Dr. Salma Simjee, MD

I appreciate Dr. Simjee's professional demeanor and impressive experience. In several appointments with her now, I have not been disappointed with exams, opinions, or recommendations. I am a chatty person, and while that is not her personality, we have developed a good rapport, which I think is a natural way to relate to a doctor. I have a lot of trust in Dr. Simjee's words and diagnoses!

Concerned about my skin issue, Dr. Simjee, got right to the issues. No wait time in waiting room! Staff was amazing both in reception and assisting Dr. Simjee. She is intense, but the trade off here is, she is very interested in your health and is prepared to help you. Extremely knowledgeable, and updated on new procedures. After second visit, found her to be very invested in my health and any concerns. Spoke to me about skins issues, I should avoid, and some embrace. I found her to be exceptionally professional~ and looking out for my best interests!

My husband, daughter and myself were referred to this dr by our primary care dr. None of us cared for her bedside manner. She is very curt and abrupt. Each of us had different procedures with her requiring that a mole or skin biopsy be done. Each of us commented to each other how rough she was. We should have stopped going to her after the first person in our family experienced her poor medical treatment. Also, when a biopsy was sent in for me, they sent it to a lab in SFO that wasn't covered by my insurance. I don't know why but it taught me to now ask the doctor which labs they use and if my insurance will cover it. It was an extremely expensive lab that I had to pay for out of my pocket. Recently when my husband needed to go in to get a mole to be looked at, he requested I change us over to another doctor. No, that is actually being kind. He actually said that he was not going back to her. So I did some research this time and moved our whole family to another dermatologist.

My husband and I have been seeing Dr. Simjee for about 5 years. She was highly recommended for her skill and diagnostic skills by a well respected doctor in SanFrancisco. She has zero bedside manner but that doesn't matter to us. We just want someone who knows her stuff. We are satisfied with her services. Having said that, I will say that she is not the best dermatologist we have seen but she is good.

I was astonished and outraged by the treatment my mother received from Dr. Simjee. In a nutshell, the other reviewers are correct--no bedside manner. However Dr. Simjee is more importantly working her way towards a medical malpractice suit. Most offensive and worrisome for me is her absolute disregard for the emotional distress she inflicts on her patients. My mom noticed a suspicious mole growing on her forehead. She made an appointment with Dr. Simjee because she could get an appointment there sooner than other offices. Simjee removed it, told my mom it was very suspicious, and said it was probably squamous cell carcinoma. No other possibilities were given, and she had it biopsied. After a week with no results, my mom called the office and the receptionist said the results were in and that the sample had been sent to San Francisco for a second opinion. Simjee's office refused to say what the results of the first test were, leading to another week of expecting the worst. After a week,… again hearing nothing from the office, my mom called in. Luckily, the test came back benign. My mom had a post-op appointment the following day for an unrelated cyst she had removed and to see Simjee again in order to figure out what the mole was since it wasn't cancer. My mom waited nearly two hours, was then informed she was only getting sutures removed, and could not see the doctor. My mom insisted (obviously still worried about the growth on her face that was growing back) and Simjee saw her. She then told my mom: "biopsies don't lie. That was a wart, not a mole, and you were picking on it." The possibility of it being a mole was never offered before then, and Simjee managed to add insult to injury by blaming my mom instead of simply relieving her that its not cancer. Separately, my mom also asked Simjee at the first appointment about dry patches developing all over her face. My mom had recently started a new medication under her general practitioner, and asked if it could be related. Simjee said she would research it, but that it was obviously just dry skin, and told my mom to buy some lotion. My mom insisted that she already moisturized, and asked if steroid cream would be appropriate. Simjee said "no! Steroid cream would be to string!!!" Fast forward to the second appointment. Simjee said "I didn't have time (in over 2 weeks) to research that medication. Lotion isn't strong enough, you need steroid cream!" So, she completely ignored her duties as a physician, did a 180 on her recommendation, and acted the whole time as if my mom was wasting her time. Long story short, seeing any other dermatologist would be worth the wait. Simjee should not be a doctor.

She accepted me as a new patient and saw me the same week i required a consultation. Has had accurate and quick diagnosis on multiple occasions for odd issues. Can usually schedule new appointments with 1-3 days notice. Her bedside manner is professional but sometimes kurt. Highly recommended

Dr. Simjee is the worst doctor I've ever had the misfortune of seeing. I brought in my daughter for a leg rash that the doctor didn't even address. She said she didn't know what it was and started asking about the zit on her nose. I told her it was a zit and tried to get her back on the leg rash. She told me I, or my daughter, should pop the zit, then she proceeded to pop it herself with a needle. She said zits hold bacteria and showed me the bacteria. We left with nothing done on the leg rash and we ended up having to pay another doctor to treat her for it. Meanwhile I get a $100.00 bill for surgery, and then another $160.00 bill for lab work. Turns out the surgery was for her popping the zit, which she sent to a lab unbeknownst to me. Now why she sent it to a lab is a mystery. What else could it be but staph, that's what zits are. Even if the disclosed the fees (or even that there would be one), I would not have agreed.Dr. Simjee is unwilling to waive these fraudulent fees. Her… office staff is also unprofessional. On a separate issue, she sent my daughter for lab work and when I called a few days later for the results, I was told I would only get the results if it came back abnormal. I asked if they had the results yet and they said no. I month later, I called back anyway and they said they never got the results. After me having do all the follow up and calling around, they finally got the result: abnormal. And I was supposed to rest assured that no news was good news.