Veena Chawla, MD

I cannot recommend Dr. Chawla more strongly.
She treats me with a level of professional dignity and compassion that is exemplary, and she provides exactly what I need… a customized blend of her internal medicine and sports medicine expertise that addresses where «I am» and where I’d «like to be» in my wellness progression. She works with me as a partner in that progression.
Dr. Chawla doesn’t «spend» time with me. She INVESTS time in listening to me, displaying patience, explaining her analyses and discussing concrete options… and she’s quite adept at knowing when to be directive and when to be collaborative.
Over the decades, I’ve run into my share of grouches and arrogant physicians, but thankfully, she is definitely NOT one of them. She puts me at ease.
And she generates results… concrete improvements in my health, along with an increase in my knowledge of how to make those improvements sustainable! To say that I’m comfortable with Dr. Chawla’s style and knowledge would be an understatement. I’m thankful that’s she’s my physician.

No thanks. I appreciate that she’s well-​educated but she does not listen. I found her to be confrontational and pushy. I also felt like she talked down to me. Though not her doing, I wasn’t told prior to my exam what would be happening. However, when I expressed that I was having a difficult time with certain aspects of it, she kept trying to push me into it. It was very uncomfortable and unnecessary. If I can avoid seeing her in the future, I will.