So far I've only had good experiences with Dr. Chang and his staffs. The very first time I've ever…read morevisited was pretty busy, the receptionist was not super friendly but definitely polite. Professional doctor and pretty thorough. My visit this time was good too. I got caught in super bad traffic due to a road accident in front of me and was late for 20mins (later a female patient rushed in saying she was late for an hour) but the receptionist was super kind and told both of us it's alright, that we might have to wait for a bit but we don't need to reschedule for another appointment since we are there already. This pink hair receptionist is super friendly and could chat up with any patient and joke around. It's a pretty quiet area but a friendly and safe environment. Pretty small but definitely clean and organized office. Since I study outside of the country and created a difficult solution for my treatment, but Dr. Chang was kind enough to note down the foreign address and told me he will try to see if he have any contact there that are willing to execute this process if he send me the medication. I ought to hear from him if there is any doctor there, but at least he's putting the extra effort to help me solve this issue.

Would highly recommend not visiting this doctor. I waited months for the appointment and had been…read morehaving severe (possibly allergic) reactions which were greatly impacting my life. I had a 10:30am appointment. showed up at 10:15 and the door was locked, but i could hear people inside so I knocked, no response. I waited several minutes and knocked again, still no answer. Another family showed up, they knocked (very loudly), nothing. At 10:35 I phoned, no answer on the phone. shortly afterwards the other doctor left and we were finally able to enter. I didn't get checked in until nearly 10:40, several patients showed up after me and got in before me. I should also mention that there were several receptionists in the office whilst we were knocking on the door, they were chatting to each other so I guess they were too busy to answer the door or the phone. I watched the doctor just kinda walking around nonchalantly not appearing to do anything. I finally go in at quarter to 12. Then he asks me questions, I give him extremely detailed answers (i've been monitoring everything that i had eaten/encountered over 24 hours prior to when i was having reactions). He appears to note these things down but when I got the results I noticed he didn't even bother to check for a couple of the things he himself identified as possible allergens. Anyways, so he does the test, on the one arm when he does the scratching it hurts quite a bit, the other arm didn't. Interestingly nearly every single dot on the one arm that hurt seemed to react (including one of the negative controls, not as much as others but it still was raised). He told me it'd be 10 minutes and then he'd come back to check. He put a newspaper on the desk and left. I waited for 10 minutes, then another 10, and another and another, he eventually came back about 1hour 15mins later. I could see him just kind of walking around the office at points or standing around whilst I was waiting, I'm already pretty mad at this point, I am missing work for this. He comes back in, gives it a glance and makes a few notes, then starts explaining the controls to me (despite me telling him I'm a PhD student in a related field he still treats me like I have no idea whats going on, seemed very uncaring when explaining as well). He then gives me a sheet telling me what i'm 'allergic' to. Well I know I am allergic to a couple of the things he said i'm not allergic to, and then gave me a list of everything i was... what a surprise i'm allergic to almost everything on the one arm. Several of the spots looked very different between the 10 minutes he intially said and the over one hour he actually took so I'm not at all convinced that the results are accurate, especially given the poor controls, but that's it, he gives me the print off and sends me on my way. Now I will have to find another doctor because I'm still having the (allergy) issue and i've wasted months because of him. This man shouldn't be a doctor if he doesn't care/want to do a proper job, people depend on his service. In addition I had to take time away from my own research to attend this and what I figured should've been a max 2 hour appointment ended up taking 4 hours (I noticed on Rate my MD site he has a low rating... with several people having similar complaints, I wish i had checked first)

Sought advice, treatment for uncontrolled asthma, stomach problems. Complete waste of time. Battery…read moreof repetitive blood tests, still more chest X-rays, multiple breathing tests (why should there ever be more than one?) - no further ahead. Treatment consisting of ineffectual, previously rejected puffers actually made me worse. Prompted initiation of emergency 5-day Prednisone course prescribed previously by GP, thank goodness. Called doc for advice when Prednisone didn't work hoping to prevent visit to ER. Zero response. Nada. Either staff failed to pass along msg or doc ignored. As a result, ended up at ER, where attending doc gave shaming lecture: 'WHY don't you have a respirologist? Not an allergist - a respirologist! Are you stupid... etc.' ER docs don't grasp that consumers have NO control over the specialists who treat us. It's as if the law of battery doesn't exist in Canada. Hoped ER doc might make referral to respirologist. No such luck. That would be too easy. Just shaming lecture, another round of Prednisone and decongestant that actually worked unlike Dr. Wadi's. No idea how Dr. W made it through medical school. This is someone who has to be told repeatedly patient does not have a medical degree, please use plain English. Similarly told more than once to refrain from abbreviations not meaningful to anyone without medical expertise. This is someone who during clinic visit turns her computer screen to face the patient as if patient w/o medical training should read and interpret our own medical test results! Clerical support too inept to perform even the perfunctory task of obtaining patient's records from GP without intervention from patient! Gallingly, doc actually complained to patient about treatment protocols, which are determined not by patient but by her licensing body. Surely it is the responsibility of each doc to understand, argue against and, if necessary, overcome obstacles to treatment when it's in patient's interest to do so! Had I not pleaded a persuasive case to GP to obtain consult with respirologist Dr. Wadi likely would have continued billing multiple visits no matter how clearly ineffectual and even harmful her treatment proved. Formal complaint to the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons to follow for preventable visit to ER in breathing distress. Maybe Dr. W is competent with easily identified food allergies - milk, gluten, etc., the low-hanging fruit of allergy practice - maybe, but never for a respiratory matter - NEVER. And never for any illness for which time may be of the essence. This is a doc who would rather apologize to your family when you die a preventable death rather than risk pleading with overseers for a more qualified expert approach.

Had a breakout on my skin due to a recent camping trip to Vancouver Island. Initially, I thought it…read morewas a bug bite but it was not. When I got back to Vancouver I was recommended to Dr. Shamim. She asked me a litany of questions and really narrowed the problem. In short, it was a tree nut allergy.

Gone here for many years. My asthma and AERD are well taken care of by all practitioners.read more

I had an exemplary experience with the clinic. Dr Elkayam is delightful. He listened to me,…read moreunderstood my issue, and gave good advice/treatment. I'm so glad to have met with him. The office is very well-run, also a joy to interact with.

My review is not about the doctor but about the receptionists…read more If you have to cancel an appointment on the phone, you had better record your call because the receptionist might not process the cancellation and charge you $100 for not showing-up. I phoned the clinic 50 hours prior to my appointment to cancel and one of the receptionists rescheduled me. But on the day, I got a call from the clinic saying they would charge me the penalty for no show-up. They just didn't listen to me and kept saying I didn't cancel in time and they didn't make a mistake. I have outgoing call records on my phone and I wonder if they would deny the records, too. I also wonder if they were bullying me because of my foreign accent. I am seeking for a way to file a complaint about the receptionists.

This my first visit to the office. For some reason I expected some kind of posh downtown "look" but…read moreinstead it was your average doctor's office. This office located at Granville and west 16th. It was Very clean and the support staff very friendly. Dr Amin is very knowledgeable, making sure that he explains the issues and possible treatment options. He also did the blood work I had so desperately wanted since having hives which started over two months ago. Most importantly he listens! There was no rushing as he allows the an appropriate amount of time for the visit. This was a VERY positive experience and would recommend seeing him you're having allergy issues.

Highly recommend NOT going here. My daughter had an appointment and I was very disappointed with…read moreour experience. Did not feel cared for in the slightest. The front office staff barely acknowledge you - zero eye contact, operate in robotic fashion. Dr. Luciuk was rude, condescending, rushed, seemed annoyed that he was at work - also didn't make any eye contact. Sometime I felt he was racist he was showing hands to stay away as if we are alien very humiliating. Very time you ask question he say " I have already told you". These kind practitioner should behavioural trainings.The only positive thing about this experience was the friendly nurse who actually did the testing. We were referred here because it was the shortest waitlist for all the allergists in the lower mainland but now I know why - it's the worst!

I accompanied my sister to her apt with Dr Luciuk and I have nothing but gratefulness for him…read more He's a specialist, he's not a warm fuzzy guy, but he also isn't rude. We've been to dozens of specialists over the years, he's is skilled, listened to concerns, and explained everything well. The negative reviews I see are from people who want a quick fix that he can't give, snd won't entertain giving answers someone wants My sister was literally wasting away, lost over 60lbs (was only 160 to begin) in 12m, couldn't keep any food down, went to 6 different specialists from rheumatologist, allergist, internal health etc. No one had any answers. We were suggested him by a friend with some bizarre complex allergies. He walked in, saw her scratch test results, asked her a few things and before she could even tell him all her symptoms he says "I'm guessing you've been dealing also with xyz xyz xyz" both of us were in tears for her finally not being written off as making it up. He took every symptom she explained in notes, examined her and validated all her bizarre symptoms everyone else wrote off. HE asked her if xyz was also happening, things she didn't realize were linked... he was extremely thorough. The elimination diet he suggests sucks, but that's allergies... it takes work to sort them all out. My sister has been 1y since seeing him and her life (though complex because of food restrictions) is so much better. She can function, eat without going into anaphylaxis etc because he is amazing at what he does. He won't pat your hand and pet your pride, he'll give you honest straight forward information and solutions for what is best practice. Choose to follow his suggestions and diagnosis or not. He does environmental testing even if you come in for food allergies because they are tied together, and one begets the other... it seems to tick people off but there is solid reasoning behind it.

I feel very lucky and thankful that I found this place and met the acupuncturists - Dr May Wang and…read moreher team! I was suffering from insomnia and anxiety, mainly from work, but also from stress that had accumulated to the point where my body could hardly handle any. Long story short, I tried one acupuncturist before finding China Acupuncture Clinic. It did improve my condition, but I soon fell back to the bad routine again with having hard time sleeping and anxiety. I googled on the internet and found another acupuncture clinic, which coincidentally located in the same building. Browsing the website and reading about the backgrounds of the acupuncturists there, I felt something authentic about them and decided to make an appointment. Dr May is such a lovely woman. Every time I visited, she listened to my conditions carefully, touched and diagnosed my body and identified specific problems. Although the main issue was insomnia, my autonomic imbalance resulted from many factors, including stiff shoulders and back, liver function and etc; the issue was not simple. Every single treatment was different and unique. May applied different techniques, and needles were placed at different points - every time - depending on the specific condition. The way she treated was very different from the other acupuncturist that I had visited. Slowly but steadily, my condition kept getting better after a number of treatments. By now, I realize a significant improvement since the beginning. May and her team of acupuncturists are all knowledgeable, skilled and experienced. They are trustworthy and reliable. I hope my review will help anyone who is looking to go to the right place and receive the right treatment!

The Dr. May Wang is treating the back pain that affected me months ago, after 3 sessions, I can…read moresleep and work without pain. The combination of massage, cupping and acupunture is sensational.