I was really freaked out about getting an endoscopy due to another doctor from this practice…read moresending me home for "not following" the approved liquid diet (I did follow it) and that I should have been and be fasting (I was not told to fast). It was very traumatic to say the least. I asked to switched doctors and reschedule and was told Nastaskin was awesome. Well let me just say he is! He has a very calming presence and he made me feel very comfortable. Annie was the anesthesiologist and she was so sweet. Nurse Lana was very gentle and attentive and I really appreciated how well I was treated for this procedure. If you can, go with Nastaskin at this practice he's awesome.

My relationship with Dr. Nastaskin has been good. He was always personable and professional. He was…read moretimely and unassuming. He treated all his patients equally.

Disappointed yet again! My close friend was told that his results for skin cancer/lymph node…read moreremoval and biopsy are in but dr centeno hasn't initialed the results allowing the receptionist to give him the results. She said she messaged him about it and he never replied. Today is Friday and now he has to wait thru another weekend wondering if he will have to do a cancer therapy such as chemo or not. What a terrible dr. Completely unnecessary.

This review is not for the doctor but his staff. Teresa the receptionist Whom answers the phone and…read moreis the first impression to Dr.Centenos practice leaves much to be desired. If someone calls in to request an appointment normally at a doctors office they get your name and birthdate so they can look through your chart as you go on about what is ailing you. She does not do this. She waits for you to tell her your name and birthdate And give her the long dialogue of your ailments then decides "oh maybe I'll should look you up in the system". Then she get your info looks at your chart and reads the notes you just told her about. Normally this would be no big deal but she is not friendly she's not patient. Shows no bedside manner not the kind you need in a doctors office especially a surgeon when you are dealing with people that are in pain or scared of the issues they are facing. Dr maybe some personnel training is in order. Note I am posting this for a patient of yours so that no retaliation from the receptionist will take place to them.

Bad experience at check in. Very rude and loud lady with glasses at front desk. Yelled my name…read moreacross the waiting room. Back office staff and Dr Kasper were great, very attentive & proffesional.

Dr castello is grate don't get me wrong, what I find so irritating is having to wait two hours to…read moreeven be put in a room and then have to wait even longer to see the dr. Just to talk to him for 10 minutes. What sucks too is when you call its almost impossible to get through to talk to someone. When I needed disability paperwork filled out they continuously kept messing up on the paperwork causing it to get rejected multiple times. I honestly wouldn't recommend this place to anyone and if you do go be prepared to wait hours

After reading the second review, I was a little afraid of seeing this doctor, but this is where I…read morewas referred, so I went. It turned out to be just fine! He did seem concerned about my issues, asked about my pain and under what circumstances. The surgery went well and I'm healing up nicely. All the office staff were kind and accommodating.

I can't thank you enough Dr. Kim for helping me with my carpal tunnel problems. I didn't realize…read morehow miserable I was until you took my misery away. Now I realize that I should've be able to feel my fingers and grip things without dropping them. You really helped me. The fact that you do arthroscopic carpal tunnel surgery is a game-changer. I had Minimal post-operative pain and I was able to return to work in a few weeks. Your office is so busy, but even on my first visit, you still came in the exam room and smiled at me and made me feel like I mattered. I think you realize it is important to make people feel like what they are going through, even though it is something you see every day, is a big deal for them. Everyone in your office was so kind to me. I especially appreciate Sonia, she really worked with me to make sure my paperwork to take a leave from work was in order so I could have my surgery without worrying about my job. You know, there's no better recommendation for a doctor than from a nurses perspective. And when I have talked to people in the community, all my nursing and surgery colleagues think you are amazing as well. So good for you. Keep up the great work, and thank you for everything

This review is for Sari Winans, N.P…read more I had the unusual opportunity to compare two pre-op consultations at different practices for the same surgery. Because a previous operation went terribly wrong and left me permanently disabled, I explained to both nurse practitioners that I now experience significant fear and PTSD surrounding surgery. Whereas the first NP (not at SMG, at a different practice) was cold and dismissive, Sari was entirely different. She listened, asked thoughtful and focused questions, showed genuine compassion, and helped me understand how to advocate for myself with the anesthesiologist. She made me feel heard, respected, and far less afraid. After everything I have endured, finding Sari and Santa Maria Gastroenterology felt like a blessing. She advocated for me, restored my trust, and made me feel seen. Sari is an angel.

Terrible experience and drs that are only after money, you are just $$$ here. The office staff is…read moreamazing and kind however Dr Walia and Dr Vashhani have no interest in healing patients only passing out pills and judgment along with leaving patients worse off after procedures and then not wanting to fix their mistakes.

The staff was very pleasant Not a long wait for Md…read more Dr Collier really listens and spends the correct time with patients. I've Never felt rushed The care I have received is excellent. Foot is recovering well.

My metatarsals were crushed when a table was dropped my left foot. Had X-ray at ER on Sun,…read morereferred to Dr. Collier, called his office on Monday and saw him that day!! Surgery the following week and then 12 weeks with foot in boot 24/7. Dr. Collier provided me excellent quality of care and his office staff were efficient and pleasant. Highly recommend this doctor and his office.

the PA to the urologist of my grandma she saw in Santa Maria didn't know the difference between a…read morebladder infection UTI, infection and cancer, Obviously it wasn't until doctor tammela got a hold of my grandmother. He ran test and then he found out that she had cancer so they removed her uterus and then she was hospitalized a few days for that went home and then She started bleeding we didnt know from where we went go to the emergency severAl more times AND KEEP IN MIND DR. TAMMELA TOLD HER SHE WAS CANCER FREE AND SHE WAS SO HAPPY SHE CRIED!! Her granddaughter cried and her son was happy her great grandkids were happy. JUST TO BE BRUTALLY LET DOWN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER after they did the removal of the uterus and then she kept bleeding and then it was at the ER that a bunch of specialist came and looked at her and saw her and I asked them could it be cancer and the young doctor that was there said yes they were afraid the cancer occupied the urethra and the bladder And she ended up dying about three months later. The emotional distress my grandma and family suffered due to the half ass job everyone did was EXTREMELY UNACCEPTABLE and now we have to live with the regret we have trusting these drs my grandma was assigned while they live on and make crucial mistakes on other people , about three months after cancer made itself known again ( I would say came back but it never left )she was in the emergency room and Marian Hospital too couldn't tell the difference between infection, cancer and strokes, and I was begging them for an MRI to see if she was having strokes because she became unresponsive for about three days when I finally saw the doctor again and he said no, it's just a sign of the infection Don't worry about it towards the end when she was not waking up not opening her eyes talking moving anything They finally did a CT scan or MRI and said that she's had about 15 strokes and then we had to make her comfortable and she died. I would recommend going to a different city with different specialists or different doctors to deal with any type of cancer or disease because unfortunately, both my grandparents died over there for things that could've been prevented. Should they have been in a different city. We understand that cancer has a mind of its own but the neglect she received and preventative measures and tests or double checking she didn't recieve is unacceptable so if you want to go through this or put your loved ones through this GO AHEAD!

Excellent care. Excellent staff…read more Excellent, caring doctors. Highly recommended. Personable, insightful.

Wonderful - professional caring staff. I was treated with…read morerespect and kindness. What impressed me the most is the follow-up by the Doctors. and nurses. The downside ( which is not the fault of the staff) is the wait time. 4 to 5 hours, if you're lucky. So many people needing to use the ER as their primary care. My heart goes out to them. I wish there was a better alternative.

I had thoracic lung surgery for a case of Empyema back in 2023. Dr Canvasser performed the surgery…read more He should stick to heart surgery. He radically invaded my pleural cavity using a chest spreader breaking 3 ribs, and didn't evacuate all the bacterial infected fluid. There was NO pain management addressed after I was released, as well as NO proper antibiotic management (He prescribed a Z-Pack!!) So, recovering back in Las Vegas, the bacterial infection came back! (Shocker!) and I luckily had a strong and reputable team here at Dignity Hospital perform the surgery with robotic arms, and they flushed the area properly, which should have been done by Canvasser! Also, the team kept me on a 30-day, PICC line IV administered powerful antibiotic to assure the bacteria was eliminated. Wow... I could have died, if left alone and not treated again. Shame on the surgeon, shame on the lack of attention to getting the proper antibiotics administered and releasing me without a plan of follow up. Wow!