Dr. Katrina Vonkriegenbergh, MD

The absolute worst doctor I have come in contact with. She causing pain. Her hand is unsteady, so injections will be painful on top of that she is dishonest & untrustworthy. AVOID. Heaven knows.

She is an exceptional physician. I have had a chronic pain condition (Chiari Malformation) since 2004. I underwent brain and neck surgery in 2009 followed by a head on car wreck… I have been thru the entire spectrum of pain management doctors… from good to bad to middle of the road. I have never had a more caring, thorough and compassionate person on my care team. I hope to be her patient for many years to come. She handles my migraine care and is supremely gentle with me when it is time for any ablations or facet injections. I have had some really bad experiences that have given me cause to pause… she has really helped me work thru some needle phobias! Which for someone like me, that is a true Godsend! Thanks Doc for helping me reclaim my power : )

I met her 9/15 in Hermosa Beach office. She said she wanted to see me in her Torrance office on 9/20. She examined me, looked at my paperwork & even adjusted the settings on my pain pump because she said they were wrong. She ordered meds to fill the pump in 2 weeks. We were in the room & she was looking at her computer when suddenly she threw the clipboard with my paperwork on the counter & ran out of the room! We have no idea why. We waited a while, asked a nurse if we were done. She said yes. I made an appointment to get the pump filled & left. When I got home there was a text saying she decided that she won't treat me! I wrote & called & was told that she will not speak with me. I don't understand what is going on with her. She talks so fast & is constantly writing on her computer. Her actions were not only uncalled for but very strange. For the life of us we do not know what set her off & she does not have the courtesy to say what it was.

Dr. von Kriegenbergh is a caring doctor. I would highly recommend her.