I am so thankful to Dr. Roost. I was suffering for months with pain in my abdomen. Went to several…read moredoctors who told me it was just stress. I booked an appointment with her and she really listened. She ordered a test that I hadn't even heard about. That test discovered that my gallbladder was barely functioning so I had it removed and I feel much better now. I highly recommend Dr. Roost!

PAMF is one of this places where things simply work. Their teams are extremely efficient and they…read moreoffer an amazing service, always there to help. I've had the chance to become patient of Doctor Roost and I have to say it's a privilege. She is an amazing professional, always there for you to answer any question you might have, to offer you alternatives, to take you through each step of each one of them. Really if you are looking for a gastroenterologist she is the one, an outstanding professional.

Well I've been trying to get an appt. here for months, when I talk to the receptionist she looks…read morefor my referral and can't find it. I get upset that my primary didn't send it. So today I talk to her again, she looks and then asked me if I have medicare and I say yes. So she says no we don't have the referral. So back to my primary Dr. and they find out that office doesn't accept m-care. WELL DUH!!! Shouldn't she have told me months ago? I guess if their that stupid I didn't need to go there anyway!

Dr Nguyen has taken care of me for the past 15 years, she is kind and has a great bedside mannerread more

dr Green is very personable and very knowledgeable. I trust her completely. I'm grateful that I…read morefound her. She has helped me tremendously the less than a year that I've been . She has a quality staff that supports her and her patience. I appreciate them all very much.

Alicia is a gift to the community. It you're not under the care of her healing hands and medical…read moreintuition - consider yourself missing out.

I have to agree with all the other yelpers on Dr. Rubinstein. He is very good! He is very straight…read moreforward and is very thorough. If you can choose a doctor in this department, you may want to consider seeing him. He makes great recommendations to better improve your health. I highly recommend him.

Dr Rubenstein is a GI specialist at PAMF. He is a very talented physician who keeps up on all the…read morelatest research. He is not a slave to the gorgeous drug reps who push the latest products. If there isn't a clear advantage shown in double blind studies he isn't going to prescribe it. Nobody likes colonoscopies, but the more skilled your doc is, the less your pain and discomfort will be. Doctor Rubenstein is really good with endoscopic intruments and can navigate the tortuous paths of the colon without looping or jamming the scope up against the walls. He is a smart guy and applies his considerable intellect to solving your medical problems. I recommend him highly.

I've been seeing Dr. Li for about ten years now, and he by far the best gastroenterologist I have…read moreever seen. Very kind and gentle, and of course knowledgeable. Thank You! Dr. Li for helping me.

The best most caring doctor out there! Thank you! Highly recommend if you are looking for a…read morethoughtful and skilled GI.

UGH!!.... The dreaded colonoscopy.... There's no way of looking at this as "Oh boy! I can't wait…read moreto get violated!!". I don't live close to Palo Alto, but if I need to have a GREAT Gastroenterologist again I will DEFINITELY come back and see Dr. Young. First impressions are important. Dr. Young came in with a huge smile and introduced himself. He wasn't a grumpy old doctor and made you feel intimidated. He had a happy soul. He even joked around. I was lovin' this guy. He said that he wanted to make this as comfortable as possible. I was thinking "uh, yeah, right... how comfortable can this be" Ok, so I was lovin' this guy... but the real deal was the procedure. The liquid you have to drink was not pleasant. My advice, drink it through a large mouth straw and don't go too far from a toilet..... Day of, I was a nervous wreck. Went in and got rolled into the surgery room. Dr. Young was there with a smile. They connected me to the meds to make me relax - I was thinking I was going to feel everything but in a drowsy manner. Nope, not a thing. Next thing I knew I was in the recovery room. Next fear... I was going to feel physically violated. Nope. Actually it felt like a nice nap. Dr. Young was great! Dr. Young's office staff was very pleasant and helpful. I would give him and his staff many more stars if I could! Get your colonoscopies here!

I have gone to Dr Young for years. My most recent colonoscopy will be my last. I woke up during the…read moreprocedure. I could see the probe going through my colon and watched it for awhile. I could hear his comments. Then he passed. a spot that looked like a sesame seed (I'm not kidding) and I had a salad with sesame seeds on it about 4 days prior. I guess the prep didn't get everything. So I commended on eating the salad. Dr Young went berserk. He screamed at me, "You should be sedated!!!" He screamed at the nurse. Within minutes I was heavely sedated and it took me more than the regular time to wake up. I did not think waking up during the procedure was my fault. I was in no pain. No need to lose it! I was awake of at least 8 minutes and it was fun to watch. What's up with his temper? Screaming at me? Nope.

So happy I found Dr Fazzolari. He has such a nice bedside manner and instills confidence in the…read moreprocess.

The doctor is good but their "team" is terrible. The front desk promises that the nurse will call…read morethe same day but it happened only in about two months after several calls. Nobody is responsible.

Dr. Roorda is an excellent doctor; highly skilled, kind, and genuinely caring toward his patients…read more I trust him completely. The office staff are also very helpful and professional. He truly embodies everything you would hope for in a doctor. My husband and I have been under his care for about eight years, and we've both had colonoscopies and endoscopies performed by him; each time with excellent results, no pain, and no complications.

Great doctor, very caring and pleasant. He is a genuinely kind and optimistic person.read more

Continued; This nightmare is not over for me. I just got off…read morethe phone with my oncologist and I have to be followed for years to come. Because mine eventually grew at such a rapid mitotic rate of 10+, I am at risk for this becoming a sarcoma. I have a 2 5 %. I don't think you realize the trauma and pain this has caused me for many many years. I never felt heard. I've not felt well. I had discharge everyday that smelt vile. Infections. Things that are embarrassing to admit. Polyp that needed to be removed. Having intercourse with my husband was painful. Bleeding. Loss of time with my entire family and friends from being up all night due to pain. I don't understand why you didn't even look to see what my pain was being caused by? I am still so angry. My life has changed. Now I'm afraid it's going to come back with vengeance. It could have been a simple push of a button to get me into a specialist. Why not send me for an MRI or ct scan. On my message earlier you noted it was not necessary. You are the Dr I am the patient and I trusted you. You told me I was addicted to pain pills. What BS. I took a pain pill occasionally for my back which was the tumor resting on my spine bladder and bowels. Why so much attitude from you? As I told you before you would not treat your family member daughter wife with such uncompassionate. Sad Aggie Cousins Message from Aggie Cousins Elizabeth Cousins, sent 10:23 AM You 10:23 AM And mine was also measured at 8.5 cm...you should know what that means. Please allow up to 48 hours for a reply. Continue reply

Dr Brennan Scott I…read morewent to see Dr. Scott early in 2023 with extreme pain in my lower left side. My obgyn Dr. Hoff wanted to to rule out anything going on in my colon. So, I had a colonoscopy and there were no polyps in my colon, all looked good. So, in my follow up appointment I described all my pain, the sleepless nights, the night sweats and nausea etc. and he told me that in his "expertise opinion" it was constipation! To me that was a dagger in my heart as I knew without a shadow of a doubt that was not it. So I did all the things he asked me to do for my "constipation". Here is our dialogue after our in person appointment; From me; I am still experiencing the same cramping. It's actually gotten worse. I know you are pretty certain it's from taking my pain meds in the morning which causes occasional constipation, I however do not think that is what it's from. I have done everything you asked, in fact I have had bad diarrhea from all of it and had to back off. I feel frustrated that I am being jerked around. I am living in pain...everyday...how can it be so easy to say it's from constipation? Would you tell your wife this? Or your loved ones? I am frustrated if you can't tell. It's not fun living like this on a daily basis. Not sure what to do from here. Do I go back to Dr Hoff?   Aggie This is his reply to me; "Ms. Cousins,   I met you one time in the office and made some recommendations based on my experience and my opinion of what might be going on:   "- I'll have her start on MiraLax and Metamucil daily, and Senna as a rescue medication a couple times a week if needed. - If this doesn't help, we'll proceed with a trial of Linzess or Amitiza, most likely. - I don't think any further imaging such as a CT scan would be helpful, although we can certainly consider that. - I've also provided her reassurance that I don't think this is anything serious or dangerous. - I'll wait to hear back from her."   I am just now hearing back from you, and I am sorry that you still do not feel well. However, I take pride in the care I provide my patients, am offended by the tone of your message. If you are not satisfied with my care there are many other excellent gastroenterologists in the Bay Area.   Brennan A Scott, MD" Ouch, that hurt. Not the response I thought I would get to someone living in chronic pain. He did not recommend a CT scan and told me that "I've also provided her reassurance that I don't think this is anything serious or dangerous." Fast forward to today. I have since moved from California about a year ago. I started seeing new Doctors here in Virginia. Started seeing new OBGYN. They got me on the right tract immediately. Two MRI with contrast and CT scan. I had a 8.5 tumor growing in my lower left abdomen. My OB thought it was a fibroid but fibroids don't cause such extreme pain and Dr. Scott said "no CT necessary and it was nothing dangerous". Dr. Hoff didn't recommend anything either. So what else could I do but "trust" my doctor's as they brushed me off several times and made me feel like I was a liar. I had to have a total hysterectomy. I am seeing a great OBGYN Oncologist here in Virginia. When Dr. Rose got in to so see what is was, he immediately knew it was not a fibroid and saw a large tumor on my lower left side. I waited for 6 weeks to see if I had terminal Leiomyosarcoma. Do you know how scary this has been? Recovering from everything taken out, dealing with surgical menopause and then worrying that I have terminal cancer and I will leave my husband , kids and family behind? I am someone's daughter, someone's wife and most importantly someone's mom. Because this grew so large over the years it became very complicated. Last Friday I found out I don't have Leiomyosarcoma but I do have a very rare tumor called IMT inflammatory Myofibroblastic tumor which is even more rare then the original Stump Leiomyosarcoma that they originally thought and because of its size when taken out I will have to have body scans for the rest of my life. It can spread to other smooth tissue organs. This all could have been so different without an arrogant Doctor who believed he was right and his patient was wrong. Women out there. Trust your gut. When you have pain and suffering, something is wrong. We put so much trust into a doctors and there is a fine line between just a Doctor and a great Doctor who will go above and beyond to get to the underlying issue. This is not Dr. Scott. I think you need to read your Hippocratic Oath again. Sincerely, Aggie Cousins/Corcoran