Dr. Scott Saunders, MD

He practices like all doctors should. He tries to get the root of your issue rather than just push Rx after Rx at you. He thinks outside the box and really helped me get into a great place and off my meds. I appreciate him and his hard-working staff. I'm sure it's not easy dealing with patients. Thank you for being their and I'm grateful to have found this office.

When I met Scott, he was great. Lately, I've been trying to reach him for a month to get blood tests scheduled. I didn't get a response except from a support person to say I needed to schedule a call. I asked why since I just needed to know if my blood tests were scheduled and I could get blood drawn. His support person, Mariah, when all crazy on me and called me problem patient and threatened to kick me out of Scott's practice. I've never been treated so poorly by a support person and yet, still cannot reach Scott. I've paid his monthly fee and to be treated like this is a problem. Please be careful when choosing a doctor. Their support staff are just as critical as the doctor.

My dad was a patient unfortunately he passed away and I was calling to request medical records and notify him can never reach anyone live and have left messages and sent emails and he saw my dad in his car for a appointment what doctor would do that? I tried notifying him of my dad passing and still no call back or emails weird to me that you can never reach anybody live I will be filing a complaint as well you would think a doctor would reach out if one of their patients pass away and then on his website the phone number goes to a medical billing company not his office also very weird

In order to get an appointment with DR Scott Sounders, besides my insurance, which is Anthem PPO platinum, to pay for visits, I must pay him personally, out of pocket a yearly fee of $1,200.00 to have the privilege to see him . As you can see he is a very caring medical doctor.

The receptionist is garbage. His name is Andrew. He mainsplained their monthly "required" concierge pricing for services in a condescending and irritating tone. When I told him that I hadn't been told that they were required when I first saw Dr. Saunders in January but that they were merely elective, he started talking over me saying that I had to sign up for them "bottom line". I told him that his customer service was terrible and he screamed into the phone "TOO BAD! TOO BAD!" and hung up on me. Despite the fact that Dr. Saunders was lovely to work with, I will NEVER go back to this practice and will tell anyone and everyone to avoid working with these people at all costs. See for your yourself, they have 1 star reviews all over the place.

Dr.Scott Saunders is excellent and understands and knows the science and functional alternative treatments. He takes the extra time with his patients to explain things! He is VERY (!!!) HONEST!!!! There are a few Dr Saunders in Santa Barbara. This one us Dr. Scott Saunders IN GOLETA.

Listens very attentively; takes time to think about your medical issues, and offers natural approaches to health concerns whenever possible; gives advice about diet and lifestyle that will facilitate healing and longterm health. Dr. Saunders is that rare medical professional who eschews mainstream medical practices of prescribing and/or over-prescribing drugs. Prescribes drugs only when absolutely necessary. And he's very friendly!

Always super!

Excellent diagnostician!

Dr. Saunders is kind, gentle, professional, smart, intuitive, honest, seemingly infinitely knowledgeable on the topics that I've hired him to assist me with. I'm honestly surprised with how quick his communication response time is. He also spends a great deal of time talking to me. Those two traits can not be found within other doctors. Through his care, I owe Dr. Saunders a lifetime of gratitude.

Very knowledgeable, friendly and has great options for alternative medical care. Don't settle. Take Dr. Saunders!

I was having symptoms of Sjogren's Syndrome and was scheduled for blood work. I spoke with Dr. Scott and he agreed with the diagnosis but said he wanted to find out the "why" behind the symptoms. I followed his instructions for diet and the symptoms went away! Even though I had no food allergies, Dr. Scott's diet eliminated all the symptoms. I was able to determine I was allergic to detergent/SLS. Had I not met Dr. Scott, I would still be using steroid creams and have dental problems.

I have used Dr Saunders' dial-a-doc program a few times now and am so impressed with the timeliness of his reply (nearly immediate) as well as the advice given. He has saved me hundreds of dollars and so much time since I did not need to make an appointment and go see a doctor in an office. I 100% recommend him and his remote doctoring program!

I've been to Dr. Saunders both "virtually" and in person. The thing I appreciate the most is his focus on integrative medicine. He asks, "What is the root of the problem?" rather than just focusing on prescribing medication to mask symptoms (although he'll prescribe medications if necessary, as well). I've attended many seminars where you could see the depth of his knowledge and passion to help people achieve their best possible state of health. I highly recommend him!

Dr. Saunders has helped our family through a number of family health issues over the past few years. I've never asked him a question he didn't have a detailed and thorough response to. He's extremely knowledgable, friendly and I would recommend him to anyone!

Dr Saunders is not only a wealth of knowledge, but he truly cares about the health and well being of each individual patient.

Dr. Scott really helped me with a nasty gout attack. Just knowing I could get him on the phone eased my mind. We chatted on the phone about my options, what led to the attack, and some possible solutions. Dr. Scott wasn't rushing me off of the phone and really listened to how I was feeling. After I hung up my pain wasn't gone but I felt better knowing he was there for me.

Dr. Saunders has been helping me and my family stay in optimal health for several years now. He is a wealth of great information, combined with the knowledge and experience to apply it specifically to our needs, very quickly. I highly recommend Dr. Saunders to my friends and family!