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Richard Young, MD

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A good surgeon in his trade but no bedside manners. I like that he is with Casa Colina

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From the moment I spoke with the rude receptionist- to seeing the rushed and rude doctor this my…read morefirst visit, was a negative experience. I have never experienced the type of pain I am feeing, so I had a lot of questions. The doctor was clearly rushed and was flippant about his responses. He has NO bedside manner - just wanted to get me out the door! Well needless to say I am looking for a new doctor which is not easy with the horrible health care system our country has now. I paid a lot of money to be made to feel horrible and treated like a stupid old "anxiety" ridden woman !!!! He should not practice medicine- maybe he would be better slinging burgers !!! and tried to call this office back on a regular working day multiple times no answer goes to a voicemail saying that its not business hours !! I called 4 times no answer!!!! Stay away from this office.

I went to see this supposed Dr. Gupta for my torn ligaments in my left shoulder and after waiting…read more45 minutes the doctor came into the room and said that they were having a pizza party and told me that he would not be able to see me until another date and an assistant told me to leave, and then several months later they sent me to see Dr. Lercel who just walked in and simply injected me with a cortisone shot and walked out. At a later date my wife had an appointment made by her doctor to see Dr. Gupta regarding a tumor on her knee today 2-8-22 for she is extremely preoccupied about it and when she arrived the receptionist of Indian descend had a "Arrogant Pitbull attitude" towards her, she was so rude telling my wife that the appointment was for March 8th and not today (All that time with a nasty attitude) causing my wife to leave that office in disgusts and regretting ever going there. On the second appointment she had with Dr. Lercel a week ago the same attitude surfaced from the receptionist and it got to the point that she threw at my daughter who was accompanying my wife a card to her face prompting my daughter to throw it back at her telling her to have some respect towards the patients and to our surprise Dr. Lercel called our primary physicians office saying that he did not want my wife as a patient anymore!! Where is the "Humanitarian" side of these two doctors?? I'm a businessman and my advise to Dr. Gupta & Lercel is to hire people with a pleasant attitude towards his present and future patients otherwise the reviews of his business are going to have a negative impact on their offices. Hire people with pleasant attitudes!!

Ali H. Mesiwala, MD, FAANS

Ali H. Mesiwala, MD, FAANS

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My experience terrible experience with Dr. Mesiwala, followed by information from the PUBLIC RECORD…read morebelow, with links: I had 2 failed surgeries by Dr. Mesiwala. The first one left me with a spinal fluid leak (soaking the bed sheets with spinal fluid!) which required another surgery to repair it. This one one gave me a septic infection which put me in the ICU where my wife was told that I probably would not be going home. The wonderful hospital doctor ordered the swollen, infected area around my incision to be aspirated and tested to prove surgical infection. Before the team came to perform the aspiration procedure, Mesiwala came in and quickly ordered another nurse to administer an IV antibiotic (while he stood by and anxiously watched). This would make all of the infection tests from the surgical site come back negative. The hospital doctor on my case who ordered the test was furious about this cover-up antibiotic maneuver. She was very frank with me and said she "was shocked that he was still allowed to practice medicine but said it wouldn't go on for long." That was 18 years ago. Prior to the first surgery, a very well-known neurologist told me that Dr. Mesiwala "Has very poor judgment." A very strong statement from one MD against another, which I wish I had taken seriously. After my disastrous and nearly fatal experience, he suggested I get a lawyer and had his secretary give me the lawyer's phone number. He was on the medical board and wanted to use my case for more evidence to have Mesiwala's license revoked. I was too sick to deal with it and foolishly did not follow up. Also, prior to my surgery, even my home health nurse asked if I had done any research on Dr. Mesiwala. He then told me about the TV exposé on Dr. Mesiwala and the US Department of Justice Enterprise Corruption case for pushing a company's spinal implants after being given part of the company which made them. This is a Federal crime. I blame myself for not heeding the warnings. That's why I'm posting this for others. Now from the public record: Frequent Malpractice Lawsuits, Repeated Fraud, Medical Board Disciplinary Actions for Negligence, and a D.O.J. Racketeering investigation. The information below just scratches the surface. 1. Google search: Dr. Ali Mesiwala lawsuit One of MANY beginning in 2010 to this day: http://lawzilla.com/blog/pasternak-v-mesiwala/ Keep searching, you'll find lots more. 2. Google search Dr. Ali Mesiwala fraud https://www.courthousenews.com/patient-claims-doc-used-her-for-profit/ Read this carefully; https://archive.kpcc.org/news/2014/09/23/46884/feds-link-former-ventura-doctor-to-kickbacks-unnec/ 4. Google search Dr. Mesiwala Disciplinary Action for Negligence https://4patientsafety.org/mdb/showdr.php?mainID=1121 3. Google search Dr. Mesiwala D.O.J. Racketeering Investigation https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-pursues-claims-against-neurosurgeon-spinal-implant-company-physician-owned 5. He was also the subject of a CBS LA news expose where he was outed for a non-FDA-approved mixture of two bone growth compounds without disclosure to the patients. This resulted in patients requiring surgeries to remove uncontrolled bone growth which had crippled them. See link below: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/07/27/pomona-hospital-allegedly-performs-experimental-procedures/ https://www.massdevice.com/california-probes-hospital-accused-secret-clinical-trials-with-stryker-bone-products/ Again, if you keep looking on Google there is much, much more. Three years ago, I was shocked to see Dr. Mesiwala on a website as one of the "Top Three Neurosurgeons in The Inland Empire". I forwarded the public information to the online publisher. The very next morning he was removed from the list and I got a phone call with an apology from the publisher. This is an unscrupulous man who, if there were any justice, should not be practicing medicine. He quite obviously possesses no moral character demonstrates horrible judgement and extreme dishonesty. Add photos & videos

My siblings both have back problems and go to this Doctor. Office always polite and helpful. Best…read morein the Inland Empire. Would go to him if needed and I'm an ER RN.

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