Dr. Douglas Segal, MD

My mother, now 96 years old, was haveing shortness of breath and heart attacks occuring more frequently as time progressed over the course of about a year. We were told by several cardiac doctors that she needed a heart valve replacement. During a test with a local doctor we were told she was not a candidate for the operation due to the congestion in her arteries. As the heart attacks continued and it was clear she would not live long without the operation. After explaining the medical treatment and needs to Dr. Segal he referred me to another doctor that performed the operation over a year ago. After the operations the shortness of breath and heart attacks stopped completely and my mother is doing better than ever.Dr. Segal saved her life and I have watched him work back to back shifts in multiple hospitals, when my mother was hospitalized for her attacks, to do the best he could for his patients.He is a miracle worker and a life saver. He is an amazing doctor!Mario and Marie L. Taf

DO L.A. Cardiologist’s office staffer decides who shall live and who shall die.... Is unknown staffer documenting your chart over the phone? Who is “documenting” patients chart? ‘Doc or staffer. You call it— heads or tails

His Downey clinic is terrible. They do not care for patient privacy, (often entering rooms while I was half undressed), the wait times are at least 2 hours before even being seen, and they do not communicate whatsoever with you. I left Dr. Segal 4 or 5 messages in the past 2.5 months to have him return my call and not once did I hear anything back. Also, my echocardiogram that I had to take time off from work to have done was not complete, so he wanted me to redo it, but never informed me!

In 2014 my regular dr (Dr Mark Schneider) referred me to Dr Segal. This referral was based upon the fact that I was having some indigestion. Dr Schneider had performed an EKG and it was normal but he still referred me. Dr Segal performed his own EKG and again said it was normal but since I was referred he wanted to be sure. He scheduled me for an UltraSound a few days later. During the check it was discovered that I had an Ascending Aortic Anuerism. Dr Segal went out of his way to help me.

Dr. Segal reviewed my medical problems repeatedly with me and my family until he found a solution that we were all comfortable with. He is exceptionally kind, charming, and focused.