Dr. Karl Eckberg, MD
Pediatrics
M Health Fairview Children's
2535 University Avenue Southeast
Minneapolis, MN 55414 Directions
4.9 out of 5
184 verified ratings
184 Ratings, 49 Comments
The following ratings and reviews are based on verified feedback collected from independently administered patient experience surveys. The ratings and comments submitted by patients reflect their own views and opinions. Patient identities are withheld to ensure confidentiality and privacy.
Jul 23, 2025
Great doctor
Jun 18, 2025
Good!
May 2, 2025
Front desk staff always friendly! They know my two daughters well enough that they remember their names and my older daughter loves that extra attention!
Apr 13, 2025
My husband and I were so pleased with the Children's Center. All staff were so warm, friendly, and helpful, from front desk staff to nurses to lab techs to Dr. Eckberg. I really appreciated the Boppy pillow, footstool, and comfy chairs in each room for breastfeeding also. Thank you so much!
Mar 14, 2025
Our nurse that roomed us and gave our daughter her shots seemed a little intimidated by our 4 year old who DID NOT wan shots. It was fine and we made it through but previous nurses have executed the process more quickly and are really upbeat which has improved the experience.
Mar 11, 2025
I'm sure each family is different but we had quite a wait from when we were brought back to the doctor's office and when the doctor was able to see us for our scheduled appointment. That's not actually my complaint, Dr. Eckberg is amazing and we know schedules sometimes get behind. We arrived during our 1-year old's nap so we were in the waiting room and he was napping peacefully. We were called back for our appointment, woke him up for vitals with the nurse, and then we had a challenging 20-30 minute wait in the doctor's office w/ a fussy little one and a small space to entertain him. I would have much rather waited another 25 minutes in the lobby while he slept and waited to go back to the office when Dr. Eckberg could see us. Maybe other families would rather have that private space but in this case it would have been MUCH better for us to let him nap instead of waiting to be seen after having to wake us up. I'm not sure how to solve this challenge but I was definitely a grumpy dad having to wait in the office when we could have had a peaceful sleeping baby in the waiting area.
Feb 21, 2025
Dr. Eckberg takes the time to get to know my kids and make them feel comfortable. He provides feedback and care that is both medically thorough and grounded in the patient and their family. We are really grateful to have him on our team!
Feb 12, 2025
Dr. Eckberg once again involved my pre-teen child as the center of the visit, engaging him well and listening to his thoughts. Dr. Eckberg does that and also heard my thoughts/questions. Clear communication.
Feb 5, 2025
Dr. Eckberg is the best!
Jan 24, 2025
Thank you.
Dec 21, 2024
The resident was awesome- love that students are a regular part of our care experience
Dec 11, 2024
Dr. Eckberg was a great provider to work with. He put my son at ease and really listened to my concerns. Scheduling the appointment was unusually complicated due to communicating with a nurse through MyChart and being given an appointment time only 2 hours in advance. I had to call the clinic to inquire if the appointment had been made since it wasn't showing up in MyChart. Sure enough, the appointment had been held for us but not officially scheduled. Not sure if it would have been if I hadn't called 40 min before arrival time.
Dec 7, 2024
Dr Karl is very compassionate and competent
Dec 5, 2024
Dr. Eckberg is very knowledgeable and personable.
Nov 23, 2024
Yeah, just wanted to say that we found Dr. Eckberg to be a really, really wonderful pediatrician and we would recommend him to all of our friends. Alright.
Nov 21, 2024
I am always happy when there is a same day opening for the pediatrician my kids know. It makes the experience so much better for him and communication is easier when the dr knows him.
Nov 4, 2024
Lack of X-ray tech available on site affected the assessment and care for my child
Oct 23, 2024
Dr is great as always !
Oct 4, 2024
Once again, Dr. Eckberg is a model in how to smoothly engage preteens and teens in their visit.
Sep 26, 2024
Dr Eckberg is fabulous. We appreciate his dedication and ability to look at our son's medical care history as a whole to best care and treat him. He is amazing.
Sep 18, 2024
Thank you for all you do
Aug 29, 2024
My son and I once again had a great experience with the clinic, Katie (sp?) the MA, and Dr. Eckberg. Katie is really good with pre-teens, helped my son with anxiety related to 3 vaccines and did them so quickly and calmly. Dr. Eckberg focuses on my son and nicely circles to me at times but always still including my son. He is open to thoughts and is knowledgeable. Only area for improvement was front desk had us refill out the sports physical questionnaire and we had already done that prior to the visit. I even asked to say, "do we need to do it again?" The MA could see both. So a process improvement spot. Not a big deal, but could be improved.
Aug 16, 2024
Never feel rushed during appointments, appreciative for the warm and caring assistant staff when getting vaccines!
Aug 16, 2024
One small piece of feedback is to put the hospital bracelet on more loosely! At the checkin desk for labor and delivery the bracelet was way too tight. Also I felt like my voice wasn't heard the first time when I asked for the anesthesiologist and not the resident to administer the epidural. Too much push back was received from both of them and I felt uncomfortable. I know it's a teaching hospital but that was a request of mine known to my provider weeks ago. Otherwise we received amazing care from all staff- midwife, nurses, housekeeping and food service. Thank you so much.
Aug 14, 2024
Dr. Eckberg has been absolutely great, and we love working with him at the Children's Clinic. Unfortunately, the intersection between him and the rest of Fairview has been very difficult, as he's tried really hard to get great care for our son, but we've had a lot of roadblocks within the system. So, yeah, great work by Dr. Eckberg, and hopefully those connections can be improved. Thank you.
Jul 26, 2024
Dr. Eckberg is the best pediatrician, we came to this location and stay for him.
Jul 17, 2024
Dr. Eckberg is so kind and caring and takes the time to really get to know my kids and listens to all of my concerns. He is understanding and proactive and always makes sure my kids are getting the best care possible!
Jun 26, 2024
Excellence,
Jun 17, 2024
Appreciate how friendly everyone is- including front desk and nursing staff. Our provider really listens to both me as the parent and my child.
Jun 7, 2024
The nurse who checked us in was a lot less focused and interested in talking to my son. A bit cold and distracted. Ignored his conversations
Jun 1, 2024
Both of our daughters see Dr. Eckberg. He's an excellent clinician, and we really appreciate him taking care of both of our daughters. The only feedback I could give is not about Dr. Eckberg, but it's about the picture upload system for insurance cards. It's always glitzy and doesn't work. Dr. Eckberg is excellent and amazing, and I would recommend him to everybody.
Jun 1, 2024
Dr. Eckberg is the best pediatrician out there. We followed him all the way over to Minneapolis from Woodbury. We would recommend him to any family and we are thrilled to have him as our pediatrician for both of our daughters.
May 23, 2024
We really enjoy working with the clinic. Everyone is really nice there. The one thing that I wish is that Dr. E would reach out to all of Marvin's providers and take a bit off my plate. We also would like more options for comfort care management like palliative care offers vs having to go to more doctors. But overall we are super happy with everything.
May 1, 2024
Dr. Eckberg is someone I recommend to all of my friends, family and strangers even that are looking for a phenomenal physician. He has been there for our family and my daughter countless times, and always listens to my concerns. I couldn't be more pleased with him, and plan on having our second daughter follow with him as well.
Mar 28, 2024
We love Dr.Eckberg and followed him here. We will follow him anywhere.
Mar 26, 2024
We had a great time with Dr. Karl Eckberg.
Mar 23, 2024
Our doctor was amazing
Mar 9, 2024
He does a great job connecting with each child where they are and talking about their interests
Feb 29, 2024
Dr. Eckberg met out 3 year old for the first time at this visit after our previous doctor left the clinic. He was kind and patient with her and answered all of our questions.
Feb 27, 2024
This was our 1st time meeting with Dr. Eckberg. Dr. Eckberg was really great with my kiddo. He engaged my kiddo and made sure with both understood what was going on and what we needed to do moving forward. Great experience!
Feb 20, 2024
The nurses who called before the visit were able to help my teenage son get logged into his app and get him set up for his call.
Feb 9, 2024
I really liked this doctor! He read all of our notes before hand so knew that we did take a Covid test with negative results so we were able to move onto the next diagnosis for which he listened to The Kid really well and patiently. I forgo to ask about what to do for the cough while we wait for the meds to kick in.
Feb 2, 2024
1st visit with Dr. Eckberg. Very kind and listened carefully
Feb 1, 2024
Dr. Eckberg has an amazing way of talking directly to my son while still addressing my questions/insights. My son feels heard and important in the appointments.
Feb 1, 2024
Dr. Eckberg is amazing! He listens to parent concerns carefully, gives time, partners with parents to come up with best plan for patients. Notes are very thourough. Our daughter has a rare genetic disorder and we feel lucky to have him as her pediatrician. Thanks for all you do!
Jan 28, 2024
Dr. Eckberg is patient and personable. I really appreciate his care. Med student Puja did a great job as well, friendly and helpful.
Jan 27, 2024
Dr. Eckberg is an incredible pediatrician, I look forward for him to follow my daughter through her childhood years in addition to her baby sister. I can't recommend him enough.
Jan 19, 2024
We had a great first visit with Dr Ecker and appreciated his calm presence, directness and time he took. This was it just visit since his doctor (Golnik) left the practice.
Jan 19, 2024
Dr. Eckberg has been very thoughtful and informative during our visits with both of our children. We really appreciate his care and will schedule our follow ups with him.