Parisa Pourzand, MD

I have been coming to Dr. Pourzand for over 3 years now. She is very sweet and extremely knowledgeable in her field. She is very detailed with her work. I gave four stars because the wait can be a bit long sometimes and certain receptionists are not very welcoming.

Extremely unsatisfied! The receptionists make appointment with 5 or 6 patients at the same time! They took you to a room which you should wait 30 40 min till doctor see you! She doesn’t care about patient! She just want to visit quickly and make money!

Love Dr. Pourzand. She is straightforward and very knowledgeable in the field. She cares not about her pocket but the patients well being and successful outcome of the process. I am very happy i found her.

Dr Pourzand is a wonderful!!! No words can explain how caring and knowledgeable she is. Her office is caring and always helpful. I recommend her office 100%.

I met Dr. Pourzand in 2012 when I was pregnant with my son. I have serious medical issue and should was always so serious and not laughing to me and gave me very serious instruction since I was in high risk pregnancy. She helped me to have a good experience with natural delivery. At the time I was in hospital for delivery, she was so kind and nice to me and I found she was so serious to me before just to take care of my baby and me, and she did not mean to be unpleasant. Thank you Dr. for taking care of us and I appreciate all of your care. She also has a very caring and helpful team in her office and they are so caring as well. Love you Dr. and thank you :*

Dr. Pourzand is an amazing Dr I been caming to her office for about 3.6 years, my husband and I wanted to get pregnant and we couldn’t Dr. find my problem I had a operation 3 months later I got pregnant, Thank you Dr. Pourzand!

I’ve had one appointment with Dr. Pourzand and will never be going back.
When I went to see Dr. Pourzand for my yearly exam (for the first and last time), I was greeted curtly by her receptionist, who handed me a bag with a cup to pee in and zero explanation as to why. I know now from talking to friends that it was likely used to test for pregnancy, but I’ve been to multiple gynecologists and have never had to do that. It would have been nice to get clued in, especially since I hadn’t had any kind of sexual contact in 5 years and unless it was immaculate conception, I could’ve told them there was surely no bun in my oven. On top of all this, there was no bathroom in the office to use; I was directed to the public restroom down the hall of the office complex. This meant I had the added enjoyment (read: awkward embarrassment) of carrying my own cup of urine back down the hall to the office and through a waiting room full of people.
When I finally met the doctor, she asked me the regular panel of questions, but with no warmth and zero bedside manner. A doctor who is about to embark on a very private exam with a new patient should try to make her feel at ease. This felt like a cold interrogation.
During the exam, I was in a lot of pain, which I knew wasn’t normal. I tried to bear it but it hurt so badly that I started crying and told her to stop. She wouldn’t. And this is the point I want to drive home — she was causing her patient harm. It was not in my best interest to keep going. She could’ve stopped, figured out why I was upset, and assessed the situation from there. Instead, she ignored me in what I assume was an attempt to «just get the job done.»
Afterward, she told me she wanted to give me an ultrasound since the pain might be an indication of a problem. What she didn’t tell me was that this was an additional procedure that I’d be billed for (and being a pretty educated woman, I felt stupid later for not asking). There turned out to be no physical issue, but she indicated that it must have been painful because I was anxious and tense. While I understand this could have been the case, it didn’t change the fact that she acted poorly and it certainly didn’t put me at ease to have the onus put squarely on my shoulders. And MAYBE I wouldn’t have been so nervous if she’d treated me like a person when she arrived.
When I left the office, I felt violated and cried all the way to my car. And later when I got my bill, I felt I’d gotten the double whammy. I called the office to ask about the charge I hadn’t been notified about and they referred me to their billing office. I called multiple times but never got an answer and there was no voicemail or messaging system available so I just had to keep calling. There wasn’t even an automated message to tell me their business hours or that I needed to call back later. I eventually called the doctor’s office back after multiple attempts over several days and asked if they knew the business hours of the billing office. I was told no and rudely hung up on.
And if that wasn’t enough, I was also charged a copay for an office visit that shouldn’t have been charged because my insurance considers a yearly «Well Woman» exam separate from other visits and pays for 100%. When I questioned my insurance company, I was told that though they’d been billed for the exam, the office hadn’t filed a claim for the office visit, meaning they fraudulently pocketed my copay.
Unfortunately, in reading some other reviews here it appears there have been some experiences similar to mine. I hope no other woman from here on out has to go through what I did. I am happy to say that I’ve found an amazing new doctor and that she is gentle kind, honest, and professional. There ARE good healthcare providers out there. I just don’t find Dr. Pourzand or any of her staff to fall into that category.

Terrible experience for the birth of my first child. I’m still sad about how it went three years later. She seemed ok enough during visits, maybe a little short and not explaining things as well as I wanted, but I didn’t expect it to be as bad as it was. It was my first pregnancy, and I didn’t know what I wanted in a doctor as well as I do now. Dr Pourzand delivered at the hospital I wanted (Cedars– which was great) had convenient office hours close to my house, accepted my insurance (which was AIM– limited choices) and she was a woman, who I thought would be more understanding since she had gone through childbirth herself. I couldn’t be more wrong.
I had a long labor over night, the nurses were great, so supportive and encouraging. We watched the sunrise illuminating the hollywood hills– everything was beautiful and we were excited. I labored through the day and the time came to push so they called the doctor. As soon as she came in it was a cloud of negativity, she seemed disappointed to be there– you’d think as a obgyn you’d know that babies come when they do, not when you want! She made me feel terrible, like I wasn’t doing a good enough job, made me feel like crying, then she announced if the baby wasn’t out by 6:15 we were going to have a c-​section. I got really scared and was already exhausted from laboring and pushing (and the hospital doesn’t let you eat either!) and finally my daughter was born healthy and fine– but that wasn’t the worst part.
After the birth she was too impatient (or something! who knows, it wasn’t communicated to me!) to wait for me to deliver the placenta, so she manually extracted it. She was so rough with me, it was like she was cleaning out a pumpkin. The pain was so insane I started to pass out– my body was shaking and they had to get me oxygen, beepers were going off, I was seeing stars and felt like vomiting– don’t forget– I had just gone through childbirth– and THIS was excruciating and unbearable! My husband was upset and (as he told me later) the nurses looked appalled at the way she was handling me. He was so shaken up by what just happened, I just wanted it all to be over and never see her again.
I’m writing this (my first negative review!) now because I’m still dealing with billing issues and the desk staff that it took me over a month of phone calls, emails, and written letters to get through. It made me remember how bad it was, and how dealing with an indifferent staff is so small compared to the things that really matter like the birth of your child. So terrible.

My appointment was at 3:00pm and the receptionist told me that I have to be on time and that was the last time that she could gave me So I rushed from my work to get there on time I was there at 2:55 and waiting for one and half hour to call me inside then 30 more min in the checking room finally Dr. showed up. I explain my situation without any check up or any thing she brought the ultrasound machine and use it then told me to dress up. she wrote me some pills without explanation and finally the reception charged me $ 300. I was surprised I asked the reason why she charged me that much and she told me $ 150 checkup and $ 150 for ultrasound, seriously she didn’t even checked me. She’s really knowledgeable Dr. but not fair with her charging.

I had so many problems with this office, namely the receptionist. To name a few:
1) Everything is difficult, even getting a simple refill. The pharmacy told me they never received a refill request from the doctor, and when I called to follow up with the doctor, the receptionist said, «Are you out of pills or something? You know, you’re not the only patient we have here. We’re very busy.» Are you KIDDING ME??? This woman is so out of her mind rude. The way she speaks to patients is just out of line.
2) Another time, the receptionist said to me, «God, why do you have to switch insurance so many times?» I had switched once and even if I had switched more, why would you think it’s ok to talk to a patient like that?
3) I made an appointment to get my last HPV vaccine shot. When I got there, they didn’t have it and told me to come back two days later at 8:30am. When I arrived, no one was there. The receptionist was about 15 minutes late. And they still didn’t have the shot. I had to wait until the doctor showed up (10am) — she had to go to another doctor and «borrow» a shot from her. And then they billed me for two office visits, which affected my insurance (I only got 4 a year), and this is despite the fact that I only saw the doctor once and it was THEIR fault. Which comes to the next issue…
4) Check your bills carefully. After my yearly exam, I got a bill from them for over $ 400. They billed me for a very expensive ultrasound that I never had, among other erroneous charges. When I complained, they told me to take it up with the billing company. The person at the billing company barely speaks English so it was virtually impossible to accomplish anything due to the language barrier. At first the doctor accused me of lying and insisted on charging me for the ultrasound. Then they claimed that they had performed it, but «lost» the records of it, and so as a «courtesy» to me would remove it from my bill. They also told me not to inform my insurance company because it «would be in both our benefits,» meaning they already got paid on it and it would go against my deductible. They refused to tell the insurance company that the procedure never actually happened. There’s a lot more to this story, but let me just say it took SIX MONTHS to resolve the billing issues. Outrageous.
5) They order an exorbitant amount of lab work. They billed the lab almost $ 1200 for a simple yearly exam. It makes no sense.
6) The wait is consistently 45mins-​2 hours. They schedule all appointments at the same time (9:30) and everyone just has to wait their turn.
There’s more that I can’t even remember right now. Needless to say, I would never go back to this doctor. Dr. Pourzand herself isn’t so bad, but I think there’s some shady business going on here. And that receptionist is just the worst. I’m honestly afraid she’s going to read this and retaliate against me. I have a new doctor now and it was the best decision ever!

I did not have a wonderful experience here.
This will be a pretty personal review, just a fair warning.
My first and only experience was last year when I needed a refill on birth control (used to control painful periods, not for contraception-​this will be relevant in a moment) and I was concerned because I had skipped several cycles.
I’m pretty open and honest about what’s happening downstairs, so I was really surprised when the whole staff looked at me like I was nuts when I told them I was skipping periods, but had no chance of pregnancy. Literally. I was still a virgin at that time and told them so, so unless I pulled a virgin Mary, no way is a baby gonna be in there!
They checked my urine and used it for a pregnancy test… –FACEPALM– Come on people!!! I really did not appreciate being treated like an idiot. Not to mention they charged me for it… grrr…They did an ultrasound to check for fibroids and stuff, and for the non-​existent baby they were determined to find, but everything was ok, thank god.
I think she’s a knowledgable doctor but she’s really rough on virgin lady-​parts and her staff’s manners leave something to be desired.
Also their billing is way slow; I just paid my last bill from them almost one year after the appointment.
Safe to say I’m not going back.

I was referred to Dr Pourzand by my primary care Dr. I was very pleased at how fast Dr Pourzand could see me. She went over what tests I would need, the expected treatment and said she gives most test results over the phone, only exceptions being if the news was bad or sounded bad and she needed to be looking you in the eyes. I received a call from her office on a Thursday morning and they advised me the test results must be given in person and the soonest she could see me was the following Tuesday. What an awful five days! The results were as expected, so I’m very confused as to why she brought us in. The copay perhaps? A week after this appointment my pain became severe, I called the office and asked to speak to the Dr and was told she would call back. Later I received a call back from the office and they said she wouldn’t speak to me on the phone. Then the office said «you need to suck it up and wait 8 weeks for the retest. It’s for your own good». WHAT!!! I insisted on an appointment and was seen the following day. Dr Pourzand said she was concerned about the increase in pain and sent me back for a retest. Dr Pourzand said she would call the hospital right after the test and have the results to me immediately. After 2 ½ days of both my husband and I calling I finally received a all back from the office not the Dr. I was told that she «thought it was alright, but wants you to see a surgeon just in case». When I saw the surgeon I was told I needed immediate surgery. I really believe a Dr should be an asset in your healthcare and not a roadblock.

Very through and helpful in explaining everything. Her staff was also very helpful and polite. I am so glad I found her!

Dr Pourzand is a wonderful Doctor. My first appt was a great experience she was through and extremely informative. The women in her office are very helpful and easy to talk to!

Best doctor in Glendale. Had questions about my health and Dr. Pourzand explained everything to me. I’m so happy I find her. She’s awesome and her staff is loving and caring. Great care! Love them!

Dr. Parisa is amazing and personal. My first time experience with her was wonderful. Her staff was very helpful and sweet.
Thanks everyone.

I would never go back to this office… I went here from a referral from my Primary care doctor who is great so I assumed she’d send me to someone equally great. Definitely not the case, this Dr. is has no bedside manor at all. She rushed in after I’d been waiting for an hour and a half and talked so fast I could barely understand her. She rushed through a gyno exam and threw out words like biopsy and cancer without ever really explaining what the tests she was talking about would entail and she was still talking on her way out of the office and NEVER once asked if I had any questions. In fact, I barely caught her saying ‘clothes’ and I put my clothes back on and sat there waiting. The nurse came in 15 minutes later and said, ‘oh you’re still here?’ I said yes she never told me if we were finished or what was next. I didn’t want to come back but thought since all my test results went to her I should go back for the follow up. The second time I waited 45 minutes in the office and another 45 in a cold room undressed with her never showing up. I left without seeing her at all… I had to follow my instincts which definitely said this was not the doctor for me.

This is my 1^st time here and I’ve been waiting 1hour & 18 minutes to be seen for my 5 min checkup! Only 1 other woman was in the waiting room! This is ridiculous! I may have to switch back to my old doctor!