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Carolyn A Bernstein

Carolyn A Bernstein, MD

Neurology

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Gender

Female

Video

Locations

  1. Brigham and Women's Neurology Clinic at the Osher Center for Integrative Health

Expertise

Education

  • Residency: New England Medical Center, neurology, 1991
  • Internship: Boston Medical Center (BMC), medicine, 1988
  • Medical Education: Boston University, 1987

Board Certifications

  • Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1994

Insurance

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  • Aetna
  • Beech Street
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Coventry
  • Fallon Health
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Humana
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • MassHealth
  • Medicaid CT
  • Medicaid ME
  • Medicaid NH
  • Medicare
  • Medicare ACO
  • Multiplan
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Senior Whole Health
  • TriCare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • United Health Care
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense

Ratings & Reviews

5 out of 5

97 ratings, 39 reviews

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  • Reviewed on 2/8/2026

    I am a new patient to Dr. Bernstein. She did a through job with the information she had and came up with a plan to move forward in care. Follow up procedures, appointments and medication where made and filled immediately after the appointment. Thank you Dr. Bernstein

  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    Dr Bernstein is a brilliant, compassionate neurologist and a wonderful human being.

  • Reviewed on 2/5/2026

    Dr. Bernstein is always very thorough and she is a very caring physician. I can't speak highly enough of her. She's terrific.

  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    Dr. Bernstein does a marvelous job of leading a personal conversation while using technology that makes that more difficult than it would be in an in-person consultation.

  • Reviewed on 2/3/2026

    Dr Bernstein is very attentive and listens carefully. I would definitely recommend her to other people who suffer from migraines.

  • Reviewed on 2/1/2026

    Love her approach and advocacy. Hands down the best in her field!

  • Reviewed on 1/31/2026

    Dr. Bernstein is wonderful! She offered treatment options that were easy to follow.

  • Reviewed on 1/11/2026

    Dr. Bernstein is extremely careful and kind. She listens carefully and then is able to come up with a plan.

  • Reviewed on 1/10/2026

    She showed compassion and was also realistic.

  • Reviewed on 1/1/2026

    I would like to just say that Dr. Bernstein is my absolute favorite doctor of all time. I absolutely love her. I've been working with her for over a decade. This past appointment was on Christmas Eve and I forgot about the appointment and she called me and she was very understanding. She was able to get me on the phone through FaceTime and had a really lovely talk. She's always taking her time with me and being extremely, extremely caring and I really, really appreciate that in a doctor. And it is hard to find. So I just have to say that Dr. Bernstein is the absolute best. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 12/29/2025

    I love Dr. Bernstein. She has fought insurance companies for me to get me the medicine I need. I am so grateful to her.

  • Reviewed on 12/25/2025

    Dr Carolyn Bernstein is a credit to her profession. You are so fortunate to her on staff. I wish all providers were as top-notch as her.

  • Reviewed on 12/22/2025

    Excellent, very knowledgeable, very compassionate, and excellent experience with this provider.

  • Reviewed on 12/21/2025

    Excellent caring MD

  • Reviewed on 12/17/2025

    The best I see. Amazing doctor.

  • Reviewed on 12/16/2025

    Dr. Bernstein is great. I always feel that she is fully engaged and on "team Mike"

  • Reviewed on 12/12/2025

    My husband and I both go to Dr. Caroline Bernstein. We feel so comfortable with her and so grateful for her. She knows use well and I feel like I could ask her anything ?

  • Reviewed on 12/7/2025

    Very easy to talk talk and very caring

  • Reviewed on 12/5/2025

    Dr. Bernstein is always willing to listen to her patients and attentive to their needs.

  • Reviewed on 12/3/2025

    Dr Bernstein is a rock star - the most caring, knowledgeable, and thoughtful doctor I have ever had. She listens and offers suggestions, providing invaluable advice. She is outstanding, a gem!

  • Reviewed on 11/30/2025

    Dr. Bernstein listens well, shows empathy and understanding.

  • Reviewed on 11/28/2025

    A+

  • Reviewed on 11/27/2025

    Dr. Bernstein is the best provider I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I am grateful that I am able to be a patient of hers as she is both supportive and knowledgeable!

  • Reviewed on 11/20/2025

    Great provider. She listened to everything I said. She was first provider to hear me regarding my health issues that I've been experiencing for last 6 years

  • Reviewed on 11/20/2025

    I found Carolyn Bernstein one of the most exceptional physicians I've ever seen. She was very knowledgeable about providing a holistic perspective and path forward for my treatment. And she also asked me if she had given me everything I came there to get, which I thought was a very fantastic question for a physician to ask. She is absolutely superb.

  • Reviewed on 11/17/2025

    She is the top of her specialty.

  • Reviewed on 11/15/2025

    Dr Bernstein is the best neurologist I have ever worked with. and I've worked with about 12. Is a true collaboration working with her. She cares about her patience. She sees her patient as an entire person and when dealing with migraines, this is very important.

  • Reviewed on 11/12/2025

    Dr Bernstein made a serious effort fitting me in her busy day when I wasn't feeling well. I so appreciated this immediate appointment. She is a wonderful and caring doctor. She makes the health care system less broken.

  • Reviewed on 11/12/2025

    Dr Bernstein is an incredibly knowledgeable caregiver. She is compassionate, reliable and a great listener.

  • Reviewed on 11/10/2025

    Yes, I've been with Dr. Bernstein for a few years now, and she's very, very knowledgeable, caring, and very attentive, and able to guide one quite well. So I think she's definitely a plus for the Brigham and an asset for those who are migraine and headache patients.

  • Reviewed on 11/9/2025

    I feel we had a good connection and that my doctor got to know me better. It was a helpful visit [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 10/31/2025

    Dr. Bernstein was extremely thoughtful and thorough. She was kind and compassionate and spent a lot of time making sure I understood everything we were talking about.

  • Reviewed on 9/13/2025

    Dr. Bernstein either has an amazing memory or takes detailed notes about our discussions during our visits. She has been most helpful in discussing ways to treat my headaches. I had daily, persistent headaches before seeing her. My headaches have reduced to about 1/2 of what they were. I am hopefully that this latest treatment will reduce my headache days even further.

  • Reviewed on 7/5/2025

    Dr Bernstein is a professional and compassionate care provider. I am So lucky to have her in my life [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 6/29/2025

    It was worth the wait.

  • Reviewed on 6/19/2025

    Yes, my experience with Dr. Carolyn Bernstein over the years has been outstanding. She is not only an excellent neurologist and physician, but she also is a very attentive and compassionate human being who approaches her patients, or at least she approaches me, on a very serious and personal level. I think she is absolutely terrific [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 6/7/2025

    I am a long-time patient of Dr. Bernstein and am very grateful for the help she has given me to treat my migraine headaches. She is knowledgeable, patient, understanding, respectful of my concerns and she is open to all different kinds of treatments.

  • Reviewed on 5/24/2025

    Dr. Bernstein is absolutely the best! [redacted] Dr. Bernstein has been a lifesaver for my migraines, and I truly appreciate the care I receive.

  • Reviewed on 5/9/2025

    Dr. Bernstein diagnosed and treated a problem I have struggled with for years. She is terrific