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Hemant B Upadhyaya, MD

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Hemant B Upadhyaya, MD
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1941 HUNTINGTON DR STE C SOUTH PASADENA, CA 91030
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(4 Reviews)
Service
4 star average for Service
Environment
4 star average for Environment
Expertise
4.5 star average for Expertise
Recommended
3.5 star average for Recommended
Does this provider treat their staff well?
Very! I've never seen an employer treat their staff better
Did this provider seem up-to-date with the current advancements in their field?
Yes, they were informing me of new advancements that were extremely recent
Did this provider listen to your input and concerns?
Absolutely! This provider always listens carefully to what I have to say!
How would you compare this provider to others in his/her field that you have visited?
Among the best I have seen
Did this provider rush your appointment?
No, I was able to ask as many questions as I wanted
by Anonymous
August 02, 2011
Does this provider welcome questions?
Not really. I felt like an annoyance when I asked a question
Did this provider seem well-trained and experienced?
Not really, I was hoping for someone with more experience
Did you feel safe in this surgeon's care?
Mostly, I was still a little nervous
Were the waiting room chairs comfortable at this surgeon's office?
They were average
by Anonymous
June 13, 2011
Did this provider seem well-trained and experienced?
Yes, they seemed very qualified
by Anonymous
March 08, 2011
I really liked Dr. Hemant at first, but then it turned south in about 4 months. I started seeing him in April 2008. My younger son has down syndrome. In late August, my son started showing severe signs of illness. From high grade fevers lasting for weeks at a time to rashes to waking every 45 minutes as night. He was trying to convince me that my son had asthma. Hemant even asked me "to do him a favor and just try breathing treatments." Being an asthmatic myself, I knew he was full of it. I even told him that it wasn't asthma. Dr. Hemant was more concerned with his immunizations being up to date than my son's recurrent infections.
Fast foward to Dec. 12, after enduring weekly visits (Since late August) with complaints and being brushed off with "give him Motrin & Tylenol" (I'm assuming that I had the hysterical mother label at this point), I found myself once again in his office. Dr. Hemant sent us to the ER. He said my son didn't look well, but assured us "it was not life threatening."
Here's the clincher, my son was then diagnosed with AML Leukemia that day. He was so ill (lowest platelet and hemoglobin in Huntington Hospital & Children's Hospital LA history) the ER doctor on call didn't want to release him for transport. As they felt "he wouldn't make it."
Yes my son did make it and yes he is in remission, but with no thanks to Dr. Hemant. He was stuck on his asthma diagnosis and completely ignored all the text book symptom's my at-risk for leukemia child displayed. Dr. Hemant is a nice man, but should've caught my son's illness. It just took 1 lab to diagnose my son. Something Hemant did not do! Whatever his reasoning for not doing labs, I will NEVER know or fully understand. I hope I can save another family grief by not recommending Dr. Hemant!
Here's one more funny thing, Dr. Hemant wouldn't sign paperwork allowing my older and completely healthy son to take skateboarding lessons. The lessons were safe and structured, offered through the cancer sibling program. Hemant said the lessons were "too dangerous." Kind of ironic coming from a Doctor who doesn't even do labs for an at risk child who was sick for 3 months straight!
by ccb725
February 09, 2010
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