I've had migraine headaches for 5 decades. When an MD retired , I looked for someone new. This…read moretime I hit the jackpot. Dr. Akers is a very careful, compassionate listener. She knows a great deal about migraines plus new medications, side effects and insurance coverage! A caring listener, she also assured me that if one drug did not work, there were others to try. And try we did!! Her positive determination and knowledge gave me confidence that she would find a solution. And she has. Professional and caring, she is a gem.

I cannot recommend Dr. Akers enough. From the very first appointment, it was clear that she is not…read moreonly extremely knowledgeable but also deeply compassionate. She takes the time to listen carefully, explains everything in a way that's easy to understand, and never makes you feel rushed. What impressed me most is how thorough she is--she looks at the whole picture rather than just one symptom. Her approach made me feel confident that I was in the best possible hands. She balances professionalism with warmth, which is rare and so appreciated, especially when dealing with something as important as neurological health. I also want to mention Nurse Chris, who is absolutely amazing--kind, attentive, and always quick to follow up. Together, Dr. Akers and Nurse Chris make such a caring and supportive team that you know you are truly in good hands. It's not easy to find a doctor who combines intelligence, patience, and genuine care for their patients, but Dr. Akers truly does. If you're looking for a neurologist who will treat you like a person, not just a chart, she is absolutely the right choice.

Dr Cohen is an excellent doctor -- knowledgeable, great listener and smart. He's not only an…read moreawesome neurologist, but has great knowledge of medicine in general. I highly recommend Dr Cohen.

Am a semi-retired MPMG physician and, at age 71, have had my share of doc office experiences,…read morepersonally and professionally. Dr. Cohen is among the best of the best. Knowledgeable, thorough, personable , humble, empathetic. He apologized (twice) for running late d/t a meeting (he works in a hospital setting and is likely overbooked-not his fault) I've entrusted my 34 year old, moderately-disabled, autistic son to his care. PAMF/MPMG is lucky to have him. BR

Dr. Sakamoto is a true professional. He is kind and caring. He looks at every aspect to help heal…read moremy neck. I highly recommend him. You will be happy to experience his services. Thank you!

I understand why Dr Sakamoto has such mixed reviews, because he is truly a case of Dr Jekyll and Mr…read moreHyde. I have been seeing him for some time now, and at my last visit, I got the Mr Hyde version, and it was truly awful. I was there for a critical follow up visit and had many concerns, all of which Dr Sakamoto dismissed. It wasn't just that he dismissed my concerns, it was the manner in which he dismissed them - he was extremely curt and cold. Given that he never followed up with me after my initial hospitalization and then ended back in the hospital with a much more severe condition later, I would have thought that he would take my concerns more seriously. That day, he clearly did not care to alleviate my concerns or that I left distressed.

I had the misfortune of being assigned Dr. Nair in the emergency room. She did an emergency MRI…read moreand said she thought I had MS but could not be sure. She later sent me home with a new diagnosis of probable MS with no counseling, did. not talk with me about it. She did not explain to me that there was treatment for MS. This caused me unnecessary distress, which she did not address. She did not even talk with me about it. She is a cold, callous person. I had a severe attack of MS and she refused to give me high dose IV steroids which were indicated. She made an excuse that she had to do a spinal tap first. As a physician, I know that a spinal tap is not necessary before giving someone IV steroids. She is either incompetent or , worse, she wants to make money by doing the unnecessary spinal tap. I went to UCSF Neurology where Dr. West said she should have given me the IV steroids. He said I did not need a spinal tap before getting IV steroids. He had a look of disgust on his face. He set me up for an infusion of IV steroids. Dr. West could not believe that a neurologist would not be sure if I had MS, based on my MRI. He said it was very extensive and obvious. The other thing she did was to write to the DMV and have my license suspended without discussing this with me. She did not even have the courage or compassion to discuss it face to face. The only way I knew it was her was by calling the DMV. Save yourself a lot of unnecessary angst. DO NOT see Dr. Seema Nair.

If you have Migraines and need a Dr. that understands, then go to Dr. Nair. I've struggled with…read moremigraines for 40+ years, and very happy I came across her when my past Dr. was on holiday. I switched to her and have been 100% happy ever since. She actually listens to you, answers your questions, and follows up!

I wish I had never met this doctor. While I assume he acted in good faith, his actions made my life…read morelesser. Adding a response to the sutter health rep: I submitted feedback their months ago. I only got a form response letting me know I would never be told an outcome.

Great dr wonderful bedside manner Takes time to listen…read more,makes you feel really comfortable and explains in detail highly recommend.

My 80-year-old father-in-law is in assisted living. He has a myriad of problems. He had a tremor…read moreand we were told that he also had dementia. Previous doctors had piled on the drugs (drugs we thought were necessary). My father-in-law was not in very good shape. He seemed to be continually deteriorating mentally, and physically he was getting frail, sometimes falling. One day he had a medical emergency and ended up in the ICU. My FIL spent almost 2 weeks in and out of ICU. After he came through that very scary episode, Dr. Telfer came to evaluate him in the hospital. He looked at all the drugs he had been taking and cut out a whole big bunch of them. This was not easy to do, because my FIL was on a lot of meds. Dr. Telfer straightened out the meds, and let me tell you, it is a freaking miracle. Beforehand, he was confused and frail. Afterward, he is sharp as a tack and walks better than he has for 5 years. He barely needs the walker anymore. I don't know HOW Dr. Telfer knew exactly what to give him, but he made the right choices. My FIL seems 10 years younger -- the way he was before going into assisted living. And he doesn't have a tremor anymore -- and he's not even taking meds for a tremor -- the tremor disappeared!

Yes, Dr. Telfer is very kind & the office staff very friendly. However, I presented to his office…read moreafter sustaining a self-inflicted injury & found him totally inept. I was diagnosed right away by my employer (DDS,MD) but Dr. Telfer ignored my input & sent me on a "wild goose" chase. An unnecessary ultra-sound was ordered - totally useless according to the MRI tech I was sent to by the 2nd MD I consulted @ UCSF. I requested a cortisone shot in my neck & he gave me one in the wrist!!! To no avail, of course. One week after the injection I went back to Dr. T. who then tried to refer me to an arthritist specialist. Upon my declining, he told me he could no longer be of service to me. I have a pinched nerve between my C-5/C-6 vertebrae; classic diagnosis in 1st year of med school. I am scheduled to have the cortisone injection @ UCSF next week, followed by physical therapy. Thanks a lot for a lot of wasted weeks with excrutiating pain!

I recently had my first appointment with Dr. Liu and while it did take three months before an…read moreopening was available, it was totally worth the wait. I found her very personable and she took a thorough amount of time to understand my concerns and explain new and different treatment options for me. I really appreciated the thorough history and exam. I can see why it takes a while to get an appointment with her because she spends so much time understanding her patients history. She mentioned that once you are an established patient. It's a bit easier to get an appointment.

My daughter had an appointment scheduled at this office which was booked over two and a half…read moremonths ago as this was their soonest available and was called the day before the scheduled appointment to tell her that the doctor wants to do it via video instead and won't be in and when my daughter declined, they told her the next soonest appointment was a month and a half out. This is completely unacceptable behavior from this doctor and their office especially if there is something serious going on. Highly recommend going to a different doctor.

Doctors are supposed to help us - regular mortal people - right? Not in this case... Now, I never…read moreposted negative reviews, but I've never felt so neglected by a doctor that I just can't help it. Sorry, Mr. Siegel. Thank you for all the physical pain you could have prevented me from. I have severe migraines, they usually last 2-3 days, and leave me pretty much non-functional. In August of 2007 I got a referral to Mr. Siegel, the neurologist from a regular MD. Mr. Siegel saw me and prescribed me Imitrex, which works great, my migraine goes away within hours, or a day at the longest. This medicine is prescription only, and so far is the ONLY medicine that helped me. I was able to enjoy my life much more in the last 2 years. On Tues 5/26 I called my pharmacy for a refill. When they stil did not have it ready on Friday 5/29, I found out that my request for the refill was denied by the doctor. Reason - I need to be seen. Ok... the doctor could have let me know that, does he have to use a pharmacy to relay the message? Fine, I call the doctor's office, and ask them why I need to come in. Why - because it has been over 2 years, they tell me. Well, not quite, I say, still 3 more months till August of 2009. Ok, then it's been over 1.5 years, they tell me, you still need to be seen. Any more words you going to go back on? But anyway, ok, sure. When should I come in? Oh, the doctor is booked today, and is leaving for 2 weeks vacation tomorrow, I can see him when he gets back. All is dandy, but... I have no medicine left. And also, I am going away for 2 months in 2 weeks. I explain that to the lady at the office, and ask her if I can walk in, or wait for after hours visit, or whether he can talk to me on the phone. Does he really need to see me? Nothing changed... At least give me one more refill so I am good until he gets back from his vacation. Or is someone taking care of his patients while the doctor is away? No, not really. I have to wait. She thinks about all this for a moment, and asks to have my pharmacy fax her another refill request. Which I request, and at 4:10 pm they fax it. I call at 4:30 to confirm they received the request, talk to the lady again, and explain the urgency of the situation. She takes all my phone numbers, and says "let me see what I can do". I call again at 4:54 only to find out that the doctor is still with the patient, but even though they close at 5 pm, they will call me no matter what. NO PHONE CALL. At 5:22 I get a call from my pharmacy that refill request is denied again. No promised phone call from the doctor's office, and of course, they are not at the office anymore. Once again, the doctor chose to have have my pharmacy relay the message. And now he's off on his vacation, and I am left to suffer, which could have been easily prevented. For what it's worth... Doctors are supposed to help us live our lives better, take personal care of us, their patients. Isn't that a part of the oath they take? If it's not, then it should be at least in every doctor's moral code. It's just not in this doctor's moral code.

Strictly as a physician, he is very good. He knows his specialty well and does find an accurate…read morediagnosis. He also knows his treatment plans well. The down side is that he does not have much of a personality and is very arrogant. At first he starts out kind, but I noticed as time progresses he becomes quite rude and seems almost bothered to have to do the follow-up appointments. Which you would think that he shouldn't be since he is the one who tells you to come back in a certain time line! I do appreciate his care and the fact that after 2 previous doctors I had seen, only he found the accurate diagnosis. So you have to weigh out your options if you are thinking of visiting him. As a side note, they charge you if you cancel/re-schedule your appointment under 24 hours notice.

Canceled on me multiple times. Tried to get help from her for over a month. Doesn't care about her…read morepatients. I'm not the only person experiencing this with her. My bad for not doing my research. Don't do the same

This doctor is HORRIBLE! I went for spine pain. This doctor is not people friendly at all! I…read morewent to her for spine pain and she didn't do anything at all. Even my physical therapist said Mills peninsula is horrible for anyone with spine pain. i am better off paying for a consultation at Seton. Please stay away from this doctor. She will make you feel hopeless.....She doesn't even deserve one star