Dr. Kovaks performed my preventative colonoscopy and he was a great doctor and did a good job…read more Unfortunately his office staff is lacking in professionalism and general communication skills. I verified with my insurance and his office and my insurance carrier multiple times before my procedure that this is a free preventative procedure through my plan and they all verified it was free. I was shocked when I received a bill for over $4,000. I contacted their office multiple times the office manager Kim was never available and I would leave voice messages on her extension and never got a return call. Finally someone else in the office said maybe this person in another location can help you as I was very frustrated with this. I contacted Adrineh and she explained yes it should be free as it is preventative and their office put the wrong coding for my insurance and she would email them to fix it and contact me. She copied me in on it. My insurance said as well the Dr. Kovaks office had to change the coding so they could put it as preventative and free but his office had to do it. I never heard from Kim at his office on this. This has been going on for months. I reached out to Adrineh again for help even though this was not her responsibility. She sent a group email again to Kim, cottage hospital where performed and myself explaining again this had to be fixed and coded correctly as preventative and therefore free in my benefits. Once again I called and left messages for Kim and no return calls. My insurance company told me they sent in some extension on a code but still did not do the paperwork correctly and nobody responded to them. After not hearing again from Kim for a length of time I contacted my insurance company and they had not had any contact either and said since Dr. Kovaks office was not cooperative they would file a grievance to see if that would get them to correct their mistakes. I still have never received a call from Kim or anyone else at Dr. Kovaks office located in Santa Barbara so I am waiting for my insurance to resolve this. This is a huge part of their business doing preventative colonoscopies and at this point you would think they could at least get the coding right. It is unfortunate that Dr. Kovaks staff is incompetent and can not resolve a simple mistake on their part. I would avoid this office unless you have ample time to waste and enjoy aggravating situations and deep pockets for unnecessary charges...

Dr. Kovacs performed a colonoscopy and I was very happy with the entire staff: caring and…read moresupportive... thank you Dr. Kovacs

I had a terrible experience with Dr. Aguirre. I strongly recommend finding another doctor. He only…read morewanted to keep me on steroids and made me feel very uncomfortable during my colonoscopy. Save yourself the trouble and find a different doctor.

Great Doc , really nice guy . Highly ,highly recommended! Colonoscopies were a piece of cake . Jllread more

Dr. Kovacs really takes the time and attention to address all my concerns. Office staff are first…read morerate, and the location is very convenient. 5 stars!

Update on healing urself and getting answers . I went to…read moreSB Herbal Clinic and saw Chinese herbalist. Pham Tram is amazing! . A true healer. She made sum special herbs to drink like tea for few weeks and did a acupuncture . Have been doing acupuncture 2x week also at downtown community acupuncture for maintenence. Really helps with nausea and digestion. Changed my diet alot more added way more veggies. Eating a more clean vegetarian diet. I highly recommend Santa Barbara Herbal Clinic.

After many doctors suggesting a radical procedure for my navel condition, I saw Dr. Thoman. In a…read morefew minutes, he defined what I had, and said it would heal on it's own, and sent me back home with a smile. I am very impressed with his knowledge. He seems to be the only specialist in this area within Santa Barbara.

Dr. Thoman is a wonderful surgeon! My husband recently had hernia surgery with Dr. Thoman and…read moreeverything went smoothly. Dr. Thoman is knowledgeable, confident, and gets directly to the point. His staff is AMAZING as well! Deanna at the front desk is very sweet, extremely helpful, and professional. She always has a smile on her face and that goes a long way especially when patients are in need. Cyndi is also just as amazing! She went above and beyond to coordinate my husband's surgery. She was kind and attentive and went out of her way to help. Micheline was also so sweet! Thank you so much to Dr. Thoman and his wonderful team. Grateful for you all!!

Doesn't know how to relate to patients or have any compassion. No follow through on care to see if…read morethe problem was fixed. He asked me why I took sleeping medication then said if I stopped taking it I would eventually fall asleep. Strange and rude for a doctor that doesn't know me and is an endocrinologist.

Very abrupt, asked me questions with a mean attitude. Had not bothered to even take a glance at my…read morechart. I had a traumatic brain injury and he he looks at me with my walker and says Why can't you walk? I have a urine ostomy bag and he asks Why do you have that? Why do I have that? For fun? I have never before encountered a more rude nasty dismissive "doctor"

Normally don't write reviews, but just a day from my colonoscopy experience and Dr. DeRosa and his…read morestaff actually made it, dare I say, enjoyable. Great bedside manner and even had me choose the music I wanted to hear during the procedure. James Taylor, in case you're wondering. Also intake nurse, Jake, was phenomenal. See you all in 5 years!

I've had 2 procedures with Dr. DeRosa. I found him very efficient, personable and he did a great…read morejob explaining the results. I also found the Sansum Gastro unit to be well run with friendly staff

I love this entire practice! What a fantastic group of people and practitioners!! I have been going…read moreby for a couple years , Nicole Martinez is phenomenal, and I drive two hours to get this amazing medical help. My son has been going here a few years and I cannot tell you how amazing Dr Hemmer is!

I feel very fortunate to have dental care through the dental clinic, both in SB and Carpinteria.I…read morehave had a partial denture made, fillings and today I had a tooth pulled. I feel I received good advice on the tooth that had to be pulled, something I dreaded doing. I've been pleased with everyone I have seen and am so grateful for the care.

Had my VSG surgery 2 years ago....August 24, 2023 HW: 322…read moreLW: 135 Current weight: 151 NO Complications to date, surgery... extremely fast Under for less than 50 mins 1 day hospital stay and home the next Man of few words, but what is there to say when his work speaks for itself. He's HONEST. The population of clientele he works with deserves honesty and it takes accountability as a patient The work doesn't happen itself, doesn't happen overnight, but it does happen I would never recommend the Santa Maria Weight loss clinic , a complete mess...you can see why yourself Make the drive to Santa Barbara Advanced Surgical Associates Amazing work. I don't regret the surgery It's permanent, it's a tool If you don't stay the course, you will gain weight back remember YOU NEED TO DO THE WORK AS WELL the hard part is after the 1st year, once your appetite and cravings begin to return Nothing in this life is easy, but again thank you to Dr. Thoman and Cindy and the whole team for their amazing work. Highly recommend to anyone SERIOUSLY interested in the procedure Chefs Kiss !!!!!

I went to this guy for a consult before I read the reviews. I have a hernia. He spent less than 5…read moreminutes with him. I told him I was very concerned about mesh especially since my body tends to reject foreign things. He said it shouldn't do that. That's it. Didn't address my concerns. I had to ask him if he even wanted to look at my hernia. No way in hell he's operating on my body. I'll drive where ever I have to until I feel comfortable.