Dr. Hongo is an outstanding cardiologist who combines deep clinical knowledge with genuine…read morecompassion. He is incredibly thorough and professional, and I've seen his excellence firsthand through the care he provided my mother during her pacemaker replacement. As an OR nurse, I hold my colleagues to a very high standard, and I can say with confidence that his skill set and bedside manner are truly top-tier.

Dr. Hongo saved my life eleven years ago when he met me in the lobby of a hospital after learning…read morethat my Zeo device showed a 9 second delay in my heartbeat. He gave me a pacemaker at that time and a replacement one 10 years later. Last week I had an ablation that was very successful with Dr. Hongo. He did a lot of work inside my heart to make it right and I can think of no finer doctor, period. He is kind, patient, compassionate and has a great deal of expertise. In my opinion, you will be in very good hands with the care and treatment of Dr. Hongo.

Dr. Hui is the rare genius you will come across in medicine today. He thinks for himself, studies…read moreyour individual case in advance of your meeting and goes back and studies it again till he gets it! I cannot say enough about Dr. Hui being an exceptional doctor now that I have been in the extremely broken and concerning world of medicine. Dr. Hui, in 2 meetings, solved my complicated condition which 5 other cardiologists passed over as they didn't take the time to really analyze my case. 3 of them were in his practice (!!) and 2 at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. I had been on a wild goose chase for 5 years until I met Dr. Hui. Cut to the chase and put your health in the hands of a doctor who actually treats you as an individual /personcase, not a statistic!

Doctor Hui is a very good cardiologist, intelligent, a lot of experience, cares about his…read morepatients. However, it is very difficult to get appointments whether you are a new patient or an existing patient, just FYI. There is at least one excellent physicians assistant, Connie, Wong, and also Excellent admin staff in the office to try and help with communications and back up. Dr. Hui says if it's an emergency, he will find a way to see me soon. Fortunately I haven't had emergencies to test this, but I have to believe it's true. Been a patient there over 10 years.

I recently had a video appointment with Dr. Accad for a second opinion. He was very knowledgeable,…read moreprofessional, and kind. He thoroughly reviewed my past medical history prior to my appointment and was very attentive throughout my visit. I should also add I had no issues getting an appointment (which can be very hard with other health care providers). His assistant Edna was also very wonderful to work with (in regards to scheduling, obtaining medical records, discussing costs, etc). If you are searching for a cardiologist, I recommend Dr. Accad without any reservations.

This guy is a total fraud. He looks at you for about 2 mins, brings you back to his office sits you…read moredown and basically tells you, it's in your head. Even if you have radiological findings that show abnormalities he ignores. His echo machine is never working, or the tech that does it (apparently he has know idea how the thing works) isn't there. Gotta ask yourself why he is not affiliated with a hospital and had to go out on his own?

Dr. Motiani embodies a multitude of qualities: She is kind, attentive, inquisitive, responsive and…read moreknowledgeable. She approaches her specialty, managing hyperlipodemia (high cholesterol), with an open mind (based on peer reviewed studies) and listening ear, creating a partnership to help me manage my health. I am grateful to be under her care.

This is tough because I think Dr. Motiani is fantastic. She's empathetic, thorough, and does an…read moreexcellent job explaining complex medical issues in ways that anyone can understand. She helped me navigate an extremely complex health journey that ultimately resulted in successful open heart surgery. Unfortunately, her admin staff is garbage. I had to switch insurance on 9/1, and I dutifully let Sutter Health know by going to MyHealthOnline and then Insurance Summary and updating all of my insurance details. I marked my old insurance as ending on 8/31, and added my new insurance including scans of the front and back of the insurance card. It turns out this did nothing. All of my new insurance details are still marked "Pending" in their system and it's currently October 9th. I found out that Sutter hadn't updated my insurance by happenstance on 9/30, a week after my open heart surgery, when they sent a referral to cardiac rehab with my old info. I called Sutter Cardiology immediately to correct the problem and it was then that I found out I was out of network. This is my first cardiology appointment post-surgery, so it's a BIG DEAL. It's not some annual exam where switching providers is the smart and easy option. On 9/30, they could have helped kick off a continuation of care process to help me get one last appointment with Dr. Motiani, who I'd been seeing for the past five years. Instead they did essentially nothing. They provided empty promises of "we're working on it" and "we'll try submitting a prior authorization request". I called Sutter 3 times between 9/30 and 10/5, and only on 10/7, a full week after the problem was spotted, did anyone at Sutter Cardiology reach out to me indicating they were actually taking action. But they still over-promised and under-delivered. They discovered that my PCP needed to help out, and they said they'd get in touch with my doctor to keep the ball rolling. This was a lie. They never reached out to anyone in my doctor's network. Today, I ended up cancelling my appointment because it was clear that Sutter Cardiology did not care about my well-being in the slightest. Fortunately, another hospital network was able to come through for me, and I was able to schedule an appointment with an in-network cardiologist despite the extremely short notice. Insurance is complicated and frustrating, but I expect that. What I did not expect was that the people helping to keep my heart from failing would hold such little regard for my health. Even when Sutter is back in network for me, I'll think twice before using them for anything as important as my heart.

This office is filled with very talented, smart physicians, nurses and other specialists. They are…read moremore or less, because of the research they do and have access to, on the cutting edge of cardiac medicine. The main issue that makes this department a less than stellar experience is customer service. When you call the staff here you're far more likely to get an answering service that can't help you, instead of an advice line that can give patients something they need quickly. In short, this massively funded, state of the art center is sometimes woefully bad with customers. It takes doctors or the people who help them several days to get back to you if you call or leave an email -- and that wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that you're talking about your heart here. This office very strongly needs to be more responsive to people who are having heart issues and to long-time patients who expect advice from someone knowledgeable without having to fight to speak to someone. Heart issues are often closely tied with anxiety. This office needs to be more responsive to people suffering from anxiety so their heart problems can get better more quickly. So, while overall I trust that the knowledgeable doctors and staff here are giving me sound advice and treatment, I often don't get the impression they actually care about the people who come to see them, because they are spread so thin.

This is difficult to write…read more The woman answering the calls this afternoon for appointments (2/3/2026) should be fired and never allowed to work in healthcare. I called this morning to schedule a screening given my family medical history. The person in the morning said I was "high risk" but needed a referral. Since I don't currently have a primary care physician they said I could go to an urgent care and ask for the referral. I went to a UCSF urgent care facility and they identified additional reasons why I was high risk and sent the referral over. Urgent care seemed genuinely concerned for me. I called this center up to schedule the screening now that I had the referral. Unfortunately the woman I spoke to this afternoon didn't appear to take the referral seriously and proceeded to give me a hard time. She put me on hold for a while and came back saying she wouldn't schedule an appointment for the cardiologist or for a screening, but instead a video consultation 2 months from now. Two months is a long time. I mentioned the person in the morning at their center saying I was "high risk" and the urgent care also saying I was "high risk." Her response was that if I was high risk, I would be in the emergency room right now. If this person only knew what happened to my family member. I was shocked and speechless. The memories... I mustered, "this is really bad, I regret calling you" and hung up. She should be fired and never allowed to work in healthcare.

Absolutely! This amazing doctor and his team saved my life! I can't begin to tell you how marvelous…read moreeveryone was to me! I thank Dr. Hao, Grace Chang and their entire team for giving me back my ability to live normally again!

I am so very thankful and appreciative of Dr. Hao and his wonderful staff…read more. Dr. Hao's exceptional talent gave me a new life... I've had numerous heart procedures due to A-Fib.. I'm finally free of fearing the possibility of a stroke or dealing with my rapid , irregular heartbeats. And, I'm free from taking Eliquis! Dr. Hao's concern and genuine caring along with the tenacity to solve my medical issues has given me such joy and relief .. his staff, especially Mike and Candace feel like friends .. so sweet, knowledgeable and empathetic .. The actual ablation procedure is amazingly pain free with very little discomfort . I highly recommend Dr. Hao and his family of excellent caregivers, technicians and medical experts.. Thank you ... Thank you ...Thank you... Respectfully , Gloria Garrett

I found Dr. Francoz to be very thorough in his exam of me, exhaustively asked me about my medical…read morehistory. I had a few great appointments with him, but sadly (for me), he retired. Now looking for another doc at CPMC.

So happy to also see Dr. Francoz's YELP profile! Actually - it was Dr. Francoz who was the…read moreCardiologist on staff at the CPMC cardio-vascular unit the day I was admitted in 2009 and it was his team that were a bit perplexed by my case.....because based upon admitting labs, vitals and atypical symptoms, medical history and lack of family risk factors - he wasn't totally convinced i was having having heart attacks. But...he stayed on top of everything and during the night all the dots started to connect and align, and all the labs were showing stronger conclusions that my heart was under attack - and by 5AM I was being prepped for surgery..********Dr. Francoz I am eternally grateful*******

I just want to provide an update to my previous review -…read more Three years later, I was just recently discharged from hospital with acute myocardial injury likely due to apical Type 2 myocardial infarction, which possibly results from microvascular disease that Dr. Lee denied testing for. I am not saying that my outcome would be different had he done the thorough cardiac workup for me three years ago. However, undoubtedly, there was something he could have done back then that MAY change the patient outcome and he CHOSE not to.

I have been a patient of Dr. Lee for 5 years, beginning when I was diagnosed with cardiac…read morearrthymia. He has always treated me with an informative and caring approach, providing me with recommended lifestyle changes as well as needed medications and instructions on their use. At his direction, after annual check-up appointments, I have now been weaned off of the medications and the annual followups and directed by him to contact his office if any cardiac concerns arise. Dr. Lee is a knowledgable and engaging physician.

Saved my life, so five stars. Fixed my aortic valve + aortic aneurysm. Great doctor, so kind, great…read moreexplanations, and I have utmost confidence in his skill as a surgeon. His staff is also amazing. It seems like they have a great office culture that translates into professionalism and great care for us patients. I never had to worry about getting stuff through insurance -- they always followed through for me. Bring a book to appointments, because you might have to wait. Have patience. When it's you on the table, you'll be grateful for all the care he gives his patients. Thanks, Dr. Egrie!‍

Today is the one year anniversary of my aortic dissection and Dr Egrie was my surgeon. Thank you…read moreso much for saving my life! All physicians I've seen since have said I'm lucky to be alive and that Dr Egrie saved my life. Thank you so much Dr Egrie, so grateful to be alive thanks to you!

Dr Choi is amazing. I was having my knee replaced and my PCP saw something on my EKG needed for…read moresurgery clearance that they wanted a cardiologist to look into. I got referred to Dr. Choi. He did another EKG and cleared me for surgery but also took the opportunity to explain to me in detail what it was that my PCP saw and gave me a nice run down on the general condition of my heart and explained ways to lower my risk for heart disease. He was great and has a very friendly soft spoken demeanor. Five stars for Dr Choi. Hopefully I won't need to see a cardiologist again anytime soon but if I do it's going to be Dr. Choi. He's the best.

I have been a patient of Dr.Choi for over 6 years now, if you had seen my medical history, you'd…read moreknow why this is a big deal. Dr.Choi is kind, patience and knowledgeable. He knows how to explain your condition and treatment plan in layman's term. His diagnostic skill is spot on. Cannot ask for a better cardiologist.