The office staff were courteous and professional. My cardiologist, Dr. Daga, was prompt, patient, professional, and not rushed. He provided very helpful explanations to each of my questions and also explained his rationale for his recommended next steps in my treatment. Finally, he was genuinely friendly. I honestly cannot imagine writing a more positive review, and I am completely comfortable writing negative reviews when appropriate. In this case, my experience with this physician was truly outstanding and I feel very confident of his competence and care. read more

The doctors here are great, but the front desk is very rude and the scheduling is awful. Takes forever to get an appt and then when you have an appt, you wait over an hour to see the doctor. This happens each time I go there. Disappointed with how this office has turned out. They use to be fantastic. read more

The worst office to deal with, they never pick up the phone & keep you on an initial hold forever. Unfortunately never able to talk to anyone to get an appointment. I call everyday in hopes to reach someone! read more

Dr Roth honestly saved my life. I was brought by ambulance to the hospital and was there for a week and it was Dr Roth that took charge and made sure that no detail of care was missed or overlooked. Dr. Roth is kind, experienced, calm and clear with a very human touch. read more

Good luck getting ahold of anyone in this office. They never pick up the phones and you're on hold until you give up. They scheduled my mother in law for a pacemaker replacement, and did not confirm a location nor receipt of the test results. We called six times before the appointment to confirm, and no one got back with us. read more

I have been trying to call the last three days to make an appointment. I called Pasadena and Arcadia. Each day is about 30 minutes each 3 times a day waiting. So I waited 4.5 hours in three days waiting and no one picks up. I tried emailing them for an appointment. Nothing. I guess they don't want any business. read more

I had a very disappointing experience at the front desk. The receptionist was extremely rude, dismissive, and unhelpful. I was simply trying to find a pen to sign in and moved the sheet to another side, and instead of assisting, she told me not to touch it and then told me to 'relax.' The attitude was unnecessary and unprofessional. Patients deserve to be treated with basic respect, especially in a medical setting. In general everyone that works there is miserable. they work in an environment where they don't belong read more

Canceled my appointment THE DAY BEFORE after I waited 2 months and flew back early from my trip JUST for the appointment as if Dr LEO UNGER'S time is somehow more important than mine. Next available appointment you ask? another month. Save yourself the trouble with this unprofessional office and try another medical group. I recorded all my conversations in case anyone tries and say this isn't accurate. read more

I recently saw Nikhil A. Daga, MD, FACC, super knowledgeable and compassionate cardiologist. I will note FCMG informed me they are in the process of upgrading their EMR to CS-Link (Epic) to better serve the community given a majority of the cardiologists have privileges at Huntington Hospital (which is directly adjacent to their Pasadena office). While scheduling the initial consultation was no issue, I recently have been having symptoms that have resembled POTS and have been trying to see if I can see one of the NP's stat since my next follow up with Dr. Daga is in May. That's when scheduling changed and they said I would have to talk to Dr. Daga's MA who is super nice but very busy. She is responsive to voicemail which I appreciate. I don't understand why the FCMG call center staff can't handle scheduling needs. I do agree the hold times over the phone are excessively long. I wish FCMG could utilize CS-Link messaging as it's more convenient. Anyhow I found as long as I'm persistent and advocating for myself they get the job done. I just hope this EMR transition only temporarily impacts their operations. read more

Everyone was very caring and professional. Dr Rashtan is great and checkout person young woman Sam want out of her way to schedule appointments as soon as possible. She was most polite helpful and friendly. read more

What an outstanding cardiology practice this is ! The staff is so knowledgeable and helpful and you know you are getting the best care there ! Carolyn is a treasure to know as she has much experience in this wonderful office ! Dr Rao is the top cardiologist and makesone feel so comfortable and relaxed and her brilliance is so inspiring! Her nurse Yvette is so kind and helpful and they make the best team , ! I have had experience in other cardiology offices in other states and this is the best of the best ! read more

Knowledgeable doctors but they don't spend enough time with the patients. The real problem is communication. The front desk and appointment system is clearly broken. It is near impossible to get through to make an appointment. Similarly Dr. assistants seem to forget about you, requiring frequent calls, where you can only leave messages often unanswered. read more

The front desk is very,very RUDE. Wait times are 45 minutes to an hour . They do not answer the phone. I have been on hold for over an hour. Too bad! The doctors are fine; but getting to them is impossible. I am changing practices. read more

Horrible customer service. Patient care at its worst. Doctors have poor manners and do not take time to speak to the patients.They don't even take the time to review the file before entering the room. Support staff is rude and have an attitude. read more

I wrote a review some weeks ago about the lack of competence of the support staff and front desk workers. Was going to see if there was any improvement. Unfortunately, the problems persisted and I have to seek another cardiology group. Excellent physicians. But as they say, doctors don't make good business managers!! Also, they don't appear to bother to read their Yelp reviews. read more

Their phones line have been not working for 3 business days without any resolution. A cardiologist office who's phone system does not work for 3 business days obviously needs attention immediately. A Thursday, Friday n a Monday. So it wasn't even addressed during the weekend. I'd think the office would have made arrangements to have repair work until it's fixed. Even their business office didn't know the phones weren't working. Was it not reported by the doctors office itself? NOW I'm reading other reviews n I'm noticing complaints about wait times ti get thru to the offices. So maybe it takes days n days n hime times over 30 minutes to get someone to pick up the phone so one can schedule an appointment. I'm left wondering why. read more

I brought my father in as a new patient on 7/11/23 to the Pasadena location. Having worked in Cardiology for 3+ years (10 in medicine), I feel like I have enough experience to judge excellency in service and care. I take care of my elderly father with dementia and work full time so it's a struggle, but Foothill Cardiology in Pasadena was so efficient that I barely had to do a thing! I thought I was going to have to jump through hoops since my father was a new patient and has a medicare HMO. Nope, that wasn't the case. I called to schedule an appointment; they pulled up his authorization and even his insurance info! The new patient intake forms were also VERY easy compared to the ones we gave at the "prestigious hospital" I worked at. Wait times at other places are generally over 1 hour but we were seen within 5 minutes! I thought I was dreaming at how efficient and friendly everyone here was. We didn't have to wait long for the doctor and came into the room after the nurse took his vitals. He saw Dr. Nikhil Daga, who is very knowledgeable and kind. Don't let his young face fool you, he knows what he's talking about, and I would know because I've worked with the best cardiologists in Southern California. Dr.Daga ordered a Stress/Echo and we had both scheduled at checkout. We didn't even do this at my clinic! You'd have to wait at least two weeks to get a callback and Foothill Cardiology did it right there at checkout! I was helped by a very kind gentleman who had a Dodger's Tiki Statue on his desk (sorry I don't recall his name or I would have given him a shoutout here!) The only thing that sucks is that parking is not free (It's not free most places, to be honest). I ended up having to pay $7.50 for a little over an hour since the fire alarm went off. Building management did not make sure everyone had exited the restrooms which is VERY concerning. While I was looking for my dad during the crazyness I went into the men's room and there was an elderly man doing the #2. read more

Really bad experiences (3) with Dr. Nikhil Daga. Very dismissive, talks over me, doesn't listen, and worst of all, every time i did blood work and sent over a meticulous daily blood pressure log, he said he didn't get it. I told him i would appreciate him figuring out a better system than the one he dictated to me, to get these results, otherwise our appointments were meaningless with no data. He told him if he worked on that problem, he would have no time to see patients. Also, in his attempt to make appointment as short as possible and move on to next patient, i got the feeling he just throws drugs at issues. No real discussion about what is happening with me - just add more and more medication. Seems greedy and short-sighted to approach your practice in this manner. I bailed and am moving on to new cardiologist. read more

I've been to MANY different doctors the last 20 years because of pretty serious conditions. This place, with these workers, is first in my list of best places to go if you're interested in anything heart related. Dr Fernando Roth is a gentle wizard. So soft spoken, thorough, friendly, sympathetic, and warm. I felt like I was talking with an old friend. He sent into Dr Durairaj (another gentle wizard) for an angiogram and the entire process, from check-in to check-out, was very smooth, amicable, efficient. Outstanding Doctors, nurses, aids and office workers. Thank you for taking care of us so, so well. Many blessings, A+ read more

I have been a patient of Foothill Cardiology for many years and both Dr Bitar and Dr Duggirala have given me nothing but the best of care... They are kind, considerate professionals and always have time for questions and any concerns. I would highly recommend Foothill Cardiology for excellent care. read more

I have been a heart problem problem now for several Years and have been very happy with their service and their handling of my afip problem. I find Drs. Dugirala, Dr. Khitri and Dr. Lin very competent and caring, and would also recommend the whole Staff starting at the reception desk and to the Assistants helping the Doctors. My only exception that is (was) lacking is the telephone service I had been transfered to. They sounded like a part time childcare service with small children constantly screaming. Usually, I had to hang up and physically drive to your office to get any satisfaction. This statement i in no way affecting my experiences with your office staff. John Boehm read more

Good doctors. Very professional. Dr Amerie even calls you on the phone to see how you're doing. I would highly recommend this group of orthopedic doctors. read more

Top flight cardiology group. They're always on time with appointments, and I've never felt rushed. At appointments, or in an emergency setting, my doctors answer my questions directly and they respond to the matter when they're needed. All that and highly skilled too. read more

This place sucks. I do all these tests and am scheduled a year into the future for a specific re-review of my condition. Then I get a letter in mail to reschedule appointment (that has wrong date in letter for my original appointment date) and then they tell me I can't see the doctor until THREE MONTHS AFTER MY ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT DATE since doctor happens to be out of office for one day for my original appointment time. What kind of heart doctor business is this? It's LUDICROUS. read more

Dr. Roth is a cardiologist at Foothill Cardiology and he is excellent! Two months ago I had a very complicated open heart procedure that was 20 years in the making. It was my 2nd heart surgery so we were prepared this time around. With that said, no amount of preparation puts your mind at ease 100%. Dr. Roth's ability to be there, listening to and answering our questions before game day, was much appreciated. After surgery, I got a blood infection that was pretty serious and Dr. Roth was there in the hospital, making sure that I was taken care of. His positivity and willingness to drop everything to help me, will never be forgotten. Dr. Roth is a doctor who truly cares for his patients and makes the extra effort to advocate for them. I wouldn't wish heart surgery on anyone, but with Dr. Roth and the Foothill Cardiology team on your side, you can't go wrong! read more

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The lack of professionalism from the Front Desk staff rude and eating with their mouths wide open while checking in patients. I was late to my appointment because I park 3 blocks down Fair Oaks because I refuse to pay the 12 dollars to park my car in their pricey and ridiculous parking garage that It feels like a dam labyrinth. The doctors are emotionless and do not really care about a patients health and their bedside manner is just blank and blunt, it feels they rush in one patient after the other. read more

Run Forrest Run! There is a deficit in communications with the attending physician and this deficit is evident in medical assistants responding to patient query, test results, and request for guidance, follow up and physician directives.The Patient Portal does not reflect updated results without repeated prompts and I was only able to secure communications through the office manager, receiving no response on the portal. The front desk personnel are unpleasant, loud and quarrelsome and fail to keep conversations at personal volume to ensure confidentiality. My attending physician was Dr. Conrad, a seasoned cardiologist certainly proficient in the advancement of cardiac electrophysiology. I was referred to Dr. Mayer Rashtian without notice, who is allegedly the "specialist" of the group, and that experience was beyond disturbing. Dr. Rashtian parades around the office rolling a large rickety computer cart barely making it through the exam room doors, failed to lift a stethoscope or examine me as the patient, before prescribing a black-box warning medication. Dr. Rashtian was more concerned that the assistant ensure that I was signed onto his study group for the prescribed drug on my phone rather than give instructions or possible side effects to watch out for. I transferred all of my records immediately to a new cardiologist who secured detailed testing and careful patient care plan that showed no evidence or need for a black-bordered box medication because of serious risks associated with the drug. CareDash has posted the following information: Total Payments Received Between 2014 and 2018. Dr. Conrad received more money than a majority (98%) of internists nationally. Public records indicate that Dr. Conrad received $71,638 in payments from medical companies between 2014 and 2018, which is more than a majority of internists nationally. Total Payments Received Between 2014 and 2018 Dr. Rashtian received more money than a majority (94%) of cardiac electrophysiologists nationally. Dr. Rashtian has received a notably large amount of money from medical companies. Payments Received: $251,762 read more

I saw Dr. Roth yesterday for my yearly check-in, check-up. He ascertained that my heart was still beating and that the small murmur was stable. He came into the room speaking Spanish as he knows (must have in his notes) that I like to practice. I was with him, let's see, less than 5 minutes, maybe. Felt like that. But you know what? He saved my life a couple of years ago. Insisted I have a couple of exotic heart tests prior to scheduled shoulder surgery. I was in complete denial about the whole process, but I ended up with a stent in my heart and cancellation of the surgery, a surgery which might have killed me as I had an almost completely blocked something or other. I really like the guy. I feel safe in his care. I know that should I need more than five minutes of his attention and expertise, I'll get it. read more

The medical staff is fabulous. Top notch. However it is an unbelievable hassle to get an appointment. You'll be on hold for up to 25 minutes to get anyone to answer the phone. Also, you may get a text or voice message saying someone will contact you to set up an appt with a doc to go over test results but no one calls! If it was an emergency, don't call them! Again, great docs and techs but horrendous administrative processes. read more

There was no wait, the doctor was pleasant, efficient and kind. The support staff was supportive. Practically unheard of in a doctor's office, but true! read more

I had been experiencing severe chest pain, which had already resulted in an ER visit and 2 ambulance visits. I paid out of pocket to , Dr. Luu who recommended that I see a GI specialist and assured me that the tests he ordered would likely not reveal any significant findings. Trusting his professional judgment, I proceeded to see a GI doctor. However, I remained highly concerned about my symptoms. Fortunately, I was able to see another doctor and two weeks later I underwent an abnormal stress test, and a subsequent heart catheterization revealed two blockages, one of which was in my main left artery. As a result, I underwent emergency open-heart surgery. If I had solely followed Dr. Luu's advice, my life would have been at serious risk. read more

Very easy & smooth process of signing in. The medical assistant who took care of the initial evaluation was very nice and efficient. Dr Durairaj is always a pleasure to meet with. Very thorough and helpful. Always look forward to clinic visit with him. read more

The medical care seems fine in terms of thoroughness and degree of my concerns, HOWEVER, I found the check-out experience impatient, rude and unprofessional. I needed to make three appointments and the lack of clear communication had me confused. The person I was dealing with responded with derision and sarcasm implying the lack of clarity was totally on me. One result was my having to pay out of pocket for a procedure that insurance did not cover. I might have thought twice about it had the message not been lost in the "noise." read more

I have been to this office in the past and been less than impressed. I just went back for the first time in a few years and met with a new physician name Dr Ungar, and let me tell you HE was amazing. He came into my treatment rom and sat down and performed a real assessment on me. He asked lots of questions and had good follow up questions to ensure he understood my concerns! He sat there talking to me until we came up with a game plan that felt suitable to BOTH of us! He has since followed up with me regularly giving more advice and suggestions for treatment plans. Dr Leo Ungar was a breath of fresh air!! I've already referred on nurse coworker to him and she too was very pleased. If you're looking for a cardiologist that is ACTUALLY going to take the time and figure things out, not sure you could do better than him!! Cheers read more

I recently completed a 7 week course of EECP treatments. This was recommended by Dr. Kumar to help with my heart failure and related breathing issues. I worked with a technician, Jordan, 5 days a week for one hour each session. Jordan was very professional, courteous and respectful. He truly seemed to care how I was feeling during the treatment. I see Dr. Kumar and Dr. Rashtian, my electrophysiologist, next week to see if the treatment was helpful. I'm hopeful it was. read more

Try finding another cardiology office if you can. The doctors may be fine, but the front desk and office admins are very unhelpful and somewhat incompetent. Every time I needed to make an appointment, order testing from another office or confirm my lab results, the office assistants were rude, unclear, confused or just didn't answer my calls or emails. I'd recommend better training of the office staff, improve patient communication, or maybe hire better professionals. read more

I've been having some tests done here in order to get an evaluation from one of the doctors. My experience after coming several times to this office has been fantastic. The staff is always very friendly, efficient and goes above and beyond to make sure you are comfortable. I want to thank the nurses and techs that are performing these tests as they have made every single appointment a pleasant one. Highly recommend if you're looking for a new cardiology office. read more

Great doctor--Dr Roth! I trust him and he is incredibly Knowledgeable! My husband also goes to him. First rate! read more

I have been a patient at Foothill Cardiology in Pasedena and Dr Rao for over ten years. I have nothing but high praise for Dr Rao and her staff. Even though I live in Ontario and it's quite a haul to Pasadena, Dr Rao is the best and it's worth the drive knowing that she always has my good health and heart in mind. read more

Nice Dr. Very busy. Rescheduling takes months. Much too long for cardiology concerns.