Amy Byer, MD

After looking for quite some time for a Gynecologist I was referred to Dr. Byer.
She is really wonderful (and I do not say the lightly since my last 2 GYN‘s were not and I am in the medical field).
Anyway, Dr Byer is extremely thorough, knowledgable asks all the right questions, and was able to help me when the 2 other Doc‘s just got it wrong.
I cannot recommend this physician highly enough and I am thankful my search for the best of the best is over!

After having such a bad experience at another OB-​GYN, I stumbled across Dr. Byer. I have been going to Dr. Byer for almost 2 years now and she is absolutely wonderful. She is a very funny lady and puts me at ease. I like how she makes her patients feel comfortable with the small talk/​jokes. She may not be the most «professional» when it comes to her convos but I know for a fact she listens and offers advice/​recommendations along with her small random topics. Some of the front desk staff are not the best but I just sign in and keep it moving. Apparently, she is still in business and her office is always full for a reason. Seems to me she is doing something right for her to have patients.

Her office almost never runs on time but that’s more due to the patients than the doctor. Yes, she talks a lot but how do you people not find that charming and wonderful? I’m personally sick of the doctors that can’t get out of the room fast enough — blink once, burp out your stats to the doc, poke/​prod, and then the door opens and the white coattails round the corner out of sight
Dr. Byer is the exact opposite — she pulls up a chair and starts talking away about some interesting topic. Questions about symptoms are either inserted in the conversation or you’ll volunteer the details with ease. Eventually, enough time will pass to the point that you’ve forgotten that you’re to here to get uncomfortably up close and personal with a speculum. Annnnnd that’s right when the exam starts (haters, ever wonder if the conversation is a tool to get patients to relax?)
She’s also got a great sense of humor and a quirky beat about her. She’s doctor who actually manages to be a pleasant (and goofy) human being. Love it.

Some of the staff is unfriendly and bordering on rude. Dr Byer herself is friendly but has a tendency to ramble on about nothing pertaining to you or your health, and will even delve into inappropriate subjects such as politics. My last visit she said something about Michelle Obama’s «big black ass.»

The following is part of a letter I wrote to ACOG, AMA, AMWA, Maryland Board of Physicians, MedChi and Montgomery County Medical Society
«At 1:30 pm a nurse brought me back to an exam room and handed me a gown. Typically at an OB/​GYN appointment not only is a gown given but a sheet to cover up and ensure that the patient is totally covered and comfortable. I could hear Dr. Byer in the next room with a patient and heard everything that was said. At 1:45 pm I opened the door and saw a nurse and asked if there was any way to know how far behind the doctor was running. She curtly replied that the doctor „would be done in a second“ and then walked away. At 2:10 pm I again opened the door to find out what the delay was and why nobody was letting me know what was going on. It’s one thing to wait in a waiting room for a late doctor, it’s another to be naked with the exception of a gown in an exam room.
I told a nurse that if the doctor was going to be much longer I would need to leave. „Well, that’s your choice“ was her response. No apology for the delay or an offer to see how much longer the doctor would be. I went back into the room and started to get dressed when I heard Dr. Byer finish up with the other patient and start to walk in my room. As I heard her hand on the door handle she says to the patient, „I’ve got to go otherwise this patient is going to blow a gasket.“ I was completely offended as I had not been rude or raised my voice to either nurse. Her comment also was inappropriate and it was clearly said loudly enough for me to hear.
Dr. Byer walked into my room and smiled. As she chuckled, she proceeded to tell me that her previous patient was so funny. She had been trying to get pregnant and she and her husband have been having sex at the wrong time of her menstrual cycle. She told her how her cycle works and to have sex during ovulation and then she would have a better chance at getting pregnant. And guess what? Now she’s pregnant. I could barely catch my breath. Dr. Byer didn’t introduce herself to me, didn’t ask my name or how I was doing, what brought me in or anything of that nature and immediately starting discussing another patient’s health. Not only was this rude and inappropriate but it is a HIPAA violation. She also could have apologized for running 45 minutes late, but of course she didn’t.
Before doing any exam or asking any questions, Dr. Byer wrote me a prescription for my birth control pills. She didn’t ask me any questions — why I’m on that brand, if I like it, if I have any issues — nothing. „If I don’t do it at the beginning of the appointment I always forget,“ she explains. Dr. Byer then reviewed my chart and noticed that I’m engaged and offered me a „Mazel Tov.“ Before I could say thank you she started saying that „as a fellow chubby“ I need to be careful about gaining additional weight now that I’ve got the guy and „us chubbies“ have a tendency to get lazy once we’ve got the guy. I was totally floored. How dare she not only comment on my weight in that way but use a derogatory term to do so. Dr. Byer continued on that she weighs less now than she did at her wedding but that since I’m „chubby“ just like her she wanted to share that information and added a quick, „Us chubbies gotta stick together!“
At this point I told her I wanted to end the appointment. She seemed unfazed but asked why. I said that I found it very offensive that she was calling me „chubby“ and totally inappropriate for a doctor. If she had concerns about my weight for health reasons we could discuss that but not by name calling and teasing. She apologized (finally!) and said that she doesn’t find „chubby“ to be a derogatory term. Well most people would and even so, that is inappropriate behavior in the doctor-​patient relationship. She added that most patients feel comfortable talking with her about „these things.“ I said that maybe they do but not when this is my first visit and she still has yet to introduce herself to me. She barely seemed fazed by the incident and said that she felt like she learned from the experience and if I ever decided to come back that she promised it would be different. I said thanks and waited for her to leave so I could get dressed but she was lingering as if I was going to change my mind. »