Viken R Konyalian, MD

My first time having a surgical procedure.
Office visit was calm, and the nurse was very caring, she always asked if I was OK every time I called with questions,
Dr. Konyalian was great! The office was clean! I saw him walk in all cool and ready. I felt real good about that. Oh, shout out to my anesthesiologist, of course I don’t remember his name, he was awesome.
Check up today„ I can hardly see the scars. Garden Regional Hospital staff was great.

Where do i Start? First visit too brief did not make me comfortable about asking questions, felt rush, then for surgery date doctor was late the staff an i were waiting for him basically on the surgery room, on the post surgery appt. there was a long wait even though i had an appointment i did not see anyone going inside the Dr’s office so i asked the receptionist she informed me the dr. was having lunch! Then a few months after surgery i started experience all types of digestive disorders including: extreme pain and constipation, asked insurance to go back to dr. konyalian, to review and this was very problematic, I had to call his office he answered and told me to schedule in his lynwood office, i did that and lynwood told me call his new Los alamitos location so i did
and finally went to see him, he told lift your shirt up, lie down, your stitches look good, you look ok, he never actually asked me about my pain inside my abdomen and my digestive promblems he just look at the stiches.
Since the i have been in the ER. 2 GASTRO OFFICES, 2 SETS OF ultrasounds, XRays, 2 sets of Lab work, and other tests…
It’s a year now and i never felt worse in my life! Anal pain, Hemorroids, constipation, and a excruciating burning pain, that does not go away and i was just told by my doctor not to take pain medicine since she is checking for liver blood work first.
I totally regreat doing this surgery since i never had any of this problems before the surgery!

Going to the Dr. Is one of my least favorite activities. After having a horrific experience at the ER and a not so pleasant visit with another Dr., I found Dr. Konyalian for my gallbladder. I was very surprised that he answers the phone and personally calls to check in. He is personable and knows his stuff. He even provided his personal fax to receive my blood work from my regular Doctor. She was very impressed too. He is an excellent Surgeon and easy on the eyes. My incision points are smaller than some cat scratches I have! I probably won’t have another reason to see him again, now that I am sans gallbladder, so that is a shame, not that I want to have any more surgery anytime soon! I was surprised that I was in much less pain immediately after the surgery than I was prior to. His office is clean and simple and his assistant is very sweet. If you need a General Surgeon, Dr. Konyalian is your guy!