Pueblo Medical Center: James A. Sharkoff, MD

"Had a negative experience with this disgruntled doctor today. Extremely patronizing and provider is uninformed about basic medicine like viral gastroenteritis (stomach flu) - claimed that you need labs to get diagnosed with it when i was talking to him about my health ailments. I read a lot of reviews about him and can claim it to be true. Complete lacks the empathy and listening part of a provider"

"The doctors are good but goodluck getting an appointment. The lady in charge of awnsering the phone never picks up or calls you back and when you do get through she hangs up on you."

"Sharkoff constantly goes off on tangents about things completely unrelated to your treatment. He has a very strangely argumentative personality for a doctor, which wouldn't be so bad if, for example, he were convincing an antivaxxer about the efficacy of vaccines, or about really anything related to helping the patient in front of him. But instead it's a negative thing because in my visit, he started on some rant about politics while criticizing other medical systems when no one asked for his opinion on anything other than the current affliction for which I'm in his office in the first place. I seriously tuned out 90% of what he said for what felt like a full 5 minutes, yet he just kept carrying on by talking to essentially just himself and wasting my time, his time, and the time of every patient filling the waiting area. After slogging through that conversation, thankfully he did approve my referrals to the specialists that I need. I will likely be back to his office in hopes that it was just one of those occasional ranty mood days that people get now and then. Next time, if I feel that he can apply his medical knowledge effectively while focusing on the work, then I'll edit my review. Until then, it stays at 1 star because it was such an obnoxiously awkward, frankly unprofessional first impression of Sharkoff"

"have been going to this doctor since 2008 for high school physical exams. best price for no insurance. i recommended my boyfriend who had a lapse in coverage while changing jobs and he had a wonderful experience and Dr. Sharkoff knew what was wrong right away."

"I recently changed to this Doctors office James Sharkoff is an amazing doctor his bedside manner is wonderful. His attitude is so down to earth and he makes you feel comfortable right away. The ladies are also the best I've experienced. I love the girl that takes my blood pressure(I forgot her name) but she's super sweet And attentive. If your looking for a great experience with outstanding medical care come here. You won't regret it."