Dr. Mindy Mandich (Chen), D.O.

Jun 14th, 2023

She's on maternity leave not available until late January.   Hope she's back in practice soon don't have enough Dios in Hawaii especiallynoahu.
Dec 9th, 2022

Dr. Mandich is the most responsive PCP I've ever had. Having recently arrived from the east coast to Honolulu, Dr. Mandich was communicative, patient, kind, and helpful to ensuring my health records and care were transferred and managed efficiently. She was very respectful towards me as a new patient, and had a great intuitive sense of when to ask questions, and when to trust me. She's had great recommendations for every referral, from Dermatology to Physical Therapy to Ophthalmology. Highly recommend to new patients!
Nov 26th, 2022

WARNING. Dr. Mandich was kind, caring and likely well intentioned. It is also very easy to communicate and schedule appointments. Yet I deeply regret seeing her. Dr. Mandich is not the most experienced. She sent me to the ER for blood work based on a EKG scan and freaked me out for what would turn out to be an unnecessary visit. Once I got to the ER, they said the visit was unnecessary and that based on the EKG and my risk factors this was not an emergency but that I should have just followed up with the cardiologist. Once at the cardiologist, he told me that the visit to the ER was unnecessary based on what Dr. Mandich saw on the EKG and my risk factors. This is an example of Dr. Mandich being overly cautious to a fault, as the experience of going to the ER was emotionally damaging. Moreover, Dr. Mandich misstated medical knowledge. She told me my father being diagnosed with heart failure at 60 constituted a cardiac risk factor for myself. But the cardiologist told me that it is only a risk factor for me if my father was diagnosed with premature heart failure, which would have to be before 55 years of age. Dr. Mandich also had me buy a blood pressure pump to test for high blood pressure (thankfully it was low when tested at home) and never followed up or asked about the results of my blood pressure checks. As an attorney who previously practiced medical malpractice law, Dr. Mandich was peehaps not negligent in a legal sense, but she is cautious to a fault and inexperienced.
Jan 23rd, 2023

Since possible patients have nothing better to do than fill out their forms, with their knowing full well that there is no purpose to them, it must be great to not have to take into account others' time and health concerns. I got no problem with a doctor taking time off especially for maternity, but at the very least, could the office staff show some consideration to those of us scrambling to find a PCP? 1. They know full well that she is not accepting patients.2. They still make me go through loops to literally apply for an appointment; then, I pause and sit awaiting a reply to my "application." While NOT searching for others for an URGENT health matter.3. They still list on HMSA that they are taking new patients.RE: the response below: so exactly what you have just said is this: we have a live website to have you as a potential patient enter details about scheduling a possible appointment and that on the same website you have a note that no appojntments are being scheduled? Brilliant. You will go far.RE: your HMDSA note: HMSA said doctors are responsible for updating their profiles; you say it is HMSA's responsibility. Yep, you get paid, they collect premiums, and patients are out in the cold.
Nov 6th, 2022