If you value your life or your loved one's, ask for a referral to a different doctor. Our experience with this oncologist has been nothing short of devastating. She is consistently rude, dismissive, and entirely lacking in bedside manner--a demeanor completely unacceptable when dealing with critically ill patients. She showed no empathy, no willingness to answer questions, and often acted irritated by our concerns, even when they were about urgent medical issues. Even worse, half of her staff is alarmingly incompetent. Orders weren't sent. Critical phone calls weren't made. As a direct result of their negligence, my mother was hospitalized for two weeks--a preventable situation had even the most basic level of professionalism or follow-through been in place. We are deeply disappointed and shaken by the lack of care, communication, and accountability from both this physician and her team. A cancer diagnosis is already traumatic. Entrusting your loved one's life to someone who treats you like a nuisance is beyond demoralizing--it's dangerous. Please, for the safety of your family, seek care elsewhere. There are compassionate, competent oncologists out there. This is not one of them. read more

I am thankful for Dr. Dhanuka and her entire office staff. I recieved chemo and I have follow up care in this office and I have never experienced any of the negative comments I have read here. I am from out of town and have had frequent phone conversations with the office staff and they have always been polite and helpful with me. It is difficult for me to believe that Dr. Dhanuka or her office staff are rude. Once in a while one of my housekeepers will take me to my appointment. I always take them in with me. They ask the doctor more questions than I do! Dr. Dhanuka always responds to every question that we ask and she has never been rude. I am a difficult patient because I am a difficult human being and I am not accustomed to being ill. Yet, here I am and I have no problem being in this office and I am thankful for their help. read more

Dr Dhanuka is a wonderful person and dr. I go to her for iron infusion therapy. She takes time to explain everything, and answers all of our questions. She is kind and respectful. read more

If you have cancer I suggest you go elsewhere. I really felt that Dr. Dhanuka was not giving me the medical care I needed and did not really listen to what I had to say. Some of her staff are very unprofessional. Some months my chemo meds were ordered late, these are time sensitive drugs and must be taken as prescribed, never late. I actually felt intimidated by some of the staff. I was never argumentative but was hung up on when I questioned why my meds were not ordered on time. I would not recommend this Dr. to my worst enemy. read more

This Doctor is Terrible. Seems only to care about making money. She's rude, unhelpful and does nothing to prove to me she is a Doctor. The staff does all the work. She sat with me maybe 5 minutes each time I was there looking at a computer. Never came within 4' of me. I have CML Leukemia have been with 4 different Doctors all of which were great. I have taken the same medication for years. other Doctors said all was going well. she cancelled my mediation because I was not coming in every three months and said I needed to find another Doctor. (Very Rude) Because of that I let her know what I thought and left. She was never a good Doctor to me and needs to find a new profession. I suggest you find an alternative Doctor. PS this is the first review I have ever done. Also I have several Doctors for other Health Problems. read more

Dr. Dhanuka and her team and taken great care and always gone the extra mile to educate, comfort and discuss all that is happening with her. Dr. Dhanuka creates a caring community with her warm and inviting chemotherapy area where people get to know one another and develop relationships, support, and friendships while her staff is compassionate. Dr. Dhanuka coordination of care with my mother's UCSF team for her case was amazing. She would take the extra time as needed for issues, while always answering her other many patients questions and listening. read more

I saw her for 10 mos for a hematology issue. She kept recommending I take more one more iron pill each month as a resolution. (up to 4 iron a day) I started questioning her in my mind when I would overhear her other conversations with other patients. Since she always left the patient room doors open it was easy to overhear...and I would here her recommending they also take another iron pill..."this month take 3 iron a day." After 6 mos of iron I saw a dr at UCSF hematology for a second opinion. He recommended I stop iron so they could get to the bottom of the problem without masking it with iron. When I went back she directly told me my blood count was still low and "Since you are not taking the iron I recommend, what do you expect?" After telling her about my 2nd opinion, she calmly got up, took her computer, and left the room. She never came back. No goodbye, nothing. She just left. I heard her enter the next room..."Hello, how are you? Now how many iron are you taking a day?" My husband looked at me and asked, "Where did she go?" I said "She left, I guess that 2nd opinion wasn't well received." Bottomline. She never once asked me any questions about my physical condition, issues, etc. She responded only to blood work data on paper. She did not try to figure out what was causing my blood anomalies, she just tried to fix it with iron. Which did nothing, because the iron made no difference in anything accept slow down bowels. read more

Dr. Dhanuka Promila is the Medical Director at P.A.C.E Cancer Center which is said to stand for: Positive Attitude, Care and Excellence. I found none of the above to be true. She misdiagnosed, miscommunicated, provided no follow-up and showed a lack of sensitivity and professionalism. Not to mention, she insulted her patient and myself while in an appointment awaiting news on whether or not the patient had terminal cancer. When receiving constructive criticism she said, "don't use the word professional when you have no idea what the word means". Myself and the patient have graduate degrees and clearly understand the use of the word. However, I believe most 5 year olds would be able to explain the definition. If seeking a cancer doctor during this serious time, I would advise you to search elsewhere where you will be treated with efficiency and compassion. read more

Dr Dhanuka worked with my daughter on an anemia issue. She really listened, and took her time to help us address the issue. After seeing 5 or six other care givers Dr. Dhanuka was the first to get her good, solid help. read more