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Simona Cornelia Pop, MD
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Specialty
Family Medicine
Languages
English, Romanian
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She’s almost always late. I’m waiting between 10 minutes to 30’ before she comes in. (I was on time. The last time I asked about how many blood clots and where in my body and how long I might have to take blood thinners. She rattled off a bunch of medical jargon I couldn’t understand. She never answered my questions to my satisfactions. She has set up referrals or lab work without informing me she’s going to do so ( during my visit. My visits are so short and rushed. I don’t get to always cover more than one or two issues concerning my health. I have already switched doctors. I expect better results. I don’t know if you all are pushing Doctor Pop and other doctors too hard to be so damn efficient that you are losing the most important part; the relationship with the patient. You charge so much money for so little time. It’s too rushed. It’s too complicated. Every time I turn around most everyone wants me to take more of my time to give a survey about how you did. Stop it. I’m sick of it. Try maybe once every 6 months or once a year. You are overloading the doctors and patients with two much information, too many trips to specialists, too much driving all over the place for referrals. I may go back to Kaiser because I’m tired of spending my time and gas money driving to different cities (very few close) to take care of my medical needs. Lastly. I want my doctor or assistants to tell me how much something is going to cost me. Why do I have to contact the pharmacist or be surprised; at the last minute or get hit with outlandish prices. There’s Medicare, Medi-Cal, Medicade. There are so many Insurance plans; each controlling what can and cant be done. There are different medical groups; each with there own way of doing things and different places to go for referrals. There is little transparency. The diagnoses and paperwork or online stuff; where there is a different user name and password for each one (and there are a lot). Just the medical side alone is too convoluted and complex. Simple is better. You all push drugs and high prices more than prevention and more natural methods. For all our modern technology; things aren’t simple and easy to deal with. I don’t know what is legitimate or what is a scam anymore; especially with online stuff. We sign off on conditions for privacy etc. that are 5-30 pages of reading. You have made things so overwhelming and complex. I’m not feeling more secure about my privacy. Overall the whole medical thing has become a burden and like a part time job. I’m not expecting it to ever happen, but Simpler is better. I hate AI. I can’t even get through; on the phone; half the time. Optum is good, but most others I get put on hold, or AI indicates I will be called back. Either way, the call back fails. AI doesn’t process anything other than simple, pre-programmed responses. 90% of the time AI is worthless and not helpful to me.
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Dr. Simona Pop is very caring and pays close attention to my medical needs. She provides me with the care that I need and refers me to next level of care when needed. I am very happy to have Dr. Simona Pop as my doctor.
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I understand that we have to make appts to get a prescription renewed but it should be a big production.
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Simona pope is very clear in explaining medical results and other concerns.
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Dr Pop always listens to my concerns and provides me with solutions.
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Professional through and informed me of the procedure
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Dr. Pop was a great help to me when I experienced a period of high anxiety in 2024. She always treats me with respect and compassion. She is very knowledgeable and kind.
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Why??? I’ve had several issues
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Knowledgeable and compassionate
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She is very caring, listens to my concerns and asks me if there’s any other issues that I need to speak to her about I feel very comfortable with her
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She is kind and sensitive while listening carefully to what I tell her. She is very competent.
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My primary care for the past eight years and has done a super job.
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I love Dr Pop
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Very concerned about my health issues. Taking different steps to achieve results
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She seems to know what she is doing. Very nice.
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1) I don’t like waiting a long time; in the exam room, after they put me in there, after the assistant leaves. It happens too often. 2) Most of the time the appointment, or time with the doctor; to go over everything, feels too rushed. I don’t like that. Otherwise; (whether we agree or not), I trust Doctor Pop to be a good doctor. I do listen.
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Fallow ups are seldom with prescriptions.
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Listens well
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She seems very concered and caring.
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As a new patient I felt she took time to get to know me and my health issues. She asked me to keep a record of my breathing issue to report back on my next visit.
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Gender
Female
Board certifications
American Board of Family Medicine
Licenses
CA, A91844
Employed or contracted
Employed
Network Name
OptumCare HealthCarePartners California
NPI
1275564874
Hospital affiliations
Alterte Admit Arrangements
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Medical School
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Universitatea de Carol Davila
1992
Residency
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East Tennessee State Univ College of Medicine
2005
Internship
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Wayne State University - MI
2002
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