Sachdev Harmeet S MD

Unless your issue is that you have had a stroke, do not go to Dr. Sachdev. As a 39 year old otherwise healthy adult I started experiencing a problem staying upright and walking without veering to one side or the other. Since it was not due to a stroke they told me I was fine. FINE?! I couldn’t even walk and started getting migraines. They failed to send the referrals they promised to send, are frequently out of the office. If you need someone to shrug their shoulders and say «You didn’t have a stroke there is nothing wrong» then this is the place for you.

Anybody can write anonymously on a review. In order to validate my story, I’ll go a step further and say that if you message me, I am willing to talk to you directly and give a review. Our situation was similar to WC.
If there is a higher power watching, then this doctor’s day will come for the ~ 3 years of suffering he has put us through.

Dr Sachdev and Dr Malek potentially saved my husbands life (or at least prevented him from being permanently disabled). If it wasn’t for his quick thinking and confidence my husband would have been sitting in the ER at Good Samaritan hospital with a clot in his brain while the doctors and nurses consulted with each other. He acted quickly and got the best team he knew together. My husband and I are very grateful we crossed paths with him in that urgent situation and not another doctor.

Dr. Harmeet Sachdev is just like any other doctor.
It’s all about the money. Not the time.
In 2005 I had a grand mal seizure, and I went to him. Immediately I was put on lamictal.
They did tests, and found nothing and yet he insisted that I be on a medication that has ruined my memory, increased my depression, and ultimately gave me intense anxiety where I had to be medicated for.
When I went to him and told me that the lamictal is making my well being worst he played the manipulative game, «Lamictal is great! People lose weight! Lamictal helps the brain» I was young, so I had nothing else to believe? He knew that.
Basically using the approach of «I am the doctor, You are paycheck, I will manipulate you»
He also smells. I know that doesn’t matter but that’s full review.
Go to a real doctor, perhaps one that is originally from America. I am not racist by any account, but all foreign doctors have been nothing but rude, manipulative, and think of you as money then shoo you away.

Dr. Harmeet Sachdev heads my neurology team. He treated me for a stroke two months ago, and thoroughly and directly explains what is happening. He doesn’t waste any time, but if you have a long list of questions, he answers all of them. My case was challenging and rare, and he was diligently committed to getting the best minds in the U.S. Including Mayo Clinic to share ideas about what to do. The hospital staff shared unsolicited feedback with me about how highly he is respected for his knowledge and experience; he is the Director of the Stroke Center at Good Samaritan. I often observed him collaborating with his colleagues to get the best answers. I need a Dr. I can trust. His office staff has also been responsive. Understand though that Dr. Sachdev is very busy. Now there are patients that need him more than I do (I am progressing well), so being aware of what you Need is important. I experienced the medical staff committed to my progress. But insurance companies and the compliance/​regulations are out of control and do everything in their power to obstruct the healing of patients. No wonder they drive healthcare costs so high! I won’t say more about that, or my blood pressure would go up!

Dr. Harmeet Sachdev has been my neurologist for 21 years and he gave me my diagnosis of MS 21 years ago. I love Harmeet Sachdev. He is short on small talk, and long on knowledge and an expert in the MS community. He comes across as all business and does not waste time with small talk. However, he has ALWAYS been there for me when I needed help. Because he is such in demand, you may have to wait over a month to schedule an appointment if it is not an emergency. The insurance system is not the best and YES they do need a referral from most companies. Dont blame the doctor for the red tape. Of course you always give your insurance info prior to meeting a doctor and of course ALL information must come from your doctors office and not hand carried in. If you want the BEST doctor, you must be patient, smart and follow the rules. I have had many years with Harmeet Sachdev and he is the BEST in his field. Beware of making wrong judgements over ridiculous criteria.

I would never seen anyone other than Dr. H Sachdev. He has been my neuro for almost 7 years now and I would never trust anyone the way that I trust him. I know that what he is telling me is the truth. He does not sugar coat things to make me feel better. In my eyes, he has not only saved my life but improved it.
When I have an appointment I make a list of things that I want to discuss or new symptoms. We go over the list and also discuss anything else that needs to be discussed. Typically my appointment last about 30 minutes. Now and days that’s a long appointment.
Some people say that he does not have the best bed side manner. I would rather have a doctor tell it to me straight than give me false hope. He is not rude or harsh and not trying to make you feel bad. He is just being honest about what is going on.
I think Dr. Harmeet Sachdev is the best there is!

Thoroughly disorganized office, hasty and wrong diagnosis.
Some years ago, my husband was in emergency prior to a serious surgery. In walks Dr. H. and the first thing he says is, «your insurance does not pay me enough. Tell your company to get you a better insurance.» Need I say anything more?
Fortunately, an excellent neurosurgeon was on call and he took over the case.
This was before my marriage. So, when my doctor referred me to Dr H., I went to see him, not knowing of my husband’s prior experience. First Dr H. told me that he could not do anything without my papers. I insisted that my primary care doctor had sent them — and a search revealed that that was true! Dr H. looked at my papers and said that «do you know that you had a stroke?» After frightening me thoroughly, he suddenly changed his mind and said that I must have had a migraine. I went back to my home doctor and got a proper diagnosis.

I agree with Alexey, don’t go to this office, unless you see Dr. Sachdev’s son. Otherwise, ask for another referral!
I was referred to Dr. Harmeet Sachdev by my oncologist. He said that Dr. Sachdev was one of the best in the area. I met with Dr. Sachdev a couple weeks later and everything went fine.
At my last visit with my oncologist on 6÷29÷11, he asked me to call to call Dr. Sachdev and make an appt. to see if I can stop taking my anti-​seizure meds. So, I called that same day (6÷29÷11) and I couldn’t get an appt. till today, 10÷6÷11!
Apparently, the doctor was going to be out of the country for a month! Couldn’t I have seen his son, instead? (I understand he has a much better bedside manner than his father does.)
I suppose the appt. today will be the last. That’s fine with me!
PS: Fortunately, I didn’t have to go through the hassle of producing med. records, ins. info, and visitation notes, etc. like Alexey did. That why I gave him 2 stars, instead of 1. Also, a receptionist did call yesterday to confirm my appt. today.
UPDATE:
Since I hadn’t seen Dr. Sachdev for over a year, I had forgotten how nice he is. Today’s appointment was great! I’m doing a complete 180! Instead of 2 stars, I’m giving 4 stars! (My husband says 5 stars, but I don’t think any doctor is perfect.)
Unfortunately, I will be taking the anti-​seizure meds for the rest of my life. It’s all good though, I’ve taking them for 20 months now, and the prescription co-​pay is very low.
The bottom line is completely contrary to my first review! If you want to get a good neurologist, call Dr. Sachdev’s office. He’s not only good, he’s great!

Dr. Sachdev is probably one of the best neurologist in the san jose area but like others he isn’t good enough to be treated no better than a sheep out to pasture. I assume this is his desire that he wants to feel so important that people are willing to wait but six months because he decided to take a vacation day and than the next opening was 3 months later. I respect my cat and her needs more than that. Therefore all I can think is that he is an arrogant. However given that he did notice that my disc was so narrow that if I fell I might have become paralyzed. Thank you for that Dr. Sachdev but when your an epileptic you just can’t wait until your hospitalized to see you.

I HAVE NEVER MET SUCH AN UNPROFESSIONAL DOCTOR!!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!
My physician referred me to a neurologist and somehow, this doctor was on top of the list. I spent a week (sic!) trying to get an appointment. No, it is not like «doctor is quite busy, we’ll schedule you in a week». It is like:
First, «okay, we need a referral from your physician». Okay, I drive to physician’s office. Staff at physician’s are very surprised, as I have PPO insurance and should be able to see specialists without a referral. They write a referral anyway and give it to me.
Then, «okay, in addition to referral we need your complete medical records faxed to us». I drive to physicians office again and they make copies of all lab tests and scans that were made.
Then, «okay, but you also need to give us your insurance information». How often are you asked for your insurance information before your visit?
Then, «we also need visitation notes from your physician».
And finally, «okay, we forgot to tell you — all of the above must be faxed directly from your physician’s office. Then we can schedule your appointment at, let’s see, end of January». Yes, that’s two months from now.
If you want to jump through hoops and hurdles just to get an appointment scheduled — that’s your doctor. Otherwise, look further.
[UPDATE] I have been contacted yesterday by another member of Dr. Sachdev’s staff, who seemed to be more sane. She told me that ultimately, I need to take the above information to the appointment, but the doctor prefers to review it in advance. Yet, the appointment could only be scheduled for mid-​February. I’ll update this review if I don’t find another one neurologist before then…
[ANOTHER UPDATE] I have just been contacted by their office again: they canceled the mid-​February appointment and offered another one at end of March. I just told to cancel the appointment altogether.