If you are looking for a great doctor with good bedside manner. He has been my doctor for years…read more He is no longer under Saddleback Medical Group. You can find him as part of The Paloma Medical Group 24411 Health Center Dr #460 Laguna Hills, CA 92653 949-443-4303 The new office is nice,well staffed plenty of room to relax before seeing him. He is my GP but his specialty is Internal Medicine.

Writing on behalf of my boyfriend. I hope that his experience helps you to choose a doctor who…read morecares more about your health than money. Boyfriend called ahead of time and asked if the office took his insurance. They said yes. He made the appointment and then went in. Once inside he asked, once again, if they accepted his insurance and they once again said yes. He went in to see Daigneault where he told him his concerns and Daigneault ordered a few tests and requested he return to see him at a later time. The whole exchange lasted no more than 10 minutes. As my boyfriend left they stopped him and informed him that, no, they do not take his insurance. So, boyfriend called up the insurance company and informed them of what happened. Despite being at fault the doctor's office continues to threaten to send to collections for a $500 bill claiming for services rendered. That works out to $50 per minute which my boyfriend saw the doctor. An absurd amount for 10 minutes of talking and test ordering (especially when nothing came of the tests due to them not taking his insurance.) So, my boyfriend called and tried to work it out with the office for good faith. $50 would be all that they receive and that will be that. The office assistant called back to inform us that the doctor promptly declined the offer and wanted $200 instead. That still works out to $20 per minute that my boyfriend visited with this guy. Boyfriend said "Send me to collections, you're not getting a penny out of me. I made a good faith effort to clear the debt even though YOU guys are the ones who made the mistake AND I didn't even feel I got $50 worth of service let alone $200." He claims that: "He enjoys taking a personal interest in his patients' lives and their personal needs." But if that were true at all he'd have accepted the offer of $50 because, as my boyfriend had expressed at an earlier time, he's between jobs and finances are an issue for us. He doesn't take a personal interest in patients lives and their needs, or perhaps he does so long as you keep paying him money. So I hope that you think twice if you go with this "doctor" who cares only about money and less about your health. You've been warned.

I had a good experience here today and I want to thank Darlene for doing my DEXA screening and…read moreJeralyn for doing my mammogram on Wednesday, 4/22/26. Thank God everything is normal! The cellphone reception sucks here but the staff is great and they are very efficient and wonderful

I had the first appointment of the day with my PCP. I was told to arrive 15 minutes prior to the…read moreappointment, which wasn't hard to do since I live nearby. However, my PCP was 20 minutes late. Traffic, I guess. I actually heard her come in so she wasn't just sitting in the office somewhere. I like this office for convenience but if I'm expected to be early, I at least expect the doctor to be on time, especially if they are only spending 10 minutes with me. I was there for my annual physical exam and was told to undress even though I wasn't there for a well woman exam. I do a well woman with my OB/Gyn. Well, it would have been nice to know I didn't need to undress completely. Needless to say, I was examined and then I was given a referral to a specialist when my request for additional testing was denied. The specialist would need to order the additional tests, according to my doctor. I left with my lab order for bloodwork a little miffed that I had to make another appointment but such is the state of the healthcare system these days.

Great doctor. Very patient and kind. Listens to your concerns before giving advice. Dr. Patel has…read morebeen our family doctor for over 30 years.

I have been to this place for very common issue of throat infection. I tried all home remedy but…read moreinfection was not getting cured. I knew it needs a prescribed antibiotic so i visited doctor Jyotin Patel. I waited in the room for more than 30 mins and reminded staff that I am waiting in check up room from last 30 mins. Doctor came after 10 mins and quickly checked me and gave me antibiotic prescription. However when bill came they charged me for - New Patient visit, 45+ min high complexity. This is really not acceptable.They charged high for common known issue and with wrong check up time frame of 45 min + Be aware of this before you visit.

Never answer the phone to make an appointment or ask a question. Not sure they actually existread more

Dr. Adlard is straightforward and has never tried to push medication on me. The office staff is…read morefantastic--friendly, efficient, and always able to get me in quickly. I never have to wait long for test results, and communication is consistently clear. Highly recommend!

100% recommend. He's pretty no nonsense, dry sense of humor, but I've NEVER felt rushed. He is…read morewilling to thoroughly explain things, which I really appreciate. I feel seen and heard when I have an appointment. Getting my BP meds right, I saw him monthly for a bit. He cares. He makes actual phone calls!! And Elsa in his office is the sweetest person. I've also never had to wait long to make appointments. And the day of your appointment, he is timely. Many doctors keep you waiting long. My husband and I both love Dr. Leish

Dr. Brian Leish is an exceptional MD! His knowledge is top notch and he has a caring and comforting…read moreway about him. He has the ability to make you feel at ease and even make you laugh when you're not feeling well. His staff (Elsa and crew) are very friendly and professional. I couldn't ask for a better Medical Doctor!

My husband and I consider ourselves so lucky to have Dr Scarcella as our internist. He's extremely…read morethorough in addition to being a very caring & knowledgeable professional. He's easy to talk to and patiently listens . We never feel rushed. He's also got a wonderful sense of humor . Nurse Laurie, is very sweet . Quick call backs & attention to detail . Front office is always helpful in making quick appointments . Going to see Dr Scarcella & staff is like going to see a friend.

Dr. Scarcella has been my primary physician for over 30 years. He is the very best of the best. He…read moreis thorough, extremely knowledgeable, attentive, and terrific at follow up. He doesn't leave anything to chance. When he sees a report from one of my other doctors, he wants to be sure he understands it and will call me if necessary, just to be sure, he didn't miss anything. Pleasant goes without saying, as does, smart, caring, and just a really good person. How many really good people do we know in our lifetime and how lucky we are if one of them is our doctor. If five stars is the best review, then Dr. Scarcella deserves 10.

My husband desperately needed a new PCP and after being disappointed with (and misdiagnosed by) the…read moreDrs. available at Hoag (for primary care), I searched for a geriatric-internal medicine doc and found Dr. Nguyen at MemorialCare (fortunately we have a PPO). My husband has multiple issues going on, and at this point I accompany him on all his appointments to make sure his symptoms and history are clearly understood. Dr Nguyen listened and ordered a series of tests, and we could not be more pleased!!!!

Best Internal Medicine doc! Smart, responsive, caring,…read moreavailable, experienced and a really nice person.

On the good side, Dr. Siu is personable and has good bedside manner. My problems with him were…read morethese: He gives your diagnosis with long stories leading to the diagnosis punchline, which can be interesting, but when you've brought a list of problems you're having, you might get to 2-3 of them. I'm not in great shape so I really need to go over everything in the short time that's allotted. I wrecked my shoulder pushing a 125 pound Casper box bed up a staircase. Dr. Siu didn't feel like I needed it checked, and instead told me a story about how he and his friends play competitive tennis every Christmas. 4 minutes into it he got to the punchline: They were all getting old and all had tennis elbow, which is what I now have. "Take 2 Tylenol before bed every night, cause that's all you can do." During this time, he sent me to a therapy place he (and they) swore were in my network. They had me doing all kinds of improvised nonsense without an MRI or a confirmation of what was wrong first, and of course made things worse. Went 3 times, knew it was a bad idea, quit going, then a $632 bill arrived because no matter what Dr. Siu or they said, they weren't in our network and just wanted the business. After a year of horrible pain and not being able to lift my hand higher than my shoulder, my wife scheduled an MRI. I have two 1 inch rotator cuff tears and I've needed surgery since the day I told Dr. Siu. I could almost let that slide, but near the end of 2023, I felt my job was in jeopardy, and I told his office that it'd be hard to get down there in the day for a routine checkup. They countered with, "The doctor says he's not refilling your prescriptions until you see him." I take like 16 pills every day, including heart and diabetes drugs (4 Metformin daily) that ran out of refills Nov-Dec. I told this to my new (as of 1/1) doctor who started by meekly defending the holding of my meds hostage: "Well, a doctor really shouldn't give you meds without at least meeting you." "I saw him multiple times!" "Oh! Well then, never mind..!" I won't even mention how a shirt of mine got ruined (blood) when his young staff hacked off skin tags with a dull Bic razor for an EKG ;-) Anyway, that's my novel. Probably a great doctor, but best to see him if you're already in good health.

When my mother became a resident at a board and care facility in Mission Viejo, he became her…read morephysician. All his visits were done virtually via video calls. On the positive side, he is very responsive to phone calls and did call back promptly whenever I had questions and he did spend time to discuss things. I was honestly surprised by how quickly and consistently he would get back to me. On the negative side, he was grossly overconfident in his video-call diagnosis skills and erred on the side of over-treatment even when stated family and patient goals were to be palliative. My mom had all the tell-tale signs of middle-stage dementia. He gave her a diagnosis of "mild cognitive impairment." My mom could not remember the thread of a conversation for more than 20-30 seconds. Still "mild cognitive impairment." At some point, our family discussed tweaking one of my mom's meds to help her mood. He adjusted the medication dosage up. Shortly thereafter, my mom was not able to physically get out of bed. Dr. Siu said we needn't worry. This was a known side effect of having dosed too high. We would just reduce the dose and there would be no long-term effect. It took nearly two weeks before my mom was able to get out of bed. That means she was close to paralyzed in bed for two weeks in her mid 70s. This led to the loss of almost all her remaining muscle mass. I raised this as a possible major issue. He said it was nothing to worry about. Let's be clear that muscle loss is a MAJOR issue if you expect to be able to move without assistance. The loss of muscle means you are no longer able to balance your body and prevent falling and hurting yourself. So at the end of this episode, my mom could barely walk more than a few feet on her own. He did not seem to weigh the risk of being bed-ridden and total muscle atrophy against whatever benefit a tweak in medication would make. Had we known this was a risk, our decision process would've been much different. As my mom's dementia and physical condition worsened (since she now had ZERO muscle and she was having concerning shudders, shakes, and mini seizures), we asked him about evaluating her for hospice. On the basis of a video call in which she displayed "flat affect", he told us that maybe her "flat affect," lack of balance and shudders and shakes were the result of potential Parkinson's and maybe we should take her to a specialist to see if we could get her on some kind of Parkinson's treatment. My mom did not have flat affect in person. But placed in front of a phone for a video call with someone she did not actually recognize, yes flat affect could be a thing. But when I raised this with him, Dr. Siu would not consider that family and caretaker observations might be more accurate than his video call assessment. He pushed for seeking out a specialist to investigate possible Parkinson's. I pointedly asked, "are these symptoms not ALSO a part of dementia? Does it not make more sense that dementia is the larger issue here?" He downplayed this and said "If it were my mom, I'd take her to get treatment. It could help. Couldn't possibly hurt to try to treat it." When we started with him, we were very clear that my mom's wishes and our family wishes were to err on the side of LESS treatment and less invasive medical care to reduce any possible unnecessary suffering. I then listed the ways in which taking someone with obviously bad dementia out of their comfort zone for a dizzying array of appointments, tests, and overall confusion might NOT be worth it and could be actively harmful. All this would be an enormous drain of time and energy, particularly if all the issues are more likely explained by dementia. This would be subjecting a fragile person with incontinence issues to torturous explorations for the hope of what exactly? I pushed for hospice evaluation. At this point she was already having notable trouble eating (though he could not see that through video eval). He said hospice would be unlikely to admit her because her dementia was not far along, but he would make the referral. He made extra effort to point out that once on hospice, we would close the door on any parkinson's treatment/eval. We got hospice evaluations done. Within a month she was admitted to hospice. She died of dementia within two months. I do not expect doctors to get every answer right. No human can or will get every answer right. But his overconfidence in his own assessment, dismissiveness of caretaker and family observations and preferences, and bias to over-treat at end of life was not at all comforting in an already difficult time.