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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 13 9:37am | Replies (26)
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I just saw this post. I've been with Stanford and was considering switching to UCSF, if I could get in! I was diagnosed with BE/NTM at Kaiser. I left and when to Stanford by my pulmonologist didn't seem any better than Kaiser. I switched to Dr. Marmor in the Emeryville office. She is very knowledgable about BE/NTM and I have come to understand my condition much more, but I saw her only twice a year for 2 or 3 years and now she asked me to see her only once a year and see an NP once year. I'm not happy about that. Every 3 months would feel much better to me.
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@sallieb I am a Kaiser patient in the Bay Area and go outside Kaiser for my BE/NTM specialty care (self pay). I started with NJH, and am now with UCSF, Dr. Zha. Dr. Zha is excellent. However she is in high demand and wait time for appointments for existing patients is now at least 7 months. I last saw her in May, and my next appointment is in January 2027 (first available). She does have an excellent NP (maybe PA, off the top of my head can’t recall her exact credential) who can see patients quickly for drug side effect issues, exacerbations, etc. But yeah, if what you are looking for is more frequent appointments, every three months, that may not be realistic with Dr. Zha’s schedule. But of course check directly with her office. They may triage based on need. I just wanted to caution you to fully discuss what your looking for in terms of appointment availability with Zha’s office, really any of the specialty BE/NTM providers, as there is high demand for their appointments.