Riviera Allergy Medical Center

I sought out Dr. Ziegner after a bad experience with another allergist and wow Dr. Ziegner is impressive. She is thorough and so full of knowledge. She made me and my daughter feel comfortable taking her time to listen never rushing us through an appointment. She helped give us the answers we were looking for and then made sure we had the knowledge and tools we needed to deal. She has a wonderful practice with the nicest staff they are organized, professional, attentive and did I mention they are really nice. This office raises the standards for all other medical offices.

Dr. Ziegner Is an amazing Dr. She treated my son in the hospital, I always felt like she answered all any concerns. We are heartbroken our insurance doesnt cover her outside the hosiptal. She is caring and so sweet, but knows what she is talking about! We sure are going to miss you Dr. Z!!! Thank you for everything!!!

Dr. Ziegler is more than a Doctor. She is a patient advocate. Dr. Ziegner is not just brilliant, but she is also understanding and takes the time to listen as well as explain allergies to a new patient. I first came in back in 2012. She discovered then that I had severe allergies to pork as well as chicken. Once I eliminated these foods from my diet, my life changed. I no longer had discomfort nor abdominal pain that I had been plagued with for years. Once I had my son, I took him in to be tested at 6 months old. Dr Ziegner is as wonderful (if not more) with babies as she is with adults. My son lights up each time he sees her! I was nervouse about scratch testing my baby but her and her staff handled him with care. We discovered my son did have allergies. Once I eliminated those foods from my diet (I am nursing him) my son started to sleep better and he was no longer gassy nor fussy. I really owe dr Ziegner a great deal of thanks. She is a wonderful woman, informative, kind and funny. I tell everyone she is the best most informed doctor in all of SoCal. If you think you have allergies, go see her asap!

Another doctor I trust and respect suggested I see Dr. Ziegner. I was amazed to see a front office that was efficient and professional. They even use iPads to check you in and process your copay. I loved seeing technology being utilized in an appropriate and efficient manner. That’s so rare today! Even more rare was the professional level of attention I received from the staff. And Dr. Ziegner is great — suggesting I take tests that my GP, ENT and other doctors never thought to take. I left impressed with the entire practice. Later, I went online to the patient section of the website and discovered I could access practically everything: notes from my visit, medications, medical history, change my preferences, etc. It was awesome!!! I wish more practices were this easy-​to-​use, efficient and competent. I even emailed them to let them know how much I appreciated their efforts. I mean, how often is a visit to the doctors office a pleasant enough experience that you would consider doing that without even being asked? Or posting on Unilocal?!They really, truly deserve the recognition.

Dr. Zeigner changed my life for the better. She was the first Doctor to accurately diagnose my food allergies. Since I have been avoiding those foods, I feel a million times better! Previous doctors just said my reactions had to be stress… the «stress» was not having the proper diagnosis! I am so thankful my primary physician referred me here.

Dr. Ziegner and her efficient staff were an absolute pleasure. Not only was she thorough and informative regarding my needs, but also her staff was courteous and professional. What’s also great about this office is that they are extremely accommodating to children.
I recommend Dr. Ziegner to anyone looking to find a doctor that cares for the well-​being of her patients with a vast amount of knowledge to boot. I am so glad that my family found a doctor like Dr. Ziegner!

We love Dr. Ziegner. In fact, I consider her to be an answer to a prayer. Dr. Ziegner has been treating my 9-​year-​old son for almost two years now. I am very discerning when it comes to doctors, and I have been burned before. His is a complex case, involving asthma, allergies, and an immune system deficiency. Her care is always impeccably thorough. Her experience, knowledge and genuine compassion for my son, myself and my family have made her our «rock» in navigating through his health care issues. Dr. Ziegner recently went above and beyond during my son’s recent hospitalization, acting as an advocate for us to get the treatment plan we needed. Thank you, Dr. Ziegner and staff, for always providing excellent care!

Dr. Z is as good as it gets. I haven’t had allergy problems until recently. She is one of the best doctor’s I’ve met, and she has a great staff. She is sincere and really cares about her patients. She called me at 7:00 tonight, off the clock, to provide me with some additional information and to make sure I was feeling better. I made a Unilocal account just to give her some positive feedback. If you have allergies go see her.

Had another consult & office visit today with Dr Ziegner & staff. It’s always a highly successful and informative experience, starting with her friendly & thorough receptionists.
I bring many questions to the table during my visit, and appreciate Dr. Ziegner’s willingness to discuss frankly & provide detailed answers to my queries. Allergy & Immunology are complex fields of study with possible life-​threatening consequences, and I feel the diagnostics recommended & the answers provided are a direct result of the doctor’s extensive, continuing research & boundless enthusiasm for her field of study.
Beware, Dr. Ziegner has high expectations of her patients’ willingness to follow through with her recommendations! I like that, it reflects her understanding of the value of the patient’s time and concerns.

I’ve never reviewed anyone with one star before. In fact, all of my previous reviews have been five stars — so you know it has to be bad.
The doctor is not in control of her office staff. The staff is seriously in need of infection prevention training and HIPPA training. They violate patient privacy as a matter of practice and they endanger patients by having receptionists touch the inoculation site without cleaning hands. If you suggest that they do things a little differently, they cut you off, the doctor refuses to return phone calls and refuses to see the patient, they refuse to provide shots, and they show you the door without even giving you time to arrange to have your shots elsewhere.

I have known and worked with Dr. Ziegner for several years. I can say unequivocally that she is the best allergist that I have ever worked with. I recommend her to all my patients that need allergy services.
Thank you Dr. Z for all your help over the years. My patients and I greatly appreciate it.

We can not be happier with Dr Z and her staff. I have been a patient of hers for many years, and currently getting allergy shots to get off of the meds. So far the success of the shots exceeds any expectations that I had.
Dr Z is awesome! Not only does she know her stuff, but she is always there for you and cares deeply for her patients. You can count on her to answer any and all questions in plain simple english, and always be there to answer more whenever they come up
If you are reasonably close (I drive a distance just to go there), she is a wonderful choice

Dr. Ziegner is a great diagnostician and delivers caring treatment. She definitely helped my wife and I in the past. However I must say that her staff and business practices leave a lot to be desired. On several occasions I have had trouble with her people due to poor follow-​up and lack of accuracy. In specific I have had a lot of trouble getting them to respond to pharmacy calls, they ordered the wrong blood tests, did not follow through with getting us copies of tests and screwed-​up appointment times. In every instance when I brought this to the doctor’s attention she dismissed this as our mistake. She is so over the top in defending her own people when I owed HER more money due to a mistake by her staff she insisted I must be wrong. This is surely affecting her practice as it is always very quiet there and I’ve heard patients complaining in the waiting room. It got to the point where I couldn’t even bring these issues up with the doctor or she’d jump at my wife or I defending her people. We love Dr Ziegner but I had to let her know that we we had to go to another doctor.
I’d recommend Dr Schoettler of South Bay Allergy and Asthma or Dr, Buschbaum or Dr Song or Dr Singer — All great docs with a much better staff.

Dr Ziegner and her team put up with my 1,000 questions about allergies and I could easily ask a 1,000 more, but they have limits!
I’ve visited her many times for testing and everything has went smoothly. Again, her staff at the time of my visits were amazing.
It seems she has lots of patients too, so make an appointment!

Dr. Ziegner should be annointed as a «Saint», a «God», or another Mother Teresa. She is by far, the most caring, concerned doctor I have ever met in my entire life. She exemplifies the principles of what all doctors should strive to achieve: uncomparable expertise in her field of medicine, phenomenal doctor/​patient «bedside manner», analytical, educational, helpful, thoughtful, efficient, comprehensive, and a very giving human being.
Her office is an incredible, well thought out, fun environment for children!!! Parrots, Giraffes, Elephants, Zebras, Lions, Tigers light up the walls of the children’s designated play area, which has an abundance of toys and games, including a pony to ride!
This is also the case for the children’s doctor room, which has an animal themed height chart, and an elephant mirror on the wall!!!
Photos of her adorable twins highlight another wall in the hallway, which is also a testament of who she is, as a person.
She has worked hard, including earning a PhD in Immunopathology, and has earned the respect of all of the doctors in the South Bay, who know her and refer many of their patients to her.
For additional testimonials go to her website, see below:
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I will never go to anyone else, nor will my wife and children when it comes to allergies, sinus infections, or any cough/​cold induced symptom.
Long live Dr. Ziegner!!!
Dan

Dr. Ziegner is the best doctor I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen many. Kind, compassionate and an expert diagnostician, Dr. Ziegner always goes above and beyond the call of duty. She gives you all the time she needs to give you the best care – she never rushes and she makes you feel like you’re her only patient. She’s my primary physician, and I’ll see her as long as she’s there for me.

I took my son to Dr. Ziegner a while back to get skin testing for allergies and I have to say I was just whatevers with the experience. Their waiting room is amazing — my son had a LOT of fun waiting for the doctor given the plethora of toys, small house he could walk in, etc. plus the receptionist was always warm and welcoming. The actual doctor, however, left me wanting more. She kind of had a dismissive attitude and whenever my husband and I asked her a question, she never really gave an answer and instead just gave a vibe of «I know what I’m doing so just trust me.». Um. Not too easy to do when you’re not answering my questions! Maybe she really does know what she’s doing but her lack of communication and information just made me look for a different doctor.