Full disclosure: I have not seen this doctor. I hear that she is excellent. That said, if you are an LGBTQIA family (or ally), know that the staff is hostile (or just wildly uneducated in a way that is ridiculous for someone working in an obgyn's office) to trans people. read more

I wish I had found Dr. Russo years ago! She's absolutely the best! I went to her for the first time last month. She never rushed me and let me ask all the questions I wanted. And she answered ALL my questions. She has a wonderful bedside manner and made me feel very at ease. My previous gynecologist that had been my doctor since 2012 retired. My sister recommended Dr. Russo, and I'm so glad I listened to her! I had a second appointment with Dr, Russo today for a colposcopy. I've had quite a few over the years and dread them. They're always painful. Dr. Russo numbed me (which was never done with any of the others I've had). I barely felt anything! Dr. Russo's staff, Anna and Claudia are so nice and sweet! Thank you, Dr. Russo! You have a long term returning patient in me! read more

I loved Dr. Russo. I mistakenly went on an hmo aka help me out health insurance lan last year. Dr. Russo is an amazing gynecologists with a great office in Tarzana. She is nice, thorough, and loves Broadway! I am ditching the hmo but will continue to see Dr. Russo! read more

I was hesitant to come here because there are a bunch of 1 star reviews. But I needed someone reasonably close to my house who took my insurance so I decided to give this place a chance. Here's a tip from me to you: ignore the bad reviews, check it out for yourself. I showed up for my appointment and quickly realized that I had forgotten my wallet which had my insurance card in it. The staff were so kind, understanding and patient while I found my card on the company website and printed it out for me so we could proceed. I filled some forms, waited for a few minutes before my examination started. Dr. Russo is so personable and kind. She's very knowledgeable and direct. She took care of several things in no time. It didn't feel rushed but when you're laying in that position, you appreciate a doctor who can get to the point. About 3 years ago, an other doctor told me I had a piece of skin on my cervix which needed to be surgically removed. I didn't have insurance and they quoted the procedure around $300 but I decided to wait. Dr. Russo told me it was a polyp and no surgery was needed, she took care if it right there and she did my pap test and checked out my iud without the extra drama. She is an amazing doctor and I have no idea how anyone could think any less of her. Honestly, I doubt that I will ever look for an other gynecologist. read more

I like Dr. Russo. She may not be for everyone and that's ok. Yes, she is funny and quirky and you may not get her humor. If you are super sensitive and need extra hand holding and coddling, she probably isn't for you. The office is no frills. The front desk and her nurse have always been pleasant enough. I personally enjoy Dr. Russo's personality. She delivered my daughter and I like her no fuss no muss approach. read more

Doctor was knowledgable on the topic but had a hilariously brusque bedside manner, and gave was the most intrusive and rough pelvic exam I've ever had, and I've had a lot of them. She walked in speaking to her resident student physician about my chart before even closing the door. She was discussing another patient with her staff (not necessarily medical info, but hard to know) loudly for the whole office to hear. When I complained of menstrual cramps she asked if I was on birth control (which I vehemently noted to her student I did not want to discuss or have mentioned) and then said, "Well, you can just bleed." WHAT. THE F. I've noticed a pattern that obstetricians don't give a F about you if you're not pregnant. Maybe the pregnant ladies love her, but if you have another gyno issue, don't go. She doesn't wanna hear it. I will NEVER set foot in her office again. read more

Dr Joie Russo is not only an amazing doctor but she is an amazing individual. Dr Russo is professional, funny, caring and excellent in her field. I trust her implicitly to do whatever she would need to do to help cure me. I feel as though I know her all my life because she will make you feel like you are part of her family. I am very loyal to her for convincing me to have a procedure which ultimately saved my life. Dr Russo, you are forever in my heart and I thank you Lorraine Urist... NY to LA read more

I love Dr. Russo. She's very knowledgeable, straightforward, and funny--which I appreciate in a bedside manner. I like that she chats and asks questions (both medical and personal). You can tell she is interested in and really cares about her clients. read more

I was referred through my general doctor. First visit, really liked her. Gave me info, was concerned. Had a DNC. Afterwards, she made it very clear I needed a hysterectomy. She also mentioned a shot (or 3 shots) that bring on menopause. Regarding my surgery, she said she had to have a second doctor there to perform the surgery. Then she had to reschedule the surgery, the other doctor had a conflict. I asked about the shot she spoke of. She also was concerned that she would have to make a bigger incision. MRI & shots. I lost confidence in her & decided I needed a second opinion. A co-worker mentioned she had been going to the same Gynocologist for many years. Not only is he in my network, but he's on the board at the hospital where my surgery was to be. Instead of a second opinion, I chose changing doctors. Saw the new doctor. He was very clear & confident on the course of treatment. That shot Dr Russo mentioned, he said NO, wouldn't help (let's not even talk about the side effects!). MRI, no! But he did mention other results from my blood tests that Dr Russo neglected to mention. He also told me he discussed my case with her & as confident as he is, he said she was intimidated by the size of my fibroids. Glad I changed doctors. read more

I am so thankful to have Dr. Russo as my OB. She delivered by daughter in March 2020 and has consistently been available to answer questions, calm my nerves and take amazing care of me since I became her patient last year. She's an incredible doctor and person, and has a solid, capable and kind staff to support her. Anyone fortunate enough to be her patient should count their blessings. read more

Dr Russo has been my OB for 11 years and 3 children! Her bedside manner is fun, upbeat and caring. She is incredibly smart and has helped me through 3 pregnancies with no issues. I'm so happy I found her and have been able to stay with her all these years. Her office runs smoothly with Hilda at the desk and Mahal as her 2nd in command. Mahal is the absolute sweetest and always makes you feel so comfortable. I just love this office and these ladies! read more

It took me 2 months to see this OBGYN. I was told she's only in the office every other week/2 weeks. What kind of schedule is that for patients? Only reason I stuck to her was because I didn't want to wait for another referral to arrive in my mail. Before I got to my visit, I was not told a med student would be present during my visit. Dr. Russo proceeded to do the examination on me, later to suggest to me that I shouldn't wear any underwear when I exercise because it causes chafing. Not sure if she was indirectly trying to tell me something, but the underwear thing was totally inappropriate and nothing of her concern. Then she started asking me "how many boys" I've slept with and and encouraging me to take birth control. When I expressed that I am unfamiliar with birth control and asked for educational pamphlets, she responded that she did not have anything and that I can find some things on the internet. Why encourage something onto patients when you don't even have the tools or pamphlets to inform them about what you're trying to persuade them to take?! This was my worst Pap smear appointment. It made me feel so uncomfortable. read more

Dr. Russo was just fine... the people who run the office are and were incompetent. It was our first visit to the Dr after finding out that we were pregnant. I am very diligent, we have a PPO and were assured by our insurance company that this visit was to have a co-pay of $0. The font desk at this office demanded a $200 payment, provided me with a copy of the insurance deductible and claimed that until met it would cost $$$ every visit. My wife and I were distraught, we were so happy to see how our little guy was doing and now we are being "ransomed" for $200... we paid the $200, dr. Russo seemed fine, got our first ultrasound pics and we left... called the insurance company and they have been working to get our $200 back... needless to say we found a new provider... our son will be born now in 4 months, we are still awaiting a refund... I am so grateful that we were able to get another doctor to aid is along our journey of pregnancy... an I would not recommend going to this office as their tactics are ridiculous, it is illegal to receive full payment from the insurance company and not return the payment from the patient, furthermore I don't think it's a coincidence that their office has now "returned the incorrect paperwork" THREE times as we await our refund... smh read more

What a delightful person! Just a genuinely good human being. It's hard finding someone so nice and caring, that truly has the patients best interest. She took care of all my concerns and issues. I'm glad I found a good Gyno that I can go to. I even told my sister about her and she's going to make an appointment too :) read more

The people at the front desk are so rude. My sister is pregnant and looking for a doctor and they had the audacity to call her crazy because her insurance kept referring her to this office. It is not okay and so unprofessional. I honestly would give zero stars. read more

I was with Dr Russo for almost ten years as she delivered my son and I just went for annual check ups every year. It was fine until I found out I have an ovarian cyst accidentally during a MRI from a different doctor for lower back pain symptoms.... Long story short, after an internal ultrasound (she assigned me to go to the worst ultrasound Centre I ever seen which still leave me a memory that haunted me ) I was told the result by her on the phone and I was rushed by her to make a decision to schedule a surgery over the phone. I refused and I insisted That I need to sit down with her in an appointment at her office to discuss my case. However, during the whole appointment, I have a lot of unanswered questions and it only gave me an impression that I needed a surgery as it has "potential CANCER" threat. I asked for a copy of the ultrasound CD image and ask her to analyze the image but she said, "everything is in the report already and I am not good at reading the ultra sound image". I was very disappointed. After that, I asked her how many surgeries she performs each year and the answer was "about a dozen". I knew that I needed to switch to an OB GYN who is also a surgeon...... After seeking 2nd opinions with several other OB GYN , I am so glad I finally found the current OBGYN from Cedar Sinai who does multiple surgeries on weekly basis, and he does the internal ultrasound at his own office. He explained EVERY single things you see at the screen while he was performing the ultrasound himself and he answers every single question I ask. I did the surgery with him and the result was perfect without any side effects. It turns out it is only a chocolate cyst as what he originally diagnosed. I am so glad I made my switch and I never look back. Just the annual routine annual exam, it lasts for well over 20 minutes with internal ultrasound and he keeps follow up if my other ovary looks fine in the routine annual exam. For Dr. Russo's annual exam, it only lasts for less than 5 minutes. What a huge difference.....I would have found out my problem much earlier only if Dr Russo would be more details in the annual exams as I did mention a few concerns to her, but she never response to my concerns without any follow up or test. read more

Doctor Russo is the best and moist honest and transparent doctor ever! I wouldn't trust another doctor with my "womanhood". read more

Joie D Russo, DO - Obstetricians & Gynecologists Near Me - Tarzana, California

Dr. Russo is very honest and to the point. I went to her as soon as I found out I was pregnant. She answered all my questions and took great care of me. My only concern was that I always felt rushed. As long as I came in with all the questions I wanted answered, all was good. She began all our appointments by asking how I was, the "FOB" was, followed then by how I felt pregnant. I ran into her at Target 3 months after last seeing her and she recognized me and even greeted me by my name. She has two assistants that are AWESOME! read more

I cannot say enough great things about Dr. Russo. She makes me feel completely comfortable, at ease and protected. I would ask the dumbest and I mean it...DUMBEST questions sometimes when I was pregnant and she wouldn't make me feel stupid at all for asking them. I had a scheduled c-section for my 2nd son and you can't even see my scar anymore. Amazing! She's honest about what she thinks and gives advice that is always helpful. Her staff is super warm and inviting and it feels like an amazing family as soon as you walk in the door. I've moved a little farther away from her office and still make the trip over there. Unless I move out of state one day, I will travel however long to have her as my doctor. read more

I highly recommend Dr. Russo! I lucked out when I found her practice a few years back. She just delivered my first child and the experience was beyond wonderful it was the smoothest birth I could have hoped for. She is extremely knowledgeable and takes her time answering any questions you may have. I could not be happier under her care. read more

Dr. Russo is the best OB and the only one I would ever see and I hope she is local still when the time comes for my daughters to have children. I have never felt like just an appointment- she remembers my children names and other personal details. Having a pap is never fun but Dr. Russo makes you feel as comfortable as one can feel. Dr. Russo genuinely cares for her patients! read more

I love Dr. Russo. She has been my doctor for 15 years and continues to take care of me and all my needs. During Covid many doctors were not available, however, I called Dr. Russo several times who helped me. The office was always opened and returned my calls timely. I cannot say that about a few of the other physicians I see. Kuddos to her and her staff!!! read more

Dr Russo assisted my wife greatly throughout her pregnancy. She is highly knowledgeable and intelligent in many areas. I would highly recommend her based on her experience and expertise. She genuinely cares deeply for her patients. As the husband, I felt very involved thorough out the whole pregnancy process and checkups. read more

Dr. Russo was my Obstetrician and delivered my daughter 16 years ago. She has always made me so comfortable. She is easy to talk to and listens to concerns and needs. She is a straight forward, east coast gal. Just the way I like my doctors. In my time of a serious emergency, she was there for me every step of the way. We have been through a baby, an implant, a surgery, a miscarriage and many paps. I can't imagine doing all these procedures with anybody else! read more

I have known Dr Russo for many years and have used her for all my gynecology needs. She has helped me from a young college student until now delivering my first child. She is so wise and knows what she is talking about. There is no one else I would rather see or trust in this area! :) I would highly recommend her to any of my lady friends. Wonderful staff and a beautiful office as well. read more

Well first off , don't expect friendliness from her staff because you won't receive it.. in person or on the phone. I recently moved and forgot (my fault) that my birth control was running out of refills. I moved out of state , unable to visit Dr. Russo's office but made an appt in my new state of residence. I called and asked for one more month of birth control just to get me by until I could get into my new Gynecologist and renew my script. Her front desk lady rudely shot me down immediately without even asking the doctor first. I finally said will you please ask the doctor and explain my situation, she claims she did and told me to "deal with it" on my own in my new location. Regardless if you can or can't give me the script, don't be so rude about it. I will definitely be letting my girlfriends out there know to not go to her location. She needs better staff. It's already uncomfortable going to the gyno, at least have some people in there that make you feel welcomed and better about it. Only reason I give it 3 stars is because Dr. Russo was great with me the first time I saw her. read more

I will not be going back to this doctor. The first visit was great and I was really excited about her. After that, she wouldn't spend more than 2 minutes in the room with me. Not only that, her staff is extremely rude. I wanted to cancel lab tests and they said "here's the number for the lab you cancel them".... Any good doctors office would say don't worry we will cancel them immediately. When I called the lab they said that I wasn't even allowed to cancel the tests and that the doctors office had to. With something as important as going to the gynecologist, many girls may feel uncomfortable, nervous, or worried and all you want is to be made to feel comfortable by the staff and for the doctor to be present and answer your questions. But that's not how it is here. read more

I tried to make an appointment for an annual exam and was told they could not take me until July! I was told that it is for the protection of their pregnant patients. What about the protection of the rest their patients? And what is going to change in July? Time to find a new Doctor. read more

Okay...this may sound silly...but as a first time patient I really appreciated Dr Russo taking time to talk to me in her office...with my clothes ON before my routine exam! Dr Russo not only took time with me...she was a good listener and totally put me at ease. She also had some very insightful, helpful suggestions which were greatly appreciated. I have had a new gyno every year for the last several years...because they were all horrible. I WILL be gladly, and gratefully be going to Dr Russo from now on! Thank You Dr Russo!!! read more

I have been going to here for a few months now and I absolutely love it! Here entire staff is amazing! Mahal is amazing as well! Everybody is just so friendly and really care about you! Very excited to have Dr. Russo through my first pregnancy! read more

I have been going to Dr. Russo since 2002 (yes a long time)! She delivered my sons, seen me through some difficult health concerns and has always guided me (for me) in the right direction. She is knowledgeable, caring, takes her time, goes above and beyond to make sure she is up to date on the latest and greatest in ob/gyn care. Her staff is phenomenal. They care about you too. Mahal has been there since I can remember and takes the time to get to know the patients as well. When you walk in you feel like family. I don't get that kind of treatment anywhere I go anymore. It is good to know that there are still doctors like Dr. Russo still in practice. read more

This is the first review I have ever written for anything, ever. But after careful thought I have decided to write this one about Dr Russo just in case it ends up helping someone. Dr Russo was my ObGYN for the first 28 weeks of my pregnancy. I was unhappy with her from day one but since this is my first pregnancy, I was a bit overwhelmed and without any referrals so I just decided to stick it out. WORST idea ever. Dr Russo was extremely cold and short with me. My boyfriend and I have never been in her actual office, all of our appointments were held in an exam room and lasted under ten minutes EVERY time. She rarely let us see our baby on the monitor as she would just speed through the appointment. I never felt comfortable asking questions because her hand was always on the door ready to exit the room, making us feel like she was always in a huge rush. She never explained properly what any of the tests we were taking were for and we are now getting bills from things we have NO idea what they were for. I hadn't felt my baby move for about 3 days and became extremely worried. I called the office on a weekday at 9am to talk to someone, no one answered the phone for an HOUR. So we decided to drive to the office, NO ONE was there. finally after sitting there for an hour waiting for someone to show up we left and drove to an ultra sound studio where we paid 50 dollars to see if our baby was ok.. thank GOD everything turned out to be fine but Russo and her office staff is clearly unreliable. The last straw for me was when I went to my first appt alone (without boyfriend). I asked her if we could get a photo of baby so I could show him. She didn't even bother to say NO, she just didn't do it. AND to make it worse, she didn't even let ME see my own baby on the monitor. She rushed through as usual with the screen only facing her and shooed me out the door. I cried all the way home, and am actually tearing up now thinking about it.. :( Anyway, I finally switched doctors and couldn't be happier. She does my exam in the exam room and then takes us into her office for a chat, allowing me all the time I want to ask questions, etc. She is warm, friendly and I never feel rushed. I am sad that I wasted so much time with the wrong doctor and not getting the "first time mommy" experience that I wanted but I am definitely making up for it now! Hope this review helps. if not, at least I got some of this disappointment off my chest :) read more

OMG! I love Dr. Russo. I hate going to gynecologist office because it gets embarrassing, but i really really love going to Dr. Russo's office. She make it easy and relaxing. Started seeing her when I got pregnant and she's nice, caring and understanding to a first time mom. I would totally recommend her. read more

I had heard a lot of good stuff from a friend of mine but my experience was far from what I thought I was going to have.. Something as simple as talking about me and possible birth control forms, my boyfriend and I were sitting in her office, I had tons of questions to ask, but she was more worried about my boyfriend and him drinking his redbull then my concern and problems. My conversation lasted not even 5 mins my boyfriends and hers convo lasted about 15 mins. I felt so uncomfortable and I gain no knowledge. Not only that the birth control she recommended made me absolutely crazy. Her lack of care is what people need to know about. The girls at the front desk are also rude and inconsiderate.. read more

I had heard so many great things about Dr. Russo including a personal referral from a friend. Unfortunately, during my visit we never talked about my exam because we were arguing (very politely) about a medication that my endocrinologist had already put me on and then taken me off of. She wanted me to start taking it, and I was trying to explain that my doctor of four years had said I don't need it anymore and it's painful to take. Then she sent me for a blood test which took FOREVER and which my endocrinologist could have done in 5 minutes. There were no questions asked, just assumptions. read more

My first review for anyone. Unfortunately, I did not have a great experience with Joie. She is friendly, and personable, but like others have said always rushing you out the door. For My first child, it would have been nice to have more direction and sensitivity. In her rush (in an appointment my husband missed), she matter-of-factly told me the sex of my baby. I was crushed because we chose not to find out. She was unapologetic. Jokingly her response was,"Well, you didn't say not to tell you." When I had an emergency, in my extreme pain, she sent another doctor to the hospital (not in my network) after 7 hours in emergency. That bill was outrageous. And the emergency c-section was never really addressed in any of our short meetings in the exam room. On the table, my child in distress, my water broken, epidural completed is when she asked my questions about how react to surgery/certain drugs. Mistake. This last minute change caused the wound not to heal and numerous follow up visits to the wound clinic, nurse visits at home and healing lasting months. She was un-moved and acted as if it was business as usual. When I asked her if this was normal, how was I supposed to know, she said,"No. Never happened to me before." That's all. She didn't come to see the baby for 3 days, and very quickly rushed out the door. Barely could ask her anything about my painful, wonderful, complicated experience because she was gone so fast. As an athlete, my scar is glaringly obvious. No longer a flat area because my c-section scar is so large. Needless to say, I have never been back and would not recommend first time moms to see her. read more

I have been going to Dr. Russo's office for over a decade now and each visit has been more pleasant than the last. The staff is great and always super accommodating, and the office is beautiful and spotless. As for the doctor herself, I can confidently say that Dr. Joie Russo is - hands-down - the best OB/GYN. She is a very caring and considerate doctor who listens and is a natural at putting anyone at ease. In the years that I have known her, she has listened to all of my concerns and always addressed each of them in a sensitive manner. She is extremely professional and thorough, and her level of expertise is remarkable! She delivered both my kids and I can honestly say that if it weren't for her and her staff, neither of my pregnancies would have been as amazing of an experience as they were. I highly recommend her for any and all OB/GYN needs! Seriously doesn't get any better. read more

Dr Russo is amazing, I have been with her over 12 years. No woman enjoys going to the Obgyn so when you find someone that you get along with its great. She is extremely knowledgeable, gentle and is great at what she does. Her staff is A+ also, they know my voice when I call. I am now pregnant with fraternal twins and look forward to having Dr Russo with me on this journey, I know I am in excellent hands. Thank you for always taking such great care of me, you and your staff are wonderful. read more

I've been going to her for years now and she's the best OBGYN I've been to after seeing MANY! She makes you comfortable and will always give great solutions! Super knowledgable and makes you feel comfortable. I recommend her to everyone! read more

Dr.Russo and her staff are amazing! I have been coming to her for a little over ten years now and I recommend her to all of my friends when they are looking for a new doctor. She always makes me feel comfortable. Same goes for her staff, they have always been very nice and very accommodating. read more