Z Joseph Wanski, MD

I would give no star!
So I called them 8 days ago to make an appointment, they told me they will put me on the waiting list to make an appointment!!! Who does that! I called them today, they said their coordinator for appointments is not there! I mean if you have a coordinator for appointments then why she can’t coordinate my appointment within 8 days! So I told them I waited for 8 days already; their answer: you have to wait more, we can’t give you an appointment! that’s refusal of service, and the staff manager was so rude, she told me that you know what why don’t you give me your insurance information, and I will deal with them directly!!! I have never seen such a thing! worse customer service and staff ever! I changed my specialist right away.

Visited 12÷21÷15
Had to wait, but less than an hour. Nicest waiting area I’ve ever seen! His office has a clear glass wall so you can see him and his students/​residents.
First the med student sees you and ask many pertinent questions. Then Dr. Wanski comes in to review what the med student asked and Dr. Wanski does the physical examination. It’s very through.
I would definitely recommend him unless you don’t like the extra time spent due to it’s a teaching environment.

Read all the reviews plus my experience and I have decided to go elsewhere. I called this office well over a week ago for a first time appointment, was told someone would call back shortly to schedule for me. It is now well over a week called office and left message to call me that I need an appt asap. No follow-​up or return phone call = No Patient!!! I am moving on to another provider that might just care a little more than you.

If I could leave negative stars, I would, however, prospective patients should know that the staff at this office is extraordinarily unprofessional. I was seen at this office as a specialist referral patient from Health-​Net/​Medi-​cal. After spending the lion’s share of the appointment with a resident trainee, I saw the actual doctor for only a few moments. Thereafter, I had to beg for a follow-​up on blood work taken for my thyroid condition. I then got arrogant, condescending and dismissive attitude from a nurse practitioner at the office, and instead of a follow-​up with the doctor himself, I was told that I should just go see a psychiatrist. My sense is that because I was a Medi-​cal patient that the office simply didn’t want to deal with my situation.
Even more outrageous was the fact the Dr. Wanski couldn’t even be bothered to call me (the patient) to discuss my test results, instead he siphons his work out to people under him who are not specialists and who also can «barely be bothered».
The whole point of going to a specialist (as he purports to be) is that you get specific specialist care. Instead I was barely seen by him at all and then had to keep calling to get my test results. The office had excuse after excuse for their poor behavior. They are just a bizarre group of people. I urge you to read some of the other negative reviews on here, including the «hidden» ones. You will see similar issues and complaints.
All of this was combined with an arrogance and condescending demeanor that was staggering for people that are supposed to be there to «help». Avoid this office, and «run for the hills»! I am sure there are doctors out there who won’t fend their basic work off to resident trainees and will at least follow up with you personally on your appointment. Perhaps if you pay them an off the street high rate for your appointment, you might get that, but I’d even doubt that given their arrogance and dismissive attitudes.

Considering the specialty of the doctor dealing with serious illnesses (thyroid, diabetics) rescheduling appointment is impossible. Doctor gave me meds that fired back, he got me off it and told to return in a month. When I couldn’t make it to my appointment and called to reschedule the next app oceans in a month, to make matter worse I waited for a month and came in the office 15 minutes late to my rescheduled appointment, after being without any meds for 2 month. The service was refused again. I have good private PPO insurance I don’t to be treated this way. I will not return here again.

Dr. Wanski is a doctor that will help you figure out what your condition may be. He gets the 5 stars.
HIS STAFF ON THE OTHER HAND ARE IMBECILES! They either don’t care, are confused or very unorganized. If you want to get your test results, GO IN PERSON. I called and they put me on hold for 15 minutes and then hung up on me! I called again and immediately within 30 seconds they let me know that my provider would call me back. Waited and got hung up on for that. How annoying. Let’s hope they actually tell the provider that considering it’s not the first time I deal with them over the phone. When they say they’ll call you back, do them a favor and call them. Chances are, they’re going to forget.

Dr. Wanski is a fantastic doctor who genuinely cares about his patients. Unlike other doctors who may diagnose you without too much thought (so many initial diagnoses are incorrect), Dr. Wanski evaluates each patient independently and reaches his own conclusions drawing upon his many years of experience. He then educates his patients on what his thoughts are, as well as the reasons for them, as opposed to just telling his patients what to take or do.
I’ve observed Dr. Wanski constantly learning about new medications, diseases, or treatments and his office is truly a teaching institution; he has several medical students do their clinical rotations with him since he is a recognized endocrinologist. If you want the expertise of a research hospital physician, with the familiarity of a family practitioner, then you can’t go wrong by having Dr. Wanski as your physician. Truly recommend 110%.

So it’s been more than 2 months since my last review and I am still receiving their collection notices. I’ve even been threatened that it will affect my credit rating, so I’ve prepared a lawyer to combat their claims. Looking forward to making back all the money and time I’ve wasted on this terrible firm.

Blah– I went here to see the doctor and ended up seeing the PA. She was great, but I wanted to be seen by a doctor. The office is old and fairly subpar. The review is mainly for the office and the rooms; not necessarily the staff. I go to Good Samaritan now, and would recommend people in Downtown go there.

I used to see Dr. Wanski as an endocronolgist about 10 years back after some very high recommendations from other doctors. Sure, it can be a bit of a wait and I spent a LOT of time there but his waiting room is very pleasant and they definitely have the patients in mind. It was absolutely worth the wait to be seen by him. He is very thorough and knowledgable. Great bedside manner. Eventually, with his recommendation, I underwent a process to remove my thyroid gland and being a nervous teenager, he was there to answer all of my questions and follow up on me post-​procedure.
About 10 years after, in my mid-​20s, I went back to Dr. Wanski’s office for general medical visits. I actually didn’t see Dr. Wanski but rather a PA, who I found to be amazing. Extremely nice and personable, she helped me cover a bunch of issues (mostly non-​thryoid related) over the year period I was made visits. I would most definitely be going there if I didn’t move to another city. I would actually get return calls from her on any questions or prescription refills or transfers.
The rest of the staff are also very nice and top notch. They can be VERY busy but they will get to you. If you think they forgot or are waiting to hear back from them, just give them a call back.

I used to be a resident physician trained under Dr. Wanski. I am proud to be one of his student physicians. He is extremely knowledgeable.
Since I’m grading him on him, and not his actual office, one may find this review helpful or not.
It is difficult to explain to non-​medical affiliated persons in a satisfactory capacity, but in short, you may not find a better primary care physician. The extent of knowledge and experience he has, easily surpasses many of the other attending physicians I have EVER worked with. His bedside manner and demeanor can be subjectively judged either way, but if you want to be well taken care of, this is your man. I would trust him with my entire family… and that’s coming from another physician.
And I do not benefit at all, in fact, I may even be criticized for writing this positive evaluation, but based on the previous reviews I felt compelled to rectify his review. He is in a class, a caliber, of physicians that few are in.

It’s a fine doctor’s office if you are perfectly healthy, will always stay that way, and will never need to see a doctor for any reason. If that’s not the case, then I suggest going elsewhere. I used to see Dr. Chumley here and she was AMAZING– she actually spent time making sure you were OK and she knew her shizznit. So they fired her.
Now, turnover if high and all we ever see is a Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant. Very friendly gals but not knowledgeable at all about, for example, MS– which I have.
And don’t get me started on what it takes to keep them on task with making sure I get my MS med’s on time. I regularly miss doses (VERY dangerous for that to happen) because they can’t seem to remember to handle it on their own. I’ve had everyone from my mom, my friends, a lawyer and my neurologist try to get them in line but to no avail.
This place is a mess. And I’d only recommend it if you don’t or never will want or need to see a doctor.

Dr. Wanski is my physician, and though I haven’t actually seen him yet, I am very impressed with the way his office is run. I had to see someone quickly, and I was able to get an appointment the next day with the physician’s assistant. The office was crowded when I got there, so I was really grateful that they were able to fit me in on such short notice.
It was clean, well-​decorated, and efficient. He likes giraffes… a lot. There were like a billion giraffes in his waiting room. I was going to try to count them all, but I didn’t have to wait that long to get in, so I didn’t have the time.
It appears that he’s taking new patients, so if you need a doctor in the downtown area, I recommend this office.