Dr. Susan Elizabeth Adams, MD

The worst MD ever! Our son had a sudden problem with urination a while ago. Both my wife and I are MDs (in the field for >15 years). After a primary examination and observation, we decided to book with Brentwood Pediatrics. The receptionist scheduled us with Dr. Adams; which turned to a terrible experience: 1. It started right after entering the exam room. The paper cover was not on patient bed, so my wife started pulling it through the bed. Entering the room, Dr. Adams shouted at my wife why she was doing that and claimed everything including the the table would be disinfected after each visit. It was her welcoming compliment (instead of hello, etc). Anyways, all through our meeting she touched our son's private parts without gloves, then typed on her notebook and we never saw her disinfect keyboard or anything. 2. While giving a history of the issue, we stated that we are MDs. When I said that I had given my son a physical, Dr. Adams ridiculed me and aggressively said: "why did you… give him physical? stop doing that" !! 3. During physical exam, she was asking the severity of discomfort our son had. I gave some hints to our little one (only 6.5 years). Again Dr. Adams scoffed impolitely and after a few loud hysterical laughs ORDERED me "stop that" several times. 4. During the session we-as the parents-asked a few questions about our son's condition. Dr. Adams constantly either ignored or grinned at our questions. She remained verbally combative throughout the visit. We were very disappointed after the visit, forgot all of her so-called advice and rushed to the hospital, where we got extreme satisfaction and great respect for our dignity. Dr. Adams has apparently a strong negative attitude toward patients, which combined with her unprofessional approach gives certain people their worst healthcare experience. Additionally, a nurse or staff from Brentwoord Pediatrics clinic was supposed to do a follow-up with us in 2-3 days. Nobody called us, so I myself contacted them after 3 days. They circulated my call. Again, they were expected to do a follow-up after 2-3 weeks. They happened to call us almost 8 weeks later. The only positive thing in our visit was the receptionist lady who was polite, friendly and welcoming.

My mother has been going to her for 15 years, she decided to change due to her last several appointments being a huge disappointment, no regard for patient care, proper diagnosis & more worried about money than the overall health of patients, she immediately got a proper diagnosis and her health improved! I feel so sorry for her current patients, she needs to be evaluated by the medical board and have her license stripped!!!

We've used Dr. Adams exclusively for over 20 years. All three of my children have thrived under her care. She is straight-forward and knows her stuff. She's certainly not overly warm and fuzzy, but I think what some interpret as rude and condescending is simply her no-nonsense approach to medicine. Everyone should have a doctor that they trust, and we trust her implicitly. In case of a medical crisis with my kids I would rather have someone highly capable than someone to hold my hand. I have always found her very willing to patiently answer all of my questions and spend ample time with my kids during exams. I am truly surprised to see the negative reviews.

I believe that she is an intelligent person, but practicing medicine (especially pediatrics) should be so much more than that. She relies too much on developmental questionnaires and too little on input from parents and caretakers. She seemed fine when my child was a baby, but as he grew, she became far more rude and condescending, especially when I expressed any sort of opinion. After seeking an evaluation from a different source, my son is now has multiple therapists to help him with his developmental delays. I should have known to get a second opinion earlier than I did - I wasted eight months trusting her. If you are certain your child will never need anything except by-the-book, routine care, she will suffice. Anything else... well. I'd pick someone with a little more empathy and intuition.

Worst doctor ever!

Dr. Adams is horrible, I would not recommend here to my small child, she has yelled at my children. She is disrespectful to me. I have never had this issue with a doctor before.

She is the worst medical professional I've ever encountered. She is arrogant, and worse-- incompetent.

Her bedside manner is awful. She is not fit to be around people, let alone around children. She is always extremely rude to myself and my daughter's father, and my daughter. She yelled at my daughter, talked to her very rudely and made her cry with how she talked to her. She's abrupt, condescending, makes rude remarks, and she's also extremely clumsy. Aside from not being kid-friendly or people friendly in general, she is also the worst doctor I have ever encountered,as far as her medical advice and treatment. I am currently searching for a new Pediatrician. The only reason for I even gave her a rating of one star is because there was no option for zero stars.

I totally agree with the others reviews saying that she has no manners especially with kids My son is scared to death of her He hates going there She totally bully him And screams at him and even put him in time out on the appointment She does not care about our concerns and goes through the appoint very fast And she does carry a big purse with her to see the patients Weird! Looking for another pediatrician now

This Dr. is atrocious and needs to change her profession. She is certainly not a quality Pediatrician. I express the same sentiment that many of the other reviewers do. She is flippant, rude, condescending and mean spirited. It's one way to act this way to a parent that can fight back, but to a child? She harassed and intimidated my Daughter to the point of crying and then continued to bully her. Maybe she should go into research where she doesn't have to interact with people.