Dr. Makovoz and her team are always so thorough, supportive and effective in all faucets of their operation! From the second you check in with Luba to when you meet with Ina and then to Dr. M! Nothing but pure TLC in this office. HIGHLY recommend. Thank you!! read more

Galina Makovoz, MD - Internal Medicine Near Me - West Hollywood, California

I went for my appointment today, got there 20mins early, but I was told the doctor was not there. The front desk lady told me they left me a message... no one ever spoke to me to confirm me getting this message and obviously I hadn't. It took me a month to get this appointment and it would take another month to reschedule. The receptionist was not even apologetic about me having had to drive there and was just rude about it. I wasted two hours of my day! I will have to find myself another doctor!!! read more

Worst experience ever. Blew off every one of my concerns because I was "too young" to be experiencing the symptoms I had as if she knew my body better than I did. Left the door open when she told me to remove my clothes for the chest exam. When I pointed it out, she said "Yes, you can go close the door-" as if that was an option rather than a requirement for privacy. By the time I removed my shirt and went to the examination bench, I realized the blinds were cracked open and anyone in the parking lot or in the homes beyond could have looked in and seen my exposed body. Very violating, dehumanizing experience, felt dirty afterwards. She then got upset with me for eating that day despite the fact that no one told me I was not allowed to before my blood test. I went home after and immediately called to switch my PCP. They were appalled to hear about my experience. This is the first review I have ever written on yelp. I felt responsible to pass on my experience and I sincerely hope no one else is so unlucky as to have to go here. read more

do NOT go there- I still remember how I went to see her for the first time after my baby was born so I had limited amount of time to spend in her office , but I had to wait for 2 (!!!) hours because she was having pedicure done in her office while all the patients were waiting. Very disrespectful, dirty office, a nurse was drawing my blood without any gloves, anti sanitary... I could not believe its happening in the US I still remember that feeling of humiliation, it stuck with me until now so I decided to share it here. read more

I had bad experience, doctor is: very rude, unprofessional. had difficulty with schedule an appointment and had very bad service. Happy that changed doctor. May be others have better experience, hope so. read more

I was recently assigned to Dr. Makovoz through my insurance provider. I read the reviews here and wasn't expecting much. The office is not state of the art but that was not of concern to me. The receptionist and the nurse were very friendly and helpful. Dr. Makovoz examined me, went over my medical history and immediately sent me for testing. Test results were shared with me in a timely manner and the referrals out to specialists were handled very quickly. I feel I'm getting the care I need and I'm treated with kindness. That's what I want and expect from my doctor. read more

the worst you can ever find ! be aware ! the rudest stuff, always mistakes with appointment, not competent doctor! stay away from this place . read more

Dr. Makovoz is a great doctor. She's Russian and most of her staff are Russian, too -- her nurses are great (but don't expect supermodels, you pervs :-P). They'll take your temperature, weigh you, and praise you for your bravery when they take a blood sample and stick a needle in your arm. You'll feel like you're five again, when you put your trust in "grownups" to make everything better. Except now you're taller and missing work instead of school. Sometimes Dr. Makovoz will look at you and say, "you've really done it, now" (in Russian) if you've disobeyed her advice, and now your cold is worse. She's direct and to the point, which could be interpreted as harshness or insensitivity, but it's because she cares that she tells it like it is. Her second-floor office is small, no nonsense, and Spartan. Stake your territory right away, because there are only about six chairs in the waiting room, and if you get up to go to the 7-11 downstairs, your chair will be gone when you come back. Usually an older Russian gentleman will be sitting in it, with an expression that says, "that Big Gulp isn't looking so great now, is it, tired legs?" There aren't many magazines at all to read while you wait (one time I saw a three year old Elle), so bring your own or play with your cell phone -- turn the sound off, because there's a sign on the window warning you to do so, and if you forget, you'll be met with a storm of Russian oaths from the receptionist. Appointments are easy to make, and are generally scheduled within a few days of the day you call, and at a time you specify. They will work around your schedule and try to accommodate you as best they can. If only everything were this easy (I'm looking at you, Jiffy Lube). Dr. Makovoz is my favorite doctor, ever. If you live in West Hollywood and need a good neighborhood physician, I suggest you give her a try. Plus, you can always pick up some Russian-language medical brochures near the receptionist's desk, which makes reading about lower back pain both educational and fun. read more

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I came here for a physical and to have standard bloodwork done and the experience in the office was totally fine. However, I'm frustrated because I haven't been able to get anyone on the phone for the past month. I had bronchitis a few weeks back and had to go to urgent care because nobody answered my call. Today I need a prescription refilled that is set to auto-renew; however the pharmacist has been unable to reach them. I've called and left messages but nothing has been returned. Going to switch doctors; I didn't have a negative in-office experience but it's ridiculous that I can't get anyone on the phone. read more

If I could give negative stars I would. I only went once (state picked this dr which is enraging). The dr barely speaks English. The room I was in had a corner piled with old medical equipment. It was dirty and the ac was broken and it smelled musty. My medical concerns were disregarded and i felt like she wasn't even listening to me. Just checking things off a list. I was worried that I had contracted something while being in there. I'd rather have no dr that ever return. read more

Man I hate writing reviews but I feel the need to comment on the single stars I see. With exception of two years on my husband's insurance at Kaiser I have been a patient of Dr. Makovoz for over twenty years. In fact I chose my current provider in order to once again have access to Dr. Mak. You know those comments about the environs and the office being kind of grubby? They're right. If you are more comfortable in the vast and confusing sterility of a place like Kaiser, then Dr. Mak is not for you. But if you want to build a relationship with your doctor (as opposed to being sent to someone new each time you go), then you have an opportunity to have your well being supervised by someone who is both empathetic and a straight shooter with a good sense of humor. As to service? I have called them from work in the early afternoon on Friday in bladder infection agony and had someone stay late so that I could walk away with a prescription by 6pm. I also find Ukrainian accents charming. If you have trouble understanding them, then that's on you. read more

I will not recommend this office and it my first review I ever did. I completely in same position as many angry patients. Ridiculous customer service provided by the office.Very unprofessional receptionist, They treat me as stooped girl !!! read more

My review should be taken seriously. I have been seeing this doctor since I was 7 years old. I am 28 now. The people who post negative reviews should go somewhere else if they want a Beverly Hills super fake super expensive doctor. What you get from Makovoz is honesty. If you dont like that, then go somewhere else. If you are looking to get pain medicine like most of you are, this is not the doctor for you. She truly cares about her patients but really disrespects patients that come in to get bullshit from her. She recently did an ultrasound for me. I am really sick and she recommended THE BEST doctors to go to. She will not prescribe bullshit medication just because YOU want it. She will do what is best for you, not what you want. Even though her office isnt as nice as other doctors, I have NEVER had a problem with cleanliness or anything like that. So what if she wears gucci glasses? Who the fuck are you to judge. She is a very honest and outright straight doctor who will NOT bullshit you. The negative reviews are bullshit. Go somewhere else if you want a dumbass doctor. If you want someone who truly cares about you and wants the BEST for you, go to Makovoz and dont complain. She will help you with whatever you need as long as its not prescribing pain killers to addicts. I dont like the North Hollywood office. However she still does her job adequately. I love Galina and my entire family loves her too. Obviously since I have been going to her since I was 7 years old. *** WHENEVER I AM EXTREMELY SICK, Makovoz will take the time to see me whenever I want. She calls me from home to make sure I am okay. She truly worries about her patients. Trust me. Negative reviews are all bullshit. They are probably from people who live in the clouds and expect doctors to give them whatever they want. *** Her staff is AWESOME. They are careful and never make mistakes. Also, I HATE having my blood drawn so sometimes the doctor herself draws the blood for me. She is awesome at that. Anyway, dont hate on her just cuz you dont understand the culture. Maybe its YOU and not her? yeah, its definitely you, read more

Very unprofessional people work there. I usually don't write negative reviews but the way they treated me was not unacceptably!!!!

The boorish customer service. Work with people with the mentality of the former USSR and rudeness in their blood. Sam Dr. Macovoz is not very worried about the health of patients and does not accept the results of surveys from other countries, her staff is complete rudeness. If you do not like what they like, they will start to be rude and say that you do not belong in the United States, they say, turn to your country if you do not like something and so on and so forth.. Also they will reproach you for using free insurance from the state and saying that they are paying for your insurance, and you are lazy so on. .. Yes, sometimes they actually do their job without Soviet rudeness, but alas, this is not always the case. I do not advise you to use the services of this office. This review of the office in West Hollywood. UPD: 03.28.2018 The attitude of the staff has improved, they have become more polite to see that they were influenced by this review in Yelp and Google. While boorishness for the last few visits on their part was not observed. read more

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This is the worst doctor and worst doctor experience I have ever had. I should have known better when i pulled into the shady 7-11 parking lot, and realized her office was upstairs. The office is dirty and old. The bathrooms looked like the kind of bathrooms you would find in a gross Chinese food hole in the wall. The waiting room is so small that everyone is sitting like 1inch away from each other. I felt like it was unorganized and unprofessional. They put me into a room without changing the paper on the bed (until i said something) right after a girl had come out of the room wearing a mask because the nurse said she was so sick. The doctor came in, and sat down with her back to me, never introduced herself to me. Asked me if I wanted a check up and asked me to take my shirt and bra off with no paper robes or any cover up. The doc was alllllll dressed up and wearing oversized sunglasses during the exam with a mask over her face so i really have no idea what she even looks likes. I came in for a prescription for a shampoo for my scalp. She wrote the prescription without ever even looking at my scalp or asking why i needed it. I had to tell her the name of the medication because she had no idea- when i got to the pharmacy- she had written down a totally different medication. I felt completely uncomfortable the entire time and wanted to leave except that i needed this prescription. This office really needs to get it together, It was terrible. read more

DO NOT TORTURE YOURSELF WITH THIS DOCTOR! This is the worst doctor's office I have ever been to in my life! Not only does the front desk staff have major attitude problems, but the overall experience is always completely miserable. Unfortunately, my health insurance assigned me to this place and I have been stuck going to her for 7 months now. I dread my appointment each month and have been trying to find a normal American doctor to switch to in the Hollywood area without any luck. I'm not sure why it always seems to be such a pain to simply make an appointment and to get my script written each month, but Sophia at the front desk is probably to blame for most of the issues. She ALWAYS questions me when I call and when I walk in as if I'm a brand new patient; She calls my insurance company each time to verify the information and acts suspicious as if I'm trying to get away with something. She has snarky comments and comes off as a total bitch without any sense of professionalism. It's impossible to get in without calling 2 weeks in advance and they are not willing to be flexible or ever call if something opens up. I had to wait a full week with no medicine bc they couldn't squeeze me in or work around their apparently jammed pack appointment schedule. I asked kindly if they could contact me if anyone canceled and they told me no, they don't do that and it was my responsibility to call every day to ask if any one had canceled. VERY FRUSTRATING! I've never felt so uncomfortable or tortured at a doctor 's office before and they seem to not care at all. Like everyone else has said, it's an unorganized, unprofessional and unpleasant place- so beware! read more

DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER THIS DOCTOR. -- The office location is in the North Hollywood ghetto. Be warned. -- For example, I parked my car and walked by two kids tagging graffiti on a building. -- The inside office looks like a dirty bail bonds place. -- The receptionist is super rude and unprofessional. -- After previously yelling at me on the phone because I couldn't understand her broken English, the first thing the receptionist asked me upon stepping into the building was payment in cash. "You pay in cash. Right now." -- The whole experience reminds me of a gangster movie. Particularly the scene where a mob guy gets shot and his buddies take him to a super shady doctor who only takes cash and does not report gunshot victims to the authorities. -- Overall, if you get sick and want to wait 2-3 weeks to get an appointment and enjoy a cold, unprofessional medical staff (who is also the receptionist, as far as I could tell), contracting a possible staph infection from the dirty waiting room, and then finally get treated by a shady mob doctor, this is the right place for you. read more

I should of known something was a little funny about this place... it is located just above a 711 in Hollywood. I have 3 words. GHETTO. ZSA ZSA GABOR. (wanna-be) NIGHTMARE. I thought I walked into a reality tv show when I walked into her office. It was super small, not so clean, full of very elderly (pushing death) Russians and to top it off... the stench of a very dirty man smelling like all sorts of funk who was sitting only inches in front of me. I think I felt more sick then I did before. I however sat there with an open mind. Who am I to judge a book by it's cover? Eh!! Wrong!! I am called back in one of the 'examination' rooms. There, the same woman who is answering the phones and filing paperwork greets me to take my blood pressure and tempurature. (Where is the nurse?) She washed her hands but then we were interupted by the telephone ringing. She answered it- came back and followed through with the rest.... Note: She did not re-wash her hands. I should of smacked myself for not asking her to do so. I am in a doctor's office right? Oh by the way, she was sportin some pretty long fake finger nails. Had to have been about 2 inches long. Seriously. Bacteria anyone? Next, she seats me in a different 'examination' room and tells me to wait for the doctor. This room had a hard as brink examination table (yea- it was covered with that white paper that all examination tables have- but did they really de-sanitize after that super funked out guy was just in there? I doubt it.), a chair, q-tip swabs, and some nasty old posters up on the wall. The rest kinda looked like a storage area. (I could of constructed this room in a shed in my backyard and it would of been cleaner.) Ok. Hold your breath for this one!!!! In walks Zsa Zsa Gabor!! Um. Not really. This must be the doctor? Oh- yep it is and now I have seriously fallin into the no man's land! She came in WEARING her Gucci sunglasses (these stayed on the whole time she 'examined' me), food on one side of her face that was plastered in make-up, food down her 'physican's coat', big ass fake nails, all sorts of chunky, diamond rings, and standing there in a pair of flip-flop sandels. I should of walked out right then. How unprofessional can one 'doctors' establishment and 'doctor' be? Due to my condition (just in the ER the previous day and was ordered to see my doctor) I stayed to continue with my check-up. I was obviously desperate. I can admit it. I think anyone would be whom just spent the previous day in the ER passing kidney stones. I really need not to say more. You could only image how the rest of my visit went. She didn't do much, nothing at all. Didn't draw blood, take a urine sample- NOTHING! All she did was write me a referral to see another specialist. They knew when I had called in to make my appointment what it was I needed from them. I made myself very clear. But, they took my appointment anyways acting if they were actually going to assist me, as well as my $25 cash only co-pay only to send me somewhere else. I left in tears. WHAT A JOKE THIS PLACE IS. AND I WOULDN"T RECOMMEND THIS WOMAN TO MY WORST ENEMY. (if I had one) I called that very day and reported her to my insurance. They confirmed that this sort of behavior and dress code was strongly looked down on. But what they really need to do it check up on the doctor's they are sending there clients too periodically. Had they done that with this establishment I'm sure this 'doctor' would be dropped. All I noticed her doing the whole time I was waiting to be seen was re-writing prescriptions- Putting more money in the pockets of the pharmaceuticals while they turn around and put more money into her buying tacky Gucci eyewear. And I thought my last doctor's appoint was a nightmare with Dr. Minosa. HA!!! Eh. Wrong again. read more

Whatever you do, do not go here. I have never had someone speak to me so rudely on the phone before, for such a simple, general question. I couldn't even ask my full question because I was cut off before I could even explain. I would never trust my health with someone who isn't will to hear a person out before rudely cutting them off. No customer service skills whatsoever. read more

I can't disagree more with the other review. She only does weekends in the valley, which is fine if you tell your patient that and don't just let them show up on the other side of LA. Next she only takes cash which again is annoying if you don't get that info till you're in the office. It's difficult to get an appointment and the worst when you get one... she doesn't really do much! I went in for a sprained wrist and she said to rest it, I ask should I wrap it? Have you wrapped it? ...No. Then it's fine. Why did I bother waiting two weeks for this appointment?!?!?!? Then comes, I know it's not broken but I want you to get a x ray anyway, so I get to take time off work for...??????? thanks! I've been in pain for a month now looking for a new doctor rather then wasting my time going back to her. read more

Absolutely disgusting office and incredibly rude staff, in person and on the phone. They make you wait in a tiny waiting room with zero AC and once you get called back, you shift to two to three different rooms while the "physician assistants" huffs and puffs over taking your vitals, etc. Once seated with the doctor, she failed to close the door...so the entire office heard our conversation. Terrible service, gross office. Do not recommend. Ever. To anyone. Oh! And if you need prescription/vaccination filled, they make you do the heavy lifting (call the pharmacy, get the fax number, etc.) because "that's not in their job description". read more

The office isn't the prettiest but they handled my physical courteously and efficiently. All I needed!

Ridiculous customer service provided by the office.Very unprofessional receptionist. This lady cannot control herself at all ( I'm not a doctor but seems like she needs some medical assistance).I came with an urgent pain without an appointment and had to listen 40 min lecture about my personality and some other receptionist's concerns:( I think her name is Sophia.She was literally yelling and a timing at me without me even as swearing her back.I am completely shocked:((( I was not my first visit to this office.They have a nice doctor but unfortunately horrible reception:(((( I will definitely file a complaint with my insurance company.And unfortunately will change the primary physician cuz this situation is normal for this office.Some other people working there came upfront to come down their receptionist and asked her to stop yelling but nobody said a word to me or apologize for such a crazy situation.Its definitely not the way medical offices should treat their patients ( specially patient who is in urgent pain and no have choice except "hold your breath" and wait to see the doctor and try to ignore such a crazy and disrespectful attitude ")I will definitely not gonna go back and would not recommend this office to any of my friends. read more

I don't understand the bad reviews. I was assigned Dr. Makovoz through my insurance, and because of all the terrible things I read online, I was really worried. It took a long time to get an appointment because I guess she works from two locations. Dr. Makovoz and her entire staff were helpful, friendly, and compassionate. She was to-the-point, which I like. I didn't find her manner to be overly blunt or rude at all. At the same time, I felt as though she was listening and hearing me in a way that I haven't been heard by a slew of other doctors. She scheduled my testing and has her staff working on my insurance to get a fast referral to a specialist. I almost cried with relief at their responsiveness. I think this doctor is just lovely. I would go so far as to say that she's in my top two favorite general practitioners, my family doc from childhood taking the top spot for a complicated and heroic silly-putty-in-ear-canal removal. As far as her NoHo office being in the ghetto...it's sad that people don't think those in under-served areas also should have access to healthcare professionals. I went to her West Hollywood location to get an earlier appointment, and the offices were fine. read more

One of the good news about coming back to the Valley for me was to be a patient of Galina MAKOVOZ again. Loved my appointments with her in the past. She is like walking encyclopedia in Medical field. Always will recommend her to my friends and family members. read more

Ok- so first off I'll start out that I am a hypochondriac and I avoid doctors at all cost. They terrify me. I've been having issues with my eye and was forced to come here to see a doctor. After reading the reviews I admit I was scared. I live down the street so pass by this place everyday. They are seriously the nicest women and doctors! Yes, the doctor wears sunglasses when she sees you and has a lot of makeup on but she is VERY helpful and actually did more for me than my last doctor who had 5 Stars on Yelp. She was thorough and addressed every issue I had and even the ones I am just worried about. She checked my ears and eyes and stomach and did a mammogram- seriously everything. The nurse was very patient and they draw blood here so you don't have to go to a lab. The blood drawing was easy and painless. They are also giving me 3 referrals to get checked out and pushed to get it for me before I left that day since my eye is hurting. Don't judge a book by its cover. This place is probably the least scary doctors office I've been to. read more

Dirty, musty office located in a ghetto. You have to pay with cash or check up front, will get a handwritten receipt back. They leave everyone's charts all over the place- I was left alone with a pile of other people's charts at my elbow by the very unprofessional lab tech. Hi massive HIPAA violation. Keeping in mind I had to go in at peak Covid when the mask mandate was fully in force, the staff had no masks, I watched the patient before me leave the room (also no masks, and a dirty little kid in tow). Nothing was cleaned, the paper on the exam table not even changed (and then with a dirty look) until I said something. The doctor came in- no mask, didn't wash her hands, no gloves. Tried to tell me I should have kids- I'm 38 years old and have had my tubes tied. I'm pretty sure you should keep your old-lady opinions to your damn self. Was rude, dismissive, didn't listen to what I was saying about symptoms. Felt like I was in a Russian ghetto the whole time, never went back. Get yourself another provider if assigned here! read more

Really not great. Skethy, cash only, dirty office. She began consulting me with the door open and people walking around.

I usually read reviews with a grain of salt and give the business the benefit of the doubt because maybe there are details that were left out. Not in this case. All I simply did was call to ask if they could renew my prescription. I'm leaving to go out of town tomorrow so naturally I NEED my mental health medication, and when I was in the middle of explaining that I was going out of town (explaining why I did need it today), I was hung up on. Her response: "mhmm, mhmm," *click*. I'm done. I'm changing my insurance policy just so I don't have to deal with shitty doctor offices like this one. The first time I went to see her, she also ignored my request when I said I wanted my mental health meds dosage upped and I didn't want her to change meds. She ignored this and changed my brand of meds which takes weeks for your body to get used to. I'm so fed up. She also wrote me a script for physical therapy for my shoulder when I told her I've done that 3 times with no long term results and asked if she could suggest something else for me. Nope. She didn't. Done with her office. So unprofessional. Honestly, save your time. read more

Dr. Galina Makovoz saved my life and my husband's too! We were very sick with infectious flu for more than 1 month. I didn't even had the insurance back then. I had to pay cash. It was a fast and very effective service - she gave me the z-pack prescription and I was fine in 1 week! She gave the same medicine for my husband without charging him! Thank you, Galina! Now, let's talk about Russian doctors. Obviously, the service is getting better if you speak Russian. It's very stressful to treat someone who doesn't speak your native language. The Russian doctors don't have the best manners in the world, but they are fast and effective. In Russia, we don't do cover-ups for patients when they undress. The medical office is rarely newly renovated. Also in Russia the doctor is the boss. You have to respect that. If she wants to wear sunglasses or even a batman costume - that's her business! read more

I came to Dr. Makovoz needing a general check-up and in particular for anxiety I recently began to experience at work. Her treatment was professional and excellent in every way, and I left her office feeling 100% better. Dr. Makovoz expertly reviewed my medical records I brought from another doctor's office She was not wearing any Gucci sunglasses in the office so I don't know what those other reviews are referring to. I will definitely return to Dr. Makovoz for future medical needs because she has an excellent bedside manner! read more

Unfortunately, I had a terrible experience with Dr. Makovoz! I was a patient of hers for a couple years before finding a new PCP. I do not feel as though I was valued as a patient while in her care. She blew off my concerns just about every time I saw her. I feel like she did not take my concerns seriously because I'm a younger patient! She also is not very knowledgeable and thought I ended up with a huge blood clot in my leg from working out! Despite the fact that I was taking birth control at the time and saw a hematologist who ran a slew of tests to confirm the blood clot was due to birth control use. Any physician with appropriate medical training knows blood clots are not caused by working out! Every time I saw her, she thought any problem I had was due to working out!Her explanation for my problems never made any sense and that made me question her knowledge base as a physician. It was honestly quite scary! Also btw, I'm a certified physician assistant and I know that Dr Makovoz's knowledge base is unacceptable!! Her office staff are also not the nicest. The medical assistant (if i can even call her that) who's suppose to take your blood pressure and vitals, talks you're ear off during the process while only trying to get into your personal business; completely unprofessional!! I hated this office and my experience with Dr. Makovoz! I don't even know why I kept her as my PCP for so long. I have since found a great PCP who is so sweet, knowledgeable, thorough and not only listens to my concerns but takes them seriously! Dr Makovoz is a terrible physician. I dont even know how she's allowed to practice medicine! read more

I guess I didn't believe the reviews, but i went ahead and with Galina as my PCP. FACTS: The office is on the second floor of a strip mall and the entrance is DIRTY. Yes, waiting room is small, but whatever, that is fine. Receptionist was fine. The nurse practitioner was nice enough, blood pressure, weight etc. Then I went to the room where i was to be examined. Again DIRTY. Dr Makovoz came in, yes it is true with huge dark sunglasses. I don't care about the makeup, whatever, but SUNGLASSES? On my DOCTOR?? While she is examining me???? I said, "i'm sorry but can you take off your glasses, i like to look at my doctor". No. Why? Because. But Why? Because i had surgery. What kind of surgery? Cataract. Obviously she was lying because other reviews from a long time ago said the same thing. I was there to get a blood test, but I just got my prescription and left. I don't want someone who wears sunglasses indoors to draw blood or straight up examine me. Not appropriate, unacceptable. I will be calling my insurance today. Sunglasses On a doctor Indoors While examining me read more

I have been going to this doctor since 1995. She is knowledgeable, professional and has always been able to help me with any issue I may have. The staff is friendly and courteous and very efficient. Dr. Makovoz is a very experienced doctor and I trust her with my life. I always recommend this doctor to my friends and family. read more

HOLY CHRIST. DO NOT SEE THIS DOCTOR. she is wearing gucci sunglasses tons of makeup and bright red smeared lipstick. she did nothing except recommend me to another doctor who could write my prescriptions and she walked out, angerly in the middle of talking to me. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. read more

Dr.Galina was assigned to me through my insurance and of course before i scheduled an appointed i went to yelp..BAD REVIEWS everywhere so i was a bit worried about going in. Yes she wears alot of make up shes wearing some cool glasses and she is full of jewelry, but i didnt judge her. I went in with alot of health issues allergies back pain shoulder pain etc etc and before i said allergies she told me im going to do blood work for your allergies..wow So what if she wears too much make up and this and that i mean we dnt need to take our expensive shit anywhere but we still do ..she likes her glasses she likes make up she like jewelry so what i like her she was nice and listen to all my health concerns read more

Be really aware of this doctor. She is rude and doesn't want to listen to you. I needed my immigration exam done. I asked her is it possible to bring my immunization chart from my home country so she could check them and see that me and my husband had all the necessary vaccines done there. I don't want to poison my body without any reason. She said she didn't need my records and that we still get all the shots done. When I told her I was pregnant and that I can't get any vaccinations, she said I CAN, except MMR. The doctor we eventually visited told me it is strongly forbidden for a pregnant to get any vaccines. And that MMR is forbidden even for a husband whose wife is pregnant. Dr Makovoz didn't care. She told me she didn't care about "other doctors". =((( I'm really sad there are so careless doctors. Bad, bad, bad experience. read more

She wrote me a prescription without an exam. Is this legal?

The best doctor , very professional and attentive , i am a patient of her for at least 10 years