Ok, anyone who goes to see Dr. Burke is going to wait 4-8 hours to see him, regardless of your appointment time. It's the number one complaint anyone will have about seeing him.
However, people will wait that long because he will easily take 1-2 hours with each patient, reviewing tests, histories and symptoms. He is very thorough, and it is obvious he cares a great deal for each and every one of his patients.
I believe some of the reviews on unfair and very one-sided on this site. Dr. Burke deals with tick-born illness (Lyme, etc) and most people who come to him have been sick for over a decade without having proper medical care because of the treatment guidelines and controversy surrounding these diseases. They are bitter, sick and angry and rightfully so.
People in treatment for these illnesses that say they got worse don't understand that, like chemo to cancer, treatment for these diseases normally results in feeling a LOT worse and a new host of symptoms.
The “shadowy business practices” and double billing is the result of his old staff stealing money from him and defrauding insurance companies which has probably resulted in his office being moved. He has spend a good deal of time in court over both this issue as well as going to court to fight for patients against insurance companies.
Also, Dr. Burke has suffered from his own host of tick-born illnesses which have resulted in him taking sick days, being sick in the office, etc.
For the best determination, make an appointment, sit in the office and talk to those patients who he has helped. There is a very real reason people wait. Results.
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