Leena Badhwar, MD

Dr. Badhwar is my mother’s doctor and I have to say she loves her. However, after a some complications with her medicines, my mom got very sick. She was unable to walk and in so much pain and in and out of various doctors. Badhwar was stumped. She said we should just admit her to Good Sam. Here’s my issue — she NEVER called to follow up with my
Mom. Not one time. She’s been her doctor for years. The woman was clearly very ill. She was at Good Sam for weeks while they figured out her issue. She never came to the hospital. My vet calls to check on my dog after he gets a shot. My dentist calls at night after he fills a cavity. Apparently Dr. Badhwar is too busy to check on a patient even when it’s VERY serious. I’m unimpressed.

I have tried many PCP’s over time & by far Dr. Leena Badhwar has been the best & I will not be going anywhere.
She takes time with you, explains everything, asks lots of questions, is very approachable and grounded and doesn’t make you feel judged. She will be honest & set goals, but remains positive and truly makes you feel like a partner in health & makes me want to be the best me!

Dr Badhwar is by far one of the best and intuitive in the profession. Her skills, compassion, and insight have provided my family with the individual care and accessibility second to none.
Many thanks, Doctor, and looking to a long and happy relationship.
Keep up the excellent work.
Richard G.

I have been seeing Dr. Leena Badhwar for almost ten years now and I Love love love her! She truly cares about her patients and it shows. She is a very friendly, caring and helpful doctor. She has always taken the time to get to know me and any health issues or concerns that I have had. You should know that I am not a fan of going to the doctors and have white coat syndrome (where I get nervous before and during a Dr. Appointment). But over time, because she is so relaxed and competent, I have come to look forward to a doctor visit with her. It’s like a visit to a friend. Rika, her receptionist, is also friendly, organized and very pleasant. Dr. Badhwar has her little dog Mocha in the office who looks like a cute little ewok! He always recognizes me (must know I am a dog lover) and is always so happy to see me. I never thought I would say this, but it’s a pleasure to go to the doctors. I feel so lucky to have found Dr. Badhwar.

I too am not sure where to begin, but will start by saying that I’ve been seeing Dr. Badhwar for 10+ years, and while I have had my share of scratch my head experiences with the office over these years, I’ve tried to find better elsewhere and to date have been unable to do so.
I’ve found more professional «offices», with friendly, highly competent staff, good phone manners, with doctors who don’t give a flip about me or my health needs, who rush me in and out in a very timely 15 minute manner, and/​or suggest that I should come back again to continue the discussion another time. Those experiences with the doctors elsewhere keep bringing me back to Dr. Badhwar.
When I started to see her, she was part of a larger practice. One with quotas for how many patients she had per hour, and an office staff who really made you feel like you were inconveniencing them when you came to visit. Along the way, she tired of that routine and went out on her own. A bold move in the insurance dictated industry. I continued to see her, but set out to find alternative care because I was concerned about not having emergency back up should she be unavailable. No matter where I looked, I kept coming back, because at the end of the day she took more time to understand my health, and to make recommendations that were in the best interest of me, and not just what the insurance suits dictate she should do. At the end of the day, the 1 on 1 care she was providing to me, and being part of a very small intimate private practice, was a nice change in what’s become a very cold and impersonal industry.
When she went out on her own, she did become a one woman show for awhile. Playing the roles of receptionist, Nurse, and Doctor. Eventually she got some extra help to manage the front end.
Her former receptionist was highly efficient, easy to get along with, but a little too eager to drum up business by calling you up and putting pressure on you to come in (good for the practice, but a little overzealous at times I thought).
Her current receptionist is well… how can I put this… is a really nice lady. Overzealous is not a word that I think anyone has ever used to describe her. After all this time I find it hard to imagine the practice without her… ok. maybe it’s not too hard.
I haven’t had too many problems with refills, getting appointments, having paperwork sent, etc. But I’m also very aware of what I’m dealing with and so I am very specific about what I want/​need.
With medications that she’s prescribed long term and is happy with the results, we have scripts for mail order/​90 day quantities. For the conditions which require more regular monitoring, she’ll only prescribe the 30 day kind and she’s insistent about the follow up visits before continuing to fill a prescription for something she’s unsure I still need. When she’s denied the refill, the pharmacy has been quick to notify me and I’ve called and gotten in for an appointment.
The dog. Well I’m not a dog fan, and I’m not one of those people who treat their pets like equal members of the family by taking them everywhere you go, so I’m not the best judge of this issue… but I find the dog on premises inappropriate. That’s just me. I have friends who also see Dr. Badhwar, and they LOVE that she has the dog with her, and find the companionship therapeutic. Me, not so much, but I haven’t found a better dog-​free doc out there.
Her office moved quite some time ago to a new location. Much more professional than the old building (though the parking in the new building is horrendous, but that’s not entirely her fault).
14 911 National Ave #6
Los Gatos CA 95 032
I think my biggest beef overall is that she’s an Internist who likes to use medication to get results. I’m more wholistic than that, and would like to find a doctor that tries all sorts of other things and uses medication as a last resort. The problem is, that in my search, I’ve discovered that insurance doesn’t like to cover those types of doctors, and certainly doesn’t pay for most of the ‘non medication proactive practices/​interventions”. Dr. Badhwar knowing my dislike of medication, is very helpful to point out alternatives to my issues, most of which there are not any viable alternatives that are insurance covered, but at least she gives me options. My own lack of willingness to spend the high cost dollars associated with most alternative medicine, tied with my seemingly lack of effort to resolve the issues via lifestyle changes, keeps me medication tied.
So after all the things I don’t like. what’s left? Leena Badhwar is an ethical, caring doctor who puts her patients 1^st. She doesn’t cave to industry pressures to rush you through. She’s fairly easy to get an appointment in advance, a little harder for same day service, but she’ll try and work you in. She listens to her patients, but also asserts an her expertise and advise. I feel overall like she’s a partner in my overall health and well being.