Alan W Leung

Saw the review of Dr. Alan Leung that rated him 2 stars. Wow. That compelled me to login and write here. He has been a godsend for both my elderly Chinese speaking parents. I primarily speak English. We have absolutely zero issues communicating with Dr. Leung in email and in person in English and Chinese. (I’m a Stanford grad. so my expectations are high.) Dr. Leung’s advice on complicated physical health, psychosocial support, and the integration of medications have been nothing short of outstanding. He is an exemplary primary care provider.

My first visit with my kp doctor, Alan Leung. I was concerned about my heart, as my partner noticed an irregularity in my heartbeat. I also suffered from a fractured sternum in the past, and I train for marathons. So I thought it was high time to have my heart checked. Dr. Alan Leung was very attentive and thoughtful, asking me about the symptoms in detail, never dismissing any concerns of mine. He also asked if I prefer speaking in Cantonese or English. After listening to my heartbeat, he ordered an ekg (a fun, quick and painless experience – electrodes and wires on 12 spots of your body), which was done promptly. After interpreting the ekg report (thankfully the results were normal, for the most part), he ordered some bloodwork. That process included a short wait, but the technician was skilled (usually it takes multiple pokes. ouchies). Lastly he reserved a heart monitor for me to wear for a day to record my heartbeat. There’s nothing like peace of mind in knowing about your body/​health.
Dr. Alan Leung is a great doctor who truly cares about you, and I am glad to have him as my primary care physician.

I just got a new job. For the first time I’m with Kaiser. I went onto their website and selected Dr. Leung, because he looked nice.
My visit went well and quickly. I had a 9am appointment. I waited no more than 5 minutes in the waiting room before he was able to see me. It was just a regular physical to make sure I’m healthy since I’ve never actually had a physical before. I was in and out of the medical center within 30 minutes.
He does talk with a lisp, but I didn’t’ find him hard to understand. Maybe because I’m used to talking to older people with Chinese accents.
Anyway he seemed friendly enough. I’m happy with my selection.

Mr. C needed medical coverage. We decided that Kaiser would be a good route as it is both convenient and relatively affordable.
Mr. C visited Dr. Alan Leung (I tagged along to help him find stuff in the building and to, ahem, remind him of certain things he needed to ask the Dr).
It wasn’t that Dr. Leung is part of the Chinese clinic (Mr. C himself is part Chinese).
It wasn’t only that Nurse Wratched’s first action was to lead Mr. C into a storage alcove next to a garbage bin (the big one with the lid) to weigh him and take his BP.
It also wasn’t simply that Dr. Leung was somewhat difficult to understand due to a rather pronounced lisp and his accent (which really wasn’t that bad, but the two of them together was like the tag team for making one say «huh?»), or that he seemed rushed, or that he called Mr. C «almost obese,» or that his nurse gave me the stink eye when we refused to attend a weight loss class 5 hours later *that day.*
It was all those things, all together. Mr. C is overweight right now, but he is also a naturally muscular man who looks ridiculous at the weight suggested by the insurance charts. Being the owner of a few extra pounds myself, I could tell the nurse was giving me the «*you* could use the class too» look when I tried to explain to her that we could not possibly come back/​wait around for 5 hours for a «weight loss» class of dubious value to two people well acquainted with the various ways to both gain and lose weight.
While listening to this teeny tiny doctor talk about Mr. C and his size, I found myself imagining the horror and lack of sensitivity a truly large person would be subjected to in the hands of these professionals.
Nurse Wratched was exceptionally difficult to understand as well as having a really shitty bedside manner. It took us quite a while to figure out why she was asking us to come back later that day. To be truthful, I don’t think she was even a native Chinese speaker.
When I called to make the appointment, I specifically asked if language would be an issue (since Dr. Leung is part of the Chinese clinic) and was told no. Unfortunately, it was.
1 star for being able to take him right away.
1 star for doing the tests that we requested.