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Dr. Douglas Dobecki Jr, MD

Dr. Douglas Dobecki Jr, MD

Pain Medicine*

Dr. Douglas Dobecki Jr, MD is a pain medicine physician in San Diego, CA. He is affiliated with medical facilities Sharp Memorial Hospital and Sharp Grossmont Hospital. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.

3 Star Rating
Based on 48 reviews 3 Star Rating (48 reviews)

Practice

7625 Mesa College Dr Ste 315A San Diego, CA 92111
Telehealth available

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Dr. Dobecki Jr's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Dobecki Jr

3.0
48 ratings, 9 with a written review
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Grateful to Dr. Dobecki and his team
I have been a patient of Dr. Dobecki for about 14 years. He has always been very kind and helped me in many ways. I am grateful that his interventions allowed me to keep working until retirement. I trust him completely as he has been successfully controlling my neck and back pain with radioablation in a painless manner. His staff has always been prompt and caring and I have no complaints about any of them, I only have gratitude towards the entire team.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
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L. Carlos – Jun 19, 2024
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The staff is rude, disrespectful and are like robots that are not connecting to human beings. The worst is Physician Assistant Victoria, or Torrey as they call her. She is a bull in a china shop--reckless, and offensive. She tries to hide her incompetence by bullying patients. Nasty, unprofessional, unethical. All this behavior is tolerated and participated in by the Doc boss--don't be fooled.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
4 others found this helpful
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May 25, 2023
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Most definitely
Easy to talk to & easy to work with. Listens to me
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
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MARY Mlekowski – Apr 14, 2022
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Dr. Dobecki will not accept a new patient who would benefit from Spinal Cord Stimulation for pain reduction if he/she has any risk factors (even if other doctors have judged him/her a good candidate for SCS). Apparently Dr. Dobecki doesn't want to help patients as much as he wants to keep his record clean of any complications or bad outcomes.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
1 other person found this helpful
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Nov 18, 2019
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I lost my job because Dr. Dobecki charged me close to $500 for disability paperwork. Mind you it’s not paper but about 3 clicks that he has to do on the edd website. Then I needed a note for my employer and he wanted another $150. I didn’t have it. I have worked in doctors offices and the most charge I would is maybe $20. His staff is very rude. The only thing he did for me was give me fentylyn patches, dilaudid and norco. He doesn’t care of his patients. It’s all about the money.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Kristene – Sep 14, 2019
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Dr dobeki is amazing and very good at his job. His staff is HORRIBLE!!! They are rude, mean and incompetent! The scheduler, Nancy, has no regard for any patient and is slow and incompetent. She does not know how to do her job. She needs to be fired!! Trying to make an apt with the front deck is a freaking nightmare! It's like pulling teeth. All the staff needs to be fired!
What went well
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Long wait times
22 others found this helpful
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Allison v in San Diego, CA – Dec 07, 2016
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Love Dr. Dobecki. He is polite, knowledgeable easy going and good at what he does. I have been seeing him for about 4+ years and go in about every 9 months as I call it for a tune up. Kelly his P.A. is caring and takes her time with you. I highly recommend this group. They are honest, up front and willing to take their time with you. .. Michaela
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
7 others found this helpful
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Michaela L in San Diego – Jul 07, 2016
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Dr. Dobecki is a highly skilled and knowledgable pain management physician! Kelly, his PA in the office, is the best of the best!! His office staff is excellent, caring and very professional. I am so blessed to under the care of Dr. Dobecki, he is truly the best in this field!! I am in good, no wait...GREAT, hands!
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
10 others found this helpful
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J. Lundy in Alpine, CA – Mar 17, 2016
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I had 1 ,procedure done by Dr. Never have I meet him office visit your seen by someone else. Receptionist very pleasant but there office sceduler is the worst. Never returns calls and when she does always says she has to call you back. Never have I gotten such bad patient service....
What went well
  • Office environment
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
22 others found this helpful
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Jan 05, 2016
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Dr. Dobecki is the founder and medical director of the San Diego Pain Institute, a practice focused on minimally invasive solutions for pain. All consultations begin with a detailed and focused evaluation by Dr. Dobecki and development of a personalized...read more

  • Pain Medicine

  • Anesthesiology

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  • University Of California, San Diego

    Residency Hospital, 2005
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Anesthesiology®
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