We miss Dr. Choa Chan. I just wish he had told us he was going to retire and referred us to another great doctor like him! The kids' and teen group, which handled all my children's appointments and vaccines, is a mess. The receptionists aren't even as kind as the ones we had before. Where can we find a good doctor like you! read more

Never again. I went here once after he was recommended to be by a friend and after hating the last Pediatrician. I am a very holistic/naturalistic minded person and didn't get my son any shots or blood tests in the hospital. The first thing that this doctor did was basically tell me how terrible of a parent I am because I didn't do all of these tests and shots. He would say "what if he has brain damage?" "What if he is def?" etc. When he handled my son, he was not gentle at all, rather quite rough. His office is very outdated and didn't even appear to be very clean. Needless to say, this was my first and last visit. Thank God for Dr. Serena Tu. She was God sent after these last 2 Pediatricians. read more

After Dr chan retire. New management doctor and nurse no good. So hard to contract. When I call just keep transfer to another department. And don't follow up. I need report for school. It take over2months still doesn't get it. Go away from clinic. read more

One interesting thing: if you have private insurance, they will give your kids combined vaccination shots. For example, my friend has medi-cal, and her kid got 5 shots at once during 3 year old check up (at another doctor's office). Mine only had 3 combined shots here instead because we have a PPO. However, at 4yr check up, dr. Chan gave mine 4 shots and ordered blood test. When I asked other moms with kids in the same age group, they all said it was only 2 combined shots for their kids, and no blood tests at all. I have no idea what's going on here. read more

Straight forward and to the point. I respect doctors who listen and provide clarity. I have been seeing Dr. Choa Chan since 2011, for both my boys. He does not have a warm, bubble personality, but what he lacks in warmth, he makes up for in wisdom and honesty. read more

After 3 years I will have to change my son's pediatrician due to incompetent staff. The new "management" as advised by the miserable individual who answered the phone does not allow me to address simple questions to the nurse or doctor. I have never had an issue contacting them directly before. I had a simple follow up question regarding the visit the day before. Thank you sandra for absolutely no help. As an individual who works in healthcare here is a little advice to the new "management ", Empathy training and common phone etiquette!! I goes a long way in this industry. Thanks again for helping me realize i need to switch healthcare providers. read more

Dr. Chan has been our daughter's pediatrician since I gave birth to her in September of 2011. He recently became my son's pediatrician when I gave birth to him in February of 2014. I thought it was important to review him since I have had such positive experiences with him. Here's why: 1) Availability. New parents' number one need from a doctor (and second- time parents appreciate at it too!). Dr. Chan has always been available, day or night, for our phone call. As first time parents with my daughter we have used this generous access 4 times: twice for high fevers, once for what we thought was excessive vomiting and once for a pulled arm. We also called after hours when we feared jaundice for our newborn son. I cannot over-emphasize how important this type of access to a physician is and we are extremely grateful for the peace of mind his off-hours consultations provide us. 2) Over-explanations. To some, this may be a draw-back, but once you understand how Dr. Chan works, you get used to it. First, he will explain what he is doing and why. You cannot really interrupt him with questions during this time, BUT when he is done, he will answer EVERY question you have. I have found bringing a list of questions and/or writing some down while he is talking has been effective in making sure I understand everything he has explained to me. 3) Experience. The man has been a pediatrician since before I was born to hundreds of kids and it shows. He is exceedingly patient and knows what he is doing. My daughter likes him. Since age 2 she has told me whenever she has a boo-boo that she "needs to go see Dr. Chan" while nodding solemnly. The nurses in the office are very caring and capable. I like that there is a separate waiting room for healthy kids from the main one. To respond to some of the criticism from the other reviews: I have Anthem Blue Cross HMO and I have never had any billing problems with his office. Dr. Chan has an accent and I admit to needing to listen carefully to what he says at times, but it is certainly not a deal breaker given the above. Dr. Chan circumcised my son at the hospital and it went beautifully. I don't mind vaccinations or blood tests so his professional opinions align with my beliefs. read more

Dr Chan saw my 2 girls today, ages 4 and 1 and I am impressed. He is kind, thorough and honest. His staff is also very kind and helpful. While it's not the most updated office, that is not what I look for in choosing my kids' doctor. I look for honesty and genuine care for my girls. read more

Dr Chan is awesome. He's been my three kids pediatrician for the past 18 years. I really don't care if his office is not attractive, that's not why I go there. The staff is fine, they've been pretty nice through the years. I suggest writing any questions down and bringing them with you. Dr Chan will answer everything. He is very knowledgeable and does not rush to write tons of prescriptions, which I really appreciate. He's sort of a nonsense guy, which is fine for me. read more

I've only seen Dr. Chan twice so far. He saw my daughter in the hospital the day she was born so I decided to see him again for her first month check up. I thought he was gentle enough with her. He has a bit of an accent but I was able to understand him well enough. Sure, his office is outdated looking but it wasn't dirty at all. Ms. Holistic mommy up there would worry me too. He's just looking out for your kid to make sure your kid is healthy. I'll update this the more I see him, I have another check up coming soon. UPDATE: 5/22/13 Dr. Chan is good. His office is small, but it's never crowded. It's SO easy to make an appointment. For personal reasons I had to choose a different doctor, making an appointment with them is SUCH a hassle. I miss this office. Give him a call. He's a good guy and his staff is friendly. read more

Dr Chan is absolutely the BEST :) His staff is professional & friendly. He has been my 3 children's primary physician for 9 years. He takes his time with their visits & answers all my questions. read more

Dr Chan is very good and gentle with kids. He is a well-seasoned and very knowledgeable pediatrician. He answers all your questions and works very hard to meet your child's health needs. I recommend him. They accept Anthem Blue Cross medical insurance. Erica the secretary is very helpful. Kelly the nurse is also wonderful with the kids and good at giving shots quickly. Parking is free the first hour then i believe it is $1 every 15mins, $6/max. Dr Chan's office will validate your ticket for the first hour. read more

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Dr. Chan is a very caring doctor. My son and daughter have been seeing him for the last two years. He remembers them well. My daughter has some developmental challenges. He always comes along and encourages me and my wife. Whenever our kids are sick and need immediate medical attention, he would let us come in and see him right away. He often calls us about lab results outside his business hours. He is a professional and loving pediatrician. To be fair, the wait hour can be long, because he gets a lot of patients to be seen. He often seems to be in a hurry, that is why some reviewers mentioned that he talks quickly and they cannot get a lot of information from him. But I think it is due to the fact that Dr Chan knows many are waiting outside. But when I do ask him questions, he would always give me good answers. You just have to press him a little bit, and he would not be bothered by it at all. Then you will find he is very knowledgeable. read more

We first met Dr Chan in 2008 when Glendale Adventist sent him as the hospital Dr to see our daughter after birth. He has a small accent, but is AWESOME with children, he's gentle & loving. He didn't hassle us in choosing AGAINST vaccines either, which we were worried about. His office is small, out dated & can look a bit grungy. I do wish out of anything his nurses & staff were more smiles & cleaned up more, especially the ripped books or signs around the office, makes it seem dirty. Once you get pass that, I know youll stay, we have & she's 5 now! We all love him read more

Yelp should put a 0 or even a minus. I will give this Doctor the worst score! Horrible and rude! Whether on the phone or in person. Patients are always feeling rushed. And the worse part is he's a Pediatrician and needs to be more caring and affectionate. This Doctor have to be reported to the Board. read more

Worst doctor you will ever encounter. Needs a 0 star review. He will be reported to the board. Disgusting person, liar, and because of his false lies and lack of information, my child was not able to get a vaccine in time, and won't be able to get it in the future, all because this POS LIED and had NO idea what he was talking about. He said the first set of shots need to be before 3 months so I schedule just before 3 months. Then he said I need to call my insurance and specify him as the primary (this caused my insurance to be pending and be re-effective the first of the following month). I went in and he said my insurance is pending now because of it and I have to go home. His words exact. I said YOU told me she HAS to get these before 3 months. So this is crucial. What should I do? His response "no insurance, no service." WTF I said I would pay cash and says it's too expensive for me. He has NO idea how much money I have or am willing to spend. So the $600 he quoted me is nothing for my child's health. Then again he says "no insurance, no service." I said so what you said about her HAVING to have these before 3 months is not true? (I need to know for peace of mind and/or know what to do). He said "No, it's not mandatory"... So I left, called my insurance, they said it would be effective in a week, went back to Dr. Chan's office and now he says she is too late for the vaccine, that the cut off is at 3 months. I could not believe this. I said I asked you about 10 times last week if it's crucial before 3 months or not and you said it's not mandatory and now you're saying it had to be before 3 months. He said "you can take the other vaccines or go home." All he does is send people home. Does NOT answer any questions, does NOT listen EVER (I've had to beg him to listen and he'll continue talking over you), does NOT make eye contact, had his back to us the whole time he was reading instructions to us off a piece of paper, he's disgustingly rude, this is my child's life and health he's messing with all because he rushes to get you out and does NOT care about anyone or their children one bit. His office has duct tape chairs, chipped wall paint, spider webs in every corner. It's disgusting, dirty, filthy, unsanitary. His staff is rude, never smiles, they all look miserable as if they hate life let alone being/working there. Also, I had some questions for him a couple weeks ago, called him on a Friday morning, and he doesn't return my call until Monday afternoon. What kind of a doctor is this??? BEWARE.....he is horrible, horrible, horrible!!!!!!!!!! .......after much review and second opinion, the cut off time for the first dose of rotavirus is 14 weeks and 6 days old. My child was 13 weeks and 5 days old when he said she's past the cut off time and can no longer give that vaccine. This is how little he knows about anything. It's clearly stated on CDC and every other doctor I spoke to said the same. He was going to not vaccinate my child because of his lack of knowledge and God forbid something happens, it would be completely his fault. While I was in his office, before doing my research and knowing she's not too late, I asked him in tears "is it bad if she doesn't have the vaccine?" His response "in the future she might get diarrhea, that's all" .....that's all????? How can he underestimate such a serious virus????? It is not just some regular 1 day diarrhea. It's serious stuff. There are sooooo many doctors out there who are patient, kind, understanding and knowledgeable and are willing to help and educate their patients. Do yourself, your family and most importantly your child a favor by NEVER even thinking about going to this horrific doctor. read more

I've seen Doctor Chan twice in office. He saw my daughter when she was born, and everyday after that when we were in hospital. He is nice and professional. He is bilingual with English and Mandarin. read more

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I have been going to dr Chan now for 3 years. And I have nothing but great things to say to about him. He is quick and to the point he has called me after hours when I have been panic about my son especially Bc I'm a first time mom. He is always so sweet to my Liam and remembers him every times we go in. His staff has changed only Bc the girls in the front have moved on to better opportunities to better their careers. Dr Chan is old school and I like that some doctors now a days sound like web md and scare me. I'm glad we have stuck with him since the day my son was born he's a great pediatrician and recommended by a lot of nurses and colleagues especially my Obgyn. We love Dr Chan read more

Dr. Chan is the best! He has been our pediatrician for our two boys since they were born, and he has never failed us through all of the steps of their growing up. Reliable, patient, professional. We can't say enough good things about him or recommend a better doctor. Thanks Dr. Chan! read more

Dr. Chan is a wonderful doctor for our children. He can be hard to understand at first because of his accent, but you get used to it quickly (It could also be the first time we met him was right after delivery and no sleep.) He is ALWAYS available. We were in San Diego for vacation and our child came down with thrush. We called his cell phone on Saturday afternoon, not realizing he was actually on vacation and at Pike Place market in Seattle at that moment. He picked up on the second ring. He called in a prescription to a Rite Aid we found near us in San Diego and our child was better within hours. Whenever the kids have been sick, the office has found a way to let me bring them in same day. Waiting time can be long for those appointments, but the appointments we make in advance seem to be quicker in and out. He has some bad reviews on Yelp, but you can take them for what they're worth. I can only go off our experiences. Our children like him. We like him. He always answers all of our questions before leaving and we have never felt like he was just trying to get us to leave so he could move onto the next patient. Nurses in the office are nice with a good bedside manner for our kids. Our kids don't have allergies, so I can't speak to how the experience is in taking care of any of those issues. But he's shown no problem in calling in prescriptions for us in the past, if that's something that's needed. read more

He's a great doctor with a friendly staff. The wait is a bit long sometimes especially since I have a 2 year old who is impatient and doesn't want to sit in a waiting room. However based on how thorough he is as a doctor I wouldn't go anywhere else. read more

DO NOT TAKE YOUR CHILDREN HERE!! This doctor is horrible!! He never remembered us when we would go in. Very rude, rushed, never really answered our questions, wasn't gentle with the baby. He even literally shoved my hands out of the way when I was undressing my son so he could examine him, I wasn't going fast enough for him I guess. His rooms and waiting rooms are dirty. I didn't even feel comfortable putting my son down on the "sanitary paper" on the bed table. He rambles about nonsense, when you ask him a question, and doesn't even really answer your question. The staff isn't very friendly. I couldn't tell you how many times I was put on hold for a long time, only to be hung up on. I've witnessed them put patients on hold so they could continue talking amongst themselves, not even work related conversations but personal conversations. When my son got his first vaccines we waited over two hours just for the shots alone. I understand doctors are busy but to wait over two hours for some shots is pretty ridiculous. His patient care is awful. Please trust me when I say, find a different doctor. My son and I have medi-cal and found a WAY better doctor & I'm so happy that we switched. read more

Dr. Chan is the perfect pediatrician for our son--He's so practical and helpful, as well as knowledgeable about our son's health and well-being. read more

Worst pediatrician ever. Do Not Take Your Children To "Dr" Chan. I am a first time mother to a 13 day old baby boy and could not have been more horrified by the two experiences I have had in Dr Chan's office. I seriously felt like I was in the twilight zone. Dr Chan came to see my son in the hospital the day he was born, and then again the day we were released to go home, and everything seemed semi normal. He didn't have the best bed side manner and seemed a little less than soothing when handling the baby, but I chalked it up to first time mom jitters. I then made an appointment to see Dr Chan for my son's first well baby visit when he was four days old. We waited over an hour, which I didn't even really care about seeing as this seems to be the norm with doctors whom accept medi-cal. Once we were taken back to the "weight room" the nurse went over the baby's stats with me, which were all wrong. When I rebutted every stat she gave to me she told me I was wrong about the information on MY BABY and the chart clearly stated something else. This drove me insane but she wasn't listening to me. So, then we are put in an old, dingy, sorry excuse for an exam room to wait for the doctor. He arrives and went over all of the same stats the nurse had gone over. I, again, explained their info was wrong and he had the same "well the chart says so and so" response. I think I know my own baby's information!!! We finally got down to what my blood type is and they had A- and I am A+. To which he says "oh, this isn't your chart". ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!!? This is how baby's die while in doctor's care. How does this kind of shit happen?!?! He didn't even apologize, he just walked out of the room and came back minutes later with a blank form which he filled in with the information I told him. QUACK! He then went on to check the baby out and found a "click" in his left hip. He went on and on and on about how if the "click" doesn't go away I will need to go to Children's Hospital for an ultra sound and yada yada yada about insurance and payments. I do not give a shit about insurance, just tell me what is wrong with my child. I still don't know what this "click" means. Then, I asked if the amount of gas my son was suffering from is normal, to which he replied "yes. president obama was a gassy baby too". Huh? What does that have to do with anything? This led to him telling me a story about a dead baby. Yes, a dead baby story was told to a new mom by her PEDIATRICIAN. WTF?!?! His explanation, when asked why he would tell such a story to me, was that he wants me to trust him and he would never advise me on anything that could harm my baby. Then just fucking say that! So, I had to go back to see him the following week because we needed to do a follow up weight check and have him listen to the "click" again (enough with that already). I have called other pediatricians already to change doctors but nothing had been put in motion yet as I am waiting for insurance approval. He came in the room, checked his weight, listened to his hip and said I need to make an appointment with Childrens Hospital. I still don't know why!!! And then he was about to walk out of the room without answering any of my questions. What kind of doctor does that? I was able to basically shout a question at him, as he was walking out the door, regarding the baby's irregular breathing and sever wheezing. He said "oh, that's normal" and left. Seriously. That was it. I have no idea how he has been in practice this long or how any mother could stand to take her children to this horrible man. I feel like I cannot even put into words what an awful experience this has all been. Do Not Take Your Children To "Dr" Chan. They may end up with my kid's chart and the wrong blood type transfusion because his head is up his ass and he is too busy telling dead baby stories to his new patients. read more

Do not go to this Doctor. He failed to diagnose plagiocephaly in my firstborn. As a result my son missed the opportunity for timely treatment. read more

Dr. Chan is the best pediatrician I've ever known. Aside from being professional, knowledgeable, and attentive, he NEVER misses a call. My son got sick a lot during his first year at daycare, and as first time parents, we were scared and worried and we would call Dr. Chan to make sure everything is okay. He picks his calls all the time, whether it's early in the morning, late at night, weekends or holidays. When I visited him last time, I told him that I felt so sorry for bugging him so much. He told me not to worry about it because it's his job to make sure kids are getting the care they need. I almost cried. I can't imagine how many patients he needs to see and how many calls he has to deal with on a daily basis, but he treats everyone with the most positive attitude, and he talks to everyone with a smile on his face. He always listens to our concerns patiently and allows as to ask as many questions as we'd like to. I trust Dr. Chan 100% and would recommend him to any parents. read more

This is the only pediatric office i will go to. My two children have and still go here. They are helpful and Dr Chan is very helpful if we have any questions regarding the health of our little ones. read more