Benefits & outcomes
When you may want a Virtual Second Opinion
If you’ve received a diagnosis of a serious medical condition, seeking a Virtual Second Opinion can be a crucial step in taking control of your health. A second opinion through Cedars-Sinai’s Virtual Second Opinion program helps you know you’re making the right decisions and receiving the best possible care.
“Complex conditions can often be approached in different ways. It’s important to get different perspectives so that you are fully aware of all your options.”
Sang Kim, MD
Spine Surgeon
Why get a second opinion?
Confirm diagnosis
A second opinion lets you make sure your doctor’s diagnosis and treatment recommendations are correct.
Get answers quickly
Time is often a critical factor with serious medical conditions. A second opinion lets you get the information you need fast.
Peace of mind
We understand how stressful it can be if you aren’t sure of what’s wrong or how to treat it. A second opinion can help ease your mind.
Results driven
You may not be getting the results you expected from your current treatment. A second opinion can let you know if you’re on the right track.
Get alternative options
A second opinion can let you know about options for your treatment that your doctor either doesn’t know about or have experience with.
Root cause
Some symptoms can result from many different medical conditions. A second opinion can help narrow down the root cause of your concerns.
Our Virtual Second Opinion program
With our Virtual Second Opinion program, we’ve eliminated the hassles and roadblocks involved with seeking a second opinion. Your dedicated nurse coordinator will walk you through the process and guide you every step of the way. We’ll pair you with one of our world-renowned doctors who is an expert in your condition. And you’ll have access to our expertise from the comfort of your home through a secure online system.
Traditional versus Virtual Second Opinion
Our Virtual Second Opinion program brings together the insights of our expert doctors with a national reach to provide advantages that traditional in-person second opinions can’t match.
Traditional Second Opinion
Confirm diagnosis
Feel confident
Learn about new treatments
Virtual Second Opinion
Confirm diagnosis
Feel confident
Learn about new treatments
Can choose to include family in educational session
Access from most areas of the country
More thorough chart analysis
More thorough medical history analysis
Reduced scheduling wait time
What makes our program unique?
You’ll work with Cedars-Sinai’s doctors
Many healthcare organizations use third-party providers instead of their own team of doctors. All the doctors in our Virtual Second Opinion service are from our own medical staff.
We are on the cutting edge
Our participating doctors are experts in their specialties and subspecialties. They are on the front lines of research, clinical trials and the development of new treatments in their fields.
We service rare conditions
Our doctors have experience with seeing conditions that other healthcare providers have little to no experience with. You can feel confident in our team’s expertise.
Speed to answers
- 1day
We'll call you within one business day to get started
- 1week
Have your education session in as little as a week of medical records being collected
- 16days
Complete your entire virtual second opinion experience in as little as 16 days
Life after your second opinion
Confidently take your next steps
After you've reviewed your second opinion report and completed the education session with the doctor, your nurse coordinator will help you with next steps, whether that’s obtaining a referral or scheduling care with us.
Most physicians named to Super Doctors list in L.A.
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Frequently asked questions
It’s natural to have questions about getting a Virtual Second Opinion. We’re here with answers to some of the questions participants often have about our Virtual Second Opinion program.