Marc R Miyasaki, MD

His staff is not the best… be aware. They can be short and cold and come off uncaring. Actually its kind of annoying some times.
If you can see past that, it gets better.
First, appointments for existing patients are easy to get. You get seen ON TIME!!! name one damn doctor on planet earth that actually has a 0 – 2 people in the waiting room AND they see you quickly. Like… seriously…always, on time!!! OMG hello!!! groundbreaking!!!
Second, he’s pretty quick at assessing you. he’s not going to sit there and talk story all day long but he gets just enough to figure out what going on. He goes through options, then boom… you’re off and running out the door.
Once you get to know the staff, they warm up to you, and your experience here gets better. Maybe they are just shy… idk. But i dont even care. I have wasted HOURS waiting for doctors to see me. I don’t care if Doctors have zombies at the front desk… i can look past it if you see me on time and get me the hell out of your office as quickly as possible!

My boyfriend was a first time patient and was given an appointment on 11÷11÷15 by the receptionist 3 months ago. When he called the morning of his appointment, he was informed that his appointment was the day prior. He was informed that the doctor would not reschedule his appointment and was considered a no show which was not the case since the receptionist was the one who gave him the wrong date. His prior doctor retired and he had to wait 3 months for an initial appointment by Dr. Miyasaki. Dr. Miyasaki’s office never called to remind him of his appointment which most doctors do call as a courtesy. Based on this, we would not recommend this doctor to any family or friends.

Dr. Miyasaki is a good doctor. He’s personal, friendly and knowledgeable. I unfortunately have the hardest time scheduling appointments with the doctor and have always had bad experiences with his staff.
For example, this last week I wasn’t feeling well at all. I had gone to the emergency room and was told to follow up with my Primary Care Physician. Two days later, I felt worse than i was feeling when I had gone to the ER. I called Dr. Miyasaki’s office to ask if he could squeeze me in today because I was not doing well at all, the receptionist flatly said no. I had asked again, if there was any way to see him, and she asked me «well, what is it for?» and immediately I told her goodbye. It made me feel like I had to tell her that i was dying in order for him to see me. This has happened in the past, and by the time I was able to get an appointment, days later, Dr. Miyasaki told me that it was too late for him to give me anything for my illness.
The staff is stark, cold and not helpful and I’ve had to switch doctors since. Again, Dr. Miyasaki is a good doctor, it’s just difficult to get an appointment with him, and his staff is not the friendliest.

The star system throws me off a bit, but I decided to go with a 5 which apparently corresponds with «Woohoo! As good as it gets!» While I won’t be making any fandom t-​shirts supporting Dr. Miyasaki, he did listen and answer my questions and I did not have to play the waiting game.
Pros:
Got in, answered and asked questions, got diagnosed, got out, and prescriptions were called in. Dr. Miyasaki was professional and knowledgeable. I am also very pleased that my visit was longer than my wait (this point is really important and further details are provided below).
Clean — the waiting room was clean and the chairs were vinyl or some other material that does not absorb the presence of all those who sat before you.
*Stop here if you just wanted a short and sweet review. The ramblings about why Dr. Miyasaki gets a «Woohoo!» as compared to his peers at Straub commences now:
No waiting game — If you’ve been to Straub, you know what I’m talking about. The waiting game first starts in the reception area while you fidget for a ½ hour thinking, «Maybe they’re running on time.» After a ½ hour passes, optimism gives way to reality and you know they’re not calling you anytime soon. Like Beetlejuice, you start looking around and wonder what the heck happened to the other people waiting there with you and wonder how contagious are they? In an effort to not be ruder, you start glancing at the nasty looking magazines on the tables. No, not the good nasty, the bad nasty, which makes you wonder about what weird germ/​infection/​virus you’ll pick up if you peruse the periodical. After another ½ hour of cocking your head toward the door like your dog and still no one calls your name, you pick up that dirty old Time/​Nat Geo magazine. As if waiting for you to pick that magazine long enough for you to acquire whatever germ/​bug/​infection that lives on its pages, your name is called. Yay, it’s time! After taking your Jenny Craig weigh in measurements sans the encouragement, you’re moved to the clinic room. The doctor will be right with you!!! But, no one comes for at least another 45 minutes. But just before you rise from the vinyl chair, which your thighs are now sticking too if you wore shorts/​skirt (which was a bad fashion choice since those waiting room chairs are made from a particularly absorbent material), the doctor comes in. He didn’t forget about you, but now you have to remember why you’re there. 3 minutes later, you’re done and unfortunately, your brain kicks in with questions, but by then the doctor is gone.
So again, I’m very pleased I did not have to wait and I was able to see Dr. Miyasaki while I could still remember why I was there.
Cons: I didn’t get to read the book I purchased and downloaded on my Kindle thinking I’d outsmart the waiting game, which I thought was a part of every internal med office. My internal med doctor after Straub, but before Dr. Miyasaki, was located near a senior activity center.
Okay, so this was more of a rant about Straub. Go to Dr. Miyasaki and save yourself from ranting on Unilocal ^_^

He is young and just starting out, so he is still growing his practice. I saw him as a family doctor (so many doctors I called were’t accepting new patients!)
Very personable and intelligent.
I saw him for flu-​like symptoms, plus bad coughing and complete stuffiness. I was going to the mainland the next week to visit family, and didn’t want to get them sick too. He gave me cough syrup and pills to help suppress the cough. He was loath to give antibiotics (which I understand at a conceptual level. There is enough press about over-​use of antibiotics.) But the medicine he gave me just managed the main symptom. I countinued to get worse and was sick all during my trip. I saw my old doctor back on the mainland. He perscribed antibiotics and I got better quickly thereafter.
I understand Dr. Miyasaki’s point intellectually. But it’s hard to think intellectually when you are feeling really sick and getting worse, and when another doctor can get you well again.