Dr bedford was one of the first doctors I had seen after a Crohn's disease flareup that sent me to the emergency room. We didn't know it was Crohn's disease at the time. this was the first doctor that should have ordered me a colonoscopy and saved me seven years of excruciating pain and emergency room visits. Instead, he just told me to continue taking Prilosec and double up on nights. I knew I was going to be drinking or eating spicy food. Ordering the correct test at this point would've saved me and my family a lot of trouble, pain, stress. a colonoscopy - only test that can diagnose severe lower gastrointestinal problems - was not given to me until I had to do my own research and basically begged them to give me a colonoscopy. By this point, I was no longer seeing Dr. Bedford to be fair, I was passed around to other doctors in the same office/practice. I was right. They were wrong. Could have avoided long-term issues caused by inflammation and scar tissue. martyak finally diagnosed me but again, i had to beg to get the colonoscopy. they said "ok well just for your peace of mind." so really any GI could've diagnosed me if they bothered to do the colonoscopy. I will never forgive them for this. not only that, but its not easy to communicate with them. several mixups with the front desk, and several times i was in urgent need of medication refills and could not get a response from the doc via mychart or on the phone, eventually had to ask my GP to intervene on my behalf. If you have run-of-the-mill stomach problems, it's probably fine to go here, but if you're experiencing severe issues, I would try to find somewhere else. Most of the doctors I have seen their felt like they were doing the bare minimum to help me. Now I never go to a doctor without doing my own research on my symptoms first. read more

Dr. Bedford is one of those rare doctors. Brilliant, kind, compassionate and totally reassuring! I had a flawless ERCP and EUS with him. He is truly a master! Thank you for your excellent care! read more

Dr. Rudolph Bedford is the true medical Doctor serving Southern Californis. Yes, he saved my life many times, when I needed his guidance. From pancreastirus, to mant othervthings including the tests that need to be made. At 84, I would say," Dont go any where else, ask for him." He is patient, listens and then determines the plan of action. 'Be not afraid" He is the Man of his time in Gastrointestinal. Call and make an appointment. He is busy and always takes time for your to fee lsafe. He is brilliant!!! "God Bell you, Dr. R. BEDFORD." Barbara read more

The Best of the Best. Listens and caring. I know my illness would be treated with the best of care and all medical needs as well. read more

I have nothing negative to say about Dr. Bedford's skills, he found and diagnosed my dad's Ampullary cancer. I do, however have a lot to say about this man as a human being: he has no shame and I believe very poor ethics. Based on my research and my experience, I feel Dr. Bedford conspired to hide from us the fact that Dr. Anton Bilchik, the surgeon who removed the tumor, screwed up the surgery and preferred to let my dad wither away and die than admit fault. Luckily, for closured sake, we got to see an image (which is attached) of Dr. Anton Bilchik's handwork. Suspected Afferent Loop Syndrome....Ya think??? What do YOU think of this now, Dr. Bedford? Did you get a kickback for referring us to Anton Bilchik? You should read up on him, search Anton Bilchik the Fake. You should definitely be ashamed of yourself. You should have helped save my dad. You owe us an explanation and apology! Shame on you! read more

Rudolph A Bedford, MD - Suspected Afferent Loop Syndrome compliments of Anton Bilchik MD - Gastroenterologist Near Me - Santa Monica, California

Dr Bedford is really good but this review if for the medical assistant. I was told by my Dr that my prescription will be updated and that I would get a referral to a surgeon. My pharmacy never received the updated prescription neither did I receive the referral. The medical assistant is impossible to get a hold of. I called and left voicemails for the medical assistant for over a week. Till now I have not heard back. The operator who picked up also sent multiple messages which were never replied. I can see the sent messages on my chart. I will be changing my Dr and hospital. This is unacceptable and I don't play with my health. read more

I had a great appointment with Dr. Bedford. He was professional, polite and accommodating. I felt heard and empathized with. I found his tone and willingness to impart recommendations to be very refreshing. I definitely believe I am in good hands. He was recommended to me by several nurses and I'm glad he was able to take me on. His office staff is cool and kind. read more

I had my first colonoscopy this morning at Endoscopy Center of Southern California. Dr. Bedford & his team (Shannon, Kyle, and Alex) were extremely kind & helpful. For what it was, it was a great experience. I'm glad I don't have to do that again for 10 years, but when I do, I hope it's with this team again. read more

Excellent Service and professional attitude for my 4th colonoscopy in 16 years. Colon cancer runs in the family. Sorry Arnold, I'll be back. read more

Dr. Bedford caught a cancer that another doctor missed twice. Dr. Bedford literally saved my life. Not only is he smart and good at his job, he is kind and patient and caring. I feel very lucky that Dr. Bedford is my doctor. read more

I really liked this dr until I needed his help and advice. I have been diagnosed with diverticulitis and another doctor recommended that I not wait the 10 year mark for a colonoscopy. He brought it to my attention that this condition could cause cancer cells. Not only did I call the office twice but also sent a message to the doctor. I received no response at all to any of my inquiries. This left me nervous with no help from him . All it would have taken is a one minute call or email. I find this unprofessional as well as unforgivable. This is not an office n Or doctor that cares read more

I have now had 3 procedures with Dr. Bedford, colonoscopy 2 x and endoscopy of esophagus all without any medication (at MY request) the colonoscopy is so quick and easy, I don't know why everyone doesn't get it without medication--just a few gas pains, nothing more . the endoscopy is much more unpleasant, but tolerable. Some doctors refused to do anything without heavy medication. Dr. Bedford is nice, takes time to listen and explains things well. read more

Dr. Bedford is amazing. he is smart and caring and will give you mall the time you need. He figured out mysteries that at least 5 doctors missed. What an amazing and kind man. read more

I got an endoscopy by Dr. Bedford and ever since I'm up every night between midnight to 2 a.m., wth food coming up my esophagus more than any before. It's awful. He told me he widened the esophagus a bit so food can go down. But food is coming up. I'm so scared as I have barret's esophagus and that will hasten it turning into cancer. read more

Dr. Bedford is a terribly negligent doctor. He knows nothing about SIBO and gave me suggestions that are common known to actually make my condition worse. He has no professional ethics and was too arrogant to offer a referral to a specialist. He even refused to order a test for me. He was rude and terribly condescending which is odd for a doctor so incompetent. read more

After making me wait an hour in his office after my set appointment, he spent less than 5 minutes talking to me which 3 minutes of it he spent on the phone talking to someone else. Then he said we will contact you after we get your results and we'll discuss everything later. NEVER got a phone call, no follow up, nothing. They send me a bill for my deductible AGAIN and another one for the useless lab results. One of the worse freaking offices and DRs I have ever met in my life. read more

I can not tell enough people to beware of Dr Bedford. He performed an biopsy on me 7 years ago. He perforated my intestine during a routine procedure. I woke up from the biopsy and told him something was terribly wrong and I was in severe pain. He told me to go home and the pain I was experiencing was gas 2 months earlier I had a previous biopsy by another Doctor where I had no issues. The biopsy was on a Friday. I called Dr Bedford multiple times over the weekend alerting him that the pain was increasing. It had moved into my back and neck and I was getting severe shooting pains throughout my body. Again he ignored my repeated phone calls and said come back in Tuesday. He was sure I was just fine. By the time Monday came I was unable to walk and was throwing up. Tuesday morning I had a friend pick me up and help me walk into the doctor's office . Upon arrival and examination I was then rushed to the ER . I was informed I needed emergency surgery, that in fact my lower intestine had been perforated. 5 days he ignored my pleas for help. Emergency surgery was performed and a large part of my lower intestines were removed along with my appendix because I was near death. They were unsure if they could save what was left of my intestines because it became so inflamed. Because of Dr Bedford, I have had to have a total of 3 surgeries all caused by his arrogance and ignoring my multitude of calls telling him how sick I was. 2.5 years after the Emergency surgery I was back in the hospital with 4 large incisional hernias caused by the first surgery. So again, back in the hospital , major operation where they cut me open and this time they had to use mesh to hold the intestine together. 3 years passed and the mesh came loose . Third time , back in the hospital . Again, a major surgery where they put titanium staples in to reattach the mesh. His lack of concern and refusing to think he could have made and error have cost me my health. Each operation took 6 weeks to recover where I could not work, and 6 months before I felt well. My body will never be the same. My biggest regret was not suing. After the first mishap, I was so ill all I wanted was to put this behind me and feel healthy. I did not want to make profit off a human error and did not have the strength to go through lawyers . Sadly, I did not take into account the financial aspect and certainly did not think it would cause me such pain and agony that would repeat itself three times. Legally, I can not sue him at this point. There is a 2 year limit on medical errors and I never dreamed it would have come to haunt me and change my life forever. All 3 surgeries were a direct result of Dr Bedford's arrogance an lack of respect for a patient. No, I do not recommend Dr Bedford. read more

I visited Dr. Bedford's office as a new patient twice during November 2018. I initially felt positive about my first two appointments; however, all testing was not provided to me in a timely manner, I was misdiagnosed and went untreated, and Dr. Bedford took a week to call me back, which ultimately made the positives experiences more or less irrelevant as the information delivered to me was not completely valid. I am very dissatisfied with Dr. Bedford's care and do not recommend him. If you would like to read details about my experience, read below, and I listed a summary at the bottom if you'd like a quicker read. The reason for my first appointment was that I was having stomach issues. I have had issues in the past, but they were due to gluten four years prior. I brought in all of my previous tests and provided Dr. Bedford with a thorough history. Dr. Bedford advised that I get blood-work and a stool sample to get a full scope of testing. He also advised that I continue following the FODMAP diet, a very restrictive diet, that I followed religiously for THREE WEEKS. He also advised that I take probiotics....He also said that I might have bacterial overgrowth for which I could take a three hour test of blowing into some machine or take antibiotics for ten days (I did not seek treatment or testing for this, thankfully). Dr. Bedford was quick to categorize my symptoms as possibly/most likely being IBS. This was a premature assumption as IBS should be "diagnosed" after all tests come back negative. Additionally, putting me in a category of patients that he typically sees is unprofessional... a young woman in her 20's/30's whose stress/anxiety causes stomach/gut problems. Scared and confused about what was causing my stomach problems, I listened to Dr. Bedford and allowed him to label and categorize me. Following this appointment, I felt relieved to have found a doctor who seemed knowledgeable and willing to look at the full scope of what was going on. Within a week, I completed the blood-work/stool sample and I scheduled a follow-up appointment that was just about two weeks exactly from my first appointment. At the second appointment to review lab-work results and get a diagnosis, Dr. Bedford stated that ALL of my tests came back negative and the only "diagnosis" that he could make was "situational IBS." He assured me that I am a young and healthy woman. He spoke at length about situational IBS and how my symptoms are stemming from stress/anxiety and gut/brain signals, etc. Exactly one week later, Dr. Bedford left me a voicemail stating that my stool sample results came back and I had E.coli. He told me that a prescription for an antibiotic had been called into my pharmacy and I needed to go pick it up and begin taking it immediately. WOW! This is when my feelings toward Dr. Bedford changed. It took an additional day for the results to be uploaded to my patient portal (showing two types of E.coli detected). I tried calling Dr. Bedford back a few times and it took him ONE WEEK to return my call (at this point, it had been two weeks since my follow-up appointment when he had stated that I was fine and it was most likely situational IBS). During the call, Dr. Bedford said that if I was no longer symptomatic that I did not need to start the antibiotic (Thankfully, I did not take the antibiotic because I was no longer symptomatic, but if I had listened to Dr. Bedford's advice and took the antibiotic it would have been unnecessary and could have caused my stomach additional problems). He was not sympathetic or understanding of my confusion of now being told I had E.coli. I had questions about whether he thought I still had IBS with the news of E.coli...he said that I seemed "stuck" on the whole IBS thing. I do not want IBS and am thankful it was "just" E.coli, but had spent the whole follow-up appointment two weeks prior discussing IBS with him. He blamed the delay in telling me about the E.coli results on the lab. It is extremely negligent that Dr. Bedford and his office took 15 days from the date that the stool sample results were "drawn" and "received" by the office, and one week after my follow-up/diagnosis appointment. In summary: 1. From the moment I met Dr. Bedford, I was labeled a young female w/ stress/anxiety leading to IBS, which is offensive as this was simply the dr.'s judgement 2. I went untreated for E.coli 3. Dr. Bedford took two weeks from the date the lab results were available to let me know that I had E.coli 4. At my follow-up/diagnosis appointment, I was misdiagnosed with situational IBS and was told that all tests came back negative (not true, I had E.coli as indicated by my stool sample results) 5. The doctor took ONE WEEK to call me to let me know that I had E.coli after my follow-up/diagnosis appointment. He rashly told me to start antibiotics immediately for E.coli even though I no longer had symptoms. 6. The doctor took another ONE WEEK to call me back after leaving the voicemail. read more

Amazing doctor. He has GREAT bedside manners. I suffer from chronic stomach pain. He has always been there to help me understand what is going on and how is going to be treated. More than a great doctor he is an amazing human being. His staff is amazing. Thank you for your help Alejandra read more

I went to see Dr. Bedford about two procedures. Scheduled them and asked for a prescription for medication I take regularly. After receiving the medication from my mail order pharmacy I realized he issued the prescription with the wrong dosage. Tried to get them to correct. No one would return my calls. No one understood the issue, or cared. After procedures were done, Dr. Bedford told me he would call me with the results the following week. I was notified via the web that lab results had been sent to him. I could not see them online. Waited. No one called me with results. Reached out the following week. I made many calls, each time waiting a day or two for a call back. No one would talk to me or call me back, except to say Dr. Bedford said I was not due again for the procedure for another 7-10 years. No one would give me the lab results. Couldn't reach him. There is no direct line to his office - goes through a call center. No one is responsive. No one helps. No one returns calls. I finally told them I would go to the office and would not leave until I got my results. I did. They charged me for an office visit!!!!! To this day, the medication issue is not resolved. I have spent so much time and energy on this I cannot describe the frustration. So, if you want to go to someone who does not care, is non-responsive, and does nothing about his office's inept and unresponsive personnel, go to Dr. Rudolph Bedford. You will end up pulling your hair. NEVER AGAIN! read more

Absolute worse service i have ever received from any medical office. The girl who is in charge of doing the perscription should be fired. She does not call clients back and ignores their messages. I can go on and on. I am actually considering filing a formal report qith the ca medical association. I was left without my needed medication for months because they refused to send in the request to the health ins co and refused to return my messages. I actually changed ins companies now because this office is so poorly run. Its pathetic. read more

Dr. Bedford has been a quality part of my health team since 2010. His staff is professional and easy to work with. It's great to have a GI you can trust. read more

Highly recommend Dr. Bedford. He reviewed my medical history prior to my visit which made it easier to discuss what I needed. His staff provided simple, easy to read prep instructions, The colonoscopy went well and he explained the outcome very well. His bedside manner is terrific and made me feel comfortable. Will recommend him to my friends. read more

This is the third time I have tried to write a review- all of the previous ones have been removed. Bottom line- Dr. Bedford was very rude and never called me to give my biopsy or blood work results. I called for FOUR weeks and never received a call back. I had to go the ER and he still didn't respond. I had to file a complaint against him with my insurance company. read more

I don't actually remember the days when a doctor would visit your house when you are sick, but I imagine it must be kind of like the service Dr. Bedford provides. His office is very busy, buy he's still always given me more time and more of a sense that he is carefully considering what is best for me than my other doctors do. read more

Dr. Bedford is fantastic and carefully explains things to you. I deal with many doctors professionally and personally, and have found his focus and expertise to be exceptional. read more

Dr. Bedford is kind, patient, good-natured and knowledgeable. AND his support people, from receptionist to various nurses, are great -- responsive, cheerful, efficient, professional. I saw him for a colonoscopy. Not a big deal, but it's something most everyone should do at least once in their 50's, so you might as well get the best care available. Go with Dr. Bedford. read more

dr Bedford , the best doctor I have gone to lately he is kind and gentle , caring and the most important , he listen to his patients.

I, unfortunately, have seen many Drs through the years, But they can never compare to Dr. Bedford. His bedside manor plus his time with his patients go beyond "The Norm." His explanations are so clear and easy to understand, which is a plus in my book. Love Dr. Bedford and you will also. read more

Dr. Bedford is extremely knowledgeable and compassionate. He has possibly the best bedside manner I have ever encountered in a doctor, and I have seen a whole lot of doctors. He really listens to what you have to say, and will take your concerns very seriously. He's honest and straightforward. I highly recommend him. My only warning is that it can be hard to get messages to him sometimes. You can email his nurse but I suggest also calling the office and speaking to someone at the front desk. read more

Dr. Bedford went out of his way to help my father who was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He had to have a stent procedure right away and Dr. Bedford and staff made it happen. Not only that, he called to check on my father and when we emergencies, he promptly returned my pages after hours- even when my father's oncologist was not available. My father has passed, but I would recommend Dr. Bedford to all my friends. read more

one of the most kindest ,considerate doctors i have ever been to, i wish he would teach other doctors how to be a caring physician

I went to Dr. Bedford with a big decision about surgery. He is truly amazing. He is very patient and listens. He explains necessary procedures in great detail and is very concerned that you understand. The morning of surgery he was in the room with my husband and me. He was very reassuring and so professional. After surgery, he came back to check on me and discuss the outcome. I was reassured all the way. I describe him as the consummate professional. Can't say enough about him. read more

Simply put, Dr Bedford nearly killed me. I had a routine biopsy scheduled and when he completed it , I told him I was in terrible pain. This was a Friday, he promptly told me it was air in my stomach and go home. Well the pain continued and got worse throughout the weekend. I called multiple times to tell him something was desperately wrong. I was in severe pain and it moved into my back , spine and neck. I could not stand and was throwing up. He told me to wait, and see my regular doctor on Tuesday. Well by Tuesday, I could not walk , had to be carried in and was promptly rushed to the ER where I was told I had a perforated intestine and needed immediate surgery. 5 days later , released from the hospital with much of my intestines removed. My life has never been the same since. I chose not to pursue a lawsuit as I just wanted to recover. That was a long and painful process. 3 years later I was back in the hospital , with 4 large incisional hernias caused from the first operation. They then put mesh in my stomach since things were a mess inside. Last year the mesh came loose, and yes another 5 days in the hospital ...months of recovery and I also got MRSA. Had Dr Bedford listened to one of the dozen or so calls during my 5 days at home in dire pain, all of this could have been avoided. He never once came to see me in the hospital nor did i ever get an apology. My biggest mistake was not taking him to task for almost killing me and being so arrogant as to not listen to my multiple calls telling him how sick i was and how much pain I was in. I would never recommend anyone to Dr Bedford. I know mistakes can happen but he was arrogant and uncaring and nearly ended my life. Instead I am still paying off the huge medical bills I am stuck with years later and my health has been compromised , which is something I can never get back. Shame on him. read more

Dr. Bedford is kind, compassionate and knowledgeable. I would recommend him to anyone. I went to see him on a Wednesday with some serious concerns and he had me booked in for an upper GI endoscopy on Friday. That's service! read more