Dr. Westra is truly amazing! He is the best Nuerosurgen in Ventura County! Highly recommended!read more

Dr. Westra seems to be very knowledgeable and professional. Very thorough explaining diagnosis and…read moresurgery procedure. I'm very satisfied with the result of my surgery. I just wish he would continue seeing patients after post op appointment at least a couple of times after surgery would be good just to make sure the incision site is healing good. I'm still waiting for physical therapy, I wasn't given a prescription as of yet, had my surgery about 5 weeks ago, maybe it's too soon for physical therapy? I don't know. My experience with his staff is ok except for this one lady "Jacque", she's not the friendliest, she's been rude and unprofessional, not a pleasant experience with this lady from the beginning unfortunately.

After being referred to Dr Sutton's office, my primary Dr. made the appointment with his office…read more His office has canceled my appointments 3 times!!! I suffer from chronic migraines and I've been having to go to the ER many of times during this time. I wouldn't recommend this office at ALL!!! The office and the staff do not care about the patients at all!! I wouldn't have even given 1 star but because it wouldn't be posted without one

Seriously underwhelmed. While sitting in the doctor's office, cooled our heels for an extra hour…read moreplus, with no word fromt he office staff why they were running so late. I finally approached the front desk and was told "the Doctor is running late". Clearly. However, no indication of how much longer we would need to wait. Once we sat in his office, the doctor scribbled notes on a piece of paper, turned his back to us, and then handed us this seriously unreadable "report" (for lack of a better word). A few days later, after all attempts to decipher said notes were unsuccessful, I called the office requesting type-written notes be mailed to us. Followed up with the Administrator today to hear "I told the doctor what you requested. You need to follow up if you don't receive those notes in the mail". Wow. Clearly this office is under the impression it's the patients job to 1) discern unreadable notes, or 2) request type-written notes and 3) follow up when said notes are not delivered. A truly stunning lack of follow through and patient care. Unbelievable.

John D Barta was an excellent caring physician. I will miss him dearly. He was a great person.read more

Dr. John Barta is a kind and empathetic doctor. He does telehealth visits. Highly recommended…read more Sara, his wife, helps him with visits and gives excellent service.

Very good doctor. Is good with his patient(me) but the I don't like that I can't get through on a…read morephone call to the office. I'm hurting badly and no one answers the phones. Over 12 minutes twice today and only get the long winded voice message. Left my call back number and no one called me back. So frustrating.

I like Dr. Micah Dickey as a doctor. Great bedside manner, listens, is empathetic. But the reason…read morefor the stars is because his office staff (in Oxnard) is all over the place. EVERYTIME I need a referral, I end up having to call back and follow up a minimum of 4 times. His nurse Amanda is just as incompetent. I had to correct her several times and bring in my children's medical records repeatedly to get her to correct her mistakes. As a business owner, I would never have put up with that on going behavior. The only reason why I have lasted this long in his office is because of him and when I was getting ready to change, COVID hit and I just haven't vetted a new office. His poor front reception employees are sweet and aware of the issues with some of the other support staff. Until he takes action cleaning up his operation, I would choose a different doctor's office. Update: This post was an effort to explain my personal experience with the Oxnard office. I don't appreciate one of the employees that I had an issue about trying to censor the review. Instead, they should spend the effort trying to take it onboard and trying to improve on what may be lacking.

Dr Thurston is an excellent award wining psychiatrist . He listens and takes lots of notes , Ii'm…read morea talker so he talks to me and asks me questions about how things are going for ex: , I was having problems with my work he has the the details . Lets says I have had trouble with my Mom or family and I don't say anything or kinda avoid he will pry. He is an excellent physiatrist. Remember you must tt your Dr's if you want a response . I have ask Dr Thurston questions plenty of times and get answers right away . Also the front staff goes above and beyond to help get you an appt at the time that is good for you. If you have forgotten to set an appt they will call you and set one up. If you need anything they will definitely get you an answer . They are the hub of Dr office and the way they go above and beyond makes a huge difference in scheduling . Which in turn makes appts on time . And if he is running late that day they actually call and tell you opprobrium when to expect call. Oh yes they do phone appts . No one does that

Dr. Thurston is amazing. Very quiet, but really listens to what you have to say, and has extensive…read moreknowledge on medication management. He got me on a way better SSRI that's been working wonders for me. Alex always returns my calls promptly as well. Thank you Dr. Thurston and staff!

Dr. Bimbela is a great therapist. He might push you and that might make you uncomfortable --- but…read morehe does it with sensitivity and humor. For those willing to do the work, he will undoubtedly offer new perspective and tools to help you cope. Really a one of a kind mental health care specialist, I highly recommend!

Dr Bimbela and his practice provide efficient and effective support for families who are…read morestruggling. There are other options for psychiatric services but Dr Bimbela provides the most thorough that I've come across in the county. Thank you for changing lives Dr B!

Dr. Benito Pedraza is an excellent Doctor Who cares. Years ago in 2014, I had a much needed…read moreoperation. He told me to go to UCLA to have a surgery to have a mass removed. It was a risky operation, but I made it. I thank Dr. Pedraza for his compassion about this operation. I would recommend him to anyone. He was right about how serious my operation was. Much thanks and Blessings to Dr. Pedraza.

I had an endoscopy today. I called yesterday to discuss whether to use sedation, and one staff…read moremember told me about how if I chose to do it without sedation, Dr Pedraza is the perfect doctor to do it with, because he would walk me through it. She gave me tips of what to do (focus on breathing and keep my head down) She had done 2 endoscopies without sedation. I went back and forth about it and then spoke to a nurse called Kim a couple of times. She discussed all my options like she was a friend. These people were so patient and so helpful when I was stressed out and taking up their time, that I felt cared for and calmer. Today I was set up to try without sedation, and if needed, get sedated. Dr. Pedraza patiently listened to my scared, pain in the neck, waffling thoughts, and then when we started the endoscopy, he encouraged me with eye contact, meditative breathing and non stop words of encouragement. I was able to do it without sedation, and knew it was totally because of him. I will have to have a second endoscopy in a couple of months and will try this again . Meanwhile I just am in awe of how human and nice and encouraging Dr. Pedraza and his staff are. It is nice and rare to have a combination of top quality medical expertise and decent human kindness and patience. You may not choose to do this without sedation, but you will still be dealing with kind, extremely skilled, staff! You can't go wrong with choosing this doctor and his support people.

I have worked only with Dr. Bloom's associate, Dr. Nguyen. He had a very difficult case to take on…read morewith 7 brain and cervical surgeries and damage very deep and aggressive in the neck and head. I am extremely grateful to him as he has stepped up to the plate to correct, as best possible per the CDC, the lack of care I had previously and that left me for dead. Dr. Nguyen has been present at my appointments and re-opened the door to some quality of life. Unfortunately, the damage done via my previous pain doc, by ignoring the results of required MRI's and my pleas for help, Dr. Nguyen was dealt a heavy hand. Because earlier detection was ignored, there is only so much he can do. But he is doing it nonetheless. Pain patients will be assisted greatly by Dr. Nguyen as well as an upcoming hand book entitled "Pain Dismissed" to be published 2024 iwhich will assist them in how best to navigate potentially treacherous territory amidst the regulations assigned by the CDC, wherein ALL pain is treated the same regardless of their injuries and resultant pain. I hope this review provides for hope for others. There are still a few good doctors out there but be sure that an MD is going to be present at your appointments before you sign on as, otherwise, you can easily land in a life and death situation without proper help aboard.

My experience has ONLY to do with the office staff here. Also know the doctors do not respond to…read morethese ratings. The OFFICE girls do and are even rude with their responses. My life the last many years with chronic pain hasn't been easy. Nobody would understand that who has not experienced chronic pain themselves. I had to have 4 surgeries in the 3 years. 2 of them were in the last 5 months for a precancerous condition. I had to reschedule my SI Joint injection a few times, because you have to space your anesthesia apart and I had to have these 2 surgeries immediately. When I called 1 week before my scheduled SI joint injection to see if I could postpone it a few days due to my back being out and I physically could not move, Stephanie was unbelievably rude to me. I was on speaker. I had a friend sitting next to me who had been helping me. Stephanie rudely responded "you've rescheduled like 6 times already." I told her I've had to have many surgeries and I've only rescheduled for those reasons. She then rudely responded "I have to put you on hold." It went dead silent and we thought we were on hold, so my friend looked at me and said "what a b***h." Immediately Stephanie said "I heard that! You just called me the "B" word and I'm telling my boss and I'm hanging up on you!" First of all, I never said it, second of all, neither of us would ever say that for anyone to hear! We are kind, respectful people. We were supposed to have been put on hold. Not a "fake" hold. My friend was just speaking her thoughts to me. Especially because she knows all the hell I have been going through. That's how rude Stephanie was being. Before she hung up on me I was trying to say "wait! Let me explain." I called back and tried to speak with her and explain my friend said that to me not ever meaning for Stephanie to hear it. I spoke with Paula, the manager. I was pouring my heart out crying, apologizing, and sending my apologies to her from my friend as well, who said it not ever meaning for her to hear that. I explained how desperate I was to get my SI joint infection from Dr Phillip Nguyen. My last one gave me 2 months of living without pain. She said she'd call me back that day and she didn't. I called again the next day. Paula told me they would not accept me as a patient anymore. I truly do not think Dr Nguyen knew about "their" decision. No matter what response is given on here, it will be the office girls and most likely false information. Everything I state is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I decided to call the surgical center and they were so nice. I even told them about the situation I had with the office girls. They said I was still on the surgical schedule and to come. So that morning I called the surgical center to confirm. They said I was on the schedule. My mom was on her way to pick me up and Paula that manager called me and said "you are not to go to your surgery! You are off the schedule! We are calling the surgery center to make sure of it." And that's what they did. I truly don't think Dr Phillip Nguyen decided himself not to take me as a patient. The office girls did everything in their power to keep me from getting my injection. If they only knew the pain I endure every day of my life. Stopping someone from getting pain relief because of lack of forgiveness is sad. It's obvious this office is run with a true lack of empathy. The reviews speak for themselves. The negative reviews are mostly about the front desk staff. Their responses to patient's reviews are vile. Remember, it's them responding, not the doctors. If you are able to get past the rudeness of the office staff, I would truly recommend Dr Phillip Nguyen for pain management. Meanwhile I have to start over with referrals and waiting months for appointments because of the lack of forgiveness and empathy here. For something that I personally didn't say or my friend meant for her to hear. I hope those girls never have to experience chronic pain like I have. I will find a way to get a hold of Dr Nguyen and tell him my story.