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Dr. Karen Fong, MD

Dr. Karen Fong, MD

Internal Medicine*
(805) 270-3741

Dr. Karen Fong, MD is an internist in San Luis Obispo, CA. She is affiliated with Marian Regional Medical Center. She is not accepting new patients.

4.5 Star Rating
Based on 31 reviews 4.5 Star Rating (31 reviews)
(805) 270-3741
Contact for availability
184 Casa St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

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  • Explains Conditions Well • Patients said this doctor explains conditions well. See reviews
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Dr. Fong's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Fong

4.5
31 ratings, 8 with a written review
5 star
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4 star
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3 star
6%
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2 star
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Annual Physical
Dr. Fong is a knowledgeable and patient physician. She carefully listens to her patients and offers multiple suggestions for treatment. She is exacting, working from test results and always provides follow up appointments to check on progress.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Apr 17, 2025
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Yearly Physical...very thorough explanations
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Feb 24, 2025
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Dr. Fong
The time and attention to me as a patient. She is always up to date in her knowledge and is very informed on the particulars in my file. I always leave my annual checkup better informed and with a plan for the coming year.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Tony – Aug 21, 2024
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DR Fong makes us feel like family. She is great.
DR Fong takes the time to listen to all our concerns and always covers all of our medical needs.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Wallace Milligan – Jul 13, 2024
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The past year, (when we needed her most) we could not get anything done. Lately, she has been promoting her new affiliation with a program. Sending out letters, cards and even making phone calls with invites to a "MEET & GREET" at the local Embassy Suites to promote her new affiliation. Ironically it is called MD VIP. Are you kidding me? We have a new doctor and my son had his first appointment yesterday. The new doctor not only rejects her every diagnosis but backed it up with facts.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
5 others found this helpful
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Moving on in Nipomo , CA – Jul 13, 2018
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Dr. Fong does spend time with her patients, its really great. But she will refer before she will try some things. She is leaving Dignity Health and I am afraid to lose her.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Cindy in San Luis Obispo, CA – Jul 10, 2018
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would do almost anything to keep her
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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terry in obrien – Feb 09, 2018
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Dr. Fong is hands down the smartest, most thorough, caring, amazing, doctor I have ever had. My husband and daughter feel the same way. There is no other doctor I would rather go to, and I plan to be with Dr. Fong for the balance of my life. Sometimes it's hard to get in for non-emergency matters, but one can see her nurse practitioner, and that takes care of that. When you really have an emergency, and need to get in right away, she finds a way to see you. I can't say enough good about Dr. Fong
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Bonnie in San Luis Obispo, CA – Jun 22, 2017
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MDVIP empowers physicians with advanced diagnostic tools and support that help them deliver a better healthcare experience for more than 350,000 patients nationwide. MDVIP-affiliated primary care doctors are able to practice personalized, preventive...read more

biography

Dr. Fong, Internal Medicine physician, offers a different approach to primary care. She sees fewer patients, which means more time for each one. Patients appreciate same/next-day appointments that start on time and aren't rushed; plus they can...read more

  • Internal Medicine

  • Concierge Medicine

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  • Uc Irvine|university Of California, Irvine Medical Center Orange, Ca Combined Internal Medicine And Pediatrics 1990-1993 Chief Resident And Clinical Instructor 1993-1994

    Residency Hospital

  • University Of California Irvine Medical Center|university Of California, Irvine Medical Center Orange, Ca 1989-1990

    Internship Hospital
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Affiliated Hospitals

  • Marian Regional Medical Center

    1400 E Church St
    Santa Maria, CA 93454
    Recipient of 4
    hospital awards

    America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2023)

    Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality

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    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    89%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    5% higher than the national average

    74%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    2% lower than the national average

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