After moving to a new area, I needed a new primary care physician, and decided to rely on reviews…read moreto find one. Dr. Briones had high marks on ZocDoc, and after my experience with her, I am sorry I trusted the reviews as this was one of the absolute worst experiences I've had with any doctor in my nearly 40 years of life. My sister and I decided to use Dr. Briones for our annual physicals. Upon arriving 15 minutes early at her office, the receptionist asked if I had filled out the new patient paperwork through ZocDoc. I didn't realize it was required, so she handed us the paperwork on a clipboard, and I filled out in a few minutes. Then, I waited. Over an hour. When I asked the receptionist if the doctor would be seeing me soon, she snapped: "Well you should have filled the paperwork online." The paperwork that took me 5 minutes in office (in which I was early anyway), was what held up my appointment by an hour? Finally, the doctor pulled my sister and I in for what we presumed was the annual physical. Instead, this is what we got: a confused, distracted doctor who asked our family and medical history while she scrawled it down. A few minutes through the repeating of the information we already provided on the intake forms, her cell phone rang. She said "I have to take this," stepped out for a personal phone call and was gone for ten minutes. She returned even more disoriented. I reminded her she needed to provide a prescription for diagnostic testing for my sister. She wrote my name down, and when I corrected her that it should be for my sister who was next to me, she scribbled it out on the prescription paper. I asked for her to redo it, and her response was that she couldn't since she ran out of prescription pads. A doctor...with no prescription pads? Then, she took both of our blood pressures. She tells us we are both 120 over 80; same exact readings but also the perfect blood pressure? How ironic. The stethoscope was even more haphazard. She barely placed it on the heart and back, and goes "you're fine. You're healthy." She proceeds to take our weights and sends us to bloodwork. That's it. If you remove her inappropriate ten minute phone call, we were probably seated for under 10 minutes total. Cut to a week later, we return to pickup our bloodwork results since she hadn't called with them. We also asked for our medical records. Again, we waited in the reception area for 30 minutes then are told by the doctor, "it was JUST a physical, I don't have records for you." She gives us a copy of our lab printed bloodwork and a paper she was jotting notes down, which come to find out she marked that she completed a number of other tests (eye, ear, etc) that she did not perform during the physical, essentially falsifying the physical report. She didn't review the bloodwork results either. Our insurance provided annual exam was wasted and we learned absolutely nothing, except that this is not a doctor that should be facilitating any PCP work. She runs a weight loss clinic and that seems to be her focus. Do not go here if you want to walk blindly into your health. I still don't know what those lab results mean and I am questioning whether this was even a real doctoral practice. Do yourself a favor and avoid this doctor if you care about your well-being.

I searched high and low for a weight loss doctor who ran an Optifast program. My search ended…read morehere. Everybody else wants to cut you open like a fish as a cure for weight loss, when there really are other solutions that work equally as well. Dr Briones will take the time you need with her. She's very knowledgeable about obesity and it's causes because she dealt with many of it's after-effects in her previous practice as a PT Doctor. She will do an evaluation that includes blood work and EKG, in her office and you will pay for that out of pocket but it is very reasonable. Insurance does not typically pay for diets, but you can try and see if you can work that out. Don't let that discourage you. When you're on Optifast, if you're like me, you spend less on your food than you would have otherwise. It's actually lower cost for me to be on a personally-customized, very closely medically-supervised diet, with a real Internist, weekly visits, encouragement, periodic blood work and all of my food for the week than to live my daily life before. I spent more at my work cafeteria and in a few take-out meals per week than this. I'm doing great and will update my review when I meet my goal weight. Update December 2017 - I am 15lbs away from having lost 200lbs in 1 year! Everything is going great. This has been easy to do and my health and fitness have rebounded in a big way. Thank you Dr Briones!

Dina and her staff are terrific. They have helped me make substantial positive changes to my…read morehealth, functionality and outlook. I recommend the Khader center to anyone considering nutritional counsel, support or advice. When I first went to see Dina, I was lethargic, inflamed and always had an upset stomach. With Dina's guidance, it was straightforward for me to make corrections and get on the path to pain free knees and an overall healthier lifestyle. Dina's expertise is astounding, I found her to be on the cutting edge compared to other nutritionists in the area. Anyone with special medical needs can feel confident under her guidance. The Center's staff are knowledgeable, informed and efficient. The Center stocks quality supplements at very competitive prices (usually less expensive than on line). Dina and her staff offer services in a judgement free zone. An essential component often lacking in the nutrition and wellness fields. The Khader Center's services are worth every penny. Dina helped me let go of some misconceptions about proper diets, so that I eat for enjoyment, vitality while meeting needs for fitness, endurance events and long workdays. Having had food issues all of my life, this last piece is huge.

As a 40-something, I was struggling to keep my weight from fluctuating regardless of eating habits…read moreand exercise. I have been following the blood type diet since November, following a visit at Dina Khader's. The diet has worked tremendously. My weight is not fluctuating, and my belly is flatter than it has been in a long time. I feel great. I was impressed with Dina's office. The office is well staffed, and well stocked with supplements, etc. I have been back to the office multiple times to repurchase items, and have always found many other shoppers in the office as well. On the flip side, the recommended morning shakes are pretty vile. I have yet to find a way to mask the powdery taste. However, I have gone thru two canisters in different flavors because I do believe that the diet itself truly works. Additionally, I do not believe that the office is very helpful in filing insurance claims. These visits are not cheap and the office should understand that the more money I am reimbursed from my insurance carrier, the more likely I will be to return for further visits, testing, services. I would've given a 5 star rating if not for this point alone.

Dr. Wald really helped me when no other doctor did. Yes; he does not accept insurance, and I…read morebelieve people post negative reviews about his practice because of this. I have found him to be thorough and caring. I'm very pleased with my outcomes!

There is a negative review here by April B. Two years ago I had the same experience but not as…read moredeeply involved. I never said anything because I just felt a strong intuition to get the hell away from him. I was aware from my training that many of the communication tactics he used were narcissistic and manipulative.. I felt awful about the 3K he took from me but better to walk away rather than see it as an investment to make sense of this transaction. no official test results, no diagnosis, no legitimate testing that he could provide reports just his narrative and taking his word for it. Stay away is my opinion. I was so strapped for cash at the time, I was sick and dire for help, I inherently trusted seeking help. Please beware.