Dolores Barba, MD

Love dr. Barba but theres never any appointments! I wanted to get a phsycial and the earliest appointment is till September! My husband and I are going to try to have a baby and I just wanted to check if everything is fine with me. But till September? Thats a super long time to wait. might have to switch doctors :(

First visit with her was great. But the second time she stared at her computer typing away my answers to her questions while she undermined and dismissed my concerns and questions. She even rolled her eyes when I asked what a certain medical term was that she used. I told her I was asking since I didn’t know. She again dismissed the question and didn’t address any of the concerns or questions I had. People know it’s hard to get to a doctor appointment when they’re busy. That’s the case for me. If I have the luxury to have good insurance in this profit making medical industry of America, at least provide me with a service. Since I’m fortunate enough to be able to choose a doctor because my emplyee provides health insurance, I will not be returning to her.
Dr. Barba, para la primera visita era un encanto. Por eso volvi (ahora como puedo porque tengo bastante bueno seguro medico y tengo la fortuna de poder decidir donde voy). Pero hoy no hizo nada de caso, ni a mis preguntas o preocupaciones. Me hizo sentir que no tenia que haber preguntado nada porque la estaba molestando. No me explici nada y solo dijo que palabras medicas que no entendia. Cuando la pregunte que significaban me contesto sin mirarme y con un tono de coz que quere decir ‘que pesada eres.’ No se como decir ‘roll your eyes’ en espanol pero es lo que hizo. Paso unosinuyos conmigo y luego mando su nurse para terminar y no entendi lo que iba a pasar porque Barba no me habia explicarlo nada en palabras de personas que no son medicos. Fue una experiencia muy desafprtunada. No volvere.

I am rarely ill I have seen Dr Barba once in 4 years. The second time I went in I saw the PA I had gone in because every time I had my period and used tampons I broke out and had horrible itching. I was told to use A&D ointment, he was rude and condescending when I asked how A&D would stop the itching. After researching myself I found a very common reaction, is to the chlorine in many tampon brands. Life changer. Last week I was coughing so badly I was dizzy and almost passed out while driving. I was scared so I called the good Dr. Not in and no appointment for 3 weeks. I was told the nurse would call the next day. I went to urgent care Without a referral I couldn’t risk crashing with my 3 year old. Diagnosis bronchitis. The next morning the nurse calls to tell me to take Claritin and nose spray. Hello my symptom was cough not sinus. I am firing this Dr. Who doesn’t care about patients to actually listen before diagnosing

Dr. Barba is fantastic. She’s knowledgable, thorough, and is a very pleasant person. The HCP group she works with is very efficient. I have never had an issue with anyone. All are kind and accommodating. This is a very professional medical group.

I’ve been with Dr. Barba and Health Care P. for a few years now. At first I was able to get an app. with her within 2 weeks of calling. Now when I call for an app. I was told she did not have one available for over a month! When I finally got in to see her she referred me to get an ultra sound done for some irregular periods which I’ve never had in the past. She said she would call me to discuss my results. She never did. Instead I get my results which were not normal in the mail. :(I have never before had any abnormal text results and I was surprised when I got my results in the mail without first hearing from my Dr. I called as soon as I read my abnormal results since I was really scared. The nurse said she would leave a message with the Dr. and have her return my phone call. 4 hours later I get a call from the nurse not my Dr. saying that she simply has sent a request to send me to a specialist. I said but the paper says I have one friroid, and I just have a couple of questions about it like the size and if it is only one? The nurse then told me she would just send me a copy of my ultra sound results because she thinks one is the size of a rice grain but the other one might be the size of a penny. When I got a copy of my results it showed I have 2 not 1. In the first letter I got from my Dr. it stated only 1. Hello it does make a difference if I have one or two! I had to google my results to find out what I have, how sad is that? What happened to Dr. s answering concerns and questions? Isn’t that what my Insurance pays her for? I am going to have to have surgery for this so it would have been nice for her to communicate with me and answer any questions I had. I am not going back to her and in the process of finding a new and better Dr.

Dr. Barba is awesome! Nice personal touch, she takes the time to get to know her patients.

This used to be called Arroyo Seco Medical Group, I’ve been coming here close to 15 years. The staff from the front desk to the nurses in the back are great. And I personally think the doctors here are AWESOME. I can personally vouch for two Internal Medicine doctors there. Dr. Dolores Barba who is my primary physician and Dr. Randy Debber who i see when my doctor is not available. Dr. Barba is open and honest and really cares about her patients. If you dont want honesty then go somewhere else. Shes the kind of doctor you can call with a problem and her or her nurse will get back to you the same day. She calls you to go over your lab results one by one (this is each and every time you have lab work done). She also went as far as to call her sister who is a doctor at UCLA to ask her expertise regarding my situation. If she doesn’t know something she asked she doesn’t just leave you hanging. Awesome lady. I have a friend who drives from Pomona to Pasadena just to see her. Regarding other physicians in the office. My grandmother goes to Dr. Jiao who is in the same office. And she really likes her shes always on top of her job as well.