Dr. Hongo saved my life eleven years ago when he met me in the lobby of a hospital after learning…read morethat my Zeo device showed a 9 second delay in my heartbeat. He gave me a pacemaker at that time and a replacement one 10 years later. Last week I had an ablation that was very successful with Dr. Hongo. He did a lot of work inside my heart to make it right and I can think of no finer doctor, period. He is kind, patient, compassionate and has a great deal of expertise. In my opinion, you will be in very good hands with the care and treatment of Dr. Hongo.

Successful ablation of newly developed Afib. Placed on Coumadin with just 2 tests of Coumadin…read morelevels (INR) to reach correct desired level -- Dr. unavailable during immediate following week despite multiple efforts. Right-eye cataract surgery scheduled for Monday of next week -- Dr. had been so advised following ablation. Dr.'s own procedure included 2 additional tests of INR before cataract surgery. NOT DONE! PERITONEAL BLEED began morning of cataract surgery, unbeknownst to patient. Returned to eye surgeon following morning. Right eye and facial areas were BLACK! Raced to specialist to save right eye (unsuccessful) and was told INR level was 4 times above needed--" blood was like water" and "nearly died"! Could not get 2 additional INRs while Dr. was out "scouting office locations" (per office staff). Left to hang once on Coumadin! BEWARE Coumadin-- demand INR tests to avoid bleeding.

Doctor Hui is a very good cardiologist, intelligent, a lot of experience, cares about his…read morepatients. However, it is very difficult to get appointments whether you are a new patient or an existing patient, just FYI. There is at least one excellent physicians assistant, Connie, Wong, and also Excellent admin staff in the office to try and help with communications and back up. Dr. Hui says if it's an emergency, he will find a way to see me soon. Fortunately I haven't had emergencies to test this, but I have to believe it's true. Been a patient there over 10 years.

I met Dr. Hui in 1997. He is still the best physician I have ever known in all of San Francisco…read more Brilliant thinker, skilled surgeon and highly intelligent. A super fast thinker and communicator. He is constantly learning, staying on top of data and trends. When my father and grandfather had heart issues, he gave expert analysis that saved and extended their lives. Fast forward a few decades, he revised an awful treatment plan I received from an uneducated physician. With his guidance and a quick trip to SimonMed for a calcium CT scan, I am feeling great and living well without meds! He is a true blessing to the medical field. May he live a long and healthy life!

This guy is a total fraud. He looks at you for about 2 mins, brings you back to his office sits you…read moredown and basically tells you, it's in your head. Even if you have radiological findings that show abnormalities he ignores. His echo machine is never working, or the tech that does it (apparently he has know idea how the thing works) isn't there. Gotta ask yourself why he is not affiliated with a hospital and had to go out on his own?

Dr. Accad is a truly great doctor. He's one of those doctors that makes you wish every doctor was…read moreas competent, hard-working, thorough and caring as he is. He has given me peace of mind and that is priceless. I cannot recommend this doctor enough. Top notch practice. Thank you Dr. Accad!

I would have loved to have seen her but she rescheduled on me THREE times. Once i get. Even twice,…read morebut three times? I need to see a doctor as I feel horrible. I don'tneed a doctor who cancels on me and I am clearly not important.

Dr. Motiani embodies a multitude of qualities: She is kind, attentive, inquisitive, responsive and…read moreknowledgeable. She approaches her specialty, managing hyperlipodemia (high cholesterol), with an open mind (based on peer reviewed studies) and listening ear, creating a partnership to help me manage my health. I am grateful to be under her care.

This office is filled with very talented, smart physicians, nurses and other specialists. They are…read moremore or less, because of the research they do and have access to, on the cutting edge of cardiac medicine. The main issue that makes this department a less than stellar experience is customer service. When you call the staff here you're far more likely to get an answering service that can't help you, instead of an advice line that can give patients something they need quickly. In short, this massively funded, state of the art center is sometimes woefully bad with customers. It takes doctors or the people who help them several days to get back to you if you call or leave an email -- and that wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that you're talking about your heart here. This office very strongly needs to be more responsive to people who are having heart issues and to long-time patients who expect advice from someone knowledgeable without having to fight to speak to someone. Heart issues are often closely tied with anxiety. This office needs to be more responsive to people suffering from anxiety so their heart problems can get better more quickly. So, while overall I trust that the knowledgeable doctors and staff here are giving me sound advice and treatment, I often don't get the impression they actually care about the people who come to see them, because they are spread so thin.

This is difficult to write…read more The woman answering the calls this afternoon for appointments (2/3/2026) should be fired and never allowed to work in healthcare. I called this morning to schedule a screening given my family medical history. The person in the morning said I was "high risk" but needed a referral. Since I don't currently have a primary care physician they said I could go to an urgent care and ask for the referral. I went to a UCSF urgent care facility and they identified additional reasons why I was high risk and sent the referral over. Urgent care seemed genuinely concerned for me. I called this center up to schedule the screening now that I had the referral. Unfortunately the woman I spoke to this afternoon didn't appear to take the referral seriously and proceeded to give me a hard time. She put me on hold for a while and came back saying she wouldn't schedule an appointment for the cardiologist or for a screening, but instead a video consultation 2 months from now. Two months is a long time. I mentioned the person in the morning at their center saying I was "high risk" and the urgent care also saying I was "high risk." Her response was that if I was high risk, I would be in the emergency room right now. If this person only knew what happened to my family member. I was shocked and speechless. The memories... I mustered, "this is really bad, I regret calling you" and hung up. She should be fired and never allowed to work in healthcare.

Absolutely! This amazing doctor and his team saved my life! I can't begin to tell you how marvelous…read moreeveryone was to me! I thank Dr. Hao, Grace Chang and their entire team for giving me back my ability to live normally again!

I am so very thankful and appreciative of Dr. Hao and his wonderful staff…read more. Dr. Hao's exceptional talent gave me a new life... I've had numerous heart procedures due to A-Fib.. I'm finally free of fearing the possibility of a stroke or dealing with my rapid , irregular heartbeats. And, I'm free from taking Eliquis! Dr. Hao's concern and genuine caring along with the tenacity to solve my medical issues has given me such joy and relief .. his staff, especially Mike and Candace feel like friends .. so sweet, knowledgeable and empathetic .. The actual ablation procedure is amazingly pain free with very little discomfort . I highly recommend Dr. Hao and his family of excellent caregivers, technicians and medical experts.. Thank you ... Thank you ...Thank you... Respectfully , Gloria Garrett

I found Dr. Francoz to be very thorough in his exam of me, exhaustively asked me about my medical…read morehistory. I had a few great appointments with him, but sadly (for me), he retired. Now looking for another doc at CPMC.

So happy to also see Dr. Francoz's YELP profile! Actually - it was Dr. Francoz who was the…read moreCardiologist on staff at the CPMC cardio-vascular unit the day I was admitted in 2009 and it was his team that were a bit perplexed by my case.....because based upon admitting labs, vitals and atypical symptoms, medical history and lack of family risk factors - he wasn't totally convinced i was having having heart attacks. But...he stayed on top of everything and during the night all the dots started to connect and align, and all the labs were showing stronger conclusions that my heart was under attack - and by 5AM I was being prepped for surgery..********Dr. Francoz I am eternally grateful*******

...first visit with dr. lee...have been a pt. at this office for years...he did ok...look forward…read moreto his being my cardiologist...

I have been a patient of Dr. Lee for 5 years, beginning when I was diagnosed with cardiac…read morearrthymia. He has always treated me with an informative and caring approach, providing me with recommended lifestyle changes as well as needed medications and instructions on their use. At his direction, after annual check-up appointments, I have now been weaned off of the medications and the annual followups and directed by him to contact his office if any cardiac concerns arise. Dr. Lee is a knowledgable and engaging physician.

Dr. Egrie stepped in to repair the damage Dr.Daniels did in August 2024. Daniels punctured my…read moreright ventricle and I bled out and died on the operating room table. I experienced cardiac and respiratory arrest while Daniels attempted to do a trans catheter valve repair. Dr. Egrie's technical surgical skill and compassion and warmth were much appreciated.He patched the hole in my heart and repaired the tricuspid valve. I did not want open heart surgery, especially a chaotic emergent procedure. After a year and a half I have not recovered and the quality of my life has plummeted. I have had to reduce activities by 75% and continue to have severe rib pain, a paralyzed diaphragm and labored breathing. Another patient had the misfortune of being Dr. Daniel's patient eight months later and his right ventricle was also lacerated and he died. I am in touch with that patient's daughter who is grief stricken. What is Sutter going to do to hold Daniels accountable and investigate his dangerous techniques? I pray no one else gets harmed, the reason for my speaking out.

Today is the one year anniversary of my aortic dissection and Dr Egrie was my surgeon. Thank you…read moreso much for saving my life! All physicians I've seen since have said I'm lucky to be alive and that Dr Egrie saved my life. Thank you so much Dr Egrie, so grateful to be alive thanks to you!

Dr Choi is amazing. I was having my knee replaced and my PCP saw something on my EKG needed for…read moresurgery clearance that they wanted a cardiologist to look into. I got referred to Dr. Choi. He did another EKG and cleared me for surgery but also took the opportunity to explain to me in detail what it was that my PCP saw and gave me a nice run down on the general condition of my heart and explained ways to lower my risk for heart disease. He was great and has a very friendly soft spoken demeanor. Five stars for Dr Choi. Hopefully I won't need to see a cardiologist again anytime soon but if I do it's going to be Dr. Choi. He's the best.

I have been a patient of Dr.Choi for over 6 years now, if you had seen my medical history, you'd…read moreknow why this is a big deal. Dr.Choi is kind, patience and knowledgeable. He knows how to explain your condition and treatment plan in layman's term. His diagnostic skill is spot on. Cannot ask for a better cardiologist.