Jay Johnson's Online Review Report Card

My mom has been recovering from a surgery that had complications. She has been noticing irregularities in her blood pressure, as a precaution she made an appointment with Jay Johnson. After waiting an hour past her appointment time she finally was able to see the doctor. Almost immediately he went on a 5 minute long yelling session that made her cry. For what? For being worried about her health and going to see a doctor? I fear for how many other patients he has done this to. Jay should not be left alone with the elderly. I'm amazed he has been around for so long with his lack of compassion and inability to empathize with his patients. Jay Johnson, you should be ashamed of your behavior.

From the start, I found Dr. Johnson to be straight forward and caring  with me. His explanations of my condition were easy to understand. He goes far beyond what we normally expect as service from a cardiologist.I had an appointment with him in February where I was complaining that I had had 2 cat scans done by another doctor to assess reasons for impaired kidney function.  I had been waiting for almost 3 weeks to hear anything about the results of the scans. I told Dr. Johnson that I was worried and the other doctor was not available every time I tried to contact the office. Dr. Johnson immediately pulled up my Dignity file and was able to review the scans.  It appeared that I had a mass on my pancreas. Dr Johnson immediately scheduled me with the only GI specialist in Santa Cruz who could perform an endoscopy for me. That doctor  was a Sutter/Stanford doctor.  Dr. Johnson personally got the approval for me to have the Endoscopy procedure performed within 2 days.  The results of that test confirmed the suspicions of the doctors. I have pancreatic cancer. Now I will have to fight with my insurance company to send me to Stanford (32 miles from home) rather than UCSF (92 miles from home and family). If not for Dr. Johnson seeing the mass on my early cat scan, I have no way of knowing how long this cancer would have had to grow and threaten my life.  I owe my life to Dr. Johnson.

Great Doctor

For many years Jay Johnson was my trusted cardiologist. Though it was always unpleasant and inconvenient, over the years I mostly made peace with his CHRONIC LATENESS (usually at least an hour, sometimes more). However, our last encounter, or lack thereof, ended the relationship when I left feeling completely disrespected. I arrived on time. There was no one ahead of me. I saw Dr. Johnson and thought ,"Wow! He's going to be on time for the first time ever with me." Wrong. After sitting in the exam room for 45 minutes, his nurse returned to tell me that he had actually left the building to go eat lunch. She had let him know I was there, so he should be back soon. At the one hour mark, I walked out saying that I felt totally disrespected, and, as a working woman, I also had a schedule to honor. That kind of disregard, disrespect, for a patient is unacceptable.

For many years Jay Johnson was my trusted cardiologist. Though it was always unpleasant and inconvenient, over the years I mostly made peace with his CHRONIC LATENESS (usually at least an hour, sometimes more). However, our last encounter, or lack thereof, ended the relationship when I left  feeling completely disrespected. I arrived on time. There was no one ahead of me. I saw Dr. Johnson and thought ,"Wow! He's going to be on time for the first time ever with me." Wrong. After sitting in the exam room for 45 minutes, his nurse returned to tell me that he had actually left the building to go eat lunch. She had let him know I was there, so he should be back soon. At the one hour mark, I walked out saying that I felt totally disrespected, and, as a working woman, I also had a schedule to honor. That kind of disregard, disrespect, for a patient is unacceptable.

For many years Jay Johnson was my trusted cardiologist. Though it was always unpleasant and inconvenient, over the years I mostly made peace with his CHRONIC LATENESS (usually at least an hour, sometimes more). However, our last encounter, or lack thereof, ended the relationship when I left feeling completely disrespected. I arrived on time. There was no one ahead of me. I saw Dr. Johnson and thought ,"Wow! He's going to be on time for the first time ever with me." Wrong. After sitting in the exam room for 45 minutes, his nurse returned to tell me that he had actually left the building to go eat lunch. She had let him know I was there, so he should be back soon. At the one hour mark, I walked out saying that I felt totally disrespected, and, as a working woman, I also had a schedule to honor. That kind of disregard, disrespect, for a patient is unacceptable.

He did a great job for me. The doctor he recommended for the procedure I had was top notch. whenever I saw Dr Johnson, he was patient and thorough. No trouble recommending him to others.

I can't believe this guy is a Doctor.... Besides showing up 45 minutes late, he absolutely did not listen to a word I said... Moreover he contradicted all of my past medical history. This person needs to go back to school and learn how to listen to his patients rather then listening to the voice in his head....Stay away!!!!!

Fantastic physician!! Great professional staff;excellent ancillary staff. It’s a very busy practice with many cardiac services available. Oftentimes it has been difficult to get into the office for all the people waiting. DrJohnson is an emergency cardiologist, so he may leave to attend to a person having a heart attack for example,leaving scheduled patients wondering what has happened. Patients always have someone available to help them with information. I would not change cardiologists. Why? Because I’d be leaving the best office with the best clinicians!

Expert Knowlege and excellent relationship skills