Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDRF) changed to Breakthrough T1D in 2024 in order to include people…read morebeing diagnosed and living with type 1 diabetes as an adult. I wanted to volunteer for this nonprofit due to this change and the creation of BT1D Central PA (Harrisburg) separate from where the office is located (Pittsburgh area - BT1D Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia). The nonprofit organization had a community event at a local university that I help at frequently, HACC, and I attended on March 15, 2026. No agenda or information was shared beforehand, but there were two of us asking questions from an adult type 1 diabetes perspective. The main speaker was strong (from the Pittsburgh area) and she offered to be the connection for the non-juvenile needs and no staff introduced themselves at the event or as a follow-up. There was a very low attendance. The nonprofit posted a few weeks after the event asking for Harrisburg-based "Community Manager" volunteers. I met with the Pittsburgh staff member and said I would be glad to make phone calls for donations, but would like to organize an online education meeting in the next few months to address the needs I heard at the HACC summit, adults in the Harrisburg area that are not receiving high-quality type 1 diabetes information but do not have time to attend in-person events. At first the Pittsburgh team didn't answer my outreach (several weeks) and then they said they didn't need my time as a volunteer. When I reached out to the national leadership, they encouraged me to ignore my local chapter and reach out to NJ or other regions that were more forward with their work. Breakthrough T1D: Do you care about reaching out to your new adult audience? If you do, then ensure all of your chapters are following your national focus and taking basic measures to share educational resources in a manner that serves the local community. Out of your social media posts for Central PA this month, half have no reactions and all others have three or less reactions and no comments. I am sharing so that others do waste significant time as I did - one day of travel/participation at HACC conference, three online meetings and emails - when the nonprofit does not want to accept volunteers unless they are solely focused on fundraising.

JDRF is a fundraising charity dedicated to finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes. I am biased, as I…read morewas an intern here, am heavily involved with the organization and have type 1 diabetes. But it really is a great chapter and organization as a whole. 85 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to research (which is really high for non profits). And a lot of the money goes back into the SD community because San Diego's unique community with research, biotechs and universities. A lot of JDRF's work is volunteer and grassroots based, as they only have 5 staff members, yet still raise a few million each year. There are several events per year, the Walk to Cure Diabetes in October, The Promise Ball in May, Recipe for a Cure in February.

I am completely thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the amazing staff here at Artemis!…read more From the efficiency in setting up a ride share for the appointment. Kirsten greets you with a warm smile and a gracious hello! My visits are usually with Earle. Who makes sure everything runs smoothly. Dr. Layle and Dr. Deilgat are both wonderful, caring doctors who are here to supervise the visits. And make sure my physical and mental health respectively are addressed. Paulina is one of the other coordinators who frequently performs vitals and other necessary procedures for the visit to complete. Overall, I highly recommend Artemis Institute for Research as a place to come help make medication progress into the future. We have the ability to make a real difference in our world through medical research.

As a first time participant in a clinical trial, I wasn't sure what to expect. I've been more than…read morepleasantly surprised. Each team member I've encountered has been courteous and professional with a great personality. Everyone in the office smiles and makes me feel very much at home. I feel as though I'm making a difference by participating, and it's clear that everyone in the office is committed.

Beautiful facility and very conveniently located next to the UCSD Jacobs Medical Center. Whenever I…read morecome here the conference and office spaces are clean, well upgraded, and they have the most up-to-date A/V and IT Equipment to run a meeting. Keep up the great work!

According to the research institute website, "CTRI currently supports two clinical research…read morefacilities at UC San Diego. They are available to investigators to conduct clinical research and are staffed with skilled nurses, allied health personnel, a registered dietitian, a DEXA technician, an echocardiographer and clinical coordinators to facilitate the safe and efficacious conduct of research involving human subjects." In other words, if a professor or doctor at UCSD wants to run a clinical trial or participate in research with "human subjects," this is where they come. I stopped by this week to take part in an allergy study and found the CTRI to be a very nice and professional place. Warning: traffic is a nightmare at rush hour in the morning and evening as the entire campus and hospital seem to clear out at the same time. Therefore, I made my appointment for 9:30 a.m. and breezed right in. The outpatient research center "includes five exam rooms; three infusion rooms (five chairs); one consultation room where participants and staff can discuss informed consent or other confidential information; two treatment rooms with two beds each, which accommodate research procedures; an exercise physiology room with DEXA scanner and ultrasound machine; a medication room; lab processing room with one -20C freezer, one refrigerator, two refrigerated centrifuges, and one ambient-temperature centrifuge; two phlebotomy rooms; a centralized nursing station; and an investigational pharmacy." Instead of some of the crappy places I have gone to be in a clinical trial, this UCSD center is as the YELP 5 STAR rating attests to: "as good as it gets!"

I got dropped from the MS pain study that they were hosting, but the doctor was nice and the staff…read morewas professional. I just wasn't right for the study's parameters. Whatever.

Of all the doctors I have here in SD, from my PCP, to my Gastro-E, to my Dermatologist, Dr. Seradj…read morewas/is the ONLY one who really seems to care about 'me'. He was really the ONLY ONE who stepped up and seemed to care when I had a recent health issue to deal with. Most of my experiences with doctors here in San Diego (I come from the Bay Area) have been pretty much 'mediocre'. Most seeming to just 'go with the flow'; not really listening to what is going on/what your saying. Dr. Seradj is a genuineTOP NOTCH doctor, and his staff is excellent too.

Great staff, professional and nice. Doctor Seradj and his assistant are great! Felt very…read morecomfortable and well taken care of. Thank you so much, danke schoen! Claudia :)

When I first moved to Fallbrook, I was clueless about finding a good, if not great, (yes, the GREAT…read moreones do exist!), pediatrician for my two children. My daughter had just entered fifth grade, and my son was entering kindegarten, and having just come from our doctors at Loma Linda University Medical Group, well, needless to say, my standards were high and I wanted to find a pediatrician of the same intellectual/common sense caliber as those I'd left behind. My next door neighbor, Susan Urquhart, long-time resident of Fallbrook, gave me the name of HER pediatrician, Dr. Ronald Woerpel of Sharp Pediatric Medical Group in Oceanside. She couldn't say enough good things about him, and as her kids were the same age as mine, was going through all the typical young children medical stuff us moms all go through. Thanks to Susie, I brought both children in; Jen was due for shots, Jeff for his diptheria/mumps/measles vaccine. Squalling babies, children of all ages, up to teenagers, have gone through his office; needless to say, so began a long and healthy association with Dr. Ron (he has a twin brother who is a veterinarian practicing in Orange County - my husband, upon meeting Dr. Ron, discovered the resemblance and said, "You look really familiar - do you have a brother who is a veterinarian?")! Turns out, my husband, in the animal health business, had called on Dr. Woerpel's brother's practice! I knew I'd struck medical-professional gold. Dr. Woerpel is intuitive, matter-of-fact, professional, caring, and dedicated. Through the years, even when my children were teenagers, they still saw Dr. Woerpel for their physical exams; he always, too, kept my children up-to-date, when they were teens, on all the new and old sexually transmitted diseases, educating them about what to do and what not to do, and relating it to overall healthy maintenance. I like that; I don't mind when a doctor takes the initiative to talk one-on-one with my teens about all the societal and physical "horrors" existing in the real world! Not that I didn't, but it impresses kids more when a medical professional talks to them about it! And, because he has children of his own (most pediatricians do!), he's RIGHT THERE; he KNOWS what goes on in every growing stage of a child, all the way up into young adulthood. So, Dr. Ron, if you ever read this, know that I write this review as an extremely grateful parent, who now has two beautiful, healthy children in their twenties! One is getting married this August; the other is studying over in Shanghai, China! Yes, I still have to pester them to go in for their annual physical exams, especially Jeff, my youngest, but I am quite sure that , because of your care, they are the healthy, educated, and informed young adults I've always hoped they would be. Live Long and Prosper, Dr. Woerpel! Janet Kaemmerling Fallbrook CA 92028

I had to see Dr. Woerpel recently because my 5 month old has been running a fever off and on so I…read moreneeded to get her checked (and I couldnt get an appt with her regular pediatrician Dr. Mary Beth Casement). Dr. Woerpel is now located in Scripps Coastal Medical Center off of Salk Ave in Carlsbad. Now I would like to preface this by saying I understand being a doctor this time of year must be very hard as many people get sick and they are overrun with cranky patients and parents, but I feel like my experience with Dr. Woerpel was way more bad than good. When he came into to examine my daughter he didnt introduce himself and was very quick and to the point about everything. I guess he had a lot of patients that day and was in a hurry but how long does a courteous introduction take? When he started examining my daughter he really upset her because he was not very gentle and jostled her around a bit (because again he seemed to rushed) which made her really cry hard. I mean not jostled to the point of causing pain but you'd think if you were dealing with a tired, upset and sick baby wouldnt you want to try and make them LESS uncomfortable??? My poor baby cried so hard after he was done checking her (and she is a very good baby usually, even when sick) and was upset the whole way home until she cried herself to sleep. Not only that but he constantly interrupted me when I tried to explain in detail my daughters symptoms, he just wanted quick and to the point answers which made me feel like he was really rushed and just wanted to move on to the next patient. He didn't seem to show much consideration that I was a first time mommy with a first time sick baby. Like I said I understand he sees women just like me hundreds of times a week, but still... I just got all around bad vibes from him. Maybe I just caught him on a bad day but I will never see this pediatrician again.

I felt the need to review Dr Applestein after 2 visits over a 1 year period where the attention was…read moreoutstanding and much better than other Doctors I have seen. First of all, the total wait time was about 3 minutes in the waiting room and another 2 minutes in the exam room. This seems so much better than the usual30 -40minutes of wasted time. I show up on time and appreciate this. The first time I had an issue which required a blood test. In the day after the test Dr. Applestein immediately called me with the results. They immediately call in your Rx to the pharmacy of record. Very very organized and great communication skills

I have visited Dr. Merkle for my FAA medical. It is a unique experience. He gets the job done…read morequickly and has friendly conversation. It usually pretty easy to get an appointment.

I have been going to Dr. Merkle for the past decade for an annual auto racing phyiscal and look…read moreforward to this every year. It's more than just a Dr. visit & checkup as he is one of the rare breed of not-even-close to politically correct souls and there is never any doubt about where he stands on current events. As another reviewer indicated, catch up on what is going on in the world and you will have an interesting visit. If you are PC or thin skinned go elsewhere!