Houman Solomon, MD

Dr. Solomon pretty much changed my life around. He is a very caring and skilled surgeon. I didn’t even have pain when he did my surgery in November 2014. He has great skills and bed side manners. I don’t have enough words to express how much I appreciate everything he’s done. I’m not longer taking diabetes medication and my blood sugars are in control. Many of my problems resolved with the surgery. I feel like a new person.

I had a great experience! I went in for a Hernia Repair consult, Dr. Solomon was very nice and informative he got straight to the point and answered all my questions. I had been to 3 different doctors and not one of them ever helped me to get this resolved.

Doctor Solomon is an excellent & skilled Surgeon and a most professional & considerate doctor that I’ve met. He puts his patient’s interest first. I met him in the ER with a badly ruptured appendix. Twice he recommended no surgery but ordered antibiotic for treatment and eventual recovery. From the very beginning, after viewing my CT scan which showed extensive inflammation in several organs, he chose the least invasive approach for treatment. Even though after 4 months my appendix wall showed signs of thickening, Dr. Solomon then recommended a laparoscopy for its removal, which was a total of 3-​hour out-​patient visit. The positioning of the laparoscopy incisions were strategic and small (Not visible if one wishes to wear a bikini), After two months the scars are almost unnoticeable.
Had Dr Solomon operated on me during my ER visit (which is a common practice I later found out), my recovery would have been much, much more complicated — I would have had to wear a bag outside my body, stayed in the hospital, with a long recovery period.
I was extremely nervous because I had never stayed in a hospital nor had any surgery due to illness (I am a healthy senior). In my every encounter with Dr Solomon he answered all my questions to my satisfaction. I found him to be very personable, assuring, kind and humorous at times. I would highly recommend Dr. Solomon to anyone seeking a skilled and compassionate surgeon.

I visited Dr. Solomon’s office on a Monday after my primary doctor ordered an ultrasound and a CT scan with contrast, both on the previous Friday, when I complained of severe pain below my ribs, right above where my lap band (5 years in, empty for the past year) is located, as well as skin sensitivity over the area (sudden onset, lasting 3 days). My scans returned normal, and she suspected it was likely related to my lap band and advised me to see a bariatric surgeon ASAP.
Over the weekend (before I could contact Dr. Solomon’s office for an appointment), my pain worsened substantially, and I went to the ER at UCLA, where they did a chest x-​ray, but again saw nothing of concern. The two ER physicians said the symptoms pointed to a lap band problem, admittedly beyond their level of familiarity.
On Monday, I contacted Dr. Solomon’s office, and was told he was on call all week, and unable to see me. I was in a lot of pain, so I proceeded to call other doctors to see if anyone else could see me, when his office finally called me back in the afternoon and told me I could come in. Dr. Solomon was flippant, rude, and did not even bother to review the scans I brought (at his office’s request) because he said he «didn’t need to», insisting that my symptoms couldn’t have been related to the lap band, and I probably had a «cracked rib». The chest x-​ray ruled out a cracked rib and my other scans ruled out the majority of other potential organ issues, but he was too arrogant to even try to help me. He repeated several times, «I don’t know what you want me to do.» He offered me pain meds to mask the pain, which I did not want — I wanted to find the cause. I asked him if an endoscopy would be possible just to make sure the band isn’t eroding or perhaps had slipped; he refused both, but offered to «order a bunch of [other] tests if that would make me feel better». I walked out of his office angry and frustrated, after days of intense pain.
I was able to see another bariatric surgeon the exact same day, who is very concerned about my band possibly having flipped vertically due to stomach stretching, and who is also further scoping my gallbladder. If you want a doctor who takes their time and listens to you, my advice is to find someone else; someone who is not rushed, and completely unwilling to explore possibilities and find the cause of your pain. I could not have been more disappointed or angry after seeing Dr. Solomon. Note, he was not the doctor who performed my surgery initially (I’ve since moved), but the refusal to even entertain the idea of a band failure tells me he is more concerned with charging for a visit than with seeing his patients comfortable.
I had visited Dr. Solomon for a band adjustment on one prior occasion, and he was friendly and the appointment went very well. However, I scheduled that appointment only after his staff verified that they were in network and that the adjustment would be covered by my PPO. Once confirmed the adjustment was covered and in-​network, they proceeded to bill me an astronomical amount, claiming it was not covered, and it took them 10 months to adjust the amount owed, as initially stated. This office is terribly disorganized, and unfortunately one of the few local to me who accepts Anthem Blue Cross. I would rather pay an out of network doctor for genuinely good care than visit this doctor again. When he was taking his Hippocratic oath, he must have been preoccupied; very unfortunate for his patients.

Dr. Solomon is the best out there, he preformed gastric sleeve surgery on me in October 2014, my scars are barley visible, I had no complications, and have no issues since the surgery. His staff was always helpful, the waiting room can get. Little busy but they seem to have a very efficient system in place. I didn’t feel like I was just another patient, he is very personable and caring!!!

Dr Solomon is the best!!!
He’s so nice and kind and very knowledgeable, I just want to say
thank you Dr.

Dr Solomon is the best, I am so glad I had him as my surgeon. He is honest and very knowledgeable. He did an excellent job. I consider myself lucky to have him. I would recommend him to anyone. He was very personable and took time to answer all my questions. He has a nice way about him and thats what you want when you are putting your life in a doctors hands, you need to trust him and i did completely.

Today marks the one-​year anniversary of my gastric bypass surgery. I have been overweight my entire life yet had long resisted even the idea of a surgical approach to weight loss. At the urging of my primary care physician I attended an orientation that just happened to be presented by Dr. Houman Solomon, the surgeon who performed my surgery one year ago today. From the start, Dr. Solomon has been a very intelligent, gracious, witty, kind, and patient partner in this more than year long journey. His technical skills are matched by a reassuring bedside manner that put me at ease. He seemed never to be in a hurry, answering all my questions, both grave and silly. In this age of managed care, when patients can be made to feel like numbers, Dr. Solomon always spent a good bit of time with me during my appointments leading up to the surgery and those since. For those of you considering any sort of bariatric surgery, I cannot recommend Dr. Houman Solomon too highly. Great surgeon. Good man. He’s the best!

We arrived at the ER with our 13yr old son with complications after abdominal surgery done elsewhere. We were scared, concerned and confused about what was going on with our son and how to get him better. We were lucky and were assigned Dr Solomon as the surgery consult. He took amazing care of us. Spent so much time explaining the options and how we should proceed in finding a cause and a solution for our son’s complication. He was kind, compassionate, knowledgeable and most of all empathic. He made our son laugh in the midst of his high fever and pain. Very cool. No question was too much for us to ask. He did not rush out of our room and made sure we felt comfortable and that all of our concerns were addressed. We decided to stay with Dr Solomon and not return to the original surgeon/​hospital where our son had been before. I highly recommend Dr Solomon. We felt fortunate to have met him during our very stressful time! He is just great. A class act!

Dr. Solomon is an amazing surgeon! He performed my gallbladder surgery, and initially, I had my consultation set up with a different surgeon. After hearing some not good things about the original, I called to switch to a different surgeon, and Dr. Solomon was available. I’m so glad he ended up being the choice.
He answered all of the questions I had, and his bed side manner is amazing! The nicest doctor I’ve ever seen. Seriously, he’s laid back and relaxed, and for someone who was having surgery for the first time, this was a huge plus. Him being relaxed, helped me be relaxed about it. Make no mistake though, he knows his stuff, and is more than willing to answer any questions you may have even if you call with questions.
I would seriously recommend him to anyone. Thank you so much Dr. Solomon!

Dr. Houman Soloman, MD was fanstastic. When we first met he was a bit stand-​offish but that was because he needed to know how serious I was about the whole process and the time and work that would be needed on my part before the surgery.
Making the commitment to drive to Torrance every other week, talking all kinds of blood test, EKG, sleep apnea study and also losing 10% or more of my body weight.
The day of the surgery and the day after the surgery, he was so happy to see that I was doing well. I know now how much he wanted me to succeed.
I would recommend Dr. Houman Soloman to anyone who is serious about having the Gastric Sleeve done. For me it was a no brainer… Did I choose to live or would I choose to keep gaining weight and end up dying.
Thank you Dr. Soloman!

What a thoughtful and caring doctor! Dr. Solomon took the time to meet me personally in the ER for a tiny follow up appointment on Christmas Eve that I’m sure could have been done by an intern or nurse. He saved me hours of wait time and made my experience as painless as it could be. What an amazing gift of kindness during the holidays. Thank you!