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Preventive Medicine Specialist - Santa Monica, CA

Preventive MedicineSanta Monica, CA

★★★★★5.0/5103 reviews across 4 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • shafipour.com (Dr. Pouya Shafipour): 4.98/5 (101)
  • everydayhealth.care (Dr. Pouya Shafipour): 5.0/5 (2)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. Richard Lee): 3.7/5 (Not explicitly stated total count)
  • Vitals (Dr. Heather Mcnab): 4.6/5 (Not explicitly stated total count)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Compassionate, attentive, and empathetic bedside manner
  • Strong listening skills and willingness to address all patient concerns
  • Effective and thorough diagnostic and preventive health approach
  • Professional, kind, and efficient office staff
  • Highly valued holistic and data-driven care practices

Common complaints

  • Rushed appointments and time constraints
  • Communication difficulties outside of office visits
  • Scheduling issues
  • Occasional dissatisfaction with follow-up or administrative bureaucracy

In patients' words

"Dr. Shafipour is one of those special doctors who never stops researching and learning, in order to help his patients."

Marcus E. (Patient of Dr. Shafipour)

"Dr. Takimoto is wonderful, caring and compassionate. She listened to my complaints and made recommendations for every issues!"

Patient review of Dr. Sarah Takimoto

"Doesn't follow up. Can't keep track of medical history. I've seen lots of doctors and most just google things you say while you are in the office."

Patient review of Dr. Richard Lee

"Patients consistently praise Dr. Ruth Sorotzkin for her exceptional listening skills, thorough examinations, and caring, empathetic approach to patient care."

WebMD summary of patient perspectives for Dr. Ruth Sorotzkin

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].

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