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American Board of Physical Medicine & RehabilitationPatient Rating
4.9 /5( out of 53 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
June 27, 2025NEILSEN REHABILITATION HOSPITALDr. Gavern is a very attentive doctor who listened to me when I had good and bad days. He helped me regulate
May 22, 2025NEILSEN REHABILITATION HOSPITALDr. Gavern is a very compassionate provider, and has a great deal of respect for all of his patients. He has communicated very clear and reasonable expectations about his treatment plan and provided answers for any questions I have had without any hint of condescension. He makes it obvious that his primary concerns in patient care are their comfort and quality of life.
March 21, 2025NEILSEN REHABILITATION HOSPITALHe was very good and knowledgable
March 21, 2025NEILSEN REHABILITATION HOSPITALDr. Gavern is knowledgeable, personable, and trustworthy. All noteworthy characteristics in our culture where these qualities have sadly diminished.
January 09, 2025NEILSEN REHABILITATION HOSPITALHe is a very caring person. And he explains things well.
January 02, 2025NEILSEN REHABILITATION HOSPITALDr Gavern was able to get the preauthorization with the insurance for the medicine I needed.
October 29, 2024NEILSEN REHABILITATION HOSPITALDr. Gavern was terrific. He's highly competent and is a great communicator.
October 29, 2024NEILSEN REHABILITATION HOSPITALDr. Gavern has excellent bedside manner. He is genuine and very clear about my treatment plan. He is also a wonderful teacher and I appreciate how he interacts with his trainees.
October 11, 2024NEILSEN REHABILITATION HOSPITALDr. Gavern is very compassionate and explains the options you have for care well.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Board Certification American Board of Physical Medicine & RehabilitationEducation history
Residency Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Resident Chief Resident Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Chief Resident Residency Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Resident Internship Internal Medicine - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Intern Professional Medical Medicine - Michigan State University College of Human Medicine M.D. Undergraduate Human Biology - Michigan State University Lyman Briggs College B.S.
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