Calman Andrew, MD

Delighted to report that I have had successful surgeries on both eyes by Dr Calman. Right eye in April, and left eye yesterday, December 10 2014. Very happy with his work & the experienced, responsive & kind staff. Recommend him completely. They put the «eye» in team at Premier Eyecare!

Thanks so much to Dr. Calman and Dr. Yu for their outstanding care. Before coming to Premier Eye Care, I had visited with two optometrists and one ophthalmologist who did not have many helpful suggestions for my red, burning, itching eyes. After a thorough eye examination and listening to my symptoms, Dr. Calman prescribed a very successful treatment to control my symptoms.

I like the doctors, but they seriously need to get a whole new staff of receptionists and front desk workers because they are truly making this business look bad. The receptionists are RUDE! I hate dealing with people that take out their hate for a job on clients like me.

An appointment at Premier Eye Care — allegedly with Andrew Calman, MD — was the WORST experience I’ve ever had in a medical setting. My appointment which should’ve lasted 45 – 60 minutes (according to them), consumed 4+ hours of my afternoon.
When «Dr.» Calman finally graced me with his amazing presence, he was nothing but condescending, rude and arrogant. His attitude has clearly created an uncomfortable and miserable environment at his office — his staff clearly hates their jobs. It’s really sad.
Worst doctor I’ve ever encountered.

Went to Premier Eyecare b/​c they are in my health network and close to my house.
Was impressed with the care I received from Dr. Yu & Dr. Calman. I call on physicians for a living and have a pretty good instinct for doctors who «care and get-​it» and those that don’t. And sadly, many doctors are on autopilot. These guys are not!
I was happy with my experience. Keep in mind, the more descriptive you can be with ANY doctor the better they can help you. Make sure you have a plan, even if its a prewritten list of things you want to discuss or explain.
I’ll be back for my 3^rd appointment with Dr. Calman & Yu in June ’11.

I’ve been seeing Dr Calman and his staff for over 3 years now and I personally have had a great experience with them.
I was looking at the reviews others have posted (2 at time of writing) and I respectfully would disagree with some of their comments.
First off, I too sometimes do not see Dr Calman at all when I come to the office and see one of his associates instead but I’m okay with that. If there is ever anything they are not sure of they will ask Dr Calman to review (has happened only a couple of times for me in the 3 years). If I had the choice, I would rather get an appointment with a practice within a week of calling and know that they prioritize who the main doctor sees based on their condition versus waiting several weeks for an appointment with a specialist only to be told that I’m okay (when you freak out as much as I do this is a better option!).
All the doctors there give good explanations of what they are doing and the results along the way.
The staff have always been friendly to me and billing has not been an issue (compared to nightmares I’ve had with other providers in the past).
Yes parking is a pain but we live in San Francisco and parking is ALWAYS a pain! Tip: There are a bunch of residential parking areas just behind the office (East) and up the hill on Bernal Heights.

Horrible, incompetent staff. Somehow, my other care providers have no problem billing my insurance, yet Dr. Calman’s staff can’t seem to figure it out. Idiots.
And my husband had a similar experience to kiwi I. Had to take off work (no mean feat), waited forever, still could not see Dr. Calman, staff refused to give him any kind of status or update. I’ve worked as a receptionist for doctors for 20 years. I know how this is *supposed* to work.

See my review under Dr. Calman’s practice called «Premier Eyecare»
I made an appointment outside my regular optometrist to see Dr. Calman because I had a specific eye problem & my internist wanted me to see an ophthamalogist (these are M.D.s usually requiring 7 yrs of training including residency not including specialization vs. optometrists who are O.D.s that have 4 years and may or may not have additional training).
Long story short, I didn’t even get to see Dr. Calman. When one of the optometrists started to examine me, I explained I specifically asked for my appt to be with Dr. Calman and there was a specific reason why I made the appt with him. They said he’d see me but after checking with him a few minutes later they said he was too busy to see me and they didn’t think it was necessary. Wait, I took time off work and made an additional appointment to have my eyes dilated after my regular optometrist already examined me and you do a switcharoo on me? You guys were the one that set the appt time and because you’re trying to squeeze as much money from people as possible you don’t have time to see me? Bite me.
The examination was fair enough but they kept me for an hour and a half (which means I have to run out and feed the meter since they have no parking lot) for a total examination time of maybe 5 – 7 minutes. And after I expressed my dissatisfaction, I got, «How will you be paying for your co-​pay?» Go somewhere else.