Peter Goldman, MD

This was a terrifying — Hollywood hyped up place. I went in for hair loss .
He gave me barely any info on what could be injected into my scalp TODAY if I want. I’m asking side effects, I’m trying to ask about ingredients, literally his explanation if right for me is to «look at the book once I leave». Which has maybe 2 or 3 women’s «afters». OVER 20 years of experience you’re gonna show me 2 women who arent in my position? No way. The woman as I exit said «aw you’re not getting the shots?» Like its a free makeover from Lancôme! No, I need to figure out what is going on. She replied I do! Her hair was terribly thin.
I came in with a bag of vitamins I take, he didn’t want to look at them. But then at the instructions for what I should buy – his vitamin pills. Which I’ve been taking in better doses, and better quality from Amazon. HE DOESNT CARE. I asked about his shampoo/​conditioner he replied «not sure if they’re better than others».
WTF IS GOING ON THERE
Overall? This is not worth the price AT ALL

Finding a good derm in Los Angeles shouldn’t be very difficult– it’s the land of beautiful people, but I had surprisingly no luck until I found Dr Peter Goldman
I felt immediately that I was in the hands of a doctor who has seen everything-​twice– and could diagnose and treat whatever was ailing me with almost uncanny ease and skill.
Nothing was shocking and nothing gave him pause. I knew I had found the derm who would always be my derm.
And it wasn’t just problem skin or skin medical issues that he has helped me with– he is also a master in cosmetic dermatology. Offering cutting edge-​state of the art-​latest and greatest treatments in the art and science of beauty
Go to this man. Let him fix whatever ails you and your precious skin. You won’t regret it

This place is shady!!! They sent me a bill dated 01÷02÷15 saying they owe me a credit of $ 16.21. I get a bill 02÷02÷15 saying now I owe them $ 27.33. I spoke with Kelly who handles billing and she was beyond RUDE!!! All she kept saying was «She knows what she’s talking about, she’s been doing this 25 years.»
She also said I owe a $ 20 copay from a 10÷17÷14 appointment that should be on my November statement and I asked «if I owe $ 20 from that visit and haven’t paid it why isn’t in on this 01÷02÷15 or 02÷02÷15 statement? If it isn’t on my bill how am I suppose to know I owe it?» I asked her to tell me when my November 2014 bill was generated and mailed out for that $ 20 co-​pay and she couldn’t «find it.» Go figure.
The way she went about handling this situation was ridiculous. The office staff is extremely rude and doesn’t show a bit of customer service. Just $$ flashing in their eyes. Go to a doctors office who cares.

I have been seeing Dr. Peter Goldman for almost two years and feel blessed to have gotten a referral to him by my hairdresser– My hair was getting thinner and I wanted to restore it. Dr. Goldman did just that! His treatment plan was very effective and most easy to follow. It took a few months and did not happen overnight but I truly am amazed and appreciative of the results he achieved. Now people once again comment on how pretty my hair is and are incredulous that I could have ever had an issue with thinning hair. Dr. Goldman was exceptionally professional, compassionate and respectful. He is not egotistical at all and has a very nice low key personality and a sense of humor, too. His staff is courteous, helpful and accommodating. I would recommend Dr. Goldman to anyone looking for solutions to any form off hair thinning or actual hair loss. He is an expert and develops personalized approaches that really work. Plus he cares about his patients and addresses any concern every step in the process. Simply stated, he is the absolute best!

I’ve been seeing Dr. Goldman for close to eight years now and would give him ten stars if I could. He is very professional, as much of an artist as a dermotologist, making me look much better than i should at my age. I also adore the people in the office. They’re friendly, accomodating, and a pleasure to be around. They call me back when I leave a message and even work with my insurance. Whether it be a suspicious mole or a new wrinkle, Dr. Goldman will always be my go-​to guy.

Let me start off by saying I don’t write reviews on Unilocal,even when I’ve had a terrible experience. But there’s no way I’m not writing a review on my experience today with Goldman Dubow. My experience was so negative that l strongly feel that I need to share it.
I went to this practice once 7 yrs ago from the referral of a friend. Dr Goldman was meticulous and did a great job, and I had him in the back of my mind for the same treatment I had received before. I even referred this practice to my boyfriend, who had the worst experience. It didn’t hinder my thoughts of Dr Goldman still being great, but after my experience today I find this practice to have absolutely the worst attitude and manners overall. I recently called this office several times to ask about prices/​make an appointment, etc. I had an appointment a couple weeks ago that I had to cancel, and since then I have tried to get another appt with Dr Goldman. I couldn’t get squeezed in the other day because I’m considered a «new» patient again, and he only takes two «new» patients a day. When the Hispanic lady I spoke to on the phone offered Dr Dubows services instead, I inquired about his fees and his particular manner as a doctor, and this woman got so negative and had so much attitude. I’m sorry, why are you a receptionist if you don’t have the patience for questions? I’ve been a receptionist before, and there is absolutely no reason to have so much attitude with a patient unless that person is being rude, which I was not. So I dealt with another lady, Kelly, who was pleasant and helped out a lot and was trying to accommodate my appointment needs. However, the day I was planning on coming in to see Dr Goldman, she points out that in my prior visit I never payed a consultation fee, and that in her 20 yrs or so of working for him, that she’s never seen a patient not pay a consultation fee, and therefore since I’m considered a new patient that I’d have to pay the $ 200 consult fee. I explained to her that I was referred by a patient of there’s, and my theory of maybe why I didn’t pay a consult fee before. She spoke to Dr Goldman about it, and told me that he would charge me $ 100 instead of $ 200 for my office visit, as well as for the services I would be coming in for. It’s not that I can’t afford this fee, and I told Kelly that I would come in anyway (because I did want Dr Goldmans services) but that the whole situation was uncomfortable and wasn’t handled well. I mean, I’ve seen him once before for the exact procedure I was currently making an appt for, and I’ve been in contact with this office several times and no one ever mentioned a consult me to me. And how would I know, especially since my last visit I didn’t have a consult fee. I told her it would’ve been really bad had I come in two weeks prior (when I made an appt) if I would’ve been charged this consultation fee and not being told in advance about it. I told her not being told about the consult fee and now being charged for it left a bad taste in my mouth. Kelly said the front desk doesn’t disclose this info unless they’re asked about it. Excuse me??? If I’m now considered a new patient again since I haven’t seen this doctor is 7 yrs, wouldn’t a receptionist disclose this information as a standard protocol?! I was telling Kelly this as my feelings, and it wasn’t personal to Dr Goldman but it was an annoyance with the front desk. She then puts me on hold, has the Hispanic woman (the rude one who I spoke to before) speak to me and say Kelly had something else to do (cop-​out lie is what it sounded like). This woman then proceeds to telle that Kelly spoke to Dr Goldman and told him of my uncomfortability with the consult fee, etc and that Dr Goldman thinks I’m better of going somewhere else. WOW!!! So disclosing my opinion of something handled poorly is a reason for my dismissal here as a patient?! This place is ridiculous! I can’t even believe the way they handle things with their patients. Unbelieveable.

I think Dr. Goldman has terrible bedside manners. I’ve been emotionally hurt by this doctor.
I’ve been in treatment with him for a year and while I had some little regrowth on top of my scalp, at the same time I was noticing that my whole scalp was having less and less hair, starting from month three, since when I started the therapy. Now, I don’t know if it was the treatment or not, but I started being very concerned.
So, I started asking him questions about what was happening and if I could add/​buy some more other products. He kind of got angry at me, because I wanted to buy products that he didn’t sell. So, during that visit, he was rude to me and answered very badly to my questions.
When I went back home, I started crying and feeling deeply hurt, so I decided to call him and talk to him on the phone. He said «sorry», but he also said that I don’t appreciate his «sense of humor»… What?
People who suffer from hair loss, already have emotional pain and the last thing they want is being treated badly by their doctor.
Sorry, Dr. Goldman, when you are working with a woman suffering from hair loss, you shouldn’t be treating her that way. You are so insensitive.
Few weeks later, I received a letter from his office, saying that he didn’t want to treat my condition anymore… WOW!
I was shocked. I never ever seen in my life a doctor that discards his patients.
…Was I discarded also because the therapy wasn’t really working? Who knows…
I just don’t understand.
All I know is that a doctor should help his patients, physically and emotionally.
That should be their ethic. PERIOD.

Please give «my hair» back!
I use «his» products and my hair losses more!
This is not so called initial «shedding» anymore because I’ve wait for so long and my hair just keeps falling out.
I went from a bit of receding hairline around my temples to thinning all around my head.
And. he might be nice with the «good results patients,» but not with me.
BTW, his shampoos are 75 $, compared to over the counter shampoos (same ingredients (from other doctors recommendations)) $ 25!
(Other doctors were shock when I showed them his shampoos and told them they were $ 75 lol).

$ 200 for a CONSULTATION?! This fee isn’t even applied toward any services you choose. The fee is just to SPEAK with him. That’s it. I mean, REALLY?! Smh

I decided to hold off on writing this review until I received the bill in the mail. Anyway, it turns out that I owe even less than what Dr. Goldman said I would likely owe. So on with the review…
I woke up on 4÷3÷12 with some weird swelling on an area of my neck and it was a little painful. I had plans to travel the following day so it was important that I learned what it was and hopefully had it taken care of before I left town. I called every dermatologist in LA who accepted Blue Shield PPO, and Goldman’s office was the only one who made an effort to fit me in right away, which I really appreciated.
I was lucky to have found Goldman. He was friendly, professional, gentle and efficient. It turned out I had some kind of cyst that needed to be drained which he did right on the spot. He prescribed me an oral antibiotic as well as an a topical ointment which they sold to me for $ 25 total (that’s right– I didn’t have to make a separate trip to a pharmacy). Quick and painless. I could now leave town as planned without any worries.
My only mistake was parking in the structure of the actual building. Had I parked in the Beverly Center structure, I would have saved $ 10. Do this instead!
P. S. Apparently, Goldman is best known for his anti-​aging procedures. When I researched him before my appointment, I stumbled upon some website
that said he is 66 years old. Ok, look at his photo on this page. He still looked like this when I saw him. Sold!

Dr. Goldman is truly an expert when it comes to hair loss treatments. A few years ago my husband’s hair began thinning out and he was referred to Dr. Goldman by a colleague. My husband met with Dr. Goldman and he examined and diagnosed his hair loss issues. Dr. Goldman put my husband on a hair loss treatment plan. He stopped losing his hair immediately, and overtime some of it even started to grow back. Now, you would have no idea that he previously had hair loss issues.
I recently noticed my hair was starting to thin and I had one quarter-​sized bald spot, which made me very uneasy as I thought it was only supposed to happen to men! So I scheduled an appointment with Dr. Goldman right away. He reassured me that hair loss is actually very common in women. In fact, he told me almost half of his hair loss patients are women. After examining my hair and asking me questions about my lifestyle, he determined the cause of the thinning and prescribed a treatment plan. Its only been a few months since I started the treatment, but my hair is already returning to its normal thickness and the small bald spot is regrowing hair.
I am so grateful for Dr. Goldman. Not only is he an expert with hair loss, but he is also an incredibly compassionate doctor. He could tell how nervous I was about my thinning hair and did everything he could to put me at east. Every time I go in for check-​ups with Dr. Goldman I feel very comfortable.
I definitely recommend Dr. G

No one tops Dr Goldman for Hair loss. All the film, tv and music stars trust him, so should you. While I was there, a famous comedian was in the next room (name wont be mentioned). I hated using rogain and was sad to watch my hair keep falling out. Dr goldman spent a lot of time with me and set out a treatment plan, answered all my questions and my hair not only stopped falling out, but I can already see new growth. His treatment is so easy but more thorough (I guess you could even say, «aggressive»). He hooked me up with topical products, script and cleanser for DHT removal, script pills and custom rogain formula that i love (no smell, less oily, dries faster) and even did injections on my scalp to get the meds IN the skin. Dont worry, by the time i figured out what the needle felt like, it was over… zero pain!!! I know it sounds complicated, but it takes 90 secs to use his med regiment twice a day. Im looking forward to getting a bunch of my hair back and keeping what I DO HAVE. Dont trust hair with anyone else, go to Dr Goldman like yesterday! His staff was really friendly and made me feel super comfortable talking about an embarrassing issue and I left the office with a great deal of new confidence.

Truly, the worst. Horrible bedside manner and beware, he’ll try to sell you all kinds of «products» like he’s an Avon salesman. I went to check out and they provided me with a bag full of face cleansers, creams and «sprays» I didn’t ask for, totaling nearly 200 dollars. Oh AND he gave me a «skin lightening» cream with the wrong amount of HQ. Had I used it, it would have burned and possibly done permanant damage to my face. Do not go to this guy.