Stroberg George DVM

In short, we believe Dr. Stroberg (the surgeon) overcharges outrageously, uses scare tactics, and is competent but cares more about his bottom line than the care of the animal. - In our initial consultation we were told that 5 lumps on our Miniature Schnauzer would cost about $730 to remove in a written estimate. We were told it probably wasn't necessary unless the lumps increased in size. The lumps grew, and 6 months later we dropped our dog off for surgery, and were told that our "estimate would have to be reviewed with Dr. Stroberg.". Long story short: it ended up costing $1300! - Insult to injury: we had a protective E-Collar (cone) for our dog once he got home, and the vet tech said it wouldn't be necessary to charge us for one if we brought it to them. Dr. Stroberg disagreed, and insisted on charging us $15.50. This E-Collar ended up tearing into our poor dogs skin because it is fastened with a string, and it was so tight that he couldn't move without it rubbing into him. The dog was in recovery from surgery, they used a collar that hurt him further, and charged us for it! - The last straw was that unfortunately we had an urgent matter w/ our dog again (coughed up blood) and my fiancee hesitantly took him in, only to be hit with a ~$450 diagnostic test series, without options initially. They recommended that we run the full gammet of testing and Dr. Stroberg himself badgered me later for not doing it. We ended up only doing the blood work at a much lower price, but feeling like we might be putting our dog's life at risk. Later, when I asked Dr. Stroberg to explain results in a non-technical manner, he was rude and said "I'm sorry, I thought you wanted to understand what was going on with your dog." After some explanation, he admitted that it was most likely a parasite and a more expeditious route would be to simply give him medication. This likely saved us a couple hundred dollars! more

I worked for Dr. Stroberg for a short while, I am sorry to say! Not only is he an incompetent doctor but a sorry excuse for an employer. He spends more time in court than practicing medicine because of his unprofessionalism. Anyone that has used him for a veterinarian for any length of time will realize that the staff turn over is great! He treats employees with absolutely no respect but demands respect for himself from everyone. The customer service is bad!!!!!!! The way he talks down to clients as well as his staff is atrocious. He charges for exams that are never done. He likes to do a lot of unnecessary tests and treatments, as well as over vaccinating. CSU Veterinary Hospital is saying to not vaccinate as much but he continues to vaccinate for anything and everything. This hospital is going down fast!!! He is a very bad example of the veterinarians in the Northern Denver area. Look elsewhere, there are many better than him! more

"Dr." Stroberg is rude, incompetent, unprofessional and has absolutely no interpersonal skills. When I questioned his 'evaluation' due to the fact he wanted to biopsy every organ in my pet for simple diarrhea, he treated me like an idiot, could not provide explanations for tripling my pet's dosage, extraneous costs on the bill or any other question I asked. When he realized he couldn't provide me with the information I deserved and was seeking, he stormed out of the room--the sign of a true professional, right? When I returned for lab results he asked me to leave the clinic--forgetting there are $400 worth of pending tests out there. There were also multiple examples of erroneous information in my pet's chart, leading to concern over proper care of my pet while she was at the clinic. He has made it evident to me that his primary concern is for his $$$ (quick to run any and every test available and put your pet on the most expensive medicine he can find) and not for my pet's well-being---please think twice before going to this clinic! more