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Kathleen Kolstad, MD, PhD

Rheumatology • Santa Barbara, CA

★★★★★5.0/5141 reviews across 2 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • UCLA Health Official Site: 5.0/5 (139 reviews)
  • Healthgrades: 5.0/5 (2 reviews)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Excellent listener and empathetic
  • Thorough, knowledgeable, and professional approach
  • Effective diagnosis and treatment planning
  • Patient-centered care
  • Clear communication and explanations

Common complaints

  • None reported in available reviews

In patients' words

"I trust her completely and recommend her highly. I drive 90 miles each way to see her. So grateful to her for making the quality of my life better with an incurable disease."

— Healthgrades Patient Review

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7].

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