Insider Pages Reviews for Han Samantha H Md

3 Stars: Han Samantha H Md is a Good Dr. with a TERRIBLE staff. (by Jennifer S.)

Jennifer S. — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:31:00 GMT

I had a very positive experience with Dr. Han. She can seem very dismissive however, I can appreciate a doctor who doesn't shriek and gasp at every worry I present to her. She was able to identify and help resolve a very serious situation during the delivery of my daughter. As long as she is there when there really is a problem...that's all I need. Yes, the wait is long. YES, her staff consists of a bunch of idiots...which is probably the reason for the wait. But she isn't a horrible doctor by any means. She just needs to restaff with people that don't think being rude is being professional.

3 Stars: Positive Experience (by Paola C.)

Paola C. — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:59:00 GMT

It is true that Dr Han's staff is unprofessional and although the doctor comes off a little guarded it doesn't take away from her being an efficient doctor. Doctor Han had to perform a cerclage on me 3 years ago when my cervix started to dilate in my 3rd month of pregnancy. A cerclage is a very risky procedure where my bag could have burst during the procedure. I am blessed with a healthy son and I thank God for Dr Han's steady hand that made my pregnancy a successful one. I hope she takes the steps necessary to improve the conduct of her staff so that they could represent her in a better light.

1 Stars: Billed me and I was not a patient. (by Julie Ann C.)

Julie Ann C. — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:01:00 GMT

After reading all this, I just wanted to chime in. I just got a bill from Dr. Han's office for my son's circumcision. This was really amazing to me, since I have never met Dr. Han OR any of the doctors in her office, and my son is NOT circumcised. I have no idea how they even got my information. I've never seen them. But after reading all these horrible reviews, I'm going to call my HMO and report them. I mean, it's one thing to get mistreated if you choose to go to this doctor, but she's sending me a mistaken bill and I've never laid eyes on her. When I called, the billing department woman explained that she saw many bills that didn't go out in her computer, so she started sending them. She said that even though Dr. Han's name was on the bill, Dr. Cashie had performed the operation. So I had to repeat, "There was no operation. My son is not circumcised, and I've never even heard of Dr. Cashie." WTF?

1 Stars: Why is this person practicing medicine!! (by J R.)

J R. — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:42:00 GMT

I saw Dr. Han three years ago and then couldn't afford to go again until this year. In our meeting she had to do a biopsy and said if something was not right, she would call me, otherwise...So three years later, when finances were better, and not having a good feeling about Dr. Han, I decided to switch doctors and called to have my records transferred to the new doctor. Dr. Han's office said they couldn't release the records because they HADN'T GOTTEN MY TEST RESULTS BACK YET!!! Remember this is three years later!! In them finally obtaining my records and test results I had them transferred to the new doctor and in my appointment with her, found out that the symptoms I had (that Dr. Han said were just normal with menopause) were so severe now that I would have to go extensive treatment to right this wrong. This new doctor was wonderful and I'm feeling better, but if you have had this kind of experience with Dr. Han as well, PLEASE report her, as I did, to The Medical Board of California, Dept. of Consumer Affairs.

1 Stars: Worst Staff EVER!!!!!!!!! (by Marie M.)

Marie M. — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:45:00 GMT

The staff ignores you when you walk in! The visit was so brief I asked a lot of questions, out of about 12 questions, 1 was answered! I don't feel like the physical was even thorough at all! She did everything without telling me what she was doing! I will never go back to her! I will definitely find another doctor! Did I even mention how rude the staff was?!?!?! The only nice person there was the girl who "prepped" me. I don't know her name, long straight black hair, she was pretty much the only friendly one!

1 Stars: My first Visit with Dr. Han (by Gaby P.)

Gaby P. — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:31:00 GMT

I had a horrible experience when I went to this office. I wanted to cry as well. I had had a miscarriage and the receptionist asked me why I was there. Mind you there are many pregnant woman, and I whispered that I was there for a follow-up due to a miscarriage. The receptionist loudly said "You had a miscarriage and I was fully emotional and embarrassed I said "yes." Besides being abrupt with me on other issues this was the one that made me change my OB/GYNECOLOGIST. Also, I waited to see my doctor for the first time 45mins. or more with an appointment and she didn't even see me for 10 minutes. This wasn't very good service.

1 Stars: Han Samantha H Md is not worthy of being called "Doctor". (by Donna G.)

Donna G. — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:33:00 GMT

I had an unforgettably horrible experience with Dr. Han. Her office staff made me cry, they were so rude. I waited over two hours to see her both times I was there, which was extremely stressful as the waiting room was over capacity and some of the time was spent waiting lined up down the hall. When I did see her, she was dismissive, rude, glib and never once met my eyes. I was sure I was pregnant or something was wrong hormonally - she blew me off after a negative test. In the end, I apparently had had a fetal demise that she never told me about, even after seeing the ultrasound results! She put the info in my file, but never said a word to be about it and I didn't learn I'd had a missed miscarriage until my new doctor went through the records Dr. Han's had transferred over and she read it aloud, thinking I already knew. I just about fainted.

How would you like hearing you'd been pregnant after all, that you weren't crazy the way they made you feel, and that the baby had died but no one told you? If you want to feel that way, go see Dr. Han and her brilliant staff.

1 Stars: Don't go here! Couldn't find my records when I went in for my annual! (by kimberly m.)

kimberly m. — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:50:00 GMT

I went in for a pap smear, Dr. Han was out on delivery, so I saw the blonde. She was so nice, but couldn't find my records. She had to wing it. They were moving, so everything was a bit of a mess, she said. So... Now I am having all kinds of problems with getting my BC prescription filled. It's as if I was never there. She didn't give me a new prescription, which I didn't think too much about. I thought they wold just apply it with a call in from the pharmacy. Nope. Been having problems for months and this has gotten me really out of whack on my cycle.. not being able to get my prescription filled without a call in to their office. I think I am going to have to go in somewhere else and get another pap smear, even though it hasn't been a year. I don't want to go back there. They are a big mess. Also... even though Dr. Han is my OBGYN.. I think I have only seen her once in 4 years. She is never there.

Update: I tried to call and straighten this out with the office, but keep getting blown off and asked to call back. Really unhelpful. I keep getting voice recordings now. This forced me to call my insurance to find out the last time they were billed for a visit. It was long enough for me to know that the office has no record of me being in. I am just switching and going to my new found primary doctor who can do annuals. I don't even want to deal with these people.

2 Stars: Lacks bedside manner (by Lindsay P.)

Lindsay P. — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:05:00 GMT

I went for my annual gynecological exam with Dr. Han for the first time as I am new to the area. I waited for 45 minutes in the exam room for Dr. Han. When she finally came in the room she rushed through a very cursory exam in less than 5 minutes. She didn't ask me if I had any questions and I hardly had a chance to get a word in edgewise because she rushed out of the exam room so quickly. There were hoards of people waiting to see her in the waiting room and it really does feel like they rush patients in and out as quickly as they possibly can. This was the most impersonal and uncaring doctor visit I have experienced. I was left with several unanswered questions.

2 Stars: I'm switching (by Sheila S.)

Sheila S. — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:39:00 GMT

I'm not pregnant but I do go for my annual and I've been too lazy to switch but am going to now...every time I go there it is not a pleasant experience. There is a very long wait. I've noticed that a couple of the chairs in the wait room have disgusting pee stains on them, the disposable needle cans are sitting in the hallway. Most disturbing: I used the bathroom once to find a tray in there of about 12 urine samples - just sitting there unattended in a public bathroom! My doctor is Samantha Han and I don't think I've seen her once. It's always a different nurse practitioner which is fine (especially from reading the reviews) but now I think I'd prefer to always have someone consistently and who knows me. The office honestly just seems like they're overbooked. It's quantity for them, not quality.

1 Stars: Total Rip-off!!! (by Alice A.)

Alice A. — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:22:00 GMT

Dr. Han and office staff are utterly unprofessional. During my first and only visit, she seemed uncaring and refused to order any diagnostic tests other than pap smear. I work in health care and know what I'm talking about. My primary care doctor was likewise frustrated and felt that she just "doesn't care" and strongly suggested that I should switch to another OB right away. I did just that and found an excellent OB-GYN who requested a copy of my pap smear. It took multiple number of calls to get the result. And they charged me $35 dollars for one piece of paper!!! It's a big rip-off, don't you think? Interestingly, they won't accept any forms of payment other than CASH and they won't mail or fax it to me. I had to take time off work and drive to their office to pick it up personally. They never told me until I got there that I had the option of requesting to fax it directly to my doctor at no cost. When I did request that, Tanya said it is too late. (????)There is just no excuse to this office's incompetence especially when people's health and lives are at stake.

1 Stars: Find another doctor (by Carla W.)

Carla W. — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:42:00 GMT

I saw Dr Han in August 08 and it will be the last time. This visit she was a little more personable than previous times but I still came away with questions unanswered and feeling like the long wait in the crowded waiting area was not worth the trouble. I needed to know my test results and I left 8 messages in a week period with her staff indicating at least 3 times the urgency of my request. Luckily I had the test result sent to my primary care physician who was able to go over the results. A month after I had first requested my results I suddenly received at 730pm one evening a call from Dr Han telling me that she was returning my call! I told her that my primary care had helped me and I hung up.

2 Stars: Look Elsewhere (by Jame N.)

Jame N. — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:32:00 GMT

My HMO dictated that I see Dr. Han after her partner, Dr. Alviar left. It's been horrendous. That office staff is completely incompetant, barely understands English, is rude and unhelpful. Loads of pregnant ladies are always sitting on the floor in the hallway, sometimes literally sitting on the toxic waste drop off box on the floor. Ridiculous. When you finally do see Dr. Han, she's brief, unaffected, and sterile. She seems to knwo what she's talking about, but if you need any kind of smile or acknowlegement of any kind from your doctor, this is the wrong one. Preganancy and gynecology are emotional times. The last thing you want is for doctors visits to go like they do at Dr. Han's office. Look elsewhere.

5 Stars: Da. Cashie is Simply Marvelous (by linda l.)

linda l. — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:36:00 GMT

Hello all, as a woman, you always want a doctor who cares about you, your family, and your health and well-being. Dr. Cashie treated me like royalty from the beginning to end. From the moment I walked in her office we both made a decision together about my condition and she supported my decision completely. I trusted her competence, knowledge and experience. She was warm, informative, and always gave me my own individual time in her office. I even brought my boyfriend in the office with me thu the entire process and she talked to us both, not just me. She made him feel welcomed. When it came to surgery, the hospital had my insurance mixed up, the approval and they held me up for hours getting verification for the surgery, but Dr. Cashie stayed patiently and waited, although she was upset, she explained, I was important and that the clerks in her office also did not do the paperwork properly so she understood and she was going to make it happen as soon as possible. And that she did. When paperwork was done, and I could be reeled in to start the operation, she helped me and she was there waiting, talked to my boyfriend, told him how long she would take, gave him my belongings, and told him she would take good care of me. And then again, that she did. As I was going under, her presence, made me feel safe. When I woke up in my room, my boyfriend next to me, told me, she came and got him when the surgery was over, and had him help transport me with the orderlys to my room. Ladies, it dont get no better than that. Even the visits to the hospital, she stayed on the nurses to make sure they did what they were supposed to. The only thing she didnt like is that she wished I was at the Hospital closer to her instead of Glendale Adventist, she said I would have gotten better treatment, and she could of visited me more often. Just when I thought she was already doing too much. Lastly, to remove my staples and do check ups, again unbelievable service. She got me thru a mental middle age crisis and brought me back to health. So Ladies if you are with a doctor as I see mentioned in some of these comments, and they dont treat you the way you should be treated, use your brain, and move on. You are spending good money for healthcare, why go to a doctor that treats you like most men dolol. If the doctor has no respect for you, your body, your expenses, and just simply is cold, mean, and too busy to understand you and your life and the treatment you need, than FIRE HER ASS!. If you allow it, than you deserve it!
To Dr. Dawn A. Cashie, you are the best! And I will soon be having my daughter be your patient. Good Luck to All and remember, you have earned the right as a woman to have a good doctor. I only had to experience Dr. Han, once when Dr. Cashie was unavailable and that 5 minutes of a checkup was enough for me, my dad always said, if you cant say something nice..things my lips are sealed.
L. Lipscomb

1 Stars: DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH DR. HAN (by marie d.)

marie d. — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:12:00 GMT

I have only had one visit with Dr. Han so far. The wait was very long and there is very little waiting room space for all the patients. So it is not uncommon to see pregnant women sitting in the hallway waiting to be called.

The visit with Dr. Han herself was ok. She seems to have a decent bedside manner, although she seemed too busy to spend more than 5 minutes with me. The staff aren't warm and friendly, but that seems to be the result of being so overbooked with patients.

I reached my point of frustration after I had my first trimester combined screening. The results showed some reason for concern. The other doctor that did the screening was very patient and thorough in explaining the results with me over the phone. He then recommended that I speak with Dr. Han about the results.

Unfortunately I missed Dr. Han's phone call. I tried to reach her for a week and left numerous messages with the receptionist. Dr. Han NEVER called back. I ended up speaking with one of her colleagues. The information relayed by her colleague was brief and would only have taken Dr. Han 5 minutes to speak with me over the phone. Completely frustrating! I am switching doctors!!

5 Stars: Dr. Korostoff is excellent! (by stephanie d.)

stephanie d. — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:20:00 GMT

If you are looking for a doctor who is smart, funny, informative and inclusive then Dr. K is who you are looking for. I have only had great experiences with her and I would absolutely go with her again. My best friend delivered with Dr. Cashie last week and she was wonderful as well. I am so glad that I had Dr. Korostoff as my doctor.

5 Stars: Dr. Korostoff is excellent! (by stephanie d.)

stephanie d. — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:19:00 GMT

4 Stars: Dr Cashie is amazing! (by Jennifer I.)

Jennifer I. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:42:00 GMT

I delivered my first born back in March, and I couldn't say enough good things about Dr. Dawn Cashie. I actually missed her after my son was born because I didn't see her for six weeks!

I don't have any direct experience with Dr. Han, but Dr. Korostoff was also very helpful to me. She helped with several things that I popped into the office without an appointment for. They generally want to make you feel comfortable and taken care of at this practice. I can't believe all the negative things that are written on this site.

They have a ton of patients, and the waiting room is so tiny. Luckily, they are moving to a nice, new, BIGGER office this fall. Can't wait to see the improvements!

5 Stars: Dr. Korostoff (by Lisa A.)

Lisa A. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:28:00 GMT

I am an over-40 pregnant woman who has felt nothing but comfortable with Dr. Korostoff and only hope she is with me in the delivery room when the time comes. I don't know about Dr. Han other than she smiled at my daughter and I when I was getting my blood pressure done. It's such a shame the bad response but hopefully Dr. Han will read these and make changes to her office. I really wanted; however, to state my total satisfaction with Dr. K. She is a wonderful, energetic and positive doctor. Lisa.

5 Stars: BEST EXPERIENCE EVER (by Jennifer L.)

Jennifer L. — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:37:00 GMT

staff and doctors are great in the office there nice n always happy everytime i call for my resoults i always get them on time I'm 28 weeks pregnant and i really trust all the doctors in that office whit my baby .

4 Stars: I really like Dr. Korostoff (by G G.)

G G. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:05:00 GMT

This is my first child to be born in California. I am due in March. I just switched insurance providers and saw that Dr. Han is covered under my new provider but Korostoff is not mentioned. I asked the staff and they said that they do all their billing under Han. (It takes forever to get individually approved). I am sooooo glad to hear this because I really like Dr. Korostoff. She is upbeat and friendly. Every time I am there and I rarely wait more than 10 minutes and I only wait because I am always early. I go on Thursday afternoons and have never had any problems. I like the office. I think it is clean and the office staff has never been rude to me. Sometimes they are busy answering the phones, but that is to be expected.

Like I said, I really like Dr. Korostoff

1 Stars: SIMPLY THE WORSE OB/GYN. SOME OF HER STAFF IS COLD AND UNFRIENDLY (by LORENA Q.)

LORENA Q. — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:57:00 GMT

I did see DR. HAN. I thought she was unprofessional. Over booked and lacked focus.

Her staff took more than three weeks to fax an op report to my doctor. This is after i had signed two release forms. I folloed up and "it simply" did not get done until I went in person. It is clear Dr. Han's staff is clueless.

WHAT IS STRANGE-DR. HAN HAS A SIGN IN HER OFFICE THAT READS SOMETHING LIKE, "WE DON'T LIKE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT NICE..." HAN AND HER STAFF SHOULD TAKE UP A BIT OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE AND THEIR OWN ADVICE., WILL NOT GO BACK.

1 Stars: Will not return........ (by mary ann t.)

mary ann t. — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:58:00 GMT

do not waste your time... long waits, nasty staff, cold doctor. I would rather sit in traffic then go through this again. This was my first visit 1 hr and 30 mins for a 4 minute Dr. visit. with 25 others waiting not to mention unsanitary.This office will not be delivering my kid!!!

1 Stars: HORRIBLE!!!! (by Reyna C.)

Reyna C. — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:58:00 GMT

I was a patient of Dr Korostoff who works out of Dr Hans office, Dr Korostoff was friendly but not attentive, ALWAYS A LONG WAIT, PLACE LOOKS UNKEPT, RUDE NASTY STAFF. This office is a JOKE i would like to report them to someone but i do not know who.

5 Stars: She is Great!! (by shirley f.)

shirley f. — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:17:00 GMT

My Review is way different. Office Staff is awesome. The 1st time you go it does take a while for them to see you after that 15 to 30 min wait. Dr. Han Delivered my 2 children and I had no problems. She was at the hospital within 15 minutes when I was ready to deliver at 2am. No complaints what so ever.

1 Stars: Worse experience ever (by Heather H.)

Heather H. — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:23:00 GMT

Had the worse doctor experience at Samantha Han's office. I recently had a m/c:( I sat in her office in pain for over an hour before she could see me. A few days later they ran a bunch of blood work- That was almost a month ago. I called over 7 times to get my results (that were just sitting on her desk) and they kept blowing me off. I had to yell at the receptionist to get my results and had no apology for waiting almost a month to get them which should have taken a week. The experience of losing the pregnacy was bad enough but then this was the topper.

PROS: nothing
CONS: everything

5 Stars: GREAT OB! (by Jenn A.)

Jenn A. — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:05:00 GMT

Dr. Han is SO great! Her office is VERY busy, but she's definitely worth the wait! The NP is great too!! I always felt right at home & my questions were always answered.

The first appointment you do wait a while because you need to wait for the u/s room to be empty (if you're pg). I was always in & out within an hour & a half, give or take.

I definitely recommend her office. She's popular for a reason!!!

PROS: Very friendly doctor & staff
CONS: small waiting room

1 Stars: Received Awful Care (by Lyn B.)

Lyn B. — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 16:23:00 GMT

I was referred to Han by a close friend. I had to wait 1 hr 20 minutes before I saw her. When I finally was taken in, I was told that she had an emergency surgery to run to. Two weeks after seeing her, I developed a yeast infection (I was 7wks pregnant). A prescription was called in for me, but when I picked it up the pharmacist informed me that women in the 1st trimester shouldn't take the drug. I called Dr. Han's office twice to speak to her about this. No phone call was ever returned.

2 Stars: Very cold and grim.. doesn't smile much (by Mindy L.)

Mindy L. — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:31:00 GMT

I waited for about half an hour after my appointed time to see the doctor. The front desk person was very cold. She was constantly on the phone and ignored you the entire time. The nurse was very nice. I liked her, but the doctor was very brief, only 5 min conversation. She kept asking if I have any questions. Well, shouldn't she be telling me what to expect. I mean, I am 16 weeks pregnant with my first child. What do I know? I would not recommend her. The first OB I went to sat down with me in his office and spoke with me for a good period of time before he examined me. Too bad, I can not go to him still. He cancelled his HMO contract.