Giddens John Jr, MD

Working for a local truck driving firm for many years along with 60 other drivers,
I have personally seen this doctor about 30 times over the past decades.
During this time, Dr Giddens has handled the Worker’s Comp cases and drug testing.
I’m guessing this has been a very lucrative arrangement.
Though I believe it is necessary, It is not easy to give this sort of review.
Unfortunately, he is notorious for sending even very hurt workers back to work after
a few minutes of examination. This pattern has caused unending pain and stress to
hard working truck drivers. If you find yourself in this situation, just remember you
are not at a doctor’s office to ask someone to tell you how you feel. Only you know that.
And no one can tell you if you’re able to work or not.
So stay calm, be firm and you’ll be okay :)

He’s such an understanding Doctor. He’s very kind and listens to what you have to say. I highly recommend him.

This doctor saved my wife’s life due to his diligence. Hands down one of if not the best doctor s I’ve ever encountered. My wife went into Washington hospital emergency with trouble breathing. They did blood work and a CT scan. They determined she had pneumonia. She was in the hospital for another day on antibiotics. The doctor came down once during her stay and never informed her of test results. We went home on antibiotics. 2 days later we went into Fremont urgent care and saw Dr Giddens. He did not have all the hospital documents but he told us he was flying blind and needed the blood work and hospital information. He reviewed the information after we left. He called my wife and set up appointments with a cardiologist and pulmonary doctor because he did not agree with the two doctors at Washington hospital.
He followed up and called the cardiologist to set up a TEE test. We went to the cardiologist and his office dropped the ball. They just gave an EKG and sent us home. Dr Giddens called us later in the day to make sure we actually got the TEE. He had sent all the information to the cardiologist but the receptionist failed to give the doctor the information. I went back to the cardiologist and got him in contact with Dr Giddens. They set up a hospital appointment for the next morning. During the electro cardio gram we saw a tumor in her heart. My wife had open heart surgery that day. The surgeon did not want to wait even over the weekend. The tumor was going in and out of her heart value. Any full block and she would have died.
My wife could have died on any beat of her heart. Dr Giddens followed up multiple times (well beyond what any other doctor has ever done). The guy gave me his personal phone number. I did not abuse it and this was a special circumstance.
I was at my mom’s primary care doctor the following week and mentioned that a doctor at Urgent care had saved my wife’s life. She immediately said «Dr Giddens». She knew he was good before I mentioned his name. I can’t say enough positive things about this doctor.

I was examined by Dr. Giddens back in May for an issue with my eye. He listened, didn’t rush the appointment and correctly diagnosed me right away with an inflammation of my iris which apparently isn’t super common and can lead to bad things if left untreated (though he had to refer me to an opthamologist for treatment in case of complications and for follow up). Since I was uninsured at the time (but am now), I received a discount for cash payment for my visit which I think was about $ 100. They were able to schedule my opthamologist referral appointment a quick 30 minutes later (awesome!) and had his medical assistant drive me over (in his brand new car) because I was on foot that day and unsure I could walk there in time. Now that is care and service!
Dr. Giddens is great and really the kind of doctor you hope to find, I highly recommend him!

Dr. Giddens is good. I find him very competent and extremely nice in his manners. Although, i find him to be a little curt with his replies to our concerns, he usually makes up for it with thorough analysis of our issues.
Also, though, i usually see him at the end of the day, he is very energetic and calm in treating his patients.
I am satisfied with his services.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Giddens for quite a few years now. He is knowledgeable, patient, easy going, and understanding. I have never felt rushed when I go to see him, and his referrals to see other doctors have always worked out great for me. I would definitely give Dr. Giddens a thumbs up.