David Nguyen, DO

If you could find another doctor or pediatrician, please don’t come here. The doctor is OK but the office manager is bad!

Dr. David Nguyen does not care about his patients. I took my mother in because she was bitten by a dog, fell to the ground and hit her head really hard. Her entire body was aching. We were told he would be in at 3 and didn’t see her until 5. My mother waited for two hours before he arrived to his office. I asked what treatment would she get and he said Tylenol for 2 weeks. I asked what if it gets really severe and he said call 911. She tells him she is in pain and he undermines her by saying you are ok and said, «Your head is not smashed.» She tells him again she is in pain, sore, and can’t move and he says you are ok. He refused to give her any other treatment. He also told her if she got x-​rays then she might have to get surgery for her head. This was to scare her. He was really annoyed by me for questioning him and being an advocate on my mom’s behalf. He doesn’t listen to patients and acts as he is God. Avoid going to this doctor. He is getting a 1 star because I have to give a star. He is definitely in the negative stars!

Went to the doctors today and the nurse gave me attitude and she was very lazy not wanting to start a file for me and sent me away

The hospital where I delivered my daughter at said that I had to go this doctor because he had done test and I had to follow up 2 weeks after she was born for her first check up. This place was absolutely the worst. Staff was rude speaking to each other in their language about their patients. I waited about two hours after seeing patients being called one after the other. They said I would be next but then said «oh we’re seeing the adults first before the children.» When I was finally called I asked about the test they had run on my daughter and they had no idea what I was talking about. When I saw the doctor I had a few concerns about my baby girl as a first time parent but he just laughed at all my questions and walked off while I was still talking to him. Don’t go here no matter what they tell you at the hospital. Terrible terrible experience as a new parent.

I had to create a profile to write about this doctor. First of all, I gave birth 3 years ago and he was assigned to be my baby’s doctor. I was staying in the hospital for 4 days and the only time he came was around 12AM. I was sleeping and heard him so I woke up; I asked him «how is my baby? Is he ok?» The answer he gave to me was «ok, with his back facing me and walked toward the door.» I don’t even know how he looks like l. What kind doctor is that???
We received phone call from his nurse last night and doctor wants to see my uncle right away. She said office hours from 8:30 — 10:00. We need to be there on time because doctor has to go to different office in Chinatown. We came at 8:30am and the office was not opened until 8:45am. We have been waiting in the office for an hour and half and doctor is no where to be found

I will give this place two stars because I have been going to this office my entire life. Literally. After my previous doctor retired, I thought of transferring to a different doctor seeing how all the receptionists and nurses left as well. However, I decided to stay. I do see a familiar face though. I think she came back. But anyway, in regards to this doctor, he gets around. He has multiple offices and also works at a hospital as a surgeon. ⁹⁄₁₀ visits you will have to wait forever before you can see him because he never arrives on time. He’s supposed to come at 4 but he usually arrives at 6 and sometimes even later. There are no appointments, only walk-​ins. And even if you do get to see him, your check-​up will be no longer than 5 minutes. He never really says much. He’s a nice guy though, but I would recommend another doctor who can cater to your needs quicker and with more efficiency. Seeing that he is only open for a few hours in the morning, restricted to seniors, and a few hours later in the day, restricted to everyone else, maybe you’re better off at an emergency room tbh. :/

My children have been going to Dr Nguyen for the last five years. The level of service has ready gone downhill since the beginning. Before he used to keep his office hour but the last few years, he has been coming in late to his office hour. When I mean late, I am saying two hours late all the time. His Rosemead office is open at 3PM-​6 but he comes in at 5 all the time and his office is full of people waiting for him. He trys to run through all the patients in an hour and have very little time to talk. I feel like we were in some kind of assembly line. There were a couple of time the office was closed with no note saying why. Needless to say, I have changed doctor at the beginning of the year and I don’t know why I waited so long.
Pro: only walk-​in
Con: Does not keep office hour.
Crowded office
Poor bedside manner

This guy is the worst doctor in the whole world. And this is not an exaggeration. I would give him and his office negative bagillion stars if I could. I’ve been trying to convince my mom to change doctors but she won’t because he’s convenient. We actually had an awesome doctor before him, but she retired so all of our files went to him. Anyways, back to the topic.
First of all, he always comes late! I think he has two offices as well as works at a hospital? His patients need to wait HOURS before they can see him. I have never seen him there on time.
Second, he has a terrible attitude. And doesn’t care for his patients.
Example 1: My mom had an elbow problem she wanted to talk to with the doctor. I guess he had his other doctor friends help out that day, so a non-​Vietnamese speaking doctor was helping us out. I’m not great at Vietnamese, especially medical terms so I told the non-​Vietnamese speaking doctor if we could wait for Nguyen. When Nguyen comes, he lectures me, saying why didn’t I just translate? He was really condescending towards me. It’s my mom’s health! I want to make sure that everything is accurate.
Example 3: My friend also has this doctor. When her mom asked about diet for diabetics for her dad, he responded in a belittling way towards her, saying how is he supposed to remember her dad? He could have said it in a nice way or give general guidelines. You’re a doctor! Shouldn’t you care for your patients?! Even a little??? ARGH!!!
His office has his same attitude.
I also have to do immunizations paperwork for school. Instead of correctly filling it out and signing it, they said they can’t do it because the paper says the doctor can’t do the TB test. The paper acknowledges that! The school only wants the immunization records. They cannot read and fill out paperwork correctly. I tried to explain to the office staff, but she was really rude to me. She cut me off and gave me a look. They didn’t finish the paperwork until much later and didn’t even tell me they couldn’t fill it out.
JUST DON’T COME!!! You will regret it.