Dr. Joseph Long, MD Kaiser San Francisco

Dr Long is absolutely great! I have been assigned to another doctor since Dr. Long has been on leave. This doctor has changed my medication. This has been hard; but she assured me it’s for the best.

Awesome doc. He truly cares about his patients and goes way beyond any other physician in providing care. When I was very ill he told me that if I couldn’t get an appointment to just come to his office and ask for him. Who does that especially at Kaiser? Only him.

Dr. Long is the best. I am so disappointed he is no longer at Kaiser. I wish for him the best.

I’m a 70 year old women and never had a Doctor like Dr. Long… Heaven Sent Healer for sure…
Never want to see another Doctor ever again… I truly hope he is OK and will open his own practice & he can count me in.

Dr. Long is the most outstanding and compassionate doctor I’ve ever had. He genuinely cares about your well being. He’s always pleasant to see and never rushes you out like a number. He treats you like a real patient and takes time to explain your issue and remedies. After my very first appointment with him, I left feeling like I won the lotto. Dr. Long is gold in every sense. I couldn’t believe a doctor took that much time out for me. I actually felt good for a change seeing my PCP. Dr. Long is just the loveliest human being. I am so sad that he is no longer with Kaiser. I hope wherever he is, he is doing well. Dr. Long — please know that you have made such an impact on your patient lives and we are all so grateful to have you as our doctor, no matter how long or short the duration. We miss you much and wish you all the best. Take care.

I have been Dr. Longs patient for 7 yrs. he is an amazing Doc.
i was surprised when he took an extended leave, he loved his kindness and professionalism. having Joe as my Doctor, i felt cared for and taken care of,
i was able to contact him through Linkedin
UPDATE: he is doing well, but has not started working again, when he does, i will leave Kaiser to follow him. if anyone would like to message me i would be happy to pass your info to him.

I had the opposite impression. I think he’s a great doctor. He has a lot of knowledge and really takes the time to listen and understand. He is personable and always responds to calls and emails, unlike many doctors there. He has good advice for a variety of health issues I’ve had and has helped me a lot. I do think Kaiser sometimes packs too many people in too short a time, but Dr. Long has been responsive when I’ve emailed and called him and has taken his time when I’ve gone in.

I have seen Dr. Long since 2009. He is without a doubt the best doctor I have ever had. He is incredibly compassionate, attentive, and he genuinely listens to my concerns. He never rushed our appointments and was completely thorough with his examinations. It was clear he had read through all my previous medical history before I got there. I have 3 chronic conditions that require regular lab tests and medications… he is super up-​to-​date on the newest treatments, and always made the best recommendations after consulting with me. He would even periodically email me just to check in and see if I was doing all right… who does that?!? Dr. Long does. Like many others, I received a cryptic email saying that he was on a leave of undetermined length and so I was assigned to a new doctor. It’s hard to imagine that anyone can fill his shoes. Dr. Long, if you perchance read these reviews, know that you are truly loved by your patients.

Dr. Joe is a great doctor! I was his patient at Kaiser and also received a letter from Kaiser recently that he was going on an extended leave. I was reassigned to another doctor. Today I went to the Kaiser Clinic and saw another doctor and I was told that Dr. Long resigned. I was told that he is missed by the staff and other doctors in the department. I can see why! I wonder if he will be opening his own private practice, because I would be willing to leave Kaiser to be his patient once again.

Dr. Long is no longer at Kaiser. First, Kaiser said Dr. Long was on «extended leave» and then I was assigned another doctor (but I went online to make my own choice).
I hope Dr. Long is OK because he was very good primary physician and a pleasant fellow.

I have seen doctor Long for the last 5 years. I’ve been a member of Kaiser for decades. He is the best doctor I have had the pleasure to meet. He is kind, compassionate, caring and concerned about you. I am so sad that he is on indefinite leave. It looks like he is not coming back since I received a letter from my «new physician». Dr. Long if you see this, know that I am thinking of you and praying all is well with you. This is the «the shot in the knees lady».

Jaime– I feel exactly the same way and had the same experience you did. I hope Dr. Long is ok.

i’m really happy with my Dr. Joseph long, for many year he carefully my all body problems, one by one he fixed in the correct way.

I have been seeing Dr Long for many years and he is awesome, he has excellent bed-​side manner, listens to your concerns, is very pro-​active and very thorough with all his patients. It is so hard to find a good doctor, but when you do its nice to continue to see him on an ongoing basis.
I truly hope I can continue to see him. Just this week I had my annual physical appointment June 15, 2015 he was great… he ordered me some additional tests Cardiac EKG and Cardio stress test etc. then a couple of days later I was informed that I will be re-​assigned to a new doctor. What? me and my partner are so distraught and very sad about this news. We have both been patients of Dr. Long for many years and now we don’t know what happened to him?
No real explanation was given… we don’t understand, we were told he is on a «unexpected leave». I just hope he is ok due to privacy reasons they could not tell me much more and I understand… I was just given a «very vague explanation» and I respect that I totally respect his privacy. We built a great doctor-​patient relationship the kind that takes years to build, but now today just like that one day he is gone from Kasier.
I hope he returns to his practice at some point really soon.
I never thought that would be my last appointment with him this past Monday I know he did not retire at-​least he didn’t mention that to me. I just hope he is ok, and that nothing bad has happened to him.