Dr Teresi has been my endocrinologist and Primary Care internist for over 15 years. She truly practices integrative medicine, listens carefully to patient symptoms, reviews notes from prior visits to follow up on earlier concerns, provides timely referrals, and explains steps for preventative health to avoid further health complications in later years. Dr Terresi has helped me make significant improvements in my overall health, and continues to support early monitoring of potential medical conditions based on my family history. I literally trust her with my life. Now my daughter is her patient. My highest recommendation - to trust Dr Teresi with my daughter's health! Because she takes a genuine interest in the overall health of every patient, you will undoubtedly wait, sometimes hours. The front office is conscientious to call ahead and notify me of delays, adjust my arrival time for appointments, which i appreciate. Dr Teresi is definitely worth the wait! read more

Excellent care Dr Teresi has superb judgement and is very caring. She spends a lot of time during consultations and can figure out complex medical issues. read more

The best. This is a person who genuinely cares. It is a unique experience to encounter a professional with this quality. I am an older patient with several age related ailments each of which appear to interest and concern Dr. Teresi. read more

I refer friends to her because she is so good. She's kind and conscientious. She is thorough and I love that she writes down instructions and points to remember for her patients. I've had to wait on occasion for my appt but that was in the past. I was fine waiting because her level of care is worth it. She takes her time with you and never rushes. That's rare and valuable to me. When there are bumps in the office I just go with it because there are bumps in any office! I highly recommend Dr. Teresi! read more

Tried to call to make a new patient appointment. I was referred by another doctor who said they had spoken to her to make sure she could see me. Waited three days with no call back. When I finally got ahold of someone, it was a horrible experience. She was rude and short, said they weren't taking new patients, didn't have record of me, and could try and get back to me in a few days. Also, they said the visit would be $610?! Ridiculous. read more

I've been seeing Dr. Teresi for over ten years. She's one of the most brilliant doctors I've seen [and I've seen a lot]. She's helped me control my Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and my Type II Diabetes. She's looks at the WHOLE picture. She knows the latest treatment protocols and drugs. She spends time with you. In the beginning I shared the frustration of the long waits in the lobby. I spoke with her about it and she said I should set it up with the front office to text/call me when she was 30-60 minutes away from our appointment. This has worked like a charm for me. I call the day before the appointment, remind them to text me.....and they do. Yes, this means I have to be ready to be there any time from the scheduled appointment time to a couple hours after that. But it works for me. There's something on yelp that says this office is closed. It is not. Not sure how that got up there, but YELP should remove that banner. I have nothing but great things to say about Dr. Teresi....you just need to work with her dedication to her patients, which translates to her being behind schedule. read more

Dr. Teresi has been my Endocrinologist for over 10years. Do you have to wait sometimes? YES... But she is worth the wait. Did I mention she is smart as hell and will spend as much time as you need. That means when the office is full and you need 1.5hrs of her time because you are sick... She will spend the time. If you can even get an appointment be grateful that you are seeing the Best in Orange County. read more

The front desk secretary is incredibly rude and unfriendly. The waiting room is not handicap accessible and the wheelchair could not fit inside the room. Instead of helping me the secretary just looked at me, didn't bother to greet or help me and proceeded to ignore me until I gave them my health history forms. DO NOT COME TO THIS LOCATION. They are incredibly rude and I will be complaining to the insurance Company and also filing a complaint to make sure they are handicap complaint since my standard wheelchair would not fit inside the waiting room. read more

The Dr. is great and spends time with you. But her medical assistant is her front office and it is very hard to get a hold of them. I have left several messages to answer some questions and when they call back and you miss it... forget it it takes another 2 weeks for someone to call back. I am ready to just walk in there. Very unprofessional! Suck it up and hire someone to answer the phone or get an intern for Back office. read more

Teresi Lutz Amy MD - Dr. Teresi - Doctors Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Why bother with this doctor! I tried to become a new patient after three phone calls over a period of 10 days no one from her office had the courtesy to call me back. The Doc must be making to much money? read more

You do have to wait! But that is because Dr Teresi is extremely thorough! She checks your whole system including your heart. One of the best doctors truly! Bring a book! read more

It is almost impossible to get prescriptions renewed if you use a mail order service. I tried 3 times to get a prescription renewed for Express Scripts because mail order is less expensive for me. I finally gave up went to my local CVS to get my prescription filled. Also wait times are horrible, even the first appointment requires a 30 minute wait. I am currently looking for another doctor within my plan. Too bad, because Dr. Teresi seems caring, knowledgeable and professional. If she could get her office together I would love to stay with her but the condition of the back office concerns me. I am not sure I can depend on them when I need it. read more

Dr. Amy Teresi is the most intelligent, caring Physician I have ever had the privilege of managing my health. She spends as much time as is needed; does not rush through your appointment and addresses any and all questions and concerns on a highly professional level. She listens to her Patient's needs and concerns and develops a personalized treatment plan. read more

I feel badly giving two stars, because I truly did think the doctor was very knowledgeable. She took her time with me on my first appointment to get to the root of the issues that I was having and I appreciated not feeling rushed. This was, however, my only appointment with her. I had a follow up appointment scheduled for a few months later it about a week before I realized I had a work conflict and called to move the appointment. This clearly didn't get saved in the computer, because I got a very unfriendly call from the office the day of my original appointment asking where I was. They had no record of me moving the appointment and were very rude about it. When the time came for my second appointment, the office called me a couple hours before and said to come an entire hour later. This didn't work with my schedule (I work full time and took time off for this appointment) so I rescheduled. The day of my rescheduled appointment came and they called AGAIN saying to come an entire hour later! What blew my mind is how nonchalant they were about this! My career works on appointments as well and this is horrible customer service. I told them I would not be coming in and I found another doctor. They wasted hours of my time, not to mention the money I lost booking out time at work. Like I said the doctor was good, but the service is terrible. read more

Dr. Teresi is simply one of the best doctors I have had the privilege to be one of her patients. I cannot recommend another doctor higher!

You do have to wait for Dr Teresi but that is because she spends a lot of time with each patient. She is very thorough. I highly recommend her. Just download a book before you arrive! read more

Do you have to wait to see Dr. Teresi? Yep, you do. Sometimes it's a long wait, but you know when you do get in to see her, she will take ample time to deal with all your issues. I can't think of any doctor's office where you don't have to wait. Try spending time in an ER room waiting to get in and see how long THAT takes. Really, don't understand the mindset of certain people who feel, they shouldn't have to wait over others--take a book, grab a magazine, knit, pack a lunch, do whatever, it's certainly worth the time. She is very detailed in her appointments. But, she gives the same time to all of her patients. I've been a patient of hers for almost 20 years and wouldn't change for anyone. Am I a patient person? Hell no--I stand in front of the microwave screaming, "COME ON!" However, she's helped me with maintaining my diabetes (Juvenile onset, no less), and is definitely worth the wait. Your health is important to you--it helps to have someone who knows what they are doing..... read more

Dr. Teresi is a wonderful doctor, but her office is so poorly run that I believe it prevents her from providing quality care. She ordered a follow-up blood test because my liver enzymes were abnormal. I called more than 7 times. At first they claimed they never got the test results, but I got so fed up, I went and got them and mailed them to the office. They never did provide me with the results. I took them to my gp to have them interpreted. I decided to change doctors and allowed two months to get copies of my medical records. I even asked my new doctor's office to see if her office would provide the records to them. They did not provide my records to my new doctor or me until I filed a complaint with the medical board--and then it was after I had seen my new doctor. Regarding wait times: they were never less than 45 minutes when I was the first appointment of the day. It was not unusual to sit and wait while I could hear her making non emergency phone calls while her patients waited. No doctor is worth the lack of concern/respect for their patient's time. read more