What a terrific man and a gentle personable md No mdiety here He explains everly with patience and care I never feel rushed read more

Our Christmas experience with Dr. Elad. My partner had been Dr Elad's patient for approximately one year. He will have to face open heart surgery due to Elad's oversight (in my opinion). My partner's life was saved only by an amazing team of doctors at Eisenhower in Palm Springs. We were very lucky to have been there over the holidays. My partner is young and will now have irreversible damages to his body. I had been with my partner during the office visits, and I can attest to Elad's conduct. Not only had Dr. Elad been impolite, combative and lackadaisical with his diagnosis he also dismissed my partner's complains of heart palpitations. At the last office visit in late November, Dr Elad said that "there is nothing he can do" and that my partner "had to live with that condition." On top of it he forgot to listen to my partner's heart. Three weeks later we desperately called Dr. Elad for help. My partner had gained 20 pounds of water weight and complained of shortness of breath. Dr Elad suggested either to wait until after the holidays to see him, or go to the emergency room in Palm Springs. We chose the emergency room and it was the right choice over doctor Elad. Dr Elad had not followed up with us since. read more

Living in Marina del Rey, the medical doctors I tend to see are mostly in Santa Monica and Southbay. My son was born at St. John Hospital, and my internist and OB are through Providence/St. John. I've made made it a specific point to have sought out Dr. Elad, although being a Cedar's doctor, and a bit more of a drive for me because of his care, attention, bedside manner, and impeccable, helpful staff. During my pregnancy Dr. Elad was crucial in helping me manage my high blood pressure, and we were blessed to have a full term, healthy and textbook pregnancy. I was considered a high risk pregnancy because of this, and any and all of his recommendations I fully trusted. He was always very thorough in going over my case. He took the time to alleviate any of my fears and concerns with his patience and compassion. Dr. Elad is highly knowledgeable in current medications and I trust that his recommendations are in my best interest. Dr. Elad made himself and his staff readily available for me, and I love being able to schedule an appointment within a week's time. I always look forward to those visits and am grateful for the hard work by Dr Elad and staff in running on time. read more

Dr. Elad saved my mom's life. He's expertise and wholehearted carrying to his patience is incredibly amazing. He's smile is pure energy and it gives hope and transcends wellness to his patience. Look no further when you are in search of a Cardiologist. Grace K. read more

One of the worst cardiologist I've been to. Irresponsible and careless with your diagnosis and tx (if there is one). I showed him my reports of previous cardiology testing where I have a genetic heart condition. I asked if I can get an ultrasound since I haven't had one since the diagnosis five years ago and I haven't visit a cardiologist since then because the symptoms were mild and recently, it was worsened. Welp, he just told me I am fine, I dont need an ultrasound. Told me I can leave now. Just eat healthy and exercise. Barely looked at my reports, just determined the condition of my heart by listening to a 10 sec stethoscope. read more

My mom is a tough character, and has tough medical problems. She has seen a lot of doctors in her long life, and it is often a struggle to get her to get with the program. I am so happy to have found Dr. Elad to help her with her congestive heart failure. She was in and out of the hospital with breathing problems, and Dr. Elad patiently and skillfully helped get her back on track with her medications and her diet. When she needs to be seen on an urgent basis we can always call his office and he squeezes her in, which I think really helps prevent her from ending up in the ER. She doesn't always do what he says (which drive me crazy!) but he is willing to work with her, and I'm really happy with the results we're seeing. I think my mom is too (though she probably won't admit it...), and we have Dr. Elad to thank for that. Highly recommended! read more

I met Dr. Yaron Elad at Cedars Sinai in 2009 after suffering a Heart Attack. He was able to make the experience as positive as possible. Not only is he extremely professional, he his very personable. He explained my situation in layman's terms and gave me all possible options. He explained the pros and cons of each and left it in my hands to make a well educated decision. I will be his patient of Dr. Elad for the duration. I have had many Doctors over the years and Dr. Elad is the only one I've friend-ed on Face Book. That being said, I received a call from him 3 weeks after my double stint procedure because of photo I had posted. He explained to me that it wasn't a good to Scuba Dive 3 weeks after Heart surgery. If that is not dedication to the care of ones patient, I don't know what is. I have recommended Dr. Elad to several friends who have also been extremely happy with his care. Each one of them called back to thank me for such a great referral. I am very grateful that I have met Dr. Yaron Elad and assure you will have the same experience. read more

My father is Dr. Elad's patient. He took great care of my father for many years. Recently, when my father was hospitalized, Dr. Elad visited often and gave personalized care and attention to my father. I was at the hospital during my father's recent stay and got to meet and appreciate DR. Elad. Thank you Dr. Elad for the great care you gave my father. read more

I have been seeing Dr. Elad for three years now after suddenly being diagnosed with heart failure at 40 years old while on a trip to New York. My wife and I credit Dr. Elad with saving my life. He is a brilliant and caring physician and a trusted expert in the field (my wife was in the healthcare industry and he came recommended as the EXPERT to see in LA for cardiomyopathy). When I first saw Dr. Elad I had a 33% chance of dying, a 33% chance of needing a defibrillator placed in my chest, and a 33% chance of being able to sustain where I was. With Dr. Elad's steady hand and aggressive course of treatment I have made a complete and full recovery. I am grateful to him. In addition, his primary nurse and front desk staff are some of the kindest and most wonderful people I've ever had to deal with (and I really hate going to the doctor). read more

Dr. Elad is incredibly amazing. My dad had a severely diseased aortic valve and now has a mechanical heart valve but while he was in the hospital he got an infection in his chest. Dr. Elad didn't perform the surgery and the first time he saw him was after his surgery but Dr. Elad keenly noticed my dad's infection (something no one at the hospital did) and diagnosed it and recommended him to a Heart Surgeon who did an incredible job on my dad. Dr. Elad is always kind and genuinely cares about my fathers health. Also, his Staff is AWESOME!! Always so kind and helpful. read more

A great cardiologist, very accessable and knows his stuff. Highly recommend. He spends time with patients and also answers questions via email. Good stuff. read more

I have been seeing Dr. Elad for about three years and he is as good as it gets. He is just a great doctor. He is very knowledgeable but also explains things in a manner I can understand. He genuinely cares about his patients. I can not recommend him enough. When I first saw him, I was not sure what was wrong but I suspected I had a heart issue. Dr. Elad listened to me, took an EKG and based on the results and what I'd told him suggested that I undergo an angioplasty that afternoon. He called the hospital and made sure the cath lab would take me on a priority basis as it was late in the afternoon. I was so nervous but his calm demeanor helped me overcome my anxiety. At the hospital, his partner Dr. Dohad (who is also terrific) handled my procedure where they discovered a blocked artery and inserted a stent. Since then, I have made steady progress under Dr. Elad's watch and with his guidance. He has answered all of my questions and helped me with my mental battle, which has been my biggest hurdle. While I know I will have to live with heart disease (I am 48), I exercise regularly and am healthier and in better shape than I have been in many years. I credit Dr. Elad with playing a big role in this. Knowing that he is my doctor and in my corner has made a tremendous positive difference in my life. read more

Update! So I was vacationing in Singapore last year when I had a bad accident and had to have knee surgery. I was extremely scared and nervous about being in a foreign country and a foreign hospital. Dr. Elad saw this on social media and immediately reached out to me on Facebook to check on me and then had me hand the phone to my nurse and doctors so he could go over my medications with them directly and my medical history. That was incredibly helpful. He then checked in on me (and stayed in contact with the doctors) throughout my week-long stay. He also contacted the local Chabad there for them to come to the hospital to check on me. I mean seriously- what doctor does that? FYI-- Dr. Elad was not under my insurance at the time either- so technically I wasn't even his patient and he went ALL OUT for me! Not only is he a GREAT CARDIOLOGIST but he's a straight-up MENCH! read more

Dr. Elad is a true professional. He takes time to listen and evaluate. He is kind and also thoughtful with the tests he orders, his diagnosis and his follow-up. I would highly recommend Dr. Elad as a cardiologist. read more

I have been a patient of Elad's since 07 and his care and attention has been without fail. I have appreciated him so much I have recommended him to many friends and family and they too are still his patients which is probably the best indication of their satisfaction. He is always happy to give me advice or answer some quick question I have on the phone. Most of all I like how simple and down to earth he is when he tells me his opinions on my health in words I understand. His staff will always try to fit me in last minute if I need quick test or something and he always gives me options and choices which I really appreciate! He has helped connect me to many other doctors over the years as well because he seems to know them all and that helps me a lot. One of the good ones for sure. read more

Dr. Elad is a very compassionate and caring. I appreciate his thoroughness. He has cared for my dad (who is now 85) for several years. He has been very responsive to my calls and questions. I highly recommend him. read more

Dr Elad is personable and very bright. I came to him after a recommendation from my internist, who I have been seeing for over thirty years, and doing my own research. Great education and I loved the fact that when I asked him if he was a surgeon, he politely stated: "No. I'm not. I keep you away from surgeons." I love that goal. read more

Dr. Yaron Elad has been directly or indirectly responsible for saving my life a few times since I started seeing him almost 10 years ago. We met him at Cedars when my husband was admitted for a suspected heart attack (false alarm) and started seeing him as an internist for annual physicals. At the conclusion of a physical one year, I mentioned as an afterthought that I'd had some recurring arm and throat pain upon exercise and was promptly given a stress test and sent to the cardiac catheter lab. It turned out that the blockage in my heart was in the main artery, which made me a candidate for a study on the efficacy of cardiac stents for treatment of main artery blockages. Dr. Elad explained all the pros and cons of stenting in this vessel, with open heart surgery as the alternative treatment option. We spoke to the surgeon and to the doctor running the stenting study, and went with the stent. Eight or nine years later, the stent still works and I'm still alive so it's all good. I've had a stent in another heart vessel since then, and Dr. Elad has also indirectly seen me through bilateral simultaneously occuring breast cancer. I'd been having stomach trouble and Dr. Elad referred me to a young Cedars gastroenterologist (Dr. Melmed) who ordered upper GI series. I had the test, which revealed nothing abnormal in the GI system. But shortly after I got a call from Dr. Elad, telling me he wanted me to get a mammogram and had scheduled one for me. Unbeknownst to me until much later, when Dr. Melmed saw the GI pictures he noticed the x-ray tech had inadvertently run the machine a little higher than normal and included the lower breasts in the pics. Visible on the xrays was a solid tumor in each breast. He relayed the info to Dr. Elad who called me about the mammogram. After mammograms, needle aspiration biopsies and confirmation they were malignancies, Dr. Elad referred me to a wonderful five-star young Cedars oncologist (Dr. Noam Drazin), who in turn referred me to an excellent surgeon (Dr. Fermelia) and a fabulous reconstructive surgeon (Dr. David Kulber). After bilateral mastectomies, Dr. Drazin gave me the news that I had stage 3C breast cancer, with 20 lymph nodes removed and 14 malignant. Not good news. He ordered chemo and radiation. He was great. Today I'm six years out without a recurrence. I've had world class doctors and can trace them all back to that fateful day we met Dr. Yaron Elad in the Cedars Cardiac Care Unit. I agree with all the positive characterizations others have written about him, and I truly credit him with having saved my life more than once. And I thank him most sincerely and recommend him heartily! read more

Where do I begin? Very recently Dr. Yaron Elad became my mom's cardiologist. If it was not for his knowledge and expertise, my mom would not be alive today. Dr. Elad, is not just a Cardiologist he is one in 6 billion. I have met very few people in my lifetime where the person's aura can bring only positive energy and that energy will stay with you throughout the day, and then some. This feeling was the same when I spoke with two of my sisters as well. His big smile is infectious and you must smile back to him when he smiles at you. If you are looking for a Cardiologist who is caring, and actually listens to your issues, and thoroughly evaluates and understand your issues, he is the one to contact. Today we thank Dr. Elad and the person who referred us to him. Our mother at age of 69 was given the chance to be with us for long time to come. Thanks a Million Dr. Yaron Elad. Yours truly, Grace, Amy, Stephanie read more

Dr. Elad is a kind, sensitive, comprehensive, and competent cardiologist. My husband's internist referred him to Dr. Elad in an emergency situation of atrial flutter and fibrillation. Dr. Elad saw him immediately and began treatment. He then referred my husband to a cardiac surgeon, selecting one whose personality he knew would be compatible with my husband's. This made the treatment by both cardiologists as successful and pleasant as life-threatening heart disease can be. My husband continues to be under Dr. Elad's care. We are grateful and are optimistic about the future. read more

I don't believe in any good reviews posted. Dr. Elad basically killed my brother recently at Cedars hospital w/wrong treatment. We saw this Dr. couple of times during my brother's 2 time stay at Cedars. The impression is the following: acts more like a clown, than a Dr. Careless, irresponsible. Same is his NP Aleena Mercado. He changed my brother's meds, which were keeping my brother pretty stable for over 2 years despite his terrible diagnosis. The meds given by Dr. Elad didn't work for my brother, he got worse, his kidneys got damaged. During his recent last stay at Cedars, Dr. Elad gave very high dose of Lasix drip, instead of giving Bumax injections or 1mg tabs that worked fine for my brother. Then after damaging his kidneys more, this Dr. gave very high dose IV drip of Bumax, w/out giving any meds to support his heart. I believe this Dr's irresponsible, wrong, careless treatment killed my brother. My brother's body was not swollen. On the 2nd day my brother's waist, hips, legs got swollen, he got heavy, couldn't move, was in pain all over his body, and on the 5th day his blood pressure and heart rate went down. For over 45min nobody came to help, I kept calling the nurse. They came when my brother's heart rate was 30. Dr. Elad showed up asked me what happened. He should know better what happened. My brother was taken to ICU where nothing was done to save him. Dr. Elad and Dr. D. Ortiz told ICU Dr. Kassari not to help my brother. They let him die just like that until his heart stopped next morning. I was w/my brother the whole time. Dr. Elad was so happy to see my brother dead. He was smiling, asked me if I believe in God. What God has to do if you killed my brother? My brother was young, his body didn't want to die. Despite of everything he was still trying to move his hands, feet, trying to talk, asking for water. Nobody helped him. He was forced to die. How good Dr can be so careless toward the patient? read more

I was first diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2003 and over the next three (3) years and four (4) doctors my pressure was never under control. Each doctor prescribed a different medication for me, and stuck with it even though my pressure never got under control. I first went to Dr. Elad in 2006 after going through several doctors with not good results. Dr. Elad immediately put me on a medication to get my pressure under control. When this medicine did not work, he changed to another. It finally took one more change to the medicine that I am currently on to finally get everything under control. I admire and am grateful for Dr. Elad's thoroughness, knowledge, and open-mindedness when it came to changing prescriptions when he discovered that one did not work. This action alone makes Dr. Elad the best doctor I have had in over 10 years. I am glad that I finally found a doctor that cares and listens to his patients. His bedside manner and consideration for my time is unmatched. read more