I'd give negative starts if I could. Other patients need to know to avoid this group. If you don't have enough time to read - Dr Saavedra is unprofessional and incompetent. I am sorry to say a physician is a misogynist, labels his patients as having problems "in their heads", and more. His office staff is equally difficult. He will waste your time and scream at you in the process. They will bill you for your suffering.
Their reviews are misleading and suspect. They will not allow you to remove your credit card off file. There is zero introspection into their areas of friction with patients.
I was sent by my PCP after an extensive medical work up. He, another PCP, and a pulmonologist all concurred some allergic process was occurring and seeing a dermatologist and allergist would likely yield an answer. Scheduling an appt was such a pain. Several call center specialists from this clinic kept calling me to create, recreate, and create yet again my patient profile. I received several calls about giving my insurance information even after submitting it multiple times. Upon arriving at the office, the staff was disorganized and rude. I'm hard of hearing, which I informed them, yet they kept talking over each other into my deaf ear about shifting from one rep to another to complete various paperwork- which I had already completed and mostly focused on making sure they get paid. Then, when I couldn't keep track and asked who I am supposed to work with, one of the receptionists took offense. A conflict erupted before I could sit in the waiting room.
Erroneous medical information was entered into my chart including meds I've never taken in my life. They've violated HIPAA by calling me about medical info of another patient, including the other person's full name.
As if this wasn't enough of a deterrence, the physician was the worst part. He didn't care to ask detailed questions, get a history, did all but eye roll as I described my symptoms, dismissed my PCP's thoughts on what could be triggering my allergies, re-ordered labs my PCP had just ordered and checked an AZ panel and labs for food allergies we KNOW i am not allergic to. Then, after the blood test, he declares me allergy free. Yet in the meantime, I developed a rash, responded to the antihistamine protocol, but struggled to stay awake from all the sedating effects. I am a brain patient and had just underwent brain surgery a few months prior. Putting me on this cocktail is malpractice at this point.
He asks that I see dermatology, show them the labs, and follow up after. I go to dermatology, they raise their eyebrows about what hasn't been done in my work up yet, give me a diagnosis & med recommendation and advise I follow with him to get started on it. They fax the note to him, and I schedule to follow up.
I walked into a condescending full blown temper tantrum with Dr Saavedra. It was like he was personally offended. He just ranted on and on about how the dermatologist was wrong, he won't be doing anything they recommend, I have NO allergies (but tells me I should keep with the antihistamine protocol????), shows me google photos of "real people with this condition" ... "You see this? You see that? Do you have this? NO, YOU DON'T DO YOU". Then in a red faced huff showed me the door.
All I could manage to say was - I did what you asked me to do.
Why refer me to another specialist for their medical opinion if you don't want it? Why waste my time? Dr S knew why i was following up - instead of cancelling my appt he chose to bring me in to scream and bill for it. No patient should have to experience what I went through with this practice.
Go elsewhere. You deserve a legitimate work up and medical care. read more