Kamjoo Kamyar, MD – Medical Valley Partners

This is my first review ever on anything. I noticed on zocdoc, he’s got some good ones and I would have written a good one 3 yrs ago but not anymore. He is no longer with Medical Valley Partners but has a practice in the building next to Tarzana hospital.
I became a patient of Dr. Kamjoo’s in 2013. I was referred by a Surgeon who needed me to get a clearance for surgery. My GP of 25 years had recently passed away at that time. At first, I thought Dr. Kamjoo was great. Took his time and placed me on the right medication and all was good. Surgery was a success. He even came to see me in the hospital during my recovery. I was impressed. I am not one to complain about bedside manner or a disorganized office. As long as the doc is good at what he does, that is what is important to me.
In 2015 the meds I was taking weren’t working so great and he wanted me to try samples from his office. He said if my insurance didn’t cover them (they didn’t) he would place me on another one which he did and I had terrible side effects. I had also researched the sample meds he wanted me to try-​they have recent mandatory FDA warnings and current litigation for causing injury. I had mentioned that to him and he told me to let him worry about the side effects. He placed me back on the original medication because my insurance would cover it.
I needed to see him again this year to get my prescription refilled as he did not approve it for refill because he wanted me to come in which was fine with me because I wanted to ask if maybe I could take something else. He asked why I didn’t take the sample meds last year, I reminded him that my insurance didn’t cover them (they are over $ 200+ per month) so he gave me something else– I had side effects — then he had me go back to the original med. Maybe this wasn’t in his notes?
He said look, if you don’t take what I give you, I can’t help you. I said I did take what you prescribed and you took me off it because of the side effects… he asked me what the side effects were again and then dismissed them because he said i wasn’t on that medication long enough. Not sure why he didn’t tell me this last year. I said my insurance will not cover the other meds (sample products) you wanted me to try and I don’t want to to start the samples if I cant get the prescription paid for. He said let me worry about that. I said well I don’t want to take something that my insurance will not pay for or that I can’t function on. I came in to see if there was an alternative.
He said look, I didn’t want to come into work today but I’m here and you just don’t want to take what I give you. (What doctor says that to a patient?) He also said that I wasn’t a little girl, and he wasn’t going to treat me like one… but that’s exactly what it felt like he was doing! He was very condescending and failed to listen to me. He kept talking over me and I couldn’t ask questions. I lost all trust in him. He was so rude and was upset about the samples. I know there are many medications to treat blood pressure, but he really was pushing those samples. Finally he said, I can’t help you and I said no, you can’t and it’s best I find another doctor. So glad I brought a friend with me and she was shocked by the way he spoke to me. I was so disappointed in him. He made me feel so uncomfortable like he wasn’t a doctor but a high pressure car salesmen.
Trust and communication is so important with health care providers but I trust my gut and its time to find a doctor who I can trust, cares about his patients, behaves professionally and actually wants to come into work!

Awful doctor. Awful staff. When he found out I have gone to UCLA for years for a chronic disease he promptly dismissed UCLA as a bad hospital. Tried to find me a new specialist at county USC!!! I LOVE UCLA. Needed a refill on a prescription he had ordered for me. Called his office only to find out that he had moved his practice (without telling his patients?). I’ve called twice to get them to call my pharmacy to re-​order and they still haven’t done it. On to a new doctor. Don’t waste your time with this one.

The WORST possible experience I have ever had with someone working in a physicians office. The guy who «handles» referrals, John. I’ll just say for the sake of not having to deal with this guy, I wouldn’t recommend this office, and I’ll leave it at that.

I was kept waiting an hour and a half in the outer waiting room and a half hour in the exam room when he came strolling in. I was scheduled for a physical and had never seen this Dr. before. I was there a total of 2 ½ hours and the only aspect of a physical I received was an EKG and checking my glands. The was the extent of it. =-When the doctor walked in, he didn’t say a word to me or look at me, although we had never met. He proceeded to type on his laptop asking questions but never addressing me directly. I finally asked him if he would look at me so we could have a brief conversation to become acquainted. He has a very poor bedside manner. I asked him where he went to school and he told me where he went to Jr. High and High School! He never asked if I had any concerns. I couldn’t believe this was the entirety of my physical and that I had waited a total of 2 hours by the time he got to me. I won’t be going back and I will be filing a complaint with my insurance. Just a warning: you have to go to a lab a couple of blocks from them for your blood work. Once he has the results, he will not discuss them with you on the phone. You have to take the time out of your day to see him again in person and pay another office visit. That is the only way you will get your results. I found him socially inept, uninterested and arrogant. Don’t they teach compassion and basic social skills to these doctors?

Dr. Kamjoo was my mother’s doctor before she passed away and has been my father’s doctor for years. We have absolutely depended on his good medical care since none of us live in Los Angeles. We trust him implicitly and he’s been very responsive to our questions and concerns.
I saw someone wrote about him bringing a cup of coffee to the hospital room. Big deal. This doctor works hard and probably needs caffeine. It’s never bothered me in the slightest. Seriously, I can’t believe someone would complain about this. She also complained about his bedside manner. I think he has a great one.
There are a couple of medical professionals in my family and we are very picky about medical care for our parents. He’s very nice, and very competent and communicates well with us. We’re always so grateful for him.

I’ve read a couple of the 1 star reviews and do not agree with them. He’s an outstanding doctor, one in which I have total trust with. Not only is he an outstanding doctor but an individual as well. He cares about his patients. And by the way, the office staff has improved

The best doctor I have ever found. I moved here a year ago and have been looking for a great internal doc. He takes his time, you may have a wait, but he takes his time w/​each patient. Love, Love, Love him… So happy to found someone who actually takes time to see what is wrong with me.

I sought his medical help on three different occasions. He has poor bedside manners, rolls in late with a Starbucks cup of coffee in hand. He is the type of doctor that walks in without looking at your name first on the chart and stumble on who he is seeing. He poorly listens and makes assumptions about you. He is passive aggressive in his comments and will prescribe psychotropic meds on the drop of a hat, he does not follow-​up, including after prescribing CT scans to review with patients their results. The staff is rude, never picks up the phone and if they do return phone calls, it’s way past due. No thanks.

Nice guy and willing to talk to you but his office is worst Office I have ever been to. They dont tell you any fees just so your left with the bill at the end. His secretaries are so incompetent that you will be thinking to yourself how they made it this far in life. When I find the time I will be switching my primary care and I advise you to do so as well if you are stuck with his office. A good Doctor but not worth the hassle. I will be filing a complaint with my insurance soon.

Dr. Kamjoo has been my doc for a while and he is the best, he sits and talks with you, he does not rush off. if you had a test he goes over all the results and explains everything, you never feel rushed cause he truly wants to know how you are doing. His assistant and staff are great people they are always helpful when you call the office and they always return your calls. great office and doctor I feel totally lucky.