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    5.0 (1 review)

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    University of Minnesota Health Neurology Clinic

    University of Minnesota Health Neurology Clinic

    3.0(2 reviews)
    5.6 miUniversity

    I've seen 4 physicians and numerous staff in Neurology and I've had very good experiences so far…read more After 2 1/2 years of dealing with idiotic physicians at a neighboring health network (3 syllables, a county name that starts with the letter H), the experts at the U of M discovered that many of my severe problems walking isn't necrotic hips...or my thyroid...or vitamin D...or MS. It's my BACK and some severely pinches nerves! They figured it out in about 5 minutes and they had it medically confirmed within a week. The whole setup at 909 Fulton is awesome. It's ultra modern, high tech, and efficient. It reminds me of the building in the movie "Men In Black" minus the aliens. Everything seems to run well including: efficient valet services, a beautiful building, concierge staff, fast check-in with RFID tags, professional staff, high tech lab and technical services, and painless scheduling. My only complaint is the Dr. Dahlquist is retiring. I hope that, before he leaves, someone brings him to the genetics and cellular biology department and they make 10 or 12 clones of the doctor before he leaves. -Daddy Maxx Retro

    We took our dog there for an emergency visit to stabilize his diabetes and had a heartbreaking…read moreexperience. The vet who was assigned to us was new and had to run back and ask her supervisor answers to our questions. Important information got lost in the communications. We told them exactly what we wanted done. She came back and recommended a 5 day hospital stay for $6000. We asked about accessing their financial assistance program and she said that she wouldn't put our names in because she was new and couldn't ethically say that our dog wouldn't die.

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    Another shot of the spacious 3rd floor lobby.

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    Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Edina

    Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Edina

    2.4(9 reviews)
    7.9 mi

    I saw a Dr. Wolters following an abnormal head MRI. She was horrible, doesn't know what she is…read moredoing. She created so much anxiety for me. When I finally was able to get in with another neurologist he said the abnormal MRI didn't mean anything, he would not have ordered all the unnecessary tests Wolters wanted me to have. He said my neuro exam was normal and wanted the head MRI repeated in a few months. The second MRI was normal. Do not go to this clinic.

    They have a great physical therapy department and the PA that I saw there was very good, which is…read morewhy I'm giving them 2 stars. Unfortunately they cater to the egos of their neurologists and let them get away with treating their patients horribly. Dr. Zubkov is a great example. If you're 4 minutes late he'll make you reschedule (even if you've waited 6 months to see him and you're late because you rushed from a family emergency in order to see him), he doesn't bother to read his patient's medical notes, makes arrogant and false claims, he made me race to get a surgery to remove a medical device during the pandemic (which was incredibly difficult to get done) because he felt that I was in the middle of a potential medical emergency and then, when he found out that I don't eat the foods that he thinks I should eat (I have gastroparesis and have very few foods that I can tolerate) he told me that until I get my gastroparesis "cured" (it isn't curable) that he couldn't help me and dropped me as a patient. I'm pretty sure that his real aim was to make me follow his diet in order to lose weight in spite of the fact that I was there for something unrelated. Oh and he dropped me before he tested me for EDS which was one of the main goals of the appointment. He's rude, nasty, obsessed with trying to get his patients to follow an extreme and expensive diet and when they refuse to follow it, he drops them. People have been complaining about him for years but they keep him on. I can't respect a company that would continue to employ someone like him and would recommend staying far away from them.

    Noran Neurology

    Noran Neurology

    2.2(59 reviews)
    9.5 mi
    Established in 1972
    Certified professionals

    My father has been a patient of Dr Minette for many years, and the care and treatment he has…read morereceived as his symptoms and diagnosis have become more complicated, has become shockingly poor. The clinic's inability to manage his care; for example, recently cancelling an appointment at the doctor's request (an appointment he had waited months for) only to offer the next available in OCTOBER. My mother spent :30 minutes on the line with the appointment setter (the number given to her when the appointment was cancelled), and was told no other option was available. A week later, when my dad's new internist raised concerns about the lack of diagnostic detail or care plan in his neurology file, I called to speak with his care team. The nurse I spoke to was lovely and explained we should never call appointments and only call them (something that is very confusing to follow considering the instructions they provide say something different) and also helped get my dad in to see the doctor four days later so his increasing challenges could be addressed. To my total disappointment, my mother returned from the appointment and said Dr Minette was dismissive, told her she should have figured out his current med mix was causing some of his issues by googling it herself, asked her where she had come up with the questions she was asking, seemed to be openly annoyed that I had voiced my concerns about the care he was receiving, and referred my mom to the Alzheimer's Association for any further questions. I work in geriatric care and know how difficult memory care and cognitive decline can be to treat, but nothing is more difficult than watching your loved one disappear and seeing their caregiver show a lack of empathy and curiosity about how they can try to help. My father has been resistant to changing his doctor, but this most recent series of incidents leaves us with little other choice. If you are looking for a provider who can support complicated presentations of Alzheimer's, I urge you to look elsewhere.

    In our 2nd visit with Dr Sharif, he revealed he was the rudest doctor we've ever encountered. He…read moreacted bored and unconcerned. Couldn't answer most of our questions. He just didn't care. He put my husband on another drug without explaining why or what it would do. He walked out before we could ask anything about it. We'll never see him again.

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    Neurological Associates of St Paul

    Neurological Associates of St Paul

    1.4(10 reviews)
    14.9 mi

    the few (two) doctors that remain are OK. Know your insurance though. be prepared, they don't have…read morea lab on - site!!!! any blood work you need to have done will cost you extra. not just one co-pay. I thought I was good to go with a $25 co-pay. NOPE got nailed for $150 for 5 minutes with my Dr. and 5 minutes across the street at St. Johns........ after 30 years I will not return to this place.

    This practice has left a bitter taste in my mouth…read more To begin with, the wait time is insane. I always arrived 15 minutes prior to my appointment times. Each time I would wait at least a half hour after my appointment time before being seen. Had 2 appointments here (per a referral from my doctor) for extreme muscle fatigue, dizziness, nausea. My doctor was Peter Boardman. I expressed my concerns about serious things like MS and muscular dystrophy (which runs in my family) and he looked at me like I was crazy for thinking those things. Made me feel pretty annoyed. He ordered an MRI and an EMG. The EMG was done at their office while the MRI was at St. John's hospital across Beam. The woman who did my EMG did the shocking part fine, but when it came to putting needles in, she put them in and dug around around so hard to the point where I was wincing so hard in pain, and I have a decent pain tolerance. To this day (nearly 3 weeks after) I still have moderate-extreme pain where the woman dug her needle around in my upper arm. I can't bear any weight on it. Got my EMG results back 15 mins after the test was done and he told me the results before I left the office. Thankfully the MRI was not done there. I had the MRI done a few days after the EMG at St. John's. A few days after that, I received the results of the MRI on healtheast my chart. It said my brain was fine, but I had some lesions near my salivary glands that I could've used some explaining from the neuro doctor. Peter Boardman did not call me until over 3 weeks after the MRI results. Luckily I had hit my deductible for the year and insurance paid a large amount of my $1,000+ bill from there (which the cost of it is insanity). Needless to say I would not go back here even if someone paid me. Long wait times before your appointment, place is pretty run down especially the waiting room and chairs, staff seems to not know what they're doing. The front desk woman couldn't even decipher my which insurance company was on my insurance card which was a bit laughable but pretty worrying. If I ever have to go to a neuro again I will steer clear of this place.

    Birnbaum Gary, MD - neurologist - Updated May 2026

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