Kambiz Behzadi, M.D.

I went to see Dr. Behzadi a few times for a minor (soccer) knee injury, based on a friends recommendation. I like the guy and found his demeanor pleasant and the visit helpful BUT, as many other Unilocalers have commented, his office is constantly backed up. The shortest wait I’ve had was 30 minutes and the longest over 1 hour. (Honestly, you’d think they’d figure this issue out and book a few less people!) Due to this logjam, I’ve only had very quick visits with the actual dr. and feel very rushed to think of any questions I might possibly have. He’s usually gone before I can ask. I think quality over quantity would significantly improve the experience here.

Great doctor and Achilles’ tendon repair surgeon. But if I got a $ 15 discount for every 15 minutes he was late then I would be having free dr visits every time. Like now! Going on 1 hr and 15 min wait!

I’ve been a patient of Dr Behzadi’s for 10 years. After I had a terrible fall and injured my knee, he explained my options. It was clear I needed surgery, so he took almost 3 hours in the O.R. rebuilding my knee. The surgery was a complete success and he took great care to be sure I had the proper therapy and follow up care. My knee has had its set-​backs over the years, and now it looks like I’ll need a joint replacement. You can be sure I will have Dr Behzadi perform the surgery. He is conservative in his treatment, careful to answer my questions, compassionate and understanding. His staff is wonderful, too.
I have also seen his partner, Dr Doughtery (a podiatrist) after I broke my toe and then needed my nail removed. He, too, is wonderful, gentle and explains everything very well. I felt like a weenie getting the nail done, but he explained how many nerve endings are in our toes (a LOT). Phew! All better, of course.
I’ve also had MRIs done in the Pleasanton office, and I feel asleep during the procedure! So clearly I’m a fan of all three offices. Did I mention I work in healthcare? So, yeah, I know a little.
Having said all this, I wonder why people would use Unilocal to make such an important decision. If you are not happy with a physician’s OPINION based on her/​his many years of training, education and experience, go see another physician.
Update: Dr Bezhadi performed a total knee replacement and I can’t even begin to tell you how fantastic my new knee feels. He is a kind compassionate surgeon. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

I was referred to Dr. Behzadi by my primary care physician for a shoulder injury from golf. When I met him, I found him very pleasant and caring. He answered all my questions in a manner that I could understand. He diagnosed the issue accurately and put me on a treatment plan. After about 3 months I was a new person with no pain in my shoulder. I can play golf and enjoy the game now. I highly recommend Dr. Behzadi as a caring physician/​surgeon in the field of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics.

I went to this doctor based on a recommendation from a friend who had rotator cuff surgery.
I believe I had tore something in my shoulder or chest so I thought he would be good to evaluate it although it had been over a year since the injury.
I found Dr Behzadi was not helpful at all. I kept asking him what was wrong but he couldn’t diagnose the problem. He did an MRI but it was on the wrong place where the injury was. He never once explained the basic reason what happened. He gave 0 advice on how to rehab it. He just said dont lift weights. Then he finally just refused to see me in his arrogant pompous style.
Since then I have found out more accurate explanation from a CHIRO and personal trainer that I probably had torn a muscle and scar tissue replaced it.
To be honest I am surprised he even is allowed to practice and would rate him 0 stars since he totally misdiagnosed the problem and was not helpful at all. I definitely would not recommend him to anyone with a related injury.

I would rate 0 stars if possible, horrible!
Went in for persistent knee pain, a nagging soft tissue injury that never healed. Got X-​rays and MRI, no obvious tears/​sprains/​strains etc. behzadi then diagnoses arthritis and says I should be fine but come back and see him in 5 years for a total knee replacement when that arthritis progresses! I was speechless and insisted that my symptoms were consistent with the prior injury that never healed. No way he says, definitely arthritis.
Took my scans to another surgeon at Stamford hospital sports medicine. He reviewed all the pics with me and manipulated my knee and diagnosed the prior injury as I had suspected… the symptoms had never gone away from the original injury occurrence years ago. Further, my new doc showed me on the MRI report that the radiologist in Behzadi’s office wrote up the WRONG KNEE and I figured out that behzadi had never even looked at the pics, he relied on the radiologists notes for his diagnosis and did not correct the report which got my knees mixed up! WOW!
This passes for effective application of medical knowledge? Imagine, if i had listened to this guy, he would have cut out a perfectly functioning knee. Very disappointed, avoid behzadi at all costs!

I would like to give Dr. Behzadi ZERO stars if that’s possible.
He makes you wait for more than an hour (I had to go to him twice because my primary physician had referred me to him to make custom orthotics). The first time the wait was 1.5 hours and the second time it was an hour and 10 mins — all this is during the work day. My Mom also was referred to him and had the same experience of waiting for 1.5 hours to see him.
He comes in to the room with an attitude as if he is gracing you with his presence. He did very little to explain anything to us. He got annoyed when we asked him qs — We were asking him some basic questions that we HAVE THE RIGHT TO UNDERSTAND. I will NEVER go back to him and want to spread the word about what a HORRIBLE DOCTOR he is.
Also, he misdiagnosed my Mom’s condition and gave her cortizone shots when she is allergic to steroids for her glaucoma when she filled up the hundred forms they make you fill up about what medicines she’s allergic to. She had clearly written that she is allergic to steroids because of her eye condition – he didn’t bother to see that. Another doctor who she followed up with had to rectify the situation.
Doctors like this horrible doctor SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PRACTICE — PLEASE DO NOT go to him. You are being warned sufficiently!