Siddharth Tambar, MD

I luckily was referred to Dr Tambar several years ago. He has been fantastic. I was at the point where I couldn’t grip a pen and the improvement has been substantial.
I have recently moved to Arizona and realize how hard it can be to find qualified care. I highly recommend Dr Tambar and his staff.

I have been a patient for over five years. Dr. Tambar’s staff is friendly and helpful. Dr. Tambar is punctual and thorough. He uses cutting edge medicine to diagnose and treat arthritis and joint and tendon injuries. I avoided knee and shoulder surgery thanks to his treatments.

Staff seemed unfriendly. I didn’t feel comfortable as a new customer. You never really spend time with the doctor. His assistant dictates to him what she put in the system. Doctor spends entirely way too long getting to the root of your problem. Instead he just sends you for unnecessary tests just to bill the insurance company.
As far as any paper work for your employer or insurance company, forget it. He won’t get involved. I’m searching for a new specialist.

I have been a patient with Dr. Tambar for more than 2 ½ years now. I feel that he is an outstanding physician. He is always on time, very professional, and is a highly competent rheumatologist. I came into his office in April of 2012 with very severe joint pain and was unable to walk without crutches. Under his treatment, I am now back to my original state of health and feeling great.

I had my PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) injection last Friday and am very optimistic. Everything went very well in the office — everyone was very professional and took time to answer any questions that I have. I am hoping it works well and I get a great result.

I was referred to Dr. Tambar by my primary care physician a few years ago, and I am happy to report that he is the sort of doctor who instills confidence. He listens carefully, shares his knowledge and suggests treatments that are, as another reviewer noted, conservative and effective. Rheumatoid arthritis and Parkinson’s run in my family. So far, while I’ve had some joint pain, etc., he has found no signs of anything major yet, which is a relief. But it is good to know he is there to monitor my symptoms and take action, if they should happen to worsen (or if my bloodwork ends up showing anything related to RA, etc.). Dr. Tambar also has recommended some some low-​key solutions that have helped. As for his staff, I really like Leah Brown, his physician’s assistant. Her quiet nature helped put me at ease during the pre-​exam and she gave Dr. Tambar a very thorough summary of my symptoms and history. I’ve also never found Dr. Tambar’s office staff to be anything but professional and friendly. The office building itself is a little funky, and can be difficult to navigate when going downstairs for tests — long hallways and confusing signage. But the office space is very nice and sunny. And the building has added valet parking on the north side of the building for $ 2 with validation, which is a great addition. I would recommend Dr. Tambar.

Dr. Tambar’s office staff is rude and unprofessional. They booked my appointment today several weeks ago, and then did not reach me to let me know that Dr. Tambar was traveling for a conference.
I showed up early as requested today, and waited until the staff came back from lunch. They immediately said Dr. Tambar is out traveling, and they had tried to call me last week.
Since I did not receive any voice messages, I inquired about the miscommunication. The receptionist Elena said she had tried calling me, but that she was not able to leave me a message, so she had made a note on my chart and then assumed someone else would try to reach me again.
They also asked me why I didn’t call back since I had a missed call on my phone. I clarified that without any voice message, most people don’t call back numbers missed since there are a lot of telemarketer calls.
I had spent 45 minutes to reach Dr. Tambar’s office, and had to take time off from work to do so. At no time during this mix up did the reception offer any apology. Only when I mentioned that it was incredibly inconvenient for me, and that it took me a long time to reach their office, did she said «I’m sorry about this.»
No one was able to explain why the receptionist on Friday had not checked the Monday appointments to make sure everyone was already rescheduled. Really unprofessional and unacceptable from a doctor’s office.
I already requested for referral to another physician. This is not a practice I will visit again.