Dr. Benjamin N Potkin, MD

I took my mother to see Dr. Potkin following a syncopal episode. We were referred by ER staff. The office was cluttered and dingy, and staff was exceptionally rude. The doctor was nice and funny but didn't offer much in terms of explanation, testing or treatment. When broached about his staff behavior, he was nonchalant. We quickly left and found Dr. Neil Sawhney, who is worth the drive to Santa Cruz and was much more pleasant and competent.

This guy knows the heart. I’m a nurse and he cared for a member of my family. He was very knowledgeable and cared for my father well. He even called me at home to explain plan of care for my dad. Highly recommend.

His Watsonville office looks like a massage parlor. His staff is very rude, mean and abusive. Tech doing EKG was mean & abusive. Dr did very little. Did not even look at my chart or EKG results. Ordered monitor, again asst was rude & abusive when attaching probes. Not going back.

Dr Potkin was great, he spent the time with me I needed, was very thorough and kind. Great guy!