Nidal Y Rahal Md's Online Review Report Card

Getting a colonoscopy is a rough process. The cleanse, the no eating. By the time you arrive, you are tired, Run down and grumpy. The only thing the doctor has control over is the procedure. Dr. Rahal did and his staff did an amazing job! The meds were just right, the procedure was over before I even knew he started! I felt nothing, didn't even realize it had been done! This is what matters with an invasive procedure. All these comments about wait time and the doctor's personality are silly. He is competent, gentle and makes sure the patient is extremely comfortable. Great doctor. I won't be going anywhere else for GI procedures! Great job Dr. Rahal!

They have the worst staff ever, and very bad attitude. The nurses very rude and mean. The receptionist doesn't respect the patient. They should treat people like angels but they are really don't know anything about being mercy. I won't go there any more ever.

The office staff is RUDE and UNPROFESSIONAL! ESPECIALLY THE GIRL WITH THE BLONDE BRAIDS! His nurse don't do follow-ups. I was also told I had a condition that was not true. I wouldn't recommend that doctors office.

I never met this doctor in my life. But surprisingly his name appeared on my discharge papers from a recent hospitalization. I was reading my records and I found few things very disturbing, there was a disease mentioned in my papers which I never had. I don`t know why it was there and I dont know why this person must have messed up my medical records which i will be using for all my future treatments. i dont wish to give a star here.

Dr Rahal is very knowledgeable and is very kind with his patients. He listens and cares.The staff is wonderful too.Thank you,Gloria

I will NEVER go back to this awful place! They made me wait THREE hours in the waiting room (appropriately named) before seeing a PA. Never saw the doc. I pay doctor prices, yet never see one. Day of colonoscopy, I arrived on time, yet waited for an hour to be prepped. Was very noisy and chaotic. I was forgotten about. Since I hadn't eaten in 1 1/2 days, I started vomiting up stomach bile or something gross. I called for a nurse, as I hadnowhere to ummm . . . put it, let's say. No one came. They scurried me in to a small room where PA (not a doc) asked me a question or two. I couldn't understand the PA, with her strong accent and face mask. I asked her to repeat the question. She asked me if I spoke Spanish! That was a head scratcher. I said no. She asked a nurse to ask me if I'd had anything to eat that day. Ok, soooo . . . went back for follow up appt. I waited a full hour and still no doc or PA. I asked for my test results, as I paid for it, as well as that day's appt before I saw anybody. The pissy receptionist told me I couldn't have my results. But, I paid them for it. My other docs put test results on line!!! I think there's some kind of violation going on and it's punishment for vocalizing just how poorly this place is run. Seems nobody is trained properly these days, and nobody calls them on it, bc Bakersfield is always short on medical services. No wonder, those of us who have the means, go to L.A. I was warned about his guy. Should have listened.

I'm updating my review because I had my procedure done 2 days ago and it was just as pleasant as the first review I had last week , they were all so nice , efficient and the doctor was as well , I was done in just a couple hours , the whole procedure went so well , I showed up at 7:00 in the morning and I was done and home around 10:00 in the morning and I didn't feel a thing ... I recommend this establishment

I was pleasantly surprised when I went to see this doctor, I had read some of the reviews and I was hesitant to even go there , but I went and the doctor was awesome, he paid close attention to what I was saying and he even got me a fast test ordered, he was truly concerned about me and I DO recommend this Doctor ...

This doctor has an attitude problem. Dr Rahal treat patients like they are all beneath him. He doesn't value his patients' time. My mom is an 89 year old frail woman. She waited 2+ hours from her scheduled appointment time. When Dr Rahal finally saw my mom, he referred her for endoscopy without even asking my her anything let alone give her a checkup. This was upsetting because this obtuse doctor did not even glance at my mom. All he knew is that we called for an appointment because my mom had blood in her stool. He could have just referred us for endoscopy directly. My poor sickly mother did not have to wait unnecessarily at her office.

Great informed visit