Leila Neshatian

Gastroenterologist


Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology

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Additional Languages Spoken:
Farsi

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (2015)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2011)
  • Fellowship, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2015)
  • Rsidency, Einstein Collège of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Centerx, Bronx, NY, Internal Medicine Residency (2012)
  • M.D., Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Medicine (2001)

Memberships
  • Councillor, Neurogastroenterology & Motility (NGM) section of the AGA Institute Council (2022 - Present)
  • Committee Member, ROME V Committee, Functional Anorectal Disorders Work Group (2021 - Present)
  • Committee Member, International Continence Society (ICS), Bowel Disease Consensus Work Group (2020 - Present)
  • Chair, Pelvic Floor Disorder Consortium, Pelvic Floor Testing Work Group (2020 - 2021)
  • Committee Member, American College of Gastroenterology, Irritable Bowel Syndrome patient education task force (2018 - 2021)

Administrative Appointments
  • Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Stanford (2021 - Present)
  • GI Director, Pelvic Health Center, Stanford (2018 - Present)
  • GI Program Director, Neuro-Gastroenterology Fellowship, Stanford (2021 - Present)

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Practice Locations


Pelvic Health Center Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA

420 Broadway Street, Pavilion D, 2nd Floor

Redwood City , CA 94063

(650) 721-2700

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General Endoscopy Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA

420 Broadway Street, Pavilion D, 2nd Floor

Redwood City , CA 94063

(650) 736-5555

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Digestive Health Center in Redwood City Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA

420 Broadway Street, Pavilion D, 2nd Floor

Redwood City , CA 94063

(650) 736-5555

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Patient Ratings

(80 Ratings)

Overall Rating
4.6/5

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4.8/5
Friendliness
Friendliness/courtesy of the care provider
4.5/5
Explanations
Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition
4.6/5
Listens
Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries
4.5/5
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Care provider's efforts to include you in decisions about your treatment
4.6/5
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Patient Reviews

(233 reviews)

Dr Neshatian is AWESOME! I'm so glad I found her. She's the first gastroenterologist that actually solved my problems, and I'd been in pain for over a decade. I highly recommend her.
I feel heard and my problem understood for the first time in the 5-1/2 years since it started. I feel hopeful!
Extremely dismissive and barely seemed to hear me or think about my issues.
A wonderful caring doctor
She is a terrific doctor. She listens and responds to my concerns. She proposes options and discusses those at length so that once I decide, I can feel like I really understand what I am getting into. I hope she can continue to be my doctor for a long time.
Thank you for the consultation. I have been suffering for over a year and feel relieved that some tests can be done to help me find a diagnosis. I appreciate your knowledge and feel confident in your advice.
Dr. Neshatian addressed all my questions. She also added a new prescription to my regimen. She is a great listener and always has excellent answers to my questions and concerns. Dr. Neshatian is an excellent Dr.
She listened to me and heard me. She understood what I was saying and what my experience is and has been. She was empathetic /compassionate and was ready to do what she can to gather the appropriate information and to put together a plan .
Very nice and easy to talk with I felt comfortable talking with her
Attentive and knowledgeable!
She cares and spells out what I should do.
Dr. Neshatian is very attentive and caring and set up a plan for my diagnosis immediately. I felt that I was able to relay all of my concerns and am very satisfied with the visit.
I felt like she not only listened but understood what was happening but ready to create a comprehensive not just knee jerk treatment plan
Very through and listened well
Leila is extremely engaging and innovating in her approach to my health. As with all of my Stanford Health Care Team, she is a’cut above.’
Excellent mix of listening and addressing my questions, while still getting the information she needed to assess and make recommendations.
We covered all the topic I wanted to cover during our visit.
Dr. Neshatian is kind, listens well and offers effective treatment options when needed.
All is well
she is very smart
Attentive to my issues. Good suggestions and willing to try testing to provide more information for treatment.
Outstanding in every respect!
Dr. Neshatian was highly recommended to me by another physician. She is personable, flexible in her thinking, and sensitive to my concerns about the colonoscopy and issues of scheduling. She appeared very knowledgeable about her area of practice.
I appreciate that she listens to my concerns and addresses those questions. She seems very caring.
Dr. Neshatian was wonderful and very knowledgable.
Dr. Neshatian is an excellent doctor. She is very knowledgeable, listens well, non-judgemental, and offers thoughtful and helpful guidance and advice. She is a rare find in my experience. Not many doctors seem to have the patience or time for complex conditions, but Dr. Neshatian does not give up and I am grateful for that.
She is very knowledgeable & provided Information not available on Up to date. Appreciate her expertise & patience with my detailed questions.
I felt listened to, and she really took the time to understand my situation. Her analysis and suggestions expanded beyond just her immediate area of expertise, which was important because the issues I am facing affects multiple systems throughout my body. And even though none of my many specialists have so far been able to pin down what exactly is going on, Dr Neshatian at least left me with some suggestions and further tests to perform, so that we can at least move the ball forward in addressing my issues. Also, her pacing of the call did not feel rushed for time or stressed.
She did very good explaining next steps
She appeared to listened to me and seems like she understood my problems an treated my issues appropriately
Thank you
The doctor was very attentive and concerned about my issue. Enjoyed speaking with her.
She is a very good doctor & I have confidence in her. She continues to try to solve my health problems & has not given up on me.
She is an excellent physician!
She really put me at ease.
Very competent, efficient, and personable
I felt like I talked to much .when I should have given short concise answers..I went over my appointment length of time scheduled..
Dr. Neshatian is an excellent Dr. She is a great listener and answers all my questions and concerns in a positive and professional manner! She is very knowledgeable and eager to help! I am very pleased that she is my gastroenterologist!
Great consultation. Thank you.
Dr. Neshatian is a kind and very smart doctor. I appreciate her "bedside manner" and knowledge to make things easier and not so scary.
The staff from scheduling to reception to nurse to doctor we’re amazing. I was called for my follow up procedure within a few hours and even the pharmacy was efficient with a phone call. Thank you for your care and I hope to find a primary care physician as well.
It went smooth, the doctor answered all my questions, there wasn't a need to be seen in a person.
Dr Neshatian is very compassionate which is important to me.
I appreciated the doctor fitting me in and creating a treatment plan aimed to solve my issues.
every thing was great..was a little late but was reassured all was well and it was..enjoyed meeting the dr in gastroenterology got some good tips on how to control my bowel movements will check back in 6 months
Dr. Neshatian has been extremely helpful in dealing with my very complex medical issues. She listens, has a calming presence and is able recommend effective solutions to complex problems. I would not hesitate to recommend Dr. Neshatian.
Dr. Nesgatian works WITH patient.
Clear, professional...
Dr listened to all my concerns and explained everything in detail.
Dr. Neshatian and her physician’s assistant were excellent at explaining my issue, the treatment, and in particular making me comfortable. I will seek them again should I need to!
Everyone was professional and caring
Dr Neshadian is always so helpful she listens to me and is always thorough in trying to help me navigate my digestive issues. I am grateful she is my doctor.
Thank You I felt better a During appt
Dr. Neshatian was very thorough in answering all my questions
Listened very carefully to what I had to say. I truly appreciated that.
I thought she was very thorough. She asked pertinent questions related to my issue that no one asked before. I was able to ask her questions as well. I feel confident she knows her field and can help me.
She was very kind and helpful.
very thorough
Impressed with the care.
She listened well and work well through reciprocal conversation. She was kind and patient. She obviously knows her area of medicine.
Exceptional attention and care from Dr. Neshatian and her staff!!
Very nice, knowledgeable and very understanding and provide a clear direction on next steps, etc
She was very patient with me and explained all my questions.
She is very helpful and efficient. She answered all my questions and I'm happy to have her on my team.
Excellent practitioner. Compassionate and good listener.
Listened to me and recommended follow up procedures. Asked important questions.
she is an all-star!
Both were very nice and professional
I think she’s an excellent doctor with the knowledge and experience I need to deal with my particular situation. Lucky to have connected with her!
Liked her listening and communication skills. Only suggestion is that she might say her name a bit slower for anyone who hasn't heard it before. Generally, Easy to talk with. Pleasing, friendly smile. I asked clarifying questions which helped me understand the next steps in treatment. I would be happy to do follow-up video visits with her.
She was wonderful and understanding that i was having techology issues and she suggested I use alternate method.
Very compassionate.
My consultation with Dr. Neshatian went well and met all my expectations. She was polite, compassionate, empathetic and very professional.
She seems very knowledgeable!
Enjoy working with Leila Neshatian immensely. Thorough, knowledgeable, and willing to have a positive patient to doctor relationship.
Competent, knowledgeable, compassionate, clear communication, professional, and created options for treatment plan.
Excellent! I felt very good about the visit.
She seem knowledgeable
Very personable, very nice and asked questions got answers and all with a caring voice. She made me feel very comfortable, and that’s not easy. I appreciated her.
I like Doctor Neshatian. She is of course polite and respectful. She listens carefully, insures she understands the problem, my concerns and addresses all questions. She explains what she thinks is the problem or solution or tests in a way that I can understand. I trust her judgement. I think Standford is lucky to have her on their staff.
She is thorough and thoughtful in her advice and recommendations. She listens well and acknowledges the patients concerns as well as the information about their issues that they have researched on their own and are bringing to the conversation. You feel like you have a partner.
Very excellent Doctor
Dr. Nashtian is an amazing GI doctor and I'm so grateful she's my motility doctor.
She listened and responded to my concerns
Things went great.
Good visit, much appreciated
I am pleased with her and her care!
The doctor was very attentive in addressing my issue.
Thank you and I'm looking forward to next steps.
I was very impressed with Leila and am very happy to have her helping me with my gastrointestinal challenges.
When I visited with Leila today, it was very pleasant. She listened to all of my concerns & seemed genuinely interested in what I had to say. I am so glad that I have her because I have been fighting my health problems for almost two years now & she seemed to understand the impact it has had on my life. I hope we can find a solution.
I have been coping with my problem for 9 yrs and have seen several doctors lots of test but this is the FIRST time I have hope for a solution.
She is a nice doctor. I like that Dr Neshatian did listen to me very carefully when I reported my problems. Thank you Dr Neshatian very much.
She is a very good doctor.
Completely excellent.
excellent gastroenterologist !
very nice and professional
Wonderful provider. I feel very safe and secure in her care and would highly recommend her to anyone in need of her services. Cannot say enough good about her. P.s. the questions on this questionnaire are confusing—the ones about her asking me to tell her …. Not sure how to answer them. We did go over my treatment plan and next steps, if that is what was meant by those questions.
She seems to be a very good doctor. She understood my situation and has asked me to follow up with her to let her know how I am doing with the medication she prescribed.
Caring Good listener Great ideas Helpful Respectful I plan to keep coming back!
Dr. Nashatian took the time to listen to me, and understand that I want a plan to begin with least intrusive suggestions, first.
She's great.
I am pleased that she is my doctor.
I’m am very grateful to all of you
I felt heard. Thank you.
Dr Neshatian was very professional and knowledgeable but also demonstrated caring and warmth.
She is very thorough
It was my pleasure meeting her and I look forward to working with her in the future.
Professional, good listener, knowledgeable.
Highly recommend this doctor.
Great
Pleasant, detail oriented and a good listener. Answered all my questions.
Very helpful.
She was very helpful and answered all the questions that I had.
Everyone was very friendly & accommodating.
Great communication.
Dr. Nashatian is not only thorough and medically exceptional in connecting one's many ailments and symptoms to targeted diagnosis and treatment but very personable in her care, support and help in furthering patient understanding of broader conditions and how best to redress medical problems! She's the best!
Very caring doctor and listens well
Personable and shared helpful information.
I am sure she is fine but the communication was hampered by the failure on the website.
She is an excellent provider. I highly recommend her. She is compassionate, thorough and I am extremely thankful to be under her care. Thank you, Dr. Neshatian!
She is an excellent provider. She listens well and is very clear when giving directions.
Me sentí con confianza al decirle mis problemas y senti que me dió tiempo para explicar bien
Very helpful and understanding of my condtion
Dr. Neshatian seems very knowledgeable and caring. In person visits have always gone well. This was my first attempt at a video visit.
Leila has great bedside manner and did a very thorough job of explaining in detail her thoughts.
Dr. Neshatian is very kind, understanding, and listens to all my requests and concerns. Suggested next step in therapy and diagnostic procedure. Communication with her office was great. They called just fee minutes before to confirm that they are on time. That was really great as I work in surgery and it's difficult to leave at a certain time or extend my break if the office would run late.
She was very attentive, knowledgeable, also honest.
Concerned, cheerful, interested in patient’s well being
She is an extremely knowledgeable, thoughtful, and attentive Dr.. I feel confident in her care. It can be challenging to get questions thoughtfully answered via the messaging portal between visits. Overall, I believe she provides excellent care.
Everyone from the receptionist, the medical assistant and the doctor all made me feel comfortable, and that I was a person not a number or $. I also felt very well taken care of and that the doctor had a lot of compassion for my situation and is willing to help me get better. The medical assistance were also incredibly kind and they actually made eye contact with you which for me is very important to feel like I matter when I’m in a doctor appointment. I was a medical assistant for 30 years and it was always my goal to let the patient know that they matter, and everyone that helped me yesterday made me feel like I matter job well done thank you.
Dr. Neshatian was patient, empathetic, and very knowledgeable about the more arcane aspects of the problems which have beset me. I was most impressed at her ability to “think out of the box†and to suggest solutions that no one had posited before. And without being patronising in any way, she has given me hope. For that I am exceedingly thankful.
Excellent doctor listens and answered questions and explained my condition
Thank you.
Leila Neshatian was wonderful and professional. It was a little difficult to hear her at first, but that cleared up. I also felt a little rushed during the visit, but her advice was very good and most importantly she wanted to explore a solution I hadn't considered yet. Thank you
I am glad I am working with Leila Neshatian & her staff. Leila is very pleasant & easy to talk to. She has a calming effect on me & listens to me when I am trying to explain things. I felt like I already knew her the first time we communicated. She told me that she will continue to help me & she thinks that I will probably heal & be back to myself again, as long as I follow the plan, meaning trying to help myself, doing my exercises & staying focused on what is supposed to be done daily. She also told me that if I had any problems or concerns that I can contact she & her staff. That put me at ease & made me feel like I am not alone in this effort to be well again & get back to who I was before I got sick.
I have seen two physicians regarding my issue. Although they have been helpful, Dr. Neshatian has given me helpful knowledge on the issue.
She provided me hope that she can help resolve My issues.
I feel for the first time in a long time I was actually heard about my symptoms and I didn't end the visit feeling I didn't have answers like I usually do. I felt she gave me answers and options and to repeat test I've had in the past to compare to where I am at now and to touch base after that which made me feel she took my symptoms that are affecting me and my quality of life seriously.
had a very good visit. Doctor was patient, listened to my concerns, outlined next steps
I appreciate her professional and caring demeanor. She is very thorough, knowledgeable and compassionate.
She is so good
Amazing Doctor
She was very comfortable and non-judge mental to talk with
Kind sounding, patient, very respectful. I truly appreciate doctors who are like this with their patients, especially when we are in some pain distress and have been for a long time.
She listened to me and answered all my questions. Suggested tests and treatment. Appreciated her help...excellent visit!
She seemed nice and helpful willing to learn about more about my daughter
Very warm & caring.
Kind and considerate
Dr. Neshatian was absolutely great with me and my mom. She is a great Dr. I am so happy she could take me on as a new patient since my GI doctor left her practice.
She was excellent
Excellent manner of listening carefully and offering appropriate suggestions for testing, treatment and follow up.
She was very informative, caring , listened to my concerns.
I feel very comfortable to talk to her during video visit.
She is very easy to talk to, made me feel very glad that she is my Dr.
Dr. Neshatian was very warm and friendly. She listened to my concerns and had some Ideas of what was next for my treatment. I look forward to some relief.
She did a great job of listening
Mahalo nui for listening and providing sound advice. Look forward to solving this health concern with your guidance.
She was patient to listen to me and explained my test results so that I could understand them !
She was Great.
Dr. Neshatian was extremely helpful, kind, and thorough. I felt comfortable with her, and felt like she cared about my issues and concerns, and answered my questions in terms that I understood.
Dr. was outstanding in every regard, and I have a pre-surgery plan related to my digestive issues.
I enjoyed having a video conference with Dr Neshatian today. She was able to answer all of my questions so I am very satisfied. I am looking forward for my next appointment to see her at her office.
She was very helpful
I think she probably is a good doctor I was just frustrated like I already said
Very thorough
Dr. Neshatian was personable, efficient, gave me clear suggestions and next steps
Great doctor—very understanding.
Very satisfied
Dr Neshatian seemed very knowledgeable and asked me a number of questions. I felt comfortable with her and confident in the care I’m receiving.
Dr, Neshatian is warm in her demeanor and seems highly qualified in her area of medicine. She was quick to understand my concerns and make recommendations for solutions. She encouraged me to call her again if I need to talk to her and I will be comfortable doing that.
She’s very nice Dr and very helpful
Dr is very knowledgable and personal.
I like her. She listened and made sure she addressed my concerns and questions. She also made clear what the next step would be.
She is empathic and a good listener; and she explains medical information in understandable way, allowing patient to collaboratively be involved in their care/treatment.
I had a very pleasant visit with Leila. She made me feel comfortable & listened closely to my concerns about the problems I am having. She asked me about problems I am having that I had not mentioned yet. That was very impressive, as it made me feel that she had a good grasp of what my problems are.
I liked her practical suggestions along with listing disorders and treatments.
Dr. seemed very knowledgeable & was very professional.She was concerned about my health problem & I enjoyed talking with her.
She listen and was concerned about my problem.
Very pleasant, friendly manner. She was able to make suggestions right away for improving my situation and is following up with a written plan of action for me to initiate.
She’s very nice & understanding. I hope my pain can be relived this time. I am really suffering.
She was great, listened to all my concerns.
She’s a wonderful doctor
she was understandable to what was going on maybe with my system
Wonderful doctor!
Good, empathetic doctor.
I loved the doctor, she was very kind, listened to my concerns and provided me with clear treatment plan.
Excellent advisor, listener. Answered all my questions fully. A great medical "partner."
She was nice, understanding and made me feel comfortable talking about my health issues.
Leila Neshatian was a pleasure to work with. Professional, kind, on point, and respectful.
Leila Neshatian was extremely thoughtful, thorough and helpful. I look forward to seeing her regularly via video. I hope I can continue to see her if I move out of state or reside in two states.
The staff has been very good about answering some of my concerns.
Every step was well explained.
Very good.
She is so friendly, nice and understanding. I felt very comfortable the entire time I was there.
Good.
Dr. Neshatian is second to none, and I am so overjoyed, to have her, as my pelvic doctor. I have answers because of her, and she is very illustrious with her care for patients.
Doctor was a new face. Considering a visit to this clinic is usually somewhat embarrassing - she was professional, nice and put out just the right amount of profess/familiar demeanor. Positive about my care.
Dr. Neshatian always cheerful on exam, explains need for certain procedures she is recommending and alternatives. Prompt in TC to explain results & next steps...
Dr. Neshatian is the absolute best.
Explained her concerns and conditions she found. LIstened very well to my concerns and worked. Awesome personality.
She was very concerned about my condition and went above and beyond to try to solve my problem.
As a retired anesthesiologist, I have been around healthcare for much of my life. Dr. Neshatian is an outstanding physician by any criteria. I feel fortunate to be under her excellent care.
Dr. Neshatian is always friendly and very professional. She is an excellent provider and does her best to do everything she can to help me. I appreciate that she takes the time to listen to my concerns and comes up with a plan to address them.
Didn't feel like took the time to understand situation. Made immediate assumptions based on two lines in the patient form. Made some suggestions that seemingly came out of nowhere. Had to ask questions about items that should have been explained. Disappointing compared to my normal GI.
Good attention.
She was great! Very pleasant and understanding. She made me comfortable and that I was in good hand. Very satisfied and impressed with the care I received.
Great care and too much professionalism. Dr. Leila is amazing. I just have no words to describe her. Just had my colonoscopy today and everything was absolutely fine.
I left with no questions, and a clear plan for follow up. I didn't feel the doctor was in a rush, and she took me very seriously.
Dr Neshatian is the very best
All care providers should be like these people!
I have always good experience with doctor.
Very kind and professional, but seemed a little rushed. Perhaps overworked? I had to slow our conversation down a bit to ensure I understood what, exactly, was my health problem. But, again, no major complaints at all.
assuming care provider is the doctor, she is very good.
I feel that Dr. Neshatian has improved greatly in the area of covering all topics that a patient wants to discuss. Dr. Neshatian anticipated my next question. It was the best visit with her that I have experienced to date.
I trust her implicitly. She is brilliant, insightful and informative.
I really like Dr. Neshatian, she is very kind and listens. However, I feel as though she doesn't really offer any answers or options in helping me. I do not feel confident about her diagnosis and expertise.
Dr. Neshatian is an excellent provider. She is very kind, respectful and always explains things in a manner that I can understands. She is an excellent listener and includes my opinions in any decision making when it comes to my health. I really appreciate how much she as helped me with my digestive health.
Dr. Neshatian has very kindly called me to discuss follow up care, and I have returned her call, but we haven't managed to connect yet. I am sure we will soon.
I can't say enough about Dr. Neshatian's ability to help me relax, as well as encouraging me to continue on a path of recovery. She's the best.
There are insufficient superlatives to describe Dr. Neshatian. She is successfully relieving a problem that has been unresolved for 30 years!
I have hope for the first time in over a year
Well I think it was an excellent visit considering the nature of the visit.
The technician, Garrett, was excellent. He was very informative and reassuring about the procedure. He walked me through every step, with careful instructions and compassion. He made the entire experience as comfortable as it could be.
Very good.
I trust dr. Nashatian-she listens and addresses my concerns and questions and at the same time makes her reasons for her treatment recommendations very clear. she shares her concerns a out my health and is able to be appropriately firm without her recommendations.
Exceptional experience at Stanford.
took all the time needed to go through everything for me. One could not ask or expect more.
Fantastic physician & very kind, caring. Has helped with my very complicated digestive issues to a great degree.
Excellent.
Refreshing experience with a doctor.
All good
She was exceptional and turned around my past experience of a bad experience with another provider. She listens to help her diagnose the problem that her patients have.

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