Buttelman Christopher R MD

There are no words on how to describe Dr. Buttleman and staff than AMAZING.
I have had couple calls to this office where I refuse to go to urgent care before seeing Dr. Buttleman. One occasion I was in Tijuana, Mexico dieing from a terrible pain. At first my mother and I thought it was gallbladder trouble. On the following business day I called Dr. Buttleman office explained what had happen over the phone and they sent me straight to laboratory for blood test and ultrasound of my whole abdomen. Couple days later went for the results so happy it was nothing, just a reaction to a very fatty and over condiment food. Dr. Buttleman did warned me foods high on fat and to many condiments can cause galbladder problems. Since then I have changed my diet and lost some weight and no recurring problems.
I will definitely refer to this office any time. I even got my husband to come. And trust me he is not fond of any person with a Dr. Before their name.
See you guys soon.

In September of 2012 I came down with a fever, thought it was a flu and went to an Urgent Care. They thought it was a flu yet within a week I was seeing double… I called Dr. Buttleman on a referral from my dad. Dr. Buttleman saw me immediately and on examination, checked me into Holy Cross hospital for tests. It turns out that I had West Nile virus. Over the next harrowing 29 days I spent in the hospital, Dr. Buttleman amassed a team of specialists ranging from neurologists, infectious disease experts, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and the like. He was there for me every single day, without fail. I am sure that I would not be alive right now if it weren’t for him. He has a great bedside manner, explains things well, and goes the extra mile to make sure his patients are getting the best care possible. I have experienced a full recovery and I wholly attribute it to Dr. Buttleman’s experience, skill and acumen. He is the best. Period.

Thank you for the horrible care my mother received from you and Dr. Robertson (Medical Director) at Care Meridian Oso Street House (skilled nursing facility.) When the 100 days of skilled nursing care was over, you did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to coordinate care. First, you had her LITERALLY DUMPED at Northridge Hospital, saying the 100 days were over and she had to either go home or pay $ 1000/​day to stay at the SNF. When Northridge Hospital called your facility to complain and threaten police action, your home took her back, however, only after you and the nurse coordinator there FIXED the chart notes stating you ordered her there for evaluation. (I guess that’s why no one at the hospital knew why she was there and why she didn’t get a bed until 330am.) Then, miraculously, you realized she had another 9 days of nursing care! So, fast forward the 9 days, again she was released, to home this time, with no care set for her. She begged you and the nurse coordinator to ask Blue Cross PPO for more days because there was no way she was able to be at home in her condition, and all of you did nothing. Next, finally a couple days later someone came from to her home from the Home Health Care company and she said WHY ARE YOU AT HOME? You’re not safe, and we cannot provide care to you because of this. So, fast forward a couple more days, finally her PCP told her to call 911 and go to Tarzana Hospital where he kept her until just yesterday when he got approval from Blue Cross to get the much needed PT from an acute care hospital where she is now. Btw, I work in diagnostic sales and asked a physician friend of mine, whom you actually refer patients to for ENT to call you personally to help with this process. I was hoping for professional courtesy, at least, on your end, and WOW, what did we get? You tell him she’s fine to go home, there’s no more SNF days left, you or Dr. Robertson called Blue Cross and there’s nothing more they can do. Oh, and whenever you saw her at the nursing facility, she was laughing and having a party with her girlfriends who were visiting her! Both of us were absolutely stunned upon hearing that. Hey Dr. Buttelman, when you’re a very active working professional and out of the blue within 1 second you become paralyzed from the waist down, you need friends to visit to take your mind off your obvious problems! You’re a disgrace to the medical profession. I wonder if you would have treated your mother better?