UCLA Endocrinology

My experience is the Endo office on the 5^th floor, not the 2^nd. There are no reviews for the 5^th floor office but many on the 2^nd floor… I whole-​heartedly agree with all the negative reviews here: narrow-​minded, condescending about holistic potentials, shy direct questions, indignant when asked about personal philosophies and how they treat their patients. I’ve experienced 2 doctors here at this office and they both are horrible. They charge my insurance $ 840 for a 20 minute visit.Outrageous. They read and order blood work. and monitor meds… and not very well. I’ve had trouble with the billing department, and the chaos of the office running consistently late. Yup, save your money and go somewhere else. UCLA is becoming the big brother of medicine on the west side of town.

I have been to both sites in Westwood and Santa Monica– because of a job change, I did not want to brace crossing the 405. I have to say parking is hard to find so be ready for that. I have been patient here for many years and have had good experiences in treating my diabetes. The front desk is really nice and know you may be late cause of traffic. The doctors are nice and sit down to talk to you about your condition.

The moment you decide to trust the details of your health into this «world renowned institution», you really ought to get your your affairs in order. Write your wills, pick your grave plot, ponder the places you want your ashes sprinkled. I highly recommend this place if you ever need a misdiagnosis, just think, within moments of your first appointment after the initial consultation, you can be in, out, and on your merry way to a miserable life, on drugs you never needed and worries you never thought you could ever have! Before I came here, I was really certain of how I felt as far as my discretion and gage on reality, daily regimen and activities, you know things like that… A couple visits here and I found out that I actually do «not» feel how I feel, and don’t have a rare condition that is encroaching on my quality of life where time is of the essence, but I ACTUALLY and most probably am a compulsive closet eater, who most likely sleep walks to the fridge in my sleep and am unaware of these behaviors (i say that’s highly unlikely). My doctor so graciously passed me along to a nutritionist and Misdiagnosed me with cysts on my ovaries probably because that was the paper she picked from a hat or fish bowl, maybe even a secret Santa game… Oh and she saved my insurance a ton of money on labs and tests too! All the my ailments were verbally diagnosed!!! The advancements in the medical industry are wildly astonishing!!! Parking is still 10 dollars whether you die here or somewhere else.

Save your money and time. Go elsewhere.
To be fair, my review is limited to my interaction primarily with Dr. Kamdar and the «Registered Dietician» Shiri Morgan. As a UCLA alumni, I am saddened that their names are attached in anyway to that fine educational institution.
I had gestational diabetes during my pregnancy. Dr. Kamdar expended no effort into my treatment. Our interactions were limited to me reciting how far along I was in my pregnancy at each appointment, what type of medicine I was taking and how much of that medicine I was taking. As I was taking medicine based upon his recommendations, this was disturbing. He then proceeded to one finger type this into the records. I was paying for medical advice, not a stenographer. I would have hoped this information would be in my file and reviewed prior to an appointment. To my dismay and frustration, this was the bulk of my appointments with Dr. Kamdar.
My experience with the Registered Dietician, Shiri Morgan, was likewise frustrating. In trying to work with her to understand the nutritional needs and restrictions associated with my condition, I found her to be dismissive, providing mere guidelines and dishing out personal insults when I had questions about tailoring the guidelines to my personal height, weight and level of activity.
«Do what you want» was the recurring theme from this office. Hardly the medical advice I would expect from a professional. As a first time mother seeking medical advice during pregnancy for myself and my unborn son, I found this to be very disturbing.

I can only confirm the other two reviews here. The endos in this group are narrow minded re: the treatment of endocrine issues and are not shy about displaying a dismissive and condescending attitude toward anyone, including patients and other UCLA doctors, who engage proven, effective treatments, i.e. desiccated thyroid medication for patients who do not respond well to synthroid.
Simple matters, like getting a prescription called into a local pharmacy, are regularly botched as neither the doctors nor the staff follow the most basic of instructions. It really is a mess of an office. This, along with a dangerously myopic approach to endocrine treatment, make this a place to avoid.

UCLA Endocrinology Santa Monica
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 550
Santa Monica, CA 90 404
(310) 828‑1050 Phone
(310) 828‑2382 Fax
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** Very disorganized and disappointing.
** They flake out. They won’t carry out what they say!
** Never base your trust on them when they say they will do something for you, because the chances are a lot higher that they won’t, period.
** Outrageous parking rate. No validation!
I had an appointment with a doctor there. Therefore, I faxed them my test results which included some pages, about 30 hours before my appointment so that my doctor could have a chance to have a look at them so when we saw each other we would be on the same page right away. I then called them and they confirmed the receipt of the fax. I emphasized that I needed to have the tests results get to the doctor prior to my visit. I was assured that they would do that and the copies of my test results would be on the doctor’s desk prior to my visit. «Guess what? They didn’t, none of it!»
In fact when I went to my appointment, there was no trace of my test results there that I had faxed them, and neither the doctor had any idea at all what test results I was talking about!
Excuse my language but «WTF!» I was very much pissed.
More over, I also had to pay their outrageous parking fee $ 10 for one hour and couple minutes ($ 2 per 15 minutes)!
It was a terrible experience and just a waste of time and money.
Do yourself a favor and don’t go there.
I won’t recommend them

These doctors ONLY work with synthroid and cytomel and are not open to desiccated or compounded thyroid options. They only base their findings off of TSH and unfortunately are not open to other options if you are not responding to pharmaceuticals. I would strongly consider looking elsewhere if you have hypothyroidism and are not getting relief via pharmaceuticals.