Dr. Mir Behnam Khaleghi Damavandi, MD

Dr. Khaleghi is a honor to have the best of the best knowledge in Ankoloisis Spondylitis. If I can give a thousands stars I would he is good:)

Dr was very professional and answered all my questions

They told us to arrive 15 mins before your appointment to check in. Why? The check in literally took 2 mins. I was brought back to a room where I waited 45 mins PAST my appointment time. As I heard him carrying on with a patient about the politics of COVID. Which is fine and all but a conversation that shouldn't be had when he's running behind. Then he came in and literally interrogated me on my symptoms for Sjogren's syndrome. He listen to me talk for 2-5 mins. Wasn't interested in the blood tests, which tested positive for Sjogren's secondary. Which from what I read and been told, means there maybe another auto immune disorder in play. Did he do test? No, did he send for a blood workup? No, did he act like I was wasting his time and lying? Yes! Prescribed me a controversial medication and told me to come back in 8 weeks. You think I'm coming back? Ya right!

As a patient who waited 2 years to see a speacialist, months to get an appointment for an URGENT rheum referral due to lupus only to go in and have my time wasted. Dr khalegi didn’t even bother doing any evaluation or testing- basically refused. never referring this office or dr.

If I could give Dr. Khaleghi and his staff 100 stars I would! Dr. Khalenghi is so kind and patient - he really cares and spends time with you discussing treatment plans. His PA Janet is also amazing. Everyone in the office is so nice and helpful.

Dr. Khaleghi has been treating me for a few years. His entire staff is fantastic. Everyone is accommodating and extremely professional. Dr. Khaleghi always explains my treatment plan and always ensures I'm coping well with my situation. I was recently seen by P.A. Janet. Janet is extremely thorough and explains the treatment plan and you never feel rushed. She is so kind and it's easy to see that she really cares about her patients. I'm not surprised though. Dr. Khaleghi would never subject his patients to sub standard care. Thank you Dr. Khaleghi for providing your patients with great staff and the best medical care!!

Was referred to Dr. Khaleghi a few years ago with debilitating hip, spine, and joint pain. He was extremely dismissive and rude, wasn't interested in medical history or symptoms, just focused on a recent negative ANA test. When told my grandmother had Polymyositis, he actually told me no, she didn't! I didn't even know how to respond, having watched my grandmother waste away from the disease listed on her death certificate. And as soon as he found out a parent had died of suicide, he said depression was my only problem. At that, I broke down in tears from humiliation and frustration, which confirmed hysterical depressed female in his mind, I'm sure. He must have felt slightly guilty because he then poked at my skin, "testing" for fibromyalgia. I've never been treated so rudely by anyone, and I was there for his help! I lost 5 years of treatment for Ankylosing Spondylitis because of Dr. Khalegi, which he should have recognized had he only cared a bit. Stay away from him, he is cruel.

Dr. Khaleghi literally saved my life. Because lupus is a mysterious disease, many doctors do not understand or know how to treat lupus. Dr. Khaleghi knows EXACTLY how to manage this serious condition and looks at every patient holistically. His staff are AMAZING! They are efficient, knowledgeable, considerate, and always makes sure you see the doctor when you need to. For anyone suffering from lupus or any condition in the rheumatology "family", Dr. Khaleghi is Numbre one!!!

Dr. khaleghi is caring and tries treatment to further benefit my condition

I don't know what else some patient's look for as a great doctor, but to me Dr.Khaleghi takes his time and you don't feel rushed. He answers questions and concerns. Staff is very friendly and helpful. I drive over 2 hours to see him and it's worth it.

Insensitive Doctor.

It is astounding Dr Khaleghi has positive reviews. He is dismissive, condescending and rude. He does not go above and beyond to care and validate his patients.

Horrible experience. I was referred by my primary to discuss an ongoing bout with osteoporosis. The referral asked the doctor to look for rheumatoid arthritis. He said I had no symptoms. I asked to discuss my osteoporosis and he wouldn’t even talk to me about it. I spoke with a receptionist later about this and she was shocked that he wouldn’t addressed my health concerns. The insurance group said the same. I did see some positive reviews of the doctor. My experience was much different.

It's a shame when doctors do not seem to care about the well-being of his patients. I found dr Khaleghi to be incredibly cold, uncaring, and dismissive. When I see near-5-star reviews for this low-level service of a doctor, I lose faith in internet reviews; it's impossible that someone with such lack of professionalism could be scored that high. I was incredibly unhappy with his lack of healthcare.

Dr. Khaleghi was the most condescending and un-empathetic doctor I have ever encountered. He never let me talk, and invalidated everything that is going on with me. He doesn't believe in blood work, only in physical symptoms. He only tested my flexibility, and based on that, nothing was wrong with me--even though my blood work said different. He was also rude to my mom about her RA diagnosis and didn't believe she had RA either though she has her own rheumatologist for 20 years

The best doctor highly recommended

Initital exam was very quick and involved almost no physical assessment. He seemed uninterested in my joint pain and swelling.

Once he made the diagnosis that it was indeed RA he put me on a very aggressive RA program of Methotrexate, & Folic Acid, which is pretty much the gold standard. Within about a year 1/2 I am now in remission with minor flare up here & there. He's very approachable & I never have a problem with getting an appointment ever! His website lists all the procedures, lab results, medications you are on or have taken so all the info he has, you have as well at your fingertips. I love that!

It takes 4 months of waiting period to get an appointment. After 4 months when you finally reache for appointment, on time, you are made to wait for another 30 minutes before you get to meet the doctor. Not happy with wait time.

He was polite, but glossed over me because of my age (22) and history of anxiety. I told him about my chronic joint pain, but claimed I don't want to diagnose you because then you'll worry (probably referring to my history of anxiety) instead of doing tests on me to make sure. I got my blood taken by my regular doctor and I tested positive for lupus recently, meaning I probably have another kind of autoimmune disorder, which Dr. Khaleghi could have diagnosed had he done tests.