Excellent, well connected PCP in San Francisco! Great office staff - takes Blue Shield CA !read more

Absolutely a wonderful doctor, disregard everything else you've read. I was assigned her through my…read moreinsurance and after reading the reviews was left feeling reluctant to go. Nothing could be further from the truth. Very professional, compassionate, thoughtful and caring doctor who I'd recommend to anyone.

I have been a patient of Dr Lucas for over 10 years and I have consistently received the best care…read moreand treatment from the Doctor and her whole team. I would give them 25 stars if I could. Seriously. Every time I have any type of interaction with the office staff I feel grateful for their efficient, kind and professional follow-through. They are on the ball and happy to help. Recently i ran into a scare about my lungs which lead to a scare about my heart and they beautifully coordinated all the referrals I needed to see the right specialists and made sure test result after test result got to the next doctor i needed to see. Dr Lucas even made a point of calling me after hours to be sure i got the latest results and reviewed them with me to let me know my heart was working well - because she knew I was worried. Now that is genuine care. Thank you Doctor Lucas and your Great Team for always being there for your patients. You are the BEST. : )

I called for an annual physical, they gave me an appointment in two days for 2pm. I showed up at…read more1:40 pm and completed some paperwork. I met with NP Lu who is very patient and addressed all my issues and concerns. She took the time to make referrals to the specialists that I need and ordered all the prescriptions I need. She never rushed the appointment at all. I''ve been with Kaiser and UCSF before who only gave me 10 minutes of their time. With NP Lu, I was with her for a while 30 minutes. Yay. Side note, it appears the front desk staff are all attractive young females. Not sure if that was intentional.

FYI Dr. Caluag is now with Apple Wellness in Silicon Valley so you'll have to get a job working for…read moreApple to see her as your provider. I highly recommend Dr. Bibal at this office for exceptional care!

She was a bit rude. Aggressively asked for layers of private questions that I don't feel…read morecomfortable with. I am a pretty normal person with clean health and family history. But seems she wanted to act as a policy or detective to dig out what I was trying to 'hide'. Maybe just because I am an immigrant with accent? Honestly I felt being discriminated. She doesn't apologize at all after I told her I was not comfortable with her digging.

I have been totally impressed with everything about this Dr and her practice! She is excellent,…read moreknowledgeable and caring. Her office responded to all matters in a timely manner. I had a procedure with her and she called that evening with results and treatment plan. I saw some of these responses and was very surprised and sorry they didn't feel they had also received the highest level of care I did. I am having my second procedure with her and the information provided has been exceptional. I sent a message to her via the app and she personally responded with a detailed answer. I only wish the same in all medical contacts. Retired RN- 45 years of practice

I am completely relieved and impressed with Dr. Susan Ripper!…read more This past 2 years, I've had 2 colonoscopies with Kaiser, one of which put me in the hospital overnight hemorrhaging, and then 2 more with a distracted gastroenterologist in Marin until I was greatly recommended to Dr. Ripper by a dear friend. My friend is a former internal medicine doctor from the Mayo Clinic who's known worldwide. I've had a total of 5 colonoscopies and a finding of 28 polyps in 2 years. Dr. Susan Ripper has such incredible passion with her practice, she called me personally last week about the progress of my diagnosis. I have another follow up appt tomorrow and I'm completely confident she will come up with a diagnosis. Yes. Her bedside manner is the best. Yes, her follow up is the best. Yes, her staff, mainly Jennifer will respond to you immediately and forward your concerns. She's excellent too. I don't understand why there has been any sour grapes at all on these posts. From what I've seen, you can't get a better gastroenterologist than Dr. Susan Ripper.

Worst experience, actually similar to other reviews here. I…read moretried to make an appointment through phone. After waiting for like 10min, I was welcomed by the rudest person repeating "Doctor Tessler doesn't take new patient" without providing additional help. Not sure what's their problem.

This review isn't for the doctor but for the practice. First off, they have a form on their website…read morewhere I requested an appointment. I got an automated response with a phone number- why set up an email form if the end result is me having to call? After being on hold for a while, their system kept disconnecting the call every time I thought it was going to connect me to a person. When I did get through, the person I spoke with sounded rude, almost hostile and said "she's not taking new patients" and flat out hing up on me!

An all around poor quality of care, and she doesn't listen to patients. Bhat kept forgetting my…read morehealth issues, which is a terrible sign. Someone had tried to "clean" my medical files during my visits with Dr. Bhat and instead they removed key information like chronic health conditions, which comprised the timeliness of prescriptions.

Wow. If you want a doctor who doesn't listen and doesn't read well, regardless of how specifically…read moreyou write it out, choose Dr Bhat. Maybe if you are an uncomplicated healthy person, you will be ok. I wouldn't know. I think I would have been better understood if I had been emailing with one of my dogs. I know one medical is being bought by Amazon and it has gone downhill since having gone public. A lot of excellent providers, including the one I had and could trust, have jumped ship. Dr Bhat didn't. Too bad Would not follow accurate prescription order. Been on a non-narcotic med for nerve pain for many years. Dose given by neurologist but was taken over by my previous primary provider when I no longer needed to see the neurologist- this med is the only tx but Bhat repeatedly called in the wrong dosage. It was devastating to me to continually explain to her in writing as I had in my appt. . Not being heard, respected, or listened to is a huge trigger for me. I told her this in advance but she either has no idea how PTSD works or just does not care

She was a great doctor appt today babe she treated me well babe that was my mom heavily doctor apptread more

She is the best doctor I ever have. I am beyond sad that CPMC sold her practice to Mission…read moreNeighborhood health center, and the transition was so bad, she ended up leaving. The thing I don't understand is why mission neighborhood health center refuses to give me information about where she is practicing now so I can keep my doctor of over 20 years. I keep searching online and can't find her. So sad. The healthcare system in this country is shit that treats doctors like crap.

10 Stars I was glad…read moresomeone place a review of there experience because it was a first colon/endoscopy for me and I needed to some insight. YouTube helped. Karin D's review in 2020 was what I based my selection of Liana Vesga, MD on and Doctor Vesga did not disappoint but rather went far beyond what was written in the prior reviews. Doctor Vesga was amazing. She was beaming positivity, assurance, compassion, concerned you are feeling at ease and assured all will be well. I was scheduled to see a male doctor, but I wanted a female doctor. Doctor Vesga gave me that maternal covering I was looking for. (No one takes care of you like a Mother) The Oakland Building is a Beautiful Location! ** So here is my experience ** * The Lemon Lime Drink wasn't bad. There must have been some changes with the pre-drink because most comments said it was horrible. I found that playing a game of " How Fast Can You Drink It" got the drink down. I chased it with Sparkling Mineral Water. The bubbly helped. ** Stay close to the bathroom and tell your family members to use the bathroom and get out quickly please. It really processes quickly through your system in a hour. No Joke!! * I have fasted before and took on that mind set when it came to no eating. I did drink chicken broth. I did chew on a piece of steak and savored the flavor and spit out the meat. It worked for me.. Jedi Mind Trick ** After getting into my gown, I began to breath deeply to relax myself. (one lady next to me was so nervous, she gave up her breakfast) * There was a lot of activity at this location. No waiting. The nurse was very nice and with ease put in the IV port. ** The needle is small and fine, a very light poke is all I felt. I was then rolled into the room for the procedure. The nurse who monitored my vital was rubbing my arm to calm me because of my pressure number (176). I told her it was the moment for the elevated number. It worked.. my last look at it was 146. All the staff was very pleasant. Very focused on what is to be done. Not a lot of talking. That was impressive to me. * Doctor Vesga walked in the room saying ... "There she is" " We are doing a Colonoscope and a Endoscopy" "I am going to have you bite on this bite guard put this around you ears" ..... and the next thing I was hearing my name and I was awake and feeling great. Not dizzy, Not sick, Not sleepy. Very much alert and speaking clearly. ** I asked if I could go to the bathroom and while walking I side stepped a little bit but the nurse had me be the arm. * I got dressed and wanted to use the bathroom once more for the ride home. I waited in the lobby for my daughter to pick me up and that was it. The End Very please to have had a great experience to share for this year of May 2022 The next morning, I had a little sore throat. So I gurgled with baking soda and ate soup for a few days. I did have some mild stomach irritation. I felt nothing when sitting down and resumed back to business as usual by Tuesday. My procedure was during the Fourth of July Holiday. Dr. L. Vesga is a gem!

I went to Dr. Vesga for a second opinion after another GI Specialist said "not much we can do…read more.. you're own maximum therapies" (ie. Tylenol & Omeprozol), yet in severe pain still. Dr. Vesga spent over an hour reviewing my symptoms, my charts/labs, and exploring options. She gave me multiple options but advised gathering more test results to be cautious. She called me directly to report normal lab results at 6pm a few weeks later. She created a plan of action in case pain comes back. She was very attentive and recalled even minor details from our first discussion. I felt heard, respected, and taken care of. Fantastic doctor.