Dr Williamson is awesome! Yes sometimes you have to wait awhile to see her but you usually do with the good doctors. She actually takes time to spend with you, listen to you about your concerns, explain to you whats going on and not hurry you through a visit. Because of her she figured out a serious medical issue that 2 other doctors didn't even notice or address that should have known better. Thanks to her I am feeling healthy and fabulous!! read more

I agree with the other reviews stating that Dr. Williamson truly listens. She sees the big picture in your overall health, and doesn't address only the specific concern. I feel like she really knows her stuff, and is both curious and understanding. I am extremely happy with the service and care from her office and her attention and knowledge. read more

I like this office and the Doctor takes her time with you. I like how she searches for the root of problems not just writing prescriptions to cure the problems. My only complaint is that they are terrible at refilling prescriptions in a timely manner. read more

I have never felt better in all my life! You don't go to Dr. WIlliamson in a hurry, but you do expect that she will treat you as if you were a family member. She look at EVERYTHING! Past history, blood panels, supplements, DNA testing. There is no stone unturned. Thank you for giving me my life back! read more

Dr. Linette Williamson is the physician I turn to when I really need comprehensive health care. She is the only Dr. I can trust to truly get to the bottom of my problem and treat it appropriately without poisoning me with unnecessary pharmaceuticals. Her stellar care is only outdone by her motivation to stay on the cutting edge of medicine and utilize the best approach to actually result in recovery. The staff at the Stegler Institute where she practices, is professional, courteous and knowledgeable. Although I occasionally have to wait a short time for my appointment, the wait is well worth it, because Dr. Williamson does not rush through her consultations or treatments. She truly cares for her patients, not only professionally, but personally. If you are tired of being sick and tired,have hormonal imbalance or chronic illness, she is one who may give you hope. She had a huge part in bringing me back to health. I would recommend her to anyone who wants there life back from troubling health issues. read more

Dr Williamson is the most caring doctor. She is happy to explain in plain english your lab results and what you need to do for your body for optimal health. Lady P your review is disgusting. If you dont like the service move on. Attacking someone's character is lower than low. Your post shines a light on you more than anything else. No one takes your review seriously. read more

I am very happy with Dr. Williamson and her staff. I have never had a Dr.'s office be so thorough and spend time with me like they do here. I feel that she is competent, knowledgeable and has my best interest at heart. Every time I have been in she has had time to address all my concerns. There is a short wait in the office but not excessive and my appointments took quite some so I was happy she spent that time with me. I could almost repeat the awesome review by Lisa C. Similar to that review, Dr. Williamson ordered tests based on my symptoms and found a medical issue that other Dr's had not even tried to test for despite my symptoms that I had been asking them to address for 2 years. I am very happy with this office and have been recommending it to everyone I know. read more

I absolutely love the staff and Dr. Williamson. They have been very patient with my needs and Dr. Williamsen is very analytical and comprehensive and I like that. All the nurses staff are upbeat and a joy to work with. April, Stephanie and Rachel are all terrific! read more

If you're looking for an office who doesn't return calls, forgets to submit paper work to get lab work and pushes pricey vitamins, then this is your office! Doctor has poor bedside manner and staff is just not efficient. Frustrating to say the least. read more

Went to this office and put up with Williamson's lab nonsense, over doctoring, and too many tests for a healthy person. She now is hiding in a larger practice where she can push her expensive vitamins and her husband's "nutrition" business. Patients beware, you will be made to miss a lot of work going in for unnecessary lab results, sometimes belonging to another patient. It happened to me twice...and she manages your care off someone else's results until you point it out. She misses the important things and sends you for tests not covered by even a PPO. read more

I never leave bad reviews but, today I have to say I am so dissapointed. I was actually looking forward to seeing this doctor as, it had appeared that she she was good and that her staff was compassionate. I go there today, after waiting 2 weeks for my appointment, to be told that I do not have an appointment. I could not believe my ears? They had my husband's appointment correct, but where was mine? They told me I had to make another appointment - meaning I need to wait another 2-3 weeks! Really? I had read some of the previous reviews and was hoping that this was not the case - but, unfortunately it is so. Really bad customer service :( read more

I WILL NOT return to this practice. After sending me off to have blood work done I then received a bill for nearly $800. After numerous phone calls to the office staff (none of whom ever called me back) they told me I should have gone to another lab (not mentioned when they said to have lab work done initially) so I went to my regular place. They did try to change codes for lab work but not accepted thus I still have an $800 bill. I am so frustrated . I have had blood work done before and have NEVER had to pay out of pocket . I have good insurance. Take my advice and TRIPLE check any blood work or tests they ask you to get done so you are not out of pocket. This is the worst experience I have ever had with a doctors office of any sort. Not to mention the hours on the phone with follow up trying to sort it out. Go elsewhere. read more

Dr. Williamson is the only doctor ever to really listen to me. I have several medical issues due to a rough past. She will check every avenue and option to get to the bottom of an issue. She goes above and beyond to help me every time I see her. I know I am getting the best medical care when I see Dr. Williamson. read more

This has been a horrible experience! I had been going here for years and it used to be a nice place. Ever since she combined her offices her practice has gone down the toilet. I've encountered very rude staff, consistant 2 hour waits for appointments, spent thousands on unnecessary lab work requested, was injured when having blood taken, was prescribed hormones and paid for them, only to have her take me off of them before I even started, and just all around feeling like this office is only in it for the money and not for the care of the patient. The worst doctor experience I have ever had!!! read more

I have been a patient at this office for almost 30 years, with 3 different doctors--they were all caring professionals--my experience with Dr Williamson has been very negative--I had 3 appointments with her and she never examined me--her entire focus was on nutritional counseling which is not what I needed or wanted--she refuses to give any information on the phone or by fax as the other doctors did and even routine blood work requires an office visit to get results--she castigated me on the phone when her staff left an alarming message about a test a specialist had done and I let them know I was concerned--she told me never to do this again (still not giving me any medical information in that phone call)--she needn't worry--I will be finding another doctor read more

I really tried to give Dr Williamson a chance, but her care was horrible and office staff was as well. She did not address my main concern at all, in fact misdiagnosed my condiition and put me on a "natural" medication which made me worse. She did many obscure lab tests which were not covered by my insurance, would not give me the results of those tests without having me make another appointment (which opens up a whole other dimension of difficulties with office staff), and then at the appointment could not even get my results together. Her demeanor is nice and calm, but she typically stares at the computer screen, constantly wipes her nose with the inside of her wrist and rarely makes eye contact with me, Even getting the office to pick up the phone was a challenge, and every month kept charging me erroneously after all was paid. Very hard to deal with. After 4 or 5 visits I decided to get a real doctor. read more

Don't walk, run!! Absolutely ridiculous! I have 2 thyroid medications I will be taking for the rest of my life. Dr. Williamson requires the patient call in each time a prescription needs to be refilled (she normally writes them for 3 months). Because I have to take them from here on out, we agreed I would have 6 months of refills. But the way she was writing them up, Costco would only fill them for 3 months. Seems like a simple fix, huh? I literally spent a year trying to work it out. I would have to call back every other month because my 2 prescriptions had different timing on the refills. EVERY time I would call (even when I would plead) the receptionist would say, "I'll get right on it" and the prescriptions would never be called in or refilled or followed through with or whatever was happening on their end NEVER got resolved. And they ignore the faxes your pharmacy sends, because they rely on the patient to call in their own refills. I swear, it was like the WORST dream! I feel sick thinking about it now. You are probably wondering why I stayed so long. It was SO sad and frustrating...but there was always this glimmer of hope we had finally gotten it worked out. And that seemed easier than starting all over with someone new. The final straw? I got blood work done for their 'weight loss' clinic. The total bill was $2,497.28. Well, $492.72 of the tests are NOT covered by insurance. When I called Quest Diagnostics and my insurance company, they said the three tests that weren't covered are never covered and the only option I have is to pay in full or set up a payment plan. Baahh...if only I had known!! I could have decided whether I wanted those random tests (that lead nowhere and provided no resolution) done. What is it they say? There's a sucker born every minute? Soooooo true :( As a side bar, I've never written a negative review on Yelp or anywhere else of anyone or any business, but this one goes beyond the pale... read more

I spent an hour at the office and never saw Dr. Williamson. When I made the appointment, I was never told to be there early to fill out paperwork. When I got there 10 minutes early, they handed me a large stack of paperwork that took 25 minutes to fill out (and half of it was unnecessary). When I was finished, it took them another 15-20 minutes to take me into a room. During that time I heard the Doctor complaining that her schedule was a half hour behind and that she was "very upset." Once I was taken into a room, I sat there staring at a wall while the nurse hurried to input my data into the computer. (The fact that the dr could have looked at my paperwork and had the nurse input the data, later, was not lost on me). THEN, she was able to tell the doctor I was ready and again I heard through the door that the doctor was an hour behind and she was "not happy." Then, 5-10 minutes later, another lady came in and apologized saying that there was an emergency and could they reschedule my appointment. I guess the emergency was that the doctor was throwing a tantrum. At that point, I was the one who was very upset and not happy. Had the dr. just come in and met with me, she could have moved on with her schedule. This office is very disorganized and inefficient, a literal waste of time. I will not be returning. read more

As VR posted yesterday, this doctor's priority is her schedule and definitely not the patient. I tried several times to adjust to her as she took over this practice...when I was told "your time is up" and "I've spent too much time with you," in addition to the last visit consisting of her typing into the computer with maybe 5% eye contact or truly listening...that was enough for me. I waited 10 minutes for her to come into the room, and after 10 minutes she never discussed my lab results as was scheduled, but only wanted to "sell" her other business upstairs (total body wellness). While I may agree that a total wellness program is a great approach, let's not forget patient/doctor relationships and concerns. Would definitely NOT recommend this doctor! I choose zero star rating, but Yelp forces me to click one star. read more

I had to leave my Dr. of 24 years after a change in insurance. I chose Dr. Williamson from a list of providers "Covered California" gave me. I was given an appointment and arrived there on time. There was paper work to fill out of course. Then when I saw the Dr. , she said I was late and she wouldn't have the proper time to spend with me. She also told me she was not registered with covered California and didn't know why they kept sending people to her. When I showed tears of frustration she actually yelled "Why you cryin' ?". I sheepishly said I was frustrated. She said she could help me but needed my previous records for which I signed a release. ( I needed approval for an a-pap machine) I Later learned from the insurance carrier that she is indeed a provider. Then her office called me to set up a physical. I reluctantly did so hoping the initial visit was just a bad day. When I arrived for that appointment they were no longer at that address. It ended up being just around the corner but NO ONE INFORMED ME OF THE MOVE. When I found the place and told the receptionist about it she said "Oh, sorry" in a very abrupt and dismissive tone. I've not experienced smiles or friendliness from her ever. I was taken back to have blood drawn and I was stuck repeatedly in both arms, and finally the blood was drawn from the top of my right hand. I later had a pap exam by a NP and have since found out that it must be redone. In the mean time I realized I needed to go back on antidepressants again,. I've had a life long problem with major depression. It's in my records and I do have a therapist for it. When I called for an appointment for a prescription I was told they couldn't see me right away that I should go to urgent care. I did that and the Dr. there wanted me to go to an ER because by that time I appeared to be very fragile. (It was pure frustration!)He would not write a prescription. He was going to call an ambulance and I told him that I could not pay for that! So I called my sister who took me to the ER where 6 hours later I was told they couldn't write a prescription for antidepressant because they couldn't follow up on me. 2 days later I saw my therapist who was livid with the whole system and called Dr. Williamsons office and told them how unhappy she was with my lack of care. An appointment was found for me to follow up the ER visit and They found a NP at a psychiatrist office to write the prescription. I'm to go see Dr. Williamson this afternoon for the ER follow up. I dread it. I HATE that place and thankfully will be starting medi-care with Kaiser in a couple of months. read more

I am 54 years old and have been going to Dr. W for over 4 years. She is one of the best MD's for aging in the area. Yes, sometimes you need to wait a bit in her office but that is only because she spends a lot of time with each of her patients. Well worth the waiting a few extra minutes.. read more

I have been a patient at Coast Medical for many years. In my last few visits with Dr. Williamson, I have had to wait in the patient room for well up to 30 minutes before anyone coming in to check on me or inform me about the wait. My son had a 10:00 appointment and was put into a room and 50 minutes later, was STILL waiting with no sign of Dr. Williamson or anyone from the front desk. He finally walked out collecting his co-pay without apology or explanation. Needless to say, we will be looking for another doctors office for our family! read more

Dr. Wiliamson is super bright, but the office is a mess--from billing, to appointments, to lab results--it's a constant cluster. And, things seem to slip through the cracks at this office--a lot. If these folks were more organized, paid more attention to detail--oh, and billed the correct patient and insurance--I'd probably return to this practice. Beware--you'll need lots of patience to deal with this team. read more

Unprofessional, uncaring and rude. I had been seeing Dr. Kadry and went to Dr. Williamson after Dr. Kadry retired and she took over the practice. There wasn't one time I called to have my prescription renewed that someone called me back. It would take numerous calls to their rude staff before I would be referred to their office manager. I would leave her several messages and never received a call back at the number I left. I was finally given the number of Dr. Williamson's husband Steven who oversees the office. He never took responsibility for the calls which went unreturned, or the staff's unprofessional attitude and behavior. My prescription ran out every single time before I was able to get a renewal. It wasn't because I waited too long to request a renewal. It was because it would often take days before I could speak to a decision maker. Compounding pharmacies have a list of alternative doctors. Do yourself a favor and call anyone on that list before going to Dr. Williamson. read more

Dr. Williamson is the most knowledgeable doctor I've ever seen. I have been a patient for over 3 years and most of the time she sees me right on time. She is quite the expert on hormones, functional medicine, nutrition and so much more. I was feeling fatigued for several years when I first went to see her and my life has completely changed. I am healthier than I've been in over a decade. She doesn't settle for basic lab reports or throwing pills at a problem. She does the most comprehensive labs to get to the root of the problem and really understands the complexity of the reports. She often spends 30 minutes to even over an hour with me depending on the type of appointment. If you have any chronic or "mystery" type illness she is the best to diagnose and treat it - especially if you're dealing with thyroid or other hormonal imbalances. She is truly integrative in her approach. She prescribes antibiotics if I need them, but has also prescribed customized, compounded hormones or vitamin B shots and IV's when needed. Truly a comprehensive doctor and a great listener, too! read more