Prema Kothandaraman, MD

Obstetrician & Gynecologist
22 years of experience

Accepting new patients

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51 N 5th Ave
Ste 204
Arcadia, CA 91006
(626) 358-1970

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Overall Rating:
2.5
  • Currently 2.5 of 4 stars
Total Ratings

36

Total Reviews

28

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Ease of Appointment:
  • Currently 2.8125 of 4 stars
Promptness:
  • Currently 1.875 of 4 stars
Courteous Staff:
  • Currently 2.3125 of 4 stars
Accurate Diagnosis:
  • Currently 2.5333333333333 of 4 stars
Bedside Manner:
  • Currently 2.75 of 4 stars
Spends Time with Me:
  • Currently 2.375 of 4 stars
Follows Up After Visit:
  • Currently 2.3846153846154 of 4 stars
Average Wait: 40 minutes
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  • Currently 2 of 4 stars
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by Carol Y. on Mar 31st, 2012 on yelp.com

I have had several procedures done in the last few months and I do like Dr. Prema. She is very personable and caring. She does a good job in explaining procedures thoroughly. What I did not like was

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  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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by jancene m. on Mar 9th, 2012 on yelp.com

this doctor straight up yelled at me while i was in active labor. \"this is not a hotel! you should not be trying to rest, you should have had this baby hours ago! it`s almost 2 o`clock!\" i had gotten

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  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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by Allison A. on Jan 26th, 2012 on yelp.com

What a money hungry doctor! She has all of her staff doing her dirty work and YES she does put on a good show when you see her. She makes the nurses look like the bad people when it`s her!! Long story

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  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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Jan 24th, 2012

We have been there few times during pregnancy. The doctor and staff are very friendly. I will defenitely recomment this doctor.

  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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by Ayana J. on Aug 2nd, 2011 on yelp.com

I posted this same review on Dr. Prema`s page. I too am shocked by the negative reviews.Dr. Prema`s staff is the nicest group of people that I have ever met working in a medical office. I actually

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  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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by Ayana J. on Aug 2nd, 2011 on yelp.com

Dr. Prema`s staff is the nicest group of people that I have ever met working in a medical office. I actually missed going to see them once my 6 week postpartum checkup.The waiting room is tidy,

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  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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Jul 21st, 2011

I wish I had done this surgery 10 years ago. Prema diagnosed the problem, gave me the options and decided to do the sling procedure. I got my freedom back ;-). Highly recommended!

  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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May 11th, 2011

Amazed by all of the negative comments, but please don't judge her by them. Dr. Prema and her staff are amazing! Dr. Prema is an outstanding doctor who genuinely cares for her patients. She always gives you her undivided attention and makes you feel at ease. Dr. Prema transmits a sense of serenity and peace that is exactly what one needs during a doctors visit. Thank you for being and extraordinary doctor whom I have completely trusted throughout my first pregnancy and now with my second

  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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by Colleen P. on Apr 3rd, 2011 on yelp.com

I liked the doctor the first couple of visits, she seemed caring and competent. Her staff wasn`t that great, but I could overlook that as long as I felt the doctor was good. The first red flag came

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  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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by S R. on Mar 31st, 2011 on yelp.com

I don`t normally Yelp about a doctor...but I really liked Dr. Prema! She was very compassionate and genuine. She took the time to talk to me and get to know me while the visit didn`t feel \"rushed\" at

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  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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by Samantha R. on Mar 31st, 2011 on yelp.com

I posted the same review for Dr. Prema on another Yelp page so I will just copy and paste it here. However, I`m a little shocked by the negative reviews. I genuinely enjoyed Dr. Prema and thought both

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  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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by brandi g. on Feb 10th, 2011 on yelp.com

I guess you can't detect fraud on an ultrasound....You really need to read the filtered reviews here, she has lots of negative ones there, there is even one that had nearly the same experience I had…

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  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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by brandi g. on Feb 10th, 2011 on yelp.com

Negative stars for this doctor. She should lose her medical license for trying to defraud my insurance company and forcing me to find a new doctor 8 12 months into my pregnancy. All because I refused

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  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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by Natasha W. on Jan 27th, 2011 on yelp.com

Dr. Prema was awesome! She saw me the same day I called saying I needed an urgent appt. I had been to the ER earlier with heavy vaginal bleeding and severe abdominal pain. The ER did nothing for me.…

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  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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by Sharon V. on Jan 24th, 2011 on yelp.com

I wanted to add one additional detail that I was not aware of until I switched doctors. I had a negative blood type and my husband had a positive blood type. It is standard practice to be offered a…

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  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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by Ryanne P. on Jan 21st, 2011 on yelp.com

Great Doctor! She genuinely cares about her patients. I had a lot going on when I saw Dr. Prema and she took the time to really listen about what I wanted and how I felt. This is the first child I

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  • Currently 2 of 4 stars
 |  Rushed and forgetful  |  show details
Oct 18th, 2010

I have had good appointments and bad appointments. I decided to leave her care in my third trimester because she would look me in the eyes in the office and say "I will see you next time" when we make an appointment in the office, and then I would end up with the NP. She also forgot my due date and used a completely different one without explaining why. I am high risk and it is unacceptable to not see her every time. It would be 8 weeks to see her and I am 34 weeks. She kept sticking me with the NP. She seemed distracted and rushed during my appointments when she bothered to show up for them.

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  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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by Sharon V. on Oct 18th, 2010 on yelp.com

It breaks my heart to leave a poor review but it is important to be honest. Dr. Prema was a good doctor until I got pregnant. I am high risk and was told that I would see her at every appointment.

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  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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Sep 21st, 2010

VISITING DR PREMAS OFFICE WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. THE STAFF IS VERY NICE,BUT THE DR DOES NOT TAKE TIME WITH THE PTS.I HAD A APPOINTMENT AT 10:00AM AND THE DR DIDNT ARRIVE UNTIL 11:15 AM. SHE RUSHED THROUGH THE APPT TO TRY AND GET ME OUT. I DO NOT RECOMEND THIS DR FOR ANY OB CARE.

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  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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Jul 28th, 2010

typical wait is 1 hour and than she rushes you out the door before you can ask questions. Her staff is also utterly useless.

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  • Currently 2 of 4 stars
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Apr 27th, 2010

the girls in the front are not very friendly and rude and they are not very helpful. They don't give you a whole lot of information and I had the one to be asking for my prenatal prescription. No one ever offered to ask me if I needed prenatal vitamins. Dr Prema is a nice lady but the staff I feel does a lousy job and the wait time takes forever, I don't even know why I bother to make appointments when they never see me on time anyways. I spend more time waiting to see the doctor than the doctor spending time with me. I will never go back to this office again.

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  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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by Audrey U. on Apr 1st, 2010 on yelp.com

Dr. Prema herself is a good doctor. Her staff is not. Asking me my medical history in the hallway. Always trying to `sell` me other servcies like tying up my bladder, instead of addressing the

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  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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by Sandee M. on Feb 16th, 2010 on yelp.com

Dr. Prema performed surgery on me last year and changed my life for the better. What makes Dr. Prema different from the other Dr.`s is that she is thorough, patient and makes you feel very

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  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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by ROE B. on Jan 13th, 2010 on yelp.com

Dr. Prema is one of those hard to find doctors. I can`t believe she doesn`t have any reviews either. She is very informative, and trustworthy. She listens, and really cares. She is everything a

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  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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by CJ J. on Nov 10th, 2009 on yelp.com

How is it that no one has reviewed Dr. Prema?!!???!!! Dr. Prema is AWESOME. She's straight up but nice, informative but not overwhelming, practical and just great. Many of my girls go to her now and…

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  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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by Disappointed patient on May 26th, 2009

The wait is very long, the staff is unprofessional, the office is managed very poorly, if you leave a message, no call backs, time with the doctor is very minimal, etc.Overall, very bad service.

  • Currently 1 of 4 stars
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by Grace C. on May 18th, 2009 on yelp.com

PLEASE READ THIS. ITS A LITTLE LONG, BUT WORTH THE TIMEDr. Kothandaraman is BY FAR the most unethical/corrupt doctor I have ever been to. When I was brough into the office, my patient…

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  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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Oct 18th, 2008

I saw Dr. Preema because I was worried about a lump I had discovered in my breast, even though a mammogram and US came back negative. She determined the lump was nothing to worry about and was able to clearly explain to me her reasoning, something that had lacked from the first doctor I saw. She didn't rush me and showed a lot of compassion. I will definitely continue seeing Dr. Preema.