Chang Albert B, MD

Fantastic doctor! What a find. Very professional staff, appointments run on time, most insurance accepted and Dr. Chang is extremely detailed, skilled and thorough perfectionist. I love that he follows my chart so carefully and offers solutions to my health issues efficiently. Also, he is concerned with referring you to any specialists & scheduling (if needed) and always follows up in a timely manner.
I highly recommend Dr. Chang. If he is accepting new patients, schedule and make him your families GP!

Dr chang was great! He took his time to answer all my questions with no rush. Explained everything to me in great detail. I would recommend him to my whole family and I recommend anyone reading this to give him a shot. I know he’ll take care of you

My first visit at Dr. Chang office and I am very pleased to say the least. He is such a great and caring doctor. He listened to all of my concerns and he gave me great advice on ways to stay healthy.
His staff was very pleasant greeted me right away. The wait time was short considering I was a new patient. The office was clean and the exam was quick and I was very satisfied with everything.
It is hard to find a primary car physician who doesn’t treat you like a number. If you are looking for a reliable honest qualified professional Doctor Chang is your guy!

How does this doctor have a rating this high? I wonder if he just got a bunch of his buddies to write him glowing reviews. His care is substandard and he is just another example of all these PCPs that simply don’t care. You would be better off using webMD. All he cares about is his professional fees he collects from having lots of patients. We only tried him out because he speaks Korean but we would be better off going to any English speaking doctor that actually cares.

I went in for a physical and to get some titers done, and my experience was great! I want to start out saying that I was happy that their office is open on Saturdays as well, which is great for people who work full time during the week. There were 2 ladies at the front desk that were friendly when I arrived and I was promptly taken into a room at my appointment time. I also did not have to wait long until I met with Dr. Chang. I had a great experience with Dr. Chang in that he was thorough and took his time with me, and did not seem like he was in a rush to get out of the room. The nurse? (Christie (sp?)) was also very friendly and the blood draw process was very painless. I would definitely recommend others to his office, for whatever medical needs they are looking for.

Dr chang is extremely knowledgable and detailed! He is a genuinely good doctor and I’m glad I found him on Unilocal!Will be my permanent family doctor from now on

Dr Chang is amazing! I got rush for 4 days and not sure it was egzama or allergy, he is patient to ask details of many things! And he decided to give me a shot for allergy, and it was exactly right! After the shot, I was fine.

Once again Unilocal did not let me down. We were looking for a family practitioner in the area and simply chose the one in our network with the highest and most ratings and over the following year experienced firsthand some of the most outstanding patient care we’ve ever seen. So it’s not a surprise that his A+ ratings on all the major physician review websites i.e.

etc. concur with the ones you see here.
Being a physician myself, I trained under physicians of various specialties and have seen the gamut of personalities, styles, and quality of care. Considering all these factors, Dr. Chang ranks top 1% IMO. The three most striking things about the way he practices I’d say are his:
1) Thoroughness — His history-​taking and physical exams are focused and succinct. Yet, when it comes to the diagnostic process, he leaves no stone unturned and explores all possibilities, but within reason, not in excess (no, he does not practice «cover-your-a**”/CYA medicine like some docs I know).
2) Demeanor — Not an outgoing guy (but since when does that matter?), he is clearly affable, and you are comfortable from the first minute on. Not a moment of awkwardness. He conducts his conversations (both medical and casual), physical exams, nurse orders, etc. with professional ease. He’s the type of guy who probably wouldn’t show signs of stress until the walls were burning down (God forbid).
3) Dedication — Several times my wife had important labs pending and sometimes results wouldn’t come in til later in the day. Rather than easily waiting til the next day to communicate the results to us, Dr. Chang would sometimes call us as late as 7 or 8pm (with our permission) just to put us at ease. (Man I hope he isn’t seeing patients or handling paperwork that late in the day. I’d say he deserves a few weeks in Tahiti.) And despite running a busy practice, he is somehow almost always able to accommodate us if we have an urgent issue with a same day appointment!
Sadly, thanks to Obamacare, our employer’s health insurance networks changed, Dr. Chang became out of network for us, and we were forced to choose a different PCP. That and we had moved out of Irvine. One day, we hope to be able to somehow go back to Dr. Chang.
Lastly, did I mention the beautiful view of Irvine Valley from their office high in the Hoag Irvine tower? Once again, darn you Irvine! JK.

Dr. Chang is the epitome of what a primary care physician should strive to be. He’s down-​to-​earth and attentive when addressing any concerns I have mentioned. His office provides blood lab work and vaccines among other other things. The medical staff is also very friendly.

Dr Albert Chang, he is one of the best primary doctor, very caring, listen to all your concern and give you the best attention!
He always returning call and he works on saturday too (for emergency/​sick).

I am so relieved to have found Dr Chang. He never rushes you and you can ask any concerns you have and he will take the time to explain them nicely. He is a thorough doctor too. He went over my medical history and brought up concerns that my past doctors haven’t brought up and I feel like I finally have the whole picture of my health.
He is a doctor that once you are in his care, you want to stay for the long term. He always goes back to review previous labs done and he seems to go down a mental checklist to make sure you got the most of your annual physical. He is a caring doctor and wants to solve the issues at hand.
I haven’t had a problem with the staff, they have always been pleasant to deal with.
If you haven’t heard from the office about your lab results, a call to remind them is simple enough.
Highly recommended.

Very happy to have found Dr. Albert Chang through Unilocal.So far I have had two visits with him and the experience is definitely something to write about.
I was very impressed when I had my first appointment with him. He spent close to an hour trying to get a clear picture of my medical history. He is very thorough and listens to what you have to say.
My second appointment was made after I sent him an email complaining of severe diarrhea. He responded at around 10:30pm and said to come see him. I called his office the next day to make the appointment. His office staff informed me that he does not see patients on Thursday afternoons. After I told her that Dr. Chang emailed me to come see him, they put me on hold and came back to tell me that he can see me that afternoon.
Dr. Chang is awesome!!!

Dr Chang is a very nice, down to earth doctor. He really takes time to listen to patients. Each time I came over, it always never a rush with him. Though the assistant Christine can be moody sometimes, I still think it worth my time to his office. I think other girls are working at the front desk now that Christine went back to school. The only complain (minor one) I have is waiting for the lab results can be painful sometimes, it can takes up to 3 days for dr Chang to call back because the slow lab responded.
In my opinion, visiting a private doctor who know how to run his/​her business is much more pleasant than a large medical groups. It always a mess with the staffs. So many unhappy hate their jobs people at those places, I am telling you from my experiences.

Dr. Chang is an excellent and caring doctor, but Jessica who works at the front desk is the worst I have seen. I called the doctor’s office to make an appointment for a cholesterol blood test which doesn’t require to see Dr. Chang. Jessica on the phone gave me an appointment time for the next day, which is today. I went to the office on time and waited and waited. 1.25 hrs later I was still waiting so I asked Jessica at the desk why every time I went to Chang’s office for an appointment, the wait exceeded an hour which is uncommon. Her response was 1) the doctor ordered her to schedule patients this way so don’t talk to her about this, go talk to him, 2) change doctor if I don’t like it. She then accused me of lying in saying that I have a scheduled appointment & I was a mere ‘walk-​in’ until I showed her the calling log on my cell, and she was the who gave me the appointment time on the phone! In hindsight, I was wondering why she didn’t ask me for my name when booking me on the phone, I was the one who told her my name when she was about to end the call. She is as incompetent as she is rude, and does great injustice to the good doctor.

I am always nervous about medical appointments, but my first visit at Dr Chang’s office was very positive.
Contrary to a few other reviewers, I appreciated Mitzi the receptionist’s patience and kindness with me when I asked her many questions about insurance (that I had never gotten a chance to even ask at other PCP offices).
Consistent with most other reviewers, I really enjoyed my time with Dr Chang. For once (and I have seen many different doctors over the years), I felt invited to air all my health concerns (vs. typical doctors who are so rushed and distant that my mind often goes blank out of sheer intimidation). Now I understand what another reviewer mentioned about Dr Chang having excellent bedside manner: he was patient, thoughtful, and engaged as I tried to describe my symptoms; had a sense of presence that reassured me and helped me have courage to confront some of my fears. He was not overly chatty — but still very friendly and professional. Definitely five stars!

If you can deal with his rude office staff, zero return phone calls, zero return emails, then you’ll be okay. Dr. Chang spent time listening and seemed to understand enough about my health. Although the complete lack of communication may be enough for me to go else where.

I have never had a doctor as caring for a patient as Dr. Chang. He takes time explaining my condition to me. One time, I got a call from him at 7pm just to tell me the result of my blood exam. My condition is not that critical too. I only have a high cholesterol level. He took the time to advice me on things I need to do to lower it. How many doctors will call you at 7pm to do that?
There was also an occassion last month when I was running a fever and I called his office around 10am. He answered the phone (yes, he is so down-​to-​earth that he also answers the phone if he can) and told me to come in at lunch time. I just feel blessed to have found such a doctor.

Dr. Chang is an amazing doctor. He is extremely attentive and will spend as much time as needed to answer any questions. I never feel rushed and always feel comfortable with his recommendations and suggestions.

I had been searching for a PCP for a while, and saw reviews on here for Dr. Albert Chang in Irvine, CA. I called several offices to find a PCP that could do my annual physical soon, most offices could not see me for several weeks out. One office even wanted me to schedule a consult, then come back another day for the physical (two visits). Dr. Chang’s office could see me in just a couple days.
I was looking for a doctor that wouldn’t rush me and only want to talk about one issue. I went to see Dr. Chang last week for my annual physical and to discuss a few other issues. Dr. Chang really takes his time with you, listens to all your concerns and is very informative. I had MANY questions and he actually addressed every one of them. Before I went, I made a list of all my medications and medical history, and Dr. Chang went through the list very thoroughly. I did not feel rushed at all.
I just called the office (on a SATURDAY) to find out my blood test results from last week, the staff put me on hold only for a couple minutes, then Dr. Chang picked up and talked with me for a while. He patiently went through every test one by one, explained what every result meant and how to improve my numbers for anything that was slightly elevated. He recommended not to take medications that I didn’t need to and what the plan was going forward for anything that was abnormal.
I felt Dr. Chang has exceptional chair side manner and I would definitely recommend him to anyone.
I would just add that the women at the front desk sometimes seem a little inconsiderate and insincere, but Dr. Chang’s service makes the office worth it.

Dr. Chang has been my PCP for over two years now and I couldn’t ask for a better doctor. He is kind, caring, meticulous and has great bedside manner.
On the very first appointment, he spent over an hour going through my medical history asking many questions and carefully noting them down — this was very different from the experiences I have had with other doctors who seemed to want to spend as little time as they could with you rushing to go see the next patient. As another reviewer noted, I never felt rushed through by Dr. Chang — he spends enough time listening to you to properly understand what your problem is before prescribing a treatment for you unlike some doctors who make you wait an hour in the room only to come see you for a couple of minutes and give you a prescription /​treatment without fully understanding your symptoms.
Also, he is easy to get hold of — via email and phone — even after hours when necessary. I was extremely impressed when I received emails personally written by him detailing my lab results.
I have been extremely happy with Dr. Chang so I have recommended him as the primary care physician to my wife. She likes him too.
If you are looking for a PCP in the Irvine area, I highly recommend him.
09/​24/​2015 UPDATE:
It has been a few years, Dr. Chang is my primary care physician. Every time I get a chance to deal with him — be it in an office visit, or on the phone, I can’t help but feel how lucky I am to have him as my PCP. Excellent doctor!