Dr. Karleen Swarztrauber, MD

I saw this lady 17 years ago. If you were not sick going in you were going to be sick coming out. She had me dead and buried. She had misdiagnosis all over the place. She was really a danger to her patients. With her doom and gloom diagnosis I am sure she sent many unknowing patients home with depression. Yes neurology is challenging but this doctor is frightening. I am a veterinarian and know a fair amount about medicine and this lady should stick to raising pigs.

Dr. Swarztrauber was the best neurologist both of my daughters have ever seen! She was always thorough and honest. If she was stuck because their cases were so complicated she would dig until she figured out what was going on. She found and diagnosed one of my daughters with a condition that had been overlooked by multiple doctor's. We are grateful for the time that she treated them before she retired.

I saw Karleen Swarztrauber due to confusing neurological symptoms that continued after I had been diagnosed gluten intolerant and had discontinued gluten in my diet for over a year, yet the neurological symptoms persisted. She was able to help me significantly, including diagnosing me with celiac.

She was the best Neurosurgeon I have seen. Would like to know if she will see me for post polio syndrome?

Dr. Swarztrauber has been taking care of me for a year now. She is always professional and courteous. She is hard to get in to see and very busy and does run late sometimes. But I appreciate her approach to the whole patient and that she doesn't just throw drugs at you.

First of all, I feel vindicated by some of the other reviews. Dr. S yells(yes really raises her voice), shrieks and is indignant when you question her on anything. I think she needs to see a mental health professional and that is just being honest, not trying to be mean. Oh yes, to say she is "not truthful" is being nice. Here are some of the highlights : her office called me with someone else's test results. She came into the exam room thinking I was someone else -- and this was all after I had seen her 3 times for neck injection - day surgery procedures, so we had a history with each other. She called my primary care Dr. and told him she thought I was a drug seeker because she didn't read her chart where I told her I was taking vicodin for a neck injury. She said I "lied" to her about taking vicodin. I pointed right to my paperwork where I wrote it out as the generic name - hydrocodone- and that is where she lost it "well that doesn't say Vicodin, you didn't say Vicodin" And… how ironic is this. We just moved into a new neighborhood in Hillsdale a year ago. Guess who is our neighbor? Yep. Dr. S lives right behind us. As a side note, she was ALWAYS, always at least an hour late for every appointment.

Use this doctor at your own risk. I went in for neurological issues & doctor made correct diagnosis but also made several misdiagnoses totally out ...

Use this doctor at your own risk. I went in for neurological issues & doctor made correct diagnosis but also made several misdiagnoses totally outside her realm. She then caused me severe, excruciating pain during epidural steroid injection; pain that continues after two full years. To make things worse she added flagrant lies (yes, I said lies!) to my records that I can't get anyone to care enough to force their removal. Records stay with a person for life. Now I face higher insurance premiums because of her false statements, and may be refused totally in the future.I filed a complaint with Oregon Medical Board & all they do is protect the doctor. You can't sue a doctor unless another Dr will testify that there was negligence (fat chance).She exhibits bizarre behavior if you don't agree with her, to the point of shrieking at you. All I can do is post reviews & make references on Facebook. In my opinion she is very unprofessional for a Dr. I'd be glad to share more with you if you want… specific details.My guess is that any flattering reviews here were written by her office staff.

I was referred to Dr S several months ago. After reading some highly critical reviews, I was afraid to go. Finally the pain won out and I made an appt. I admit I was completely prepared to walk out the door if I observed any unusual behavior. However, my experience was completely positive. I found Dr S 's manner to be friendly, informative and genuine. The office staff was pleasant and very helpful. As for the reviewer that was "diagnosed" as having celiac, I wonder if you would accept an ophthalmologist diagnosis of neurological symptoms. I find it refreshing that a neurologist would, for whatever reason, comment that you have symptoms of celiac. I would receive that information as a pointer, something to follow up on in the future. I do not have celiac but, much to my dismay, found that when I stopped eating gluten, my muscle and joint paint were reduced by 90%. To me, finding a neurologist that looks at me as a whole person, is a great thing.

I was diagnosed as having celiac by Dr. S. Her diagnosis was based on just looking at me. A later blood test (ordered by a different doctor) confirmed my suspicions - I do not have celiac. Another doctor who knew about Dr. S's rush to judgment with me told me that she has a new patient who was also told, incorrectly, by Dr. S. that she has celiac. She misdiagnosed other conditions re me also.