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Dr. Naureen Shaikh, MD
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5 reviews for Dr. Naureen Shaikh, MD
I'm not going to lie, it IS difficult at times to get appts and to get someone on the phone, but Dr. Shaikh is worth it.
She is so patient and makes sure that you understand all of your options and have all your questions answered before you leave... This patience probably correlates with the difficulty to get appts... Fancy that, a doctor who doesn't overbook her day with too many appts!
She's pretty awesome, and I have sent many people there... However, like I said, the phone system and appt making could be a bit more speedy. And you should know ahead of time that the first visit is a long one!
That said, I've been going there for a few years now and have zero intentions of changing anytime soon
Dr. Shaikh is the first doctor I have ever been to who has actually tried to avoid having to do too much diagnostic tests and unnecessary things. She does a great jog of interviewing her patients to get a complete background and uses it to narrow down the possible reasons for your complaint.
She is so good I recommend her to everyone!
I just want to update this, especially in light of the negative review. I've been a patient of Dr. Shaikh's now for three years and two of my good friends have also become her patients. She is FANTASTIC. We all love her. We have all had a little trouble now and again getting someone live on the phone, but it is a small office and if you leave a message someone will call you back promptly (there is an option to page an on call doc for emergencies if that is why you're calling). Once you are there, the medical care more than makes up for it because Dr. Shaikh is knowledgeable, she listens to, and she cares about her patients.
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10/3/2006 First to Review
Since I moved to SF about a year ago I finally decided that it was time to find a primary care… Read more »
I have been a patient of Dr.Shaikh since she started working at the Tamalpais Family practice and then decided to started her own practice. I have NO idea what the bad reviewers are talking about what so ever (She did just have a baby so maybe thats what caused the scheduling issues). As an example, there was a man that came in at the same time as me, but didn't have an appointment. He had something he needed her to check out and she still made time to see him and got to me on time. She didn't send him away or tell him he needed to make an appointment. She is the BEST doctor around and I would not trust my health with anyone else but her. I have moved to the East Bay and since I love her and her practice so much I don't mind making the drive to see her or sitting in horrific traffic for 2 hours (like I did today), to see her. She truly sincerely cares about her patients and I wish that my whole family could see her, but unfortunately they are on the Kaiser health plan so they can't. I have the worst medical history in my family, and she monitors everything and makes sure that I update her on everything- sometimes its not even health related and she just wants to know how things in my life in general are going. Doctors usually dont do that- they treat each patient like a number, Dr. Shaikh doesn't do that. When I need something or have a random question or concern, I call her and she gets back to me within 24-48 hours. And she even follows up if she needs to. It shows that she cares. She also has the most awesome office manager/patient care assistant ever-SHAY!! He is so nice and friendly and always remembers who I am even if I only see him once a year! All in all- I have never had a problem with her office and if you look at her credentials it says it all. I am going to be a patient of Dr. Shaikhs until she stops practicing. People can say what they want, but based on my experience with her and how long I have been a patient of hers, I can say that I have been EXTREMELY SATISFIED with her as my doctor. She has taken EXCELLENT care of me. She has a great medical staff and I am very happy to see her practice doing so well.
I don't know what is crazier..that NO ONE answers the phone (you have to go through 3 minutes of varying phone number and you STILL can't talk to a "live" person" or that Dr. Shaikh calls with test results that she never even took OR that it takes 4 or 5 phone calls to get a prescription called in correctly. I was told that if I paid an "extra" $250 I would be given a different phone number that somone answers. CRAZY!! I think what has happened is that Dr. Shaikh cannot afford to hire front office staff so she is trying to cover all the bases and not doing well at it. The final straw was when she called me one afternoon with a test result that had been FAXED to her from another doctor who did the test one year earlier. She NEVER did the test. That is scary. I asked her what happens if I have an emergency because NO ONE picks up the phone. She told me not to worry because she checks her messages every hour. She might have been a good student in school but as a business woman this is bleak AND DANGEROUS. Stay away........far away.
