Ahed Hanna, MD

After my first visit, I thought Dr. Hanna was a nice, genuine person. After today’s horrible, nightmarish experience, I’ve decided I will never go back. I live on the opposite side of town and on the way there I was delayed by 2 accidents, so I called in advance to let them know I would be running about 15 minutes late. At first they said she might not be able to see me but to come anyway. I told them if she wouldn’t be able to see me I’d rather turn back than keep driving in the traffic, so they said to just come but to hurry. After parking I arrived in the room about 18 minutes late. The receptionist rudely told me that I completely missed my appointment and that Dr. Hanna might not be able to see me. She gave me a lot of attitude, and after I told her that I called ahead of time and explained I got caught in horrible traffic, she sat there ignoring me, seeming apathetic. I sat in the waiting room and silently cried to myself, a result of unexpected acrimony.
After 30 minutes I get up and ask the other receptionist (who was much nicer) if Dr. Hanna was going to be able to see me. Mind you, my visit was just a follow up to the MRI she suggested I take, so she probably could have squeezed me in for 5 minutes. In fact, she could have just called if something had been wrong with the MRI, and now I wonder if she suggested I make that follow up appointment so that I could give them more money.
The mean receptionist steps in and tells me that if Dr. Hanna can see me it will be before the gentleman who had just come in, a man she seemed to be extra friendly toward. He seemed like a regular patient there. She stressed that everyone else had been on time. I heard the gentleman apologize for being late when he arrived, so I said «well he said he was late.» And she holds up 2 fingers and says «2 minutes! He was 2 minutes late!» as if she has now taken a stance to mock me. So then I get up, fed up at this point, and explained to her AGAIN that I was caught in horrible traffic, that I called ahead of time to explain, that I was sorry she had a problem with me and that I was sorry I wasn’t a man she could flirt with. I know that last comment was unnecessary, but after sitting in the office and crying for 30 minutes, listening to her be so kind to everyone else, I couldn’t help myself. She says «I was not flirting with him, and if you have a problem with me you need to tell Dr. Hanna.» So I say «fine I will» and sit back down.
A man and woman with a walker come into the lobby and I hold the door to help them out because that is the type of person I am. I have a very kind heart, and it takes a lot to get me this upset. At this point, the mean receptionist goes back to Dr. Hanna’s office to complain about me, and the kind receptionist apologizes to me. She has no idea how much that meant considering the animosity of the other lady. I thanked her and said that I didn’t know why that other lady had such a problem with me. Dr. Hannah asks if she can speak to me. I’m still wiping the tears from my eyes, and Dr. Hanna, in front of the two receptionists at the desk, starts reprimanding me for talking to her staff like that. She doesn’t listen to my point of view at all. She immediately puts me on the defensive by continuing to scold me. She says «I waited for you for 20 minutes! You missed your appointment!» I told her that I called and explained my situation and she didn’t seem to care at all what I had to say. She says, «I have to do a procedure on this gentleman that’s going to take an hour, and I’m going to do that now. You missed your appointment and now we’re going to have to charge you for a No Show.» EXCUSE ME? A no show?! I was standing right in front of her! At this point it felt like it was them against me, and Dr. Hanna wasn’t backing down. For someone who seemed so kind after my first visit, I was shocked by her rude temperament and lack of empathy today. I said there was no way I was paying that so she said they’d send Collections after me. I told her I’d get a lawyer so she says «Fine, you do that then.» She keeps talking over me, making me feel entirely helpless and eventually threatens to call the police on me. I leave and go cry in my car for 30 minutes.
My intention was to go to Dr. Hannah to get results from my MRI in the hopes that help could be given for my headaches, but instead I left with a migraine from one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had in a doctors office. The level of discourtesy to which I was treated with is nothing more than shameful. For a business and its employees, especially someone who earns a living with the title of DR., to reduce to such rude behavior is disgraceful. And their threat to send collections after me makes this less of a Dr.‘s office and more the hallowed walls of a con artist.
I’d think twice before booking an appointment here. They’re supposed to help your head, not make it worse.

I went to Dr. Hanna after a fall on my back. I had pins and needles sensation, weakness and numbness. She performed the EMG/​NCV (nerve test involving mild shocks) herself. There was discomfort but I didn’t mind it because Dr. Hanna was chatting with me (as if I was a long-​time friend) throughout the whole test thus putting me at ease. She explained my diagnosis and treatment options thoroughly and plainly. Her staff is absolutely friendly, caring and professional. If you need a neurologist, Dr. Hanna is a rock star!

Perhaps the doctor knows what she is doing but I wouldn’t know due to the scheduling procedure. I got to my appointment on time to find out they had canceled it due to no answer when they wanted to confirm the night before. They were convincing they didn’t really care so I changed my referral. Sorry Dr hanna. It wasn’t meant to be.

Ahed Hanna rips people off. Don’t come here.
I had a headache and went in for a check. She asked me some questions, had me do some moves. She spent no more than 15mins in total.
When the claim came in, it was around $ 470 and i was responsible for paying for about $ 250. How ridiculous is that!!! I called her office and told them that i wouldn’t even be paying that much if i was to pay cash up front. They said some bullshitt like «it goes towards your deductible blah blah blah…».
So don’t ever visit her if you don’t want to get ripped off.

I went to see Dr Hanna for headaches and other symptoms.
She was very nice, knowledgeable and professional.
She diagnosed my headaches as migraines but sent me to do mri just to be 100% sure.
She is caring, kind and very pleasant.
The office looks great and receptionist was nice

I am from Philadelpha & have seen neurologists – from Jefferson (Where there are terrific Drs) Hahnemenn/​Drexel…& even gone to the famous Mayo Clinic in Minnesota (& they are, really excellent there)–
I am very fussy about Drs-​! I have fired Drs. like a sports team fires a coach or manager ! I know a good Dr – from a lousy ignorant one–
Now to Dr. Hanna – ! She is a terrific, knowledge & very caring Dr – !!
She knew about my rare (but not serious) condition – ! She really alleviated my fears — Talked…to me… on a good «heart to heart» way – !! She made, me understand «Why» I should not worry — !! She is a great Dr, & a caring– charming person – !!!-
I would highly recommend her to any person needing a neurologist-​!! She is a «rare gem «-!!-
In another topic — my wife was hospitalized out here – & Dr. Hanna was the neuro assigned to her – !! My wife told me…“Dr Hanna stopped around to see me,.even when she was not expecting her — & asked my wife how she was feeling-​!
What an exceptional Dr. – !
The office is excellent – !! I have seen her 4 times – & I never waited once – beyond my Appt time – !!
Valerie…in the office. is very kind, caring & efficient – !!
She had called me… once when their was a cancellation & wanted to come in. early–
Soo – Dr. Hanna is really a «Top of the line» neurologist…& a wonderful, caring person as well– I can not speak highly enough about her – !
Go see Dr Hanna. if you need a neurologist – !

Dr. Hanna is amazing! She’s so helpful, friendly, and approachable. I personally suffer from Tourette’s syndrome and she has made me feel so comfortable, I love seeing her, I would say she is the best of the best. Very knowledgable, everything you would want in a neurological doctor.

I went to see Dr. Hanna for my debilitating migraine headaches. At that point I was suffering 3 – 5 days a week. Dr. Hanna recommended Inderal as a daily preventative medicine. I was VERY hesitant to take a daily medicine. After suffering another 2 months, I decided to try the Inderal. My headaches are sooo much better! I now get 1 – 2 a month and they are much less in severity. Sometimes the pain level is so low, I don’t even a painkiller with it.
I have never waited longer than 10 – 15 minutes in the waiting room. Dr. Hanna is extremely patient and spends a lot of time with you asking questions and making you feel at ease. She has a very reassuring quality about her that immediately makes you feel like you are in good hands with her.
The office staff is also very friendly and professional.
I highly recommend Dr. Hanna, she is great!

Dr. Hanna was amazing. She is very knowledgeable and helped me considerably to understand my post accident issues. She was the only one that understood and properly diagnosed it after others had missed it. Her office staff was very helpful as well.

I went to Dr. Hanna for symptoms that I thought might be MS. They were nice enough to squeeze me in within a couple of days and she seemed nice. Told me she didn’t really think it was MS, but suggested a brain MRI since I hadn’t gotten one done before.
The day of my MRI she called to tell me the results over the phone because she was leaving on vacation and I had wanted to hear results before she left. She said that they did in fact find in the MRI that it was «likely MS», apologized, and said she’d have her office schedule a neck MRI and a spinal tap for the following week while she was away. I asked her if what she saw on the MRI may be because of anything else. She said, «possibly an infection, but likely not.»
I of course was panicked just hearing this and quickly called my general doctor who insisted that I go to get another opinion with an incredible neurologist at Cedars. My doctor was able to get me an appointment with him, I went the following Monday, and he looked at my MRI and said that he does NOT think it’s MS.
In the meantime, the days following Dr. Hanna’s diagnosis were awful and scary to say the least. I was a mess. I ended up doing a neck MRI and spinal tap with the Cedars doctor to ease my mind and he also had a top radiologist at Cedars take a look at the brain MRI as well. He too said that it is not MS, but may be signs of migraines.
I never even heard back from Dr. Hanna when she got back from her vacation to follow up on how I was doing. Not even a, «it’s a possibility but it’s not 100% until we do spinal tap», or, «there are other reasons for an MRI showing this such as migraines, etc». I even read the tech report later from the brain MRI which said «possible MS, but need to test further.»
Finally got the spinal tap results and it is not MS. Months of worrying for both myself and my family when it could have very much been avoided if Dr. Hanna had not given me a diagnosis without explaining or looking further into the other possibilities.

Sorry to those who like Dr Hanna, but in one word I found her useless. She gave me dangerous exercises for vertigo without even suggesting I see an ENT beforehand to make sure which ear was affected. I found her condescending and very unsympathetic to my condition. Having prepared a list of other conditions that as a neurologist I thought she would find interesting in the very least, she literally refused to look at it. Bottom line — I would not recommend her to anyone and shame on Motion Picture for having her as a referral. Moving on. Seeing ENT today — one NOT recommended by MPI.

I met with Dr Hanna, I had an MRI that said I might have MS. Dr Hanna met with me for 12 mins and wanted another MRI from a friends of hers in Pasadena. She billed me $ 448.00 for 12min her invoice said she spent 60mins with me. On my next appt she told me I had MS but needed no treatment at this time and should get another MRI in 6 months. So what was all the symptoms I was having? She told me it was not MS symptoms. I contacted her office and said I wanted a letter that I had MS and she refused and said she would only give me a letter saying I had tension headaches. Really? I would avoid this Dr at all cost. I’m shocked she is a Dr. I met with another neurologist that spent 2 hours with me and billed the same $ 448.00 and started treat right aways because I was suffering from MS symptoms.

Dr Hanna is a «magician» ! She is the only one that knew how to tackle and get rid of my migraines… wow after suffering so many years from severe and ones… this is worth a five stars review for this awesome neurologist!

So the California health care method still confuses me.
I was referred by my GP to Dr. Hanna because of my migraines headaches.
Dr. Hanna is very nice, and I am sure she knows lots about other neurological issues,
however she should NOT be sought out for migraines.
Upon meeting her, she promptly wanted to order a MRI. upon finding out I had one recently — was unconcerned to see it. she gave the standard symmetry tests.
She continually made comments about weight. I guess she didn’t like my size. This makes me wonder if she would have treated me differently if i didnt look like a professional wrestler.
She then offered medications, topamax an anti-​epileptic medicine that is not approved for migraines, (she didn’t know that her prescribing topamax for migraines is ILLEGAL) and inderol, a heart and circulation medicine with a list of side effects longer than my arm.
I am desperate for a migraine cure. I have tried both– one put me in the hospital for 4 days with hypertension. The other caused me to have 3 car wrecks in a month.
I asked is she knew of any other preventative medicines. She didn’t know any.
Also, she stated she will not give patients any sort of abortive medications. (and doctors wonder how migraine sufferers wind up with Tylenol and Excedrin addictions)
She then offered Relpax. at first she said take no more than 6 a month for health reasons, then she said health wasn’t the reason — it was really that insurance would only pay for 6 pills a month. She didn’t know that you can get payment help from the manufacturer.
(i wonder how many of her patients have lost thousands of dollars because she did know that vital piece of information?)
I let her know i had a prescription for relpax. she asked if I wanted another (the maker of relpax pays doctors big bucks to prescribe it)
She offered antidepressants due to the depression of my situation. I guess I be happy while screaming in pain while wanting to put a drill thru my skull to get the pain to stop.
BOTTOM LINE.
She knew less about migraines than my GP does.
She incorrectly diagnosed my type of migraines.
She did not even know about migraines with auras.
When I asked what else is there besides narcotics, she said:
«I have nothing else for you.»
she couldn’t even suggest where I could go next.

Dr. Hanna is amazing. I was diagnosed with a serious illness and she held my hand through the entire experience and made something extremely hard a little easier. She is extremely personable, will spend as much time with you as needed and answer every question. I think it’s so important to trust your doctor and feel comfortable with them. I felt that way about Dr. Hanna the first meeting with her. :)
I can’t say enough good things about her. So if you’re looking for a neurologist in the area and not sure where to go, be assured you will get the absolute best care and an amazing kind, compassionate doctor with Dr. Hanna. Her staff is friendly and efficient as well. They make getting my mail order prescriptions and appointments so easy!
No I don’t work for her office, lol, and I don’t usually write reviews, but when someone makes a difference in my life, I felt i just had to share it!
And I’ve seen my share of bad doctors with bad attitudes that made me feel like a burden or bothersome. It’s wonderful to find a doctor that is truly there to help you. :)

I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1994. I have seen multiple neurologists since then and have cringed every time I had to go see one. That is, until I met Dr. Hanna. She has an amazing wealth of knowledge, which usually leads to no bedside manner, but not in her case. She takes the time to explain your disease and treatment plans to you, as well as any medications or tests she may suggest. You never feel «rushed» during your visit, and she truly is the kindest, most caring and giving doctor I have ever had. I have referred numerous people to her. If you are searching for a neurologist, if you have been referred to her by your doctor or if you are scared about seeing someone for the first time, but know you need to, don’t worry. Dr. Hanna IS the right choice! She truly is a God send!

I know some of you will think I’m jumping the gun but I had to write this. I suffer from excruciating headaches, often times more than 15 days a month, for the last 4 years, I’ve had bad headaches for MANY years, most notable after a traumatic brain injury when I was 18. I’ve been treated in the E.R. multiple times, when I’ve been unable to perform even menial daily tasks or I have been crying on the floor and vomiting unable to open my eyes from the pain.
I have been to many doctors over the years and to my dismay, there has never been a cure-​all and I’ve moved away from the ones that were helping. I have a wonderful GP but we’ve been trying to figure this out for 3 years now and we’ve gotten no where.
On a side note I have an autoimmune Thyroid disease and have had a horrific time finding a caring and knowledgeable endocrinologist or hormone specialist. I’m no stranger to blind calling doctors’ offices and to be honest, rarely is it a pleasant experience.
Needless to say I’ve felt pretty helpless.
I’ve been suffering from a headache for 3 days now, I’m feeling miserable and pretty hopeless. I decided to try a neurologist and WoW am I impressed.
I can’t even explain how LOVELY the woman who took my call was! Her name was Valerie (I hope that’s correct, I do have a crazy headache, so a fuzzy brain right now… lol) and she was so kind and helpful.
She actually ASKED if I minded being on hold, she was finishing up with a patient… she didn’t just say «hold please» and click off the line! When she returned to the line, she apologized for the wait, wow do little things matter, I wasn’t even on hold that long. She then took my information and when I explained my situation, she sounded so disappointed that the first place she could «fit me in» was a week a way… WHAT…only one week? I was thrilled!!! I’ve had to wait MONTHS to see doctors before as a new patient.
I will update as soon as I see the doctor but I have to say she already has points in my book, for hiring a caring, polite, professional staff.
Thank you Valerie for giving me a little hope and thank you Dr. Hanna for hiring good people.
See you soon.

My husband had sudden onset of double vision and had trouble walking. After seeing several doctors, having an MRI, it was urgent that he see a neurologist. However, the names that were referred to us were booked or on vacation. Fortunately I found Dr. Hanna on Unilocal and because of the rave reviews, I called her office. We got in immediately and how happy and thankful we were! She truly is amazing, kind, caring, extremely personable, professional and extremely good. She knew pretty much right away what the diagnosis was but ordered a blood test to be 100% sure. In the meantime my husband was given meds to help with the double vision and within hours was feeling much better. I highly recommend Dr. Hanna.

Dr. Hanna is awesome! My wife has seen a battery of specialists over the years for her migraine headaches, all without success. Dr. Hanna came up with a successful treatment within 3 visits. Truly a miracle worker.

Unfortunately I have seen my share of Drs over the past couple of years and have not had much luck with finding a good one. That is until I found Dr Hanna. Dr. Hanna is a breath of fresh air. She is kind, caring, and compassionate. She takes the time to actually listen to my concerns. She is knowledgable and honest. I never leave her office in a state of confusion. I am always well informed.
Her office staff is friendly and efficient. They follow through on commitments made. If you need to see a neurologist she is by far the best!