Dr. Homeira Mehrabian, MD

I had a colonoscopy done by her and explained I did not need a lot of anesthesia because I get ill from too much. I had a previous one done by another physician and it was a twilight sedation that I was able to watch on the screen. She paid no attention and I was out cold even though I asked for twilight sedation as I had from another Physician. I was sick for two days. She was joking /flirting around with the anesthesiologists about my request. She has very little regard for the patients, at least that was my impression. I had to see her a year later because of constant diaheria. I had to have so many stool samples taken all the way to the Hoag lab for testing within 30 minutes of going , by my poor spouse. I lost count. She questioned me about my marriage, my job my personal life etc she said it must be emotional perhaps a psychologist could help me. I got a very angry and told her I did not appreciate the comment and I was going to get another opinion. If she didn’t have something else she could test. She finally told me there was a test i would have to pay for if they didn’t Find anything wrong. i told her I would pay whatever because I had been having this problem for 6 weeks , I had to blow air into test tubes and mail It to a lab out of state, which I did. At the follow up appt. she told me the results hadn’t come back yet, so she must be right. As I was starting to check it the Nurse went on the computer and my results indicated I did indeed have a major problem. It was C-Diff an infection causing my diarrhea She never apologized, put me on medication for serval weeks and I never went back to see her. I would never refer anyone to her. She has no regard for the patient, at least in my case. This is a case where I wanted to tell her the doctor is supposed to , first do no harm. This was a terribly degrading experience..

I was pressured into posting an online review in the Dr's office during an appointment. Since I would not have anonymity, I was obliged to post a positive review.. However now in the privacy of my own home, I would warn other patients to choose a different gastroenterologist. #1) Dr. Mehrabian, stood by my bedside as I was gaining consciousness from anesthesia, yelling at me because the prep was not thorough enough, although I followed her written instructions exactly. #2) She also was explaining her findings as i was drifting in and out of consciousness from the sedation, and again yelled at me saying " I've already told you 2 times" even though I could not remember what she said because I was not yet fully conscious. #3 She told me that she found cancer, as I was waking, although the lab results proved that no cancer was evident.... Highly unprofessional. She has a very big problem with anger management....... #4 Her recommendations post procedure were not helpful, only offering me medications with side effects and not suggesting any lifestyle adaptations to manage my condition... I had to do my own research to control and manage my condition. Her office staff also gave me a very hard time with prepayments for procedures, although I have excellent insurance which covered all costs.

Dr. Mehrabian and her staff are truly terrific. She is a great doctor with real compassion for her patients. Thanks to her astute observations and efficient treatment plan, I have been experiencing no symptoms now for nearly 3 months. I truly thank Dr. Mehrabian and her staff for such great care.