Welcome to Dr. Gary Seto's website!
Office address:
1800 Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite A
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Office phone: 626-441-3298
Cell phone: 626-755-0813
Fax: 626-513-8400
E-mail: drgaryseto@me.com
**COVID-19 and Nonessential Visits**
Because of the statewide "Stay At Home" Order, you should avoid any non-essential doctor visits. There is a new option for "Telehealth Visits" for medical problems that can be taken care of either by phone or video call. If you are not sure if a problem is suitable for a Telehealth Visit, you can send me an e-mail before booking an appointment.
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My practice is accepting new patients by invitation only. Currently the only way to join my practice is to put your name on my waiting list. Click here if you want to add your name to the waiting list.
Before you make an appointment, please make sure you read the link "About My Practice" to understand how my practice works and to see if my practice is a good fit for you.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, is a potential health threat to everyone around the world.
For most people, an infection with COVID-19 will either cause mild cold/flu-like symptoms or no symptoms at all. However, there are some people who are at higher risk of serious complications from a COVID-19 infection: the elderly; those with serious health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, cancer; those who are immunocompromised. Even if you are not in a high-risk group, you can still develop serious illness or even die from it so EVERYONE needs to be careful to avoid infection.
If you think that you might have symptoms of COVID-19, please contact me first, preferably by e-mail, before booking an in-office appointment with me.
Since there is no vaccine or treatment for COVID-19, the best way we can prevent the spread of infection and protect those who are at high-risk is to practice social distancing. It can reduce your risk of infection, and the risk to others, a lot. Plus this will slow down the spread of the COVID-19 virus so that our hospitals aren't overwhelmed at the same time. This is also known as "flattening the curve".
1800 Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite A
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Office phone: 626-441-3298
Cell phone: 626-755-0813
Fax: 626-513-8400
E-mail: drgaryseto@me.com
**COVID-19 and Nonessential Visits**
Because of the statewide "Stay At Home" Order, you should avoid any non-essential doctor visits. There is a new option for "Telehealth Visits" for medical problems that can be taken care of either by phone or video call. If you are not sure if a problem is suitable for a Telehealth Visit, you can send me an e-mail before booking an appointment.
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My practice is accepting new patients by invitation only. Currently the only way to join my practice is to put your name on my waiting list. Click here if you want to add your name to the waiting list.
Before you make an appointment, please make sure you read the link "About My Practice" to understand how my practice works and to see if my practice is a good fit for you.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, is a potential health threat to everyone around the world.
For most people, an infection with COVID-19 will either cause mild cold/flu-like symptoms or no symptoms at all. However, there are some people who are at higher risk of serious complications from a COVID-19 infection: the elderly; those with serious health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, cancer; those who are immunocompromised. Even if you are not in a high-risk group, you can still develop serious illness or even die from it so EVERYONE needs to be careful to avoid infection.
If you think that you might have symptoms of COVID-19, please contact me first, preferably by e-mail, before booking an in-office appointment with me.
Since there is no vaccine or treatment for COVID-19, the best way we can prevent the spread of infection and protect those who are at high-risk is to practice social distancing. It can reduce your risk of infection, and the risk to others, a lot. Plus this will slow down the spread of the COVID-19 virus so that our hospitals aren't overwhelmed at the same time. This is also known as "flattening the curve".
For the latest information about COVID-19, go to this link from the Centers for Disease Control:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
There is a lot of misinformation being circulated about COVID-19, so please don't just automatically believe everything you read or hear. If you have any questions about COVID-19, feel free to contact me (preferably by e-mail) and I will do my best to provide an answer.
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The Flu Is (Still) Here
The flu arrived early this year and is still going strong! The CDC reports that cases of flu are still widespread throughout the US. If you haven't already gotten your flu shot, you should get one as soon as possible. Click here to see flu activity for the US.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everybody age 6 months and older get the flu vaccine to protect against influenza. Even if you aren't worried that you will get the flu, you should get the flu shot to protect those around you. I am all out of flu vaccine but you can also get the flu vaccine from most local pharmacies.
If you are having cold or flu-like symptoms, click here for some advice on how to self-treat your symptoms, or how to tell if you should see a doctor. You should also wash your hands carefully, and stay home from school or work if you think that you have the flu so that you don't spread it to others. If your children are sick with flu-like symptoms, you should keep them home from school or daycare for the same reason.
There is a prescription medication called Tamiflu which can sometimes help you get over the flu faster, but it has to be started within the first 48 hours of symptoms. Please contact me ASAP if you think you might have the flu.
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Measles
Because of the recent cases of measles in Los Angeles, many people have been asking questions about measles lately. Measles is a highly contagious, potentially deadly infection that is preventable with a safe and effective vaccine. If you or your child (over the age of 1) have not been vaccinated with the measles vaccine yet, you should get the MMR vaccine. If you can't remember if you've been vaccinated for measles, or if you're wondering if you should get revaccinated, here is a link to the CDC’s FAQ page about measles with answers to these questions:
https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/faqs.html
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Top Doc Honors
I am honored to have been voted by my peers as one of the Los Angeles area's Top Docs of 2019, as well as one of the Pasadena area's Top Docs of 2019.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
There is a lot of misinformation being circulated about COVID-19, so please don't just automatically believe everything you read or hear. If you have any questions about COVID-19, feel free to contact me (preferably by e-mail) and I will do my best to provide an answer.
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The Flu Is (Still) Here
The flu arrived early this year and is still going strong! The CDC reports that cases of flu are still widespread throughout the US. If you haven't already gotten your flu shot, you should get one as soon as possible. Click here to see flu activity for the US.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everybody age 6 months and older get the flu vaccine to protect against influenza. Even if you aren't worried that you will get the flu, you should get the flu shot to protect those around you. I am all out of flu vaccine but you can also get the flu vaccine from most local pharmacies.
If you are having cold or flu-like symptoms, click here for some advice on how to self-treat your symptoms, or how to tell if you should see a doctor. You should also wash your hands carefully, and stay home from school or work if you think that you have the flu so that you don't spread it to others. If your children are sick with flu-like symptoms, you should keep them home from school or daycare for the same reason.
There is a prescription medication called Tamiflu which can sometimes help you get over the flu faster, but it has to be started within the first 48 hours of symptoms. Please contact me ASAP if you think you might have the flu.
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Measles
Because of the recent cases of measles in Los Angeles, many people have been asking questions about measles lately. Measles is a highly contagious, potentially deadly infection that is preventable with a safe and effective vaccine. If you or your child (over the age of 1) have not been vaccinated with the measles vaccine yet, you should get the MMR vaccine. If you can't remember if you've been vaccinated for measles, or if you're wondering if you should get revaccinated, here is a link to the CDC’s FAQ page about measles with answers to these questions:
https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/faqs.html
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Top Doc Honors
I am honored to have been voted by my peers as one of the Los Angeles area's Top Docs of 2019, as well as one of the Pasadena area's Top Docs of 2019.
#EndTheBan on Gun Violence Research
As everyone knows, there has been a lot of gun violence in the news for the past several years and it seems to be getting worse. As a family doctor, any issue that impacts the health of my patients concerns me. There were about 33,000 gun deaths in America last year, which would place it in the top 15 causes of death in the US. This is a public health issue, just like heart disease, cancer or smoking.
Everyone agrees that something should be done about it, but we can't seem to agree on what should be done. A large part of that is because of the lack of data on what approaches would work best in curbing violence. This lack of data is largely because of a 22 year ban on Federal funding for research on gun violence. Now, more than ever, we need to tell Congress to end the ban on gun violence research so that we can figure out the best ways to stop gun-related violence. If you agree, please contact your US Representative and Senator, and spread the word to others that we need to #EndTheBan.
You can find out more by visiting Everytown.org, a nonprofit organization that advocates against gun violence.
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Patients who are part of my practice may receive an e-mail invitation to enroll in a new patient portal called Patient Fusion. This is a legitimate request and not some kind of junk mail or scam attempt. Signing up for Patient Fusion is completely optional, and would allow you to send me confidential messages, request medication refills and look up test results and immunization records. So you can either respond to the e-mail invitation, or contact me and I will send you instructions on how to enroll.
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What is the single best thing you can do for your health? Click here to find out.
As everyone knows, there has been a lot of gun violence in the news for the past several years and it seems to be getting worse. As a family doctor, any issue that impacts the health of my patients concerns me. There were about 33,000 gun deaths in America last year, which would place it in the top 15 causes of death in the US. This is a public health issue, just like heart disease, cancer or smoking.
Everyone agrees that something should be done about it, but we can't seem to agree on what should be done. A large part of that is because of the lack of data on what approaches would work best in curbing violence. This lack of data is largely because of a 22 year ban on Federal funding for research on gun violence. Now, more than ever, we need to tell Congress to end the ban on gun violence research so that we can figure out the best ways to stop gun-related violence. If you agree, please contact your US Representative and Senator, and spread the word to others that we need to #EndTheBan.
You can find out more by visiting Everytown.org, a nonprofit organization that advocates against gun violence.
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Patients who are part of my practice may receive an e-mail invitation to enroll in a new patient portal called Patient Fusion. This is a legitimate request and not some kind of junk mail or scam attempt. Signing up for Patient Fusion is completely optional, and would allow you to send me confidential messages, request medication refills and look up test results and immunization records. So you can either respond to the e-mail invitation, or contact me and I will send you instructions on how to enroll.
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What is the single best thing you can do for your health? Click here to find out.
