Arthritis Center

Dr Roche is wonderful, he is thorough and sincere. He spent a lot of time with me and I never felt rushed.

Dr. Roche was recommended to me by my PCP for strange pains/​generally always feeling like crap.
First, it was definitely strange for me to get an «arthritis doctor» recommendation at 30 years old hah — but whatever the doc says!
I saw Dr. Roche 4 or 5 times, can’t remember, but each time he was fantastic. Just a really nice man. He put me through the ringer with observations and tests and bloodwork for an eventual diagnosis. I felt like the work was very thorough and he never brushed me off or made me feel like I was nuts (which I felt like I was!!) Complaining of random body pains and aches doesnt exactly strike me as a medical issue, just life weighing you down, but it seems it is — fibromyalgia.
We’ll see how it progresses — i’m trying a few things and recommendations of the doctor now, but my overall health has definitely improved since starting with him.
I have 2 regrets however.
1. I should have been more open with him about all the doctors I was seeing at the time and the full picture. I really didn’t understand/​appreciate how much all your medical treatment works together.
2. Sad I work down in San Jose now and he’s only open on the weekdays! I’m not looking forward to finding a doctor to live up to the standards he has established.
And also, the office staff was always very nice as well. He picked a good group to work with for sure.

As an RN, I have extremely high standards when it comes to medical care. Dr. Roche meets all those standards. He has an excellent manner with patients and is extremely thorough when taking patient histories. It’s always wonderful to find an expert with a large knowledge base who also cares about his patients. I am very impressed with him and would recommend him to anyone!