Tandon Vinita MD

I do not recommend this doctor. I should have listen to the other reviewers. Where do I start. …She doesn’t listen to her patients. After 3,000.00 in lab work she was still telling me that I was fine! However I was having multiple symptoms. …all my hair fell out… heavy periods. cold all the time. My exhaustion was so bad .that I would lay in beds for days. I kept telling her something is wrong and she would not listen. When I asked for Dr. Dorbern 2^nd opinion. .her ego got in the way. She got mad! I couldn’t believe it! She over meditated me which cause my symptoms to worsen. I had to go on FMLA to protect my job. When I ask to to help me fill out the paperwork she didn’t want to. Her over medicating almost cost me my JOB!!!
AWAY!!!

Dr. Tandon is very competent and kind. She is excellent about explaining medical details and is very attentive giving her patients all the time they need. I never feel rushed during a visit.

Dr Tandon is an amazing doctor. She is very knowledgable, kind and will answer all your questions. She really listens to her patients and gives best advice. I can’t imagine why would anyone gave her less than 5. I wish she was my doctor for everything. I absolutely adore her.

After moving up to the area from Los Angeles (and having had bad experiences with the medical field in the past), I was really worried about finding a new endocrinologist — to the point where I avoided doing so and ran out of medications for several months before deciding to do something about it. My doctor referred a couple of PAMF folks, but having had a bad experience with their urgent care, I turned to Unilocal and other online reviews and found Dr. Tandon, who really went above and beyond to get me in right away (before she left for vacation!) because my labs came back with very high numbers. The appointment wasn’t rushed at all, and she took the time to ask questions and explain my treatment options. Highly recommend.

I’m finally getting around to writing this review after seeing Dr. Tandon for the last 6 months for metabolic syndrome /​weight loss. Dr. Tandon is easy to speak to, open-​minded, thorough and professional. She’s also quick to recommend other physicians, when necessary. I highly recommend her.

I scheduled an appointment with this doctor to evaluate my current hypothyroidism situation after reading all of the positive reviews on Unilocal.Unfortunately, this is one of those situations where Unilocalers and this doctor let me down. Here is my breakdown of the situation:
Pros:
1) When I figure it out, I will get back to you.
Cons:
!) the office stunk badly when I went it. It was very crowded by a large swarm of patients sitting in the waiting area looking like zombies waiting for their appointment. I joined the other zombies in the waiting area. It was all downhill from there.
2) Dr. Tandon was over 45 minutes late to my appt. No apologies, acknowledgement, or anything. She just walked in and was like whatever. Mind you I had noticed that she was out in the hallway chatting it up with drug reps like she was catching up with friends from college. I should have charged her my rate of $ 375 an hour.
3) The office is very far… traffic is a beast.
4) Scheduling is a pain, this doctor only comes to work here about 2.5 days a week. I had to wait a few months to get an appt.
5) Dr. Tandon ran over a $ 1300 worth of lab tests (how much can blood be analyzed)? This was done with the understanding that something was possibly amiss with my hormone levels. She told me that she would call as soon as the lab results came in (which would be a couple of days at the most). 1 week, then 2 weeks went by still no call from the doctor. I began to call the office on a daily basis like they owed me money. Finally, the receptionist looked at my lab and said «nope everything looks good.» I told her that I was supposed to speak to the Dr. directly about my results. So she said she would pass the info on to Dr. Tandon. Three months went by before Dr. Tandon decided to call– when she did she lied and said that the lab had just sent over the paperwork — mind you I had already spoken to the receptionist weeks ago who verified that the lab work had been received. Dr. Tandon recommends a new drug regimen based on the labs. Okay– fast forward to a week later, I get a message on my phone. Guess what?! Dr. Tandon called and reported that she had just received my labs again (the lie didn’t work the first time… HELLO)! The same labs that we spoke about earlier. On the voicemail she left yet an entirely different medication regimen! So I called the office back several times, wondering what was going on? Is Dr. Tandon on something or what? Am I going to get poisoned and throw my body completely out of whack by this potentially toxic medication regimen that she told me to take the first time. I called her office everyday for 2 weeks. Guess what!!! I never got a call back.
Bottom line: There is something seriously wrong with this doctor and her practice. I have thought seriously about contacting the California Board of Medicine, because she seriously dropped the ball and lied on several occasions. I have never had a doctor to do this to me. If you want to LIVE and be HEALTHY do not come here. Go to see another endocrinologist. The lack of attentiveness of this doctor is downright scary. Thank god she is not a surgeon!

She is absolutely the best there is. It’s a shame that a reviewer had a problem with the front office. That has NOT been my experience. they have always been thorough and accommodating
Now back to Dr. Tandon. I have not met a better Doctor. She never treats you like just another patient. She listens and understands. She is just perfect. :)
Peggy Padelt

DO NOT GO TO THIS DOCTOR!!!
If I could, I would give them 0 stars.
I made an appointment with Dr. Tandon 3 weeks in advance. My primary care doctor recommended Dr. Tandon for my thyroid issues. Making the appointment was very easy, the receptionist was very nice.
However, one day before my appointment I get a call from their office asking if my insurance was under Obamacare because they don’t accept that insurance. I told them that I didn’t qualify for Obamacare and I didn’t get my insurance from the marketplace. My insurance company Anthem/​Blue Cross assigned me into a new plan. The doctor’s office ran my insurance numbers and said they cannot accept my insurance. WTF!
Whatever happened to helping people and providing medical care??? Isn’t that why you become a doctor in the first place? What if I was suffering from a life threatening issue? (BTW, thyroid issues can lead to heart disease… life threatening if not treated.)
This is a POOR PRACTICE and shows TERRIBLE PATIENT CARE!

Dr. Tandon is a wonderful, open minded endocrinologist. I was 45 minutes late for my appointment and she apologized to me two or three times! I was impressed with her knowledge and she even put me back on Armour because I told her that I felt better on it, something that you have to beg some endocrinologists to do because thats not the «current standard of practice». She listened to what I had to say and I have absolutely no complaints about her. Highly recommend!

Update: I am going to qualify my previous positive review for Dr. Tandon. I still think that she is a good doctor, but her office has serious information management problems.
The story: Hypothyroidism is a big freaking deal during pregnancy, especially during the first 12 weeks when the mother supplies all of the thyroid hormone for the developing baby. Pregnant women typically need their medication dose increased. When I discovered that I am pregnant, I called Dr. Tandon’s office to let her know. Later that week when I hadn’t heard back from Dr. Tandon, I called the office again. Having called twice, I felt confident that Dr. Tandon had gotten the news. But no. The next Monday I had a previously scheduled 6-​month checkup with Dr. Tandon. When I saw her, she was entirely surprised to hear that I am pregnant! I called twice! Twice! I have no way to contact Dr. Tandon except through her front office staff. I don’t know what more I could have done to get her the message about this medically significant thing.
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I am totally satisfied with the quality of care I have received from Dr. Tandon. She takes careful notes and follows up on issues from previous visits. She uses the newer guidelines for TSH levels. She can even scope out my thyroid with an ultrasound machine. I feel confident that she is on top of monitoring my thyroid health.
I just noticed that there are three (positive!) filtered reviews. Based on my experience, I’d say the filtered reviews are legit.

I lost significant weight and get off the cholesterol medication with her guidance :-)

My thyroid issues were unusual and Dr. Tandon was both patient, and compassionate with my issue. I am actually a patient who needed to try compounded thyroid because another health issue of mine caused me to have trouble with the standard forms of thyroid medicine. Dr. Tandon helped me to explore the compounded medication with frequent thorough testing so that we would get excellent feedback on what was working. Dr. Tandon is a rare gem, a knowledgeable, caring, professional doctor.

Dr. Vinita Tandon is a very gentle, polite and a knowledgeable doctor. She is a very good listener and attends to a patient with complete focus giving enough time to answer all the questions and render all the necessary advice.
Her staff is also helpful and prompt. Highly recommended to anyone looking for an endocrinologist.