Taradash Michael R, MD

This gentlemen has been my doctor of record for the last 6 yrs. I’ve seen him twice during this period. A recent injury brought me back to the office for an evaluation. I felt like the visit was too cursory and that it should have been more comprehensive. He also ordered an xray which was not of the primary injury area. This left me with serious doubt in his ability to accurately give me assurance that I was ok. We discussed my concerns the following day. He again told me I’d be fine. I was in extreme pain and just wasn’t comfortable with this.
The following day, I got a second opinion. I received the level of care, examination and diagnostics that let me know I was ok. This person took the time to examine me. I got xrays of the injury (my spine) and left knowing I was hurt, but would not be surprised later. So, it cost me several hours of time off, double the cost in medical expenses, but I got the peace of mind knowing with certainty I would recover from my injury.

The 5 star rating above obviously was done by a uninformed staff member. Reason for this is the date of the post and the fact the doctor has passed away. The office used to be a top rated service till Doctor Darling passed away as well then half the staff was replaced and the whole practice went down hill from there. For the past 2 years it went from caring to just treating their patients like a number and worse being a medical worker myself can easily say a local clinic is run better then this office. Doctor Taradash when he was alive and took over treated his patients badly, changed medications people were on for years to ones no one should be on unless dying. I feel bad for the old staff left. Just about all the original doctors there either retired or died. This office should be avoided at all costs.

This doctor does not take satisfactory care of his patience. My father had a stroke and lost vision in one of his eyes because the doctor did not have him on medication that he needed to be on. He had high blood pressure and high cholesterol and should have been on medication. If he had proper care, he would not of had the stroke.
He also never informed by brother of his cholesterol problem that was at a very dangerous level.
Don’t put your life in this guys hands.

After moving jobs from Marin to San Francisco, I needed to find a new primary care physician. Dr. Taradash’s office came with a glowing recommendation from a very trusted source. My husband called a couple months back and had to wait 4 days for the office to verify our insurance (which is a PPO and has never needed to be verified before making an appointment).
Flash forward to today, I called to make an appointment at 9 am sharp. I’ve been sick for over a week, my teeth hurt, my head hurts, I’m oozing snot, have lost my voice, can’t stop sneezing and coughing. Facing the weekend seems impossible at this point. I that there was no record of my husband in their system and that I’d receive a call back as soon as my insurance was verfied.
This call took over 20 minutes to gather my information correctly, spelling my last name over and over. I was under the impression that I’d be getting a call back today. By 2:00, I hadn’t heard from them and my husband called to follow up since he has the ability to talk and announciate more clearly. He was told that the insurance person had left for the day and that there was no one in the office that could help. He tried explaining the situation (since I was recently in Yosemite’s Curry Village, he’s concerned about hantavirus). He asked to talk to someone else and was again told that there was no one else there that could help. He asked to talk to the doctor and was again told there was no one there that could help.
I just don’t understand how receptionists in the medical field can get away with treating patients with such blatant disrespect. With such flagrant rudeness.
I do not recommend this office. Find another office who can hire individuals that can treat patients and potential patients with kindness and just a little bit of compassion. It’s really not that hard.

As the primary medical doctor for my uncle, I was expecting someone astute and observant. At the minimum, I expect all doctors to care about their patients, or at least pretend they care.
Dr. Taradash ostensibly cared. My father had symptoms of a condition that he failed to catch with his diagnostics. Unfortunately, we discovered the doctor’s failure when my uncle had to go to the hospital.
If possible, seek another doctor. He may have worked in the field too long, perhaps he lost his passion healing/​caring for his patients?