Just like I'm petrified of going to the Dentist, going to the Doctor is equally as scary for me…read more I've been avoiding my "annual" medical checkup for 10 years. My wife has been on my ASS for five plus years about getting my butt in to see a Doc. Recently I have run out of excuses and my wife made an appointment for me. I didn't have a regular doctor so my wife did her research and thought Dr. Chen would be the one for me. He is Board Certified which I don't know what exactly that means, but supposedly it's a good thing. He is accepting new patients which at the time of the appointment was a bad thing. His office is close by our house which again is a good thing. Wait time in the lobby is kept to a minimum....if you stop and think about it, this can be a bad thing. He completed his undergrad at Brown which is the same school as my sister in-law, good thing? So how was my first visit? It was painless and strangely enjoyable. It turns out we had many common interests and has a broad knowledge beyond just the medical world. Excellent Doctor and would not hesitate recommending him to anyone who has been procrastinating a check up.

Dr. Kevin Chen embodies all the qualities that I want in a physician -- knowledgeable,…read morecompassionate, focused. He is well plugged into the PAMF system and thus can recommend other doctors. He is quite responsive to emails and extremely attentive during office visits. No medical system is perfect but quality is measured by people not systems, and Doctor Chen is a great example of what personal care should be.

I have known Dr. Gottheiner since 1981. I am a recently retired Nephrology social worker and I am…read morequalified to attest to his character and integrity. One cannot find a more knowledgable, compassionate and devoted Nephrologist. He sets a high bar. We worked together over these many years, and thousands of patients have been thankful for his honesty, compassion and devotion. Dr. Gottheiner is also a wonderful teacher and role model. So many nurses, dietitians, social workers and dialysis personnel hold him in great esteem, for his intelligence, work-ethic and devotion to patients and the practice of medicine in its purest form. I am a better person for knowing him!

I was referred to Nephrologist dr. Toby Gottheiner because my urine has become foamy and colorless…read more Dr G learned my family's history of kidney disease, but was unconcerned. He assured me that there's 'nothing wrong' with my kidneys. He did not order any tests to clarify what's going on. I went back to my primary care doctor, who is really great. He ordered an additional test of urine osmolality with fluid restriction for 12-14 hours. That test came clearly abnormal: 372 mOsm/Kg with the normal reference of at least 850 mOsm/Kg. The test pointed to inability of my kidneys to concentrate urine, which is associated with kidney failure, or other significant kidney disease. Based on abnormal finding, I was asked by primary care to go back to see nephrologist. 3 months later I'm back to Dr. Gottheiner, reasonably expecting the differential work up on the cause of a problem. Instead the conversation turned different direction. Vaguely admitting abnormal finding, doctor started vigorously looking for an unusual dietary pattern in my eating habits. When that failed, because my diet is well balanced, contrary to his previous admission, he suddenly said that he doesn't see anything wrong(?) and honestly(?), doesn't know how to help me! Than he asked me, 'Why do you worry'? I tried to patiently explain that I've had both flanks pain, coupled with significant progressive changes in a urine. He said that my urine changes unrelated to flank pains (?). At this point it has become clear doctor wasn't interested in making any honest diagnosis. You don't have to be a nephrologist to know that flank pain indeed can be caused by kidney problems. I told him that both my urologist and primary care referred me to see him (nephrologist). He said that they referred me only because they 'didn't know what to do'!! Than he asked me again, 'why do you worry'? What was I supposed to say? It's like asking diabetes patient why would he/she worry so much about high glucose levels? And he is absolutely right in a sense: if doctor doesn't care, why should a patient get worry?? After first appointment, Dr. Gottheiner failed to order correct tests to evaluate the abnormal symptoms. At second appointment, when presented with abnormal findings (extremely low osmolality), dr G completely ignored them. Moreover, he ignored other significant changes (high lactic acid, anemia, peripheral neuropathy) which could be related to a kidney disease as well. Finally, Dr. G failed to order any workup on the abnormal findings to make a differential diagnosis, let alone any treatment. All in all, if you dare to 'worry' about your health, and need a diagnostic workup of your kidneys condition from a competent, intelligent doctor who cares, please don't waste your time and look somewhere else. Good luck!

Dr. Padula is a exceptional doctor. My mother-in-law has mixed connective tissue disease. I believe…read moreDr. Padula is the biggest reason that she is now in remission. My mother-in-law lives in Manteca, California and we drive to Walnut Creek just to see Dr.padula. And we will continue to do so as long as needed. You can see when he talks to you that he really cares about making the patient better and I can't say that for all doctors if I could give more than five stars I would.

Just had another great visit with Dr. Padula. He has been working with me for almost 10 years and…read morehe's been so kind, compassionate and understanding while we conquer my RA together. Dr. Padula comes highly rated in my book, 10 Stars! Please check him out. You won't be disappointed!! Sue Loebel

He is one of the most accomplished and compassionate doctors I have ever met. He treated my father…read morewho had prostate cancer in his 80's. Dr Sharlip's care and reccomendations led to living into his 90s. I have a friend llving in Canada. His doctors said his cancer was inoperable. Dr Sharlip was kind enough to speak with him. He referred my friend to a friend of his in the midwest. Two doctors there did a long and delicate surgery. My friend lives today.

After reviewing the results from the blood diagnostic from my annual check-up, my primary doctor…read morereferred me to Dr. Sharlip for further follow-up. At my first appointment with Dr. Sharlip, I saw that he was a caring doctor. He took the time to explain the results from my blood diagnostics and the next step to be taken to ensure the diagnostic result was negative. He answered my questions and reassured me in the process that he is taking for me. Over the course of the next five months, Dr. Sharlip prescribed a 4K test and then a MRI, where the results were equivocal. He then prescribed and performed a fusion biopsy procedure on July 2nd. He said due to the upcoming holiday, the results would not come back until the following Monday. The doctor calls me the evening of the next day and wanted to tell me the good news that the results came back early and were negative so that I wouldn't worry over the holiday and weekend. I am fortunate to have been under Dr. Sharlip's care during this time. He showed the ultimate care of his patient as evidenced from his calls to me in the early evening and even on Saturday. I feel reassured that I will be under Dr. Sharlip's bi-annual care.

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr Gary and I instantly connected with him. I'm very fortunate to be…read moreable to get treated by him even though he's not accepting patients and his practice is not what it used to be. He had also helped my fiancé who had MRSA. He went in person to a pharmacy to make sure we got the medication- as it was out at our local CVS. He's saving my life, helping me loose weight, and it's a battle and it is a battle for our lives when we are obese. He really is the Best doctor!

Dr. Birnbaum is extremely rude and a horrible doctor! Every time I take my mother in there all he…read moredoes is talk about her meds and we've waited hours to even be seen by him. He never asks her how she's doing and every time she attempts to say something to him, he puts his hand up and says wait a minute and she never gets her questions answered. A visit we had about a month ago, towards the end he said, "I think we're done" and I said "no we're not, there's something I would like to discuss with you." And yells and says, "yes we are done! I've been in here with you guys over an hour and I have other patients to see!" I could not believe my ears!!!! So he realized what he said and finally discussed the other issue. So I took my mother for a follow up visit yesterday and he yelled at her for taking 2 of the same meds that HE prescribed to her, which was causing her to throw up, due to HIS MISTAKE!! So basically he had been over medicating her!! Then he requested that she gets lab work done downstairs. Once we got down there, we looked through the stack of papers he handed us and the lab slip was not even in there!!! We had to go back up to the office, mind you my mother's in a wheelchair! By this time I'm in fumes! He's constantly yelling and cursing (which to me is very disrespectful to my elderly mother) at is laptop because he don't know what he's doing. When he walked in the room yesterday morning his rude a** didn't even speak, he takes personal phone calls during her visits with him and then step out the room as if we have all day to be in there. There's signs all over that says no cel phones, so I believe he should reciprocate the same respect. I am so over this man. I don't know what his problem is. It seems like something outside of his practice is consuming him and he has lost sight of his career or he is overwhelmed with patients because that place is ran pretty much like a free clinic. My mother has been seeing him every since they were on San Bruno Ave. She's been seeing him for over 30 years and she deserves far better treatment than that. Yesterday was her last visit with him. I will be finding her a new doctor. I don't recommend anyone seeing him.

Dear Jasmer is very attentive and caring. He makes me confident about his medical decisions. His…read moreoffice staff members are also very professional and responsive. Highly recommended.

Wonderful doctor. I can not express how much this man is not only caring but awesome. This man is…read moresuper busy one pt after another but always has time to talk and see how I am actually doing. He is not only a pulmonary specialist but also specialize on sleep studies. I wanted to participate but my schedule is ridiculous. The staff and receptionist are incredible and so friendly. I will miss coming here for my appointments. Someday I will sign up for that sleep study.

My mother was seen by Dr. Steyer for respiratory issues. The office staff did their best to…read moreaccommodate getting my mom seen as soon as possible due to the urgency of her condition. Dr. Steyer spent almost an HOUR asking my mom questions to get to the root of the problem. His experience is invaluable and he was able to ascertain that my mom had not been taking one of her meds the right way which was eye-opening for her. Dr. Steyer put my mom on a program and told her "we're going to get you better" and he meant it. He went as far as walking my mom through how to use her Advair to make sure that she was doing it properly. He had his staff schedule a follow-up for my mom and although he was already booked out, they again accommodated her. By the time we came back for the follow-up, my mom was 100% better! As a bonus, both times there was hardly a wait after we checked in. My experience has been otherwise when it comes to doctor's appointments so I really appreciated their respect for their patient's time.

First rate care from a first rate physician! I have been a…read morelifelong asthmatic. Dr Steyer is an excellent Pulmonologist!

Dr. Zweig has been my GP for over 14 years. His medical knowledge is encyclopedic and he explains…read morethings in a clear and concise manner. I have great confidence in his judgement and expertise. The specialists he has referred me to are top-notch. He is also a very friendly guy who I can have an interesting conversation with about non-medical topics. I feel very lucky to have him as my doctor.

I have been using Dr. Zweig for over six years. He is by far the best doctor I have ever had. His…read moreservice is impeccable and prompt. If you have a question he will get back to you immediately. He is always available by phone and email. His physicals take 1.5-2 hours and are the most detailed I have ever encountered. I will be a long time patient!