Segars & Segars

I’ve been a patient of Dr David Segar for 15 years. I’ve always felt that he takes his time and listens which is rare today for a doctor. He’s always diagnosed problems I’ve had correctly and when I needed a referral to a specialist he’s always sent me to a great doctor. I also like that he takes blood for testing rather than sending you to a lab. He’s also done minor surgical procedures in office rather than sending me to another doctor. He’s basically like an old time doctor that does many things rather than just referring you out. His bedside manner is great and he’s got a great sense of humor. I never feel rushed and the front office girls are great as they’ll always squeeze me in for an emergency. I’ve also seen Dr Hoke Segar who’s also a great doctor. You can’t go wrong with this office.

Dr Segar is caring but the other Jr. doctor didn’t seem to know what he was doing. He gave me allergy med for poison ivy, I had to go to a dermatologist to get this sorted out

Last Sunday I was driving myself to the emergency room for (food poisoning?) diarrhea for four days when I decided to call my GP doctor Dave Segars MD instead.
The office was closed for the weekend but his voice mail did leave the option of paging him. This situation was excrutiating so I did. An hour or so later Dr. Dave returned my called to find out what was going on. I explained nearly 5 days of diarrhea & have lost around 8 lbs. Dr. Dave gave me a diagnosis on the phone, called in a prescription to my Walgreen’s pharmacy and got me started right away.
I was so happy Dr Dave called me back, and got me started on the medication.
I went to his office the next day and have subsequently dropped off a sample at the LAB across the street from his office on Ocean Ave, Today makes day 5 on antibiotics and I’m happy to say Dr Dave got my digestive tract back to normal.
Not only did he help me on his weekend retreat but he made a perfect diagnosis and saved me an entire Sunday in the ER.
Dr. Segars has been my physician for some time. I’m happy to say he’s a happy to help his patients kind of MD. He’s a deep thinker with lot’s of expertise & experience.
This situation goes on the list of excellent diagnosis over the years that Dr. Dave has made. His entire office staff is kind and on the ball. Simply put you won’t find a kinder, great listener & knowledgeable General Practioner than Dr Dave Segars.
Thanks again as usual for saving my butt, sanity & a visit to the good ol’ ER.
You’re a godsend.
John A. Pommon
San Francisco

After my previous review I’ve been going to Dr Segar’s office consistently and I do not have a complaint. The front office has been polite and accommodating and Dr David Segar’s has been his usual great self. Maybe I caught them on a bad day. Giving them 4 stars.

I’m not sure how this place stays in business. Just spent an hour in their ghetto waiting room just to leave. I was looking for a good GP. Guess this won’t be the place. Not sure how I’ll get that hour back
Do not bother with this place

My appointment was at 3:30. The receptionist on the phone was very clear about arriving 15 minutes early, so I showed up at 3:15, checked in, no indication the doctor was running late. ONE HOUR LATER, I’m still in the waiting room. I can clearly hear the receptionists making personal phone calls and chatting about their personal lives the entire time. Finally, I walk up to the window and politely remind them my appointment was at 3:30. The receptionist then informs me the doctor is running late. As if I didn’t realize, after sitting in the waiting room for an hour.
The doctor himself is nice enough. I can’t really speak to this bc I didn’t come for anything too complicated. 2 stars though for making me waste an hour of my life in a stuffy, cramped waiting room.

I have been seeing Dr David Segars for over 4 years and he has been absolutely wonderful! He listens and follows up diligently on the progress of one recovery.
Best doctor I ever had!
Monita

He’s nice enough. The office has been fine for me. I’ve seen him 3 times.
First, he diagnosed my excruciating sore throat as a bacterial infection and the amoxicillin he prescribed didn’t do anything for 2 days. Not his fault, but when I called back to ask for something stronger, there was a bit of a runaround with getting another prescription. I did get one, and eventually the infection cleared up, but it had been so long that I can’t tell if it went away on its own and the infection was really viral in which case I wasted $ 20 on useless antibiotics, or whether the abx did anything.
The second time, my foot had hurt so much I could barely put pressure on it. It had improved when they could get me in but his big advice was buy some Dr. Scholls. I asked if I should see a podiatrist or some other specialist and he thought it was a good idea. First of all, shouldn’t he be suggesting that? Second of all, I kind of felt like he thought I was a whiner, not a person who has to walk 2 miles a day round trip to get to work and was really bothered by this condition.
For my third visit, I had my pre-​40-​year-​old checkup and brought a nicely organized list of issues (not separate ones, mostly grouped by the theme of joint and muscle pain, things I didn’t go into in my 2 previous visits b/​c he said I should specifically schedule a separate visit for these), and he didn’t look at my list, he asked me to read off the list and then talked so I would have to interrupt him to get back to my list. His big diagnosis is I’m just getting older and his advice was to learn to stretch more, eat right, and live with the pain. Really? Not every one of my other 40-​year-​old friends have constant foot, knee, hip, back, shoulder, and wrist pains. I’m pretty sure I’m not imagining this.
As part of the physical I had blood tests and he never called me back to discuss them like he said he would even though my results came in high for LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol. I had to log on to the provider network website to realize for myself that results came in.
Finally, when my husband had his 40-​year physical with Dr. Shu at the same office, he had an EKG reading done as a part of a baseline for future comparison. The nurse initially brought me into a room and was setting me up for the same thing. Then she switched rooms and when Dr. Hoke saw me, he didn’t do the EKG. I would have mentioned it but it slipped my mind. But it shouldn’t slip his mind, or if he wasn’t going to do it, he should have explained why. Now I have to take time out of my day to call back, get to the bottom of it, possibly schedule another appointment, and hope insurance doesn’t mistakenly count it as a second physical visit and then charge me extra and have to work that out, all because the process was sloppy and the doctor kind of doesn’t seem to take me seriously. I’m busy, I wouldn’t call or go in unless I thought it was necessary, and I think he kind of thinks my concerns are a joke.
3 stars because he’s friendly enough and the office was functional and I guess he has lots of experience, but minus 1 star for the kind of dismissive attitude and minus 1 star for skipping part of my physical and inconveniencing me.

This medical office was recommended to us by a friend. Sadly, my family has had an unpleasant experience with billing and Dr. David Segars’s unresponsiveness. An unnecessary procedure was performed and the doctor assured the patient that it would be covered by insurance. However, insurance came back declining coverage. Dr. Segars did not respond at all or try to rectify the issue after numerous attempts of contact/​inquiry by the patient through the front office. It was unbelievable. Will discontinue relationship with this doctor’s office for their unresponsiveness and unfair practice.

Dr. David Segars was my primary care physician while I lived in San Francisco. I knew when I first met him and realized just how courteous and kind he was, that I’d found someone special. He actually took time to listen to any concerns I might be having and either he or someone from his office was always very prompt in responding to blood test results. I was amazed from the beginning and my amazement and gratification never waned. Unfortunately, I was forced to leave SF for financial reasons. I knew I’d never find another physician like Dr. David. Thank you, Dr. David and thank you to your fabulous staff, as well. You’re the best.

Dr. David Segars is cool, a good listener and knows what he’s talking about.

Dr. Segar is one of the best doctor I’ve met to receive treatment. He is professional and will go the extra mile to fulfill your medical needs.

I’ve gone to Dr. David Segar for many years and I am constantly impressed with the excellent customer service with the office and adore Dr. D! I trust him completely and love the fact that I don’t have to go anywhere to have my blood test taken for the annual check ups.
The wait time has always been short except when I’m late and even then it’s short!
The beauty of this Dr’s office is that they have been open on Holidays as well. This office is not technically updated therefore saving the trees.
If you’re looking for a great doctor’s office (Dr. Hoke Segar and Dr. Shu are also fantastic!) I’d try these Dr’s and you won’t be disappointed with their service and knowledge.

Dr David is the best. I have been going to him since 1993 when I first moved to San Francisco. I was very lucky on my first pick from a list of physcians from my first healthcare plan. Even though my jobs have changed I have always selected the PPO option at each job so that I could keep Dr David as my primary care physcian. I give him my highest recommendation.

I’ve been a patient of Dr. David for many years. He is a great clinician, compassionate and caring… which is everything you’d want in a PCP. I’ve seen some so-​so reviews on his staff and I completely disagree. They are efficient, quick and their follow up has been good whenever I’ve requested anything from them. Dr. Segars is popular but available as well. I can usually get in to see him within a week.

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Hoke’s for a couple of years and am really happy with this office. Dr. hoke listens to me and always gives his honest opinion. Kelly has always been helpful, I’ve had a couple of problems with billing and she has gotten everything resolved very quickly and is always really nice when I come in the office. I have noticed how thoughtful she is and always goes above and beyond her call of duty. Angelina is also super helpful. I truly appreciate how both Kelly and Angelina can deal with difficult patients in a calm, diplomatic, and professional manner.

I was in search of a new doctor a while back as I was not meshing well with mine. She was a great doctor, but was a little too «motherly».
A friend of mine was raving to me about Segars & Segars, so I decided to switch on over.
That proved to be a good move. Everyone there is extremely nice and really wants to make sure you are comfortable and get the care you need.
I have seen Dr. Hoke Segars and Dr. Shu. Both are very attentive and do a great job explaining what they are doing and what is going on. I have never waited too long and was never rushed out the door.
Not only are the doctors great… the staff is amazing as well. Everyone is so nice. I recently tore a muscle off the bone. I was referred to a specialist and he told me that I would get an MRI soon. So far, nothing yet. I called and spoke with Kelly and she quickly went to work to rectify the situation. She found out that the order for my MRI wasn’t submitted and called the specialist to make sure that the order gets put out immediately. She will call me when this gets done.
She went above and beyond and I am extremely appreciative for her help!

Hoke is the first doctor that I’ve ever been to that is thorough, polite and does NOT rush me out the door for the next patient. Finding a doctor this great in todays fucked up healthcare system is golden. Now if only I could find a mechanic in San Francisco this good and honest?
I considered taking away one star because he put his finger in my ass, butt I guess he was just doing his job. Weird, because I went in for a sore throat? Just kidding.
Seriously, after seeing nearly a dozen family doctors in my life, Hoke is the best!!!

Dr. David Segars has been my and my husband’s primary care doctor for over 10 years. I have referred him to many of my work friends, and they all love him.
He is an extremely dedicated and knowledgeable doctor, and has a calm and gentil approach. I also like to chit chat with him, and he has a good sense of humor.
He was very helpful in getting me help for depression.
I would highly recommend this doctor.

I have been seeing Dr. Hoke Segars for the last 5 years. He is experienced and has a wonderful bedside manner. He avoids speaking in medical jargon and just gives me the facts. I have seen him for everything, from a flu shot to broken bones. I have never left feeling like my medical condition went unattended. To date I have recommended half a dozen people to his practice and those that have taken my recommendation, have all had a similar response.
Dr. Segars and Segars, Thank you for your attention and service over the years.