Raju Jay S, MD

Douchebag piece of crap. Wish I’d seen these reviews first, all the negativity is painfully accurate.
Don’t bother with this clown.

This doctor is full of sxxt. I got the endoscopy in Jan. 2014. But the south bay endoscopy company, which owned by Dr. Raju, did not claim to my health insurance properly. The collection agency keeps calling me still more than two months… Even I was covered by two health insurances then, one by my husband’s company and another one by my company. I am totally sick of this doctor.
Besides, he did not give a proper prep. instruction. So, I did not clean my inside properly. As a result, I have to do it again. Horrible Horrible experience.
I wish I can give him negative 5 star.

I am unable to recommend Dr. Raju. He lacks professionalism. He initially showed an interest in my concerns. Then he went on to say that I was imagining these concerns and symptoms which I have had for quite some time. What kind of doc. is this. When he finished palpating my abdomen he deliberately squeezed one of my breasts. He should not have a license to care for patients. I caution women especially to be careful alone in a room with him. Better yet, don’t book an appointment in the first place. Imagine if I carried through with a procedure with him that required anesthesia. What could happen then that I might not be fully conscious of. Believe it or not, I laughed with him a bit (knowing from other reviewers that he likes to laugh) all the while looking at him incredulously. I’ve decided to postpone my procedure and search for a reputable Gastroenterologist. I will be contacting my primary care doctor for a new referral tomorrow.

Dr. Raju is great, but I believe what hurts him the worst is his office staff. This does not include RN’s. His front office staff are rude, un-​trained, in great need of communication skills and more. There is NO professionalism. These are the ones that represent the doctor and Dr. Raju should be aware of the no return phone calls, the sarcastic tone — all of this for $ 10.00/hr. You get what you pay for…

Last time I saw dr Raju was for my first full colonoscopy back in 2006. I don’t remember much while the exam was being performed because i was completely asleep. I do remember he found and removed one polop. It was benign. So I found him again because i remembered the big yellow bldg and thanks to Google Earth. I made my consultation appt. and then one week later i had my exam. After reading all the Unilocal reviews I wondered what had happened in the years for there to be such negative reviews. ie talks fast, can’t understand accent, no bedside manner. So I was apprehensive at first. Well the first consultation put me at ease.
The first thing he says to me is «Whats your secret?» I replied «What Secret? He says «Your Hair is Black and Sooo Thick at your age of 67yrs»…He says thats illegal… hahaha…we had a good laugh together. (I don’t dye my hair either)
He is the same very Funny guy and I can understand him perfectly. Oh yeah another review said he referred patients to Google on topics. We laughed he made a few jokes and he gave me a few pamphlets to read. I had already read them in the waiting room. If you’re just sitting there waiting why not enlighten yourself instead of being so lazy and just sitting there! The nurses were so kind and helpful to any question I had. They even called the day before to make sure i had taken the liquid medicine and asked if i had any further unanswered questions. None. So the day came and i went next door to the clinic. Everything went perfect. The attending nurse put me at ease… since i was a bit nervous… this time i was awake and felt only mild
discomfort nothing even to be concerned about. No sooner than it started it was over and i was on my way home. When he first came into the exam room I made a
comment that «Don’t be a pain in my ass» and he burst out laughing. It couldn’t have gone better. As for those people who whined and complained about him not taking enough time to explain what the service was going to be like or what the pro’s and con’s of whatever ailed them and suggesting to the patients to Google it.
Hey! If you are sooooo lazy that you can’t spend your own time reading about your own particular problem is in this Internet age of comprehensive explanations in depth then you are one of those people that are probably going to WHINE about everything in your life anyways. I would much rather Dr Raju be performing surgerys and his trade and giving you the knowledge of where to look on the Internet than to spend a couple hours reading off the Internet because your sorry ass is too LAZY to do it yourself.
Dr Raju is a Great Doctor and if the world had more Doctors like him then it would be a better place. You don’t keep a successful business for 30+ years if you’re not doing a great job. So ALL you WHINERS out there if you don’t like it then find someone else to go to and leave the great doctor for the rest of us.
Just remember that for every one negative review that are 500+ happily satisfied customers that don’t bother to write a review.

I have nothing nice to say about Raju. Despicable bedside manners. Absolutely the worst experience. For all those looking for gastro specialist… please, please, please go elsewhere.

Love him however no one likes to be probed. He is very good at his job. He leaves nothing to chance.

He’s pretty rude. Acts like he’s above you and doesn’t have the time. I usually give constructive criticism but the best I can do here is to keep it short. You can’t change people.

I didn’t see the doctor yet, but his office stuff simply most rude and unprofessional I have seen so far.
Would certainly recommend avoid this office if you can!

In March 2012, Dr. Raju was unable to complete my colonoscopy because of diverticulitis. He sent me to O’Connor Hosp. for a barium x-​ray. Two weeks later, I had not received a report re: the x-​ray, so I called his office. His receptionist told me that the results were fine. Dr. Raju never communicated directly with me. I soon began having bowel problems and in Jan. 2013, was diagnosed with advanced cancer. I find it difficult to understand how this cancer never showed up on any of the tests.

I was referred to Dr. Raju for my endoscopy. Our first meeting was informative and relaxed.
On the day of the endoscopy, I remember the doctor telling the nurse to «make sure he is comfortable». He was truly concerned about my comfort. He is interactive, bright, and engaging. The procedure went smoothly.
He was well spoken and I could understand him clearly. He has a wonderful sense of humor.

I had a bad experience with Dr Raju in 2004 when I went through my first endoscopy. He was great in the first meeting to convince me to go through the procedure, but he turned impatient in the procedure and even unprofessional when I called him with new symptoms. For my second endoscopy in 2010, I decided to switch to Dr Balaa in San Jose, who took enough time and care to thoroughly examine me, explaining the situation, and performed a smooth procedure. Dr. Balaa is very professional and a wonderful person. My health has been improving with him. I’m so glad that I made the switch away from Dr Raju.

Do you want to hear what happened? I waited 4 weeks for an appointment with the doctor. He could not see me for a long time. I explained to the receptionist what was wrong and she said to go to the emergency room. long story short. I could have found out I had divercotolitus if he would have seen me. Instead I had two emergency room visits and an ambulance ride. It cost me out of pocket 2000 dollars. The doctor FINALLY saw me when I was in the hospital bed. ass.

Just had my first appointment with Dr. Raju. He is very attentive and probably suits people who are interested in understanding their own condition. Some others here say he has a heavy accent and talks to fast. Well, he does have an Indian accent, but I am judging him on his competency and not his accent (other reviewers here seem to have a problem with it, but I don’t judge how good a doctor is based on accent!). He was clear, concise, empathetic and defined a well though out plan to work through my issues and modify diet and habits to isolate the causes of my pain. I like him a lot and would recommend to intelligent folk who want a good doctor to «partner» with you on your recovery.

why doesn’t Unilocal allow 0 star reviews? that’s how much i dislike dr raju and his office. my hubby was referred here by his primary care doctor (whom I also have beef about — see my soon to be written review about him, too) for digestive problems. anyways, he did a biopsy on my husband, couldn’t find anything, so then referred him somewhere else for a capsule endoscopy. the capsule suggested celiac, so then dr raju did ANOTHER biopsy and then diagnosed my hubby with celiac. after diagnosis, he told my husband to go home and look up celiac on the internet. and that’s it. as other doctors have told me, we do not pay the internet for medical advice.
so then my hubby called dr. raju for referral to nutritionist. of course dr. raju doesn’t call him back so after multiple phone calls we finally get a return phone call and dr. raju says he doesn’t really know any nutrionists who specializes in celiac. why couldn’t dr raju look on the internet for someone is my question?
in hindsight, now that we know better, the 2^nd biopsy was not necessary, celiac diagnosis could be done just via the capsule.
what type of GI doctor is this guy anyways?
don’t go here!