Dr. Vivek Nazareth, MD

I feel the need to write a review due to all of the negative reviews here. I saw Dr. Nazareth because my primary dr was out. He was very patient and listened to all of my complaints. He addressed all of my concerns and I'm very happy with the service I received. I would recommend him to anyone looking for a new primary. I'm not sure these negative reviews saw the same doctor I did.

Very nice, professional, experienced and a patient advocate for excellent care.

I took physical. I am over 50 and my former family doctor recommended taking physical check-up every year, so I scheduled the check up. Then the doctor asked me why I need to take physical. On the day, he treated me like an animal. I was a thing not a human. I asked a question if my situation improve then I can stop taking the prescription. His answer was “If you want to die, you can stop taking the drug.” I never forget what he said.

Disrespectful, condescending, and a waste of my time. I’ve been sick for over 2 weeks and needed help and he did the opposite. He just walked out of the visit leaving me with questions still. Sad when your nurses don’t seem surprised and have to apologize for your actions.

Just really bad at making you feel seen or cared for. After months of wife telling me to change doctors, im going to…

Never have I ever felt so unheard during a doctors visit. He felt no sympathy to my pain and honestly felt like he was there to shoot down any hope of finding a solution. Catch him on a good day and who knows, he might be clever. But just in case, prepare yourself to meet a brazen doctor.

Dr Nazareth is unprofessional and rude. I saw him as he was covering for my primary care practitioner from the moment he entered the examination room he was hostile, agitated, and rude. He rushed me through the examination and spent more time condescendingly explaining he had other patients to attend to and that I had 20 minutes to explain my concerns and that because the scheduler didn't add issues to the chart he would only address what was on there. He literally refused to even hear my other concerns. Furthermore he made a negative remark about an item on my chart. Extremely unprofessional and hostile. You'll leave feeling disrespected and frustrated that you wanted your time. Avoid this doctor at all cost and make sure you report him to Sharp patient liaison. Get your money back on the co-pay so the hospital administration knows this guy is a poor choice.

Annual physical. Dr Nazareth was upset about something, and it spilled over into my exam, which was painful and embarrassing. He has no patience or understanding with women. Sooner or later he gets angry and resentful, almost as if he wants you to leave. Found out later two coworkers had similar experiences and had changed doctors because of his seeming annoyance and irritation with them. Never had such an experience before or since. My recommendation is find another doctor, especially if you are a woman.

Simply horrible... I'm not going back to very unprofessional doctor I've ever seen.

This doctor will not listen to my issues of pain. I had to demand a second opinion from a pain management specialist and she agreed with me and recommended to have some x-rays and/or sonograms done but this Dr. Nazareth told me that this was already done two years ago according to my records and would not follow through with the recommendations. He kept saying that my pain was due to depression and prescribe me antidepressants. I tried this guy for a year with no resolution for my chronic pain. This guy is a total waste of time.

I am a chronic back pain sufferer who takes medication that are narcotics. Because the medications I take are controlled substances, Dr. Nazareth refused to help me. I did not choose to have back pain and wish I didn't have to use prescription drugs to function. But the most difficult thing about being a pain management patient is the poor treatment I receive from Doctors like Dr. Nazareth who care more about maintaining their standing with the DEA than they do about the patients themselves.

Had to see Dr Nazareth for excruciating pain in my hip when my doctor was out. He refused to treat me, said he didn't want to get involved and refused to refer me to ortho or physio. He was hesitant for xray and said I had too much radiation already and cortisone shots are not good for me. He refused to diagnose bursitis and walked out on me giving me nothing. The next day I saw another doctor who diagnosed hip bursitis and gave me a Cortisone injection and guess what? My pain is gone.