Dina Kiseleva

Dr. Kiseleva is a wonderful doctor, I am a young college student, and it’s so great to have a doctor that is consistent and always available. The wait is no longer than 15 minutes to be seen and Dr. Kiseleva never rushes the appointment, takes her time to talk with you and discuss everything. She’s really caring and easy to talk to about anything. As a gynecologist she doesn’t make you feel awkward at all, and is so down to earth which is great for young women.
The office in Santa Monica is easy to reach, clean and very efficient. The front desk always calls to confirm appointments and usually calls the next day with any follow up results or info. And just in case it’s an emergency and Kiseleva isn’t there (which she always is) they have an office full of other great professional doctors. And they’re right next to St. John’s Hospital huge plus !

Amazing doctor and person. She just delivered my first baby! She’s been very transparent through the entire pregnancy and I wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to do the job. I had a pretty uncommon pregnancy/​delivery with obstacles a long the way… I had to have a c section and can’t thank her enough for getting the two of us through it. I highly recommend her!

I wouldn’t suggest this doctor, she has very cold shark eyes. Dr. K was wrong about all kinds key information, as (a) she wasn’t knowledgeable enough. I had had a lumpectomy 18 months before for stage 1 breast cancer. It was minor and found very early, and I’m well monitored frequently, and I’m fine and very healthy. (b)She mistakenly thought that some minor toughness on the breast which is from the small incision sites were worrying lumps as she didn’t know enough about lumpectomies or how the surgeon tends to operate, and she had no business trying to do a breast exam which I found very annoying and something she wasn’t competent to do in this case. Both the surgeon who supervises my mammograms, and the medical oncologist feel that everything is normal and fine. The surgeon said that the minor stiffness by the incision sites may possibly over time soften up, but it also may very probably not. I’m not in any way bothered by this, and the incisions are very tiny, but there’s some stiffness/​some very minor lumpyness left over from the surgery and the radiation which is very normal and common, and when I mentioned that to various friends who had the same type of lumpectomy and radiation years before all of them still have some stiffness/​lumpyness even 20 – 30 years later. It doesn’t bother me, and people who are knowledgeable are aware that it’s normal, and very minor, and has to do with the incision sites etc. © The medical oncologist has me on a hormone blocking pill, this is very typical for a few years after a lumpectomy. Dr. K wrongly assumed that I would be taking this hormone blocking pill until I reached menopause, but I finished menopause years ago, all she had to do was read the chart more carefully. She made all kinds of faulty pronouncements and statements that weren’t accurate, without actually asking me. or really having the knowledge. I’ll be seeing another ob/​gyn next year, someone I’m more comfortable with, and someone who’s a better doctor and more knowledgeable. Also she could be very dangerous in falsely assuming that normal small incision marks from the lumpectomy were something to be concerned about when I saw the director of the breast center as she monitors my mammograms in december for a breast exam and mammogram and everything was fine, and again yesterday in june fine again, which it is always when I see the knowledgeable medical oncologist, avoid this doctor, and only have knowlegeable doctors doing a breast exam particularly if you’ve had a lumpectomy.

Dr. Kiseleva is caring and compassionate. Great GYNECOLOGIST.
Update: I’m really not sure what the 1 star Unilocaler in the previous post is rambling about. With all due respect to you as a patient, I WOULD want a doctor to be as thorough as possible and let me know her thoughts, even it is only scar tissue, as you say. More importantly, where did you get YOUR medical degree to be able to criticize her practices? What exactly is the problem with her wanting to evaluate you thoroughly? And saying she shouldn’t be performing breast exams as an OB/​GYN is just plain dumb. Please get a clue. It’s so sad that (some ignorant) patient’s have lost all respect for doctors that take the time to actually care and can bad mouth the doctor when they are clearly the one with a lack of understanding.

So glad I found her. She is very genuine, down to earth, and so nice. Takes her time with you during your appointment. Communicates well explaining things in detail and very receptive. Highly recommend her!

5 stars for Dr. Dina Kiseleva, so far the best doctor I ever met in L.A.
She was referred by a friend of mine and I had my first visit yesterday.
We all know gynecology is a delicate field, since intimate parts of a woman are involved. Dr. Kiseleva knows how to talk to you and how to make you feel comfortable. I was totally confident at the office. Dr. Kiseleva and her staff really make you feel at ease.
Nice experience. Just the perfect doctor.

This is a prelim review:
I made an appointment on ZocDoc. The office called me back the next day saying that the time-​slot was not available and asked to call back to reschedule.
I went back on the website later in the day — the time still showed as available, meaning they do not really update the schedule (which does not make too much sense for booking it there)
I rescheduled, but having the aforementioned issue, I decided to call back the next morning to confirm the availability. They put me on hold right away. I hang up after a couple of minutes of annoying music. Then I called back again; this time they listened then put me on a long hold again…
Ain’t nobody got time foh dat! It’s my only day off today
So I am not sure what is the best way to get in touch with that doc
I will just wait till they call me back, I guess?..

Dr Kiseleva is a kind, caring and an amazing Physician. I am very particular and I find Dr K. to be up to date on all aspects of gynecological issues, especially for the aging woman who has a history of Breast cancer and needs extra help with after menopause issues. Dr Kiseleva is a high quality Person and Physician.

Dr. Kiseleva is amazing. She is kind, caring, patient and has an excellent bedside manner. She takes the time to explain things thoroughly and never makes you feel rushed. Also, she is gorgeous and has a great sense of humor!

Where do I begin. I chose to visit Dr. Dina Kiseleva because I saw she had a few good reviews online and she was one of very few OB/GYN’s accepting new patients and who was listed in my insurance directory.
Although she is very nice and has a pleasant bedside manner, I am very disappointed in the way her office is ran. You’re always put on hold when you call if you can get through at all, the billing coordinator is inefficient, it takes days for someone to call you back, the list goes on and on.
As for the doctor, I specifically told her what my concerns were and what type of tests I wanted. Well after almost 2 weeks of not hearing anything, I call her office and was told a nurse would call me back. After 2 days, I had to call back and was told again that a nurse would call me back because Dr. Kiseleva was on vacation. So a nurse finally calls me back and I find out that the Doctor didn’t perform the test I asked her to. I promptly sent her an email asking why and of course I didn’t get a reply, but after complaining, she called and left me a message apologizing. I had to reschedule and come back and she tried to place the blame on the lab instead of taking responsibity for it which upset me even more.
And finally to add insult to injury, I got the lab bill from Lab Corp and it was outrageous. They charged me for a slew of things but they were abbreviated, so I asked for an explanation. They tell me because they’re not medical doctors, they can’t provide an explanation and that I would have to talk to my doctor. Are you kidding me? You can charge me hundreds of dollars, but can’t tell me what I’m being charged for. I will definitely not be going back.