I've been seeing Dr. Honneger for more than a few decades; maybe longer. She has never talked down to me although I'm medically illiterate. Her compassion, kindness and her medical skills are wonderful. My own family don't have my back as much as she has had in many occasions. I feel as though her so much. How many stars can I give her? I hope many Sonja Farer read more

Best, smartest, kindest doctor I've ever had. Her knowledge, care, kindness, respect for her patients is extraordinary.

I called Dr. Honegger's office for prenatal care after finding out I was pregnant. Apparently they start seeing you at 8 weeks, but she wasn't available so I scheduled an appointment to meet with the nurse practitioner. At the time I scheduled I was told that unless it was a C-Section delivery, it may not be Dr. Honegger who delivered me because they have a lot of doctors in their practice, and something like 5 offices, but that it would be someone in their practice. A couple of weeks later I called the office in the evening because I was afraid I was miscarrying. A doctor called me back and I told her that I had miscarriages in the past, and I was concerned I may be having problems. She told me to call the office first thing in the morning and get in for an ultrasound. In the morning I called, and the receptionist said she had no openings, but that I could call around to their other offices and see if they had something. I finally got her to agree to look into it, with the response that, with all their doctors and in all their offices there was nothing open except one late that day in Antioch. My other option, she said, was that since I had a PPO I could just call around to other OBGYN's and see if someone could see me. ARE YOU KIDDING? I went to the ER. Dr. Honegger actually called down to the ER find out my status, which made me feel somewhat better. Eventually I was released with an all okay, follow up with Dr. Honegger if anything gets worse. The next day my symptoms were much worse and I was in severe pain, so again I call the doctor's office. And again, they have no openings, but they could get me in on Monday (this was happening on a Thursday). I told her I was in a great deal of pain and needed to be seen, but apparently they were just too busy. Again I went to the ER and this time found out I had miscarried. Since being treated at the ER I have received three follow up phone calls from doctors and nurses to check on my status. I've received one phone call from Dr. Honegger's office to see if I still wanted to keep the prenatal appointments I had scheduled. I've heard great things about Dr. Honegger, but either due to her office staff or an excessive number of patients, I was not able to get the care I needed from this doctor. Needless to say, I have found someone else. read more

My search after a few months for the perfect doctor is finally over! Dr. Honegger is great! She has a great personality and is very informative! She took her time to explain questions I had about my pregnancy and even answered questions I haven't even thought of yet. This is my first pregnancy so feeling comfortable with the doctor that will deliver my baby is a must. She responds via email very quickly and does not beat around the bush if something is important and is approaching a deadline. She breaks down answers to your questions and leaves you feeling at ease about everything. I highly recommend her! read more

Dr. Honegger has been my doctor for many years now. She is incredibly friendly and easy to talk to. If you have a question, there is an easy online system where she will give a pretty quick response (within a day). Dr. Honegger is very smart and trust worthy which is what I look for in my doctor. She is very busy, however, so you have to schedule a good amount of time in advance read more

Not a fan. Felt her so called "no nonsense" approach got in the way of her listening to my preferences as a patient. Also felt rushed in her visit and if I hadn't brought up my hernia (which was on my chart) at my 7 month prenatal visit with her she wouldn't have even looked at or asked about it. read more

If you have uterine fibroids that are causing you serious discomfort and pain and you are considering surgery, Dr. Marilyn Honegger is the physician to call. Her exceptional surgical skills and keen sense of aesthetics turn the medical procedure of removing fibroids WITHOUT hysterectomy into a fascinating art form that safeguards you, your organs, and your body's beauty. Yes, beauty! Ultrasound and MRI reports showed that I had abnormalities (there was a question of malignancy) plus multiple fibroids of every type. I had researched the function of ovaries and uterus when a woman is past childbearing age and discovered that these organs produce hormones that affect bone, brain, heart, and skin health throughout a woman's lifetime. So, I talked to Dr. Honegger about my wish to keep these organs and only if she found cancer then these organs should be removed. Dr. Honegger heard and understood me. I trusted her so completely to honor my wishes and her ability to perform the surgery (she has performed "hundreds and hundreds" of these procedures over a course of 35+ years) that I felt absolutely no fear about the surgery. I felt calm and deeply peaceful being in Dr. Honegger's highly skilled hands. She recommended an abdominal myomectomy because I had so many fibroids of varying sizes and some were large (equivalent to mid-term pregnancy, larger than oranges) some were pedunculated which means they were growing outside the uterus and attached to the uterus by a stalk. Dr. Honegger explained she would make a bikini incision, remove the fibroids, and literally take out the uterus and feel the uterus with her fingers for tiny fibroids that could be felt but not seen. She would make sure to remove every single fibroid she could feel. Then she would reconstruct the uterus and take great care not to injure the surrounding organs such as the bladder and intestines. Dr. Honegger's remarkable artistry is in how she sculpts the uterus and uses her artist's eyes to place the uterus back into the body in anticipation of how the surrounding organs will shift as they move to where they belong. The fibroids had been growing inside me for 42 years (I've known I had them at age 25 and I'm now 67 years old). Dr. Honegger said it would take about a year for the organs such as intestines, bladder, etc., which had been pushed out of place by the fibroids for many, many years to find their natural place. Both the attending physician and Dr. Honegger came to visit me daily during the 3 days hospital stay. The attending physician commented with great admiration that "Dr. Honegger is a SUPERB surgeon." Dr. Honegger gave me a photo of the fibroids she removed. What a surreal sight! She gives photos to each patient who has this procedure. Dr. Honegger had clearly explained how I would have control over managing post surgery pain through a device I could click whenever I wanted to feel more comfortable. By the second day, I did not need the device. Be assured you will have control during this time right after surgery. There will be pain, but you will manage it just fine. When I went home on the third day, the first thing I did was look in the mirror to see the incision. To my DELIGHT and ASTONISHMENT there was just a very fine red line five-and-a-half inches long (yes, I measured it) and the width was so fine it was just a third of the width of my natural abdominal fold above it! There were no stitching marks at all! The incision was so low it would not be seen even if I wore a tiny, teeny bikini. There were short suturing materials at both ends of the incision that were stiff and lumps I could feel, but not see, along the incision line. Dr. Honegger explained what the lumps were (I forgot what she said) and assured me the lumps as well as the suture materials at the ends would be gone with time. Seven weeks post surgery the lumps and suture materials are gone and the red incision line is losing color. In the places where there is no red, there is also NO trace of an incision! This could mean I may not have a scar at all! Or if a scar forms in the future, it would not be noticeable, and would fade completely away with time! The bleeding that alarmed me enough to decide upon surgery and all the discomforts such as constipation, bloating, feelings of heaviness are gone. Dr. Honegger informed me about post surgery pain, and how to get out of bed, and the importance of not lifting anything heavy for eight weeks so I was very well prepared to take care of myself. Abdominal myomectomy is a complex surgical procedure that requires an experienced, highly skilled surgeon. With Dr. Honegger as your physician you will have an exceptionally talented surgeon who cares about you, your health, your safety, as well as the aesthetics of surgery. She is a warm, caring human being who is truly a rare gem. read more

Met with Dr. Honegger yesterday and she is as lovely as everyone said! She spend almost an hour examining my friend and discussing her condition with us. There is free, gated parking at the Milvia office. We didn't have to wait long and everyone was very nice. I would definitely recommend her to anyone seeking an OBGYN. read more

I have been seeing Dr Honegger for almost 30 years now. EEEEKKK I getting old! Anyway, she took care of me during my pregnancies and delivered my first baby. Now that baby is her patient. For my family, the first and most important quality in a doctor is intelligence. They should know what they are talking about, and they should inform you as a patient. Dr. Honegger knows her stuff, and is very good at explaining any concerns or issues I have ever asked about. She is easy to talk to and I feel completely confident in my care. read more

My son was born a few years ago. Honegger was the substitute obstetrician, because the regular doc was not available. She was in a big hurry, must have had a bridge date or something. She cut my wife (episiotomy), although we had asked that she not be cut. Looked to me like the baby was coming along fine. She grabbed those scissors and made that cut so fast I couldn't say anything, though I was standing right there. No warning, and it took me a couple of seconds too long to figure out what she was doing. The cut was still hurting my wife during sex years later. Then she grabbed the cord and yanked out the placenta. I think most docs will wait a few minutes and it usually comes out by itself. My wife bled way too much, and they had a lot of trouble stopping the bleeding. She should not have yanked out the placenta. If you want someone patient and understanding, who cares about you and your wishes, look elsewhere. read more

I've been seeing Dr. Honegger for years. She's smart, funny, and very no-nonsense. She's also apparently uber-popular with folks having babies (that is to say, she's very much an **OB**/gyn, emphasis on the OB). In fact, she delivered my sister's baby and my sister loved her (good thing since I recommended her.) Point being, sometimes you make an appointment and then she's been called out of the office because some baby decided to arrive during your appointment time (the nerve!). I've seen two other doctors in her practice at times like this, Dr. Foley and Dr. Gerard and they're both awesome as well. Only reason they don't rate 5 stars is a nurse practitioner who called me "premenopausal" when I was, like, 40. Yes, every woman is technically premenopausal before it happens, but I had no symptoms or anything that I'd brought up, seemed like she was just young enough that all us old folks were essentially post-sexual beings to her. But I only saw her once, and she might not even be there anymore, so whatever. Maybe the hot flashes just made me overly sensitive . . . read more

She's very caring and really takes her time to answer my concerns. I usually get an email response from her within hours. Despite the amount of patients she has, she follows up to my status etc. I'm lucky to have her as my doctor. read more

(I went to the office in berkeley)Dr Honegger, was okay, but her office staff seemed like they didnt like her because they put me in a room she never uses. i will say that i had a pap done and she was very quick. But when she did the U/S she was honest and said it was a "newer" machine. I helped her find the condoms for the probe. It was funny but then when she couldnt find anything in the room was kind of discouraging. She kept saying they are remodeling and moving everything but, it didnt look that way. What i found odd was that she didnt have me pee in a cup or order blood work? was she nervous? during the U/S she seemed uncomfortable, she found my baby but had a hard time figuring out the machine and holding the probe in the right position. I only got one picture and its not even a good one. Then after i got dressed and went in to her office. There was a huge desk and a computer thing in the way, she finally moved it and she again said there remodeling. ugh. Then she talked about prenatal testing for about 4 out of the 5 minutes we were in her office. Gave me a huge folder, about? Prenatal testing! It felt like a sales pitch. I think that she should have asked if i was interested in that before talking about it. She then asked me what age i would be when i had my baby?? she couldnt even do the math?? why did she ask me? for prenatal testing, of course. After she was done with her sales pitch, she handed the folder to me and started doing paper work, then she "finished" by saying "oh, do you have any questions for me?" i said um, yeah, for back pain what can i take? she said "yeah, its all in the folder i gave you" it was awkward! then, b/c she wanted me out but she didnt even walk me out. and i said have a good day, she said yeah you to. I was so happy about seeing my baby's heartbeat that i didnt really care until i got home. She was ok but doesnt seem like she cares. When i was making my next appt, the receptionist was kind of rude. No one there is personal enough to make you want to go back. but if you dont care about that sort of thing then i recommend this place. read more

Dr. Honegger is high energy, upbeat, positive and ever so kind. I am grateful I was in such good hands as I had a high risk pregnancy (advanced maternal age and IVF). I loved that Dr. H would talk to me balancing the best available evidence base combined with practical tips on labor and postpartum life based on her many years of experience as an OBGYN and as a mom and grandma. Amazing doctor! At times I saw one of the other doctors in the group - they are ALL also wonderful and highly expert. read more

I would go on to rate Dr. Honegger even higher if I could. She is extremely knowledgeable and knows what she is doing. My delivery got complicated but she handled it all so well that I and my son both recovered so fast. read more