Sohrab Yamini, MD

This is the worst experience I have ever had with a doctor! I waited for 1 hr to be seen and then I had to contact my health insurance myself to fix something that was supposed to be done by the incompetent staff… I have been waiting for over two hours at this time!

Dr. YAmini has been my family doctor for years now. He is so caring and attentive and always follows up with us a few days after our visits to make sure we are ok. He is definitely heaven sent. We owe our lives the him!!!

Dr. Yamini is very nice, attentive and helpful. The problem is with the staff. Sharona has been saying she will call me back now for 6 weeks. I have called 5 times in those 6 weeks to get a referral for an OBGYN. Seems dangerous to neglect patients like this, knowing that the only way to see a specialist is through a referral.

Horrible staff, unorganized office, the doctor care less for the patients. I was waiting to get a referral for more than 2 months! for a routine check up. I would never set foot in the office ever again.

This is the type of place that seems to not only schedule multiple patients at the same time with the same physician, but schedules more patients than their waiting room can seat. I had to stand up for much of my 45-​minute wait. After hearing the receptionist check in about 5 patients for the physician I was scheduled to see during the first 30 minutes, I inquired at the front when – and if – I would be seen. After asking if I was a new patient (rather than when I actually checked in), she handed me a sheet and asked for my copayment. They then moved me to another room with a bench where I sat a bit longer before being told to enter a room with someone who offered an unwashed hand to say hello before beginning to ask me my medical history… with the door open. I felt like I was in a developing nation with lines of people waiting for services that were done more informally than most US facilities would allow.
In any event, germs now means I’ll form antibodies now that protect me when I’m old and fragile, right? So… I closed the door in favor of HIPAA and began to answer his questions. He turned out not to be an intake nurse or Dr. Yamini, but rather another physician who for some reason was (reluctantly it seemed) helping out. And, then I waited another several minutes for Dr. Yamini. He seemed knowledgeable and even apologized for the wait (unlike the receptionist or physician standing in). And, I got what I needed thus far. Time will tell if being a regular means better treatment, but for now, this was my experience.
Bottom line: Dr. Yamini seems alright as a doctor, but must get greater control of his office procedures and staff in order to present a more professional image.

Dr. Yamini is one of the best doctor’s that one can have. He is an angel, life saver and very caring. There is not enough nice things to say about Dr. Yamini.
God bless him. I highly recommend Dr. Yamini

Absolutely horrible…
Took me over a month and a half just to get my blood test results… and had to call the office countless times in order to get it…
Originally went to get my heart checked out because I was having palpitations. Was supposed to get a referral to see a cardiologist… been 2 months and counting and still no referral and still having palpitations… changing my primary care physician as we speak…
If you care about your health, I would highly recommend that you go to someone who actually cares for his patients and has staff that actually knows what they are doing…

Yea… I’ve waited longer than expected at times but u know what, both the Dr. As well as his staff (Sharona, Tammy, Maggie, Shawn) are by far the MIST ATTENTIVE, on it staff I’ve dealt with. The Dr. Is amazing, he takes his time… He asks u questions, his staff is fantastic and on the ball!!! Great Gastroenterologist I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. !!!

Visiting Dr. Sohrab Yamini was a horrible experience!
1– my appt was scheduled for 5pm and he saw me at 5:45pm
2– the medical assistant had no clue what to ask me and what to do to me — he checked my blood pressure 6 times!
3 — Dr Sohrab got in the room, looked at me and asked me why I was there. I said I needed a referral to see an specialist and he said — ok, do you need a blood test? and I said — I don’t know, you are the doctor, you have to tell me — and he said — it’s up to you!!!
4– this girl called Sharona said she was going to call me back in 2 days after getting approval w/​my insurance to see a specialist, it has been 6 days and I have not heard from her!

I would like to say this is the best Dr. in the world i really dont know what are the other people complaining about. As for me Ive had the best experience fast easy and i was out there in no time. He even spent time with me alone one on one telling me how we have to move on with my problem and what i have to change. I would like to thank Sharona the office manager and Tammy for helping me out fill out the paper work on the day of my surgery THANK U GUYS and keep up the good work

Don’t listen to the negative reviews! Dr Yamini is a great doctor and his office is very busy. Most doctors are struggling to get by, while Dr Yamini is always busy. You know why? Because he truly cares about his patients and they sense this. That’s why they keep coming back. Most of the Unilocal complainers are bringing up one point: the office is disorganized. Let me ask you this: do you want to put your life in the hands of a doctor that is organized, or a doctor with a loyal following of thousands of patients who can diagnose and prevent disease? If you want organized, go to a Starbucks. This is a doctors office, organization is the least important of issues, the biggest issue is can the doctor diagnose and treat properly, and maybe even save your life in the process. DR YAMINI CAN.

I have seen the reviews you all have written and all I hear is a bunch of whiny people who think they deserve more than what they should be entitled too. I have met Dr. Yamini and He is very competent and nice. The office staff are knowledgeable and get things done, unless the insurance, which we pay for, is being stupid! Which we all know they can be 90% of the time. So instead of blaming staff or the doctors take a look at your insurance. As for the woman whose son was charged for the visit, people who do not have the insurance card are charged for our visits with ANY doctor. So blame your son, not the staff or doctor, they are doing their JOBs! So take a good look at yourselves and see what the problem is, for you get what you give! You want nice, kiss butt staff, do a little kiss butting yourself and act like human beings not rabid animals. You may get a kind word of a smile once in awhile from others.

We chose Dr. Yamini so that my son could easily get to his office from UCLA. My son had a terrible first experience at the Westwood office. First of all, he finally saw the doctor more than an hour after the appointment time. In addition, the staff insisted that my son pay for the appointment in full, rather than just the co-​payment, simply because they were too ‘busy’ to confirm that Dr. Yamini was indeed my son’s new Primary Care Physician. My son didn’t have $ 100 cash on him (they would not take a debit card), and so had to go to an ATM and return with the money. He’s an honest guy, and although he could have just left, he did the right thing and came back to pay them. Now I have to do the work and submit the claim for reimbursement. In addition, after explaining the medical issue to the reasonably competent resident doctor – who apparently has moved on and not longer there – Dr. Yamini did not bother to look at her report and my son ended up having to go back a second time to get what he really needed. We have changed his PCP again, needless to say, although unfortunately, the new office is not as conveniently located.

this doctor is terrible, if you like to stay alive dont go to this doctor. the staff has no clue of what they are doing. he never gives the results for any test. one of my family members had gist (tumor)and he said you are fine just go home and rest.

This office is ridiculous. He does seem like a nice person– absolutely, but that does not make him a doctor that I will ever visit again.
First of all, his office is run down. Not life or death but it definitely didn’t feel clean. Secondly, his staff is rude and not apologetic for it.
I sat waiting for over 2 hours for my appointment. When I finally said something I realized that they had forgotten about me. And somehow she was upset with me about it. I guess the girl who did my intake was done for the day? As I sat there and waited people would come in and say that the doctor was expecting them and then just walk back there. And crazily, he would see them! I kind of felt like I was in some sort of poorly run clinic in an old Twin Peaks episode. It would have actually been funny if it wasn’t happening to me. When I finally got in he wanted to do a full bloodwork up even though I just needed a prescription refilled. Really? I think he just wanted to milk my insurance company.

I agree with the other two reviews, he is a genuine, nice guy. ALTHOUGH…
I had recently been experiencing sudden, massive headaches and went to Dr. Yamini in hope of diagnosing what was/​is wrong. He sent me to have blood work done, then said he would be in touch with the results. Two months and 11 phone calls later, still no results. Each time I call, he is no where to be found. Who runs this circus??!
I hope I don’t have a brain tumor.
I will be finding another PCP.

I didn’t really have any problems with Dr. Sohrab — he’s a nice guy and a good doctor.
However, this business is very poorly run. It takes forever to get an appointment, and when I showed up at 9am I found that they actually hadn’t entered me into the system. They told me he would be in at 10am, and I waited until 10:45am to be seen. I’ll be looking for another GP with a better run office.

Dr. Yamini is true old school good internal medicine. He is kind and caring. He did some blook work on me and sent me in the right direction to finding the problem I was having.