BY FAR one of the best doctors I have had in LA! He administered my colonoscopy a few years ago and was never anything but friendly, professional, and polite. He even dresses well and looks like he wants to be a credit to his profession, which he is. I made the dreadful mistake of drinking a little bit of water on the day of my colonoscopy. The horrid nursing staff at the surgical center nagged me about this incessantly as only low-level employees in LA can. Dr. Karyotakis, however, just moved me to the end of the line so I could still have surgery that day. In other words, he COPED! He is way too good for LA and I hope he stays here. He has a lot to teach his colleagues about compassionate patient care. read more

Myself and everyone I have referred Dr. K to is so happy and lucky to be in his care. He answers emails around the clock and takes each symptom so seriously. read more

Dr. Karyotakis is a personable, professional, and competent doctor. I had been suffering with constipation for 18 years and he cured me. Did it take approximately 6 tests to resolve the problem? Yes, it did. But I would have taken 12 tests if it meant getting cured. My previous doctor just told me it was idiopathic, and nothing can be done about it (!!!!) Thank God for the excellent care I received from Dr. Karyotakis. read more

PICK ANY OTHER DOCTOR OR PAY THOUSANDS At first, things started off just fine. I went to him because he was highly rated in my area and in network. Our visits were fine beyond them not really answering the phone well. It was after that things started happening. Dr. K walked me next door for my endoscopy FULLY OUT OF NETWORK. Every procedure and test he ran was OUT OF NETWORK and never told me. I swear, on of my endoscopies were $40k. What can even cost that much for a procedure that takes less than 15 minutes? Luckily I have been able to work it down but this Dr. and his office are one of the main reasons that Healthcare has a bad rap. I recommend him being investigated and would never go back. I hope he doesn't do this to others but I have a strong feeling he does. read more

Started off great, followed by a shocking and traumatizing drop in performance. It will take a lifetime to heal from my experiences with this doctor. Thank you Kat for your review--you nailed my experience with Dr K. He orders test after test that show nothing while he allows his patients to languish and suffer. Truly vile. read more

Adding to my previous review... Dr. K diagnosed an additional problem unrelated to my stomach during a follow up appointment... One which various doctors missed. He's amazing! Highly recommend! read more

Don't ever work for this doctor! I worked 3 days for him and only paid me $60.00. Parking is $20.00 a day. So I worked for free for a doctor who can't even pay minimum wage. read more

Dr. K is caring, attentive, and responsive. I ask millions of questions and he answers every single one. He responds after hours. He recommends alternative medicine like vitamins. He is great. I recommend! read more

I'm in agreeance with all of the negative feedback here. Cat nailed it. Horrible communications, only keeps ordering more tests so that he can bill, his staff is terrible and he only works 3 days a week which is why he doesn't get to the bottom of your issue and only throw out tests so he can bill to support his 3 day a week lifestyle. Cat you put it perfectly: Dr. Karyotakis is in no hurry to get to the bottom of the problems. I was put through 4 tests and he wanted to do a 5th until I put my foot down and said I wanted to try an antibiotic like he said in my first appt. I suffered for 2 1/2 months before he prescribed it and the issue went away. I couldn't been fixed within a week of my first appt. I didn't need all of these tests and now I'm being billed tremendously. So selfish and unprofessional. To describe what happened with me: I went for stomach issues which in the first appt he said hopefully it could be cured by a simple antibiotic. But he DIDN'T prescribe that. He ordered blood work and gave me a kit to send in a stool sample. I kept calling and calling to get results and crickets. No one would call me back and mostly didn't pick up. After 2 weeks, I had to call my general doc who referred him (I told her she shouldn't attach her name to him). Finally he called and said everything looks good but wanted to do yet another test. No antibiotics, stomach problems still ongoing. I do the CT scan. AGAIN, I have to call every day and leave messages with ZERO communications about my results. I call my doc again who places a call into his office. He calls and says everything on that test is good so let's now do this breath test and send that kit in. Now it's almost two months and I'm still suffering but what does he care. 4th test comes in and same thing, zero communications not even from some female that can call me to discuss results. Now it's 2+ months and I'm still suffering. When he finally calls, the only thing he said was let's know do a colonoscopy. I said no, you still haven't addressed my issue and that I want the antiobiotic. He prescribes it, I take it and guess what? It goes away. He sucks. There's too many professionals out there that are good to waste your money on him. read more

I had a routine colonoscopy with Dr. Karyotakis and shortly after the procedure I came down with C-difficile. Dr Karyotakis prescribed an antibiotic but it took several months to fully recover. When I occasionally called to ask for help he never responded. read more

Dr. Karyotakis is very good and caring. However, I was very disappointed in his office staff. They did not answer their phones, nor did they return calls in a timely manner. The day of my procedure, I inadvertently went to the wrong location, as there were two offices with the same room number, and I was waiting at the wrong one for over an hour. I called and called and could not get a hold of anyone to find out where to go. I felt that no one cared. I would give Dr. Karyotakis five stars were it not for the lack of communication. read more

Dr. Karyotakis, Has to be one of my favorite doctors. He genuinely cares for his patients. Aside from that the young ladies that work for him are professional and kind. read more

I would rate him zero stars if that were possible. He knows absolutely nothing, does not try to help, and is rude and arrogant on top of everything. First, I was told that the over the counter drugs I was taking was all that could be done for me. When I pushed him because I was in sever pain daily despite being taking tums nearly every half hour and prevacid and nexium daily, he gave me a variety of different drugs and pain pills, which only mad me sicker. Eventually, I persuaded him to do an endoscopy; as a result, I was told that I had severe gastronomy and bleeding ulcers. When I inquired as to possible courses of treatment he claimed that nothing could be done, it was all due to stress and that if I stayed positive, the conditions would heal themselves. Needless to say, this was could not be further from the truth. I remained in severe pain for years until finally finding a better doctor who was actually willing to help. If that was not enough, he refused to give my new doctor my medical records, claiming I never was a patient, I had to get a hold of his billing clerk personally, who finally released the records claiming it was a "system error." I would not wish this doctor upon my worst enemy. Waste of thousands of dollars, but more importantly left me in pain. read more

Love him and his stuff. The lady at the reception is the best, friendly and polite. Everybody is amazing at his office .

Dr. Karyotakis was extremely helpful and knowledgable, I found him here on yelp. He'd originally prescribed both a colonscopy and a upper GI, and on the day of I got a little nervous and asked to cancel the GI. He didn't pressure me at all and was completely understanding and said that whenever I was ready he would do that. Then, afterwards, he has been extremely patient and understanding with my financial situation as well. Five stars. note: I've had a number of procedures over the course of my life (10-12?) and have a pretty good idea of what I'm looking for when dealing with medical practitioners. read more

Good knowledgeable doctor. Very thorough. Helped find what was wrong with me with all other doctors just scratched their heads.

Dr. Karyotakis is fantastic. He's the perfect combination of personable, talented, and dedicated, all of which you want in a kind of doctor where no problem is readily apparent. He will take the time to figure out what's wrong and guide you toward the best solution. read more

He is great. Polite, friendly, knowledgeable, and has a postive attitude. Not sure what Rachel C. saying in her post but when I read her post I was like I think she went to a different doctor cause nothing about what she described about doctor Karyotakis was what I experienced. Anyway, try it for yourselves and be the judge of who he really is, cause my previous doctor passed away from colon cancer and I never thought I found a great doctor until I meet Dr. Karyotakis. I recently did a colonscopy and endoscopy and I found out that I have some issues and he is helping me with treatments to cure my illness. He is a great doctor. read more

Worst and most aloof doctor we've ever encountered. Lies about leaving messages. Doesn't communicate about lack of test results. Has zero sense of urgency even though the health issues are active and the suffering is ongoing. His dietary recommendations are not a long term good idea, yet Dr. Karyotakis is in no hurry to get to the bottom of the problems. He has no grasp of his schedule and is not truthful about when he'll be in and he's rarely in. The only thing he's talked about after almost 2 months is what the problem isn't, then it's like pulling teeth to find out what we should do next, which at this point I have no confidence that he has any idea. Now my potential for resolution is being held hostage because this doctor can't move to the next step unless we make another appointment so he can bill us again to tell us nothing or figure out the next expensive test he can bill for. He is an uncaring doctor, even though he is nice in person and seems knowledgeable, he has told us nothing we can't find for ourselves in the internet. He's clearly in over his head. Do not go to this doctor. You will be seriously disappointed and your problem will not get resolved. His office staff is stellar which is, unfortunately, no consolation for what this doctor is lacking as a medical professional. What a colossal and potentially dangerous waste of time! Basically, Dr Karyotakis is just a test and procedure facilitator - no "doctoring" going on with him. read more

he is good and knowledgeable. Was able to help me and found what was wrong. He sees you when you set your appointment and you just don't sit in the waiting room for hours. Very good. read more