Basil R. Besh

I saw Dr Besh for my hand issues. I want to share good experience of patient care that I received here! My first appointment with Dr Besh was quite detailed, he asked me the complete history of my symptoms, examined my painful spots manually. He discussed the reasons of my symptoms, answered my questions and informed me for the treatment plan. I am so happy that he accepted me as a new patient.

I am very happy with his care. His office staff is outstanding and very helpful. Have to mention that his clinic supervisor Erica, all the other therapist and rest of the staff is the best! Thanks for the outstanding care that you all provide

I just want to say - the staff and physical therapists are amazing, so they are not included in this review. The physical therapist actually corrected the doctor's initial misdiagnosis. Dr. Basil Besh is honestly one of the worst doctors I have ever seen. He rushes patients in and out of his offices and wouldn't let me fully explain what was going on with my arms.

His attitude came off as arrogant as if he knew exactly what was going on before I could finish. Because of this, he misdiagnosed me with carpal tunnel and urged me to keep using my arms. Seeing as how I actually had a tendon injury, this was the exact opposite of what I should've been doing and it really prolonged the healing process (in which, it's been over a year and it's still not healed as of yet).

I absolutely do not recommend going to this doctor, as he will just assume your issues and not actually help use his knowledge and care to really find out what's wrong. In addition to the above, you end up waiting for a minimum of 35 minutes to be seen by him only to be seen for seriously 30 seconds, not even kidding you. It's just rude.

Defining recommend as Dr Besh is truly "sightworthy" human being. He's rude, unprofessional, unpunctual, arrogant and refusing to wear masks. He does neither seem to care about his patients nor like what he's doing.

Long wait time. my Appointment time was 3.40 but i had to wait 45 mins for my turn. After seeing doctor he referred me to different doctor based my symptom. They could do this via email or phone instead. Now i will be charged full for this visit. Front desk was very nice and professional.

Not recommended Seems like Dr. Besh is an angry business man more than a Doctor. Px care is not the focus of the practice. Front desk is not patient friendly, Cynthia is very arrogant and egoistic. No value of px time. 1 hr wait is normal. After 1 hr wait Dr. Besh will examine you for 2 mint, not even touching or examining the wrist of the patient. All the diagnosis and treatment is based on X Rays and MRI. Overall Very Bad experience.

Dr. Besh had such high ratings that I traveled a distance to see him for my hand. The staff seems nice enough. I was told I first had to have x-rays before I would see him. His assistant was very friendly and took more information from me. The x-rays were on the computer with only a couple of the slides showing. I was told Dr. Besh would be coming in without a mask though the mask mandate was still in place.

They enforce it in the office and building, but he would not wear one when seeing patients. When Dr. Besh came into the office, his demeanor was very aloof. He introduced himself and sat down. He asked what problem I was having, and he touched a painful point and diagnosed me with trigger thumb. He explained briefly what it was. I asked about another point on my other hand and was told it was arthritis.

He never looked at the x-rays in my presence or discussed them with me. What was the point of taking x-rays if all he had to do was examine my hand? He said I should start with doing paraffin wax treatments along with physical therapy, ice packs and nsaids for 6 weeks before coming back to see him in 4 weeks. I didn't want to travel that far to use their physical therapists, so his assistant was nice enough to find the name of one closer to me.

She then walked me over to the physical therapy area to get a paraffin wax machine. I was told insurance doesn't cover it, and I have to pay $40 for it. I later looked online, and I see the exact model for $24.99 at most places. I felt ripped off. After reflection, I've decided I will see another hand surgeon to follow up with. I can't see working with such a cold and disengaged doctor especially if I have to see him more than once.

He may be good at what he does, but he appears to lack care for his patients. I did see another hand doctor after physical therapy failed. He was a complete contrast to Dr. Besh. Very communicative and patient. He performed surgery, and I am very happy to with the results.

I was directed to Dr. Besh office after seeing another specialist since they did not take my insurance. Before even heading to this location the specialist called Dr. Besh office and was told I can come in right now to be seen right away. I made sure to let them know I needed to be seen right away since I just gave birth a and had breast milk on me and I needed to drop it off to my daughter at the NICU in Washington Hospital. Denisse, at the front desk was kind enough to let me store my breast milk in the fridge.

Good thing, because I was nearly waiting over two hours! When I finally got into one of the waiting rooms, I waited again SMH. When Dr. Besh came in he was in and out. Told me I was getting surgery the next day and he was out of the room immediately. No more then ten minutes top. I enjoy the staff here. From the front desk at Dr. Besh office to the OT side.

Everyone is kind and friendly. For his staff I would give four stars. As for Dr. Besh, one star is a little too kind already. Yes, he did a great job during surgery and what not, but the amount of time he wasted of his patients like myself is something I can't get back. Currently I am in his office again, waited for over an hour. Yvette, checked in on me because another patient was complaining.

Not a surprise. Was told he was on the phone and not answering his door after knocking several times. Last I was here another MA told me there was a medical emergency, okay fine. But I have been going here since my daughter was born and she's already four months. Not one day, does he see me on time. I was asked if I wanted to reschedule.like come on.

They know I moved so I haven't been coming recently and this is the only time I have and was able to fit something in and this is what I come to. Sooo annoying. If you're patient and don't mind sitting out wasting your time, sure come here for Dr. Besh. If you're time is valuable, please find another office ASAP. I'm going to move Drs most definitely. As much as I liked the OT side, I can not waste time here. So now I'm going to walk out.

Unreasonably long wait times in the exam room. 50mins plus waiting in the exam room waiting for the dr to show up is not professional. Edit: it was a 66 min wait in the exam room. Yes I timed it, because this happened to me last time as well.

I would like to give an above and beyond "shout out" to all the staffs of FORM therapy on 39180 Farwell Drive in Fremont, CA. This place is an all inclusive, one stop convenient location with digital X ray, MRI, great Doctor, wonderful Technicians, and awesome Occupational Therapist, and so on. The staffs you will meet are the courteous and polite Front Desk Alejandra and Deniss, friendly and helpful Representatives like Melinda and many others, famous Dr. Besh, hardworking and well mannered Technicians, like Jalina, April, Melissa, Melany, Joshua, Andrew, with the great Supervision of Erica, and most of all, the compassionate, dedicated, caring Occupational Therapists like Jamie Stroppin, Sophia Yu, and Kevin Yeung who are more than willing to help you heal, strengthen, and restore your hand, wrist, elbow, or any type of pains you have.

Of course, Dr. Basil Besh's professionalism, by taking the time from his busy schedules, in explaining the causes, treatments, and so on. I truly recommend to everyone on contacting Dr. Besh's TEAM staffs because you will have the same experience that I have with them. They consistently demonstrated their commitments to customers/patients and even amongst each other by way of encouragement, support, positive reinforcement, and empowerment on a daily basis: that everything will be alright due to their healing energy therapy with the combination of expertise and dedication.

I would like to give them a 5 out 5 stars. I am fully confident that anyone who have been a patient in the past, present patient(s), and the future ones who are willing to come will be treated with the utmost respect, dignity, and confidentiality. One thing that stands out the most is the TEAM staffs' work integrity: staffs who are eager to help you in meeting your needs and expectations, who would show up ready to work with positive attitudes and confidences, who are respectful and polite, who practice accountability, with sound judgment, professionalism, trustworthiness, who upholds confidentiality, who helps and assist others, like a well oiled machine that functions as an "awesome TEAM".

In short, every staff is more than willing to give you the extra miles through their mindfulness and positive relationships towards the patients and amongst each other. Therefore, I highly recommend and give an above and beyond "shout out" again to all the staffs who made me feel special and to everyone who had been to this magnificent place. Please do not hesitate in contacting FORM Therapy at (510) 857-1000.

Do not procrastinate any longer and do it NOW. You will have the best experience and excellent service you will ever have. TWO thumbs up and kudos to everyone. Well done. Keep up the good work!

Absolutely worst experience ever with a doctor! My 15-year-old daughter was having wrist pain(only). Our first appointment, he asked us many questions and did a one-minute exam on her wrist and concluded that she had an auto immune disease and needed to see an auto immune doctor. He told her that she has rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 15 with only wrist pain and no other symptoms.

I made an appointment with the auto immune doctor, but it was 3 months out. My daughter was having anxiety over this diagnosis, so I asked her pediatrician for advice. The pediatrician immediately ran a full blood panel INCLUDING ALL auto immune and rheumatoid markers. My daughter had a thorough exam as well and the pediatrician said that there is no reason to believe that she has an auto immune disease with perfect bloodwork, perfect exam and only wrist pain.

We went back to our 6 weeks follow up appointment with Dr. Besh and I explained to him the homework that we have done on her health while we waited for auto immune specialist appointment. He was OUTRAGED that we saw her female pediatrician and looked for some answers. He said to my daughter, you have an auto immune disease and by your mom not taking you to the auto immune doctor, your disease will not go away. Broadway (she is a performer) doesn't care that you have a disease.

My daughter started to cry. Dr. Besh then says, why are you crying? She says, because I am scared to have an auto immune disease. Dr. Besh says, crying won't make it go away. You mother needs to take you to an auto immune doctor. He then says, as he slams the folder on the desk. I cannot help you until you see the auto immune doctor and I would be happy to sign your file to another doctor.

While all of this was happening 3 nurses came in the calm/observe his behavior. The staff and nurses are nice, and I could tell that they were appalled at his behavior.at this point, we were both in tears. I could not believe the way we were being treated. Especially a child. It was a horrible, ugly, disrespectful experience that my daughter will never forget.

We went to another wrist specialist who didn't believe that it was an auto immune disease. He sent us to a neurologist who did a complete nerve and tendon test and confirmed that she had Carpal Tunnel syndrome. She recommends vitamin B6 300mg a day, wrist braces, rest and to set up an ergonomic distance learning desk. With 3 weeks, (after months of pain and many tests, doctor visits) she was feeling much better.

In closing, Dr. Besh treated me and my 15-year-old daughter in the worst manner possible. He did not care for her wellness, pain and refused to listen to her. He was cruel and mean to a child and disrespectful to me who was trying to advocate for my daughter. That is not acceptable behavior for anyone let alone a doctor! I feel like he let his ego get in the way of doing what's best for my daughter. We never received an apology.

This guy is a total joke and freak show. The only thing great about his office is the decor and courteous staff. In my first appointment with him, I went to him to get a "second opinion" after a local (San Leandro) hand clinic place was also a complete joke that led my hand to heal improperly with permanent residual pain. I waited at his office for nearly 2 hours for him to "finish up" with his patients.

When he came in, he literally did not spend more than 5 minutes with me. He looked at my finger/joints and pressed on it, clearly seeing a "stop" with a limited range of motion/flexibility. This was a fracture injury. Quickly proceeded to saying "there's nothing I can do for you. Go take your anti-inflammatories." I told him I was a working musician and it was important that the area heal completely and properly because I could not play my instrument the way I did before and I was constantly in pain when I played.

He was incredibly brief and rude and said "I get straight to the point. I'm not your psychiatrist." He went to some random Googled website on his computer and showed me a photo of basketball players in a locker room soaking their feet in ice and said "see? They're injured and they still play." I have literally never been so shocked and appalled at a "doctor" who supposedly displays all of his "doctor of the year" plaques 20 years in a row all over his walls as if it was a shrine. You're a doctor, not an NBA player, you freaking idiot. Your license should be revoked, pending investigation.

Might be a good and knowledgeable doctor, but extremely unprofessional and stuck up. Have not seen a doctor more rude. was at his office twice and both times had to wait in the room for almost an hour for doctor to show up. When Dr. Besh actually showed up, and instead of apologizing for a delay started complaining that I only went to therapy once in over 1 month, when it was his office that could not get me referral to therapy.

Once I mentioned a problem with his office scheduling and that it is not professional to be late for appointments scheduled, got an attitude from a.doctor that called his assistant without apologizing stated that patient is not happy with this office and send him to another doctor, got up and walked out of the room.

Marisa is the worst person I have talk. She lied about my appoitment and benefits. This is by far the worst experience I've had with any doctor's office. First I booked the appoitment with front desk and they confirmed they are in net work with my insurance. Then they called on Monday at 4:45 left message about the appoitment. I called right away the office was close then I had to follow up following day with Marisa that didn't know how to check benefits which it would take her 2 min to call my insurance. They lied and I called the insurance and they were not in network. So don't go there. The office staff is horrible.

I am very pleased and satisfied with the service I received from Dr Besh and his staff. Everyone is pleasant, courteous, friendly and attentive. Dr Besh and his assistants made sure I was comfortable and that all my questions answered and concerns addressed. My treatment and recovery was great. I thank this office for taking good care of me.

I have been going to this clinic for several years as an interpreter; and let me just say that each time I've seen the staff conduct itself very professional, courteous, and friendly. They greet the patients by name - I think that adds a very nice personal touch, which creates an overall pleasant experience. Finally, Dr. Besh's care towards his patients are straight forward, with a hint of that family love. Everyone is treated like they belong there.

Dr. Besh is to be commended for his honesty, compassion, and professionalism. When he looked at the severity of my x-rays he really helped me through the harsh reality of the extent of the deterioration of my joints by pointing out how my joints had fused on their own similar to the way he would have done in corrective surgery. He really helped me look on the bright side.

It was obvious to me that his interest of the wellbeing of his patients trumps any financial gain. He recommended that I go to his physical therapy clinic to maximize the mobility that remains in my hands. During my follow up consultation with him after I had therapy, it was my pleasure to give him an A+ 5 stare rating on the professionalism of his clinic. With gratitude, Cheri Carroll

It has been over two years since Dr. Besh operated on my right hand wrist. I had Kienbock's disease. I had to have three bones removed from my wrist and told that I was going to have limited mobility. I read all kinds of horror stories on the Internet about the suffering after the surgery. Dr. Besh and his staff including his physical therapy group have done phenomenal work.

I couldn't be more happier this day. I sometimes have pain but is nothing like the pain I had prior to surgery. thanks to Dr. Besh and his staff. If you need any hand work on work this is a group that you wanna have working on you. Sincerely Jeff.

First time here. They called me 5 minutes after I arrived and took X-ray from my hand. Then, I went back to the second floor and waited for another 3 minutes to see the doctor. It was super fast. I loved it! Dr. Besh was very nice and professional. I felt comfortable with him and I believe he is a good doctor. This place deserves 5 stars, for sure.

I visited Dr. Besh due to a trigger finger problem. Office staff was very nice and professional. Dr Besh is a very personable doctor who spent type examining and explaining my situation, and providing visuals to further clarify. What impressed me the most is his encouragement and honesty regarding receiving therapy rather that just go for more intrusive and expensive treatment like surgery.

I appreciated this, since it kept me functional and did not impact my work. I eventually completed therapy and I can say I have greatly improved the trigger finger situation. Doctors can advise, but the work is on you. I recommend Dr Besh to my family and friends.

TL;DR: Remember the TV show about Dr. House, a physician who loved solving medical mysteries? Well, Dr. Besh is not that kind of doctor. I guess he might be able to help you, if your issue is completely mundane, like a typical case of carpal tunnel syndrome or run-of-the-mill trigger finger. With anything more complicated you'll probably be better off going elsewhere.

I saw Dr. Besh for an injury that was difficult to diagnose. I'd seen another surgeon before him, and that first doctor had told me that he wasn't sure how to treat my injury. Dr. Besh was recommended to me as an experienced hand & wrist specialist, so I decided to get a second opinion from him. Dr. Besh barely looked at my injury. What he did look at were previous doctor's notes and conclusions from my CT scan and MRI.

When I asked why he was only looking at radiologists' conclusions and not at the actual images, he said that according to some study radiologists were better at interpreting them, so he never even tried. Hopefully you can see the problem with his reasoning here. Dr. Besh essentially took previous physician's notes as gospel. The previous physician wasn't sure what exactly was wrong, and Dr. Besh repeated pretty much the same thing without even trying to perform his own examination.

In an attempt to stimulate his thought process I told him about a case report where a rare injury with symptoms very similar to mine was treated surgically. He looked like I punched him right into his ego. He said that maybe I should see the doctors who wrote that report instead of him. Ironically, that was the only good advice I got from him. At some point Dr. Besh said "your injury doesn't make sense to me".

He speculated that my arm was just stiff from the cast that I wore right after the injury and recommended physical therapy and pain medication. When I asked what pain meds were for, he said that I would to push through pain when doing PT and therefore would need something to manage pain. Then he stopped and stared at me for several seconds. I guess he was trying to see if I was an addict trying to score some pills.

That was quite an unpleasant experience. I refused the pain meds but decided to give PT a try and talked to a physical therapist working with Dr. Besh. Unlike Dr. Besh he told me that pushing through pain during PT wasn't a good idea, which was more in line with what I'd previously heard from doctors and physical therapists. I asked to show me some exercises and then tried doing those exercises for a few weeks.

Apart from increased pain there was absolutely no effect. Eventually I found a specialist who was able to come up with a more specific diagnosis. It turned out I did need a surgery after all. Overall I was very disappointed with Dr. Besh. All he did was read me my previous medical records, which I had already read myself and recommended treatment that could cause more harm than good, especially if I did push through pain as he suggested. If I continued working with Dr. Besh, I could still be doing painful and unhelpful physical therapy, possibly getting addicted to opioids in the process.

Doctor Besh Is an excellent surgeon top notch in his game I'm so happy with the outcome of my surgery which was left elbow I'm finally able to bowl again Thank you doctor Besh O wait a minute that was right elbow left elbow was last time

I have had one of the most disturbing experiences with this Doctor. Please do you research and beware. In Short: A parental figure of mine went to Dr. Besh for hand surgery for carpal tunnel. In one of the follow up appointments for workers compensation paperwork, Dr. Besh took a form that was completed by the patients Physical Therapist into another room and came back with a different form with a different evaluation.

He tried to convince the patient that the original form had a typo. When I called Dr. Besh to clarify, he was very defensive and threatened the workers compensation case of his patient due to my questioning. 5 minutes later he called back and admitted that he had made a mistake in his report. He bullied, threatened and transgressed beyond the boundaries of a Doctors sworn responsibilities even though it was his mistake. Had I not made a phone call, his patient would have incorrect information on her workers compensation paper work.

He then called workers compensation with false information (Not admitting to his mistake). This is clear evidence of prioritizing retaliatory behavior rather than unbiased and accurate medical evaluation.

Do not make an appointment with this doctor, unless you don't mind running the risk of leaving his office traumatized after one appointment.

I scheduled my first visit for the following week but the receptionist named Ramirez asked to take the same day appointment instead which I hesitated since I had work an hour after the appointment time. I mentioned to her that I have to leave to my work no later than 330 and asked her if the 230 appointment would be finished by then. She said it should be done if I get to the office 15 minutes prior to the appointment and do the registration paperwork.

I arrived at 210 and finished the paperwork before the appointment but the doctor did not even show up until 330. At 340 the doctor came into the treatment room and spoke for like 5 minutes and that was it. My impression was that this facility is over booking people to maintain their fancy office and the equipment installments. Don't waste patient's time and money to meet your needs.

Simply Excellent. From Initial appointment to end, just first rate on all categories. Even the MRI/X-ray was a great experience. The staff has a happy considerate, understanding, knowledgable, positive attitude. I just don't see this much anymore, my plastic surgeon Dr. Iverson and staff was this way 25 years ago but I threw tens of thousands of cash dollars at them so it helps attitudes torward elective patients.

As for Dr. Besh himself, he was straight forward, knowledgeable, considerate, quickly to the point, concise and crystal clear. All questions answered and I left without even a hint of any uncertainty. Solid! This guy knows his stuff, very impressive. This office staff is incredibly understanding, flexible, and patient during my current challenges of dealing with serious ADD, pain, grief, depression, anxiety, new and existing ailments, and staggering loss.

This staff brings me a solid smile, and a good old fashion trust in medical practice that has unfortunately been lost by me and has been in a terrible state of decline in the U.S. But I will rise up again and fixing my left hand is on the schedule. Dr. B. Is the one to see! Cheers to the Dr. And the staff. I'm out.

I can't express how much I appreciate Dr Besh and the people in his office everyone made me feel at ease. I was in control of my pain and my pain management. I had 3 actual visits about 4 weeks apart and therapy with Josh Ramos when it was determined that I needed surgery on my right hand. As this was my predominant hand I was hoping that we would not have to have this happen but because IT IS my prominent hand this is why it was important that I have it done.

Even though I was a little nervous and reluctant his office made me very comfortable with my decision and encouraged me throughout the whole procedure. When surgery finally came around they greeted me warmly with very little paperwork as they took care of it before I came in and I was out within a half a day I was home and resting and back at the doctor's office three days later removing heavy bandages and meeting with therapist to start recovery.

I can't say enough good things about Dr Besh and his staff. They are a well oiled machine and very professional and friendly. Thank you for help and continuing to me with my hands. Mary Elliott Union City, CA

Fantastic Doctor! My wife shattered her wrist ice skating in Lake Tahoe just before Christmas. The hospital in South Lake Tahoe pushed us hard to have surgery performed the next day by one of their surgeons. We considered it, but after reading a few reviews online, decided to come back to the Bay Area to have the surgery performed. After reading great reviews about Dr. Besh on Yelp, we made an appointment.

They fit us in right away for an appointment and after a consultation with Dr. Besh, they scheduled surgery three days later. Dr. Besh took the time to explain the procedure and made us feel extremely comfortable before and after the surgery. He even returned a phone call to us on New Year's Eve to make sure everything was well. The doctor in South Lake Tahoe told us their procedure was to cut a long incision in the wrist and put a steel plate in.

When we asked about scaring, they responded by telling us the incision was the only option for this type of surgery and since it was on the back side of the wrist, "It wouldn't be that noticeable". If we had surgery up there, the steel plate would remain in my wife's wrist forever. Dr. Besh inserted 6 pins in my wife's wrist instead of the steel plate. Incredibly he did not use one stitch on my wife's wrist.

In a few weeks the pins will be taken out and he says again he will not use any stitches. The FORM office is clean and updated. The staff is excellent. If you need any type of hand procedure, go see Dr. Besh. We are very happy that we found him.