Matthew F Gardiner, MD

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4.844648 average rating from 327 reviews

• I don't have a word to say about him. Dr. Matthew Gardiner was one of my best. I am his patient for over 10 years. Always respectful friendly very helpful and professional. If I compare him with my other Dr. , they will never close to him. You know one thing every time I visit him I feel safe I feel good he is real. God bless this doctor.

  2026-07-07

• Dr Matthew Gardiner is just the best. I am so lucky to have such a brilliant and caring doctor at my disposal. He is a true scientist with years of experience. His bedside manner, impeccable. He lost his son from cancer a short while ago and bravely comes to work every day as the professional that he is. I am blessed

  2026-07-03

• Confident in my care

  2026-07-03

• Dr. Gardiner is very thorough, very understanding, and listened to my concerns.

  2026-07-03

• Dr Gardiner was awesome

  2026-07-03

• Dr. Gardiner is the most professional doctor I have known. He is extremely knowledgeable, excellent listener, extremely precise and asks pertinent questions. He has a very pleasant and caring way with patients. He put me at ease about an eye issue and that meant so much to me Also, he gave me excellent advise and it helped me make a decision concerning my contact lenses. I have highly recommended Dr. Gardiner to my friends. I am very grateful to Dr. Gardiner for all he has done for me and so pleased I am under his care.

  2026-07-01

• Dr. Gardiner one of the kind, professional and kind

  2026-06-28

• Couldn't find a better eye doctor with compassion.

  2026-06-27

• The provider was very kind and patient, and also thorough, ehen he had to do a retake..

  2026-06-25

• Dr Gardiner is exceptionally attentive to test results and also to my situation and oreferences. He is thorough, competent and caring.

  2026-06-24

• friendly professional

  2026-06-20

• He is a warm, caring and I am very grateful. I trust his judgment.

  2026-06-20

• I feel I get the best care possible from Dr. Gardiner

  2026-06-20

• He was clear, concise and approachable.

  2026-06-19

• The provider comprehensively explained my [redacted] cataract surgery and requirements to prepare for the procedure.

  2026-06-18

• Your hospital is a remarkable institution and Dr Gardiner and his staff are beyond compare. Thank you.

  2026-06-17

• This was my first consulting visit with Dr. Matthew Gardiner as a new patient. Very happy with my experience this visit. Took the time to address all my questions. Thank you!

  2026-06-10

• Dr Gardiner is not only expert in his field but is one of the kindest and most caring physicians I have encountered.

  2026-06-10

• He is thorough.

  2026-06-10

• Good physician

  2026-06-09

• Excellent

  2026-06-08

• Dr. Gardiner is fabulous

  2026-06-06

• He was great and I highly recommend him.

  2026-06-05

• He is a very good doctor. I will recommend anyone to him. He takes care of you, he listens to you, and he solves your problems. I am very happy to see him.

  2026-06-04

• One comment what happened to the volunteers at the lobby who were so nice to help you in times of need

  2026-06-04

• I feel reassured when I get an exam here! Good job!

  2026-05-24

• Dr. Gardiner has been my husband ([redacted]) and my ophthalmologist for a decade at MEEI Boston. Dr. Gardiner has provided both of us with the best ophthalmology care that we could dream of. He is thoughtful and effective in his practice, dedicated to and skilled at his roles as an ophthalmologist / surgeon. [redacted] Dr. Gardiner is the best ophthalmologist we know, he is a very kind and compassionate MD who takes the time to help in a way that is very comforting. I commend Dr. Gardiner's practice highly. I am very fortunate to be a recipient of his medical care. [redacted] Thank you!

  2026-05-22

• All services are excellent. [redacted]

  2026-05-22

• [redacted] I've been seeing Dr. Gardiner for 20 years. He knows my visual challenges and takes good care of my eyes. I'm grateful!

  2026-05-19

• Dr Gardiner and staff very thorough

  2026-05-16

• Dr Gardiner is excellent and I truly love him. [redacted]

  2026-05-14

• I Always get great care with Dr Gardiner and his staff They are Top N0otch!!!

  2026-05-10

• Left message at front desk regarding switching appointment times with my sister and never received A call back

  2026-05-08

• He has a kind, soothing and gentle manner

  2026-05-08

• Everyone was so kind to me - the doctors, the informants, the treasurers - everyone deserves a 100/100 rating for being so kind. I'm very happy with all of them; even today I have nothing to say but thank God for them all. They are a perfect team. May God bless them all.

  2026-05-07

• Dr. Gardiner always gives his time, attention, his very best. He's so kind and caring. I can't say enough wonderful things about him. [redacted]

  2026-05-03

• Dr. Gardiner is an outstanding surgeon. He explained everything very calmly and professionally. Even during the procedure, I knew he had an issue that required his expertise. He handled it with extremely professionalism. My pupil was very small and he needed to enlarge it to fit the lens. I never felt pain, nor understood anything until he explained it after surgery. God bless Dr. Gardiner.

  2026-05-01

• Dr Gardiner is simply the best at what he does

  2026-04-29

• My visit was professional and pleasant. Information and test results were received in a timely manner.

  2026-04-26

• Dr. Gardiner is not only brilliant, but has a wonderful bedside manner. He always is so thorough, patient, and takes the time to explain things.

  2026-04-25

• Dr Gardiner & staff provide outstanding leading edge diagnosis & treatment options, wise, effective efficient respectful courteous kind & personable.

  2026-04-25

• Very caring, and explained all of the results of tests

  2026-04-25

• Very professional, very personable. Willing to take the time to listen and be sure we were "on the same page".

  2026-04-25

• Very thorough

  2026-04-25

• he was very good answered questions and courteous

  2026-04-23

• Also thank you for medical eye examiner "Vanessa" for carefully checking and exam the vision for eyeglasses

  2026-04-30

• Was seen on time. Very little wait time as the visit progressed. Great visit!

  2026-04-18

• Love Dr. Gardiner

  2026-04-16

• He is very nice. Listened to what I had to say. I did not feel rushed.

  2026-04-15

• Dr. Gardiner is a very well-spoken, he is very thoughtful, he is truly experienced and knowledgeable and it is a pleasure to be his patient. I recommend him to everyone that I know who needs an ophthalmologist. He is just outstanding.

  2026-04-13

• Professional

  2026-04-12

• all was excellent

  2026-04-10

• I am grateful to have the best of eye care at MEEI. Dr. Gardiner is outstanding. I'm grateful to be able to come to MEEI.

  2026-04-03

• I have been a patient of Dr. Matthew Gardiner for 26 years. He is the best!! He always explains everything to me and does a through exam.

  2026-04-02

• He's a wonderful doctor. He's very caring. And normally I'm very jittery about doctors, but not with him. He makes you feel at ease.

  2026-03-28

• Dr. Gardiner is excellent??

  2026-03-28

• I feel that Dr. Gardiner is thorough and listens to me when I ask follow-up questions. [redacted]

  2026-03-28

• Dr. Gardiner provided excellent care during my appointment. He took the time to review all the test results with me. I would highly recommend him.

  2026-03-26

• I had an extremely good experience with my provider.

  2026-03-24

• Dr. Gardiner is very attentive, professional, and explains all of the tests and processes that you've had, spends as much time as necessary to ensure that you've covered everything that needs to be done, and I feel he's a fine doctor with a good background and experience.

  2026-03-23

• Dr Gardiner is an exceptional medical provider and unquestionably among the very best in his field. He is consistently pleasant, professional, and genuinely caring in his interactions with me. In my experience, he operates at a level that is truly in a class of its own. I have the utmost confidence in his care and would not consider seeing anyone else.

  2026-03-12

• All good. Thank you

  2026-03-07

• I enjoyed meeting Dr. Gardiner. He was easy to talk to. He is very knowledgeable and seems concerned about my eyes. His staff was quite professional and friendly. I feel my eyes are in excellent care with Dr. Gardiner and his team.

  2026-03-04

• Excellent care

  2026-03-04

• He is a wonderful doctor. Thorough, efficient, empathetic, skilled and kind.

  2026-03-04

• Caring, concerned, and empathetic Always willing to listen and answer questions

  2026-02-19

• Dr. Gardiner is an outstanding ophthalmologist. I feel lucky to have him for my doctor.

  2026-02-19

• careful, informative, good explainer, gave me more to think about. And warm personality

  2026-02-15

• Dr Gardiner is a very caring. helpful doctor

  2026-02-15

• Quality care

  2026-02-14

• Perfect

  2026-02-25

• He is very knowledgeable and has a wonderful caring demeanor.

  2026-02-08

• Extremely impressed with the knowledge, professionalism, caring nature of Dr. Gardiner. I felt right at home with him and I know he truly cared about me. He listened very intently and showed genuine concern for me. I truly had a great experience with Dr. Gardiner and have added him to the list of great doctors I am blessed to have.

  2026-02-07

• The entire staff are amazing

  2026-02-05

• I wish he had more clinical hours at MEE.

  2026-02-04

• my wife and i have been with Dr Gardiner for over 10 years. He is theBEST EYE DOCTOR VERY CARING AND KNOWS ABOUT YOUR EYES THANK YOU

  2026-01-29

• Dr Gardiner is a wonderful doctor. He spends time with each patient. One never feels rushed even though you know he is behind schedule most of the time. He is worth the wait!

  2026-01-22

• Dr Gardiner was excellent in service and questions I had

  2026-01-21

• Dr Gardiner is great. Try caring

  2026-01-19

• Dr Gardiner was exceptionally knowledgeable and kind. I'm grateful to have him for my surgery.

  2026-01-15

• He is just one of the best doctor with whom I delt during my [redacted] years around the world and my provider for the past 12 years at Mass Eye and Ear. Accomplished surgeon,dedicated mentor to his students, patient, attentive, caring, compassionate to me.

  2026-01-14

• A great experience in Melrose office.

  2026-01-11

• Dr. Matthew Gardiner is a very kind and compassionate doctor. He takes his time with me during every visit and always explains things to me in detail. I thoroughly trust him!

  2026-01-11

• Dr. Gardiner is a great listener a m and very caring .

  2026-01-10

• Dr Gardiner is the best!

  2026-01-10

• nothing really - my daughter arranged for this appointment and was treated with respect. She was also able to get a timely appointment.

  2026-01-05

• One word - excellent.

  2026-01-03

• Dr Gardiner is an expert and has a reassuring manner.

  2026-01-03

• I have good experience.

  2025-12-28

• Very thoughtful and very patient

  2025-12-26

• He has a calmness about him

  2025-12-21

• DR. GARDINER IS THE BEST! [redacted]

  2025-12-21

• Dr Gardiner is excellent. [redacted]

  2025-12-20

• Excellent care and compassion

  2025-12-20

• My provider reviewed data carefully, provided useful analysis for my eyes' condition, and offered helpful approaches for the future. Excellent care.

  2025-12-19

• All professional and willing to explain tests, exams and reasoning.+

  2025-12-17

• Dr. Matthew Gardiner is one of the kind not only for his level of knowledge but for the way hi treat his patient. he is very kind. Defination of a real doctor!!

  2025-12-17

• The doctor is extremely professional thorough and I have a very high respect and trust in him as demonstrated by the level of care and recommendation he makes for my care plan needs. I am very happy to have been recommended to see him for an issue and to be his patent on a continuous basis. He is wonderful and my confidence and trust in him meets all my expectations He was highly recommended by doctor that is my close friend that was a professor at BU and Harvard Medical School. A recommendation coming from her meant a lot to me. All the wonderful things she shared with me about Dr. Gardiner have been confirmed by my having him care for me.

  2025-12-16

• So very helpful, got me an emergency appointment. His effort I think will mean my eye will be saved.

  2025-12-15

• It was my first visit with this doctor as my long term eye doctor had returned to their country. I liked this care provider after our visit. He was prepared, efficient and listened well.

  2025-12-14

• very satisfied

  2025-12-11

• Quite valuable.

  2025-12-11

• Excellent

  2025-12-09

• Excellent experience.

  2025-12-07

• Dr. Gardiner is personable, respectful, pleasant, easy to talk with and very tall!

  2025-12-07

• Dr Gardiner is excellent: thorough, clear, helpful, thoughtful. The ideal doctor.

  2025-11-30

• Excellent service I was impressed with. The facilities

  2025-11-29

• Personable, knowledgeable and thorough!

  2025-11-29

• The ophthalmic tech did an excellent and efficient job.

  2025-11-29

• Terrific! Could not be better!

  2025-11-29

• Excellent care and personable interactiions as always

  2025-11-27

• Right from the beginning, I knew this doctor was brilliant. He explained things to me, that I never understood before. He was humorous, which was comforting, as initially I was a bit nervous. And last, it was quite late in the afternoon, pretty much everybody had gone home, but Dr. Gardiner never made me feel rushed whatsoever! He took his time to explain everything so very thoroughly.. as though I was his first patient that day. I was very impressed!

  2025-11-24

• Excellent

  2025-11-23

• He Gardiner was professional during all aspects of exam. He answered all my questions and was extremely courteous and understanding.

  2025-11-23

• Dr. Gardiner has been my eye doctor for many years. Always professional, pleasant and knowledgable. Would highly recommend to anyone.

  2025-11-22

• I am grateful to be a patient of Dr. Gardiner's he is 360° exceptional

  2025-11-22

• Dr. Gardiner is always meticulous in his examination of my eyes and is clear with his instructions.

  2025-11-21

• Dr. Gardiner is a very good ophthalmologist. I feel like he really gives me a thorough examination in check with diabetes in the back of my eyes. He's very good. I would definitely recommend him.

  2025-11-21

• He is throughout kind and understanding

  2025-11-19

• Always smart, thoughtful, kind and compassionate. Excellent!!

  2025-11-16

• Dr Gardiner is great. The tech person was excellent. The new facility is really pleasant t and well designed

  2025-11-15

• Doctor clearly overbooked!

  2025-11-15

• Dr. Gardiner is a wonderful doctor. He treated me with respect and dignity. Dr. Gardiner is a wonderful doctor. He's a great doctor.

  2025-11-14

• I received a very thorough evaluation of my eye exam during this appointment and the doctor did address my complaint in the context of my recent medical history. He did review the medical records appropriate to my complaints and made recommendations and a referral for further follow-up. So I'm very pleased with the service I got. [redacted] I was very happy with the meeting.

  2025-11-14

• Dr Gardiner is a seasoned professional and a caring provider. Couldn't ask for a better doctor.

  2025-11-13

• Responsible and knowledgeable.

  2025-11-12

• Dr. Gardiner is excellent. I am lucky to have him as a provider and wouldn't want to see anyone else.

  2025-11-12

• Dr. was very attentive and listened to my concerns. Did not feel rushed and feel confident about my upcoming surgery.

  2025-11-12

• Yes, I've been going to Dr. Gardiner for many years now and I've always found him extremely helpful and attentive and explains everything very well and takes all the time he needs. So I would highly recommend him.

  2025-11-14

• Professional, intelligent, caring, great manners.

  2025-11-12

• Dr. Matthew Gardner is the only opthamologist I will see. He is thorough, knowledgeable and kind.

  2025-11-10

• Dr Gardiner immediately asked me to speak about the change in my health status, since 1 year ago. I explained what had happened since April 2025 and where I am now. I have adenocarcinoma (ovarian) treated at Dana Farber all year/ intense.

  2025-11-05

• Dr. Gardiner is wonderful. He is so knowledgeable and so caring and kind. I couldn't ask for a better doctor. The day that I was there, it wasn't his fault that he was running late. There were multiple staff out, and so everybody was waiting for a long period of time. But he gives you whatever it is you need, and so it's always worth the wait. So he is really terrific. I really appreciate him.

  2025-11-01

• He was wonderful! Very kind and patient and handled our disabled daughter with much kindness and patience!! We left knowing that Dr. Gardiner is the right doctor for our daughter and for us!!

  2025-11-01

• The provider is always knowledgeable and courteous. Always knows what is going on with my treatment.

  2025-10-31

• Tech person was very good and nice

  2025-10-31

• Try not to overbook. They can't keep uo.

  2025-11-02

• He is caring and a great doctor

  2025-10-29

• Dr. Gardiner is a terrific doctor. I've had him for years and I just love his staff.

  2025-10-23

• I have been seeing this doctor for about 20 years and I am very happy with his work and the way he treats people.

  2025-10-21

• Dr. Gardiner is an excellent eye doctor . [redacted]

  2025-10-15

• Eye technician was extremely competent and professional

  2025-10-12

• OUTSTANDING

  2025-10-05

• Dr Gardiner was excellent ..as always

  2025-10-04

• Dr. Gardiner has for years provided me with the best eye care in the world and I hope to have him as my eye doctor for the rest of my life.

  2025-10-01

• I'm grateful to be in Dr.Gardiner's care. I would say that he is the best Doctor at MEEI!

  2025-10-01

• I feel Dr. Gardiner is knowledgeable, professional thorough and courteous in a kind, gentle and soft spoken way. He's top notch.

  2025-09-29

• Awesome very professional and helpful

  2025-09-28

• Dr. Gardiner is the best!!!

  2025-09-27

• Great doctor.

  2025-09-24

• Dr Gardiner is first rate and i am confident that he will help me immensely.

  2025-09-24

• Excellent, friendly and courteous.

  2025-09-24

• Dr. Gardiner is, in my estimation, what I would describe as a true physician. He partners with the patient, he listens very carefully, and he is expert in his domain. Thank you.

  2025-10-04

• Dr. Gardiner is very caring and compassionate. He explains everything and makes me feel as if I'm his only patient!! (And I know he has hundreds - or thousands!)

  2025-09-20

• Dr. Gardiner has the technical expertise as well as sensitivity and compassion that are just as important when providing care to a patient. He sees a person well beyond the profile. EXCELLENT!

  2025-09-20

• Excellent knowledge & patient care!

  2025-09-20

• It was the most thorough, professional consultation I have had. Every aspect was reviewed and discussed.

  2025-09-21

• Dr. Matthew Gardiner is an exceptional, highly skilled, deeply compassionate and outstanding physician! I am deeply grateful for his excellent medical care and highly recommend him frequently to family and friends.

  2025-09-17

• Dr. Gardiner is a clear and thoughtful communicator who instills confidence in his competence,

  2025-09-14

• Dr. Gardiner is the very best. He listens, gives feedback, and never rushes me

  2025-09-14

• Provider takes the necessary time to review my records and ask any questions from my last visit. Health, meds, etc. It was a good visit.

  2025-09-13

• Thank you for taking the time to answer all my questions and clearly explain the procedure.

  2025-09-11

• Good care provider apologetic for the wait .

  2025-09-10

• This provider has seen me for years. I have complete confidence in him.

  2025-09-10

• Dr Gardiner is a great doctor, I would recommend to my family and friends.

  2025-09-05

• The provider was great [redacted].

  2025-09-04

• He's an outstanding clinician and a terrific and decent human being!

  2025-09-04

• Dr. Gardiner very professional, very kind and considerate

  2025-09-09

• Dr. Gardiner always explains everything very clearly and is a pleasure to see.

  2025-08-31

• The is very good people

  2025-08-31

• The care was prompt and professional.

  2025-08-31

• Dr Gardiner is the best. He is kind and caring. He is intelligent and knowledgeable about his field. You couldn't ask for a better doctor.

  2025-08-27

• Great experience saw lots of people and many vision test. Took a lot of time but didn't wait very long between tests.

  2025-08-24

• He is great though this office is difficult to get to i would never see any other doctor I have been seeing him for over 15 years

  2025-08-23