Daniel L Rowady, MD

I was a little reluctant to try Dr. Rowady at first given a couple of the reviews but went ahead anyway. My appointment began on-​time, the check-​in staff were courteous and my physical was conducted in s professional and detailed manner. Dr. Rowady asked me a lot of questions about my medical history and explained medical symptoms thoroughly. He showed interest and gave me extensive recommendations and plans for moving forward with some procedures. My initial reaction was very positive and I can recommend him without reservation!!!

My wife has serious medical issues and needed a caring, attentive doctor. But after her second meeting, she said she would never return to Dr. Rowady. The staff seems overloaded. When she called to schedule a second appointment, she was on hold for 10 minutes. She finally hung up and called back, but no one answered. When she called a third time, someone picked up the phone, then immediately hung up. It took 4 calls to get through to a receptionist.
My wife said that Rowady interrupts often and appeared to be in a rush during both meetings. She got the feeling that he has taken on too many patients.

My experience with Doctor Rowady is absolutely great, he helped me in so many way to feel better, he is very patient, always listen to me attentively, he called me couple of time after my visit to follow up and check on me. He is a great doctor. The office is great, clean, very helpful and they get back to you right away.
I am very happy and thankful to be Dr. Rowady’s patient.

Excellent doctor! Cares about you and gives good advice. I’m just sorry that I had to change because I changed insurance, definitely would’ve stayed. Highly recommend!

By far the worst experience I’ve ever had with any doctor that I can ever remember. It’s so frustrating and disappointing to know there are people out there with the prestigious title of Doctor that are more concerned with looking in the mirror on the wall than helping a patient.
This guy is all about the paycheck and not about customer service or wellbeing. Has he told anyone else he wouldn’t do something for them because «it’s too much paperwork?!»
Zero stars… Seriously.

I read some of these reviews and I don’t see him looking at himself. I see him taking to me and listening to me about the reason I am there. He knows what is going on in the past and writes prescription accordingly.
He tells you the things you need to know even if maybe you don’t want to hear it (like it would help if you lose a little weight).
I have tried and lost some weight and I actually feel alittle better and one of my concerns has gotten better.
The complaint about the receptionist might be valid but I think that they aren’t acting as a gate keeper but following the instructions that they are no longer accepting a certain type of insurance. They screen them out and make sure. They may make mistakes here and there but isn’t Ida the office manager great. She will take care of things when there is a misunderstanding. I think in the reviewers case that mentions that she didn’t make an appointment and you weren’t a new patient you feel if you were the one that came in to see the md and then later you discover that you were denied 100% and you had to pay out of pocket wouldn’t you be upset that they didn’t noticed. Maybe they didn’t make the appointment at first but I rather them let me know at least what is the possibly case. The person who out the money is the md at the end because they won’t get the payment for their services.
I don’t know if I made any sense but healthcare is crazy now a days. My he md needs to get payment.
They do a great job here from the receptionist to the md assistant to md (hopefully you don’t need speak to the office manager but if you did she is great too!)
I am a self pay patient right now so you know if I can go anywhere I could.

After moving to Pasadena I started searching for a new GP and I was lucky enough to find Dr Rowady. I felt like he listened to my laundry list of concerns and made me feel comfortable with the treatment he thought would be best. He was also quick to call me back with results and seemed to actually care. I highly recommend him if you’re searching for a new GP.

Dr. Rowady is a great doctor in my eyes. Not into prescribing meds more interested in your healthful living.
Discusses your health with you completely and makes sure he’s there to answer all your questions.
The office manager is amazing! She should be cloned! Some of the receptionist seem to come and go and many try to be gate keepers but they don’t know how to yet. They almost would not make an appointment for me until I asked for the office manager. Just because I got new insurance they didn’t understand I was already a patient there. Again thinking they are knowing the rules but forgot the details like you already have my records. The amazing office manager sorted it out.
Yes, the doctor looks at him self in a mirror when he talks to you. There may be a reason he does it that we don’t understand. Really. I am completely ok with it. If that’s his thing.
So glad I found this doctor when I moved here. Highly recommend him if you want to healthful.

More of a review of the phone services provided by the front office staff: after waiting on hold for an extended period of time, I finally got a receptionist. She asked me a series of questions. What was the reason for my request for appointment? What’s my date of birth? Etc. then hold again… then another receptionist asked me the exact same battery of questions. Most excruciating office interaction in a while. I still got an appointment– which is great. Perhaps some streamlining is in order… Now that I mention it, my wait time at the lab to get blood drawn was longer than my appointment with the physician last visit.

I’ve been seeing Dr Rowady for several years now and while he’s maybe not a great hot-​shot doctor, he is knowledgeable, courteous, and confidence-​inspiring. He’s also straight spoken and definitely not a «pill pusher»: He will prescribe but reluctantly. He will also not hesitate to refer you to a specialist if he feels it would be in your best interest. All in all a good primary care physician.
One more thing, he does in fact have a little vanity habit of glancing at himself in the mirror while he’s talking to you. Not a big deal but kind of funny.
I would definitely recommend him if you are looking for a GP.

I have only seen Dr. Rowady a couple of times, but I am impressed. I saw him the first time on an «Urgent» care basis and ended up asking him to be my primary care physician. He is interested and interesting. His take on medicine seems refreshingly unlike many doctors. His first response is not to prescribe a lot of pills. I am thrilled to have found him. The high cost of parking on what is becoming the Raymond medical corridor is indeed irritating I usually find something on the street.

I have been seeing Dr. Rowady for about 3 years now and find him honestly the best doctor I have had. He is attentive, detailed, patient and explains things extremely well. He does not force medicine unless necessary and will give you a referral if he is not an expert on the matter. I strongly recommend him. My suggestion on parking is NOT to park in the office garage. You will end up paying $ 7-​$ 10 and they only accept cash from what I remember. Go ½ block South towards Pico and there is a self park metered lot on the same side of street as doctor office. For $ 2 with your credit card — you are good for 2 hours.

I occasionally see doctors in this office and prefer Dr. Rowady. However, I was disappointed today that he felt the need to be «in your face» aggressive about not prescribing antibiotics. It was downright strange, because I did not come in with an intent to obtain antibiotics – I needed a good diagnosis and practical suggestions on how to deal with my symptoms. I am not sure I received either. I longed for the wonderful Chinese doctor I once had (in another city) who always had practical responses – and actually asked me about what I thought (unheard of, I know). Instead, Dr. Rowady lectured me about how antibiotics are not appropriate to the situation… okay fine, I prefer not to take them but please, no need to be condescending. Especially when I know he prescribed antibiotics over the phone last week to another patient. It made me wonder what was going on.

If I could give zero stars I would. This man is more concerned with how he looks from the neck up! Yes, that’s right, he looks in a mirror, While he is supposed to be talking to you! Super weird! I think he has an inferiority complex. Someone needs to tell him, that he actually is a Dr. Maybe then He will stop watching himself when he is talking to patients. On top of that he is rude, doesn’t remember anything about your chart (I went to him for at least 1year) and had no manners. He needs some training on how to work with people. Stay away from this man. He’s not worth the $ 10 copay!!!

For quite some time, I’d been putting off the inevitable; since moving to Pasadena I’d wanted to find a doctor, but hadn’t wanted to deal with the hassles of finding a good one. While I’d found doctors in the past who I could be satisfied with, I hadn’t had a doctor I’d been happy with for years.
Dr. Rowady’s name came across my path by way of Angie’s List. His specialty is internal medicine, but was also listed as a general practitioner. Upon my first call, I had an appointment in a matter of days.
A day or two before I got a call reminding me of my appointment, what I needed to bring, and how to prepare (one thing I hate is going to a doctor and then having to go back a second time because I didn’t fast for blood work, or going in starving thinking I needed to fast for blood work when I could have had breakfast).
I showed up a few minutes early to take care of my paperwork. The front office staff is super friendly. Within a few minutes of my appointment time, I was called in.
A few minutes later Dr. Rowady showed up. It was nice to have the doctor show up, and not a NP, or a PA – nothing against PAs and NPs, they’re great, but at my previous doctor’s office, I hadn’t actually seen my doctor in five years.
Dr. Rowady was quick, but not in such a way that things felt rushed, or that he had skipped over anything, or not heard my concerns. He’s just a no-​nonsense kind of doctor. I got a sense from him that he had a balanced view on how life style can affect your health (for the good and bad), and the need (or lack of need) for medications, depending on the situation. I’m not a fan of doctors whose first response to a problem is to medicate it, and Dr. Rowady, for me, wasn’t that kind of doctor.
Added bonus: in-​house phlebotomist
Only drawback: I had to pay for parking in the building’s parking structure. Next time I’ll park on the street.