Bischan Hassunizadeh, MD

I was referred to this guy after being taken to the ER in an ambulance for symptoms of a heart attack. He was incredibly rude and harsh, alternately accusing me of wasting his time and trying to "trip me up" by finding "holes" in my story (I had been alone when I called the ambulance. He asked why I wasn't admitted "if it was such a big deal" and I said they wanted to admit me, but I refused because it was my son's last weekend to go camping and I didn't want to disappoint him by being stuck in the hospital. The doctor said, "You said you were alone!" in this accusatory voice and I calmly said, "Yes, I was when I called the ambulance. My husband and son came to meet me in the hospital. My son had been planning to spend the weekend with me, but he had school that day. My husband brought him when school ended"). Basically, he treated me like a hypochondriac who enjoys visiting doctors and bothering them with imaginary symptoms, rather than what I am: someone who was told by multiple doctors to see a cardiologist to follow up after an ER admission. Maybe when he went to med school, they were still teaching doctors that women were "prone to hysteria" and couldn't be trusted. Save yourself some grief and see someone with an ounce of bedside manner.

When our long-time cardiologist retired, my husband and I were assigned to Dr. H. He has been very welcoming and listens carefully to our comments and our answers to his questions. I get the feeling that he appreciates a close connection with his patients. And I love his wry sense of humor.

Dr. H is excellent! I had seen a different cardiologist at this office in the past and felt dismissed and unheard, but this experience was completely the opposite. Dr. Hassunizadeh took the extra time to really listen and provide solutions for my symptoms. He was very nice and informative, helped assure me that we would find solutions. Office staff was accommodating and kind. Definitely recommend booking an appointment with Dr. H, he's a rare gem to find in our health system.

Dr H carefully interviewed me about my symptoms and did an excellent job of explaining the purposes of each test with clear analogies. I was not rushed and he spent extra time making sure he had a complete description of my symptoms. You can tell that he wants to know his patients to provide the best treatment possible.

I met Dr H.as he likes to be called, 10 months ago. He replaced Dr Miller who was my cardiologist for several years. I am very happy with Dr H.He is very competent , caring and eager to help me after my heart attack 10 months ago. He prescribed the right medications and the right dosages and monitors the side effects to make sure I lead a normal life. I recommend him very highly.