My husband began seeing Dr. Chakerian in December of 2012 for chronic back pain. He had herniated discs in his neck. Dr. Chakerian treated him well, was considerate of his pain, never recommended a procedure for him that we felt was unnecessary. She was responsive to emails and phone calls. She explained things to our satisfaction and answered all the questions we could possibly come up with. My husband recently had surgery to correct his problem and her follow up visit to thorough and helpful. As with any doctor dealing with someone in chronic pain, it is an on going battle to find what works and what doesn't work. In an division of medicine, where patients can be prone to abuse the treatment, it is up to the doctor to monitor them and be very certain of everything they are taking. Her job is to treat the pain and help the suffered manage the chronic pain they have. With my husband she did a great job. More
I am a medical professional and am "in the know" about who are the best doctors to see for my own medical conditions. I have found Dr Chakerian ( and her office staff ) to be welcoming and competent. I am very happy to know that she abides by the high ethical and moral standards expected by her profession. She is very warm and an excellent clinician. She has the very difficult task of treating some chronic pain patients who may also have a high psychological component to their pain so of course, as in the case of some previous Yelp comments, they are the ones to complain. I, myself, am very happy with my treatment. Unfortunately sometimes the ones with hidden agendas are the ones to post on this site. And no, I am NOT one of her colleagues. It's good to give positive feedback when it's due! More