Dr. Forsyth has been my primary care physician for a long time, probably two decades or more, and I…read morehave always been very pleased. She takes the time to listen, keeps careful electronic records, makes excellent diagnostics, does not hesitate to recommend a specialist, and is aggressive about followup. We have been through a lot together, including pneumonias and several bouts of bacteria-resistant skin infection. She also uses the Palo Alto Medical email system which is an incredible time saver (for the patients, anyway.... :). Highly recommended!

TL;DR: If you have severe environmental/pollen allergies like me, please see a different doctor…read more The front desk and injection folks here are extremely nice! I enjoyed coming here because of them and if I could review their service alone, I would give them 5 stars. The medical practice here however, is questionable and outdated. I have severe environmental allergies. The person taking my test actually told me I had the worst reaction they've ever seen. Dr. Chu, although friendly, decided I needed to be put through allergy injections. At first, I was progressing through my injections well but this stalled and I even went backwards in my progress after a while. I was constantly going up and down in dosage because my reactions were bad. I was being given one shot in each arm to cover my entire list of environmental allergies. My reactions towards the end were terrible. My injection site would swell up to itchy golf ball sized lumps. After almost two years of coming weekly, and me stalling in progress, I decided to see another doctor. This new doctor was shocked that Dr. Chu was giving me only two shots and said it made sense I had such terrible reactions (turns out I needed my injections mixed into 4 weekly shots, not 2). They were also shocked Dr. Chu did not prescribe me an epipen. The new standard when receiving allergy treatments is to carry an epipen with you for the car ride home. I basically could have died if I continued with Dr. Chu's treatments. After starting over my treatment with this new doctor, my reactions have been less severe and I have not had to get my dosage adjusted down at any point. Progression at this new doctor is steady and I reached my maintenance dose in under a year which is not something I would have ever been able to do with Dr. Chu.

Although I appreciated Dr. Chu fitting me in on shorter notice because of my worsening eczema…read moreflare-ups, I ultimately left feeling sorely disappointed and even more frustrated than I did before I came here. The visit was underwhelming, strange, and exorbitantly charged for the services rendered. My husband and I sat there while Dr. Chu probed and prodded, and pondered whether my eczema was because of scabies. His energy was questionable and curt, and that would've been fine if it weren't for how uncertain he conveyed everything. At the end, we weren't able to walk away with a confident diagnosis, and he ended up prescribing some corticosteroid meds. I checked in with him if it was safe to take because of my pregnancy, and he confirmed that it was. When I arrived at the pharmacy to pick those up, the pharmacist took a second look and concernedly asked if I was sure I wanted to take this on account of the side effects that it may have produced during my pregnancy. I decided against it and to ride out my symptoms. The visit ended up being a complete waste of time and energy, and although I ended up with a more reasonable co-pay thanks to my insurance adjustments, the original charge ended up being $482.00. For a bizarre experience.

Doctor Rice treated a serious injury from a cat bite/scratch and probably kept me out of the…read morehospital because they would have had to admit me to treat the infection. He treated me with 3 days of IV antibiotics in addition to a prescription. As a result it did not get worse and healed as quickly as possible. He is professional, very knowledgeable, and pleasant. Of the many appointments that I have made, he has always been prompt to the minute.

I have had the good fortune to be a patient of Dr. Rice's for 15 years. Although I, too, have…read moreexperienced rare "practice management" lapses, they are far outweighed by Dr Rice's exceptional brainpower, Competence and kindness. I was almost bedridden with a horrific set of infections for 4 years, made all the more difficult because I am allergic to most antibiotics. He worked with me to get the best possible solutions even if it always took time via trial and error. It's not unusual for Dr Rice to call back at 8pm. In the old days, he visited me in the hospital at 1am. Again, I feel very fortunate to have had him as my physician.​

Dr. Savur is not robot, which doing his job without any feelings. She is human with big heart…read more And, yes, this is professional doctor with big experience.

We've been seeing Dr. Savur for many years. She's the BEST gastro doc we've ever been treated by…read more Patient in answering any questions, warm and friendly and easy to communicate with. She monitored my husbands situation very proactively and made sure she got him to see a specialist at Stanford when a concerning issue arose. It was her attentiveness and attention to detail that caught his cancer very early! I HIGHLY recommend seeing her for any gastro issues. She's the best!!

Excellent Colonoscopy! Would receive a colonoscopy from again. (and probably will)…read more I need a colonoscopy every 1-2 years due to my medical history. I like to do it without anesthesia so I can get on with my day. I've had 3 from another provider before having one from Dr. Simpson. Best colonoscopy ever! The previous provider would keep pushing the instrument forward no matter what, but Dr. Simpson would back it out and untwist it before going forward again, and this made a huge difference in my discomfort level. He described it like pushing on a rope, trying to get the rope across the room. If the rope snakes up too much, you have to back off to straighten it before pushing forward again. The lab tech (I'm sorry, I forget his name) was also excellent. He was able to put his hand on my abdomen at exactly the right spot, while also providing counter pressure on my back, so that when the instrument turned the corner in my colon it did so well and efficiently the first time. That's the most uncomfortable part of the procedure, but because of their expertise, it went well. Getting a colonoscopy without anesthesia isn't for the faint of heart. I would describe it as "extremely uncomfortable" but it never rose to the level of "pain" with Dr. Simpson. If you are considering it, I highly recommend him as a doctor. He also followed up with me about my genetics and recommendations that were personalized to me, which I greatly appreciate.

Just wanted to update my old review as I resolved my "GI issues". My old review was way too long…read moretalking about my diet and wasn't relevant. This is the relevant part "Just had a visit with Dr. Simpson and he was extremely thorough in his assessment. Usually doctors spend 15 minutes with me tops but our appointment lasted almost an hour! I was impressed with how he didn't just jump to antibiotics but rather wanted to rule out any major problems instead of just using a blanket treatment that treated symptoms." I've seen enough GI docs to know that if they can't find anything major and simply call it IBS, believe them. Now what is IBS? That's where you gotta go down the rabbit hole and it well after years and years of seeing doctors and changing my diet I can tell you it's psychological. If you dare, look into TMS (mind body stuff dr. Sarno). Cheers

I've been a patient of Dr. Rubinstein for about 7+ years. Fabulous doctor whose treated my two…read moreteens and I since they were in elementary school. I've had patch tests done with his office and have a chart with the plants, trees, animal dander and foods that I'm allergic to so I know to stay clear of those items. He's conservative with his treatment and is open to my getting acupuncture to help treat my sinus issues. Give Dr. R. a call; you'll appreciate his detailed insight into how to troubleshoot your allergy challenges.

DR.R is the best! He found my health issues. We worked on them. Also, emails me back. Great sense…read moreof humor. Very knowledgeable and been with him for 23 years.

Unethical billing and scam. (we should have read the google reviews before)…read more My wife had routine annual medical checkup. They made her sign a document and suggested some test saying they are covered. Later during billing had bills of around 400$ when we have everything covered for routine checkup. They have unnecessary phone call to tell about the lab report which can be just an email. They charged 220$ for a 5 min phone call. Never had such experience.

Utter charlatans. Not only did Dr. Sitnitsky rush through my appointment without listening to…read moreanything I said, she pushed a bunch of unnecessary tests and diagnostics on me that ran up the bill for my "preventive" visit by hundreds of dollars. Stay away.

WOW! A doctor that actually has patience! He is primarily my allergy doctor as I suffer from…read moreEXTREMELY bad hay fever. I had an allergy test done and the scale used is 1-4, 4 being the worst. Let's just say on my evaluation sheet, it said 4++++++++++. As much as I hate needles, I receive allergy shots twice a week. My allergies are so bad that the over-the-counter meds don't work anymore. I think my body built an immunity to them. =( My coworker recommended him to me as he had the same problems. He has been getting the shots for ~9 months. This has been noted as the WORST allergy season in the Bay Area thus far, and when it hit back in March, he had ZERO allergies. Hopefully these will work for me in the long term. Keep in mind Dr. Mahmoudi works in the Los Altos office, Tues/Fri. He also works in Los Gatos the other days of the week. Dr. Mahmoudi is extremely nice, helpful, and easy going. He knows that you want to just come in, get shots, and get out, so he works with your schedule and is pretty lax if you need to show up earlier/later than scheduled. He is also an internal med doctor. In addition, he is extremely thorough and is happy to answer any questions you have. Plus, he is also a bit of a foodie. + 10000 points for that. Sometimes I end up staying a bit after my shots because we start talking about food/restaurants! Highly recommended.

I decided to get some allergy testing done this past fall. After coming in for my first…read moreappointment, I told his receptionist I had a new insurance and wanted to find out about my deductible before entering the room. She said it wasn't a problem, took my insurance card and called my insurance company for me. She called me up a few minutes later and assured me my deductible would apply from September to September, the month I has signed up for it. She said the amount towards my deductible for allergy testing would only be a few hundred dollars, and then the doctor himself came out to persuade me to get allergy testing done. He actually told me I shouldn't be concerned with any costs until we saw if I even had allergies, so I went in. The patient room was... gross. There was clutter and the trash was literally overflowing. The first thing that made me really uncomfortable was when the doctor pulled an old used pen from his desk to draw on my back. After aggressively scribbling a few times he said his pen wasn't working and went to find another. After he finished drawing a grid on my back, he started the scratch test to check for my reaction. I was DISGUSTED when he placed the used sharps container next to my arm beside me on the table. I asked him "is that clean?!" and he just sort of laughed. I felt really uncomfortable and decided upon leaving I wouldn't be returning for shots because I didn't trust the doctors judgment or the quality of his care. I was horrified to receive my bill a few weeks later for a whopping $458 (after the $195 my insurance company forked over) When I called my insurance company to confirm, they also mentioned my insurance deductible ran from January to December, NOT Sep-Sep as the receptionist originally told me. When I called to confront her about it, the receptionist admitted she hasn't even gotten through to my insurance company and GUESSED what she thought it would be. She apologized for her mistake, but said I would have to pay the bill either way. She basically cost me $458 at the end of the year, just before I have to start paying toward a new deductible in January. When I asked to speak with the doctor, she told me "no, he's all booked". When I tried calling again, she hung up on me! I don't think I have ever been hung up on from someone who is supposed to be a professional. I left several messages asking the doctor to please call me so we could discuss what happened, and he never returned my calls. From my experience, there is a reason the Dr has so few patients- he doesn't keep up his office well enough and his staff will do anything, even tell lies, to get you in the office and get your money. I feel that the doctor is a coward for not calling me back and has poor staff representing his business. I hope you are able to find a different doctor that will treat you with more respect!