Dr. Tina Wang and the staff are compassionate, direct, clear and caring. Everything you need when…read moredealing with an issue like cancer. We are still in the struggle, but she's always responsive, and her staff, when they noticed my mother's blood pressure, were compassionate, kind, and helpful. The office is new and clean, and the nursing staff is amazing. We are going to miss them, since Dr. Wang moved to City of Hope. I can already tell that the nurses here are special, as we are not experiencing that level of detail and care at City of Hope!

My appointment was on July 2 at 1:00 PM. Unfortunately, I got a flat tire on the highway because my…read moretire pressure suddenly dropped to zero within minutes. As soon as it happened, I called the office before my appointment time to explain the situation and let them know I would definitely be there by 1:30 PM. The front desk staff told me that if I was more than 15 minutes late, my appointment would be canceled--no exceptions. Luckily, I managed to get there at 1:15 PM after dealing with the tire emergency. During the phone call, I explained that I'm pregnant and that my doctor is very concerned about me receiving my medication on schedule. Delaying or rescheduling my infusion could affect the effectiveness of my treatment and potentially trigger a serious flare-up during my pregnancy. Despite explaining the medical urgency and the emergency I was facing, the front desk staff still insisted that because the next day was a holiday, the schedule was completely full. I understand that offices have policies and busy schedules, but this was a genuine emergency--not someone simply showing up late without notice. My infusion appointment lasts about two hours, and I believed there could have been some flexibility or willingness to work with me. Instead, I felt like I was being treated as an inconvenience rather than a patient with a legitimate medical need. I also want to point out that many of the patients receiving treatment here are undergoing chemotherapy or other infusion therapies. These patients often need extra accommodation, understanding, and compassion. It was heartbreaking to experience such a rigid and unsympathetic attitude during a genuine emergency. One of the nurses suggested that I simply switch my future appointments to Mondays. I was honestly shocked by that response. My issue wasn't about which day my appointments were scheduled--it was about how I was treated when I encountered an unavoidable emergency. Rather than showing empathy, the response felt dismissive. I've been coming to this office for infusions every two months, so I'm very familiar with how the clinic operates. During this visit, I spent about two hours in the infusion center, and it was not unusually busy. The patient volume appeared normal. I also observed staff chatting about their vacation plans and working at a relaxed pace. Based on what I experienced, it was difficult to understand why there was absolutely no flexibility for a patient dealing with an unexpected medical and transportation emergency. Healthcare is about more than following policies--it's about caring for people. Policies are important, but they should never replace compassion, especially for patients receiving infusion therapy, cancer treatment, or those who are pregnant and rely on time-sensitive medications. This experience left me feeling frustrated, unsupported, and deeply disappointed. I sincerely hope the management reviews how patients are treated in exceptional circumstances. A little empathy and a willingness to work with patients can make all the difference

We can't thank Dr. Lee and his team enough for the past many years treatment. This is the BEST…read moreDoctor you can ever ask for. We are fortunate to have him in our lives. He saved so many people as far as I know. I will go see him any day! Thank you! Stay safe!

Dr. Lee has treated my mom for 4 years now. He is the most caring, knowledge and honest doctor my…read moremom has had. His staff, Monica, Chris, Kevin, are all the best!

I've never met Dr. Chen in person but have spoken to him on the phone several times. He has been…read moremy loved one's oncologist for the past 14 years. He is pushy and aggressive - exactly what you want in an oncologist. Even when my loved one was hospitalized at a different hospital, one where he did not have rights, he called and provided some much needed encouragement. This is more than what you can expect of a physician - he actually cares.

I hate that my insurance no long is contracted with his office . Great Dr specially his PA Dr…read moreCameron the best . Hoping one day insurance goes back to there office

City or Hope is renowned for its treatment of patients with cancer but they offer other care as…read morewell. I needed a new Endocrinologist and a referral led me here. I also thought it would be good to have an "in" just in case. Unfortunately, my experience didn't go well. To be honest, I have a fear of going to doctors and avoid it as much as possible. I arrived early for my appointment as instructed. The staff at the front desk were courteous and professional. About 10 minutes before my scheduled time a nurse escorted me to the room and took my vitals. When she was done, she said the doctor would be in shortly. 35 minutes later - no doctor. The room was cold, my fingers were numb, and I had to get back to work so I walked over to the front desk and told them I was leaving. The next day I received a call asking me if I wanted to reschedule. I said no because I was afraid the doctor would be a no show again and I would find another doctor. Later that day I received another call asking me the same thing, and I gave the same answer. This time the scheduler told me there were two other doctors in the network at the same location and she could book me an appointment with one of them. Unfortunately, the soonest appointment isn't until the end of July but she said she would also put me on the wait list. I appreciate that she went the extra mile to help me. Hopefully, I'll have better luck on my next visit. *Private parking lot.

I spent the day here with my friend who's undergoing chemo, and it's hard to put into words what it…read morefeels like to sit in a place where people literally fight for their lives -- and the staff does it with compassion, calm, and professionalism that deserves every ounce of respect. I've never been to a chemo facility before. You expect something sterile or clinical, but City of Hope South Pasadena is different. It's human. It's kind. The people here don't just clock in -- they show up. From the front desk to the nurses to the volunteers offering water and candy, everyone treated my friend with dignity and genuine care. We were there about four hours, and in that time, I saw more quiet heroism than most people see in a lifetime. Nurses moving with precision and grace, comforting patients like family. No chaos, no coldness -- just empathy and skill in perfect balance. They even offered me water and candy while I waited -- a small gesture, but it meant the world. It reminded me that while medicine keeps people alive, kindness makes it bearable. Life is short. Sitting here makes you realize how fragile it all is -- and how strong people can be in the face of something so heavy. To the staff here: you are heroes. To anyone reading this -- hug your loved ones, laugh more, and don't take a single day for granted. City of Hope South Pasadena isn't just a medical facility -- it's a place where hope has a heartbeat. The care is professional, the staff are angels in scrubs, and the compassion is real. If your loved one ever needs treatment, know they'll be in good hands here.

They are located in the basement. It can be hard to reach a person through phone call. They make…read moreappointments for MRI scans. It sucks because they will make you come on different days for each individual MRI. For example, a brain mri on Monday, a back mri on a random Thursday, a body mri the following week on random Friday. Other places you can get all the MRI completed in one day. Very time consuming and just beware of their scheduling. The people working there are nice so it is not too bad. Update: They say that they will send over your results to the doctor within 3-4 days but when I visited the doctor there was nothing sent to them!! Doctor's office had to call to contact them.

Called 626-227-2727 to make appointment. One lady finally picked up the phone after waited almost 5…read moreminutes. Customer service is very bad and needs to be improved. She just hung up the phone. I did not finish conversation. I will avoid this facility. I thought whoever does the customer service job should be more patient.

ABSOLUTELY INCOMPETENT and HORRIBLE DOCTORS, OFFICE STAFF, AND MANAGER. Their malpractice and…read morenegligence had delayed my cancer treatment by more than a month. Dr. Howard Yeh told me to come in 6/16 to determine whether I would need additional chemotherapy. When I arrived for the appointment, he asked me for my PET scan results BUT I had no PET scan results because he FORGOT to authorize a PET scan for me. So I asked him if he could at least tell me the results of the two blood tests he had me take prior to my appointment. But when he looked at the tests, he realized he FORGOT to order cancer markers as part of the blood tests, and instead was only checking white blood cell count. He tried to blame it all on the office instead of taking accountability. I booked a blood test for the next day, but because of Yeh's malpractice, the soonest PET scan appointment I could get was a MONTH later. TOI couldn't do anything to help me so I had to call other places myself looking for a sooner appointment but I would first need to find an appointment, get a new authorization for the new facility, cancel the old authorization, call back the new facility and hope that the appointment didn't get booked in the meantime. The Oncology Institute manager Ana Barrilas said she would everything she could to help me ONLY AFTER I mentioned that taking legal action against Yeh may be necessary. She promised to call me back and told me that I could text her anytime and she would get back to me or have someone at the office get back to me. HOWEVER, most of it was lip service. She wasn't able to get me a sooner PET scan even though this was a result or Dr. Yeh's incompetence. FURTHER, I was the one who had to call her back anytime I wanted an update on anything. She would promise to call me and then leave me hanging for days. Luckily I was able to get a PET scan because another patient cancelled, NOT because Ana did anything to help. Then when I FINALLY got a PET scan, Yeh went on vacation BEFORE looking at the results!!! If you value your physical and mental health, go elsewhere for treatment. Dr. Howard Yeh is incompetent and negligent. Ana Barillas lies and pays lip service in order to try to placate you so that you don't rightfully sue the hell out of their doctors for malpractice and negligence. She does her best to deceive you and appear sincere, but she consistently breaks her word. She doesn't care about you.

Completely agree with the other reviewer here. I am having the exact same experience. ABSOLUTELY…read moreINCOMPETENT and HORRIBLE DOCTORS, OFFICE STAFF, AND MANAGER. Their malpractice and negligence had delayed my cancer treatment by more than a month. Their Mission is completely BS, the doctors/staffs lacks compassion, and the clinic DOES NOT have state of the art medical care. My Oncologist is the worse in every way, I could never reach this guy after hours and weekends because he is not even on the after hours system. Hence, I had to go ER multiple times due to severe pain. Please avoid this place at all cost. Lastly, my recommendation to the upper management is that this doctor along with the rude staffs should all be replaced with people that have compassionate, empathy, kindness and understanding.

My father Wen Hwa Chueh, was being treated for bladder cancer. When they discovered the cancer, it…read morewas diagnosed as stage 2. At first, things seemed to go well, but towards the end of the first phase of treatment my father complained of back aches and a persistent cough. "All normal" according to Albert C. Mak MD. After close to 30 treatments, my father died. Apparently the cancer metastasized and invaded his lungs. In the hospital, the doctors drew almost a liter of fluid from my fathers lungs. What happened? Why did my father have to die? We never even get an explanation from Albert Mak. I guess this was "all normal" too.

Like most older Asian, language is an issue living in America so my dad was recommended to go to…read moreDr. Mak. I wasn't present with my dad when he had scheduled with Dr. Mak about my dad's treatment, it was mostly my mom went with my dad. My problem is with the billing. I told my parents that I'll take care of the amount. So, right end of November 2015 I received the summary of the bill. I called up the billing department and I spoke to Jackie and I told her I'm having financial issue due to holidays and see if I can make some sort of arrangement to pay. She told me I could pay as much I could afford, when I heard that I was relieved and told her I would pay $300 to start off with. I asked for a conformation number but she told me she couldn't at the moment so I asked when she does have it can she...text it to me and she told me alright and little over 15 minutes I received it and then another payment of $300 around the same date on December. Fast forward now after the holidays, I didn't thought of anything so I deleted the text message like I usually do so it won't overcrowded my other messages. My mom gave me the January 2016 bill and I was like why is it missing a payment? I called the (805) 577-8730 that was printed on the statement and it was like a Google number and it wasn't working no more and got the new number. I explained the situation and they looked it up and said to me that my first payment was somehow inputted into another account. I was confused cause my mom didn't tell me about it. So, because I wasn't sure I didn't want to move the money back to the first account until I asked my mom. My mom then told me she didn't know either cause she told me that she did asked Dr. Mak about the price and he assured that it was final and nothing more. So, here I am with 2 bills with different account that I needed to pay. So, I finally decided to call the billing department and asked for the Supervisor named Andy but they told me he has left for the day so the next person in charge was Gust. I told Gust about the situation and he told me he called me back and I waited until like 4:44pm PST and call them back and the recording said the office is now closed at 4:30pm, got a red flag on my head (shady) should have told me to called back tomorrow but instead just went home without any customer service. So, the next day I called back and demanded to speak to Andy. I told him what Gust did and why they haven't changed the old number to the new number and Andy just asked, "How can I helped you?" like he didn't care about my concerns. I told him the entire story I stated above and he told me that Dr. Mak had work with him many years and he wouldn't tell anyone about pricing. Now, I'm going back to the statements about why was my payment was placed in the wrong account if I specifically read the account number to Jackie and Andy told me regardless I still have to pay for both accounts. Here I am going back and forth on the phone trying to helped out my parents get this figure out and he's thinking I want to haggle price with him. So, I told him I'll called him back and I called Dr. Mak office and that morning my parents went into the office also trying to talk to Dr. Mak but he wasn't available so Esther (either front desk or a nurse lady) took copies of the statement and I also spoke to her and told her also about the situation and she told me after the doctor review it they will contact me. Then, I called Andy one last final time that day and just told me I have to pay and he offer to just combine both bills into one. I was like, please don't if you ain't going to help because by doing so everything will be all messed up and it'll be harder to explain and clear up, just told him to leave it alone until further notice. A few days ago, after not hearing from Esther, Dr. Mak or Andy my mom received a staple 2 page statements that stated "immediate payment is required to avoid collection action. ****this is a final notice****" After all that, they threatened us to pay up. What kind of customer service is that? I would NOT RECOMMEND anyone to this office and hope I can save someone else the heartache. I will pay EVERYTHING but not going to deal with Dr. Mak or the billing department ever again.

Just went here a week ago. Saw Dr. Chung who performed a procedure involving my bladder. When doing…read moremore research on the procedure a lot of other Dr's either put their pts to sleep or gave them pain meds. Dr.Chung did neither and said the procedure wasn't that bad. I've had a horrific "recovery" and have tried to contact him and the office several times. I've messaged through the patient portal, called the nurse triage line, left messages- no one has gotten back to me. I would NEVER trust this facility or its doctors to perform any medical procedures on you or your loved ones. I fear I have permanent damage and I will call every day until they finally give me the time of day. The fact I have to call every day and no one gets back to me is infuriating.

Went to City of Hope for treatment of stage 4 melanoma just over a year ago. I had a bad reaction…read moreto the imunotherapy medication, specifically Yervoy, which landed me in the hospital. I've since been informed how dangerous Yervoy can be. Another highly respected oncologist told us it is known a patient killer. My oncologist Dr. Xing was unavailable the entire time I was admitted due to the holidays, even though initially my wife and I were told she would always be available. Her nurse Deanna was rude and dismissive throughout my time there. Dr Xing never made an appearance, or made any attempt to contact us during my hospitalization. The attending doctors were treating my reaction to imunotherapy drugs with pain medication that sent me to the edge of liver failure. A simple google search of the side effects of these pain meds revealed that they were all toxic to the liver which was where the melanoma was. We had to demand they stop all the pain medication they were administering, against their advice of course. Once we made that decision I began a recovery over a few days & my liver enzyme numbers came back to a more normal level. At that point we decided to go to another institution because Dr Xing was going to start me again on the same protocol that almost killed me. A year later I'm doing much better, thanks to the care at UCLA. The tumor is shrinking under a different protocol. Please think twice before you choose Dr. Xing at city of Hope. I would not have survived had I stayed as a patient of hers & would have been just another statistic. I'm sure the "official" cause of death would have been the cancer, (which is now much better) and not the mismanagement of my symptoms of the imunotherapy treatment. If I could give a ZERO rating I would.

It's been over 4 years since I stepped foot in this clinic but I still remember the warmth of their…read morestaff like it was yesterday. We saw Dr. Kirimis, who was always dressed brightly and welcomed us. She would give us any bad news in as positive a way as possible, which was reassuring in an otherwise heartbreaking experience. The front desk staff, Rosy, was also amazing. She always greeted us with a smile and warmth. I will always remember her. Thank you guys so much for all that you did.

My office consultation visit was the perfect experience, from my check in with the front desk, to…read morethe intake nurse and then meeting Dr Applebaum. Their professionalism was A++, Dr Applebaum took his time to explain all My test results, answered all my questions and I never felt rushed or dismissed. I highly recommend their practice, and when I left, I felt that this was a good experience.