Dr. Maryum Habib Merchant, MD

Excellent bedside manner, very skilled professional, Very personable and kind hearted human being. Excellent medical professional.

You can tell, that this doctor has great knowledge. Still she does not jump into conclusions and takes in opinions from specialists from other fields. She cares for you, calls and talks. One really feels in good hands. Being her patient is the next best thing after not being sick at all.

Excellent pulmonologist and very caring. Diagnosed the problem and has treated it successfully for over 5 years.

Extremely difficult to get an appointment

First I would like to say that she isn't a bad person, just not a great doctor. I base this on the fact that she did spend a bit of time with me, and she did seem to listen to my concerns. Unfortunately, she seemed to latch on to one aspect of my lungs, and totally overlooked the more life threatening condition I am dealing with. Even with my CT's, and the major problem very apparent, she failed to address the disease entirely. It was quite a surprise when an allergist told me I needed to see a pulmonolgist right away to halt the progression of the destruction of my lungs, and yet I had just seen Dr. Merchant a couple of months before. She is probably fine for asthma, but I wouldn't trust her for anything more serious. I don't understand why she would completely disregard something that is so serious. It is important to advocate for yourself regarding your health care, so please make sure to ask as many questions as you can, and not accept her word as the whole picture if you have pulmonary disease or a serious condition. I must say she presents as a very intelligent and nice person. I just don't feel she is on par with the other UCLA physicians.