Nirmala Kannan, MD

For you or your family member’s sake, please stay away. Dr. Kannan seems to have a practice on the peninsula and Hayward. I am an Registered Nurse, and one of my patients is a patient of Dr. Kannan. I have called, worked with, and spoken to hundreds of doctors, and I can honestly say that I have never experienced this lack of professionalism. In addition, I am sure that there is fraud going on and I will be filling a complaint with the medical board. As other Unilocalers have mentioned, she has sent them bills, even if they are not seen. Please take action if this has happened to you.

I am putting the lowest rating possible since this doctor is only aiming your money. I visited her office for a scheduled visit about 3 months back. Based on some previous lab reports she asked me to take an expensive ultra sound scan. I did the same in the following week where she directed. Since then there was no information about the result of this scan. I called her Belmont office many times and there was no answer. I checked with the scanning center and they informed me that they have send the scan report on the following day of the scanning. Since I told that I don’t have any update from doctor they have faxed it again.
Then again I tried to reach her office and there was no update about the result, then I send her an email asking about the details and results. She did not reply on that. After one week her office called me and told that they received the result.
Since she did not care about me as her patient I decided to not visit her office again. So I asked her to send me my medical records and she is not sharing.

This review is in reference to the Belmont, CA office.
I do my best to be fair in all my reviews, so here it goes… I feel this practice and this doctor is the epitome of what is wrong with the current medical care system. I am very disappointed and disgusted with this office.
The doctor is at least always 1 – 2 hours late. I should’ve realized this from my first visit, when I overheard an elderly woman say to her husband «she’s late again, this happens every time!» When she does finally see you, she is extremely brief, and has no bedside manner, AT ALL. She doesn’t physically examine you, and just writes prescriptions. She is a horrible diagnostician and relies on sending you out for multiple lab tests; she doesn’t seem to care (or know how) to get to the root medical issue.
The office itself is just as bad. They never returns calls, and have no on-​call service. I have to call myself to confirm my own appointments! The office also has no afternoon appointments available, which made it difficult for me with my work schedule. When I did ever speak with the office manager, I couldn’t understand her due to her extremely thick accent AND she has no medical background (I asked). She is rude, curt, loud on the phone and very negative. I feel the office has no compassion whatsoever. A perfect example of a doctor who’s in it for the «almighty dollar.»
Don’t waste your time going to this office, I’ve already wasted enough time for you.

The Dr. herself is nice and very calm and for the most part meets any needs I have. I’m not crazy about the front office receptionist most in part due to the lack of just general friendliness and courtesy. My appts are quick and easy with her but if you need extensive care I don’t know that this is the best place for you.

About her business it dosen’t matter I’m the client and she DID NOT do her job. On top of that she sent me a bill!!!