Jae C. Kim, M.D.

“I read some bad reviews and was concerned that Dr. Kim and I wouldn’t mesh. I was pleasantly surprised at my first appointment with him today. He was warm and friendly. He took a complete history. I got my prescriptions filled this afternoon and will return for a followup visit in a week. I didn’t expect him to be warm and fuzzy, because he’s a psychiatrist, not a therapist. I feel like I have hope of feeling better in the not so distant future.”

“He has always told me how my medication will affect me, and what lifestyle changes I can make to help it work better. He has explained my condition and how that contributes to how I feel. He always listens if something new is going on in my life if I happened to be feeling good/bad since the last appointment. He is a medical doctor, not a therapist, but I've benefitted more from my appointments with him than any general practioner or therapist before. Between medication & stopping all caffeine, my anxiety is better controlled than ever before. No doctor had explained how those work together before Dr. Kim.”

“I thought that it was fine at first but after getting a new psychiatrist I know that his care is not adequate. He only wanted to up my medications and never recommended I go to therapy as well. I was 19, at the beginning of my mental health journey, and had no idea what I was doing to know otherwise. I became addicted to medications that I told him I didn't like how they made me feel, and he said "well do you want to get better?" and told me to continue taking them. He also never really listened to what I was saying, like my new psychiatrist does, and would cut me off when I was talking about how I was feeling. He also tried to tell me that I couldn't have any coffee and couldn't even eat chocolate cause there are traces of caffeine in it... He also tried to tell me not to study abroad and became angry when I said I was going to anyways. He said it would be bad for my mental health, but I wasn't going to deprive myself of a once in a lifetime experience for this. So he told me he wouldn't prescribe me my medications for while I was there, and that is when I stopped seeing him. I am sure he is fine for some people, but not for me and my needs.”

“After 30 years of mental health treatment my doctor retired referring me here . Dr Kim refused to give me a 6-week supply of medication when I was visiting Thailand for work. When I returned he cut me off as a patient and to this day refuses to transfer my records. He also charged Blue Cross for the appointment where he indicated he would no longer treat me. Unethical is an understatement. His office is constructed of the thinnest trailer paneling with no privacy. Extremely rude Staffing that reeks of incompetence.”