I had a total knee replacement and my leg has been swollen. My orthopedic surgeon ruled out DVT so he referred me to PEDES. I saw Dr. Goldstein. What a kind and personable doctor. He took the time to explain everything and show me images so I would understand what was going on with my leg. He sent me for an MRV at Crown Valley Imaging in Newport Beach. I returned to him and discussed the plan. I never felt rushed or dismissed. His office staff are equally amazing. I wish their office was closer to my home but... I make the drive for that level of care and compassion read more

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! I have been to Pedes OC twice trying to see Joe Hewitt. The first time I had to wait for him for 40+ min and I got fed up so they brought in Dr. Goldstein. Then they did an ultrasound and I did a MRI and when I came in, so they could give me the results, I had to wait for Joe Hewitt almost an hour and they couldn't have cared less. I really get irritated when people think that their time is more important than mine or medical offices that just EXPECT patients to wait an hour to see a doctor because the office and the doctor don't have evolved time-management skills. This is very backward and adds unnecessary stress to my day on a Friday when I have so many appointments scheduled. Pedes OC does not respect my time. I work Monday-Thursday and I can schedule all my appointments on a Friday. When I came in here today, I was out at 6:30am and didn't even have breakfast. I was running around non stop and was very upset and hungry by the time I got here at 1pm. A simple consultation should not take 50 min just to talk to the patient. I have important things that I want to do on my day off and it's INFURIATING when a doctor thinks that I have nothing to do and nowhere to be on a Friday. After waiting ONE HOUR for Joe Hewitt, I'm told he won't see me and that I need to come back to see Dr. Goldstein. They made me wait ONE HOUR just to tell me this. Joe didn't even have the common courtesy, consideration nor professionalism to come and say this to me himself. Joe needs to go back to school and learn better time management skills and common courtesy. It's a real shame that after a MD from UCSF and a MBA from USC, that Joe Hewitt STILL doesn't know how to manage his time with patients so that I won't be sitting in the patient room for an hour. The following Monday, I was scheduled to see Dr. Goldstein via telehealth between 4-5pm. I got a voicemail saying he's in a procedure and they'll call me after 5pm when I'm at the gym. THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST PATHETIC AND INCOMPETENT MEDICAL BUSINESS I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING! read more

Pedes OC, all the doctors and staff are amazing. Have been bringing my mom here for vascular problem last few years. Week to week her status has been improving so much and I am so grateful to have found Pedes OC. If you're looking for vascular doctor, I would highly highly recommend checking out. Thank you. ~Tommy read more

We are incredibly grateful to the dedicated team at [Pedes Orange County] and to Dr. Hewett and Dr. Goldstein for their ongoing care for my father. He has faced multiple vascular surgeries this year, and his recent ultrasound showed concerning findings. We were hopeful for one more procedure before year's end to help prevent further complications. Unfortunately, we've been unable to reach the team despite our best efforts, and my father's foot condition continues to worsen. This is an urgent situation for him and our family, and we're seeking immediate guidance and a clear plan of care. If anyone has recommendations for: how best to reach the care team (phone, after-hours lines, or patient portal), alternative contact points within the same medical group or hospital, or guidance on next steps for urgent vascular/foot care, we would be profoundly grateful. read more

Pedes Orange County | Vascular Specialists - Current situation - Vascular Medicine Near Me - Irvine, California

I want to offer my heartfelt recommendation and deepest appreciation for the entire team at PEDES Orange County, with special thanks to Dr. Goldstein and Dr. Hewitt. For over 40 years, I battled a swollen left foot. No physician was able to find the root cause. When the swelling recently worsened, my primary care physician referred me to PEDES, and they finally found the source of this lifelong issue: May-Thurner syndrome, where my left iliac vein was being compressed by my left iliac artery. Both Dr. Goldstein and Dr. Hewitt took the time to thoroughly explain the corrective procedure. Dr. Goldstein then performed an outpatient procedure at the PEDES surgical center to place a stent in the vein. The very next day, my left foot was back to its normal size for the first time in more than four decades! To say I am grateful is a colossal understatement. Every member of the PEDES team is exemplary--professional, caring, and exceedingly skilled. I am profoundly thankful for their world-class care and expertise. read more

Dr. Tran is really nice and helpful when helping me answer any questions about my knees and the facilities are clean as well. I do not have to wait long for my appointment at all and the procedure went well during all the processes. read more

Do not go to this clinic. They overdosed me and I ended up 6 days in the hospital - respiratory arrest, CPR and now 3 weeks of continued pain. There was no anesthesiologist or nurse anesthesiologist during sedation.. if you value your life don't go there. read more

Dr. Herbert, Miguel, Chelsea, Patrick, Dr. Tran and others are all around solid, nice human beings. I've had to spend a substantial amount of time there, and appreciate all the effort and extra miles they've put in. Dr.Herbert has got to be the leading expert in his field, extremely knowledgeable, ethical and personable. read more

Been calling for the past couple days and no one picks up the damn phone. Left voicemails and no call back whatsoever. truly unprofessional. The staff needs to be changed, read more

pedes Orange County is my clinic I real like it because they are friendly and they always have a smile when there helping me. the doctor is very nice and does good treatment. I would definitely recommend to a friend or a family member. The nurses are always making sure how I'm feeling with my leg and the doctor too. read more

the appointment process is easy and the check-in process was smooth. i was able to check-in on my phone prior so I save some times. the ultrasound technicians are friendly and caring. using warm gel was a plus. the doctor is also very nice and caring. read more

The staff is wonderful. They make you feel comfortable. Very clean and professional!! Highly recommend. I wouldn't go to any other facility.

Dr Goldsteins bedside manners are awful. I regret getting a surgery with him so much :( please be weary about choosing him to treat your issues.. he'll dismiss you and make you feel extremely invalidated and small. read more

Nice workers but there was a very long wait time. The location is easily accessible, however the suite can be difficult to locate.

Today I have an ultrasound to do for post suregery. Staff everyone same. Great friendly staff always have a smile on their face

I agree, it's a terrible start to the experience, with no one answering phones any time of day or returning messages left. That said, my doctor highly recommended them, so I hope they see this and return phone calls asap. I'd be happy to change this to a five start experience. read more

Great place. Friendly staff. Great dr. I have dr Tram putting a stint in on Monday. Love everyone there

Great doctor! So kind and helpful! Explained everything so I felt at ease after my appt! Would highly recommend them to anyone with possible vascular problems/needs. read more

I took my wife for a doctor's appointment, was impressed by the office staff, very nice and helpful, technicians are very knowledgeable on their tasks and I had the opportunity to meet Doctor Joseph Hewett, with regards to my wife medical care, on my opinion he's kind of person that loves his profession and like to help the community, very knowledgeable about the importance of helping people with their well-being, very informative and honest, Thank you so much for helping my wife on her health issues, I recommend this place to the community for any health related issues. read more

Terrible experience. After my initial visit I had to call weekly to get an answer about my insurance benefits and if they covered. I was finally told I was completely covered for my vein procedure and to schedule a pre op visit. Fast forward to today. I show up to my visit and am told my insurance benefits do not cover anything and that they're sorry. Terrible experience. Unorganized. Do not recommend. Wasted my time and my commute plus waited 60 minutes in a room to hear this. read more

the surgical team is wonderful and caring and some of the remote staff is very nice helpful and empathetic.

Couldn't even get through for an appt. I called the office for 2 days and Urgent care who I had seen had recommended them - they faxed them my information. The office never called me back. Ended up going to the Emergency in the hospital and was given medication to correct what could have been a serious condition. read more

I came in for an emergency referral for an artery issue. They were very thorough when explaining the result of the ultra sound. All stall made me feel very comfortable and cared for during my visit. read more

Dr Joseph Hewitt is the best doctor, he is kind, smart, and through. My son has had numerous surgeries due to bad veins. He has kept us informed and has even come in on the weekends to help my son with antibiotic IV 's. He is so caring and helpful. Bless him! read more

Top notch service from beginning to end! I hope you don't need to see a doctor here but if you do, your in great hands with Pedes! We were referred here from mom's podiatrist (Dr. Lejuene, an another amazing doctor). Here's how we ended up here.. Dr. Lejuene did a ingrown nail removal at the end of April on my moms toe, it was an easy procedure and he sent her on her way with antibiotics and follow up instructions. It was a simple procedure but unfortunately mom developed a terrible infection 10 days later, her toe started to turn black and purple. She was bleeding and the skin around her toe was peeling. I got her to the ER and it was discovered part of the problem to her infection was a blockage in her artery that was cutting off the circulation in her foot. During the visit with Dr. Goldstein, it was so thorough and a full work up of imaging prior to meeting him. He looked at her toe and knew how serious this was. He scheduled an angiogram 3 days later and the procedure was successful. He has his own surgery center next door to the office and it was extremely clean and his staff was amazing! We used to think Hoag had a high standard but Pedes takes it up a notch. Everything was so streamlined. They really put us at ease and kept me in touch once she was out of surgery. His nurses and surgical technicians were so nice and efficient! They took such great care of my mom. We came back very early the next day for a follow up ultrasound and to check her incision. My only complaint is that when your going to check out and make a follow up appointment it literally takes a good 15-20 minutes. It should be within a timely manner. The front staff kept apologizing but I don't understand what the hold up is. Hopefully they can work on that but other than that this office is a gem. They expedited my mom's appointment and surgery because they know how serious this is. Dr. Goldstein knows his stuff, he went right to the problem and very straightforward. He can't guarantee he can save her toe but as a whole he is trying to save her foot. When it comes to something this serious you need to be able to trust the doctors and I have nothing bad to say about Pedes! ^__^ read more

Went to Pedes Orange County vein care . So far they have been very thorough and very informative . The staff is professional and a pleasure to work with. read more

I recomend , they have a nice Stacy and explsin very good my situation about my body circulation

Beautiful staff. They were very sweet but Horrible doctors. There's a doctor I met dr. Hewett for consultation for my mom and he kept saying things that gave me hope. The surgery was done by a dr, klantari and he took my mom in the operating room and didn't even do anything. Just put her under to say sorry I thought I could Help but couldn't. Don't go here. read more

I was referred by my pcp here recently due to some pain in my legs and varicose veins. I was seen by Dr Kalantari. I don't usually leave reviews for doctors but he was honestly so nice and very thorough. Not your average doctors visit for sure. He listened to everything I had to say and cared about the pain I was experiencing in my legs. I have my first procedure scheduled with him in a few weeks and I feel like I'm in great hands. read more

I had a great experience with the staff and the procedure went well. I jus had complication after my surgery, which the doctors are working on making everything better. read more

Fantastic doctors and staff! Overall care quality, facility and experience were exceptional!

Thank you Dr Hewitt for giving me so much peace of mind ! Today I went to Pedes to check my arteries and get a second opinion from a previous Sonogram that I did somewhere else. At Pedes all of the staff was amazing, super nice and welcoming . Dr Joseph Hewitt was sweet, patient and explained to me everything in detail giving so much peace of mind because it turns out I was so stressed over the results Someone else gave me and we're not completely accurate. I am so happy I came to Pedes, is amazing all the testing they do and the care they put to take care of me . Dr Hewitt and staff, I am So grateful I found you. R Gabrielle Mattes read more

Nice clean office, friendly staff, prompt detailed service. My dad's MRI was done here very efficiently and they squeezed us in last minute given the urgency indicated by the primary doctor. read more

the most incompetent staff of so called medical professionals I've ever dealt with. started out fine, but then trying to make a procedure appointment became a nightmare .the dr said schedule it, and the office staff said we'll call you. after more than a week and calling in 3 times, they finally scheduled me the day before, they called to confirm, and when I got there, they prepped me ready to go, when the dr came in and asked about being off blood thinners for 2 days prior. I said no, no one had called me, so we were both aggravated and he told the staff to get me in ASAP, they scheduled me for the following friday morn at 7:30. the day before I was in phx and drove back for the appt. where I was told I was not on the schedule and the dr doesn't do those on friday. I had about had it with them at that point and couldn't even speak with anyone until 8. I expressed my disgust with them and finally emailed the dr. about a week later they set up an appt, and the day before, cancelled due to drs. wife giving birth, so another 2 weeks and finally got in. procedure went fine I guess, and a second procedure was needed and not scheduled. finally it's almost the end of august and I get a call from the staff to schedule my other leg. not 5 minutes after, I tried 6 times to call back, each time going to voice mail. finally got thru and the staff member was supposedly with a patient. I left word for him to call me back ASAP since the appt time would run into another appt I had. no call back and for 3 more days, never heard a word. I didn't show, and didn't even receive a call the following day I was scheduled for my follow up for right leg. we finished that procedure and then I was told it was the drs. last day at that office talk about a clusterfuck and without a doubt the worst run medical practice I've ever had to deal with in my 70 years on this planet kudos to the dr. but pedes is the last place I'd ever go for vein/ blood clot procedures read more

The doctors and staff here are amazing! I have venous insufficiency in my legs and wanted to go to the best and I found them! Everyone is so nice and welcoming, and the procedures are handled with the utmost professionalism and safety. I'm so glad that I found PEDES OC that I'm referring my mother here and bringing her from TX for treatment. You will be so happy to have found this place! read more

The front desk team was amazing! They welcomed us to the center and the check in process was seamless. Dr Hewett has a great bedside manner. He took the time to ask why we were there, listened to our symptoms and took the time to explain treatment options. There was a lot of back and forth questions and at the end of the exam we were very satisfied with the solution algorithm he presented. I would definitively recommend PEDES for anyone with arterial or venous disease, great experience! Thank you Dr Hewett! read more

As a first patient of Dr. Hewett, my mother and I were impressed with the staff's caring about my moms health. He took the time to fully explain my moms treatment. I would highly recommend Mr. Hewett. read more

Dr Goldstein is a absolute mess, he's rude and arrogant and doesn't care about his patients. My experience with him was less then stellar if I could give 0 stars I would this facility needs to replace him ASAP. Dr Hewitt was great and professional at all times. read more

--UTERINE FIBROID EMBOLIZATION (UFE)-- AFTER INITIAL CONSULTATION: I am sooooo happy that my network has Dr. Goldstein as an Interventional Radiologist!! Let me start with Susan who works at the front desk! She was kind enough to put in the hard work to research for me. Thanks to her, I got the final confirmation that this office was in my network and does do UFE!!! Dr. Goldstein, wow, wow, wow!!!! I am speechless to find such a kind soul and a truly honest man. He is a man who loves his chosen field! I went in shaking because I am so apprehensive and intimidated about getting this procedure done. His energy, enthusiasm, and confidence has definitely eased my fear!! He spent a long time reassuring me. I love the fact that he took the time and was open to questions. I had tons of questions and my list was rather long. What I most admire about Dr. Goldstein was that he was extremely honest! I asked him a question that was not in his field of specialty, he was frank with me that it was truly not his area of expertise; however, he offered to find out the answer! I love a doctor whom I can trust and not one who pretends to know everything and doesn't. He empowers me with all the knowledge to make an inform decision. I am going to get the UFE procedure done with him. MRI DAY: MRI- his staff are great! Miguel: thorough and on top of everything! Luis: excellent MRI tech! I was on panic mode with the AC blowing in my face in MRI machine! Boy did I push that panic button! With one towel, Luis resolved my issue! THANK YOU! AFTER UFE: I am sooo appreciative of the quality of treatment and care I got! Anh: Initial nurse: Terrific, professional, personable, and thorough...I mean really thorough! So happy I got her! Huy & Alan (I know it starts with an "A", I was nervous and may have missed your name-sorry): Fast & efficient! Thank you! Beth: thank you for the oxygen tube & sedation Dr. Goldstein, I was in and out during the procedure but I'm on the second day of recovery and I'm feeling fabulous! I've felt very little pain yesterday and today! He is a miracle worker! I just took off my gauze and I am crying with joy! My cut was the size of a paper cut. I feel so bad. My sister-in-law who just had a hysterectomy for fibroids 2 days before me. She is still in the hospital trying to recover. Her surgeon convinced her to proceed because he couldn't do UFE. She is still in the hospital. If it wasn't for UFE, I would have had to do a hysterectomy too. Yet here I am (even since the first day), I'm walking around like crazy! Happy as a lark! Bottom line: this was the BEST DOCTOR AND STAFF FOR UFE! If you have any questions regarding this procedure or doctor/staff...I would love to answer them for you! :-) read more

From my first vist to the day of my procedure I was treat with the upmost professionalism both by the doctor and his staff. Fifteen years ago I had my first veins surgery on both legs. The recovery process was overwhelming compare to todays procedure. I thank God for the new advancements in medicine especially with this procedure. I never had any doubt in my mind about the doctor experience or knowledge. He made me feel comfortable throughout the entire process. Also they were very generous in providing an Uber for all the follow up appointments. I am very grateful to both the physician and his staff for being a caring and welcoming throughout my entire process. read more