Michael Sampson, MD

Been to Dr Sampson a few times and he is now my GP. It’s the first one I have had in the 6 years I’ve lived in LA. He is so knowledgeable when it comes to men’s issues as well as Issues within the gay men’s community. I’m so glad I found him. His office staff are amazing as well nurses.

great office staff! the doctor is thorough, and well informed. great manner! and always keeps your appointment at the right time! no waiting! i have been with him for a few years now. and couldn’t be happier! :)

Dr. Sampson is my GP and the best Doctor I have ever had. His office staff and nurses are wonderful. I have never had to wait past my appointment time and Dr. Sampson never makes me feel like he is rushed, and he has a great bedside manner. He takes all the time I need and then some. I could not recommend him more highly.

After trying a few doctors I finally found Dr Sampson, he I very nice knowledgeable listens to the patients and takes care of you very well in every situation
The people working there are amazing from the office manager to the nurse and the front desk. They are always very helpful and very nice al around.
I highly recommend this doctor to anyone who needs a caring doctor.

I’ve been living with HIV since 1986 and have seen more than my share of doctors. In 1997 I learned I had Hep-​C. When I moved to Los Angeles in 1999 I worried I’d never find a doctor as good as I had in San Francisco. The first two lived up to that low expectation. Then it was my great fortune to have picked Dr. Sampson’s name out of a short list of HIV specialists. He has been *My* Doctor ever since. He is on the cutting edge of infectious diseases medicine and helped me transition to a better regimen for AIDS therapy. He successfully got me through Interferon chemo and cured my Hep-​C. He always listens to me and never talks down to me. Finally, as a transgender woman it was a delight to find a doctor whom I didn’t have to educate about those issues. I would recommend him to anyone!

This is my Dr. He is a specialist but does GP work. What I love about Michael is if he does not know about something he will refer you to someone who does. He is not afraid to say that so thee is no false pretense or diagnosis based on ego. His cautious nature and blatant honesty are his best attributes. There are few people I trust more. He will tell you exactly what he knows and if he doesn’t he will do two things, research or refer.

I initially had Dr. Sampson as my PCP under a PPO plan in the mid 2000s and was quite happy with his style and knowledge of men’s health issues. I had a change of insurance which he was not under but in 2008 I had health insurance again that had him in the plan and I definitely looked him up and added him. I’ve been a patient ever since. I am quite content with the level of care I receive.
Pros: Knowledgeable, attentive when you are there, cautious, proactive
Cons: Availability — it is very hard to get in to see him and impossible to speak with him on the phone. Fortunately, the importance of that to me is not too high, I have a network of other providers I can go to for urgent needs.

My friend referred me to Dr. Sampson he was my PCP for 4 years before, I changed jobs and my insurance changed (wish he was still my PCP). Anyhow, I always found him knowledgeable and his diagnosis tops. He doesn’t over medicate and he listened to me as his patient.
I asked for amour type thyroid instead of synthroid, like many doctors he does not prescribe it. Other than that it was all good.
And if Patsy is still there she seriously is the best front desk person ever. If only she could be cloned and put at ever doctors office. :)

I’ve been going to Dr. Sampson for the past 2 years or so for my check ups. Granted I’m healthy so I only have seen him a handful of times for routine stuff. I wanted a gay friendly doctor and he’s good. Friendly and knows his stuff… and I like that he’s not squeamish about checking «you know where.» I feel that i get a thorough check up with him. I found his staff to be professional and polite and easy to communicate with. I recommend him to other gay men.

What a waste of a copay! I went in to Dr. Sampson for a regular check up and also mentioned that I had been gaining a lot of weight gain since I hit 30. I asked him about bio identical hormone replacement (supplementing with testosterone and thyroid to restore levels)… something I had been doing with a previous doc. He didn’t seem to know much about it or believe in it. I asked him about an anal pap, something I’ve read that gay men should have done. He didn’t recommend it… didn’t even want to talk about it. I asked him the most basic questions about protein intake and vitamins and supplements for good health. He referred me to GNC, saying they knew much more about such things. So essentially he referred me to get my nutritional information from a high school student with a part-​time job at GNC! Is this guy for real? He also didn’t ask questions that even my last 70 year old doctor asked. He wasn’t thorough. He wasn’t impressive. Certainly not cutting edge. As I left, he chuckled. «good luck on that… uh. weight loss». I can’t recommend this doctor… at all.