Sussman Clifford MD

I totally agree with «Best Physician Ever» evaluation! Excellent bed-​side manner and great sense of humor. Dr. Sussman has been my primary physician for over 10 years. He listens to me and takes into consideration what I feel. I once had a bladder infection that resulted in a prostate issue. He helped get me back to good health, which included personally calling me while I was on vacation in Texas. He is the best. We pay more for insurance so he will be on our list. Well worth it.

Best Physician EVER… I was referred to Doctor Sussman and he has been the greatest doctor I have ever had. I have had an issue with a sebaceous gland and kidney stone. I seldom have to wait, he is always courteous and has wit repartee that most physicians lack. He always made me feel comfortable and respected.
If you want a friendly, intelligent, knowledgeable, witty, yet down-​to-​earth doctor, with internal medicine as a specialty, you have found him. If you are moved by wit and experience, then he is for you… his stories are great and I love the bamboo in his complex.

Worst experience ever! I would NEVER recommend Dr. Sussman. I picked Dr. Sussman as my primary care physician when I moved to the area 8 years ago and was not happy with my first visit with him. I found him chatting my husband up the whole time and not listening to me, the patient, to try and figure out what was wrong with me. Needless to say I was so put off at that appointment that I switched to a different doctor that I had for the next 8 years. Earlier this year I received a notice in the mail that my new doctor would be retiring and that all his patients would be transferred into Dr. Sussman’s care. I never got around to changing my doctor before getting sick and had to schedule with him. I went in this week after putting up with a miserable cough for the past two weeks. The cough was so bad that I would feel the need to vomit from the constant coughing attacks. I get this kind of cough once every year and can never seem to shake it on my own… I’ve always had to be prescribed an antibiotic. So I called to make an appointment and got one pretty easily for that same afternoon. I arrived a few minutes before my scheduled time and was called in at 12:30pm which was my appointment time. Went to the room with the nurse and did the normal blood pressure/​temperature/​pulse routine and she said the doctor would be in shortly. I heard the doctor walk into the room next to me which had to be minutes after 12:30pm. I continued to wait in the room to see him for the next 40 minutes! The kicker is that I could hear him talking to the patient next door socializing! So he walks in 10 minutes after 1:00pm and says to me while he chuckles sorry for the wait the last patient wanted to hear all about my vacation. Really?!? So he then proceeds to do a «checkup» on me if you can even call it that. He checked my breathing with his stethoscope and had me say ahhh to «check» my throat. Never asked me any questions or anything. He sits down and proceeds to write a prescription. He then hands me the slip as he’s trying to walk out the door… where is my diagnosis and explanation of what you are prescribing?!? So I start to ask him «what does he think I have?» but he cuts me off after «what» and says he’s prescribing me cough syrup. So I ask him what do I have and he says a virus. I leave with my cough medicine and am quite annoyed with the whole treatment I received. This «visit» with him took less than 4 minutes! I was driving off in my car by 1:16pm. I called back later after speaking with my husband to see if he could prescribe me an antibiotic and the nurse told me he said no I only had a cold and it would go away in two weeks. I took the cough medicine for two days and was still having serious coughing attacks so I called back again and the nurse said she would try to get the prescription for me. Received a call back and he still said no antibiotic that I only had a cold. If I wanted I could come back and be re-​evaluated. As if I have time to miss work again when I was already there! Who treats their patients this way?! No care to even LISTEN to what his patients are feeling or saying. Stay away this doctor ha a major EGO!