Dr Wardzinska is very professional and thorough in her assessment of my condition. She is willing to discuss alternatives if I have concerns about my treatment plan and does not rush through the appointment (which is a pro for the person being consulted but a con for the patient waiting because you will wait - always running behind schedule). I am knocking off one star because of the wait. Just make plan your schedule around that. Office staff is professional and efficient. read more

Dr Wardzinska has been taking care of my elderly mother in-law for a while now. I love her gentle nature and caring ways. You won't feel like she is hurried to get thru the appointment. She gives you that quality time. That is hard to find. Recently, she made a house call to check on mom since she came out of rehab from a fall. Not only did Dr Wardzinska look iver mom, she spent time with me reviewing moms medications and diabetic needs. I learn so much from Dr Wardsinska that day. Helping me understand in turn helps mom because there were so many medications sitting around, it was scary. Dr Wardzinska helped stream-line and organize the medication. That was huge for me. I highly recommend her. read more

I learned about Dr. Wardzinska from my trainer; her mother had been going to Dr. W for many years. I have a rather jaundiced view of doctors, courtesy of bad experiences over the years. Dr Wardzinska and her staff have been a very pleasant surprise. They've seen me through some scary stuff in the past three years and I have been impressed with their professionalism, their kindness, and with their willingness to listen to what I have to say about my situation. I've also been very impressed with the quality of Dr. Wardzinska's referrals. So far, everyone she's sent me to has been professional, organized, and more than capable. read more

The other negative reviewer(s) on this site must have gone to the wrong office because I have NEVER had a problem with Dr. Wardzinska or her office staff. Doris is a one-in-a-million office manager and does an outstanding job. She is always kind, upbeat, and MOST efficient. If I need to get in to see the doctor in an emergent situation, Doris always manages to squeeze me in. Dr. Wardzinska is professional, knowledgeable, efficient and caring. She has been my PMD for over 10 years and I would highly recommend her. read more

I have been a patient of Dr. Wardzinksa's for over 10 years. I find her knowledgeable, genuine , compassionate and willing to stop and LISTEN to me. She has treated me for a variety of symptoms from the common cold to allergies from my hot tub. she has been accurate in her assessment every time. Doris, the front office manager is her right arm. She is smart, funny and has been in the industry a long time. I cannot count how many times Doris has gone wayyyy above the call of duty to help either with a referral or some typical SNAFU. As suggested, the woman giving such a bad review must have either called when Doris wasn't there and/or perhaps unreasonably needy of more than her allotted appointment time . I am forever grateful for these two dynamic women helping lots of people without pretense, impatience or ineptitude. They have both found their calling. read more

I believe she has moved to Calaroga Street in Hayward as I'd been going to her for over a year. Yelp has not updated her location. She is at a medical complex next to St Rose Hospital off the 880 freeway. Dr. Wardzinska has always been kind and professsional to me and very helpful. I first came to her in May of 2009 when I was living in Hayward and needed a new physician. She has taken care of my needs up until and after moving to Pittsburg. I now have another doctor. She is very timely and very diligent with her patients. However, I did not give her a 5 start rating for one reason only: the front office staff. They can be very kind but if you need to leave a message for the doctor and have a call returned, don't hold your breath. I need info from them and I've left at least 4 messages, all unreturned. The office is closed for unusually long lunch hours and certain days, you get the answering machine in the middle of business hours a lot and you are never told when the office is suddenly going to be closed for weeks at a time. No notice. I needed a perscription refill and had to travel to Castro Valley to another doctor, pay for a visit just to get my refill. VERY inconvenient and not a good way to handle business. You would assume that there would be a notice posted in the office, a recorded message to allow your patients time to plan a head or just get know that she will be gone. No notice is not ok. Once she was reat gone for three weeks. I started to detox due to lack of medication until I was able to make the trip to Castro Valley. With that said, she is a good doctor. These are the experiences I've had while being a patient of hers for the past year. Make sure to be very pushy and adamant with the office staff. If you have problems talk to the doctor. They are kind but seem overbooked and simply inefficient. read more

Rude, rude, rude front office/ desk staff. I called to schedule an appointment and the women on the phone actted like I was inconveniencing her. I felt like I had to pull information out of her. Definately could use some training in customer service. Dr. Wardzinska is not good at explaining things. She is also not willing to give up information unless it asked. Will never see this doctor again! read more

I've been a patient of Dr. Wardzinska for close to twenty years. she has NEVER rushed me out or made me feel like an imposition. she has a shy yet wonderful sense of humor i have gotten to know through the years. Doris is her right arm. They both go above and beyond the call of duty in all aspects of their jobs. Dr. Wardzinska the only medical professional that has not raised her rates in almost a decade. You can call on a Tuesday when the office is closed and Doris will pick up because she "stopped by to catch up". clearly, it isn't all about the money with either of them. Such dedication is rare, with my other doctors, i have my allotted 15 minutes and i am dismissed in midstream of a sentence. Dr. Wardzinska has never once done that. in fact, she has pulled out old medical encyclopedias to show me exactly what's happening with my spine. she's constantly taking classes to stay current she will not over medicate, runs a tight, clean ship and it's unfortunate someone got a temp at the front one day not doing a very good job. i have since moved to the east coast but continue to fly to ca. for my appts. with her. i trust her and Doris implicitly. There is a sense of goodwill and comfort in that office. given my medical condition, the trust and competency is worth the airfare. read more

I had this doctor under a PPO plan. You'd think that a PPO would provide great service, but they did not. Rude front office, never has time for anyone. And they make you WAIT forever even when you have an appointment. Wardzinska is a capable doctor, but has no bedside manner at all. very cold. I am now with Kaiser and love it! Never have to wait long, kind and friendly staff, very capable doctors. read more

The doctor was average. I received a bill for the services but no followup call about the results. I called in the office to get some information about my tests and was treated very rudely by her administrative staff. The lady hung up in my face. I will not return to this doctor. read more

I have been a patient of Dr Wardzinka, about 14 years. Although I never thought her to be the compassionate or empathetic type, I felt that she did her job well as a Dr and stayed with her. I never had a problem with her. Until this past year something has changed in this office, I don't know what it is but there has been a change. I could not get her to followup with my mail order pharmacy to refill my medication, she appears not to like the fact that my pharmacy insurance has changed and that requires 3 months of refills at once. I'd rather go to CSV or a local pharmacy but only can do so with new 1st time prescriptions. The pharmacy had problems with one of my maintenance prescriptions, they claim they could not read the Dr's handwriting. They faxed Dr Warzinska's office numerous times, I also call the Dr's office numerous times on behalf of my pharmacy due to the delay, to let the Dr know that the pharmacy needed a response from her or my prescription would be canceled. I was told by Dr Wardzinska's newest officer rep that she's working on it. I asked that the Dr return my call. The whole conversation was strange, the young girl kept repeating "it's on her desk for review" with no real clarity. What's on her desk? The fax? Honestly it did not make me feel like they would follow through. I never heard from the Dr. I received a call the following week from my pharmacy to let me know they canceled my prescription because the Dr never got back to them. I called Dr Wardzinska's office again, Doris answers the phone, puts me on hold and then the young new rep come back onto the phone. I was at my wits end, and explained to the young girl what happened that my prescription got cancelled and I need to speak to the Dr immediately. The young girl informed me that she left all my messages with the Dr and that Dr Wardzinska told her she already gave me the prescription. I was at my wits end. I know she gave me a prescription but what good is a prescription if the pharmacy can't read it? The Dr took no responsibility to followed up with me and try to help facilitate information to my pharmacy. She was apparently uninterested to hear the predicament she had placed me in. She did nothing to help the situation. The Dr refused to return my calls and didn't fax the needed info to my pharmacy. I called my Insurance and the pharmacy and let them know what this Dr was put me through. The pharmacy helped to open a tag again to contact this Dr to get a new prescription due to the fact that they didn't know if they could locate the original prescription, it was in a different dept, and they didn't know if they could locate it. I finally received it back in the mail and had to fill it somewhere else. When I thought it was lost by my pharmacy, Dr Wardzinska refused to issue a new prescription. I honestly feel sorry for the young rep they just hired, it's like neither the Dr or Doris want to take accountability and put this poor girl in the middle of tough situations that they have no intention of rectifying. I'm dumbfounded with the unprofessional and apathetic behavior of this doctor. I left numerous of messages to have the Dr call me, I'm still waiting. I will be looking for another doctor and will be filing a complaint against her with my insurance and the CA medical board. read more

For over a decade, Dr. Wardzinska has been my primary care doctor. She's great at asking the right questions and providing excellent care. I am grateful for her dedication to her profession and to her patients and would recommend her. read more

I was very pleased with Dr. Wardzinska. She was my father's physician in his last years and took good care of him. She even made house calls to his care facility! She was caring and always took the time to answer questions and explain what was going on. Highly recommended. read more

I was a new patient needing to see a doctor right away. When i called on Tuesday i was told next week i could be seen. i explained that i was in pain and needed to be seen and the receptionist was able to fit me in on Thursday. i miss placed my insurance card but i had my ID. Doris refused to look up my coverage with my social and i was told i would need to reschedule. i found my card and finally met Dr. Jane. She was very nice and knowledgeable and personable. if it wasn't for her gatekeeper/watch dog Doris (the older black lady) I would stay with Dr. Jane. Doris is non empathetic, non personable, deceitful, and a liar. i called and told the nurse i wanted to speak with my doctor and Doris hops on the phone. Doris says they haven't received my x-rays but when i finally get passed the gatekeeper Dr. Jane talks to me about what was found on my x-ray. Don't ever leave a message for the doctor because she will never call you back. i don't know who's fault that was but i can tell you who i suspect (the watch dog). This women is going to single handedly run off all of Dr. Jane's patients. i looked at yelp before going in but thought these reviews were for the hayward office, no this is the San Leandro office. i suggest you stay away, but if not keep away from the old bitter wanna be a doctor Doris (the black lady with the fake smile). read more