Alessi Institute: David Alessi, MD

I just started working with Dr. Alessi after my insurance was no longer accepted by my previous ENT. I was a little bit skeptical about going to another doctor because I suffer from bad allergies and sinus problems. He won me over immediately when he discovered on my FIRST visit that my breathing problems which every doctor ignored for many years was because of a deviated septum I have been suffering from. I am happy that I am in such good hands now.

Dr. Alessi is a solid practitioner. His hands are remarkably dexterous and articulate. He has excellent clinical judgment. He is very caring toward his patients. He has a good sense of aesthetics. He has nothing to prove, which is why he can be honest and offer his best advice, which is always good. I recommend him unconditionally. Do not be put off by his brisk manner. He is really a very warm congenial person. He just moves fast.

I’ve had nothing but good experiences with Dr Alessi. Throughout the years he’s been an excellent ENT & it’s always a pleasure to visit & interface with the staff. Thanks Dr. Alessi!

33 and having your tonsils removed doesn’t sound like fun and if definitely isn’t. After years of getting tonsillitis and strep throat 2 times a year, I finally bit the bullet and decided to have the surgery. I am a hairstylist here in Beverly Hills and I had numerous clients tell me they’ve been told to get their tonsils removed and they’re afraid. I’m not going to lie it sucks. However, there is no one else I would have gone to for this procedure. From Farrah at the front desk, to Dr. Alessi and back to the surgery coordinator Irina you get the most professional amazing treatment. Farrah always manages to get you in for an appt. Dr. Alessi is always happy, positive and no non sense. I am now 3 months out and completely healed and would do it all over again

Dr. Alessi is not only extremely intelligent, but he is such a thoughtful guy. He is always so personable, kindly asking what else is going on in my life, apart from what ever I’m there to see him for. Highly recommend.

I’ve had Botox from many different doctors. Dr. Alessi is an artist. He studies exactly where to inject so you maintain a natural look.
Apart from Dr. Alessi being a genius — his nurse, Dawn, is be far the highlight of any visit. She is knowledgeable, patient and genuine. She takes the time to assess what you actually need to have done. Dawn is sweet, ridiculously funny and beyond kind. I trust her completely with all the different & new procedures.
Make sure you ask for an appointment with Dawn — you will be in excellent hands.

I just went in for a consultation today. Dr. Alessi is one of the best doctors I have ever dealt with. He understood my concerns right away. He is kind, pleasant and knowledgeable. As good as it gets!

Dr. Alessi is the best!!! I have known Dr. Alessi for a number of years, and I would recommend him to any of my closest family members and friends. He is incredibly thoughtful and diligent and is very relatable, which is important to have with your doctor.

Dr Alessi is an amazingly talented surgeon! I recently had major reconstruction surgery to repair facial scaring that I received from a domestic violence incident. Thanks to Dr Alessi, I no longer have to live with the scars of the abuse. Dr Alessi not only made the injuries more appealing and less noticeable, I can now breath for the first time since the abuse! The healing process has been relatively quick and easy!!! The results I have achieved are truly remarkable. I honestly didn’t think it was possible to have such great results, I HIGHLY recommend Dr Alessi for any ENT Cosmetic procedures that your considering!

Just had to leave a note corroborating other 1-​star reviews, as my awful experience came up in conversation recently regarding physicians completely disregarding information given by patients. I was referred by my GP over 10 years ago, back when I think Dr. Alessi only did ENT work, not cosmetic, because I had inexplicably lost my voice. Dr. Alessi INSISTED very bluntly that it was due to «obvious bulimia,» from which I did not then nor ever have before or since suffered. The fact of the matter is, I barely have any gag reflex at all & can distinctly remember the occasions on which I’ve even thrown up due to illness in my entire life, they’ve been that rare. I told Dr. Alessi that he obviously needed to look for another explanation for my loss of voice because his theory was patently untrue, & he literally rolled his eyes & said, «Righhhhht.» I was absolutely flabbergasted. I told him he could believe me or not, but that he better keep looking for the real culprit, which turned out to be pretty easy to discover, & needless to say had absolutely nothing to do with vomit, or the lack thereof. At no point did he ever apologize for accusing me of lying (which was disrespectful & irritating) or more importantly for disregarding vital information provided by the patient (which is potentially dangerous.) It looks like people really like him for cosmetic purposes these days, but I’d advise against medical ENT treatment.

Dr Alessi is great. I had issues with my nose for a number of years. A quick surgery and now I am feeling so much better. My life is back to normal again. Thanks Dr.

I’ve been coming to see Dr Alessi for about 2 years, he has done both medical and beauty procedures for me, and I can’t be happier with everything he did, he’s very knowledgeable, honest and professional Doktor, Who uses only latest technology, and the best products. His stuff is friendly and his office is very nicely designed. And it’s helps a lot because you have to wait for a long time in the waiting area because Dr. Alessi is extremely busy. I highly commend Dr. Alessi my friends and family.

What a pleasant experience. Dr David Alessi and staff are professional but make you feel very relaxed and comfortable. I am recently divorced female who just started to date, I saw Dr Alessi for embarrassing snoring problem that also was leaving me tired and barely capable to take care of my business. The office staff was compassionate, proper and Dr Alessi implemented variety of latest solutions for my treatment; medical as well as holistic. He is truly on top of his game; kind, intelligent, humble, I v recommended him to lot of my friends and colleges.

I recently underwent sinus surgery with Dr. Alessi and it was a great experience. He is very good at what he does and has a great sense of humor. On the day of my surgery he came in to check on me in pre-​op and asked me to remind him which breast implants I was having. Now that’s funny! My sinuses feel so much better a week and a half later! Thank you Dr. Alessi.

This isn’t so much about Dr. Alessi, but rather his office as a whole.
I went in to enquire about my sinus issues, deviated septum, etc, and Dr. Alessi advised that I run a course of medicine for 6 weeks, including a steroid nasal spray and antibiotics, and then come back for a CT Scan to see how my symptoms reacted to the medicine.
They told me at the desk they’d call me to make my CT Scan appointment as soon as they clear it with my insurance. Week 4, I call to make my appointment, and they say they’ll call me back in a few weeks about it. Weird, since the appointment should be in 2 weeks…
I did my part. I followed up even though they said they would call me, so it’s week 6, and nothing from them. I figured they’re still clearing it with insurance or something, so I continue to wait. Then I call again, and yet again, they’ll call me back they say…
Now it’s holiday time, so I go visit family for 2 weeks, come back, and STILL nothing. I call to follow up, and am told…“OH.SOMEONE WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL YOU… OUR CATSCAN MACHINE HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR MONTHS… SORRY ABOUT THAT“
Are you kidding me? Why did Dr. Alessi have me run a course of medicine for 6 weeks, with the knowledge that the CT machine isn’t even working? Why didn’t anyone ever call and let me know that? And why didn’t they refer me to somewhere with a working CT scan machine?
So I said okay… can you tell the doctor I’m really pissed off and would like an explanation, a reimbursement of some kind, or for the office to cover my next round of either medicine or the CT scan co-​pay? They said okay I’ll talk to him and give you a call later or tomorrow. I get a call 2 WEEKS LATER!
They offered to waive my $ 40 office visit co-​pay, which I appreciated, but that is not enough to make up for completely screwing me around. This place is a joke, and clearly either does not care at all about their patients, or they have too much on their plate. The doctor also recommended surgery before even seeing the results of the CT Scan (that never happened), which is a bit worrying, that someone would be so pro-surgery…I guess getting paid is more important to some people that actually helping.
Anyway, if you want plastic surgery, and are doing something that’ll net these guys a lot of money, it’s probably great, but if you’re a middle class person trying to get their sinus problems looked into, find somewhere else. Somewhere that treats their patients with respect, and doesn’t just toss you to the side, wasting your time and money.

I know this doctor for a couple years and he is our family doctor! I had only positive and helpful visits! Ear problem and mole surgery are done well!

My experience with Dr. Alessi was, without question, the worst I have ever had with a physician. I had been experiencing terrible and constant vertigo for over a month. I had seen my GP and he believed I might have Labrythitis, but wanted a second opinion. He referred me to Dr. Alessi. I got an appointment and he met with me, then ordered a battery of tests.
I should mention, as a side note, that I went to see Dr. Alessi as an ENT but during that first visit, someone from his office came in to talk to me about their plastic surgery business. She suggested that I might want to come to them for my botox injections in the future. It seemed inappropriate for someone to try to upsell cosmetic procedures to a very sick person but I didn’t have the energy to think about it at the time.
The tests took another ten days during which I continued to suffer from vertigo. That was fine. I just wanted to know what was wrong and begin to treat it. By the time I came back to hear my results I was weak, exhausted, dizzy and scared.
After all the test results were in, Dr. Alessi met me in his office and proceeded to be more insensitive than I thought a person could be. First, he told me there was good news and better news about my CT scan. The good news was that I didn’t have a tumor, and the «better news is that you’ve got a brain in there. See?» I understand that he was trying to be funny, maybe to put me at ease. But I was so sick and dizzy I could barely see, so I just needed help not humor. However, if it had stopped there, I certainly wouldn’t be writing this review. It was after that, that things became unacceptable.
He told me that I had Meniere’s Disease. I had read about Meniere’s, so I knew that it was an incurable, progressive disease, characterized by severe vertigo, tintinnitus and leading, ultimately, to Meniere’s Burnout in which the eardrum dies. I was shocked and scared. I am an actor and was about to start rehearsals for a new project, so this meant I might not be able to do my job and make a living. I said, «Oh my god! That’s terrible!» He looked surprised and I said, «That’s the worst news I could’ve gotten».
He then mocked me by saying, «Oh, you’re such a thespian. Do me a favor, the next time you say that, throw your hand up over your brow». He acted this out for my benefit. I was horrified. I thought, «Did this man just diagnose me with an incurable disease, then make fun of me for being upset?»
Had my defenses not been so depleted by my weeks and weeks of dizziness, I would have walked out right then. However, I needed answers and didn’t have the energy to do anything but sit there. I said, «How long will it be like this?» and he said «I don’t know. Ask me in 5 years». Again, I was stunned by his insensitivity. I was so desperate for information and he seemed determined to dismiss me and my concerns. I then said, «Are you sure that it’s Meniere’s?» He said, «Well, the only way to be sure is to take out your ear drum but that would kill you». Still trying, I said, «Is there anything I can do?» He told me to stop eating salt, then told me I was lucky because Americans over-​salt their food and I was going to get to really taste my food now. Again, this man just told me I had an incurable disease, but I was LUCKY because I couldn’t eat salt anymore.
However, ALL of this pales in comparison to the last thing he said to me. By this point, my eyes are filling up with tears. I’m feeling desperate. Somehow, Dr. Alessi has missed or not cared about any social cue that might suggest he should have some compassion for me. He was done and getting ready to leave so in a last attempt to get helpful information, I said, «Is there really nothing I can do?» and he said, «We keep fairy dust at the front desk. You could try throwing that on yourself». Then he patted my shoulder and said «Take care, kid» and walked out the door. I felt like I had been punched in the stomach.
The follow up to this horrible experience is that I went to a decent doctor and he told me, my case did NOT present as Meniere’s, but appeared to be Labrythitis, which is a viral infection of the inner ear. He sent me to physical therapy and I am now entirely free from Vertigo.
So, not only was Dr. Alessi cruel, insensitive, insulting and condescending, he was also WRONG! He MISDIAGNOSED me with a DISEASE.
Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should anyone put themselves in the «care» of this fraud.

I got my tonsils out from Dr. Alessi in September of 2014 after getting strep throat about ⁶⁄₇ times a year. He advised me that for the first couple of days it would be painful but then the pain would come and go. Everything he said is exactly how it was with the recovery process.
I have to say that it was pretty painful to get my tonsils out by dr. Alessi was great throughout the whole process and made sure I was okay through every step of the process.
He’s very nice and knowledgeable with what he does and I would recommend him to anyone who is unsure about if they need their tonsils out or not. I’m very happy I did!

My previous review of Dr. Alessi’s services caused distress to the office staff, presumably as a result of me paraphrasing my experience, so here instead is a review that is simply a list of indisputable facts regarding my appointment and follow up.
10/​21/​2013 — I went to see the Dr. The receptionist called and checked my insurance. I did not know my specific coverage as it was my first visit to an ENT ever with this insurance. She came back and told me, based on her conversation with my insurance, I was fully covered for everything. She spoke to me extensively about my coverage. She thought it was very good coverage. I signed paperwork that said I was 100% covered. Under copay, I wrote N/​A. I saw the doctor for under fifteen minutes. He simply looked up my nose and told me I needed to have testing done elsewhere and then he would see me again. We spent under 15 minutes together.
10/​21/​2013 I left the office, about 15, maybe 30 minutes later, I received a phone call from the receptionist. She said my insurance gave her misinformation, which she then «parroted» to me, about my coverage and I was now expected to pay a 152.15 dollar charge. At that time, I assumed that was the full charge. While I was certainly annoyed, I went ahead and paid by CC over the phone. I did not want this to drag on. Also at around that time, someone in the office updated our signed payment to reflect new information which I had neither reviewed nor accepted at the time of my signature on said document.
1÷15÷2014 I received a bill totaling $ 751.01 for my 15 minute visit. I was obviously surprised, sure there was some mistake, I called billing. Billing told me she would get back to me after speaking with the office.
1÷15−2÷25 I do not hear back from billing despite numerous phone calls.
2÷26÷2014 I receive a call back from billing saying they have been unable to get in touch with the office. Someone from billing will call me when they do. They never call. I keep calling. Finally, they advise me to call the office manager.
3÷11÷2014 I email the office manager and she says she is going to look into what happened.
End of March — I write a Unilocal review about my experience at this Dr.‘s office to warn other people.
First Week of April — A totally new person from the office calls me to explain my Unilocal review was hurtful. She explains that the 750.01 bill doesn’t even go to the office, only to my insurance. I wonder how doctors make money in this model. She explains she pays a lot for her insurance. Also she is sick right now.
4÷4÷2014 I email the office manager to touch base about the bill (as I want to be done with this experience and receive no more phone calls ever again from this office). She apologizes for not emailing me back with her decision that there is nothing she can do to help. She says she felt the phone call I received the week before made things clear. She does offer me a $ 100 discount but feels I am financially responsible for believing the misinformation «parroted» to me and choosing a doctor who charges $ 750.01 to meet a patient.
4÷16÷2014 I receive a cease and desist letter from this Dr’s attorney for my Unilocal review. Yep. It alleges I may have possibly libeled them, broken confidentiality, slandered them, and even trespassed. Trust me, there is a zero percent chance I would ever return to this office, so definitely no trespassing in my future! I have no ill will against this office or doctor. I have already paid their bill so I am not seeking bill forgiveness. I am simply trying to inform other people like me, that you better bring every piece of information your insurance ever sent you so you don’t get a surprise bill months later.

Had my tonsillectomy with Dr. Alessi because I was getting bronchitis every other month. Insurance (Aetna) covered 100% of the procedure. The entire process happened quickly which I was happy about, and I healed within the week.
Four months later I am tonsil-​less and haven’t been sick once. I no longer snore and I feel better than ever.
Docked two stars because each time I’ve book an appointment I was kept waiting in a room for 20 – 45 minutes (I’m on time and so should you, why not just book your appointments later if you can’t commit to the time slot?).
Dr. Alessi is short and to the point which is nice but doesn’t really explain much so I always feel the need to prep a list of questions for him.