionalism and expresses disdain for his clients. 3. No doctor should ever make his patients wait unclothed in a waiting room for over an hour, make a cavalier entrance without concern for the awaiting patient, and then tell the family they could leave if they didn't like the wait-time,… especially with this organization being the monopoly in town. The doctor is unfit in his bedside manner, laziness, and lack of emphathy. very much it was conveyed he was getting paid either way. I am not in any way interested in subjecting my family to these poor practices and will recommend other option for like services.

wonderful dr.would recommend to anyone.