I'm pretty easy going. NEVER would I consider this group again. I do not care for the staff. I do…read morenot care about their attitude

Awesome patient care - Dr. Manjarath is THE BEST! All of the staff are very accommodating.read more

* _________________________…read more [ [ o ]] ---------------------[[[[[ o SHOT OF PROCRIT []==[] [ [_________________________]] Renal and/or Kidneys problem? Dr. Michael Borah is one of the leading physicians in this field and he is your man! He is also a primary care physician at California Pacific Medical Center on the East Campus (2100 Webster). I was referred to Dr. Borah after I had experienced a whole chartful of problems (later, I learned it was acute anemia from my kidneys shutting down). He handled my care with immediate and safe attention to my ailment. Instead of a blood transfusion for my anemia, he personally injected me with Procrit every month until my condition improved. If you ever have a kidney problem or an urinary tract infection (UTI) for example, check with him. Dr. Borah has a very professional demeanor, but for some unknown reason, he reminds me of "Jack Benny" - the nuance, the stare????

Dr. Borah has been my nephrologist for about the last 4 years when my kidneys were being challenged…read morewith chronic kidney disease. At first, my impression with Dr. Borah was that he was too into drugs as therapy and not open minded to alternative solutions. I come to realize that he is conservative when it comes to drug treatment, but sometimes that's what has to happen to preserve what kidney function I had remaining. He never prescribes meds too early or too much, likes to be very conservative is the impression I get. I had a total hip replacement surgery which could easily crash my kidney and after surgery, Dr. Borah visited me every other day to see how I was doing. We did our best, my kidneys did progressively get worst after my hip surgery and we are now waiting on a donor transplant. Luckily, no dialysis just yet... I seem to holding out very well dispute while waiting on a transplant. I can update this review after my transplant. But in the meantime, I highly recommend Dr. Borah for his expertise with the kidneys.

What a WONDERFUL doctor! Visiting Dr. Chen is the dream of what we all wish to experience in the…read moremedical world. She actually knows who you are and talks to you (not at you) with kindness, expert knowledge and (dare I say) a little bit of humor. What a blessing to have this superb professional, human being on my side.

The offices are run terrible. Left numerous messages via phone, email, and thru patient portal. No…read moreresponse. After 3 weeks of calling finally got someone to answer and just cancelled my appointment.

Professional care as well as the ability to connect personally with me as a patient has me raving…read moreabout West Coast kidney and especially Dr. Welty

This review is probably long overdue. Dr Katznelson was my intake doctor with my first appointment…read morewith transplant clinic after I found out my kidneys were going south and not turning back no matter what I tried to do with diet and e exercise. He had the best side manners when both my wife and I spoke to him about the transplant program. My transplant match exchange came through 2yrs later in 2016 and I've been 8yrs clear and doing well. There was an 18 month up and down period before stabilizing but since end of 2018, it's been been living on borrowed time. I was fortunate to have 3 or 4 friends volunteer to donate a kidney to me but all ended not the best candidates. On after transplant surgery and since that the pandemic, I have been lucky to have follow-up semi-annual video visits with Dr Katznelson on half the visits. He is always so positive at each visit. I just had brain surgery Tuesday and he stopby Thursday to see how I was doing and glad he did. It was a refresh for a very exhausting 2 days. Gave me a chance to clarify with him on a couple of things

Dr Steven Katznelson was great to us during my visit today! I'm actually still here sitting waiting…read morefor my surgeon to come in.. decided to write my quick little review. I've known of Dr Katznelson since I found out I got sick and was put on transplant list. I've only ever met him once before in a video visit! He did remember me, it was nice when he first walked in, gave me a firm handshake and said "finally nice to meet you in person, we've only met virtually." So that made me feel nice when people actually remember you! He sat and gave me a lot of information I didn't have. He even confirmed some false information I was given a while back. So now that I have the real info, I'll be doing what I can with it. He was patient and answered all my questions. Great doctor! Highly recommend him to anyone!

The telephone manners of the staff at the San Leandro facility are abysmal! They have no sense of…read moreproper communication style, and when I asked to speak with a manager to discuss multiple issues, I was not only told I would be called back by the person in charge of this travesty (who was allegedly unavailable at the time), but then was lied to and received a call back from one of the same problematic individuals who claimed that her manager's response was to REFUSE to accept me as a referred patient (despite the extraordinary time and effort invested in securing contact to arrange an appointment). In the end, apparently, all I got was "hot air" instead of AIR - Accountability, Integrity, Responsibility - NONE of which seem to exist at this organization. They don't deserve ANYONE'S business!!!

Dr. Catherine Welty is an excellent nephrologist. She's an expert in her field knows how to listen…read moreand gives great advice and care. On my pathway towards receiving a kidney transplant and dialysis she's been instrumental in making it very easy to embrace. I highly recommend this practice and particularly Dr. Welty for all your kidney care

If it's one thing that I understand is that Time is money and I don't like wasting my time unless I…read moream getting paid. Today I drove my husband here for a 330Pm appointment in Berkeley. He was told that the appointment was 330 but he should arrive 15 minutes earlier so that he could fill out his paperwork and go over some forms and documents. We arrived at the location at 2905 Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley at 2:45. When he arrived the medical receptionist immediately had him fill out forms documents copy of ID and medical card etc. She was done with his paperwork by 3 o'clock. Mind you once again that is appointment was not until 3:30 PM and it is now 3:00 PM!! I am sure that there were other patients ahead ofHim and we understood this since he was early! We understood and understand that just because you arrive at the doctors office early the doctors and nurses still have other patients that can be scheduled before you since you did arrive early. Mind you once again that we arrived at 2:45 PM it is now 430 and my husband has literally been sitting in the doctors office for over an hour and the doctor has not seen him. I don't know if he is out skiing, at the casinos, on a coffee break, in a meeting with someone, forgot about my husbands appointment but its really bad for business on a first person visit that a doctor would hold you up for one hour without seeing a new patient or an Old patient for that matter. I will be making absolutely sure that he never comes here again and if your time is money I would suggest that you look for another doctor as well. Not is it only rude, it is 100% ridiculous to waste any persons time like this. If you can't see a patient until 430 then dammit make the appointment at 4:30.

Excellent service at UCSF Med Center at Lakeshore! I'm a long term sufferer of hypertension and…read morekidney damage. I'm ready for the worst situation. Dr. Mrgudich is my PCP, he referred me to the nephrologists. I refused because I believe no Drs could work better than Dr. Mrgudich for my situation. He spared no efforts to help me ,encourages me to fight my diseases. He's so patient, warm, very carefully consider my prescription. Finally, my microalbumin of urine decreased from 1800 to 200, eGFR and serum creatinine are improved as well. His manner and excellent service is always greatly appreciated.

Awful. I went in for a follow up after an accident where I had been seen in the ER. I was concerned…read moreabout healing. He wanted to know if I came to see him because the accident happened in state park and was interested in a lawsuit. I never mentioned anything like that and even though I could have gone that route I decided I wanted to focus on getting better. It was inappropriate for him to assume that. Then it got worse and he started in on why he thought I should have weight loss surgery. Hello - I'm here about another issue and I'm only seeing you because my primary doctor (whom I adore) isn't available today. Never again.

$233 for a five minute chat to let me know what I already knew: "ma'am, you have liquid stuck in…read moreyour ear, here is a nose spray." I call that robbery. with a license. PS I inquired, before and during my visit, how much it costs to see the doctor. Four different employees could not give an answer.

I've been seeing Dr. Lynch since 2000 and have been completely happy for the following reasons:…read more + Treatment has always been sound + Explains the reasons and answers all questions efficiently but thoroughly + Collaborates with patients - in this day and age, this is necessary! + Allocates ample slots for patient time, though the office can sometimes back up + Can communicate with his office by fax... they always get back to me quickly + Works with plenty of insurance options

I guess I'm on a tear for my doctors right now huh?…read more I guess that is what happens when you have a few hours to spare before you begin your NYE reveling. w00t! I've been going to Dr. Lynch for about 10 years as well. When my general practitioner (Dr. Gross) retired we were referred to Dr. Lynch. Man rocks the house. This doctor is awesome. He has always made time for me and everyone in his office is FANTASTIC. They are courteous and timely and just fantabulous. For someone I see once a year (supposedly... erp.) totally worth the trek over from the East Bay. Even when I didn't have insurance I would come and see this man and pay good money. That's saying a lot people.