I have been on Yelp since 2012, and I have never written a negative review. Not once. I say that to make it clear I am not someone who enjoys dragging businesses online. I found Dr. Rahbar through ChatGPT. In hindsight, I should have vetted more given the mixed reviews, but I was short on time and booked. My experience with Dr. Rahbar herself was positive. She was thorough, spent time with me, and handled the MRI process correctly with insurance. No complaints there. My issue is not the doctor. It is the Office Manager, and how the office is being run under her. After my MRI, there was zero follow-up. I had to call. The front desk told me I could come in the next day for a shot, then called back minutes later to cancel, saying I needed insurance authorization. Fine. We rescheduled for the following week, and I was told I was confirmed. The next morning, I received a voicemail asking why I missed my appointment. When I called back, I was told I never needed authorization, that there are different types of shots, and that I was not even on the schedule for next week after I had been told it was confirmed. Multiple errors. All on their side. Instead of anyone taking responsibility, I was transferred to the Office Manager. This is where the experience went off the rails. She did not know why I was speaking to her and made no effort to figure it out. I had to re-explain everything. She acknowledged none of the mistakes. Instead, she referred to me as a "girl," told me I was "confused," and acted annoyed that I did not understand their internal processes. That is not my job. That is hers. I was already irritated, and her tone escalated things. I pushed back. This was not a calm conversation. It was a patient trying to get basic clarity from someone in charge who refused to take accountability and chose to talk down to me instead. She then asked if I could come in that day. I paused, because the idea of going to a place this disorganized and having them stick a needle in my spine did not sit right with me. I told her I was not sure I wanted to come back after how rude she had just been to me, which clearly threw her. When I asked if she was denying being rude, she said, "You just want to argue. I am hanging up. Bye bye," and hung up on me. That is the Office Manager of a medical practice. Mistakes happen. What should not happen is the person in charge refusing to own them, labeling patients as "confused," speaking to them with zero respect, and then hanging up when they are questioned. This is not a one-off issue. This is a leadership problem, and that Office Manager has the bedside manner of a Times Square bedbug. If you only care about the doctor, you may be fine. But if you care about being treated with basic respect and not having your time mishandled, this place is a problem, and it starts with the Office Manager. I will not be returning. Based on this interaction, I fully expect that when this review is responded to, there will be zero accountability taken, which will only reinforce everything above. read more

Dr Rahbar and her staff are amazing. She's very knowledgeable in her field. I finally feel some relief from the back pain I've been experiencing. read more

I went to Dr. Rahbar after being referred to her by my primary care physician. I received 3 epidurals in total. The first two went ok, but did not work. Little did I know the devastation that would follow the third epidural. Please read in full if you are considering her services. Patient beware! By this point my insurance deductible had been met and I was fully covered. My insurance, as I understood it, should have paid 100% of my bill. And by the third shot I was in really bad shape, remember the first two really did not work but I was trying to avoid surgery and desperate for pain relief. I was in extreme pain AND mental distress from 6 months of non-stop debilitating sciatica. I came to her crying and begging for the third shot, praying this epidural would work. She was hesitant and did not want to give me the shot, she did not think it would work. But my tears and pleas worked, she scheduled me for the shot anyway. I came in that morning, limping, caring, already in so much pain. I laid down on my stomach and she gave me the shot. My screams could be heard all the way at her reception area. She told me "shhh be quiet you're going to scare the other patients". WTF?! Here I was in agonizing pain, the epidural she just gave me caused so much pain I was light headed and could not move, could barely breathe. But she and her assistants rushed me out of their office because I was holding up her appointments. I should have gone to the hospital next door. But I limped out of her office, against the wall, BARELY able to walk because I was so light headed and out of breath from the pain. She also made me pay a copay before my appointment, a check that bounced as my medical condition worsened. 2 months later, over a period of six weeks, I had 3 discectomies on my L4, L5, S1 and my sciatic nerve was 3.5 mm. It should have been no larger than 0.5 mm. I returned and asked for my medical records. Dr. Rahbar did not indicate the distress I was in, that I was crying or begging for help. In fact, her notes indicated I was a calm and functional person. She was covering herself I assume? Even my surgeon would say otherwise. When I went back to see her shortly after she said, "I knew I should not have given you this epidural." She was cold and void of any empathy. She wanted me out of her office as quickly as possible and rushed me out again. No referral or suggestions on what to do next. I spent the next two years, after my surgeries, recovering from PTSD caused by this medical trauma. And then I got served with a levy a day before my only commission was due to be paid out. It was the ONLY income I had at the time. I had a panic attack that night. I was in a dark place and getting served pushed me further into darkness. Unless you have had PTSD it's hard to imagine, but everything had become a fight. Dr. Rahbar sued me after not being able to collect from my insurance company and I was too I'll to fight it. So here I was trying to recover and survive and this lawsuit and levy threw me into another realm of distress. I had to file emergency bankruptcy. I lost nearly everything I had worked for in my life during this time. And here was Dr. Rahbar suing me for $8,000. I filed bk over $8,000 of debt. My full recovery took 3 years physically and mentally. Financially, 5 years later, I am still recovering and may never return to my full income potential. My experience with Dr. Rahbar showed me that she does not care. Her inability to collect from my insurance resulted in a bankruptcy. It's been 2 years since my recovery. 4 years since my visit to her office. And I'm still angry at how she handled this situation. As a doctor she had a responsibility to tell me no. She knew I was not a candidate for the shot. Yet she did it anyway and let me convince her. I was the patient in distress. Then when she couldn't collect she came after me. When I shared this with my primary care he was really upset. She is not a doctor that can be trusted. She is the only person in my life I wish I had sued so that she will not do this to another person. read more

I was referred to Dr R by a trusted doctor so my hopes were high for my cervical and lumbar disk issues. My MRI radiologist report preceded me at the office, but I arrived with the MRI disk in hand. Dr R was friendly, but she seemed to be on auto-pilot...just another patient...just process them the same way as all the others. She read the radiologist report while pointing at a model of a spine. She gave a very brief overview of how some bed rest is the first course of treatment, followed with oral pain meds and muscle relaxants. She spent a couple more minutes pushing an off-label med that she said had good results. What followed was a long sales pitch on how steroid injections into the spine was the answer. This speech was very familiar to her and it flowed out with the precision of an expert salesperson. In case you didn't already know, she's an anesthesiologist, not a neurologist. After her pitch about the injections, I asked her what the risks were. I should say at this point that, because of my medical industry and engineering background, I had already done my homework and I knew what the risks were. I actually asked her the question to test the character of this doctor. Her response to me was, and I quote, "Risk? There is no risk. Its like getting a flu shot." End quote. I made a very surprised expression at her, then she proceeded to stumble over her next several sentences. No, Dr R, its not like getting a flu shot. Serious complications are possible, especially with my medical history that I presented to her. When I stated that I had serious concerns about this treatment, she told me to talk to my other doctor, which of course I would do anyway...but what happened to doctors conferring with each other?? She was putting it all on me! On my way out I asked for a copy of the radiologist report from the receptionist. She happily made a copy for me. I read it as I walked to my car and then it struck me...the report ended abruptly and there was no summary of the findings. That's odd. Then I saw the page number, it said 'Page 1 of 2'. The problem was, I had only one page. I turned around and went back to get page two. That's when the receptionist said they only had page one. So, to summarize, the radiologist office sent only page one of two pages...Dr R's office staff knew they received only page one, but did nothing about it and said nothing...Dr R did a consult with me based on page one only and she said nothing about having an incomplete radiologist report. There was no physical examination. There was no viewing of the MRI on disk. Her entire assessment was based on an incomplete report. I don't rule out the possibility of future steroid injections; the injections are a 'less invasive' procedure, especially compared to more-invasive surgery. But the starting point of any treatment must be 'non-invasive', if at all possible that is. Conservative non-invasive treatment is not as financially lucrative as steroid injections...enough said. read more

Dr. Rahbar's treatment of my lumbar disc pain was completely ineffective. She did not listen well in our consultation and did not take accurate notes about why I had pain. My experience was terrible and expensive. Do not use this doctor. read more

She compared the pain of a double mastectomy to a breast augmentation! Horrible listener. Short rude- how can anyone compare cancer to a breast augmentation! She unwilling to give answers without being condescending. Go anywhere else. read more

I had a great experience with Dr. Rahbar, she is very thorough and detailed. She takes her time to explain everything. I would highly recommend her. read more

She saved me from having major neck surgery. spent a ton of time explaining everything to me. She has a member of her staff that was cracking me up too. All good in my book! read more

I was referred to her by my doctor FOR PAIN. During the interview it came up my husband has a mental health issue just diagnosis not problems with it and she immediately almost interrupting me that I'm young enough and should find a new husband. I've NEVER been more offended by a M.D. I'm a positive reviewer but it has to be really bad for me to give a negative review. read more

Excellent pain management doctor. She has worked with me for five years and always very caring and patient. She is also very accessible. Her staff is also excellent. read more