Harada F Arthur, MD

Age Discrimination
It does not matter how good a dermatologist Dr Harada is, if you are over 55 or looking for a long term relationship with your doctor, he is not the man. Two days before my semi-​annual appointment, I received a phone call from his office, which I expected to be a reminder. Instead I was told that my appointment had been cancelled since the doctor was no longer taking Medicare patients. Six weeks later I received a form letter with a recommendation for another doctor. I obviously did not wait. Ironically, the letter was signed «respectfully» but this is a doctor who has no respect for his patients.

Dr. Harada is the BEST dermatologist in hawaii! Not only is he the authority in his field, he is also one of the nicest people I’ve met. It’s a rare combination he seems born with. I called to schedule an appointment and they got me in the same day! I was his last appointment, and he stayed late explaining things to me. I felt safe, educated, and was more than pleased with the results. Dr. Harada goes above and beyond the call of duty for his patients.
I even got a follow up call which was a nice touch. He is the ONLY guy I’ll go to and send my friends and family as well.

My wife has been going to Dr. Harada for over five years now. I have sat with her through more than a few appointments and can honestly say that Dr. Harada is a great doctor, is very knowledgable and has a great bedside manner. His staff are friendly and helpful and it is always a pleasure to go see him. We refer all of our friends to him and they have told us that they shared the same positive experience.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Harada for over 5 years. He is by far the best dermatologist that I have seen (both on Oahu and on Kauai). Dr. Harada has surgically removed various cysts on my body, treated my adult acne and excema. He also performed a biopsy on my forehead, which resulted in very little scarring — much like the other surgeries he performed to remove my cysts. Dr. Harada also referred me to Dr. Shim Ching to remove a bony tumor on my forehead that he had been keeping an eye on for the last 3 years. All of my experience with Dr. Harada have been the best and I have referred all of my friends to him, including the ones that live on Kauai. He is also very skilled in cosmetic dermatology and I was very pleased with my Botox treatment in March. I always look forward to my appointments with Dr. Harada.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Harada for a long time, and he has always been indifferent and cold during each appointment. However, I tried to stick it out, but recently realized he was treating me with the completely wrong cream, one that is not typically used for the type of wound I have, as explained by numerous other dermatologists.
I changed up my regiment to better suit my needs, only to be yelled at by Mr. Harada. Yes, YELLED at. He belittled me and spoke with such condescension that I was utterly shocked, saying how I «am not the doctor» and basically making me feel like an idiot, which was totally unnecessary. I’ve always known he wasn’t very personable, but to see him lose his temper, for no reason, and patronize me like that was just unspeakably unprofessional.
And even after his temper tantrum, for some reason, I decided to give him one last chance. Unbeknown to me, I was late for the appointment, and upon stumbling into Harada on my way in, he was gruff and short with me, barking at me that I was late, and that he had more «important» matters to attend to.
After all this, I will NOT be returning to this «doctor.» I will find someone more competent, professional, kind, and willing to actually listen and consider their patient’s feelings. Very disappointed in him. Please save yourself the negativity and just go see a better dermatologist.

Dr. Harada is the best. Easy to understand, very knowledge and help me with my foot condition and acne on face back to normal. Can’t wait for my next visit.

He doesn’t listen to the patients needs and concerns. My kids begged me to take them to another derm because all he would do is the same thing every time and never addressed their concerns.

I was referred to Dr. Harada for a growth in my leg. He performed a one hour surgery to remove it and was exceptionally considerate and professional. He is very skilled and did an excellent job suturing the wound. I will definitely return for my annual skin examinations.

Dr. Harada rocks! He’s super cool and fast. He worked on me for both my acne (which was an emergency for my ugly mug) and for a skin tag that I had on my shoulder. I went in for a monster zit and he asked about anything else and I just showed him my shoulder and he zapped that off too, both within 10 minutes!
Both proceedures, even though done quickly, worked very well. My zit which was an actual mountain, disappeared within a few days. The skin tag took a little longer but it did shrink and now it’s gone!
In addition to being good at what he does, he’s also a very nice guy and fun to talk to.