I have had Type 1 diabetes for 57yrs. Dr Nakai is an excellent endocrinologist! I have learned a…read morelot from him over the years. He is extremely caring and informative. The other reviews about him being cold are wrong! He may take a minute to warm up, but he has a great sense of humor! We've had a good laugh several times. He is one of the most intelligent physicians I've ever met. I'm a retired medical assistant, and having worked at a hospital, I've known several docs over the years. If you are a diabetic or have thyroid or pituitary problems, Dr Nakai is the best to see!

He is a specialist and knows about his field. Not so friendly with me, may be I told him that I am…read morea Physician also. On my following appointment, I have to see a Physician Assistant. I went to see him assuming that I can learn from him, since he is a specialist -- what am I going to learn from a Physician Assistant, who was not educated as much as I was at the medical school? One more thing - Does any body agree that he should not charge "Specialist Consulting Fee" if he is not the one giving the service? I can understand a community clinic using Physician Assistant, to take care of the patients, but he has a Private Clinic - Endocrinologist.

Just called the 'on-call' doctor, because after being in the emergency room and having surgery, I…read morewas having a reaction. The ER doctor encouraged me to take pain meds and call my primary on call if any symptoms from medicine should arise. So I was having symptoms from the medicine and decided to call my "primary on-call" Some young guy stumbled and all over his words as he answered and introduced himself as the answering service. He took my information, told me to hold on, came back 5 mins later telling me he couldn't get ahold of her, but he had left her a message and she would call me right back. A few minutes later, the young kid calls me back and says 'Dr. Williams said you should go to the ER' I said - 'they told me to call my primary' His response: 'well if the hospital let you go, just do whatever they said don't worry about it' He ended with, 'well like I said, Dr. Williams said it's 3am and to just go to the hospital. Quality

Jeannette is comprehensive in her medical practice providing care for all my issues, not just…read morelooking narrowly at a specific problem. She's very easy to talk to, her office is efficiently run and very helpful. Easy to get apt.s Last year she started the "Family Practice Direct" model of health care and I hope I can always remain in her practice.

Great Doctor! Responds quickly to all emails and concerns…read more Works closely with my neurologist. Thanks!!! Sandra Price

Dr Armstrong has been a great help to my mother and our family. After COVID-19 my mothers primary…read morecare retired and we found Dr. Armstrong. Her attention to detail and giving us the time we need during out appointments for all our questions is so appreciated. She really cares about her patients and responds quickly to our questions when we call in. I would highly recommend her to my friends and family members.

Dr. Kates makes me laugh inside to myself. She's all business about facts and getting results…read more My previous doctor abruptly retired. I brought myself to Dr. Kates because an ER doctor told me I had lung cancer. My body was like a broken down car. I could not talk without coughing. The ER doctor and the x ray technician were convinced I had lung cancer because of the presence of a spot on one lung. As an aside, I told Dr. Kates I have problems swallowing. I thought I was not yet at death's door, but I was coming up the drive and could see death's door. I could see Mrs. Death waving at me from the upstair window. Dr. Kates gave me medication for the cough, ordered comprehensive blood tests, sent me to a otolaryngologist to get my throat scoped and a pulmonologist to check out the spot. The blood results came back. "Low in vitamin D, B, thyroid problem and you got to get off the carbs. You're pre-diabetic.", she said. I smiled to myself. She wasn't scolding me, but I naturally thought, "Hmmm. I've been behaving badly." She put me on supplements, the thyroid pill that all us old people take and sent me off to get a sonogram of my liver to make sure it wasn't blown. I was not feeling happy with all of the news of my blood work. This was in November. When I left, she said, "We are going to get you fixed up and back in order!" I thought, "I'm her project. She's going to fix me. Great!" The otolaryngologist scoped my throat and put ballon down there to open it up a bit so that I can once again wolf my food as I am wont to do. The pulmonologist gave me a bank of blood tests to discover that my problem was an inflammation caused by an allergic reaction to juniper. (I had earlier shoveled several truck loads of juniper chips without a mask.) Another specialist scoped my lung and did a biopsy of the spot. It turned out to me nothing. It is 7 months now after I came limping in to visit Dr. Kates. Yesterday I looked at my "report card": my blood results. Everything is normal again. The glucose is at the low end of normal! Dr. Kates fixed me! I wonder why earlier doctors did not discover my vitamin deficiencies, the thyroid problem and the pre-diabetic condition. I don't know. I just appreciated that Dr. Kates gave me the bumper to bumper check up rather than just focusing on the lung problem that I came to her for. I appreciated that she did not hesitate to pass me on to the specialists to get the lung and throat problems attended to. When I was getting blood drawn earlier, I questioned if I was getting the proper tests done. "This is for Dr. Kates, right?" I said, "Yes." "Well", she says, "Dr Kates is picky about things being done right, so I always double check. You are getting the right tests." I laughed to myself again: Dr. Kates terrorizes the phlebotomists into doing a good job. No, they just respect her. So do I, and if you value your life, so should you. Someday they might make a movie about Dr. Kates. If they do, they will get an actress like the young Kate Mulgrew who played Captain Janeway in the Star Trek Voyager series.

I would not recommend Dr. Kates to anyone. She is impatient, dismissive and disrespectful. I went…read moreto Dr. Kates for a few years. I never really liked her but couldn't find another Dr. Last time I went that was it. The entire session seemed like an assault. The health issue that she talked to me about was all from a very negative approach and about no possibility, and told me I would be on medication the rest of my life. Turns out, she was wrong about the issue. She had no suggestions, sympathy or ideas for helping me. She doesn't like being questioned. Her entire behavior was so rude that I froze out of shock. She needs professional counseling.

Amy is hands down simply the best FP doc in Sonoma County. She is brilliant and treats her…read morepatients with kindness, compassion and respect. Any questions you have are answered with a detailed response. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer she called me personally on a Saturday to tell me, she could have easily passed that call on to the radiologist to make but she didn't. When she called me she had already left a message for the surgeon and had made an appt for me with the Nurse Navigator at the Sutter Women's Health Center. I agree her staff is just OK. I often feel that I am bothering them when I need to schedule an appt or am checking in for one. However the practice Doyle Park Family Medicine recently joined with the Sutter North Bay Foundation which may help the staff issue. I agree that the world could use many more Amy Shaws

I love Amy Shaw. She's been our family physician for about 13 years now and I have never, ever had…read morea bad experience with her. She has the very best manner a doctor can have and works WITH her patients and not AT them. She is attentive and personable. She's handled every kind of ailment from colds to migraine headaches to "female" issues to a heart attack and everything else known to human kind with consistent excellence and enthusiasm. She knows her stuff and does it well - even with our nightmare insurance industry clogging up the system. Her staff is ... ok. Some are great and some are poorly prepared to deal with human beings and our propencity for theatrics when we're not well. Her office manager isn't very accomodating. However, Dr. Shaw is such that she outshines any deduction in rating her staff may cause. She deserves a lot more than this yelp. Too bad cloning hasn't been perfected, this world could use many, many more Amy Shaws in it.

Dr Corominas is thorough and kind, listens well and provides excellent options. I've gotten great…read morecare. She's also quick to answer questions online, which I truly appreciate.

Dr Corominas is an amazing primary care doctor. She has an excellent team who will also respond in…read moreher absence to any my health online messages I send. Recently I had been experiencing a lot of stomach pain more than usual cyst that I've experienced off and on for years. I messaged her regarding it and she asked me to make an appointment with any doctor in the group ASAP, same day and was instructed to go to the ER. While at the ER she called me after hours to see what has transpired since our email communication. She said she would check my online record over the weekend and wished me a speedy recovery. Since becoming a patient of hers I have felt listened to, understood and asked questions for clarification on issues. My previous go to Nurse Practitioner retired and I am so happy I found Dr. Corominas in the same practice.

I would say that Dr Shalev: - Has a great bedside manner…read more - Is patient. - Takes thorough notes. - Communicates clearly. - Spent adequate time with me. I don't really like rating doctors on Yelp but I think the current stars is undeserved. I've seen my fair share of cranky neurologists, and Dr. Shalev is definitely not one of them. Definitively she is one of the most pleasurable doctors to interact with. I would have no concerns about seeing her again.

Friendly, smart, and takes good notes of all her patients' sessions. She has this desire to solve…read moreall her cases so she'll keep asking questions and running tests until she knows the root of the problem. She has almost cured me of my chronic migraines with her thorough research. I love the fact that she doesn't pressure you to take harsh medication if you don't want to, and comes up with alternatives that actually work.

I find Dr Dwyer a great doctor, very knowledgeable, intelligent and smart. She helped me a lot…read moreduring my twin pregnancy and amid pandemic and was available to talk over the phone or e-mail. I felt a great comfort being looked after her, Highly recommended to any pregnant woman.