Hendrik F. Breytenbach, MD

Having come from a Medical family in Los Angeles, I've always had the best care available. When we moved to Paso Robles to live in the country I found a completely different medical climate. Because I have a chronic disease, my health needs to be monitored on a regular basis but also by someone who is extremely well trained, conscientious, concerned and takes the time to connect with my specialists in Los Angeles and to stay on top of my tests. Upon recommendation of a close friend, I found Dr. Breydenbach and now am completely relaxed knowing that he cares as much about my health as my family doctors in Los Angeles did. It was not easy to find a doctor like this in the Central Coast. Dr. Breydenbach I'm very grateful for you and your caring, warm staff. Thank you for being my doctor.

He is a wonderful human being, a fantastic Godly man, husband and father. All of these qualities come together to provide us with a genuinely very good & caring Doctor. So thankful for him & his staff.

I am very happy to be a patient of Dr. Breytenbach's because he is responsive, responsible, and caring. I tell all of my friends how I feel so lucky to have found a doctor who truly takes his job seriously and takes the time to get to know his patients at a deep level before prescribing and diagnosing. He is a great listener and believes in having a good discussion with his patients because he trust his patients in being able to give him the information he needs to treat his patients appropriately and effectively. The most important thing I respect about Dr. Breytenbach is his ability to respond to your calls and text messages. He takes the time to reach out to you in a timely manner. Besides being professional and respectful in his interactions with you, he is kind and funny. I feel extremely fortunate to call Dr. Breytenbach my primary doctor! I trust him and his team completely!

I had been a patient of Dr. Breytenbach's for a number of years, and so when he affiliated with MDVIP, it was a "no brainer" that I would continue as his patient and a MDVIP member.
During one of my routine visits, I casually mentioned that my brother had recently been treated for a malignant brain tumor that had metastasized from his lungs. The next appointment that I had with Dr. Breytenbach was to review the results of my wellness exam, which showed no abnormal changes from previous exams. I mentioned that I had just received word that my sister had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer that had metastasized to her lungs. In view of the fact that both my brother and sister were both dealing with lung cancer, Dr. Breytenbach immediately recommended that I have a routine preventative scan, even though I showed no symptoms and despite the fact that that my insurance would probably not pay for it.
His office was able to schedule the exam for the next Friday morning. That Friday afternoon, I received a personal call from Dr. Breytenbach asking if he could come to our house and meet with me that afternoon. When he arrived, he informed me that, while on the golf course, he had received a phone call from the imaging center and that they had detected an abnormality on my right lung. He immediately sent me to our local hospital for blood work to determine if we were dealing with the aftereffects of Valley Fever or something more serious. Once Valley Fever had been ruled out, I was referred to a chest specialist who ran additional tests which determined that I had a malignant tumor on my lung. All agreed that the best course of treatment would be a resection of the lower lobe of my right lung followed by a regimen of chemotherapy treatments. A year has passed since my surgery. Both of the scans I have had subsequent to that treatment have shown no signs of any remaining cancer.
Two statements made to me during my treatment have made an indelible impression on me. The chest specialist stated that "You are the poster child for early detection", and the Oncology Nurse Practitioner at the Oncology Center, after hearing my story, said simply, "Dr. Breytenbach saved your life".