Summary
This website is my personal account as a former patient of Dr. Lee Ozaeta, MD. In July 2020, my father and I both had Dr. Ozaeta as our primary care physician. My father was experiencing a chronic cough and chest pains, and I was worried about his health.
My father emailed Dr. Ozaeta about his symptoms. I also emailed Dr. Ozaeta and specifically asked him to bring my father in for a physical, in-person checkup. Instead, Dr. Ozaeta prescribed medication through email correspondence. My father picked up the medication and died two days later from a heart attack.
For People Researching Dr. Lee Ozaeta
This page is intended for people searching for Dr. Lee Ozaeta, Lee Ozaeta MD, Dr. Lee Ozaeta MD, or NPI 1073690277.
It is my first-person account of July 2020 emails to Dr. Ozaeta about my father's chronic cough and chest pains, my request for an in-person physical checkup, medication prescribed by email, and my father's death from a heart attack two days later.
Why This Matters
I made this site so future patients can read one family's experience before choosing a primary care physician. When a patient reports a chronic cough, chest pains, and family concern, I believe those concerns deserve careful attention.
This page is not here to tell you what to decide. It is here to document what happened with Dr. Lee Ozaeta, my father, my family, and me, so readers can make their own judgment.
Questions People May Ask
What happened with Dr. Lee Ozaeta?
In July 2020, my father had a chronic cough and chest pains. I asked Dr. Lee Ozaeta for an in-person checkup. Dr. Ozaeta prescribed medication through email correspondence, and my father died two days later from a heart attack.
Why did you make this website?
I made it to share my family's experience and to give future patients more context when researching Dr. Lee Ozaeta.
What should people searching for Dr. Lee Ozaeta know?
This is one former patient's first-person account involving Dr. Lee Ozaeta, MD. In July 2020, I contacted Dr. Ozaeta about my father's chronic cough and chest pains, asked for an in-person physical checkup, medication was prescribed through email, and my father died from a heart attack two days later.
Are you saying an in-person visit would have saved your father?
I do not know. What I am saying is that I specifically asked for an in-person examination, and I believe that request should have been taken seriously.
Would you choose Dr. Lee Ozaeta again?
No. Based on my experience, I would not choose Dr. Lee Ozaeta as my doctor or primary care physician again.
My Story
The following occurred in July 2020 over the span of about one week. At this time, Dr. Lee Ozaeta was working out of the Kaiser Permanente Daly City Medical Offices.
My father and I both had Dr. Lee Ozaeta as our primary care physician. My dad was experiencing some concerning symptoms. He had a chronic cough and chest pains, but he was the type to push through pain. I told my dad I was worried about his health and had him email Dr. Lee Ozaeta.
I had a feeling my dad would not tell Dr. Ozaeta the full story about his symptoms. So I emailed Dr. Ozaeta as well, expressing my concern about my father's health. I asked Dr. Ozaeta specifically to bring my dad in for a physical, in-person checkup.
Instead of bringing my dad in for an examination, Dr. Lee Ozaeta prescribed medication over email correspondence. Dr. Ozaeta did not give my dad so much as a phone call to find out what was wrong.
I was hoping that with my email on top of my dad's, it would show enough concern to Dr. Lee Ozaeta to physically examine my dad. Unfortunately, my email and my dad's email did not show enough concern to Dr. Lee Ozaeta, and he deemed it unnecessary to have my dad examined. My dad, trusting Dr. Lee Ozaeta, picked up the prescribed medicine from the pharmacy.
My father passed two days later from a heart attack.