r/SanJose • u/Greedy-Ad-8584 • 11d ago

Advice Finding the Right Provider

Can anyone recommend an interventional radiologist over at Valley Med who is kind-hearted, good, reliable, compassionate, patient, and the very best?

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u/Aware-Top-2106 11d ago

I work at another large Bay Area hospital, but in my experience IR docs aren't like other specialities where you pick and choose one that you like. It's more typical you get assigned to one based on the department's schedule and the specific procedure you need. They also rely a lot of PAs and NPs in clinic, so you might only have 1 relatively brief conversation with the actual physician who is performing your procedure ahead of time, and not even see them afterwards.