I had an accident at work which resulted in my nose getting damaged. I was referred to see Dr…read more Donaldson at Hillcrest ENT by my workers comp. Making appointments were a breeze, and the receptionists and nurses were all happy and polite. Dr. Donaldson was a caring, straight-forward doctor who completely fixed my nose with septorhinoplasty. I was riddled with anxiety and he put me at ease, answered all my questions and I felt comfortable in his care. I am providing pictures so you can see for yourself. Oh, and the procedure itself was a breeze too. In and out of the hospital and the recovery was speedy. My pain level never surpassed a 3 out of 10. 10/10 experience. I would recommend him to all my loved ones.

Had a stubborn ear infection that wasn't resolved after visiting an urgent care and another local…read moreENT specialist. Thankfully Hillcrest ENT had a cancellation and was able to get me in for care quickly. The appointment was with Dr Driskill but I was seen by Nurse Practitioner Amanda, who was amazing. She diagnosed the issue and clearly explained what was happening, why it was being so stubborn, lined out treatment, and gave me some great advice to reduce my surfers ear issue that she noticed. The ear is much better, feeling 100% better 24 hours later. I now have an ENT specialist in San Diego. Thank you Amanda!

I went to Dr. Torchinsky when I heard ringing and buzzing sounds after having MRI's. He recognized…read morethat my tinnitus wasn't the garden-place variety, and that I was being under-treated for the injury that prompted the MRI's. I could tell that other providers thought more was going on, but Dr. Torchinsky actually did something about it and pointed me to other specialists who could help me. That speaks volumes of the type of person he is.

Don't bother. After searching for a doctor my insurance…read morecovers, calling to make an appt, taking the afternoon (unpaid) off work, fighting traffic in Hillcrest, scrambling to find the suite number because it's not mentioned in the Google address searches - I finally get up in the office only to find out that there is no appointment. Not only is there no appt for today, but I'm not in the system at all. She was unapologetic and just told me that Dr. Miya is out with Covid anyway. If there is this sort of incompetence for a new patient, imagine what it's like for the established patients! Your office staff could use an evaluation, Dr. Miya. They're costing you business and making your office look really bad. If anyone in this office cares (which I highly doubt), the call and appointment were made on Wednesday May 3rd at 11:30 AM. More than a month wasted, waiting to see Dr. Miya.

Best doctor ever! I'm so fortunate to have been referred to this brilliant and personable ENT…read moresurgeon. It has been 2 weeks since my sinus and nasal surgery and I'm feeling really good and breathing better than ever before. I highly recommend Dr. T; you can be confident that you are in the best of capable hands.

Dr, Driskill was amazing and I loved seeing him. Excellent Dr. Wonderful person. I am happy he is…read morehappy. Now Dr. Donaldson is a hoot, lol. Easy to talk to I have faith in him and know he will help me. I enjoyed meeting him, great persoanlity. Nice to the staff. P.S. this is Terri Siegler. I have a different Yelp name. Ty again

Dr. Pierre G Rivet, MD, is without any second thought , the most experienced, informed,…read moreintelligent, connected, endearing, empathic and simple kind and respectful otolarygologist I have ever met. I can honestly and truly thank Dr. Rivet, wholeheartedly, for his riveting thinking that literally protected and then saved my life in 2008. What makes Dr. Rivet beyond outstanding is this bedside approach to question and examine patients beyond in an old school and genuinely interested approach. Furthermore, the medical assistants, billing and office management professionals are classy, kind, thoughtful, understanding, caring, and frankly fun communicating with and getting to visit them. In finishing up this review, let me say that actions speak more loudly than words. I have moved from San Diego to Pittsburgh, but I'm traveling back to San Diego this month to see both Dr. Rivet and my dentist Dr. Keeny because, in all the world I think there is no better. Looking forward to getting there soon, Bob Coombs Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Not so fast. Always get a second opinion…read more I had a surgery done by Dr Rivet and It appears that he did costly deviated septum surgery and did not address the of my blocked sinus I have a CT scan that reflects sinus that are blocked. At the time I asked him about this and he said that the blocked sinuses could be addressed with another additional surgery. It appears to me that the reason he suggested a second surgery is to increase his office income. It was a very painful uncomfortable surgery. Going under general anesthesia is not a good idea if you can avoid it. Also they charge to get your records and made an error on my files that ended up costing $$

Let me start by saying that Dr. Gilani herself was fantastic. I had a consultation with her and…read moreshe was pleasant, attentive, and answered all of my questions. During the consultation, she did a diagnostic endoscope. Everything seemed straightforward until I got the bill. The endoscope cost $3,000 and was higher than at other locations because this building is new. I called the billing department to discuss this and was told that there was nothing they would do. I was never told that the endoscope was not part of the consultation and when I brought this up to the billing office, they told me that I should have called my insurance to get an estimate before the procedure. tl;dr - Dr. Gilani herself is great, but you will get charged more because she works in a nice new building. And make sure you don't agree to anything other than a conversation without getting an estimate first.

I'll start with my experience first. I took a big hit to the face many years ago; which left me…read morewith a deviated septum and a crooked nose. I'm one week post op, I just left the office to have my cast removed and I cannot believe I waited so long to have this fixed. I cannot believe that this is how people breathe! This is amazing!!! And my nose is so straight!!!! I would recommend Dr Gilani 100% of the time!!! Doctor Gilani from start to finish has been AMAZING. She is incredibly sweet, attentive, gentle, and knowledgeable. Her bedside manner is unmatched. She is a literal angel! She takes the time to listen and explain everything. Doctor Gilani LITERALLY changed my life.

This is based on my appointment with the allergy clinic and consult with Dr. Lopez. He is probably…read moreone of the nicest and approachable doctors I have encountered. He is professional, listens to your concerns, and helps develop of plan of care WITH your input. I've now been getting allergy shots at the clinic weekly with Jay, RN and he is also fabulous! He is super friendly and takes great care of all the patients. Definitely recommend coming here for the allergy clinic!! As for the ophthalmologist I saw, he was not friendly and dismissed my concerns. He almost laughed them off to be honest. I haven't felt that disrespected in a while. Wouldn't recommend.

I was "nudged" into applying for inadequate health insurance plans through Medi-Cal. Currently,…read moretrying to utilize Molina Healthcare. BUT, everywhere I try within a 15-mile radius is not able to help or in a scary neighborhood. . None accept Molina or accepts new patients or both. These are recommendations which have been recently suggested, phone-based calls on Molina Healthcare public phone number, several transfers, suggested phone numbers, ALL for nothing! Due to this year's change in insurance. I've had to suffer the ineptitude of Molina...particularey any mental health protocol. Shocking! and potentially harmful. 100% incompetent/ negligent. I was transferred at least 8 times, plus "call-back" numbers...simply trying to obtain a 10-15 minute appt with a genuine MD, specializing in Psychiatry. ALL I require is the continuation of existing meds prescribed by my last Dr. What's so hard about that? I spent from 11:30am to 4pm exhaustively TRYING to connect to a legit psychiatrist's office to make a simple appt!!! What the hell is wrong with you people?!? i USED TO TRUST YOU. 4 1/2 hrs is LONG ENOUGH!!! I've been patient, mindful of my tone, complimentary of stellar customer service....though lacking in results. You should be ashamed!!! I miss my PPO!!! You suck!!!!!!!

I'm very torn about Dr. Papas, so a solid 3…read more Pluses: He is no-frills, a funny guy in a gruff way which I appreciate, and the front office very friendly and accommodating. I've never had any trouble getting an appointment relatively quickly. Wait times are not long in my experience. Minuses: Some things he does not seem to be super knowledgeable on, that in my mind a PCP should be solidly up on. For example, vaccinations. I let him know I'd like to get up to date with vaccinations and he insisted that adults don't need them. Suspecting that this was not altogether correct, I went to CVS Minute Clinic and they were able to provide me with a CDC list and give the boosters and vaccinations that have become standard since I was born (Hep B, A).I realize that travel vaccinations are a totally different ballgame, but with basic childhood vaccinations I would think he'd be in the know. I get the impression that retirement is near and that he may not be as sharp as he once was, although I have been seeing him for only a couple of years. I don't know that I would return to him if I were having a serious ailment as some of the things he's said have sounded off (as in, contrary to everything other doctors & the internet have told me) but for regular checkups he has always seemed very thorough and pleasant!

I had a horrible experience with Dr. papas years ago and felt I need to warn women not to see him…read more When he was listening to my heart he pressed himself up against my legs...I moved my legs over to the side, and he moved himself over again. I was shocked and discussed. I called my Dr who had retired and referred me to him and shared the story. I also told several doctor friends recently about it and they said " You should report this to the medical board", which I am going to do. I wanted to do a review to save any other woman from having to go through this.. BEWARE... do not see him.

Went here for urgent care and I highly recommend it. I made an appointment on a Friday night for…read moreSaturday at 8AM. There wasn't much street parking this morning, but you can actually park in the parking garage right before Snooze. The clinic validates parking so it should be free for an hour or so. I met with Dr. Colleen Brown and one of her specialties is skin care. You see, I had a disgusting infection on my new tattoo. She was very professional and direct. Just asked me what's wrong and prescribed me some medication. Easy peasy.

I've been blown-away-disturbed by how broken the systems at Perlman Clinic are:…read more - My PCP put in a referral over three weeks ago for something my insurance needs to approve, and I just found out it literally hasn't left the clinic to go to my insurance yet. She said they had a backlog of 5,000 uprocessed referrals. I can't even fathom what this would mean my healthcare needs were dire. - My PCP turned off my ability to message her after one message. - Recently I showed up for a dermatology appointment and, after disrobing and waiting, I was told I couldn't be seen that day because I had an endocrinology appointment earlier that day, completely wasting hours of my time. Yet it was someone within Perlman Clinic who had booked both appointments for me. - They have ZERO holistic options. The ONLY PCP I could find with a holistic (ie TRULY "integrative") background was fully booked out with no option for a waitlist. - The first PCP I tried with them, when I asked her "do you trust me to know my own body" looked me straight in the eye and, deadpan, said "No." Then she proceeded to get very agitated. - A recent referral was denied by my insurance and they claimed they had no interest in disputing it. - A doctor I waited a month to get in to see cancelled two hours before with no reason or apology, and bumped me right to the back of the line again, forcing me to wait another month to see her. - The endocrinologist I've been working with clearly has zero real knowledge. My research and conversation with functional doctors has shown me that if I flat out listened to her, it could be dangerous for my health. - My insurance denied thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of claims because they were incorrectly submitted. - The clinics emulate complete lack of health. Everyone who works there looks and feels so unhappy and unhealthy. I have trouble understanding how these are the people we should be counting on for our health? - As if this list weren't long enough, there's so much more beyond this - all WAY too long to list here. Update: After posting this review, I received a phone call from someone who pretended to care. But it was crystal clear in their speech that they cared ZERO. Every time I have expressed concern I've been met with inauthentic, canned speech (poorly) designed to suppress people.

Cheers to one of the very best doctors I've ever had the honor of knowing! Congratulations on your…read moreretirement! You have spent decades healing our community and you are so very loved! Thank you for everything!

My first impression when entering the office was not good. The receptionist looked like he just…read morerolled out of bed and not at all like a professional in a doctors office. The sub par trend continued when I met Dr Allen. He seamed uninterested and mostly annoyed that he was talking with me. After asking only a few questions he ordered a blood and urine test, which I did. I was told I would hear back from them with the results in 3-5 days. After 7 days and not hearing from them I called them only to get a voice mail box to leave a message. The next day I get a call back to say they used the wrong form to send the test in and they have to redo it can I come back. I was there in 2 hours to see the same sloppy guy behind the counter. I was told to go pee in a cup again. This time when I put the cup back in receptacle, there was another patients full cup still in there waiting to be received. GROSS. Once again a week and half later I have not heard from them. I called and was forced to leave a message again, two days has gone by and I still have not heard back from them. I am unimpressed, and have no confidence in the doctor or his staff. I will not be going back nor will I recommend them to anyone else.

I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Jacqueline Denysiak. From the moment I met her, I felt…read morelike I was in great hands. She is kind, patient, thorough, and really takes the time to listen. You never feel rushed, and she makes sure all of your questions are answered. Her office is professional, efficient, and welcoming, which makes the whole experience even better. Dr. Denysiak has a great bedside manner and explains things in a way that is easy to understand. It is not always easy to find a doctor who is both highly competent and compassionate, but she truly is both. I highly recommend Dr. Denysiak to anyone looking for a physician who is attentive, caring, and excellent at what she does.

Dr. Jaqueline is an amazing doctor to work with. I have now been seeing her for approximately two…read moreyears. After struggling to get doctors to take me seriously about a medical issue with family history, Dr. J is the first doctor to truly hear me out and arrange the testing I needed. She has done so on very large issues as well as minor. She is kind, quick, and so knowledgable and helpful. In the very few instances I have questioned her (really just to make sure I understood what she meant), she *immediately* provided recommendations/referrals for me to get a second opinion if I would like- her first goal is ALWAYS to make sure I get the care I need and am able to address my medical concerns how I see fit. Referrals can take awhile to come through, but calls on my end to the insurance always reveal the problem is with the insurance provider lagging. My recommendation is to communicate via MyChart, which she and Dr. Barbara do a wonderful job of corresponding on regarding appointments, online virtual visits, and addressing general questions. Dr. J has been the primary care doctor I've ever had. I would highly reccomend seeing her!