Charles F Dubin, MD

I’m shocked at all the negative reviews of Dr. Dubin. Back in 2002, I was a twenty-​one year old college student suffering from severe Endometriosis-​related pain. I had to take off a semester from college and basically completely bedridden. After seeing three doctors who did nothing, the Endometriosis Association referred me to Dr. Dubin. Unlike many doctors at the time, Dr. Dubin removes the Endometriosis with excision rather than just burn it off. After the surgery, I felt a million times better and was able to graduate from college and move on with my life. Plus, he had an excellent bedside manner and extremely kind.
The only negative with Dr. Dubin is that he claims excision cures Endometriosis. This is not true since there isn’t a known 100% cure. Plus, after thirteen years, I’m starting to have some problems again. However, it is easily managed with medication and nothing like it was in the past.
Currently, I see a fantastic doctor with Kaiser to manage and treat my Endo (Dr. Fisher in Woodland Hills). If I ever change my insurance, I will go back to Dr. Dubin in a heartbeat.

Worst doctor ever. Dr. Dubin misdiagnosed my pregnancy. He told me I wasn’t pregnant, sent me for three blood tests, (each was $ 250 and not covered by my insurance) just to be sure I wasn’t pregnant. When my HCG levels went up, he called me in a panic and told me to come in because I was probably having an ectopic pregnancy. Then, after another ultrasound, he determined that I was pregnant. He, of course, refused to own up to his mistake when my insurance wouldn’t cover out of office blood work. I can go on, but I’ll spare you all the details.
To top it off, his receptionist, Carmen, is the most unpleasant person ever. I have been waiting over three months for a refund and every time I call, I get the run around and an attitude. They had to resubmit the claim twice already and I still haven’t seen a penny.
Avoid this place, it’s awful. RUN!

He delivered my baby 22 years ago and i still go to see him, hes that good, love him

I had been a patient of Dr. Lieb (Dr. Dubin’s old partner) prior to his retirement, and then I decided to stay with the practice and see Dr. Dubin. He has been my doctor for a very long time, on and off actually.
At some point, he had a staff member that pissed me off — but at the end of the day, I realized it was likely a miscommunication. I think that particular staff member is no longer with him, and instead of just leaving, I should have let him know about it!
I started seeing another OB/​GYN at St. Joe’s and I found his demeanor to be cold and sterile. After I’d had enough, I went back to Dr. Dubin, who is AMAZING. I’m sorry I ever left you, Dr. Dubin!
Readers, this is a kind and caring doctor and just an all-​around warm and fuzzy guy. He has done a surgery on me that was very successful in early 2005; again, I don’t know why I ever left him. So happy I came back!

I was a patient of Dr. Dubin’s for 10 years. Unfortunately a situation with Carmen, the receptionist, made me never want to step foot inside the office again. There was a problem with a bill that didn’t get paid by my insurance. In the end, it wasn’t due to my lack of responsibly or any negligence on my part and it did get paid, but dealing with Carmen and her pushy demands, accusatory tone and combative attitude was enough to send me running in the other direction.

If you want a caring, knowledgeable doctor with the staff to match, Dr. Dubin fits the bill. He has taken excellent care of me for more years than I care to count and because of his excellent care, I drive a great distance to see him since I moved. I dread the day he decides to retire. He really is the best in his field.
I was shocked by claims made in other reviews and reached out to Dr. Dubin, as I know he would call and follow up with those patients, he is just that way. In talking to him, Dr. Dubin said based on the names used on Unilocal,he could not identify the patients and was not able to follow-​up — that is the doctor I know and respect — always making the effort and taking the time to follow through.

Dr. Dubin is the best. I went to him with my Ultrasound results but Dr. Dubin wanted to be sure and did another one in house. I got his results right away instead of waiting weeks for the previous one. I had seen two Doctors prior and none can be certain of the diagnosis. Dr. Dubin gave the diagnosis before we left and the biopsy confirmed it just 4 days later. Had I gone to him right from the start I would have saved time, money and the stress of waiting for answers.
He is will worth the $ 200 initial fee for I would had to pay more by going to individual Doctors and imaging and biopsy and the separate visit for the procedure to remove the lesion and still would not have gotten an answer when all is done. I strongly recommend Dr. Dubin, I will continue to see him even though he is not in our network. Dr. Dubin was the best Christmas present I received for 2014. It’s amazing how much one Doctor can differ from another. Thank you Dr. Dubin, you are the best.

worst doctor I have ever been to! He gave me a pill without doing a blood exam, and I did tell him that I was taking medication and I couldn’t mix. I ended up going to the emergency room with 5 days of that pill. Completely disregarded everything I said. Also charged almost 300 dollars with insurance and didn’t solve any of the issues I had. Did a sonogram that was charged 200 dollars and I didn’t even get to keep the results. Just a terrible experience.

I went to Dr. Dubin for several years, I never particularly liked him but I went for a once a year brief ob/​gyn visit. I’m very healthy, exercise daily, and eat very healthy always. October 2013 when I had my regular mammogram I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Breast Cancer, it was found very early, and very small. It was suggested that my husband and I talk to him, we would have been better off talking to our very nice, caring internist. He tried to scare me that it was much more serious than it really was, which was unconscious able, and not the opinion of the mammographer, various doctors and 2 surgeons I spoke to. He gave me a referral for a surgeon who was very elderly, and not an expert in lumpectomies, it was his excellent nurse who gave me the name of an excellent woman surgeon. Additionally he immediately wanted to operate, and perform a hysterectomy, which horrified all of my doctors including the medical oncologist who I’ll have to see for the next few years just to be monitored although I’m fine. I never had any problems/​pain/​side effects etc. and just a pin prick tiny incision, barely noticeable. Not only was his idea absurd pushing a hysterectomy, but my pap smears/​all ob/​gyn exams have always been normal as have my family, and everything was fine when I had this done recently with my new excellent woman ob/​gyn. The year before at the annual exam he wanted to know what kind of car my husband drove, that had nothing to do with the annual exam. Thank goodness I have a really good ob/​gyn now, thank goodness I’m fine, and in excellent health. I would avoid this skanky doctor.

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Dubin for more than 20 years and have always received the best of care. Besides general gyne care, I had to have surgery and it went very well. As another patient wrote, along with his knowledge and skill, he is very gentle and kind. I highly recommend him.

I went to Dr. Dubin for about 16 years, even driving up from Orange County after I moved there. He is extremely kind, gentle and knowledgeable with a calming bedside manner. I felt that he really cared about me as a person and took his time to explain various options.

I really did not like him. He didn’t listen to me, and pushed his birth control of choice on me instead of prescribing me the one I have always used.

This review for Charles Dubin is long overdue. Every time I have a problem, they squeeze me in. The staff is so kind and caring. Dr. Dubin is not only extremely knowledgeable but he is so patient and really takes time to answer any questions you have. The office is always extremely clean and has great energy. Its so refreshing to have a doctor who really cares about his patients. Thanks Dr. Dubin!!!