McGrath Eileen M, MD

I was a patient of Dr. McGrath several years ago but switched to Kaiser, so had to go to their doctors. Was she the best — no? I often felt rushed in and out — if you took a breath for longer than a second, she was out of the room. BUT, now I have new insurance and Dr. McGrath was the only recognizable name on the list so I thought I’d try to see if she was accepting new patients. I called a couple hours ago and was on hold for 10 minutes — figured it was their lunch hour so nobody was taking calls so I’d call back. I’m actually on hold with her office right now — been waiting for 48:12 just waiting to speak to someone! Someone picked up the line about 20 minutes ago and said there was one call ahead of me — after I’ve been waiting for 20 minutes already. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! Is THIS how they treat their patients? No thank you.

Worst doctor ever. Dr. McGrath is rude, short with patients, hazes her staff and gets the diagnosis wrong. She’s bitter, seems like she hates her job & hates patients! Overtly abusive to staff. AVOID her at all costs!!!

I’ve been going to Dr. McGrath for 10 years now and she is incredibly professional, knowledgeable and thorough. Though I scarcely see her once a year, she somehow always remembers details about my life, kids, etc. I love that she is always so «pulled together», but still kind and caring. She has referred me to some great specialists over the years, too.
I love Dr. McGrath and have referred other friends to her, as well.

After years of being a very satisfied patient, I am so upset and disappointed to be writing such a poor review. She really let me down. I had a very scary emergency and called the office crying at 11:30am. I was told by an assistant that she was with a patient and would call back shortly. Twenty-​five hours later, as I am now an admitted patient in a hospital, I got that return call, not from Dr. McGrath, but from her assistant!

Dr. McGrath has been my doctor for the last 20 years or so, always consistantly great with her care. She has always been our family doctor, I took both of my children to her and they still continue to go to her now that they are grown. She is very patient and kind. What I especially love about her, is that even after all these years she truly loves her work and cares for her patients. She seems to stay informed and up to date on issues and has a great network of specialists that she refers me to if she feels it is necessary and she has always been spot on in this. I trust her completely as my doctor and would recommend her to anyone looking for a good GP.

I’m shocked. After reading such great reviews and being referred by a friend, I called to make an appointment for a general physical. I was told that the «office policy» was that a «meet & greet» was required, as a separate appointment from the general exam I needed. And yes, they would be billing my insurance company for the initial meeting as well as 2^nd appt. for the exam. I would have to visit the office on 2 separate occasions.
That smacked of something fraudulent to me. So I called our health insurance broker to inquire. Sure enough, that IS INSURANCE FRAUD. And thusly severely lacking integrity. It’s criminal. This says volumes about the integrity of that office and any doctor that would go along with such a policy. What else will they over bill you/​me for? If there is a lack of integrity and ETHICS in this realm, what other areas (such as keeping up with the latest techniques & research) are lacking? Not to be trusted.
Perhaps as others have said here, Dr. McGrath is a terrific doctor. I’d say at the very least, she needs to evaluate her office policy and move away from insurance fraud.
THIS IS PRECISELY WHAT’S WRONG WITH OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. I will not participate in bilking you, me, and the insurance companies out of millions/​billions of dollars. We ALL pay for it in the end.
I will not participate in that unethical game.

I just moved to LA a few months ago and have had to find new doctors, dentists, etc. I’m very picky about these things, and always find someone new if I don’t like my current doctor, but I’ve got to say, Dr. McGrath could not be better.
The doctor: She’s very kind, very knowledgable, and very efficient. I felt immediately comfortable with her, and she was always able to help me with any issues. She has extensive experience, but is very modern and hip — so it’s the best of both worlds.
The office: Very convenient location with tons of street parking. Always make time for you if you have an urgent issue (regular checkups have to be made a few months in advance, though). Very friendly staff. Very clean small office.
A+

Dr. McGrath is so personable and knowledgeable and nice. She’s fantastic and it doesn’t matter how many dumb questions I ask or how annoying I get, she keeps her calm and smile. And she’s hip. And she makes me feel not crazy. Even when I pass out for needles, speculums, blood work, blood pressure cuffs.
And when I was particularly worried about something that one might think was not a big deal, she talked me through my fears and then followed up by randomly sending me further literature about the subject. She didn’t need to do that, but she did because she’s just a great doctor who cares.