I took my 17 year old to see Dr. Gottschaulk recently upon a referral from her neurologist. We waited over an hour, then saw his fellow. Waited another hour and Dr. Gottschaulk talked to my daughter very briefly and prescribed three medicines without really asking many questions nor clarifying usage. He was very dismissive in his discussion with her, he didn’t take the time to understand her situation. Then he left without giving any information regarding follow up. I had to seek out the nurse at her station to ask about follow up. She asked the doctor and he said 6 months. We felt like we wasted an entire morning and our daughter was not even heard. Very disappointed. I’ve had to email through MyChart a question about medication usage, because he was so unclear in the appointment, and a nurse responded two days later and didn’t even answer the question so I’m left still not knowing how to use a particular medicine. Very disappointing experience.

Submitted Jan. 16, 2023

I do not have enough great things to say about Dr. Christopher Gottschalk! I have been a patient of his for almost 8 years. He saved my life after a collision! He took one look at me and me have hope and feel like I would be able to function again one day soon! He is the kindest, most thorough, and real doctor I have ever met. He has so much experience and never runs out of ideas! He is very aggressive with his medical interventions and is knows how to mitigate issues quickly and with longevity! Without him on my medical team, I do not know where’s I would be! I do not have enough kind words to say about him!

Submitted Feb. 22, 2021

Between Dr Gottschalk and Dr Yeung, both at Yale Neurology, I spent 4 unnecessary in excruciating facial pain. Because I presented with unusual bilateral facial pain, Dr Yeung disregarded my symptoms and diagnosed me with Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain, a garbage diagnosis. When all the medications failed i decided to try Botox, which is where Dr Gottschalk came in. He did not want to hear about my theory that I had Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia and maybe another neuralgia. I showed him the various criteria I met on the International Classification of Headache Diseases within the facial neuralgia section. Nope. I went to a world renowned expert in the area of facial neuralgia. He read my pain logs, my McGill Pain Scale, looked at my sketch showing the location and type of pain on my face. He said I was right, I had TN2, or Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia. Guess who disregarded this information? A new MRI, the RIGHT KIND POINTING AT THE CORRECT PART OR MY SKULL, showed i had a surgical option, one i would have take 4 years earlier if only Keung and Gottschalk hadn't failed me through their arrogance.

Submitted Nov. 2, 2020

Horrific. Nothing but invalidating of my chronic intractable migraines and decide to personally attack my mental health instead of actually helping. I do not recommend this man at all. Appointments take 6 months to see him, and a true waste of time

Submitted May 5, 2019

My 18-year old daughter has been a patient of Dr. Gottschalk for two years for severe, chronic migraine. He is by far the best neurologist we've ever been to and is a God-send. He spends ample time with us, asking questions and listening well. He is responsive to phone and email requests. He's up on the latest developments and treatments, helps us understand the condition and weed out the true medical problem as opposed to urban myth (there is a LOT of myth surrounding migraine). He has a good feel for which medications to try, and he is willing to medicate aggressively. He never blames the patient, and works well with the parents. His ability and desire is to find what works to treat the neurological disorder and find relief for the patient. He is excellent.

Yale Neurology has an infusion clinic. When my daughter is suffering from a migraine that won't break, we can call and come in the same day and receive IV meds to break the migraine. It is basically an on-the-fly same-day appointment, as he works with her current symptoms to get her functional and pain free. Because he works-in patients in the IV infusion center, there are times we have to wait for a standard appointment; but, that is fine because I recognize that at times others have to wait on their appointments when he is treating her.

We've found him to be kind, compassionate and attentive, as well as an extremely capable and astute doctor. I fully recommend him with no reservations. He's the best there is.

Submitted May 26, 2017

No exaggeration, the wait time to see dr. Gottschalk is ALWAYS over two hours. Even scheduling an appointment first thing in the morning is moot. He is a brilliant physician, however after being so rudely left waiting fo all five of my visits over the past few years, I am now going to go to a neurologist that that cares enough about his patients well being to not make them sit in over crowded waiting rooms for hours on end. There are many other excellent neurologists affiliated with the Yale Medical Group that are just as talented as dr Gottschalk, and that treat their patients with respect, however-I just dont have the head to walk into that practice any more. Sad.

Submitted April 1, 2014