He is the most arrogant doctor. He should be happy to be in Canada and not in South Africa anymore. Should treat people with respect.
Posted Date : 07/04/2017
He is the most arrogant doctor. He should be happy to be in Canada and not in South Africa anymore. Should treat people with respect.
Posted Date : 07/04/2017
Dr. Birkil is a kind hearted man who I have great admiration for. He has always treated me and my family with respect kindness and compassion. People aren't always pleased with their Family Doctors for various reasons. Many people forget how hard it is for them to do what they do. Richard is one **** of an asset to this community!
Posted Date : 27/01/2016
I have seen Dr. Birkhill for several years. He helped me lose nearly 90 lbs. and reverse the damage my poor lifestyle choices had inflicted. I also saw him on a couple of occasions when experiencing life difficulties that were beyond my control such as cancer diagnosis. He is direct and a no-nonsense kind of guy but genuinely does care and is compassionate when it is appropriate. It seems to me that if you genuinely care about yourself, and take ownership and responsibility for your own lifestyle choices and the resultant health conditions, he will give you every support he can. When the chips are down he is the Dr. I want on my team.
Posted Date : 15/01/2016
My father saw this doctor numerous times, complaining of lack of energy and shortness of breath. Like the pill pusher that he is, he always just wrote him a prescription without even checking his oxygen levels. The very last time my father went to him, he arranged a referral for him in Edmonton. My father died of undiagnosed lung disease one week later. What an absolute horrendous doctor one must be to see a patient several times over the course of a few months and do nothing more than write a prescription. After sharing this story with others, it turns out that this is not an isolated event. He should not be allowed to practice medicine. Please do yourself a favour and visit a different doctor.
Posted Date : 28/10/2015
Dr Birkhill is not understanding or compassionate with patients with mental disorders. Arrogant and rude, quite dismissive.
Posted Date : 26/05/2015
Anonymous
he doesn’t seem to care about his patients, he is always in a hurry to make his next dollar
Anonymous
This is the guy you want to help you when you need a dr NOW….did lots for my family when we needed him. I guess just don’t bother him with nonsense……..
Anonymous
Very quick. Didn’t listen to a word I said. Quick to prescribe meds.
Anonymous
Dr Birkill saved my life! He was the first Dr to take my problems seriously. I grant that he can come off as arogant but if you keep talking he will help.
Anonymous
He was very arrogant and I felt he prescribed medicine just to get rid of me and that is not what I wanted. This was my first visit to him and he didn’t know anything about me. He should have investigated the problem a little more instead of just throwing meds at it and lets see what happens attitude. this is why I rated him so low on the helpful scale.