Dr. Ajay Gaalla, MD

My doctor sent me to him to advise and prescribe medication. I could not get his attention long enough to have that conversation. I am new to cardio problems and had questions. Instead he tells me he’ll do what I want as far as continuing to get more tests or wait a year. Yeah, he can wait many, many years before I step foot in his office again.

Referred to Dr Gaalla for enlarged heart. This was my initial visit with wait time around an hour. Staff was friendly but the waiting area was dull and depressing. I was nervous but Dr. Gaalla made me feel at ease due to his great bedside manner, answered my questions in lament terms and immediately notified BCBS to get preauthorization for the tests I needed. Overall I had a positive experience and definitely feel my heart is in great hands!!

I'm really not sure how good a doctor Ajay is but he's definitely an entertaining and funny little fellow. His biggest problem is that he is challenged when it comes to communicating. After he repeated his machine's diagnosis a 2nd time, I started asking questions and he admonished me to listen. I asked him if he knew how to listen and off he went on the 3rd repetition. Bottom line, he was clueless about the cause of my wife's chief complaint and couldn't recommend how to get medical answers. At that point I lost my patience and basically told him to shut up. The poor little fellow turned bright red, started sputtering and telling my wife "he's crazy, he crazy, him crazy"! Like I said, he repeats himself. A lot. I told my wife I'd see her in the car and walked out. If you're looking for comedy then I'd give the little fellow 1 star. Otherwise, I sure hope those EKG printouts have a "this side up" notation on the paper! Is sanskrit read from right to left? We could be in big trouble!

I first saw Dr. Ajay Gaalla in Detar Hospital ER where I had chest pain and an abnormal EKG. The next day Dr. Gaalla performed a heart cath with stint as I had 70% blockage. After the surgery I felt much better as I had improved blood circulation and no chest pain. This procedure was a life saver. I am very grateful to Dr. Gaalla and his staff!

I was visiting Texas from the left coast, went to DeTar ER for chest pains and shortness of breath. I was lucky to have Dr. Gaalla as my cardiologist. He explained my options. He scheduled a heart cath for the next morning. Turns out I had 85% blockage in an artery feeding the left side of my heart. Dr. Gaalla inserted a stent, now I feel great. Thank You Dr. Gaalla. Minor Smith, Big Bear Lake, Ca

Dr. Gaalla was my cardiologist after heart surgery. He came by to see me several times, even late in the evening to just check in on me. He was very kind and took the time to answer my families questions as well. I usually don't have to wait long to see him on my appointments. When I've had to reschedule there have been no problems. Most of all he's very friendly, positive and encouraging to me to keep myself active after surgery. Hope he stays in the area I can't imagine seeing anyone else now