Daniel Jerome Fernicola Jr., MD

Very good

Caring, knowledgeable, knew my medical history even though this was the first time we'd met.

Easy to talk to and I felt he answered my questions to my satisfaction.

Very warm, caring and professional

An excellent cardiologist who chose the right profession.

Dr. Daniel Fernicola

As these visits concern my heart they are important and Dr Fernicola treats them that way and answers any question or concerns I may have.

Excellent care

Dr. Daniel Fernicola is personable and straightforward when discussing my issues with him.

Omg!! This is one of the best doctors I've seen ! He informed me of why I didn't really need to see him or go to the emergency room if I had another episode of heart palpitations. He didn't just say you are good to go. He basically put my mind at ease!!

Excellent

Great

All went well

Dr. Fernicola was amazing in all aspects of obtaining a second opinion. He knew my medical history, verified my past and current medications/surgeries, confirmed what I'm being told from UPMC and reached out to a colleague for a path forward. I'm so impressed that I have decided to use Johns Hopkins for my future CRT device/cardiac care.

It was my first ( self- referred) visit to a cardiologist, and Dr Fernicola was exactly the kind of doctor I hoped for. He was thorough and honest, listened carefully and did not dismiss any concern I had.His assistant, [staff], was also very professional and thorough .

Dr. Fernicola is outstanding in explaining health issues and concerns.

Dr. Fernicola has always provided me excellent medical support with kindness and thorough professional information and advice

Personable, knowledgeable, concerned about my welfare.

WELL INFORMED, AND GOOD COMMUNICATION.

Excellent and easy to communicate with

I am confident in his skill as a Cardiologist. I highly recommend.

Dr. Fernicola is among the best doctors I have ever had. He is highly professional, extremely current in his knowledge, and demonstrates care and compassion in his bedside manner. He instills confidence with each visit. Thank you Dr. Fernicola!

Since moving to Annapolis from Kensington in 2021, Dr. Fernicola is the only medical provider I still return to in Montgomery County for care. His empathy is second to none, and his overall concern is outstanding.

Dr. Fernicola is always very professional, attentive, caring, and a pleasure tp be a patient of.

Outstanding physician

Dr Fernicola is a well versed cardiologist, lucky to have him as my doctor.

Dr. Fernicola was on time. He spent time reviewing my general health and high blood pressure medication. He took his time answering my questions. Additionally, the results I put in my daily blood pressure log, he reviews periodically with his assessment. He is sensitive to my concerns about medication and explains its necessity.

I have great and total confidence in Dr. Fernicola's knowledge, skill, communication, and bedside manner.

Most useful cariologist appointment I have ever had

Dr. Fernicola is kind, respectful, caring.

Dr Fernicola is an excellent doctor who explains all details concisely and always answers all questions

Good, comprehensive visit with Dr fernicola

I think that he is excellent and I am glad that he is one of my doctors.

Dr. Fernicola is the best.

Very excellent care

We have an excellent rapport.

First appointment. It was good.

Excellent, caring, and up to date Cardiologist.

Very professional and knowledgeable

Dr.Fernicola responded promptly to a text message over the portal which I appreciated.

Very warm and professional

Excellent service

Dr Fernicola has an exceptional bedside manner. He listens patiently, pays attention and provides clear instructions.

Excellent

Knowledgeable and always demonstrate a caring provider

The nurse and doctor were wonderful, had great exam room etiquette, and educated me (and my wife) with what the next steps are.

Dr Fernicola is highly professional, amicable, listens carefully, informs fully, and lays out treatment plan clearly.

Always first class

Pleasant manner

I feel I have some pretty specific questions that Dr. Fernicola, which he always explains to my complete understanding. He w0rks with my desire to use Rx's only and minimally as possible and at my behest he tries to keep intrusive measures i.e. Pacemakers, etc.. Successfully bringing me out of 6+ years of AFib last May 13th 2025

He is a patient and kind doctor.

Dr. Fernicola is always professional and provides the highest quality of care.

This was the most positive health care visit I have ever had. I knew of the practice as my parents were patients in previous years but this was my first time as a patient at the Shady Grove office. Dr. Fernicola is most knowledgeable and personable and set me at ease.

Dr. Fernicola is an outstanding cardiologist, and a very professional and caring doctor.

Dr. Fernicola is absolutely the best, caring and very good.

Daniel

He is extremely personable and knowledgeable and helped me with a very complicated heart related issue that was identified through a pre-op stress test.

Dr Fernicola is taking I and my family in many years. He is friendly and explaining our conditions very clear and easy to understand. He responds to our questions on portal timely. We are grateful for his care and support.

Appreciated Dr. Fernicola taking the time to deal with my questions about the new pulsed electrical technique to possibly treat my AFIB and to refer me to a colleague who was an expert in this new treatment procedure. Very kind of him!

I appreciate the time my provider ensures is allocated to my visit including answering all of my questions. He Is very knowledgeable and explains factors Influencing my condition very clearly.

Very knowledgeable and caring.

Provider listened to my queries and responded well

Great physician! Very knowledgeable and patient

Overall great experience!!!

Dr. Fernicola understand my problem and explained everything to me about my issue. He ordered bloodwork and urin draw and another test which I have already completed. I assume if there is a problem I will be informed, otherwise I am scheduled for a video appt in 6 weeks.

Very professional and caring

Dr. Fernicola is fabulous! He always takes the time to listen to our concerns and goes above and beyond to check other test results that have an impact on his care.

I was quite impressed with his attention to me and my issues.

He is very knowledgeable, patient, listens and professional

I was pleased with the visit. It went better than I envisioned. Dr Fernicola has tremendous knowledge which is is willing to share and has a great bedside manner to him.

He saved me a lot of money by not recommending the test I thought I needed

Great cardiologist.

Excellent doctor. Very knowledgeable and took the time to explain his perspective

Dr Fernicola was attentive, knowledgeable and kind throughout the visit!

Dr. Fernicola is an outstanding physician! He takes his time and explains everything. He shows a real interest in his patients!

Dr. Fernicola is always professional and extremely knowledgeable in n his field.

Dr Fernicola is absolutely fantastic

Listening, Explaining, Advising and recommendation!

He was knowledgeable about my health concerns and scheduled testing

Excellent

I'm grateful JHU conducted the exams. The test results are not ready

Explained so much abd easy for mame to understand

Very attentive and knowledgeable about my medical history

Very smart, excellent cardiologist. Very pleased to have him as my provider.

Excellent physician

Excellent

He's the best -- relaxed and explains issues clearly.

The BEST

Dr Fernicola was very pleasant and professional. He introduced himself advised he had reviewed my mother's chart and asked us what brought us in today. He listened to my mom, reassured her they would explore further to determine her condition and provide appropriate care as needed. He ordered a cardiac echo which he explained beautifully to my mom. He reassured us that this test would provide us with the answers we needed. He provided options of next steps if the test was positive or negative which was comforting to my mom.

Dr. Fernicola is wonderful. Perfect balance of professionalism and warmth. I totally trust his guidance

Warm, knowledgeable

Dr. Fernicola showed compassion for my condition.

This was my first visit with Dr. Fernicola. He was very good in explaining the test results. Really appreciated the visit with him.

Dr Fernicola sets the standard for office care . On time, prepared, engaging, up to date in the literature and very interactive! His tech was very effective as well.

Dr. Fernicola is an Excellent Cardiologist and so very knowledgeable! He listens to what I have to say and provides excellent answers he is so smart and a grest doctor!

Very good

I appreciated that the doctor made sure that all of my questions were answered.Another positive aspect of the appointment was that the doctor ensured that I never felt that he was rushing through the appointment; he took his time to make sure that he understood my concerns completely.

My cardiologist is Dr. Fernicola.

Very Good

Dr. Fernicola is a good doctor. I have great confidence in him and I have recommended him several times.

Very helpful with explanations.

Friendly guy, good conversation.

Had pacemakers problems Dr Daniel office get appointment to see pacemaker Dr right the way next morning I really appreciate

The discussion with Dr. Fernicola was interesting and helpful.

He listens and he acts appropriately.. I needed convincing that his recommended drug was right (and complete) for my condition.

He did excellent job and patience

Excellent in all aspects

Very good, helpful. Explain things Very well. Great meeting.

He has been reliably available to address my medical concerns and stategy for addressing issues. Also he explains things clearly and without attitude.

Dr Fernicola does an outstanding job in explaining medical complexities in easily understandable layman's terms, even to the point of using different examples to thoroughly get the point across.

Dr Fernicola is clear in his explanations and seeks all the information I can provide him since our last visit

Dr Fernicola is a competent, knowledgeable cardiologist, and a nice person who cares about his patients.

Dr Fernicola is awesome. My heart is working better.he is very informative and explains everything thouroughly..i am lucky to have him as my cardiologist.

Great listener. Skilled and knowledgeable. Personable.

Dr. Fernicola, the colleague of my cardiologist, [staff] proved to be conscientious, a good listener, and provided suggestions for post-hospital care.,

Knows my history. Doesn't rush the visit.

I continue to be amazed by the professionalism, kindness and stable presence of Dr. Fernicola.

Dr. Fernicola is extremely knowledgeable and he was extremely helpful with my care!

Dr. Fernicola is patient, knowledgeable, calming, and straightforward. I am grateful he's my cardiologist.

I always feel listened to by Dr. Fernicola. He is knowledgeable and I felt it was helpful to have this follow-up appointment. He is able to keep the focus on the issue and discuss the options.

Dr. Fernicola always listens to what I have to say, never rushes our visits and has provided the best heart care available.

Professional, knowledgeable, and caring.

Daniel Fernicola

I am thankful for Dr. Fernicola, he cares and he takes the time to explain details of what is happening. He will explain multiple times if needed. I have recommended a colleague to make an appointment with him.

Knowledgeable, approachable, considerate

Recommended return in 3 months

Dr. Fernicola is my Cardiologist; he is as good as it gets

Respectable

Very professional

Excellent cardiologist, listen to patient's problem and respond accordingly to solve it.

He was very helpful and informative. He answered all my questions.

I have been a patient of Dr. Fernicola for almost 14-years and I find him to be knowledgeable, caring, personable, and easy to talk to.

Great provider, very informative person

He was thorough and listened and answers all my questions.

Excellent listener. Knowlegable.

Dr. Fernicola is excellent! He is a wonderful listener demonstrating a kind and compassionate manner.

Dr. Fernicola is a genuinely outstanding provider, and the most responsive provider I have on MyChart. Every now and then I have a quick question, and he responds faster than any Hopkins provider I have encountered. And not just for questions ... Refills too. As busy as cardiologists are, and can be, really appreciate that. Wish more doctors were as conscientious as he Is about responses as It means a lot to patients, even If they are not In the office.

Great

He is articulate, patient, and a good listener.

He did everything I asked of him, and I agreed with what he proposed.

Thorough & calm

He went the extra mile to make sure I understood him and my situation, by giving me in writing key facts of our consultation when I was not able to record them.

A very kind and very professional doctor.He listens very well and explain things clearly!

Provider was excellent

For me-the best.

The doctor I saw was not the doctor I usually see and admitted that he did not know me well but was able to clear me for the scheduled surgery.

Dr. Fernicola is always warm and kind during visits. He always answers any questions raise or says he will in consultations with specialists get an answer.

Nurse/technician was very efficient and capable. Doctor explained things patiently and he was very friendly and respectful. He did not feel ruched or transactional

1 hour delay

Great manner. Very Knowledgeable.

Caring listening to my concerns

Excellent! Knowledgeable! Professional! Friendly! Caring!

Dr. Fernicola has been my cardiologist for many years. (Probably at least 15) He listens carefully to my questions, and concerns, he provides solid advice.

It's been a long time since a provider knew all my previous history and talked to me so thoroughly about what was going on and why he ordered the tests.

Always aavailable to answer any questions regarding my heart condition. Contact thru portal and always reponds promptl.

Everything was professional

Dr. Fernicola always provides excellent feedback and listens to my question. He does a great job of explaining medical stuff in regular terms that you understand. Really appreciate his time and service.

Dr. Fernicola

Received excellent feedback

This was my first visit and I was extremely impressed with the doctor's knowledge and expertise.

I have been seeing Dr. Fernicola for a number of years. He is very kind and explains things very clearly and carefully. He takes time to listen and answer my questions. I do not feel rushed. He is reassuring. I feel comfortable in his care.

Overall great experiece

Very courteous, knowledgeable, helpful