Burke Kristine, MD

Dr. Burke is the most amazing doctor I have ever had. She has been taking care of me for years. I see everyone below is bitter from her changeover to the new practice, mainly because of price. Personally, I find the price more than worthwhile. You get her full divided attention. More than I can say for a majority of doctor’s offices that I have been to that feels like a drive thru. She takes her time to examine you and to answer any questions and symptoms that you have. She has many areas she specializes in so she gives you a very modern and diverse answer that makes so much sense when she breaks it down for you. An example of my great experience with her is I noticed that my right eye was blurry and unfocused for awhile and it was more bothersome than anything. Paired with some strong asthma attacks that turned into acute bronchitis I wouldn’t have thought that the two would’ve been connected. Because I have a long history with her and i have been completely open with her about any experiences i have had, she seems to be a friend at times because she is so easy to talk with, she remembered months later when I spent a year abroad and I told her how crappy my apartment was and there was a pretty serious mold problem. Like two different mushrooms species growing out of the ceiling. I know, disgusting. Anyways, she made the connection and had me take a mold test where I tested positive. She then had me take blood work to confirm and then treated me with the proper medication. You get so much out of her practice than just a doctor. You have a relationship with her. Which I couldn’t have asked for more with someone who takes care of my health.
Aside from how wonderful Dr. Burke is her staff is just as amazing. They are knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Always a smile on the receptionist’s face when i come in who greets me promptly. Dr. Burke’s assistant Hilda is so sweet. She is gentle and caring when doing my vitals. it feels humane and not the cold feeling you typically get from a medical facility.
I have had an amazing experience with Dr. Burke and her office. I feel confident in saying that if would be a great decision to have Dr. Burke take care of you and your family.

My wife has been a patient of Dr. Burke’s for almost ten years. We were a part of the practice before the transition to the new FEE system for service. I don’t mind paying fees even extreme fees such as $ 900 annually (out of pocket) assuming I receive excellent care. However, the only change in care I have seen from the doctor is how much she cares about her pocketbook. We were seeing her for severe pain for almost four years telling her that there was something severely wrong. She did rudimentary examinations, and denied that there was any problem and prescribed pain management in the form of medication. Over time the pain continued and worsened. Dr Burke’s only solution was to numb the pain with heavier drugs. After going to her at wits end, still in pain, and now fed up with the foggy haze that my wife was in from all of the medicine, we demanded an MRI. Finally to Dr. Burke’s chagrin, the MRI was granted, and the results showed what we had known all along. There was something severely wrong. My wife had been walking around with a half broken neck! (Same injury as Christopher Reeve.) During those FOUR years, my wife could have been bumped the wrong way and been paralyzed for life, or worse, death. Dr Burke could have negligently killed my wife.

I called this office to get help for severe depression. I talked to a receptionist who said that she had been with the practice a long time. She told me there was now a membership fee that they charged patients yearly and it depends on whether its just yourself, you and your spouse, or whole family. The fee for myself is $ 900 a year.
I think I heard her right that she said children were free up to a certain age/​college education. She explained that they ran their practice differently. She was not specific on what they did that was so different.
I was polite and said that I was sure they were a wonderful practice but that $ 900 a year was a tough amount to pay along with my insurance, and they were not for me. She referred me to another doctor who used to work at the practice and l am about to give her a call.

Left her practice after 12 years of service due to yearly membership fee of $$$$ introduced in Oct. 2009.