ENT Associates of San Diego

My regular physician was not available– soo… they gave me to some young gal– who did a quick exam (not very thorough) and gave me an RX. Then was scheduled for a follow up appointment. My eardrum was/​is locking up on me about 20 times a day? No RX will/​would help this, as it is a physical problem– this I am sure of! She told me at my (very quick) appointment that it is/​was due to age? I am only 48 years old? I knew 100 PERCENT that a prescription would NOT HELP. Also– if due to age, then how is a prescription going to help me? A COMPLETE WAIST OF MY TIME. Now symptom is much worse. I now can pay another deductible to see. maybe a real doctor? I am fairly smart and I am SURE that a good physician will find there is a mechanical problem. As I told her– I can stick finger in ear and unlock? No testing, xrays,? Felt was not experienced and should not be a «fill in» when my regular doctor was not available. WAIST OF TIME! Felt foolish even getting a prescription as it was a fools errand. Procedure needed done. OBVIOUSLY

First of all, let me say that we have no problems with Dr. McCallion. He was great. His office staff however is a different matter. He referred us to an oncologist and that’s where the CF starts. After multiple phone calls from both me and the oncologist’s office, they couldn’t seem to understand that they couldn’t do a direct referral, they had to get approval from the health insurance co. And that Dr. needed to call the oncologist direct to tell him it was urgent so we could be seen right away. After much back and forth, they called and said the oncologist didn’t take our insurance, Health Net, and gave us a different referral. Not true said the oncologists office. She told them multiple times they could not direct refer, that they had to get approval. After calls to Health Net, we found out no such referral had been sent.
So they have cost us valuable time in getting an appt. Time we don’t have as every day counts.
Again, the Dr. was great but the staff is incompetent.

dr. busino seems to be okay, though there’s nothing great i can say about her. the usual wham bam thank you ma’am HMO doctors who seem to be trying to fill their quota of patients, to get their patients in and out of there asap to maximize profits or for her to just go home early, i don’t really know, we just felt we’re being treated that way.
the only thing negative i can say about this practice is the secretary at the front, the chubby latina who makes you feel that she is doing you a favor. you are not greeted when you come in, and you don’t get a smile too. in short, nothing that says you’re welcome and we appreciate your business.
so it’s generally a so so clinic.

I have had nothing but good experiences here for 10 years. I’ve trusted Dr. McCallion with my life and the life of my son in surgery. Plus, he’s treated just about every member of my family, and has also treated one of my good friends.
First, when my son was 3, he was a mouth breather, had a constantly runny nose, snored, and his speech was delayed. We probably went to 6 doctors to have various tests. His ears were fine, he didn’t have allergies, so eventually we got referred to Dr. McCallion.
I remember being in the hallway with my son and Dr. McCallion saying hello to him. When we saw him in the room, he said, «I could see in the hallway that your son needs his adenoids out.» So Dr. McCallion took out my son’s adenoids and tonsils. There were no complications (though when my son woke up, he tried to tear out the IV like a mini-​Hulk, LOL). Bleeding was minimal. Afterwards, he no longer had a runny nose and his speech cleared up. He also gets sick the least of any of us.
Back around 2006, I had recurrent sinus infections. Dr. McCallion performed surgery to make the drainage openings for my sinuses larger. The recovery was very quick and only uncomfortable for the first day, when I had to have tissues stuffed into my nose. I no longer suffered from sinus infections after that.
My daughter, at age 9, had an issue where she cleared her throat constantly. It stumped the other docs Was it Tourette’s? Allergies? Bad habit? Nobody could tell me. Dr. McCallion did a CT of her sinuses and found that she had a fungal infection (!) in there, and prescribed steroids that cleared them up.
My SIL had an accident where she damaged her hearing and went in to see him, and he told her what they might do to help her. I don’t think she ever had the surgery, but she was happy with the service.
Later, my family doc found thyroid nodules, so Dr. M ordered a yearly ultrasound of my thyroid. After following it for a few years, he determined that the nodules hadn’t ever grown and are benign, so I don’t need to have the ultrasound so often. I also see him for consults about acid reflux.
My husband has also seen him for his snoring and breathing issues.
Lastly, one of my best friends had malignant nodules on her thyroid, and he removed her thyroid, which I guess can turn out not so well, if the surgeon leaves any bit of it there. She has been cancer-​free now for 8+ years.