Dr. Deborah R Baum, MD

I would strongly suggest searching for a Dr. who is caring and empathetic, which are attributes I cannot ascribe to Dr Baum. Three and a half years ago, my dad and I brought my mom to the hospital with breathing issues. Finally, after several hours, Dr Baum came to the waiting room. She did not have the grace to admit that she was the one responsible for intubating mom, which caused a double perforation. This necessitated an emergency stomach operation or she would die of sepsis. This further compromised mom’s entire breathing situation. Later that week, Dr. Baum had the nerve to claim she had tried to find us before this, but she couldn’t have tried hard, because we were in that waiting room or by my mother’s side every single day, all day. The rep recorded two similar conversations with my family, one after my sister flew in from CA. During the recordings, Dr. Baum said my mom had “lousy lungs” 6 times within the first 12’, as well as “s**t happens”. . Mom was on a ventilator for 2… weeks before she passed away. Some of the personnel in the ICU area remarked that the stomach perforation was a major setback. My whole family found Dr. Baum to be coarse and utterly lacking in compassion and humility. I still have nightmares about this, which makes it harder for me to get past it all. In my profession of psychology, we advocate the venting of feelings to try to heal deep hurt. In doing so, with this review, I hope to also help others avoid a Dr. so lacking in the ability to feel the emotions of others, during traumatic health events

Have been seeing Dr. Baum for just under one year.. Have had two appointments cancelled by her office and rescheduled the last one being two or three weeks later than my original appointment. I got to her office 10 to 15 minutes late because there was no valet service and had to drive around for a parking spot. I have severe COPD and it took longer for me to get to her office. I was huffing and puffing when I arrived only to be told she would not see me. Her next available was in 12 days. They give me an appointment with another doctor for the following day. When I got there they said it was not for that day but the following. I go to rehab the morning they said my appointment was for and would NEVER have made it for that day. ABSOLUTELY NO compassion. I now have an appointment with another pulmonary doctor. Hopefully one with compassion

Back in the hospital again, this time on Bethesda West with pnenia. The doctor is a total incompetent and has managed to run my blood sugar level to almost 600. I would check myself out ama, but they won't give me a script for antibiotics.

Great experience with the doctor and the office. Top notch physician best in her class of pulmonary care and treatment. Recommend her highly. DG

Dr Baum listened to my concerned hen gave me a sample inhaler. I told her I had previously been on that same inhaler and it didn't help. She ripped open the package and told me to take my first puff there. Then she billed my insurance for that. Now I feel as though she didn't listen to me or really care to help me....just gave me the inhaler so she could bill for it. I've never had a dr bill for sample meds. Omg.

She was very nice and spent over 30 minutes with me. She was very nice and helpful to me. I have sent family members to her

Excellent diagnostician