Anita Gorwara, MD

I saw doctor gorwara at the smbp urgent care in SM. she barely looked or listened to me. said «you have bronchitis» gave me an rx. HOWEVER I was about 70 yrs at the time and did NOT HAVE bronchitis and have NEVER had bronchitis and had no symptoms of bronchitis at the time. She didn’t ask me ANYTHING about ANYTHING. Rushed away in about 4 – 5 minutes. Leaving me with a WRONG diagnosis and NO CARE which belies SMBP and now UCLA’s advertising how much they CARE. DON’T go to Gorwara for Anything. If you’re really in need and can’t find any other dr. go to ER. Gorwara is the WORST.

So happy I was able to become her patient, along with my wife. Having the same PCP has great benefits for a married couple, but only if you have as great a doctor as Dr. Gorwara; she remembers details about our work, personal life, travels, worries and triumphs, and she can synthesize the information into better informed diagnosis and care. I have never had to wait too long to see her, and have even been able to obtain same-​day appointments, when needed. In addition, she has a lovely staff of dedicated medical professionals who genuinely seem to care. I actually switched insurance coverage just to get on one of her approved plans and become her patient.

Dr. G is horrible. Worst bedside manner and few if any proactive insights into health. If you want to feel bad go to her. Definitely don’t go to feel better. Miserable jaded person.

I would give ONE star as I am STILL dealing with insurance billing issues from 6÷18÷2014, over a year later, however I think Dr. Gorwara is GREAT herself :)
After multiple conversations with their billing dept 310−301−8860, as well as many calls with my insurance company, and the insurance company with the group benefits division, the claims have been denied because UCLA was trying to run my claim under my husbands member number instead of mine.
How frustrating?!
V E R Y F R U S T R A T I N G
I hope they can get their billing department to be trained in this area to prevent future mistakes like this. It sure would make for happier patients.

This woman is just the best Dr. I have ever met. She takes the time with you, I never feel rushed. I can always get an appointment and Anita will always call back if I have any questions.

Dr. Gorwara sincerely cares about her patients. I’m extraordinarily happy that she has taken care of both my boyfriend and I since we moved here from Northern California.

I’ve been going to Dr. Gorwara for 3 years and I absolutely love her — she is the best doctor I’ve ever had. In fact, even after moving to the east side, I still make the trek to Santa Monica to see her because it’s totally worth it.
She is kind, caring and really listens to my concerns. I never feel rushed, and she always takes the time to ask about my life, what’s going on with me, etc. I can’t say enough good things about her demeanor and also she’s a great doctor — I had a weird mole that she caught right away.
I take medicine that requires me to go in every three months just for a check-​in and it’s never hard to get an appointment set up — in fact, I’ve never had to wait more than a week to get seen from the day I call.
Her office staff is super sweet and friendly, they’re really efficient and I’m usually in and out the door in 30 mins max.
Bonus: they have the good magazines in the waiting room (Us Weekly, People and The New Yorker)

I have been a patient of Dr. G’s for several years now (after trying on a few other GP’s in town) and there simply isn’t a better doctor out there.
What more could you want?
1) She is incredibly knowledgeable and stays up to date with new research and findings.
2) She doesn’t over-​medicate her patients — perhaps to the disappointment of some — opting often for sage advice and encouraging her patients towards better preventative care.
3) She doesn’t play God and talk down to you. She really listens. I repeat, she really listens.
4) She is personable and friendly.
Adriana and Cindy in the front office are awesome and Dr. Ted Hak at the practice is equally astute and capable in his own right.

We had the worst experience ever with this doctor’s office.
My husband went for four visits within a couple of months (back in spring of 2012) to Dr. Gorwara’s office. We didn’t receive a bill for these services until many, many months later.
One of these claims was discounted by our insurance company since it wasn’t submitted to them on time (i.e., within 90 days).
The other three bills were sent to us after my husband’s workplace had switched us to another insurance company, so we were no longer able to pay for the bills using HSA funds.
We tried again and again to call Dr. Gorwara’s office and dispute the claims; we never got a call back. We wrote a letter to them on 9÷8÷12 that was ignored.
Instead, we repeatedly got the same bill again and again, without explanation or acknowledgement of the issue.