Midori Nishimura

I totally and completely regret having chosen Dr. Nishimura as a Doctor for my child. My baby of less than 6-​months of age had a serious infection and she kept telling us to wait to see if would get better even though baby had fever for 5 days straight. We finally called a family friend who was a Doctor and he diagnosed my child correctly on the phone in under 2 minutes and told us to go to urgent care immediately. Thank god we called him and didn’t wait around for another 2 – 3 days for Dr. Nishimura to figure it out.
And in general she is a woman of few words and doesn’t have much to say about any of our concerns or issues. Plus her office is closed on Thursdays! Ugh.
We have moved on to another wonderful Doctor in PAMF

Everyone in my family is a patient of Dr. Nishimura, including my two children ages 3 and 6 months. This review might be most useful to people with young children.
What I like about the office: It is extremely easy to get in to see the doctor, even same day. If you call with a question, Dr. Nishimura most often calls you back personally, and in a very timely manner. The office is extremely relaxed and children are most welcome. There is a room to nurse in, if you prefer privacy, with nursing pillows and nursing-​related books to browse. I am often told that I am more than welcome to stay as long as I want after my appointment is over in order to get the kids packed up, changed, fed, etc. as needed. I really appreciate that. Probably the only thing I don’t like is that I can’t use my FSA debit card to make co-​payments. With a lot of newborn care visits, this means that I end up having to submit a lot of reimbursement requests to my insurance company.
What I like about Dr. Nishimura: While some people might get stressed about her easygoing manner, I think she is perfectly suited to parents like myself, who are a teensy bit helicopter-​y and like to look stuff up on the Internet to the point of causing unnecessary worry. :) She calmly asks questions, listens to the answers, and adequately answers all of my questions. She isn’t overly chatty, so if you are looking for a doctor who is constantly narrating what they are doing or giving you extra information, etc. she may not be for you. She also seems to have a «less is more» mentality and doesn’t jump to prescribe things that may not be needed. That being said, I haven’t had any issues that required serious attention, but a friend of mine has, and told me that Dr. Nishimura responded quickly with the appropriate level of care. Dr. Nishimura has taken the time to become an IBCLC (certified lactation consultant) and it shows… she is very supportive of *gasp* extended nursing, and is a gem for mothers of newborns. Regarding immunizations: she seems to be extremely flexible in terms of schedule. She gives you information and lets you make the appropriate decision for you. Her nurse, Cambra, is also awesome. Very good with kids and gives quick injections.
All around, I very much like this office and the people that work here.

We love Dr. Nishimura’s care for our young children. Her personality and approach has helped us to be relaxed parents. When we have had to contact her during off-​hours, she has responded quickly. She is up-​to-​date and knowledgable about the latest pediatric research. Going to her office is always a pleasant experience because she is never rushed and even has Saturday hours.

My dentist recommended this person to be my daughter doctor. It was so disappointed. She could not diagnose why my daughter loosing hair besides saying problem due to lack of vitamin D. Searching the information for several months with my friends since her last visit, I was asked about blood test for T3 and T4. When I started to look at the test result: these key elements weren’t ordered with the test, but Nishimura wrote that thyroid is normal on the test copy !! based on her imagination? Recently, I asked for the second test order with these keys elements so I could provide to a doctor specialized in this field. However she gave me a really hard time to obtain the test result for the specialist. I would definitely not recommend her to any one for her wrong conclusion and degraded attitude toward her professional manner.

Dr. Nishimura is a caring and patient family doctor who takes parents’ concerns seriously and calmly handles medical issues. I was grateful to have her support with my newborn. She listened to my worries and provided good advice, which helped to balance my over-​anxious reactions to my first child’s illnesses. She is cautious in prescribing medicine, and she was supportive in my efforts to exclusively breastfeed. Despite my son’s many ailments, we did not once receive antibiotics from her — she correctly diagnosed his fevers as viruses, time after time.
At times I was frustrated because I wanted a «solution» to my son’s colds, gas, etc (the common issues of young babies), and she often requested that I wait for him to grow a bit older; she was always right. His eczema and fevers subsided with time. She also was willing to work with me on a delayed immunization schedule, which I appreciated.
After two years at her practice, we regrettably moved out of the area. I would recommend Dr. Nishimura to all of my friends.

She takes good care.

I went to this office today for a physical exam and I met Dr. Clark. She mentioned her and Dr. Nishimura worked together in the past and now she’s working with Dr. Nishimura.
In summary, this was the best care I’ve ever received. During my physical exam, she took 30 minutes with me and I felt, if I had an issue she’d find it. She truly expressed an interest in my well being (thorough). With so many doctors out there and seemingly most push you though so fast you don’t feel they took the time to learn anything about your health besides the obvious it was refreshing to feel that someone really has a passion about getting it right. To be completely frank, I don’t think I’ve ever had a doctor who took the time to get it right. Thanks so much and «Kudos» for a great job!

Both my three year old son and I have been seeing Dr. Nishimura as a general family practitioner for 3 years and are very happy.
Just this past season, Dr. Nishimura went out of her way to call us and let us know she had H1N1 for my son when it was still in very limited supply.
What is also great about Dr. Nishimura is that she’s open on Saturday in case you need help then or are busy working.
She’s treated us for a variety of ailments: from ear infections, to incorrectly treated pneumonia, to general women and children’s health issues and we have been nothing but pleased.
So far, she’s been careful, thoughtful, and very knowledgeable. To top it off, it’s easy to get an appointment within a 24 or 48 hour time period.

Dr Nishimura came highly recommended. However, after seeing her for about 6 times, I have to say that I am disappointed and currently looking for a different family doctor.