Seeking an ObGyn in San Francisco
Parent Q&A
Archived Q&A and Reviews
Questions:
- San Francisco ObGyn/GP
- My sister is pregnant, looking for SF Ob/Gyn
- Looking for an Ob for high-risk pregnancy
San Francisco ObGyn/GP
July 2005
I am moving to San Francisco this Monday, 2/28/05, and I am 35 weeks pregnant. I need a recommendation for an OBGYN and Family Practioner in the area. Good bedside manner is important. Any recommendations would be much appreciated. Erin
Recommendations received:
- Katherine Gregory Golden Gate OB/GYN
- Thomas Madland CPMC
- Ricki Pollycove
- Donna Wiggins Golden Gate OB/GYN
My sister is pregnant, looking for SF Ob/Gyn
July 2004My sister recently found out she's pregnant and is now in need of recommendations for good OB/GYN's in San Francisco. She's been seeing Frederica Lofquist for anuals for a few years now, but does not feel a good connection with her, so she's not sure she wants to stick with her. Does anyone have any experiences with her (positive or negative). And/or do you have an OB you love in SF? My sister perused the webpage, but wanted more recent information. --Supportive Sis
Recommendations received:
- Golden Gate Ob/Gyn
- Holter, Hagbom & Wilson (2)
- Frederica Lofquist (California Pacific Medical Center)
- Sage Fem Birth Center
Looking for an Ob for high-risk pregnancy who is taking new patients
March 2004I would appreciate any suggestions for Ob/Gyns in SF who ARE taking new patients. We're new to the area looking for a high risk Ob (Gyn) for an upcoming pregnancy and have called about 15 (many on these boards) who either aren't taking new patients or don't have appts. 'til this summer. Sheesh, how frustrating- any leads- even on the East side would be appreciated. Thanks!
Recommendation received:
- Holly Holter
My OB was Dr. Fung Yee Chan at Pacific Women's Obstetrics/Gynecology (https://www.pacificwomens.com/), part of Sutter Health and CPMC. There are several physicans in the all-female practice and I had a great delivery with Dr. Chan. The CPMC Van Ness hospital is fairly new (about 5 years old), state the art, with the best neonatal nurses. Best of luck to your daughter!
I had a really great experience with Dr. Wiggins at Golden Gate OBGYN!
I love my OB, Dr Jane Fang at Golden Gate OB/GYN https://goldengateobgyn.org/ You can opt to deliver at UCSF Mission Bay, but the drs don't deliver there, you'd be with the teachers/students. The practice delivers at CPMC Van Ness which was great when I was there in 2021.
I would highly recommend Dr. Wiggins or any of the OB's at Golden Gate OBGYN. They're the BEST! https://goldengateobgyn.org/
I can't speak to CPMC, but I'm going through my first pregnancy now with UCSF OBGYN. With UCSF you don't get one specific OB assigned to follow you through the pregnancy, instead they do something called a "group practice." You are scheduled with a provider in the group who is available when you need to be seen for the follow up appointments. They try their best to schedule you with the same provider, but that didn't really happen with me. I've been going to their Mission Bay clinic, and have been seen by their OBs, NPs, and midwives. Out of all the appointments, I've seen a provider twice. It's overall been fine since I'm not a person who needs too much handholding and I've always gotten my questions answered. Overall I have had no major issues or concerns with my experience there. My only comment is that the continuity of care is lacking and there's time I have to repeat my medical history. It also takes about 5-10 minutes at the beginning of each appointment for me to adjust to the bedside manner of who I am being seen by, but given the group practice model it makes sense.
Feel free to message me directly if you or your daughter has any questions about my experience with UCSF, happy to provide more details.
I highly recommend Pacific Women's OBG and Dr. Fung Yee Chan. She delivered both my children and is wonderful - great factual information with a personable, calm, supportive approach. I had an excellent experience at PWOG and delivered at CPMC - both old and new buildings. The ability to mostly meet with the same OBGYN throughout pregnancy was really great. Occasionally she got pulled into emergency surgeries, and I would see another OBGYN, but they were also fantastic. I think that only happened 2-3 times throughout both my pregnancies.
Another enthusiastic YES for Golden Gate Ob/Gyn in SF. I can't speak to all the providers there, but I had my 1st baby with Dr. Karen Callen and previously saw Dr. Jane Fang for GYN care. If I was still in SF I'd be with them for life!
I had my pregnancies with GG OB/GYN and all the docs there are great (mine is no longer there, but had great experiences with Wiggins, Callen and Fang during some pregnancy emergencies. However, they moved to a very inconvenient location for me, so I am now with Pacific Gynecology and Obstetrics at CPMC and am very happy with Dr. Bonnie Massa.
I have had 2 babies at UCSF Mission Bay. I had good experiences both times. I was followed by high risk OBs.