John A. Sarkaria, MD

I have been a patient of Dr. Sarkaria for over two years. I want to say how great he is. He is as real as you want your doctor to be. He takes his time at your visits and shows concerns in my health.
The front staff is amazing. I think the front office girl’s name is Alba, but she is so helpful when making appointments.
Great doctor and staff. Very pleased, worth my 30 minute drive.

HANDS DOWN— the most amazing internist I have ran into thus far!
He is very thorough with every patient that he interacts with. You are not just another file or number, but an actual patient. He will spend the time you need with him and listen.
Every exam that he does is thorough, he checks the lab work as they come in and sends out a personal summary of the lab report– not JUST the numbers and standards!, he cross checks other specialties to see if there is anything they might have missed and GENUINELY cares!
I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Sarkaria to anyone who is looking for a doctor to fulfill their medical needs, you would be in good hands!

First and foremost: absolutely the WORST front desk staff I’ve ever encountered.
After switching to new insurance at the start of the year, I had blindly selected this office because they were accepting new patients.
Making an appointment was easy enough, so I thought, «Wow, I definitely made a good choice.»
My appointment was for 1:30 p.m. on a Friday afternoon. Come day of my first appointment, I show up 15 minutes prior, as requested. The door to the office was locked. No sign was displayed with hours or when the office staff would return. So I call their phone number. No answer. The automated message states the office is closed from noon to 2 p.m. every day for lunch.
I sat outside and waited until 2 p.m. to try again. Door opens and I go to the front desk. I was confused, maybe I miss-​wrote my appointment time? The lady let me know, «Yes! You were supposed to be here at 1:30 p.m.» I let her know that the door was locked and when I called no one answered. Her response: «Well we had to take a later lunch. Oh, and I opened the door at 1:27 p.m.» I politely let her know that I showed up, as requested, at 1:15 p.m.
Needless to say, she could not have cared less that, even though I showed up on time, I would have to make another appointment on the next available day. That «The Doctor leaves early on Friday’s and you missed your appointment.» … The next available appointment being the following Friday for the same time. I asked «If I were to make it for the same time, how would I ensure to be let into the office?» Her wonderful customer-​service response (*sarcasm*) «Well, you could have just knocked…»
Terrible. Just plain TERRIBLE.

Dr Sarkaria is a very competent Dr. and really hears what you say. l never had to wait very long at all. He listens to my rants and patiently answers my questions. I feel like he is an old school Dr with a great bedside manner, and helpful opinions; along with the guidance i need to maneuver thru my menagerie of medical problems. I’m very grateful and fortunate to have found him.

I was very pleased with Dr. Sarkaria’s treatment when it came to my 11 year old son. I brought him in as a cash pt since his primary doctor couldn’t see him soon, my son has been struggling with Asthma since he was about 1 year old and has been on different asthma meds since, I went over my sons medications with Dr. Sarkaria and he suggested we cut down on inhalers (and use as needed) and place him two different allergy medications, I was a little apprehensive since this had never been suggested by his primary doctor, but Dr. Sarkaria is VERY knowledgeable and decided to give it a try and happy to report my son has not had an asthma attack in over a year (come to find out his attacks were allergy triggered). And for this I’m very thankful!

Dr. Sarkaria was very professional in every visit I have had. Furthermore, the girls out in the front office where extremely helpful and efficient in getting my appointments scheduled and referrals sent to the specialist. I highly recommend Dr Sarkaria and his staff as a primary care physician

I had an appointment for 9:30am and at 10:30 after waiting for over an hour, I left. What kind of doctor runs an hour behind an hour after he opens in the morning?!! That’s ludicrous! Does he run 6 hours behind if your appointment is at 4:30?
Anytime you have a doctor that can’t keep to his schedule, you know the not only is he incompetent, he has a poorly organized office staff.
I didn’t expect much based on his Unilocal and healthgrades reviews but to waste my time is inexcusable. Dr. Sarkaria, I’ll be sending you a bill for a missed appointment.

My entire family goes to Dr. Sarkaria. He is an excellent doctor. He seems to be abreast of all the current medical trends (at least those which pertain to his practice!). His staff is friendly and efficient. If you are looking for glitz, forget it. This is a doctor who knows his stuff and does not have to impress his patients with expensive offices and furnishings. We go there for top notch medical care.

Dr. John Sarkaria has been my doctor for over 10 years.
As I read the reviews others have written, I am surprised.
Dr. Sarkaria is like no other. He believes in trying alternatives instead of medication. I personally hate doctors that just want to medicate the patient. I want to find out what is wrong and fix the problem not the symptoms.
He has referred me to great specialist that have helped my with allergies.

Dr. Sarkaria was recommended by a family friend and has provided primary care for my 3 sons (19, 20, 22) and me for several years now. From the beginning, our experience with Dr. Sarkaria and his office staff has been outstanding. Even though his office seems quite busy, Dr. Sarkaria takes time with each of us during visits and isn’t in a hurry to get to the next patient. Dr. Sarkaria listens well, asks lots of questions and is proactively engaged in our physical and emotional health. I would highly recommend Dr. Sarkaria to any family in need of a highly experienced and compassionate primary care physician.

I have been seeing Dr Sarkaria for about 10 years. I have had nothing but good experiences during my visits. He is pretty close to how i imagined he would be when i first met him. Why?
I did my research on him before my first office visit.
Dr. Sarkaria graduated from UCLA Medical School. UCLA is currently ranked #11 in the «best medical schools in USA» rankings from US News and World Report. Try finding someone with those credentials from your PPO insurance list.
Some of you who are complaining about your visit were randomly, blindly selecting doctors from some provider list. Then you complain that your experience was not what you expected? I dont get how people pick DOCTORS (who evaluate your ability to live) randomly but they do hefty research before they buy a TV, car or get their plumbing fixed by a contractor.
Sarkaria is really sharp. He is straightforward, experienced and efficient. He gives you percentages, statistics, recent research and risk/​reward opinions about your situation. Smart, in, out, research, stats, probabilities. Exactly what i RESEARCHED before seeing him.
Sounds like some of the reviewers randomly selected Dr Sarkaria and gave him bad reviews because they had to wait a little longer or because he wasnt super warm and fuzzy enough for them.
This is a doctor’s office not Jiffy Lube. Sometimes you have to wait longer because the customer ahead of you just found out she has cancer. Very different than if your oil change took longer than promised.
Sarkaria is smart, efficient and experienced. He will give it to you straight with lots of supporting data and research.
He is like House M.D. (from the TV show) without the bad attitude.

I have been a patient of Dr. Sarkaria for more than 20 years. He is a smart, caring and competent physician, He has taken ample time to explain things to me and to motivate me to a healthier lifestyle. He has always listened to my issues and concerns and I find him to be very empathetic. I recommend him strongly. To a previous reviewer with arm pain it is not the doctor’s fault if your insurance doesn’t cover things… Go get a better policy!

He is a terrible doctor!!! Don’t go to him. My PC which I love, referred my Mom to him. He did not do a thorough exam and almost killed my Mom with medications. He has terrible bed side manner. If you love yourself or your love one, as a warning, don’t go to this doctor!!! We are now with a fantastic doctor, who does thorough exams and sends my Mom to specialists.

Dr John — He is a good man

Acts like he doesn’t care and would rather be golfing… I say, I ain’t returning. The ease in which I got in to see him should’ve said everything.

Dr. John is my primary care doctor. I just randomly picked him from a list of Aetna doc’s near me. For two years he and the staff have been great. Like most guys I don’t like seeing a medical person until I really need to and ignoring a problem doesn’t work. This time, I was In pain and unable to use my left hand, Later found out I pulled ligaments in my wrist handling my heavy luggage on a trip.
That first phone call to an office makes all the difference. Fortunately his staff has been fairly good at the scheduling and billing part, When I am in the waiting room I hear little time wasting banter like I once heard in some other medical office.“I can’t take that call, I’m too upset; my boyfriend just texted me and said we need to date other people…” And it’s a relief that they really like the doctor, too. Not cool when medical and wellness working relationships are not well.
Once out of the waiting room and into the treatment room, they take your blood pressure and your weight. After the Thanksgiving to Christmas binging and work schedule, my weight was much more than I thought. I wanted to laugh and cry. Fortunately, no comments just the results and instructions. And the four times I’ve been here I’ve never waited more than 5 minutes for the Dr. to see me. He has great listening skills, and I found out other patients feel the same in some medical evaluation websites. He delivers clear, to the point diagnosis and treatment options. His specialty is internal medicine, but is an athlete so I feel confident when I have regular and sports injury issues as well.
I was in and out of there in an hour. Beside the initial diagnosis, I got an x-​ray also, which was developed in 5 minutes that he reviewed with me. Now I know what I’ve got to do to heal quickly and get back to normal. At least I feel enlightened and optimistic.