My son had tubes put in his ears by Dr. Kalkanis, no issues whatsoever with this doctor. It's been about 4-5 years since the procedure and my son started having some issues again. Here's where the one star comes into play. I waited on hold for at least 45 minutes and finally entered my phone number in to be called back...never received a call. So I waited a few days and called again...waited on perpetual hold and then entered my phone number again to be called back...no call back yet again!! How in the heck are you supposed to make an appointment if you can't even get a live body on the phone to talk to. Because of this the office gets a one star, and I'm super upset that I will need to find a different ENT to go to since we can't get in to Dr. Kalkanis. Horrible patient service read more

This doctor and the front desk staff were EXTEMELY unprofessional and disrespectful. Giving wrong appointment dates, forgetting mentioning the most important things in appointment emails resulting cancelation of long-waited appointments, no calling back after leaving voice mails, never easy to talk to a front desk person, long wait time for any appointment (check or surgery). I would never go to this doctor. NEGATIVE score will be mine to give them. read more

Disappointing. I had surgery there several years ago by Dr. Greek for a deviated Septum. I was not happy with the offset of the nose, or a new "bump" in the nose either. He said not to worry, that it would get better. Well it never did. I since have seen other ENTs and they have comment on my deviated septum. I recently had another surgery to fix what Dr. Greek did. My surgeon even commented that I was lucky he was "not an expert surgeon" as he left a lot of cartilage in the nose that was broken, whereas most other doctors would have removed it. By Dr. Greek leaving it, it saved me having to have a graft, however this should never have been needed had Dr. Greek fixed my nose the right way the first time. Other than his skills at surgery being sub-par and making matters worse, the office staff was nice and friendly read more

I came to see Dr Greek today, my experience was above and beyond amazing! I made my appointment a few weeks back, the lady on the phone was nice and helpful. Today when I arrived I was greeted by friendly staff and the place was clean and organized. My wait time was not too long and I was comfortable. There was about 5 other patients in the waiting room ahead of me, I got paperwork and it wasn't too long after filling it out they called my name to go back into the office. The medical assistant was friendly and helped me feel comfortable because I was so scared, and apprehensive. The Dr was friendly and asked me questions and gave me an exam and I am thoroughly pleased with how I was treated. He let me know I did NOT have nasal polyps like my primary Dr had suspected. Which is the entire reason for my visit. I LOVE that I seen a specialist who really knows what he is doing who can make sure I am healthy and make sure I'm at ease. THANKYOU DR GREEK and Staff! Happy new year! read more

I made the mistake of giving Dr. Greek a second try - He was horrible for me 15 years ago, but then my hubby needed to see a local ENT for a minor nose blockage issue- I called and left multiple messages over several days, no return call, then finally got through and left on hold for 30+ minutes. Then got hung up on. Called one more time - the gal left me on hold for 20+ minutes, then came on and said that my husband would be a new patient and the soonest they could see him would be 5 months out? I reiterated his issue and that he needs to be seen sooner, she still said 5+ months. I told her to book it, then she asked what insurance, I told her a NON obamacare PPO Blue Shield, and she siad they only accept medi-cal, medicare and HMO's - I asked her why they wouldnt accept a Major insurer PPO - she had NO answer. I have never heard of and ENT taking a new patient with medi-cal without a primary referral. This is why we have a PPO. She then said well if you cant afford a HMO we are not the right Dr for you. I really think she has NO CLUE what she is talking about. Anyhow steer clear of this practice. Hasnt changed in 15 years and based on the low reviews, it appears worth the drive to OC or Murrieta. read more

I had an appointment at 8:15, showed up, they were closed. Called at 9am when the office opens and they said I missed my 8:45 Dr appt. Explained I was there knocking and they were closed. Asked why they gave me an appt time when they are closed and they said they are open. The door was locked and the phone said they are closed until 9am. Rescheduled and the office staff is insanely rude! I will pay out of pocket before coming back there. read more

Literally the only person I will let touch my ears. He does not irrigate them (which I find extremely painful) like other doctors always do. He carefully removes clogged ear wax using tools and it's painless and quick. Yes, he is quiet and gets to the point, a lot of people don't like that. But I'm not here for bedside manner, I just want the pain in my ears gone! Thank you Dr Greek! read more

Better late than never :) I was a patient of Dr. Greek's in 2006 when I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. Fortunately, Dr. Greek was able to eliminate this condition with a tonsillectomy since he determined my larger-than-usual tonsils were the culprit. And how right he was! Here I am, almost 10 years later and I continue to sleep soundly and waking up with energy. Before Dr. Greek, I was always exhausted despite sleeping 8 even 9 hours! He's a good man and his bedside manner was unremarkable. I wish him continued success and happinness. read more

Absolutely horrible. DO NOT even consider entrusting this so called doctor with your care, let alone your children's care. Based on Dr. Pumphrey's referral, I took my son to see Greek because he was able to squeeze us in last minute to get my son's injured nose evaluated. Greek told us that he couldn't tell if his nose was broken unless he puts him "under" and actually tries to manipulate it. In other words, he would need to initiate the surgery to see if he is able to move the bones to determine if they need to be fixed with further surgery or not. He went so far as to say that taking an ex-ray wouldn't really help to determine if the bridge of our sons nose was broken, because of the way the soft tissue is. That doesn't even make any sense. At this point my BS meter started beeping. The more I thought about this, the more I realized it was complete BS. I had a broken nose, and I had surgery to repair it, so I know how to tell if the bone is broken or if there is just tissue damage. In my sons case I was almost 100% sure that the bone was not broken, and I am now 100% sure that Greek cannot be trusted. When I started asking questions, Greek's demeanor quickly changed, and he rushed to end the appointment. Here's the worst part of the whole thing. Since Greek and his unprofessional office staff were making it sound like our son might need 2 separate surgeries, if the bone turned out to be broken, we started asking more questions about the surgery, to find out if there did turn out to be a problem requiring a second surgery, if we would be required to pay for 2 full surgeries or if they would be able to perform the second surgery at no extra cost or a reduced rate for Greeks portion of it. At this point, they became agitated and refused to do the surgery, which they claimed he needed, and already had scheduled for the next day. So we took our son to see 2 other doctors to get other opinions and both were completely opposite of Greek. One was an urgent care doctor who said he couldn't tell conclusively if our sons nose was broken without doing an xray, which they could not do at the time because their xray tech was not in. The other Doctor is Dr. Alexis D. Furze, a reputable doctor with only 5 star reviews on yelp and healthgrades.com, that specializes in nose surgery for repairing injuries and also for plastic surgery. He told my wife, that my sons nose is NOT broken, that the septum is deviated, but that it isn't bad enough to require surgery at this point. And even if it was bad enough to require surgery, he would not do it now at the age of ten. He said that we would want to wait until he is 15-16 because he is still growing, and doing surgery now, could possibly make his nose stop growing!!! Who do you think is telling the truth, the ones that don't stand to gain anything, and are saving us from doing unnecessary surgery on our son, and saving us a ton of money? Or the one who stands to profit by performing an unnecessary surgery? After all this, and seeing all the bad reviews for Greek, my wife called Dr. Humphrey's office to let them know what happened, and ask why in the world they would give us a referral to someone like that. The person my wife spoke with apologized, and explained that the referral is not a personal referral due to Humphrey's good opinion of Greek, but that in reality, they have a contract with another institution that requires them to refer patients to Greek. She recommended that we call that institution to file a formal complaint against Greek, and went on to explain, after he gets enough complaints, he will get booted out of that institution, and they won't have to recommend him anymore. Consider yourself forewarned. read more

I don't know how the doctor is. I never made it that far. I made an appointment in December around the 10th and they gave me an appointment on the 30th. Then they called me before my appointment time and moved it to the 10th of January. The lady working the front desk is a nasty lady. Extremely rude. The first thing she says to me is, "I had you down for this morning." when I clearly had an appointment for the afternoon because I asked for the latest appointment. They even called me to confirm the appointment time. Of course she says,"we don't do that." But they did. I also called them and got them a pre-authorization, but again she said,"we don't do that.". She just had a rude argument for everything I said. Needless to say I will not be returning. read more

Been sitting in the waiting room for over a hour now even after I scheduled an appointment a month in advance, never coming back here again!!!!!! read more

Worst Dr. I would not recommend him if you are concerned about serious matters, as I feel...he does not do complete examinations & does not take your concerns to heart & explain things to make you feel you are okay. I honestly came out of his office just as concerned as when I came in. I had to request a test for peace of mind. When you express your concerns...he just gives you this perplexed look on his face & makes you feel stupid. read more

For 5 months straight my baby boy suffered from a Very Chronic Runny nose. Non stop wiping. There wasn't a moment when it would stop. We had tissues all over the house. My baby had to wear long sleeves because he would come home from day care w/ boogies on his sleeves from wiping himself. It came to a point where he wasn't allowed to go to day care anymore. He didn't have a appetite, he would choke on his runny nose while sleeping & had to sleep sitting up right. He would snore & sometimes stop breathing while sleeping. I went to his doctor several times, & was told it was normal. I demanded a cxr & he had an ammonia he over came that & still the runny nose did not stop. I demanded blood work & it came back no viruses, but an allergy to milk, we switched Milks it didn't stop. He was put on antibiotics & allergy medication by his doctor for 1 whole month, no changes! The last time I showed up to his doctor & was continued to be told nothing was wrong & that it was normal for kids to have runny noses. I broke out crying. I knew something was wrong with my son & no one around me believed me. I was exhausted & so was my baby. We switched physicians & I demanded to see a ENT. Dr Carl Greek diagnosed Adam with enlarged adenoids. He had a adenoidectomy surgery. Adam was sedated as they entered thru his mouth to remove his adenoids. The procedure lasted 30 minutes exactly as I was told by Dr Greek. It was hard to see my 2 year old go thru this. He woke up scared & upset. Immediately I noticed a change in my sons breathing thru his nose. One month post op & I can proudly say my baby no longer suffers from a chronic runny nose! Instead of having to listen to his snoring at night to make sure he is breathing, I can now watch his tummy move up & down as he sleeps quietly & beautifully. I am so happy for my baby & thankful for Dr. Greeks help. read more

This doctor is HORRIBLE and RUDE. I took an elderly family member to this doctor and he was asking questions to my family member and he/she wasn't sure if they had an X-ray for this co diction etc.. the faces he was making was absolutely DISRESPECTFUL and almost if he was disgusted with the response my family member was giving to him because it didn't make any sense to him u til I stepped in to help them out. He didn't bother to look at the whole condition, he wants to give them an MRI and didn't give her any directions to do so or a form to get it. The WORST part is.... he asked her/him if they needed something for pain. When he wrote out the prescription and ya des it to my family member (he/she has had multiple surgeries with rods and screws holding her neck in place due to degenerative arthritis so they know what they can tolerate and what gets them sick etc... my family member looked at the prescription and said "Doctor I don't do well with this medication". He looked at her absolutely disgusted and said extremely rude with shaking his head and said, "Well what do you like?" and turned around and threw his prescription pad on the counter and handed her something different for pain. I know there is an "opioid epidemic" going on but if someone tells a doctor a certain medication does not agree with their body and asks for something different, that should not be a problem because it is YOUR body and you know what to give your body. I wanted to say something to him and call him out but for my family members sake, I kept my mouth shut but already knew I was going to give him a bad review. DR. GREEK is HORRIBLE and DISRESPECTFUL and both him and the lady at the front desk treated my elderly family member with complete disrespect. Please do not go to him. He does not check thoroughly and is disrespectful. Also, if I could give ZERO stars, I would. He doesn't deserve a star at all. read more