Lance Steinberg MD

We have been using Lance for over 12 years now. Our oldest son, who is now 17 years old, is a highly functioning autistic with aspergers child and Lance has been a huge part of our son’s success. Lance is one of the best in the business and is in a special class all to himself. He speaks all over the world and I cannot say enough good things about him and his staff. For those who have used other psychiatrists and not had any luck or get the same olé story, Lance is different. You will be thoroughly impressed with what he can do for you and or your child.

Dr. Steinberg is an excellent psychiatrist for children. He understands a lot about twice-​exceptional children and is extremely patient, good-​humored and kind. He established a great rapport with my son right away. He takes a lot of care in diagnoses and never rushes his visits.
We have never had to wait more than 5 minutes and his office staff is extremely friendly and accommodating.
Readers should weigh the reviews here carefully. Patients who take psychiatric medications need to be seen regularly. It would be out of the norm for any responsible medical doctor to not require quarterly visits with a patient. This is especially the case if the doctor is prescribing stimulant medication of any type of medication that can affect your heart health — some medications make a psychiatric issue worse if the dosage is not correct. It is a normal, expected part of being a patient of a psychiatrist.
I am thankful that we found a great doctor for our family. He is empathetic, medically rigorous, and honestly cares about the outcome and health of his patients.

my son went to see lance lance recommended his brother to tutor my son $ 125 a hour funny my sons psychologist psychiatrist and tutor are all from the same office. my sins grades have fallen he won’t talk to me $ 60.000 later this guy should loose his license i can’t stress enough

The truth is somewhere in between. He is a good doctor but he runs his practice like a mercenary business machine. His fee is $ 450 an hour and he charges per 20 minutes. He DOES NOT accept phone calls (without fee). If you want to communicate with him, you must fax him. A family member spent an hour with him and when they wanted to discuss side effects, he told them the hour was up and they would have to make another appointment. They spent over $ 800 and had not yet received a prescription! What can I say? Yes i think he is a smart doctor but NO, I do not think this is an appropriate way to run a medical practice.

I am not really sure who the other person who posted on Unilocal was seeing because it clearly was not Lance Steinberg. He is the BEST doctor for psch meds in California. He is mild mannered and I can’t imagine him raising his voice at anyone. He NEVER touts his qualifications. He is a genius, and yes he is expensive but well worth it. He likes to see his patients regularly, but only because he wants to keep up with them and be sure he is treating them appropriately. I would not, and have not, hesitated in reccomending him to others. They have uniformly found him excellent as well. If you want the best, this is the man to see.
Patty Ann

Lance claims to be a professional MD helping people in Psychiatry, Adolescent Medicine, & Pediatrics. Someone is a little obsessed with the fact that they went to medical school. Posting all his accomplishments and awards on his personal website dedicated to him. But what I thought was interesting is he wasn’t brave enough to have a comment (s) or review section on his webpage. It looks like his PR dropped the ball – I wonder why?
First off you MUST HAVE UP-​FRONT $ 170 before he will bless you with his presence.
20 Mins later…
You’ve spent the initial $ 170 then come the prescription ($). (At one point he prescribed a prescription that cost $ 1,000 a month.)
Long story short he’s going to charge you up the you-​who to expense his lavish life style. And he’s more concerned about what he can put on his resume then actually trying to help patients. Unfortunately one of my family members was subjected to this man. Over 15 years of loyalty from my family and we entrusted this man to take care of our loved one and in the end all he did was YELL at her and THREATEN to drop her because she asked to see him every 3 months instead of every month.
As a result we have severed all ties with him and found a new doctor.