About Tariq Shah, MD
Dr. Tariq Shah is a Nephrologist in Los Angeles, California. He completed his residency in internal medicine at SUNY in New York. His successful career began early when he was elected chief resident and awarded Best Resident. Dr. Shah went on to train at UCLA’s Nephrology and Transplant programs. His Nephrology training has been broad-based–he has served as director of kidney and pancreas transplant programs and has been actively involved in teaching medical residents, fellows, pharmacists, and nursing students. In addition, he is a professor at Western University College of Pharmacy in Pomona, California. Dr. Shah is a highly experienced physician who specializes in the care of patients with kidney disease, including those who require kidney transplantation. He is known for his expertise in the management of complex cases, and for his commitment to providing personalized, compassionate care. His commitment and involvement in research and education and has led him to publish extensively in peer-reviewed medical journals. Dr. Shah loves spending time with his family and in his rare leisure time he enjoys, golfing, hiking, and running.
Clinical Interests
Acute Kidney InjuryChronic Kidney Disease
Hypertension
Dialysis
Transplantation
Locations
2021 Santa Monica Blvd.,,
Suite 421E,
Santa Monica,
CA
90404
Education
Medical School
University of Calcutta RG Kar Medical College
Internship
Charity Hospital, Buffalo, New York
Residency
SUNY at Buffalo
Fellowship
University of California, Los Angeles
- Aetna – HMO
- Aetna Medical Advantage PPO
- Aetna PPO
- Anthem Blue Cross HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross PPO
- Blue Shield of CA HMO
- Blue Shield of CA HMO – Trio
- Blue Shield of CA Medicare Advantage
- Blue Shield of CA PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Coventry/First Health PPO
- Health Net HMO
Hospital Affiliation
- Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Reviews
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Always good and through
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Dr Shah & his team are greatoverall all my St John's Mds & particularly their support teams & admins etc are wonderful & I would rate them 1,000%+++ if I couldlucky me!!
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GREAT DOCTOR. REALLY CARES
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5
I think he's a great doctor and I already referred someone to him
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5
I had an excellent experience as always I have gotten care for with respect. I always get outstanding care
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5
Thank you!
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5
Excellent doctoe
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5
Exceptional Dr. Shah. Really exceptional in all possible ways.
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5
Timely, thorough, great listener, caring staff, VERY Expensive Parking.
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Satisfied
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4.94
Everything went very well
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5
Competent and kind as usual.
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4.89
I'm pleased with the care that I received during my office visit. I was able to get answers to questions pertaining to my health. My provider listened to my questions, putting me at ease when talking with him.
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5
Another great visit.
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5
Doctor is excellent at explaining test results and their impact. He seems genuinely concerned about my health and how to improve it.
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5
Dr. Shah is a very helpful, kind and thorough doctor.
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5
Dr Shah & his staff are wonderful
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5
Professional office, everyone knows their job and how to do it with a smile on their faces. Very comfortable experience.
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5
Dr. Shah was very kind and respectful and very willing to help with a multitude of questions.
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5
I consider the care with which Dr. Shah provides me, to be excellent.
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5
He was great
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5
This doctor really cares. I can depend on him or his staff if I have any kind of problem. I believe he really cares about my health
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5
He's a very good doctor
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4.37
Doctor Shah was very helpful and kind and was very thorough with his explanations.
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4.89
Dr. Shah is a very good nephrologist. His communication skills are excellent and he gives me all the information I need.
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4.6
Am satisfied with the provider I am with.
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5
No.bad experiences
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5
Highly recommended
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4.94
Very informative visit with the Dr .
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5
Dr. Shah is attentive, communicative, informative and kind. He has offered me hospital nutritional training and the ability to take a "Kidney Smart" educational course, in part because I ask a lot of questions! He is the best nephrologist I have had since I have been suffering from CKD since the 1990's.
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5
Efficient office, easy to work with, good referrals
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5
Dr Shah is an excellent and caring Doctor especially when I was a patient at St John's hospital recently
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5
A great visit/exam.
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5
Satisfied
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5
Best Nephrologist ever.
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5
Great kidney doctor
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5
Easy to understand. Asked pertinent questions
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5
Excellent care!! Respect and clarity. I will come to this provider for my medical needs!
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5
Dr. Shah is one of the most professional, knowledgeable, caring, understanding, interested doctors I've ever had as a health care professional. A+
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5
Dr Shah is great as is his support staffI'm grateful for all my St Johns doctors & their support staff
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5
Excellent doctor.
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5
Dr. Shah was courteous and thorough.
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5
Couldn't be better.
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5
Dr. Shah is an excellent nephrologist. He is committed to my health and well being. His goal for me Is to keep me from needing dialysis. I am grateful for his care.
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5
I can always trust that Dr. Shah is providing the best care for my CKD.
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5
Dr. Shah is a very caring and helpful doctor.
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5
Satisfaction
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Willingness to take care of me
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5
My confidence on Dr. Shah's is complete. He thoroughly understands my medical history, explains in detail every item of the tests at hand, explains the positive improvements and how I can address the other ones. From the first appointment he has consistently followed my treatment for the ultimate result. He represent the spirit of Saint John's
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5
Alll was very good.
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5
Everything was explained so I could understand
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Competence and kindness
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Ohh the care was very good, best doctor DR. Tariq Shah.
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5
Dr. Shah is caring, very friendly, and highly professional.
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5
Dr. Shah is an EXCELLENT doctor. He listens, he is no-nonsense and gives practical straight advice. He is an exemplary provider. I'm so glad he's one of my doctors.
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5
The staff was friendly and helpful and the doctor was professional, and answered all of my questions and concerns. Very comfortable office atmosphere.
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5
I am impressed with the comprehensiveness of information your system provides about me, helping doctors make accurate decisions about my care.
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4.94
Always attentive and informative.
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5
Satisfied
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5
Great visit
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4.66
Both my wife and I were impressed
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5
Provider has done a great job in addressing my Mother's medical condition.
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4.89
Very posotive
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5
All office staffs are extremely polite and helpful. The doctor is definitely a nice person with lots of experiences in helping patients. I am glad to know this doctor.
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4.94
Dr. Shah saw me on time. He was encouraging and thorough.
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4.71
Dr. Shah was very spent a lot of time with me, to steps to treat my illness and was very knowledgeable
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4.94
I am a nurse practitioner and Dr Shah was respectful of my clinical background while allowing me to just be a patient. I did not feel he skipped over teaching relevant info nor did he assume I know everything about renal care. I appreciate his approach both as a colleague and patient.
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5
Dr. Shah always gets labs done within days before my appointment so he can track my progress details frequently. He is respectful towards me, always courteous and helpful. I feel with his monitoring and my own new meds from him, that I agree with him that together, we can possibly keep me from dialysis. I feel confident under his care.
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5
Dr Tariq was thorough in his explanation was very detailed and took his time explaining. I've never been in an office for an hour going over medical information.
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4.66
Explained very clearly, and even true pictures explaining how things work
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5
Please note that Dr. Shah is a an extremely dedicated physician. He has gathered information from over ten years where a lab test (not connected with Saint John's Health Center) showed I had Chronic Kidney Disease but, unfortunately, no follow follow-up appointments were made. I am not only grateful that Dr. Shah's intense interest in my health and zealous dedication to his practice was the element that completed the missing link that brought about the right diagnosis to what was ailing me for such a long, long time. Dr. Shah is a true healer.
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5
Lovely doctor, good bedside manner, easy to understand and extremely knowledgeable.
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5
Great personality, very intelligent, very good Doctor with capital D. Very easy to talk and discuss medical and life problems
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5
Kind, calm expertise.
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5
Satisfied
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4.94
New doctor. It will several visits to form an opinion. So far, so good.
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4.94
He was very thorough and kind.
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4.66
Overall, very positive experiences with all the physicians. St John's group doctors are quite competent. They see all my medical records in the system. They also took my blood sample for routine tests pretty convenient.
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5
All good
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5
Clarified medical issues with details that were clear and understandable
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5
This was my first appointment with Dr. Shah. I was extremely Impressed by his taking the time to Integrate all aspects of my medical history Into his visit in an extremely professional and friendly manner. He offered anticipated all of my questions and provided a plan as to how to handle my medical problem. I am extremely confident with his care. I am amazingly grateful!
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5
Dr. Shah listens and explains well. He is knowledgeable, thorough and kind. He also referred me to several other providers whose expertise is helping me with my kidney issues as well.
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5
I am not medically inclined, but Dr. Shah explains everything from what is wrong to what I can do to improve.
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5
I like Dr Shah very much. He's very smart and knowledgeable and explains in detail your issue.
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5
Wonderfully dedicated physician who genuinely cares about his patients. Selfishly disappointed he's retiring, but he canDo do knowing his dedication and skill in treating his patients won't be forgotten.
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5
The best doctor ever caring and very knowledgeable.
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5
Good listner, thorough and easy to understand. The best doctor!
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5
Dr. Gordon has provided excellent medical help inTaking care of me. He Is very professional and caring.
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5
Dr Gordon is very thorough and patient. He addressed my concerns about the potential progress of my disease.
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5
Dr. Gordon is the best. I'll be sorry to see him retire.
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5
Earl Gordon is the best doctor in history.
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4.57
This doctor is retiring and it is a huge loss for me, he was really gifted.
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5
A superb clinician, Dr. Gordon has kindly and ably served my healthcare needs over a number of years including this visit.
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5
Sooo good- actually great and irreplaceable! I am so sad he is retiring.
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5
Wonderful care
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5
One of the best Doctors I've ever seen. And I'm 82 and seen a lot of doctors in my life.
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5
Dr. Gordon was very thoughtful forthcoming.
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5
Excellent provider!
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5
Earl Gordon is the best.
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4.57
Overall, the visit was completely positive. I was disheartened to hear of Dr. Gordon's impending retirement. He will be missed!
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5
Excellent care, regret that he is retiring.
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5
Always a pleasure positive experience with doctor and office staff
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5
Excellent, wish he wasn't retiring
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5
Dr Gordon explained and answered my questions in a way that was very easy to understand p
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5
Dr Gordon is a caring and knowledgeable professional. He will be greatly missed when he retires.
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4.93
Good all around
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5
This was my final visit with this most wonderful Dr. As he is retiring now I hope to find another good Dr. Not easy.
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5
An amazing doctor, extremely knowledgeable
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5
Doctor Gordon always calls me with the results of my tests and exams very promptly - even at 9PM at night!! He is a gem . .
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5
Dr Gordon is excellent
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4.93
There were no bad experiences related to Dr. Gordon. He was very thorough in his questioning about my condition, stage three kidney disease and other physical problems. There has been recent attention paid to a heart murmur and Dr. Gordon followed through with a physical exam to listen to my heart. He knew this new information was important to me and I do appreciate his acknowledgement of it.
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5
Dr Gordon was the most through knowledgeable and helpful MD I have seen this past year. And I have seen at least 12 doctors! Hospitalized twice!
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5
I have been a patient of provider for 30 years - I have received superlative care!
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5
Excellent service and respect always.
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5
My visit was very informative and all my questions were answered.Dr. Gordon is an excellent doctor.
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5
Really took time with me to ask questions looked over all my meds and resent tests ! Set up lab work that day in the same building and called with results and explained them too me when results were available !!! Could not have done more for me ! Thank you Dr Gordon !
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5
I treasure my provider. He has kept and is keeping me alive. He is without doubt the very best.
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5
Best care possible!
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5
They are simply great professional people.
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5
He's very good, and caring.
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5
I've been seeing Dr. Gordon for several years and find him to be a wise and excellent physician whom I greatly respect.
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5
Dr Gordon has extensive knowledge about my medical condition & how my medications interact with the new findings through my blood work. I have a high level of trust in the new information & medications he has prescribed for me.
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5
Excellent clinician
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5
I do trust what the doctor tells me.
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5
Excellent, clear explanations and follow through.
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5
Most knowledgeable and attentive.
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5
So please to have been referred to Dr. Gordon. He is very knowledgeable, professional and demonstrates genuine care and concern for my health.
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5
Dr Gordon is an exceptional doctor in whom I have the utmost confidence
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5
I have been seeing Dr. Gordon since 1985
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5
All good. This care provider is retiring, so unfortunately I will not be seeing him for medical care except for very specific issues. All experiences have been good and I am saddened that he is retiring, even though he deserves to do so.
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5
Couldn't have asked for anyone better
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5
Dr Gordon takes a personal concern with the challenges faced.
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5
EXCELLENT DOCTOR & STAFF
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5
Excellent care
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