Run don't walk away from this doctor. She needs to retire. Horribly condescending actually screamed at my wife who asked one question. Please find someone else. read more

If I could give Dr.Green a thousand stars, I would. This review is so long overdue and I rarely use Yelp, but when someone is this brilliant, special, kind and extraordinary, it's not only worth my time to share, but I would be remiss not to do so. For those who haven't experienced the Dr. I have, that is a shame. A rare gem of a human, she has been dedicated to women's health her entire career. Laurie saved my son's life and therefore mine. I had an extremely complicated pregnancy and I couldn't have asked for a better doctor to navigate and care for me throughout the process. She has 'always' gone the extra mile for me in every respect and I feel beyond lucky to have had her as my Obgyn and now Gynecologist. I just needed to get this down and level off what should be a SOLID five stars for this stellar human and doctor. read more

This review is long overdue. When I first saw Dr. Green, I felt lucky to have landed an appointment with someone often described as a "celebrity doctor" since someone mentioned all the celebrities go to her. However, during my second visit, she stepped out of the room for 30 minutes to meet with someone "important," leaving me waiting on the exam table with no explanation. When she returned, she looked visibly thrilled and said, "If you knew who I was meeting, you'd understand." That's when it became clear: unless you are someone famous or influential, you won't be a priority. If you're a regular patient expecting to be treated with basic respect and attention, I'd suggest looking elsewhere. read more

I absolutely adore Dr. Green. She's been my gynecologist for 50 years, and I trust her with my life.

If you want a constant fearmonger, she is the one. Over 90% of babies turn during labor, but she told me it would be a very rough labor because the baby was sunny-side up. Guess what? He did turn during labor. She claimed that everyone on her team had many years of experience, and guess what? My doctor had only a year of experience. It was a vacuum-assisted delivery, which left my baby with a neck injury that we had to deal with for 15 months. We were not informed about the risks. I was alone in the labor room for 45 minutes, with a fever over 100°F, pushing ALONE in the middle of labor because they were understaffed. I still ask myself why I didn't sue her. Oh, and she also suggested we work with a pediatrician who couldn't diagnose my son's neck injury, even though I mentioned it countless times. It took our new doctor 10 seconds to diagnose it--without me even needing to mention it. He said they could have diagnosed it right after birth, but I believe they chose to hide it. I requested details about the labor and delivery but never received anything. :) read more

Dr. Green is amazing! I feel lucky to have her as my OB GYN! She was so patient with me while I was pregnant with my first and answered all of my questions (I would come with a list for every appointment). She is incredibly knowledgeable and made me feel so comfortable and well taken care of. Thank you for the wonderful care you have provided and continue to provide now that I'm pregnant with my second! read more

No nonsense and highly experienced gynac. She is professional and has seen everything. She works all the time and ensures that the mother's health is also considered (unlike many care facilities today which deprioritize women's health in favor of the baby's). Great quality of care for both mother and baby, great experience, but don't expect frills. read more

i've been Laurie Green's patient for 40 years. She has guided me through most of my gynecological journey from pre menopause in my 30's to uterine cancer in my 70's. i cannot say enough good and positive things about her. She is the most up to date and informed physician in her field of women's health, not to mention her public service on San Francisco's Health Commission and her co-founding of the Maven's project. She is a truly dedicated doctor who I'm sure could have retired years ago but because she loves what she does and does it with such passion she has continued her practice. Thank you Dr. Green for caring for my well being for all these years. read more

Excellent, highly experienced, thoughtful and conscientious doctor who helped me tremendously through two high-risk pregnancies.

Reposting here a review that I originally posted on the Pacific Women's Group Yelp page: I'm sitting here in postpartum at the hospital writing this review because Dr. Green saved my life. I had a high-risk IVF pregnancy with two prior instances of hemorrhage after delivery. It turned out I had a large and highly dangerous placenta accreta for this pregnancy. Fortunately for us, Dr. Green was our doctor. As I was bleeding out what eventually would be 3.2 liters of blood, she was making fast decisions as to how to save my life. Within minutes, I was in surgery in the OR and getting the transfusions I needed to avoid organ damage. Her team, especially Hilary, was excellent and incredibly experienced and competent. Dr. Green's trained team is just as important as she is. When we chose Dr. Green as our obgyn years ago, we didn't know that it would have such a big impact on our lives. We chose her because of her incredible experience and competence, especially as I was of "advanced maternal age." We didn't need hand-holding, we wanted facts, informed opinions delivered straight, and someone who would save my life if needed. At this point, I would say Dr. Green has saved my life more than once, but never more than this pregnancy. The nurses all told me I was very lucky to be recovering as quickly as I am, because it was a very scary and dangerous situation. We are so grateful to Dr. Green and her team for our 3 little girls, I couldn't imagine going through this experience with any other doctor. read more

I never write reviews, but am so shocked by the negative ones on here that I feel compelled to speak up. It's genuinely been an honor and privilege to be Dr. Green's patient -- she is the best of the best and my husband and I speak often on how lucky we have been to have her as our doctor. If you don't know by now, Dr. Green is a legend in San Francisco (and deservingly so). She has delivered ~1/3 of the city, and multiple generations for many families. When I told my older neighbor I was pregnant he responded 'Dr. Green?' because it's just assumed that she's *the* OB. Dr. Green is extremely experienced (she's really seen it all), and one of the smartest doctors I have ever met. To say I trust her opinion is an understatement; I have never felt more confident that I was in good hands. Others have described her as not having the warmest bedside manner, but I completely disagree -- my husband and I found her very warm and kind, just not one to beat around the bush. She genuinely cares for and is looking out for my (and baby's) best interest. I only hate that there is only one Dr. Green; she's irreplaceable. Really pray she never retires (at least until I'm done having kids!). read more

Please the review by heather H as well as others. I really wanted to believe Dr. Green had amazing clinical skills because her bedside manner is horrendous. As a medical professional you should come into the room knowing your patient's chart and medical history very well. Talking with her she was very underprepared. Front staff/reception: 1 star They don't know who you are even though you see them every week as is the protocol when you're pregnant in the last term. Good luck if you're trying to call in and get someone on the phone when it's an emergency. Takes forever to talk to someone PA or doctor and they don't return your call sometimes for days. I had the experience of having to call back multiple times because they forgot to call. Dr. Green: 1 star She might have been a great clinician in the past when she was younger but I highly doubt that now. If she had superb clinical skills which is my highest priority I could look past the bedside manner. She contains neither clinical skills nor bedside manner and is a doctor that just sees the $$$$ and has no empathy and patient care comes last. She did not know my pregnancy situation well had to advocate for myself reiterating details of my pregnancy that were pertinent. ie previous borderline gestational diabetes with first pregnancy, medical history, genetic testing results etc. The most egregious situation was the postpartum care. Being in the medical field I have friends who are also physicians. After birth I had a hematoma and the delivering OBGYNs at the hospital informed me to be weary of infection if my hematoma broke and bleeds while at home. After being released from the hospital, I suspected I might have an infection. I call dr. Greens office and they would not schedule me for an appointment because Dr. Green's schedule was all booked. THIS I WOULD DEEM HIGH PRIORITY. Instead they suggested I get blood work and go to the ER. Even if Dr. Green did not want to see me she could have easily prescribed blood work to be done outpatient. This was too much of an inconvenience to her and the excuse given was the labs would not come back for 24 hours. Anyone who is in the medical field or works at a lab knows if you write stat these labs that were prescribed return within 2 hours. Not wanting to wait in the ER I consulted with 3 emergency doctors separately. All said to take my blood pressure due to suspected symptoms and get outpatient blood work done. 1. They were all 3 furious because this is a misappropriation of resources by my obgyn dr green. They all said the OB should prescribe these labs and it was unnecessary to go to the ER when it is the OBGYN responsibility for care in this type of situation. It is out of laziness she did not want to see 2. All 3 Emergency doctors were also questioning Dr. Greens judgment because why would you wait for hours where you could get Covid or other sicknesses in ER just after birth for simple labs? Very dumb. 3. My blood pressure was high so they said Dr. Green should have seen me and at the very least prescribed me medication. I had signs of post pre-clampsia. Medication that was recommended was of very little risk to take but I was at high risk to have a heart attack or stroke at my BP Long story short had I not had medical physician friends I could have had a very different life threatening outcome. Being a medical professional I am worried about anyone else who seeks her care. She often overlooks your case and is therefore unprepared in the event you do have an emergency. Please go elsewhere. To be fair some of the other doctors in her practice I did have a good experience with but you just do not know who you're going to get when you deliver. Run if you get an on call doctor at cpmc named Dr. Audrey Koh. She's horrendous as well. Dr. Poorjima Kaul: 5 stars Great doctor. read more

My wife left sobbing after just 1 appointment with Dr Green. The doctor tried to shame and fear-monger my wife into delivering with her. This is our first child and Dr Green lacked any empathy or understanding for our concerns. read more

Super surprised of some of the reviews below. Laurie Green is a freaking legend and that's how all the nurses at the CPMC hospital referred to her as, right after my delivery. They'd say she was truly the best and I believe it too! I had the pleasure to have Laurie as my OB during the pregnancy of my first child, this year. She was recommended by a friend who had gone to her. Yes, the appointments are quick: she's busy as heck and gets straight to the point during visits. If there's an issue, she calls it out and finds ways to solve them. I never left feeling like I hadn't discussed any needed topics with her. I was told that she would not "hold my hand" and I originally thought that's what I would've wanted. I was worried she wouldn't be friendly but she was actually super nice to my husband and I! I'd prefer to have a super knowledgeable doc than someone who says yes to everything but is less competent. My blood cells and iron were super low during my pregnancy so Laurie sent me to get an iron infusion. My levels had been low pre pregnancy as well but no doctor had ever sent me to do this. I felt much better after and was glad Laurie called out this problem. Laurie also circumcised our son when he was 2 days old, who healed in just a week. Our pediatrician recognized Laurie's unique style (not kidding, a special kind apparently) without us telling her Laurie had circumcised him. Our visits in person and over VC were great. I was always able to get appointments when I wanted to go in and see her, her assistants were so accommodating at moving them when needed responding super quickly and the office staff was all pretty friendly. I had a few concerns I emailed/called her staff about and they'd call me back so quickly with Laurie's advice. When I was past my due date, Laurie made me schedule an extra ultrasound to check that everything was ok and scheduled my induction. Fortunately, my baby came naturally 2 days before my induction and since it was on a Sunday, Laurie sadly was not on call. She did visit me twice at the hospital and it was a joy to see her! I'll keep going to Laurie's for my annual exams and am truly happy I went with the best in the biz for my pregnancy. Shoutout also to Julie, her PA-C, who jumps in when Laurie steps out of office to go do a delivery. She examined me twice when Laurie was OOO and she was so sweet and competent! read more

I'm so happy that my friends recommended Dr. Green (she is the OBGYN of 5 friends) Dr. Green was the perfect support and doctor to take care of my baby and me during a pandemic. She never missed an appointment, always asked about my needs, and she was even concerned about not having support/family in SF and shared a few baby tips. My labor was 100 times better than what I expected. She was there for me, and she helped me delivered an 8 pounds healthy baby after 40 min of pushing. I cannot recommend it enough! Thanks, Dr., for making my delivery the best experience for me, my husband, and my baby. read more

I tried to get a second appt. with Bonnie Massa when she worked under Laurie Green. They both got on the phone and started laughing at me and saying rude stuff. Then they said I definitely had not had an appt with Bonnie Massa before. Real SF snobs! read more

Dr. Green is one of the best OBGYNs out there! During our entire pregnancy journey she was extremely diligent and attentive, took the time to call me after hours if I had any major concerns to discuss, answered my hundreds of questions patiently in each appointment, and always gave thorough explanations backed by research and her many years of experience, which was much appreciated. She ensured to tailor and personalize her care approach to my specific pregnancy history, journey and health needs. She even called me over the weekend (I'm sure inbewteen a completely packed schedule!) and left the sweetest voicemail just checking in to see how I was enjoying our baby, the sunshine and post partum life, which was so kind. Forever grateful to Dr. Green for helping us bring our precious baby boy home! Can't recommend her enough, especially for those with high risk pregnancies. read more

I wish I could give Dr. Green a bad review for her attitude alone, but it was much more than that. I want to note she wasn't even my actual OB, but the practice does rounds and so you might get her for your actual birth. Because of this, I'm switching practices so I don't ever have the possibility of her as my doctor again. Here are the main points: - During the beginning stages of pushing, she showed me videos of deformed babies on her cell phone saying "This could be your baby if you don't listen to me." I asked her, "Is my baby in distress?" She said, "No, not yet." Then why did she have to make me cry as I'm trying to give birth to my baby? It was so uncalled for and should be illegal. I only wanted to try pushing before the inevitable c-section, and if my baby was ok why was her actions reasonable? - After making me cry my husband went to speak with her about her horrible bedside manner, and she said, "I'm sorry but I think you're doula is checking her and telling her things I don't agree with." MY DOULA NEVER CHECKED ME OR TOLD ME ANY MEDICAL ADVICE. She's there for emotional support only. Dr. Green has a huge problem with Doulas. - She sent me to the OR for a C-Section with no more pain management from my previous epidural. The anesthesiologist realized Dr. Green never checked if they had my blood type stored in the hospital before rolling me in. He went to go yell at her for her oversight, but as a result, I had to wait on the OR table for 40 minutes, dilated to 10 cm with 0 pain management until my rare blood type was delivered from a nearby blood bank. They knew my blood type 2 days before and never sent the order. They also left my husband and doula out in the hall (the anesthesiologist realized this towards the end and finally sent them in. They could have been with me the whole time). The worst pain of my life sitting there on the cold OR table and the anesthesiologist left his pager behind so the OR team couldn't page him to give me pain medication. When he finally showed up I so angry but in so much pain I couldn't express it. - My baby was finally born via c-section, and I couldn't even enjoy it because I was vomiting from the prolonged intense pain and emotional distress the hour before. - So overall, all of my problems I had with my birth could have been majorly avoided if there was better bedside manner and paying attention to my chart before making decisions on her part. My actual OB in the practice, Dr. Hui, is wonderful and told me that "Dr. Green was sorry." I guess Dr. Green sent out a practice-wide email about the blood type mishap and to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone ever again. Well thanks Dr. Green, how kind of you. Baby born early 2019 @ CPMC Van Ness Campus. read more

My son was born in February 2011, and I owe a great deal of thanks to Dr. Green. During my c-section, she waited for a surgeon to help fix my intestines, a problem that was plaguing me for years. Now, I feel better than I have in yrs. After my son was born, she came in my room to check on me every morning! The 1st morning, I remember thinking... its 5:30 am, and she got out of the O.R. with me at 8 p.m. I remember telling her one morning, "You love your job, that's a great feeling." I have not met a more dedicated and skilled OB. She is one of kind. Her main concern was that my baby and I make it out alive and healthy. I happen to share the same opinion. I am not preoccupied about vaccination risks, and I would rather be safe in a hospital while giving birth, than rushing to one if something goes wrong. When my husband and I decided to save our son's cord blood, she had a strong opinion about it. However, the 3 of us discussed it, and we told her to make the final decision when it was time. We were grateful that she was blunt and to the point about her opinions. It made us feel that we could leave my care in her hands. She was very cautious about my treatment and did not miss a beat. After 10 years of trying to have a baby, we were done with confusing explanations from other doctors. We are grateful for her expertise, are forever thankful that have a healthy boy. read more

She's a bully. Stay away. I wish I had. I had 2 babies with her, within 3 years, and her behavior just got worse over the years. I truly regret going back to her, despite my gut feeling, and a year later I still think about her behavior and how awful I felt during my delivery. I had a long conversation with her about how she treated me, she apologized, sent me a thank you card for my feedback, but the recent reviews shows she hasn't changed her behavior at all, which led me to write this review. She has no compassion whatsoever to the mother, she treats women like a piece of meat. She body shame patients during the delivery (called my uterus old while I was in labor, I was 34 with my second child btw). You shouldn't voice any concerns or ask any questions about her decision, that will lead her to start yelling at you, make you feel like your stupid and storming out of room saying things like "well good luck, let's see how it goes then". The nurses and other doctors are moving between fearing of her talking badly about her in front if patients, and recommending ways to adjust to her harsh words. She's a narcissistic. I don't understand why she's holding this jod. This was my second delivery, I wasn't a stressed new mom, in fact I wasn't stressed at all from the delivery,and I went with her because I truly believed she'll look after my best interest. I really regret doing so. I hope this review could help new moms seeking for advice. read more

This review for Dr Green is long overdue. Dr Green is highly skilled and experienced. She is extremely thorough and attentive to details.She has been my OB when I delivered both my kids and my experience with her was extremely pleasant. Like some of the reviews mentioned she genuinely cares and will provide you with valid reasoning for her recommendations and decisions. Dr Green and her team always got back with results and answered my questions promptly. I felt I was in good hands and confident in the care I received. Dr Green is extremely smart and I got to witness this multiple times with my 2 pregnancy. She was to the point and spot on during all appointments, with what follow ups and tests were needed and about other tests which were not necessary. She provided time to ask questions at each appointment and I never felt rushed. I had a long labor during my 2 pregnancy due to size of the baby and position of the baby head. Dr Green checked in on me few times in the day in between her busy schedule but there was no progress with the baby's position. When Dr Green came in after her busy day, she assisted with position of the baby's head and immediately my labor progressed. Me and my spouse were amazed at her skill set and experience. I am glad I made the decision to go Dr Green for my 2 baby even though we had moved out of the city. I sincerely thank Dr Green and her team for providing excellent care and support through both my pregnancies read more

Dr. Green delivered both of my kiddos. I'm high risk and needed c-sections with both due to a blood clotting disorder. She's seen it all and if your high risk due to advanced maternal age or a health disorder, you couldn't find a more qualified doctor. However, if you know you want to deliver vaginally, even if it poses several risks to you and the baby, she's not the doctor for you. She is going to do everything to weigh getting everyone out healthy and alive as the utmost priority. She will make choices to ensure this happens, which might interfere with a risk a mother might want to take to carry out a specific birth plan. If your passionate about a specific birth plan and want a strong doula presence, she's not the doctor for you. Also she's blunt. So am I, so I prefer this. However, if you want a softer touch, she's probably also not for you. If you want a no nonsense direct physician who gives you and your baby the best chance of a healthy delivery in a high risk pregnancy, she's your gal. And yes, some staff are afraid of her. Good! In my experience the ones who were afraid of her were afraid because she wasn't shy about correcting them when they cut corners. When it comes to my health, I don't want anyone's feelings to be spared if they're doing it wrong, read more

This review is long overdue. I'm writing as a doula. I could go into a long laundry list of stories I have heard over the years of mistreatment, bullying, and non consensual medical procedures. I will only speak on what I saw with my own eyes. At about an hour into unmedicated pushing phase, baby tolerating pushing very well, healthy strong birthing person with plenty of energy left, we all start to see the head emerge enough where it is clear very soon , maybe another 15 minutes of pushing , hard to be exact, Dr Green start pulling like a guitar string on the birthing persons perineum while telling her how tight the space is and she wants to just help "loosen this area". At this point I'm very confused. Of course it's tight and of course this slow emerging head is going to gently stretch and open allowing for baby to gently glide past. This stretching is so important to prevent tearing. However, I see Dr Green grab a syringe and begin to shoot lidocaine in her perineum. She's numbing it. Without any consent, she performs and episiotomy on the birthing person !!!!!! I'm in shock. I try making eye contact with the nurse whom seems very uncomfortable and is looking away. Almost as if she's seen this before and new it was coming. Dr green perks up in her tone of voice and becomes very proud of herself for "helping this baby" making it faster and easier. Doesn't say what she did and still in this moment the birthing person has no idea what just happened. I completely regret and blame myself for not advocating in the moment! It has stayed with me for three years now. Ashamed I didn't speak up. I was confused because surely she wasn't about to do a routine episiotomy????? We don't do those anymore because evidence has proven episiotomies make for larger tears and this was my first experience with one in at the time, four years into my doula career. I also am aware that while it was happening a baby was about to be in the arms of their mother and the last thing I wanted to do was create tension , or interfere with such negativity at a moment of pure joy. I tried to find a moment to speak with Dr Green after. She cleared out of the room so fast. She did not talk about pelvic floor repair and how to heal from this violation. This birthing person had a third degree tear. Took a long time to heal. This is me advocating now. Letting this story be public. My advice to anyone thinking of working with Green , is to bring up questions about her episiotomy rate, make it clear ahead of time you absolutely don't consent to one. Ask a lot of questions and really listen to how she responds. read more

I'm disappointed with the recent feedbacks on Yelp about Dr Green. I need to tell you about my wonderful experience with Dr Green! My situation is not normal. I'm already 39 years old and am already fearful with my ability to carry my baby to full term. Dr green was so compassionate about my situation and gave me so much confidence. She ease my fears and empower me every time we meet. Half way through my pregnancy, I had a major scare! I was bleeding a good amount and was certain that I had lost my baby. I called Dr Green with my emergency and her staff notified her ASAP. She called me back in a min and told me to come into her office immediately. She put all her appointments on hold to aid my situation. She diaginosed the problema and personally contacted a specialist who can take me in to fix the problem. Turns out I'm totally fine. Baby is doing great! I appreciate Dr. Green so much for her immediate response and attentiveness. She will drop everything to help you. I have experienced this! So now if my check ups with her is ever late, I totally understand that another women needs her more and I can wait just like the women who waited for me during their check ups. Dr Green also personally called me a few days later to see how I'm feeling and made sure my appointment with the specialist went well. I just appreciate how much she really cares about her patients and I've heard the same story with all my mommy friends who had her as their Obgyn. To address the people who called her "rude" ummm I can see this happening for the "parents to be" who didn't do their homework. Hello people! Dr Green is not going to read the books for you. That's your job. Dr Green is here to make sure mommy is doing well and with the goal of having a healthy baby! Not be your audiobook. So if you come in during her time asking stupid questions like "oh what should I be eating?" Uh there's an app for that! Or "oh can I have coffee during pregnancy?" Read the books! Stop wasting her time with questions that you can Google on your own time. If I was in her shoes with people coming in with basic questions like "Can I drink alcohol during pregnancy?" I would probably snap at you =). If you are looking for doctor who is straight forward and efficient, then Dr. Green is your doc! If you want a obgyn who has seen almost every scenario in the book and knows how to move in the speed of urgency and willing to do whatever it takes to help you successfully have a baby, Dr Green is the best! I can't express enough to grateful I am to have Dr Green by my side! She really is the best in her industry. Absolutely love her! read more

No. Stay away. Bad doctor. I work in hospital medicine, and will probably interact with Dr. Green in a business setting, so I have hesitated to post this review. But her behavior is not acceptable. Here's what happened: Soon after birth Mom was in the middle of a consultation with a Lactation specialist because Baby was not feeding. Green walks into the room, GRABS the baby from Mom's breast, and says, "I'm the doctor, I don't wait for a Lactation Nurse." She went on to botch a circumcision, which had to be re-done at Lucile Packard. This woman should go to work for an insurance company, and never again interact with a patient. I can't believe she is allowed to practice. Honestly, I regret not reporting her to CPMC administration and medical leadership. read more

If you want to go to the baby factory, Dr. Greens your gal. She doesn't connect her My Chart, your appointments will be 15 minutes or less, no ultrasound after week 20 anatomy scan, there is a 30% chance she will be at your actual delivery. We all deserve better care than this. read more

Dr. Green recently helped me through my first pregnancy and delivered my son. I really think she's terrific. She is clearly an expert and I always felt like I was in very capable hands. She is a well-oiled machine in that she does see patients fairly quickly but she always took time to answer questions and give me clear information. I'd recommend writing out questions you have so you can be sure to cover them. In terms of delivery, I just trusted Dr. Green and she got me through the final stage of pushing and delivered my son safe and sound. The nurses all spoke very highly of her as well. I found her office staff a little bit difficult at times, for instance making it seem like it was impossible to get an appointment on a day that Dr. Green asked me to schedule one for. They always managed to do what I needed but I didn't find them to be particularly warm or accommodating. Overall, if you're looking for a total pro, and don't need a touchy feely experience, I cannot recommend Dr. Green enough. read more

If I were to sum up the experience I would say that Dr G is competent and highly experienced but I felt dismissed as a person. Here's why: I was first time mom and didn't know how any of it worked. I was anxious and had questions. I'm sure they have heard most of these questions before. I walked away feeling dismissed and like I didn't have answers.My husband walked away with the same feeling so I knew I wasn't crazy... I had to reality check with him cuz who knows at that point. :) Ihave thoughts about what it was that resulted in my feeling dismissed. I will spare you my theories. The important part was the impact. I eventually stopped asking my questions and felt like I could not trust them. I stayed due to an internal pressure. I didn't volunteer much outside of what was necessary until I watched the movie, the Business of Giving Birth. The movie made clear some of my fears. Instead if addressing my fears the doc shared candidly her opinions about that movie. So it's time!!! I will spare you details again because I know you've heard too many stories. Doc Green was not there for the birth. Ok. I understand that it's a group practice and not always possible. Its important to know that I was told things like if I didn't go through with an intervention that I was going to have a c section. This was the answer a few times. I made it clear that c section was a last resort. (I later learned that this doc had done 8 c sections that night.) As a result I agreed to interventions that I still wonder were necessary. Like adding fluid into the uterus, which actually caused a lot of fetal distress. I felt manipulated into interventions. Other points that I need to share: Only when my little one was delivered by a doctor outside of the practice did I find out that the baby was sunny side up. (yes you read correctly. My nurse advocated for a different doc to examine me on the way to get the c section. That doc delivered my baby. Thank you!!!) I'm still not sure if no one realized this fact until that moment but no one said the words out loud until she used forcepts to turn him and he came right out. Later Doc Green said that we must have told you. Nope. After all was said and done Doc Green came to the hospital for an exam. Awesome. I was in a lot of pain and felt like it was difficult to stand up straight. She commented that recovery shouldn't be so difficult. :( I felt like I was being chalked up as a complaining patient. The 6 week visit was no different. (This in hindsight because I had no idea what was wrong when I sat in that visit.) Why wasn't this spotted? I had signs of anxiety during pregnancy and disclosed a history of anxiety and depression, signs of perfectionism, and as a SF transplant had little local support... all warning signs. I clearly had postpartum depression and anxiety.It impacted me and my relationship to my son for 1.5 years before I educated myself and sought treatment. Now, 3.5 years later. I feel healthy, happy and connected to my son. If I am lucky enough to have another I will totally hire a midwife or doula. If you are reading this, everyone should know the symptoms of postpartum anxiety and depression. This responds well to treatment and is super common. 1 in 7 women and 1in 10 men are diagnosed and clearly it gets missed. Just ahve resources ready because it's hard to collect resources when you are suffering. I hesitated for years to write this because doc Green is a good doctor. I see many different experiences on her Yelp page. This was my experience and I hope it helps someone to advocate for themselves. read more

Dr Green has been our OB for more than 3 years now, through a successful birth and a miscarriage. The birth also had complications, as many pregnancies over 35 do. Dr Green has been our partner in the good times and the difficult. I'm always impressed by her knowledge, experience and advice. I'm not normally a trusting person but I've come to implicitly trust her. I'm the proud new Dad that wishes I could get Dr Green as my GP. read more

If "do no harm" is the first principle of doctors, then she gets the worst rating from me. When my hcg wasn't going up the expected amount and they couldn't see the sac on the ultrasound at 5 weeks, she diagnosed the pregnancy as nonviable. I had no symptom of ectopic pregnancy and they couldn't see anything on the tunes either. Instead of a more conservative approach - scraping to confirm intrauterine pregnancy or doing a second ultrasound, she immediately moved to using methoraxte to abort the pregnancy, as "get it over with" in her words. In fact, they wanted me to take the shot right after the ultrasound exam, with no time for me to digest the news or do my own research or get a second opinion. The whole time I didn't get a chance to discuss with her either. It's just her physician assistance. She called multiple times and threaten me into taking the shot. Using the shot is probably easier for her schedule, but methoraxte is a harsh drug on the body, also used for chemo. After the shot, I developed luteal phase defect and struggled to get pregnant again. It's been 2 year and multiple rounds of failed ivfs with so much sadness and stress. Choosing her to be my obgyn and let them bullying me into taking the shot is the biggest regret of my life. read more

Dr. Green was my OB for both my kids. After complications during my first delivery with an on call Doctor, where I voiced extreme disappointment and trauma - Dr. Green made sure to to deliver my second. It was a wonderful delivery and I had full confidence in Dr. Green. She was professional, no nonsense, and efficient. I had complete trust in her and would so again. If you're looking for a dr to hold your hand and explain everything to death, she's not your gal. I liked her bedside manner and it provided me with complete trust in her ability to deliver my baby. read more

Dr. Green always seem to be in a rush during my pregnancy visits. I also didn't received proper guidance or information about my condition. Due, to the lack of information and action from her part I ended up having an emergency/rushed C-Section; not a very pleasant experience for my first baby. Also, she wasn't there during my delivery because she was busy with her regular appointments. Dr. Green might have many years of experience, but she failed to provide proper care for me... read more

This is a very important review of Dr. Green. In January 2010, I suffered DIC following the delivery of my twins. If you don't know about acute obstetric DIC firsthand, consider yourself lucky. As a result of my condition, my kidneys failed and my potassium levels were double the healthy level. I was transfused 16 units of blood within 24 hours. Prior to this calamity, I had placenta previa. Dr. Green scheduled me for weekly appointments with SF Perinatal Assoc. who monitored my condition in tandem with her care. I was admitted to CPMC at 29 weeks, bled on and off, spent approximately three weeks in the hospital. Dr. Green was at my bedside daily, 6AM, without fail. She had her best perinatologist monitoring me, critical care nurses at the wait, and kept me in "the room closest to the OR" to mitigate the considerable risk of severe hemorrhage. She was conservative and she was caring. She was on top of everything. She, in fact, saved my life. I was able to go home for a few days (bleeds had stopped and I BEGGED HER to let me out, jokingly threatened an AMA. Even though we lived not far away in PacHeights, she didn't want to take much risk but relented, as my bleeds had stopped. Days later, I had a bleed at home and my husband drove me the 5 min to the familiar Cherry St. ER. At midnight, an attending did the emergency C-section, I was wheeled past several waiting women on gurneys and my children were delivered. I didn't stop bleeding, which led to the huge transfusions, vein cauterizing, organ failure -- all within 24 hours. The next day, Sunday, the perinatologists explained my chances of surviving were "50/50" and I needed a hysterectomy. After living (barely) on a gurney for 24 hrs without sleep, but for the general anesthesia, I didn't want the hysterectomy in my 30s. Behind the scenes, Dr. Green began working and finagled the best uterine surgeon in SF, Jenta Shen to join her for my "do or die" surgery and save my uterus and life. I woke up with a team of physicians at my side. I WOKE UP. Dr. Green was there. She was there to pack me (sorry) with the "equivalent of 49 tampons" to keep me from further hemorrhaging, Dr. Shen had done the miracle of saving my uterus, due to Laurie's quick thinking. She was there to "unpack me" on her birthday "I've got mojo today, you won't be dying" and was there to quip, when my husband (now Ex)said he was off to Dubai for a business trip with the remark, " you're owed at least five carats -- minimum-- if he's going overseas after you nearly died". Postnote: I got 14. She told me "I haven't had a patient as sick as you in 12 years, but I've never had a patient as sick as you, have the personality and sense of humor that you have -- ever". Her bedside manner is perfectly humorous and fun. Her skills are without parallel. I went through the worst and she got me through it. No other OB in SF could have done it. Fast forward 10 months and I was more tired than usual. I went to see our "concierge md" at Stanford and told him to do every blood and urine test possible because I didn't feel right -hadn't had my period for two months. At 36, he said I was "peri menopausal" and did no estradiol work. A month passed and I suddenly got "my period" but a more painful one at that. Lots of bleeding. I did not want to go back to the hospital, but my husband called Dr. Green at Christmastime. She called back in a minute, cynically guessed that doc was male, said this wasn't peri menopause and get back to Cherry St bc she has a feeling I need her ASAP. Ultrasound confirmed a miscarriage at 3 months, she took me straight in for a D&C as I asked her, "will I bleed to death today?" and she reassured me, "nope, that won't be happening today. I promise". More cursing of the other doctor (rightfully so) and I was out of surgery and released. When I saw her in the elevator one day with my mother (Laurie was in scrubs with her bio-mask on) she embraced me on sight, "telling my mother, "I love your daughter so much, I wish I could adopt her". She's a warm, lovely woman. She's a lifesaver. If you want the BEST obstetrician in the Bay Area, she is your woman. No obstetric challenge can fell her. She saved my life (if you didn't already get that message). read more

Dr. Green is one of, if not the best, OB's in the Bay Area. I understand people's reviews on poor bedside manner and if that's not your thing and you want the warm & fuzzies then she is not your lady. But to be clear, this lady works her a** off. I honestly don't think she sleeps (or has time to pee). She jumps between the delivery room, the hospital rooms and back to her daily office visits. If you can only imagine how much work she has on her plate, you'd understand why she seems so rushed. Feel blessed she isn't spending lots of time with you cause if she was, something would be wrong. I had a few scares in my pregnancy (nothing was wrong). I will say that Dr. Green's name holds A LOT of weight in the medical industry - which you want when you're pregnant!. Whenever I needed to see another specialist or I went to the ER, I skipped all the lines and got priority treatment (even in the East Bay). X-Rays came back extremely fast as did every result of any test I took. I felt like VIP no matter where I went. read more

I know that Dr. Green is reputed as an expert in her field when it comes to pregnancies with special needs, but in truth, I've never liked a doctor I've met less. Her demeanor was arrogant, pushy and non-inviting. Any questions we asked were met with hostility and her answers were ALWAYS condescending and brief. When my partner and I asked her how she felt about midwifery and home birth, she insinuated that our baby would die if we didn't deliver in a hospital and none of our family or our friends would support us. Let's keep in mind that our pregnancy is text book perfect and we are perfect candidates for a variety of birthing plans... so threatening us with the immanent death of our child was, to say the least, a bit much. I'm not advocating strictly for home birth over a hospital in any way, but come on lady, women have been giving birth at home for A LONG TIME. Homebirths, although not mainstream in the US, are an accepted majority for women in much of the civilized world. Not just in places where there isn't access to sufficient healthcare. If something arrises during this pregnancy that warrants a hospital birth, believe me, I'm all for it. Safety, preparation, experts. I want all those things... but a doctor that treats me like an enemy and someone not qualified enough to make informed choices; that's not the kind of practitioner that I'd choose to trust for my delivery. read more

This is a long due 5-star review. I wish I could give more than 5 stars. Both of my daughters have grown up to be healthy. I had blood clot complications when giving birth to my first daughter and if it weren't for Dr. Green I most likely would have died. Dr. Green is very well-experienced and I forever appreciate that she saved my life. Unfortunately, it seems that many don't know how to appreciate and respect a talented and knowledgeable OB/GYN. read more

Long story short, she is smart, and has a passion for medicine. Whether you want to whine about her bedside manner, ex. she is not friendly, she doesn't smile, she seems like she is busy - SHE IS !! I interviewed with 3 other physicians before choosing Dr Green, and I am so glad I did. Now - If you want a health baby, that will be born alive - go to Dr Green. If you are High Risk - go to Dr Green If you have a multiple Pregnancy - go to Dr Green If you have complications in your pregnancy - go to Dr Green If you are looking for a best friend, someone to lunch with, someone to talk to about Brangelina - do not go to Dr Green! She will deliver you a beautiful healthy baby- that is why you want Dr Green. Oh and in reference to Karen W's review about highest C-Section rate, it is purely supply and demand ....her c/section rate, per patient is the LOWEST in the city.. Here is the math simplified - the fact that she has done a lot of c/sections, has to do with the fact that she has 400% more patients than all of the other ob's in the city Get it?? Dr "A" has 100 patients a year with 30 C-Sections a year Dr Green has 5,000 patients with 100 C-Sections a year 100 sounds like a lot, but not with 5,000 patients it isn't read more

A doctor is definitely a matter of personal taste, and we did not click at all with Dr Green. She certainly has good credentials, but her bedside manner was lacking -- after two rushed prenatal visits and a barrage of expensive lab work that was never explained to us, we sought another care provider for our pregnancy and are much happier. She is known to have a very high intervention/induction/C-section rate, and was not receptive to my questions about midwives and doulas. If you are looking for an empowering pregnancy and birth experience I suggest looking for a doctor or midwife, not to mention a hospital (CPMC has the highest C-section rate in SF) that is less about the bottom line, technology, and efficiency, and more about caring for you as a woman. We've been so appalled by what we have learned about modern hospital birth, and the way CPMC in particular approaches birth as well as how it handled the closure of Homestyle Midwifery (where we sought refuge after seeing Dr Green), that we have chosen a planned homebirth for our baby. read more

There are no words that can truly sum up my feelings regarding Dr. Green. She is the BEST ! She is a phenomenal human and provider. Frankly, she's brilliant and has years of expertise. If you are lucky enough to have her as a provider- then you won the jack-pot and I am not just talking slot machine jack-pot, I mean the MEGA jack-pot! She walks the line with you, she is a fierce advocate! I got through a very complicated pregnancy and delivered full term thanks to her! Had a listened to other doctors at a different practice, I may not have the full heart I have today. I was high risk and had to be hospitalized for an extended period of time. Dr. Green would literally come to my hospital room every day at 5:45 am- before she started her busy busy work day just to check in on me and make certain baby and I were okay. She has great bedside manner, she is empathetic, sensitive and a great communicator. She truly goes above and beyond!! I freaking LOVE you Dr. Green. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Michelle read more

It's been 2 years since the birth of my daughter, so I've had a lot of time to reflect on my experience. While I believe that Dr. Green is a very competent doctor and a highly skilled surgeon, I am surprised that more people haven't complained about the fact that she is extremely busy. In fact, I've heard she is the busiest OB in the city, and I believe it. However, I don't know how this is a good thing for you, the patient. Running back and forth between the hospital and the doctor's office, like she must do so many times every day, isn't the best model, in my opinion. If I knew then what I know now, I would do things differently. I would have a mid-wife or doula, in addition to an M.D. And I would look for an M.D. who is a skilled surgeon, but who is also supportive of more natural methods. As is turned out, Dr. Green was all but absent during my labor and 4 hours of pushing. Maybe if she had been there, she could have helped; after all, I could have used her expertise and experience in child birthing. But with so many patients to care for, well, you get the picture. I am somewhat torn in rating Dr. Green because she ultimately saved my life, as my c-section was complicated. For that, I give her a million stars. But could the events leading up to the c-section have gone differently? I'll never know. If you are looking for a doc that has more time to spend with you or a doc who supports natrual methods, she's not for you. But, she is an excellent, competent doc, and like others have said, if you have a complicated pregnancy, you should consider Dr. Green. read more