Dr. Daniel William Berland, MD

Not at all a good human being or doctor.

Nope

After years of seeing drs for chronic pain Dr Berland was the only Dr that has been able to control my pain with the least amount of medication. I wouldn’t see anyone else!

I’ve seen ALOT of docs in my life & Dr. Berland is one of the worst that I’ve seen, he is truly the worst doc at U of M. He is EXTREMELY insensitive & does NOT listen. He “types” you & treats you according to his judgement without getting to know you at all. He does not treat each patient as an individual, I’m pretty sure he judges everyone as a drug addict or seeker when they walk through the door. The other doctors don’t even care for him because he treats them like he is far more superior than them so that should give you an idea as to how he treats his patients. The first time I saw him he made me cry, I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome which is very painful & doesn’t have a lot of great treatment options right now & instead of helping me he told me that my kids would need to be put into therapy because they have a sick mom (like I don’t already feel HORRIBLE for that EVERY day of my life). He referred me to U of M’s rehabilitation program which was wonderful! After I completed it I… sent him an email expressing that I learned so much & that I wanted to discuss a couple more healthcare options with him to continue my progress based on what I learned but, when I went to see him he basically told me that everything I learned was no good - YOU SENT ME THERE & SAID IT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM WTH!!!!! I did learn ALOT & it helped out ALOT, U of M’s rehabilitation program is AMAZING! He continued to belittle me (like the first appointment) treat me like everything I was doing was wrong, TRY to drug shame me (AGAIN) even though at this point I’m taking barely ANY meds & he says some of the WORST stuff - I had no idea docs were allowed to talk to their patients like that! He told me that if I were on Xanax (which I’m not) my husband (who’s sitting RIGHT NEXT to me) would leave me. Where does this stuff come from?!?!? I’m shocked this doc is still employed ESPECIALLY at U of M. Idk why I even bothered to go back to after choosing to leave him once, guess I thought it was me & that I’d give him another but no, it’s not me - he’s a jerk! I get it Dr. Berland, your on a crusade against opioids & apparently everyone is secretly out to seek them ALL the time - not get proper healthcare, that can’t be it. Everything the other reviewers had to say is 100% spot on, the one who gave him 5 stars must be family/friend or was paid. I would NOT recommend him especially if you deal with a health issue that’s chronic, he will make your mental stability worse. I’ve never left a doc appointment fuming SO badly and again, I’ve seen ALOT of docs. He doesn’t even deserve one star. ??

Seems to want to treat everything as an addiction...

Very poor bedside manner and emotional intelligence. Discounts any other dr's diagnosis or radiologists conclusions despite the fact it is not within his realm of expertise. Doesn't focus on the needs of the patient as much as he does about his own "intelligence" and "experience" while lacking the degree for the area of specialty. narrows diagnoses to preconceived notions rather than taking into account the patients entire relevant medical history. He will cherry pick the medical record to uphold his objectives, eg discharge you quickly from U of M, support his preconceived impression of your diagnose. In short, it wouldn't matter what his skill sets were/are, they are super ended by his own agenda. I won't ever see this dr again, and I can't recommend him as a physician. Find another Doctor before seeing him, as it will and/or can cause serious repercussions to your medical treatment.

EXTREMELY RUDE DOCTOR!!! TREATED EXTREMELY BAD IN THE HOSPITAL! ACCUSSED ME OF BEING A DRUG SEEKER WHEN IN ACTUALITY MY SHUNT IN MY BRAIN WASN'T FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY CAUSING ME SEVERE PAIN!! I WILL NEVER, EVER DEAL WITH OR SEE THAT DOCTOR AGAIN!!!

Great Doctor, he is the only one at UofM that we trust

I normally don't write reviews like this, but then again I have never encountered a dr this pompous and rude. I was in the ER at UM waiting to be admitted for pneumonia after receiving treatment for it all day there. He came in and was a jerk. Said he thought the radiologist and all the Drs were wrong and I didn't have pneumonia. I have a lot of health issue and asked him to call my Rheumatologist at the hospital and he refused. Sent me home. Only for me to find out the next day I did indeed have it and Was very ill. Someone that worked in the ER told me he worked with him for years and he was always doing things like that. Telling the radiologists they were wrong. Etc. said he was a jerk. My Dr was very upset I was released because I shouldn't have. Of o ever see this man in the hospital again I will refuse his services.

dr. and his staff are very rude., this doctor has to much on his plate, while having another office in Chicago, to even care about the patients he does have. All I was and is to this doctor was a number and his paycheck. I would highly recommend to look for a better doctor in the area!