Yafa Minazad, DO

I have been going to Doctor minazad for the last year. She is very professional and caring. She takes all her time listening to my need. She tried with me so many medication for my cluster headache until I felt comfortable. Her front office are very friendly and professional too.
I am very thankful for Dr. Minazad.

BEWARE! Her negligence may actually put your health at risk! She ordered a sleep study for me. I completed this unpleasant experience in early November. Fast forward TWO MONTHS later and I still haven’t received any results of the study! After several phone calls of me begging for results, finally a nurse practitioner (not the Dr. herself) called me back with some significant results. I’m not sure if the Dr. has even read the results! What if no one ever told me? It appears I need further treatment but it certainly with NOT be with this Dr. In fact I am exploring legal advise. If you want to have responsible, respectful interactions with your Dr. DO NOT go to her!!!

I love Dr. Minazad. She takes her time and is very thorough. I have been seeing her for Migraine headaches. She asks questions, takes notes and has made excellent referrals. I agree with Judy R. We always leave with an action plan. I always feel heard.
I had to respond because of seeing the one star review. I also like that the solutions posed are healthy ones. She does not throw a bunch of meds at me and send me on my way.

Dr. Minizad is great! She takes her time with you, giving you loads of caring attention.
She has never disappointed and I’ve seen her for a few years with chronic migraines.
I appreciate how she types notes into her laptop as she listens attentively and reviews my progress. You leave with an action plan of sorts and a reminder/​history of previous visits including meds, referrals…
This is my first Unilocal review ever! I couldn’t believe more people haven’t left rave reviews, so I had to take the time.
She also has an excellent young man that does your intake. He has been great when I’ve had to call in for special help. Now if that office would only change the terrible music you have to hear while on hold!
Still, Dr. M rocks.

Extremely disappointed with my experiences in Dr. Minazad’s office.
The Good: Her front office staff are friendly and helpful.
The Bad: Her back office staff can be rude, dismissive, and borderline incompetent, including refusing to give the doctor messages when a patient needs to know if they need to go to the ER (was told she’d call back within 24-​hours — she never called back, I went to the ER).
The Ugly: Dr. Minazad showed no interest in my neurological /​medical history, she suggested medications that I’d had adverse reactions to (and when I pointed that out, she said that she’d not read my records or the forms I’d filled out), she prescribed a medication that was contraindicated for the other neuro meds I was on (my pharmacy caught this, thankfully!), and she couldn’t be bothered to get-​up from her chair — across the exam room — when I went into a muscle spasm. I ended-​up on the floor and she called in one of her staff members to come help me up.
She seems to have no compassion, no skills, and no interest in actually helping or healing.

We took my wife’s father here before finding a good neurologist. Dr. Minazad was dismissive, distracted, and not very knowledgeable. Don’t ask too many questions because it will anger her. She doesn’t want you to find out that she doesn’t know the answer. We all got a very bad vibe from her. After one visit, ONE VISIT, there was no doubt in anyone’s mind that we needed to find another doctor. It was that bad. I think she might have had to leave the practice on Raymond Ave because everyone hated her so much. Not sure. Now her office is on Fair Oaks. Avoid like the plague unless you like being treated poorly and/​or ignored. PS: Her front office lady was really nice.