Mark F Campbell, MD

My review is based on several visits (15 – 20). I decided to switch (dump him) only after several negative experiences:
— prescribed a cream that 2 dermatologists later advised me to stay away from
— misdiagnosed a problem I had
–finally, the last straw — often talks to me like I am «stupid patient» asking questions to a «God almighty» doctor.

I take these reviews seriously and ‘Campbell’ is a common name, so I would like to be sure that I am posting this review for the correct, Mark Campbell, MD., on staff at Good Samaritan Hospital, 2425 Samaritan Dr, San Jose, CA 95 124.
This physician should be removed from practice before he harms someone.
I had the misfortune of being under his care (not by choice) but because I was undergoing hip replacement surgery at GSH while he was on staff.
I do not want to go through the list of grievances that I have with his protocol because my chart notes have not yet been fully compiled and reviewed. However, one of the items of concern is the possibility of an unnecessary blood transfusion.
Let me put it this way. He kept ordering tests for things that weren’t medically indicated and then when run — would come back ‘negative’ (because there was no reason to run them in the first place.) Meanwhile — scaring me to death with stories of improper heart function, internal bleeding, etc. It wasn’t until Monday — when my PCP and surgeon were back in their offices that I could ask them to come to the hospital and intervene so I could go home.
If this is the kind of physician Good Samaritan Hospital thinks ‘staff worthy’ — their physician review process is lacking and I will make note that any future surgery I may have done will NOT be on a Friday afternoon — but on a weekday so that I can contact a REAL doctor during my post-​op care. Good Samaritan Hospital will not be my first choice due to their lack of oversight.

Went for routine tests for school and as a result I have to say he misdiagnosed a very serious life threatening disease. I got a second opinion of the «death sentence» dr campbell gave me and the other doctor (a recognized expert in his field) as much as said this misdiagnosis is common among GPs without alot of additional training
Be careful. Get a second opinion!

I Feel Like Doctor Campbell Just Comes To Work To Work To Collect A Pay Check. This Guy Is Seriously Getting Old And Needs To Hang It Up Already! The First Time I Came To His Office, It Was A Pretty Quick Visit. He Doesn’t Talk To Me For Very Long. I Told Him What My Problem Was And He Just Wrote Me Up A Prescription & Sent Me On My Way. Another Time I Came To His Office He Suggested I Have A Blood Test & Results Will Come Back In A Few Days. I Called To See If I Could Come In And Have Him Go Over What The Results Were And He Had The Receptionist Tell Me That Everything Came Back Clear. If He Cared About His Patients, He’d Have The Common Courtesy To Sit Down With Patients.

Good lord, please get a younger, more honest physician. After changing his mind about what would be prescribed once finding out I was a member of Santa Clara IPA (Anthem Blue Cross), I had a member from both Blue Cross and SCIPA on the phone and we called the doctor. He does get one star for coming to the phone, but after reading the notes he took during our visit, told a different story about what advice he had for me, and about changing his assessment after his receptionist told him I was with SCIPA. This was after only five days, so it was not a distant memory.
On top of the faulty memory, his diagnosis was curious at best. I went in with nagging pain in my elbow from working out. He didn’t want to do x-​rays or an MRI, but instead suggested I never strain it again in my life, and take advil. I’m not joking.
Thankfully I have a new primary care physician.

Bad Doctor. Will make you do un-​necessary tests. He’s always in a hurry and when you tell him your concerns he will brush them off as nothing. Once told me i should do sit ups for my back pain. Didn’t really care to find out what the problem was.

I went to see Dr. Campbell for a general check up. It was my first visit because i had just switched insurance and was looking for a permanent general doctor. I saw more of his assistant than him, which was 2mins. They drew blood and did some lab work. He called me in for a follow up (I paid for labs the first visit, I guess I had to pay again to hear the results). He told me I might have gallbladder stones. He asked if i had any pain on my stomach, I said no. I looked up the the symptoms up online ream fast and showed him that I didn’t have any of the symptoms. He said he’s the doctor, not my phone, then sent me to a specialist. I didn’t hear from him for a week so I called his office. I spoke to him and he told me that the tests were negative. Then I told him that I showed him I was fine, then he said, «we’ll, you’re fat so maybe that’s the problem». I had to ask him to repeat himself, because I couldn’t believe a professional would say that. Then he repeated, «you’re fat so maybe that’s why I thought you would have gallbladder stones». Complete douche. I do not plan on going back there again. His manners are unbelievable and he sucks at counseling.

Edit: My second visit was much more pleasant and I failed to highlight some of the other positives. It is easy to get an appointment (even same day) and you are usually in-​n-​out fairly quick.
I agree with a lot of users on here. He does not know how to relate to his patients and he hardly invests anytime in giving you a proper examination. I went for the first time on my birthday for my yearly check up and all he did was talk to me for 2 minutes then sent me to another location to get my tests done. Even if he didn’t want to give me a proper exam, he could have at least wished me a happy birthday. He was also very condescending and he spoke to me as if I was an uneducated fool. Mind you, I am very successful and graduated from one of the top ten schools in the nation. The physician’s assistant was very nice and professional though.

Went to Dr. Campbell today for the first time as a new patient. I read the reviews here so I sort of had high expectations. I am usually always a new patient because I never go to the same dr more than once — I’m never impressed enough.
Dr. Campbell definitely lived up to my expectations though, and even exceeded them. His office staff was super friendly, as was he. His demeanor was superb and you could tell he genuinely cared about why you were there and sincerely wished to help. I was seen quickly and didn’t feel rushed.
I think I have finally found a doctor I can trust and will definitely be returning.

I have never had a doctor take such good care of me. He took time to listen to what was wrong with me and then did everything he could to figure out the problem. I felt like I was in a House episode.
For years I had doctors all tell me one thing or another, and this is the first time I was able to actually heard enough to find out what was really wrong.
I have now made him my primary doctor and run everything by him. A few times last year I needed stitches and instead of going to the emergency room he fit me right in and took care of me in a very short time frame.
I have felt very cared for and valued here through the service I have received over the last several years, as well as the receptionist and assistant.
I feel like I am getting quality care with a small town personalized atmosphere. It is very apparent they actually enjoy what they do here and care about people. A refreshing experience with what I’ve seen in the healthcare industry at large.
Thank you!

I have been there twice, each time for a physical. I went back for two reasons:
1.) He mentioned a study about moderate exercise and longevity that I found interesting
2.) At his age he has seen a lot of patients… that’s a good thing for a general practitioner
If you have some verbal skills you can tease out a lot of information from Dr Mark. He’s not Mr. Smooth, but it’s hard to find someone with as much knowledge, and that’s all I care about.
His office décor is old too… but I like that, he’s not trying to put on a front, and he’s saving patients money.
I say take advantage of this resource before he retires.

I am now $ 400 poorer because I foolishly went here. It would have been nice if this Doctor had told me that I will be spending so much money on tests before he ordered them.

I think he is a wonderful doctor, he CARES about his patients (from my experience), he will give good ADVICE and HELP you out (where to get good deals on prescription medicine), and he EXPLAINS things and answers questions and takes what you have to say into account. He does not just shrug you off and act like your a burden to his day, like other doctors I have experienced. I even spoke with him on the phone today because I forgot to ask about lab work and he got right on and answered all my questions and even explained some of it. Also, his medical assistant or whatever her title is is very cheerful and friendly. I recommend him, he is great!

I don’t like to give such a miserable review to an independent practitioner, but I think prospective patients should be warned. I would hate to see someone with a serious health problem put their trust in this «healthcare professional».
Thankfully, we visited Dr. Campbell for a minor problem: my son had been coughing for 4 months — low grade type of coughing — no other symptoms — and it got to a point where I though someone should look at him. Dr. Campbell gave us only 2 minutes of his time (Yes: I timed it.) and dismissed us quickly saying my son was dehydrated, needs to drink more water and that the coughing would clear up in a week. Ha. My son is constantly drinking water…
That was a few months ago, and of course the symptoms did not magically go away. We found a wonderful doctor who has referred us to an allergy specialist. Our son has allergies.
I’m not sure if Dr. Campbell is too old, too busy, too stressed or just too apathetic about his vocation to really pay attention or take time with his patients anymore. I don’t care — I’m not going back, and I recommend that anyone else serious about their health just skip him too.

I hate writing bad reviews but in this case I believe it to be important to warn other people as well as to put my complaints in writing.
In short Dr. Campbell wouldn’t listen to me and kept making assumptions about my health which led him to give me poor advice.
First of all, he kept telling me that I am overweight and I need to go on a diet. I’m a fitness fanatic; I have a high BMI but very low skin folds.
Second of all, he kept making an issue about my borderline high blood pressure. He repeatedly ignored the fact that I am having a stressful week and I generally suffer from low blood pressure.
Third of all, he considers hyperthyroidism to be primarily due to the lack of iodine in the diet as a child and ignored the fact that a lot of my relatives have hyperthyroidism, it was triggered at a time of extreme stress, and Northern Australia does not equal Northern America (goiter belt).
Needless to say, after just one visit I am sadly in the market for a new dr.

I agree with the other user whom was put onto bp meds immediately. My cardio is rock solid, i’m fit and don’t smoke or drink and I’ve never been questioned, yet I suspected pharma influence in the waiting room with drug and bp notices everywhere. Sure enough, on my first visit, he mentioned bp, yet it’s never been higher than accepted ¹²⁰⁄₈₀. The lower number was a little elevated and he jumped on it. I went in because I was sick (flu or something) but didn’t expect some huge diagnosis. Anyway he put me on meds right away which I did because they were cheap, but I continued to monitor and mentioned how low my bp was and he just said that’s good. It’s not to be taken lightly, but ¹²⁰⁄₈₀ is not usually ‘high bp’, and I’m typically in the athletic zone much lower. I initially liked his customer service. Nice enough guy, but this is my health. I think he’s good, maybe hasty, maybe just cautious, I don’t know but people really need to take matters into their own hands.

Wow. Should this guy even be allowed to see patients? I walked in with symptoms of vertigo, hypersensitivity to temperature, slight nausia, and tiredness. Dr. Campbell diagnosed me with the flu even though these were not flu symptoms. I had no fever, my throat was not sore, and I didn’t have diarrhea or any other flu symptoms besides slight nausia.
Turns out that I have hypothyroidism and not the flu. Anyway, I would not suggest going to this doctor if you care about your health.

My family has been under Dr. Campbell’s care for 5 yrs now. And I concur with one of the reviewers — in today’s day n age, I dont know of many doctors who really care about their patients. Dr. Campbell, is a bit old school (and I mean it in a good way)…wont unnecessary shove anti-​biotics down yout throat, and thats what I like about him. The staff is also great.
As to Monty’s review — all I can say is — prevention is better than cure.

Dr. Campbell is a great doctor, and I just recommended him to yet another friend.
Here is the basic run down…
If you are a college student with no local doctor, and have realized the health services on your campus are inadequate, give them a call. Make sure to stress how miserable you are so you can get an appointment same day. The first time I went there, i thought i had mono, spent an hour at health services at SJSU, with no resolution… Then came Dr. Campbell… within 30 seconds of him entering the exam room, he told me i had strep, offered a test for mono (which came back negative of course) and out came the old prescription pad… Amoxicillin 500mg…
If you go there and he doesn’t mumble penicillin while fussing with his prescription pad you shouldn’t have gone there…
Also, the unilab has an adjacent door so it was very convenient…
Everyone at the office was very nice, and just make sure they take whatever health insurance you have before you go, as health care is quite a mess now a days…
Dr. Campbell, I hope you stay comically fussy as an old man, and have many more years of medicine ahead of you…

I have to agee with other reviewers, Dr. Campbell needs to retire as well as the receptionist woman. She is condescending and nowhere near pleasant in any way. Everything is a bother to her when I come in or call in with questions.
The assistant, Anita is GREAT and positive and friendly and the ONLY shining beacon in that dreary what I now call the hell hole.
I recently left Dr. Campbell’s «care» (if you can call it care) because getting anything done through that office is like pulling teeth and like Colleen, I got an unecessary prescription which I did not fill and I had to buy a blood pressure monitoring system out of my own pocket at his direction.
I went in for a sleep study referral on my first visit there, so he took my blood pressure and I asked if it was high because I was concerned. He said no, it was fine.
My next visit was about a month later for a complete physical. I was about 10 minutes late so he decided to skip the physical, take my blood pressure and just ask me some questions. As I said, I was late, and I was stressing because I was late, I was stressing over getting a complete physical, and did NOT want to do it, not too mention that I had a really hard stressful day at work. He took my blood pressure as soon as I got there and said that it was high and that I needed to get on blood pressure medication right away. I mentioned that it was just fine the last time I was there and that it might be high because of all the reasons I listed above. He completely dismissed it and said I also needed to buy this blood pressure cuff machine (which was a good $ 80.00). Any other questions that I asked was an issue because the Dr. would either talk over me or dismiss my question with a quick answer and not looking into the issue I was asking about. For example, I said I had a ringing in my right ear almsot constantly for a year and he said «That’s OK, ringing is normal». I told him it was not the normal ringing I hear sometimes when it is dead quiet, it is loud and almost constant. He ignored that and moved on to another question. Then he asked me a question which revealed my sexual orientation and he immediatley told me I had to get an HIV test even though I told him I was in the same relationship for over 10 years now. He still said I had to get one, which made me wonder why exactly…
So I left there with an unecessary prescription for high blood pressure (that I refused to fill) and told to buy some expensive machine and no complete physical.
I was really put off by the whole experience and I went to a hospital a few days later to see a relative that was there and I got a second opinion on my blood pressure from the Dr. there. Sure enough, my blood pressure was fine. I explained the whole scenario to this new Dr. and he agreed that I did the right thing in getting another opinion and they stated that when I told Dr. Campbell what I did and based on my previous blood pressure, he should have let me rest for a bit and then taken my blood pressure a second time to confirm the need for medication.
I reccommend staying FAR away from this Doctor mark Campbell…