My son needed dental surgery and him being only 5, I wasn't thrilled at the idea of him undergoing…read moreanesthesia. But wow--this place gets 5 stars and then some. They were SO thorough. They call, they text, they tell you everything you need ahead of time. Speaking of time, they are on time for the appointments. My son's surgery was scheduled for 9:45 and he was already asleep by 9:56. The staff was friendly, reassuring and prepared us for everything. If we ever need to go through it again (i hope we don't) but if we do, we'll definitely come back.

The staff was extremely kind to our toddler. They gave us multiple updates during our 3 year old's…read moreprocedure and stayed with us as he woke. They gave multiple follow up calls to check on us afterward. I couldn't be happier!

As a Kaiser HMO patient I was referred to Dr. Messiha for Pain Management. They often refer outside…read moreof their health system for efficiency and I'm very happy that they did. Dr. Messiha was extremely thorough both with reviewing my medical records and my face to face consultation with him. He did not rush me or rush to conclusions about procedures that may or may not help me. He spent a great deal of time explaining that my symptoms directly correlate with my MRI results and made me feel like I finally understood where my pain and limitations were coming from. Even though the referral from Kaiser included injections; Dr. Messiha left that decision totally up to me given my limitations with an allergy to steroids and the possibility that injections without steroids may not be helpful. He made recommendations to my PM&R physician at Kaiser and helped me make a plan going forward. As an RN I know how difficult navigating our health system is for both patients and providers and I was so pleased with how his office staff handled everything behind the scenes ahead of my appointment. I would highly recommend Dr. Messiha and his practice if you are in need of pain management or even a second opinion. He is beyond professional and I'm so happy I went to see him. I now understand my condition better than before and know that I can make an informed decision based on new knowledge.

This practitioner over charged my insurance who refuses to pay the extra unnecessary cost which I…read moreagree. I will end up paying over $400 out of my pocket for a lame consultation as he has absolutely done nothing I had to insist for him to look at my results to give me his opinions on top of it. The most expensive consultation I ever had in my life and the worst so far!

DR HELM = GREAT ELIA PEREZ = SUCKS…read more Dr. Helm is solid. He's professional, listens, validates your illness and condition, and does his best to try different healing/coping modalities. He gets 5 stars. Then there is Elia Perez, Nurse Practitioner. She gets 0 stars. For example, Dr. Helm will say "schedule a follow up w/ Elia Perez to have her help you on that". I'll go to an appointment (generally just a 2 minute video chat) she'll have an action item to work on what Dr. Helm asked. I of course get charged for the full-cost of the appointment, even though it was only a 2-minute video chat. A month goes by, I hear nothing, another month? I'll call the office wondering what's going on? Front desk will make me schedule another appointment, another 2-minute video chat w/ Elia Perez, which I get charged big bucks for, and then she'll completely deny that she agreed to do anything. She'll even go so far as to say "we never do that, I never agreed to that"? WTF? So now I'm two months delayed, and I've paid money for two worthless appointments with her. Even when I had a procedure done there, which required and IV, she was so incompetent that she couldn't even do it; they had to bring in a vocational nurse (which is just a 2-year degree) who was WAY more proficient at freaking everything than Elia Perez with her masters degree of Nurse Practitioner. I've heard that Dr. Helm is finally closing his office, after many decades of work - good for him, he deserves a break. Bummer for me though, cause he was really good. I've heard that Elia Perez is going to work at the office of Dr. Medhat F. Mikhael, MD - Pain Medicine. Based on past experience w/ Elia Perez, I will definitely NOT be transferring over to Dr. Mikhael's office. Note: I recognize that my experience w/ Elia may be a one off, an you may have had a great experience, but the above is my honest experience. I'll be giving one star for this review, now that I know Dr. Helm's office is closing, so the 1-star review won't affect him. If Elia want's to contact Yelp and dispute this, I welcome that. We'll get all my records from Dr Helm's office and recordings of the video chats to prove to Yelp this is the truth.

Ripoff city. I made…read morean appt and included my info and where to get med records from inc. fax. They followed up with a call, and mentioned they would be able to get a fax while I filled out the paperwork. So far so good - then the appt comes. I saw Dr.Chen and at the end of it all, he was basically calling me a liar. I stated what they told me about the med info - there must have been miscommunication - No, Doc that is what they told me. He then went on to tell me, even if he had my other pain mgt. doctor's files, he still couldn't do anything until he got my med records from UCLA. Even though he knew one of the doctors I mentioned, he then said he couldn't do anything for me, until he verified what was in the files and my conditions. Cause you know, everyone makes up they have an autoimmune disease called RA and everyone refers to specific doctors whom, Dr. chen knows. Either I am psychic and could guess he would know one of those doctors or i don't know, maybe telling the truth? He also wanted to know why I didn't go to UCLA PM or my last PM appt, at a location 2 hrs away (recently moved). I found this odd too. My favorite was when he did a basic see how you are doing movement thing and as he tried to lift up my hip - I screamed in pain. He said that my examination was normal, and that I must be having a good day (my guess in ref. to me saying I have RA). Since he isn't a rheumatologist, but a pain mgt. doctor, I guess that qualifies him to make the statement - apparently he slept in a Holiday Inn. Oh, Anthem Blue Cross PPO is accepted, but out of network, so they charge $450. I saw this place had bad reviews on numerous sites, but figured you know what it is close by. End result - staying with my PM dr 2 hrs away.

Dr. Wallace and his staff are knowledgeable, professional, and kind. I highly recommend them.read more

Dr. William Wallace wonderful bedside manner, who surgically took care of my hernia. He is just a…read morenice guy explaining everything in layman's terms.

Dr. Winter is truly exceptional. The level of care I received from him is unparalleled. He is…read moreincredibly personable and attentive, always going above and beyond to address my questions and concerns. Every time I reached out via email, he personally took the time to call me back and provide thorough answers, which I honestly don't know how he manages given his busy schedule. I spoke with him several times leading up to my surgery, and he made me feel completely at ease. I was terrified since I had never undergone surgery before, but I couldn't have asked for a better doctor. My healing process has been excellent, and my scars are barely noticeable. Dr. Winter is truly one of a kind. You are in excellent hands with him. The wait for a consultation and surgery is definitely worth it. In my case, they managed to book me for a cancellation, so I didn't have to wait long at all for my surgery. Dr. Winter is very understanding and genuinely cares about his patients.

Do not use this doctor. Dr. Marc Winter, performed a robotic myomectomy, (a minimally invasive…read moresurgery to remove uterine fibroids). The surgery took longer than expected, and Dr. Winter informed my husband that he had found and removed numerous fibroid-like cells from my uterine lining. At the time, we were relieved, but months passed without any sign of a menstrual cycle. I returned to Dr. Potter at HRC Fertility, where he had to perform a procedure to see what had happened. When I woke up, I was devastated to learn that my entire uterine lining had been scarred. They gave me less than a 5% chance of getting pregnant. Dr. Winter scared up my entire lining which caused me not to be able to get pregnant. I am still in the IVF/surrogacy process with hundreds of thousands of dollars due to his procedure. Don't listen to anyone who says you need to remove fibroids.

A great pain management practice. But they keep on showing the picture of founding doctor that…read morepassed away many years ago. Kinda creeps me out but a nice tribute to an outstanding and caring doctor.

My review is for the front office and management, as I was not able to see the doctor. I called to…read moremake an appointment and provided all of the information that I was asked for. Shortly after hanging up the phone, I got a text from the young girl who scheduled my appointment. She asked me to send her a copy of my driver's license by replying to the text, which I promptly did. On the day of my appointment, I arrived at the office 15 minutes early to fill out any additional paperwork. The girl answering the phones was busy making an appt for a new patient which, as I already knew, is very time-consuming. There were two other staff members present, but apparently none of them were trained to hand me my new patient check-in forms because they told me I'd have to wait. So finally, around 15 minutes later, the young girl was done with her phone call and able to check me in. The only problem is that I was not on their schedule. Not only that, but they didn't seem to have any record of me at all. Had I gone to the wrong office?? I scrolled through my texts to find the one requesting my license, in which the girl had stated her name. I said "isn't this you?" Yes, it was her and I was at the right place. Why am I not on the schedule at the time we discussed?? According to the young girl, she never received the picture of my license (which, from my end, had been sent), so she cancelled the appointment. No follow-up call requesting my license again. I don't even think I got a call letting me know they were cancelling the appt, although they had already set the precedent of communicating by text, so it would've been appropriate to send a follow-up text. When I pressed her to find out why there was no follow through, she said that she only works there part-time, so there was no way for her to follow up with me the next day, as it was her day off. Now, I don't solely blame her. She was obviously rather young and inexperienced and was just doing her best. But what a terrible lack of management that there are no procedures in place to handle this kind of thing! And what kind of establishment just cancels an appt after I obviously wanted to see the doctor, based on my initial investment of time in scheduling the appt?? I had already waited a couple of weeks for my appt, and I was in a tremendous amount of pain due to a pinched nerve in my neck. On top of that, they had wasted another 20 minutes of my time since I had arrived at the office for my appointment. The best they could do was to apologize and offer me an appointment in another week or so. No thanks. At this point, I think the appropriate thing for the doctor to do would be to see me that day. I understand maybe he was completely booked. Then he should stay late. I would've come back at the end of the day. I had already arranged to have the afternoon off from work so that I could be seen by him, and I find it inexcusable that the office is run in such a way that the staff just cancels appts because of one small piece of information missing. They demonstrated a total lack of consideration for my time and circumstances.

My spouse was taken here after he had a bad accident in San Clemente. I am sooooo glad that he was…read moretaken to this hospital. They were very attentive, professional, and caring. They called me right away and communicated what was happening in a calm, professional, and kind manner which helped my panic calm down. When I arrived, the ER waiting room was overly packed. People were along the hallway with IV bags getting treated because the rooms/beds were full. Even with a packed ER and other patients yelling and being nasty to the medical staff, the staff all kept their cool and did their jobs in a kind yet professional manner. They gave us top of the line quality care. I watched them sew up my partner's face, wrap his broken bones, and give him tests. All were done with professionalism and care. The doctor attending to him was very communicative and explained everything thoroughly. The nurses were telling us stories and made sure my partner had everything he needed. They also have a parking garage which is helpful. It's a bit of a walk but they have someone with a golf cart giving people rides to and from the parking. Thank you all again!! I can't thank you enough :) Also i'll spare you the gory details and not add photos. You're welcome lol

Ted- intake Nurse. Beverly: Volunteer and 30 year OR nurse,…read moreMaria: Pre-op Dr Lin: Anestesologist Dr Cvar: my MVP! Post Op Nurse: Glenda thank you everyone who helped me when i needed it the most. Check in was easy, finding my way to preop was helpful with volunteer's escorting me. Parking was a flat rate even though construction is a bit chaotic. I want to thank each and every person who helped me during my stint here. Barbara you are an angel! Praying over me with my mom when i needed it the most was just magic. Having a panic attack and nervous in preop was something unexpected. After you came into my room and just chit chatted with my mom and I , everything lifted. The warmth and energy that radiated throughout me is something I cant describe here , it meant alot. After care here was top notch, from start to finish. 5/5

Great staff and ease of checkin. The doctor was also great. Very thorough in his explanation of the…read morediagnosis and prognosis.

I was referred by my Doctor who I trust! Dr. Patrick Thompson! He is the best General Practice! He…read morehighly recommended Dr. Thomas Rambacher! I am very happy with Dr. Rambacher & his great staff! They all took very good care of my foot! Thank all of you because I am a hair stylist & I stand all day. With in days my pain level was so much better!

She's amazing doctor and I'm glad I choose her to be my OB…read more My delivery was amazing with her and she's the best doctor

Horrible and terrifying experience!!! Avoid, at all costs, this uncaring, delinquent, and…read moreunprofessional, so called doctor, Soodabeh (Sue) Abravesh, and her incredibly rude and mean office staff, Miriam. As a high-risk, first-time pregnant patient, I was willfully neglected, disrespected, and put through so much stress and anxiety by Abravesh and Miriam. My first visit during my 8-week of pregnancy was rushed to less than 10 minutes, after a long wait and their refusal to let my Husband accompany me to the exam room. I was never informed about their no accompanying person policy. They didn't even let my husband wait there and told him to go outside of the office and "wait by the elevators"!! I now know the reason: she does not want any witness to her negligent acts. Also, beware that she will continuously insist on performing an internal ultrasound during each visit, neglecting any high-risk pregnancy condition and the risk of miscarriage that comes with internal ultrasound at early stages of pregnancy. The reason is her ultrasound machine is so old and outdated that doesn't take accurate measurements abdominally. So, she will refer you to other doctors to perform the accurate ultrasound. But, she will lie and tell you it's because she does "not have time to do it there"!! For my second appointment, she scheduled it after 4 weeks. Worried that it would be too late for me to complete my first trimester tests, she replied: "no you will not miss anything." Two weeks before my appointment, still worried, I called her office and asked for an earlier appointment, to no avail. Then I asked that she at least email me the order for my tests and referral for the other OBGYN to do the Nuchal Translucency (NT) ultrasound that must be done before the end of first trimester to detect baby's chromosomal or genetic issues, so that I could complete them before my appointment with her. Miriam said she would ask Abravesh and will call me back. During those 2 weeks I anxiously called her office 3 more times asking for the orders but every time Miriam said "Dr has not responded to the messages I left for her" and never called me back. During my second visit, Abravesh again insisted on performing an internal ultrasound, which I refused. She then using her rusty ultrasound machine, shocked me by telling me that my baby's size wasn't a 12-week baby size but an almost 15-week baby size!!! I kept telling her that was impossible because I had planned this pregnancy and knew the exact dates. But she kept insisting that the measurements were correct and then said because my baby's size was past the first trimester size I had missed the window for one of the most important tests, the NT ultrasound!!! I started crying and told her that was why I kept calling her office asking for an earlier appointment or for the release of orders and referral to perform the tests before my appointment. She replied: "It's ok! You haven't missed much! You've missed only 1 test"!! When I researched about this huge difference in size, it appeared that this may indicate that the baby has genetic and health issues. Because of this and knowing that I missed the NT ultrasound due to her negligent conduct which could help detect the issues, I could not sleep for two nights and was constantly crying. Fortunately, understanding my situation, the other OBGYN's office staff kindly gave me an appointment after two days. There, the doctor performed an abdominal ultrasound, and told me Abravesh's measurements were completely wrong and baby's size, in fact, matched a 12-week baby size!!! She then completed the NT ultrasound and said everything looked normal. Then, Abravesh kept ignoring my phone requests for one week to release my medical records until I personally showed up at her office and she finally handed them to me after telling me that she was doing me "a favor" by giving my own medical records to me because "by law," she could have made me wait at least two weeks for them!!! My sincere advice: save yourself and your baby, and stay as far as you can from Abravesh and Miriam.

I see Dr. Barnhill in his Newport Beach office. I started seeing him in April 2023, I still see him…read moretoday (November 2023). When I first walked into his office, I could barely walk, I could not stand up straight, I was in so much pain, it was debilitating and had affected my life so significantly there were days I couldn't leave my bed. Pain management is a process and it takes a ton of patience. Dr. Barnhill has the patience of a saint. He has systematically addressed every source of pain and resolved it. He is extremely thorough when explaining my procedures. He makes me feel safe. He eases my anxiety. He is an incredible doctor. With my permission he has worked with my care team for the best possible results and most successful long-term solutions. He is standing in the room with me at my exact appointment time, I am never waiting for him. His office is easy to come in and out of and planning my appointments around the rest of my day are very easy because of his punctuality. Elena is incredible. She is his office staff she gets authorizations for procedures on the spot. She goes above and beyond any office worker I have ever dealt with everyone is extremely friendly and I cannot think of enough wonderful things to say about both Dr. Barnhill and Elena. If you are looking for pain management, but you don't know where to start, start with Dr. Barnhill. He will guide you the rest of the way so you can live the rest of your life and leave the pain management journey in his hands. You will not regret it.

I just went to see Joshua Barnhill today and he was unbelievable. He went waaaaaaay above the call…read moreof duty for a doctor and made sure that I was leaving there with no pain. I cannot begin to fully articulate just how good of a doctor he is. He had to spend his own lunch to drive and get the proper injections for me from another office. Most people would have told me to come back in two weeks. He saw the need and did whatever he had to do to fill that need. He is one of those people that just remind you that there are still really good genuine people with good hearts out there. Today Dr. Barnhill was my hero!