James D Torosis, MD

I have known Dr. Torosis for over 15 years. He treated me for my issues with my gastrointestinal and to preventive colonoscopy since I have history in my family of colon cancer.
He is a caring and excellent doctor. Really recommend him.

Best Gastroenterology doctor ever! Doctor Torosis helps me a lot. Could not ask for much more

I had an excellent experience with Dr. Torosis and his team for my recent colonoscopy. He explained the procedure and the preparation during my office visit, and on the day of the procedure I was in and out of the surgery in an hour and 15 minutes! Very experienced and kind nurse Valerie made me feel at ease and started my IV with absolutely no pain. The surgical facility in Atherton is so conveniently located.

I visited Dr. Torosis at his Mountain View office and I found him very nice, engaging, polite and pleasant. I had a couple of questions for him regarding a concern I had for some time. He asked me a few questions, drew a sketch of the internal organs that make the digestive system and explained to me in simple words the reason why I might be experiencing an occasional discomfort. He really made an effort to be clear in his explanation without getting into too much detail. Most of all, he made me feel comfortable and welcomed. I highly recommend Dr. Torosis to anyone.

Dr. Torosis is a nice guy with great customer service. His staff at the GI center in Atherton is also very friendly and they are good at what they do. However, I don’t think Dr. Torosis is always keeping in mind the patient’s best interests. He offered banding procedure for hemorroids without really explaining me too much about this procedure and the technology and its cure rate. It’s my stupidity that i didn’t ask more on it either. He simply told me that banding works 99% and it’s a simple procedure. After about 3 separate visits and $ 3,000 he billed to my insurance company, the procedure didn’t work at all. I think he loves offering banding because it takes only 2 mins for him and he bills $ 500-​$ 1,0000 to the insurance company. He gets paid almost as good as colonoscopies for this procedure. This approach stinks too much «profit-​centric» to me rather than its outcomes. If you have any GI issues, especially lower GI, i strongly recommend seeing a colorectal surgeon. They are the experts for everything in the lower GI track including rectum and large bowel. Don’t go to GI specialists, they just love scoping people without really understanding the full spectrum of treatment options and possible outcomes. At the end of the day, GI specialists don’t do surgery nor any complicated procedures in the office, hence they have lack of expertise.
He is a great individual but not a place i’d go again for medical needs.

i went to Dr. Terosis from a professional reference. Although he and his office staff were pleasant, he was unable to diagnose me and actually doubted the initial (and ultimate) diagnosis I received He ordered lab tests which cost in the range of $ 2500 to $ 3000 and took several months to complete. (The lab tests I am now paying were not requested and their related diagnosis could have been eliminated if Dr. Terosis asked more questions).
Despite multiple requests, Dr. Terosis’ office never provided me with the results of my blood test (the other test was mismanaged by the lab). Today, 6 months later, I am still dealing with billing problems as well.
While I do not believe Dr. Terosis means to provide poor service, making an appointment with him was one of the worst mistakes I have made in treating my health problems, base on, what I fear, is looking at the patient as a problem to be solved rather respecting them and honoring their requests (for certain tests, lab reports, etc.)
I am thankful that I was able to find another doctor who performs muscle testing and understands the working of the entire body in sync to recognize how one disfunction can affect another (whether structural, chemical, or mental). If I had waited until the lab result tests returned and made another appointment with Dr. Terosis, it would have been many months later, possibly without a correct diagnosis, and I may have been in the hospital by that time.

Dr. Torosis is the best GI I’ve known. I need a colonoscopy every year, and while it can hardly be called fun, enjoyable, or even pleasant, Dr. Torosis makes the process as free of hassles and difficulties as possible. His staff is great, and very helpful.
Over the years I’ve chosen one health care option over another just based on whether Dr. Torosis is a participating doctor. Recently I changed jobs and now I have only one plan choice and he’s not in it. I’m seriously considering sucking it up and just paying out of pocket. I really don’t want to change doctors.

One of the best doctors I have ever come across. I have referred two friends to him and both think of him as the best too! His practice is well organized and very well managed. He really cares about his patients. I would consider him the best of the best, on top of his game. And when dealing with one’s insides – he has a gentle sense of humor to put everyone at ease. I trust him, like him and know I am in good hands. The fact that he found my colon cancer early and cured it – well so much the better.