J. Robert Flamini, MD

Dr. Flamini and his partners Dr. Cheng, Goldstein, etc completely blew off my son’s seizure disorder back in the mid-late 90’s. Dr. Flamini ended up being his primary doctor in the group. The seizure activity was captured during multiple inpatient video monitoring admissions yet he said the were just “sub clinical seizures” and of no consequence. The treatment was completely ineffective yet he refused to try ANY other medications and even threatened to call DFCS if I wouldn’t comply. I was told to “just accept that my child was developmentally disabled”, maybe I had Munchausen by proxy and just wanted attention....all the while my son’s brain is frying every time he went to sleep. Ended up finally getting a second, third and fourth opinion from Gainesville GA to Children’s Hospital of Boston to MCG in Augusta. Turns out *I* wasn’t the crazy one. He had been undiagnosed and untreated for an epileptic syndrome that occurs only in childhood and should have been easily diagnosed by Dr. Flamini and any other in the practice. All said it was blatant malpractice. He ended up needing brain surgery because by that time 2000 it was “too little too late”. All medical treatments failed. He had to have the damaged portion of his brain removed. He ended up having a brain bleed the day after his 2nd brain surgery. He is 32 years old now, unable to work, on permanent disability and on 2 strong seizure medications to control generalized clonic tonic grand mal seizures he now suffers due to scarring in his brain. This could have been diagnosed, medically treated with IVIg and high dose steroids when he was 5 reversing and preventing more damage. Maybe he would be having a normal life now. We will never know. But I do know Dr Flamini bullied me and threatened me then denied everything after his diagnosis of Electrical Status Epilepticus in Sleep ESES and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome LKS by THREE DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS saying there was no possible way he had those disorders. He did. We did not file a lawsuit, however, I do want people to know. If you are a parent and your gut is telling you the doctors have got it wrong, don’t be bullied. Persevere for the sake of your child’s life. I tried but by the time I was desperate it was “too little too late”

Dr. Flamini took the time to get to know my daughter and treated her with respect and compassion. She has autism and epilepsy and he was referred to us after a disastrous interaction with another neurologist. He is, without a doubt, the best pediatric neurologist in Atlanta and knows so much about children with disabilities.

On our first & only visit to see Dr. Flamini, he was very personable and kind to my son. My problem was that he was quick to dismiss my concerns or questions as if they were silly and we should just move on and right away encouraged us to use medication for my son's seizure disorder which had just started. There wasn't any type of mention of doing a basic workup, only to get an MRI and here's drugs for your son to be put on. He didn't even know what type of seizure my son was having, or if he would ever have one again, being that it was his first tonic-clonic/grand mal. We have since found another doctor.

Dr. Flamini is one of the greatest doctors on the planet. Brilliant, compassionate, helpful, kind....can't say enough good things about him!

Amazing doctor who cares and and works hard for his patients. So grateful we found him! I truly believe he saved our son's life.

Dr. Flamini rocks! Very thorough, analytical, yet great with Mom as well.

Solved everything after being misdiagnosed. Amazing. Love you. God Bless.

We love Dr. Flamini!