Sapideh Gilani, MD

Deviated Septum I was very impressed with Dr. Gilani throughout the entire process. Pre, exam and post follow up was excellent. I was nervous to have the surgery, because I had done it 28 years prior and it was an extremely painful recovery. I had been pushing off the surgery, because I didn't want to experience that pain again. The surgery went very smooth. I had tubes in my nose for 2 weeks, which is longer than the normal 1 week because my septum was pretty bad. The tubes weren't painful. The previous surgery, when they pulled out the gauze, I almost passed out because of the pain. I prepared myself for a similar experience, but it barely even hurt when Dr. Gilani removed the tubes. I couldn't have been more relieved.Now my breathing has been the best that I can remember. I should have done the surgery long ago. It's amazing how good it feels to breath normal. I would highly recommend Dr. Gilani.

I will start by echoing the 1st review. Dr. Gilani has changed my life. I haven't been able to breath for 15+ years. I was very impressed with Dr. Gilani throughout the entire process. Pre, exam and post follow up was excellent. I was nervous to have the surgery, because I had done it almost 30 years prior and it was an extremely painful recovery. I had been pushing off the surgery, because I didn't want to experience that pain again. The surgery went very smooth. I had tubes in my nose for 2 weeks, which is longer than the normal 1 week because my septum was pretty bad. The tubes weren't painful. The previous surgery, when they pulled out the gauze, I almost passed out because of the pain. I prepared myself for a similar experience, but it barely even hurt when Dr. Gilani removed the tubes. I couldn't have been more relieved. Now my breathing has been the best that I can remember. I should have done the surgery long ago. It's amazing how good it feels to breath normal. I would highly recommend Dr. Gilani.

Rhinoplasty with Septoplasty and turbinate surgery Dr Gilani is by far the best Dr I have ever had surgery by and or been seen by. Her bed side manners are above any Dr I have ever dealt with. She is one of the most kind, caring, passionate Drs I have ever dealt with. If you or anyone in the California Area or surrounding areas need some form of ENT issue dealt with, I highly recommend her. I had a procedure done on Sep 12th, 2023 and the after math was pretty rough, she made sure to check on me to see how I was doing twice in 8 days. I couldn’t have asked for a more professional doctor to perform my surgery. Thank you Dr Gilani for everything!

My 14 years old son had hard time breathing with nose. We met Dr. Gilani for consultation. She gave nasal sprays. They helped, but we scheduled nose surgery with her as surgeon. Surgery was a success and my son can now breathe freely without using sprays. Dr. Gilani is personable and professional. I recommend her. However, note that UCSD Health is generally more expensive than most providers.

Professional and easy to work with My 14 years old son had hard time breathing with nose. We met Dr. Gilani for consultation. She gave nasal sprays. They helped, but we scheduled nose surgery with her as surgeon. Surgery was a success and my son can now breathe freely without using sprays. Dr. Gilani is personable and professional. I recommend her. However, note that UCSD Health is generally more expensive than most providers.

Dr. Gilani was amazing. My surgery couldn’t have turned out better. I can breathe so much better I can’t even explain. She is a great doctor/surgeon and I can’t recommend her enough.

Dr. Gilani is wonderful. I became a patient in her office in late 2021. She worked diligently to identify the issues in my nose and explained a wide variety of treatment options, including steroid nasal spray, surgery, and collaboration with an allergist. It seemed readily apparent to me that surgery was the best option for my situation. Dr. Gilani explained the process of surgery, what would occur the day of the procedure, and how recovery would go. I felt very safe and comfortable with the thorough and extremely competent medical information she provided. I underwent surgery- a septoplasty- in January 2022 and the procedure day and subsequent recovery went very well. I followed her instructions and recovered just as she said I would. In addition to all this, Dr. Gilani is a very kind doctor and also clearly cares very much about her patients. I look forward to seeing her again.

Fantastic Experience Dr. Gilani is wonderful. I became a patient in her office in late 2021. She worked diligently to identify the issues in my nose and explained a wide variety of treatment options, including steroid nasal spray, surgery, and collaboration with an allergist. It seemed readily apparent to me that surgery was the best option for my situation. Dr. Gilani explained the process of surgery, what would occur the day of the procedure, and how recovery would go. I felt very safe and comfortable with the thorough and extremely competent medical information she provided. I underwent surgery- a septoplasty- in January 2022 and the procedure day and subsequent recovery went very well. I followed her instructions and recovered just as she said I would. In addition to all this, Dr. Gilani is a very kind doctor and also clearly cares very much about her patients. I look forward to seeing her again.

I had a deviated septum from forced trauma accident as a child. I am beyond please with Dr. Gilani’s attention, care, sensitivity and expertise. I was worried about having surgery on my nose, but my breathing and sleep have tremendously improved! And thankfully my nose still looks the same! I highly recommend Dr. Gilani 10 out of 10

I have had the pleasure of treating with Dr. Gilani since March of this year and she is absolutely incredible! It is not overstating things to say that she has completely changed my life. I had not realized how impacted and terrible my breathing/sinus issues had become until after I saw Dr. Gilani. I was getting frequent sinus headaches, couldn't breathe through my nose and had had chronic sinusitis that antibiotics and OTC treatments could do nothing to mitigate. I was frequently waking up in the middle of the night gasping for air because I could not breathe through my nose, even when using every kind of allergy/decongestant medication. When I first saw Dr. Gilani, she was very upfront and said that she couldn't promise that surgery would return my sense of smell or reduce my headaches, but she said that she could absolutely improve my breathing. She performed a septoplasty, turbinate reduction and tip function rhinoplasty in April and not only can I breathe, sleep through the night and exercise better thanks to this but my headaches have abated, and my allergies and asthma are so much improved as to be almost non-existent! I can smell perfume and flowers for the first time in over a decade and I feel better than I ever have, I never thought it would be possible for me to feel this amazing and be able to breathe this effortlessly. If you have reservations about this surgery- go for it! You will not believe what a difference it can make- especially with Dr. Gilani as your surgeon!