Both my wife and I are delighted having Dr. Rao as our primary care physician. She has fabulous…read morecommunication skills and a very organized presentation with diagnoses. Finding a good doctor who is also personable can be difficult and we feel quite lucky!

Was assigned Dr Rao when my doctor retired. She said she "was not convinced I was using my CPAP"…read moretho I said I was. Was surprised cuz she basically accused me of lying for saying I was using it but I didn't say anything. On my next annual exam I came back with print out from my sleep doctor documenting that that was using it. I explained to her what she said and that I wanted to prove I was using it. She said thank you for bringing to her attention and I should always bring up something to the doctor, and I'm right in doing so. She was sorry if she upset me "but going forward I should see a different doctor". I couldn't believe this. I had not been confrontational, argumentative, raised my voice, or used bad language. After looking at reviews, I have seen that she has told other people not to come to her again. I informed Virginia Mason of this but they never got back to me. That is why I'm posting review. Because the more people they see that she told them never to come back to her again and post that she has told them to go elsewhere, the more Virginia Mason will believe patients over her. She backpeddled after I told her that she said she wasn't convinced I was using my CPAP. Said she must have meant something else. But I really didn't see any other way of taking that. And the next day when she sent me results for my labs, she said good luck with your further healthcare. I responded on her treatment of me because I know nurses read those emails before Dr does and they can know what's going on too. She back pedaled and said she was just letting me know I am welcome to see other providers and have options. No. She's straight up told me going forward I should see someone else. Highly recommend avoiding the doctor.

Dr. Habib is a jewel of a doctor. VERY thorough.VERY observant. Compassionate without making a big…read more"show" out of it. Dr. Habib has caught some medical issues no other doctor has and has treated them simply and successfully. HIGHLY recommended.

I can't say enough good things about Dr. Sadia Habib. I walked into her clinic yesterday with the…read moreworst migraine I've experienced in a long time--completely drained, in pain, and honestly feeling hopeless after nearly two weeks of struggling. She diagnosed it immediately, had her nurse administer a shot, and within 30 minutes, I started feeling relief. I took just one tablet that night for a lingering headache and woke up feeling the best I have in weeks. Today, after a mild return of the headache during work, I took one more tablet--and it was gone in 30 minutes. Dr. Habib has this incredible ability to make you feel seen, understood, and genuinely cared for. Every time I've gone to her for help, she's provided thoughtful and effective treatment that truly works. I'm so grateful to have her as my primary care doctor--she always helps me feel like myself again. -JJ

I've been a patient of Dr. Kimball (of and on) for 20 years. I had to switch doctors for awhile due…read moreto insurance reasons, but was very relieved when I was able to start seeing her again. She is very caring, listens well, and takes time during the appointments to truly get to the bottom of things. Most doctors I've been to are in a rush, but Dr. Kimball always makes me feel like she really cares about me and my health.

I saw Dr. Kimball for about a year, and had many appointments with her. She put me on meds which…read morehad some pretty strong (and completely expected) side-effects, but when I told her I was having them she dismissed my claim and told me I wasn't. I believed her and stayed on the meds for about 9 months, before having to go off temporarily for unrelated reasons. Lo and behold, the side effects I "wasn't having" went away. I am still suffering and recovering from the long period of those side effects. If she had taken the time to talk with me, or made me feel like I could ask her questions without annoying her and wasting her time, this could have been avoided. Her dismissive attitude was fairly common. She seemed like she wanted to move me through as fast as possible, either by throwing medicine at me, dismissing my concerns, or sending me to another doctor. I stopped going to her, and do not recommend her. I just felt dumb every time I saw her, like I was being a burden. Hopefully there are better doctors out there...

Please exercise extreme caution when interacting w/ Dr. Baumgaertel…read more You know that old adage, "To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail"? Dr. B runs the site Menopause Menu, which is as hackneyed as it sounds. For two years, I reported extreme and worsening symptoms and over the course of several appointments, she dismissed each symptom as menopause. No, you hack, it was Stage 3 cancer. She never even sent me to a specialist. Plus, echoing others, she was never, ever on time.

This doc is overextended. I've since moved on to an excellent internist at Polyclnic. Dr. B was too…read morebusy for me, ordered a lot of unnecessary chest films when I had a sore throat, and waited several days to answer my urgent question on My Chart when I had been diagnosed with colon cancer. At the time she was also running a weight loss program and hosting lectures by other Polyclinic physicians. All this when I was paying a monthly fee for "concierge service." I cannot recommend this physician if she is still this busy with non-primary patient care activities.

I had urinary infection detected in the lab work for yearly check, and she wanted me to repeat the…read morelab for same thing and setup another visit to get antibiotics prescription. I didn't think she cared about my health it felt like she is maximizing her fees for every little thing with as many repeat visits as possibly, the lab lady also said there's something wrong with dr Kaur's practice.

the most attentive doctor I've had in 20 years. She shows compassion and attentiveness in her job…read moreand makes a world of difference. I wish her all the happiness in this world.

I have to say, my experiences with Dr. Pourmassina have not been great…read more I was looking to make a change from my previous doctor and had heard good things about the Polyclinic. I called, and they set me up with Dr. Pourmassina. I went to my appointment, with what I thought was a very simple issue, and right away Dr. Pourmassina told me that "It couldn't be" what I thought it was, and gave me a list of very scary things that she thought it was. I asked for a full work up, because I wanted to be sure - and she said that she didn't want to do that because "she didn't want the insurance company to wonder what we were doing." Um... the insurance company should think you're trying to help a patient...? Anyhow, after a few days AFTER she told me all the labs would be back, they called and said that they weren't sure, and sent me to a specialist. Of course, by this time I'm freaking out, and you know what? After I went to the specialist, she was able to tell me - in less than 10 minutes mind you - that it was what I had suspected all along. If Dr. Pourmassina would have taken a few more minutes to talk to me, or listen to what I was saying, then all my weeks of worry and stress could have been avoided. I decided just to let this one instance go, but my second run in with Pourmassina was also odd. I called the Polyclinic on a Saturday because while at work my heart started beating very fast and my vision was starting to go. It turned out that Pourmassina was the On-Call Doctor. She called me back, and I started telling her my symptoms, and asking if I should go to the Emergency Room. First of all - I know that being on call is difficult, but she sounded as though she had just woken up from a nap. There was no sense of urgency in her voice, nor was there (again) any sign of caring in her voice. She told me I could go to the Emergency Room if I wanted, or I could wait until Monday and see. She kept saying "you can do what you want, it's your choice." Yes, I realize it was my choice but I am calling you for YOUR MEDICAL ADVICE. I'm glad I made the choice to go to the emergency room that day, and didn't take such a lackadaisical approach to my own health the way that I feel Linda Pourmassina approaches her patients. She writes a good blog, people follow her on Twitter, but in real human life, I feel she could make more of an effort to at least seem caring.

It really amazes me that Dr. Pourmassina has been so highly reviewed. I have recently switched…read moredoctors because I was very unsatisfied with the care I was receiving. Everyone raves about how she blogs about health care, but in my opinion she should spend a little more time focusing on the needs of the patient. There is no greater value then actually focusing your time and energy towards your patient's needs. She is a little hard to communicate with. Every time I visited her for a problem, she would simply tell me to come back in three weeks if it didn't go away. The reason I was coming to her was because it hadn't gone away. She would also run the same tests repetitively until I asked her to stop because my insurance wouldn't cover it and then bills were really adding up. They were unnecessary. I really thinks she wants to care, but lacks the initiative to truly do something about patients' problems.

Dr. Sharif has been a true lifesaver in my journey with IBD. From the very first appointment, he…read moretook the time to listen, really understand my symptoms and finding the root of the problems, and tailoring a treatment plan that worked for me. He's incredibly knowledgeable and always takes the time to explain each step. Thanks to Dr Sharif, I've seen a huge improvement in my quality of life, both physically and mentally. Recommend everyone to come see Dr. Sharif, our family has been going to him over for 25yrs.

Our family has been going to Dr Sharif for years and have found him to be very smart, caring and…read morehelpful. He has helped us in many issues and don't know what we would have done without him. He is now opening up a skin clinic in the Queenanne area of the Seattle

Dr. Troiano has been my primary care physician for the last year. She is always very friendly. I…read moreusually book my visits in the middle of a workday, and she is always on-time and doesn't waste any. I struggle with mild anxiety, and sometimes I get really freaked out about medical stuff. She's always been very understanding and usually responds to MyChart messages within 2 days. If you're looking for a primary care physician in Seattle, I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Dr Troiano has been my doctor for 9 months. I can not recommend her to anyone. I very much liked…read moreher at first but now realize that either she can not care about her patients at all, or she knowingly works for a clinic that does not care for its patients. She came off strong and sounded like she knew what she was doing. Yet she overdosed me with a med the first month out, I am blind and she changed my meds dosage and did not tell me. She was asked the first visit if she could refer me to an oncologist for cancer followup, it took her 8 months and she could not do it, I finally found an oncologist myself and had to beg for her to send the referral, this also happened with diabetes followup, and other referrals, she never once got a referral the first, second or third time asking, and she constantly sent you to the wrong people, I was giving a referral to prostate cancer, I am female and had breast cancer. She refused for months to set up my meds in script talk a reasonable accommodation for blind individuals. Between her and the pharmacist it took 7 months, once it was finally done, the doctor asked me to bring all the meds I finally got after waiting for 7 months to her office, where her nurse stole them, they all disappeared never to be seen again and no one will say what happened, and it has been 7 weeks and I still don't have replacements for those meds. The list of incompetence with this doctor and her staff is so high, I can not recommend her to anyone, or this whole office and staff.