- [ ] Experienced - [ ] Extremely Knowledgeable…read more Cons - [ ] Curt, dismissive of our concerns - [ ] Rushed without remorse - [ ] Doesn't consider skin, hair, appearance questions to be relevant ("I'm only concerned about cataracts as far as eyes, I cannot comment on eye color because it's not relevant"

Dr. Fukuda has been my daughters' primary care physician for about 4 years now and she's the most…read moreconscientious and thorough doctor I've ever met. She really cares about my daughters and gets to the bottom of any issue they have. I wish she could be my primary care physician! I can't recommend her highly enough. The office staff are also very nice and helpful. They always go the extra mile to find a time that fits in my schedule.

Dr. Bar-Din is an excellent pediatrician. Knowledgable, caring, and really spends time with…read morechildren and their families. We dealt with some complicated medical problems for my daughter. She made excellent referrals to specialists and kept coordinated with all of them. My daughter overcame all the issues and is a very healthy 15 year old today. We treasure Dr. Bar-Din and recommend her highly.

So I just drove from penngrove to see this doctor being told by the receptionist that they will…read moretake my insurance. I called blue shield and had them change this to my primary doctor. I suffer from Trigeminal Neuralgia which is a serious neurological disorder. I was just turned away and told no we won't help you because our receptionist told you the wrong information. What a joke. Thank you for turning someone who really needed help away. Blue shield is the worst since I had to drive from penngrove to San anselmo to find a doctor just to be turned away while in the middle of having an attack. This is the prime example of how our healthcare system doesn't care if you are sick and dying. To walk into this mans office while in pain, severe facial swelling, and bleeding from my nose and be told sorry won't see you... wow.

I am extremely reluctant to write a negative review of Dr. Werschky, but I feel I need to. I have…read moreseen him three or four times over the past several years for several acute illnesses, which he always treated competently. Dr. Werschky's bedside manner is great--his demeanor and banter are relaxing and comforting, and he asks a lot of targeted questions. As John W. noted, the office facilities and equipment are dated, but I don't consider cutting edge environs a requisite for solid general practice medicine. Dr. Werschky's receptionist, though curt, is very nice once you break the ice. The huge, glaring problem I encountered, however, was as follows: My wife and I have a newborn. On advice from our (stellar) pediatrician, Dr. Martin Ernster of Golden Gate Pediatrics, I decided to get a TDaP (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) vaccine booster, as my last round of immunizations had been well over ten years ago. I scheduled an appointment with Dr. Werschky (finally reaching the office after leaving three unreturned messages) for the vaccine. When I arrived, Dr. Werschky gave me the TD (not the TDaP) vaccine, instructing me to get the acellular pertussis (the "aP") vaccine on its own from a separate provider. He broadly suggested I call "a travel clinic" to find the pertussis vaccine. I called all of the travel clinics I could find, plus the Safeway pharmacy--none had the pertussis-only vaccine. I called Dr. Werschky's office back and through his assistant he told me to "just go and get the TDaP" from Safeway. Concerned about potential side-effects of over-vaccinating, I called the San Francisco department of health and spoke to their director of medicine. He advised me that, given the not insignificant potential for a serious side-effect of too much tetanus vaccine given at too short an interval, I should not get a TDaP vaccine on top of the TD vaccine Dr. Werschky had already given. Not knowing that the stand-alone pertussis vaccine no longer existed might have been excusable--no one can keep up with every change in an industry. Advising me to get the TDaP vaccine on top of the TD vaccine without first researching and notifying me of the potential negative effects of doing so directly endangered my well-being. Now, instead of side-effects, I just have no pertussis immunity, which puts my baby's health at risk. This degree of carelessness in a physician is shameful.

Dr. Kittams was absolutely magical with my baby. I actually met him for the first time when he came…read morein to our room at the hospital to meet our newborn. I had planned to go to his office for a consultation during my pregnancy, but I was put on strict bed rest and never made it in. He was definitely a happy surprise. He spent almost more time cooing at Libby and playing with her than he did actually examining her. He explained everything very thoroughly and answered all of our milliion questions. Libby always seemed to relax with him so it made all of our visits so much easier. I really wish I could have taken him with us when we left Berkeley.

My original post was under "Sara M.". I am using my husbands account for this review…read more I have been coming to see Dr. Asta for over 4 years now, with three of my children. She has been great up to this point. I had recently gotten into a car accident, a pretty bad one with all of my children. I initially called the office to book appointments for my children to be checked out by her, but the assistant advised me that she did not know how to do this, and to come into the office at 8:30 am to be seen as an "emergency" service. I did what I was advised and came in the next morning. My children and I were first to be there and first to walk in and get vitals taken by a student assistant. Everything was fine, we were waiting once those were done. All the sudden, Dr. Asta opens the door, throws a paper at me, stating for me to HELP HER ASAP (her word we're "help me help you ASAP"), she wanted everything that happened in the crash to be documented, which was fine. But I needed to "help" her by doing this as quickly as I could, because she needed to attend to the children who matter, the sick children (her words, not mine). Apparently I had to make appointments (which I originally tried to do) and I "couldn't" be there that morning. I was the first person there.. there were three "sick", "important" children there, so that meant I'd be waiting for a while. I try to ask a question, she just decides to keep talking fast and rudely, and cut me off. Not allowing me to get any words in. I go up to the assistant and ask if I should just make an appointment because I cannot handle rudeness from someone like that. My children were treated like they did not matter, and that because we were there, her entire schedule was messed up. The assistant profusely apologized to me, so I went back to the room. The student assistant decided to come to the room and close the door on me, even though my children were hot in the small rooms and I wanted to let air in. I told her to at least keep the door cracked, but she insisted on it being closed and closed it. I realized then and there that once the doctor is done seeing her "important" children first, that she would come back to continue her attitude with me and snide remarks. My children and I have been through something traumatic and just wanted to be checked by a doctor. But she decided to make this situation worse for us. And to top it off, Dr. Asta decided to call me, leave me a voicemail stating that she does not understand why I couldn't wait for her to come into the room and that she knows I left because of "excessive wait times". So Dr. Asta, I would like YOU to know, I did not leave because of "excessive wait times", I left because of how rudely you treat patients that have been coming to you for the past 4 years.

Dr. Asta and her entire staff have the worst bed side manner I've ever experienced. We were on the…read morephone with her and her staff getting information for our pediatrician who heard the conversation on speaker and she was shaking her head in disbelief at how rude Dr. Asta and her staff were. We went to her for one visit while our primary was on maternity leave. What an awful experience and huge mistake. We highly recommend one medical in the orchards for pediatrics. They are so kind, caring and accommodating during this stressful time for everyone.

I had a great pregnancy experience with 5M. L&D was a hit…read moreBut lactation was a complete miss-- The lactation consultant who wears a headpiece (can't remember her name) was EXTREMELY aggressive with nursing. I really couldn't get the hang of it and my partner and I could see how frustrated she was with me. Her tone was terrible and I would cry after she would leave the room and I would shudder when I heard that she was coming back into my room. Another nurse (Vicki?) was also extremely aggressive with nursing and when I came back for my discharge appointment, she ran into me right outside of 5M and told me that my baby will be "sick all the time...full of diseases and illnesses...coming back to the hospital all the time...won't make it to his first year" and other phrases that basically told me that my baby was going to pretty much die because I failed to nurse him. I was in so much shock that I couldn't even respond. gave birth in April, everything was fine in terms of quality in care until the two nurses started teaching me how to breastfeed my baby. The rest of the team were seriously fantastic and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way!

My Husband and I delivered our baby here after a strike at UCSF forced us to find a new place to be…read moreinduced. The care was PHENOMENAL here. Everyone was so kind and professional, I feel lucky to have been able to deliver here. The staff has your best interest at heart. The birthing rooms are super nice and new with tubs and other modern birthing equipment. Plus they have volunteer doulas on staff that really help pass the time.

I went here a while ago with back issues and my experience was subpar…read more One thing, if an ostepath only does"image-based" treatments, insisting on xrays or MRIs before treating you but sending a back patient home with a deadlift exercise without ensuring the patient knows how to do them correctly, I find negligent. I used to do crossfit and happen to know how to do deadlifts and didn't think much of it at the time of the appointment but in hindsight, this is irresponsible. You can do more harm than good to your back if done incorrectly. The entire visit was so off-putting that I went and got proper care elsewhere.

Dr Fuerstman is a top-notch physician! I cannot recommend him highly enough. His expertise will put…read moreyou immediately at ease and his kindness will warm your heart. I have lived all over the world and had physicians from all types of backgrounds; Dr Fuerstman is among the very best. His compassion is unparalleled and his advice clear and sane. You'll leave your appointment feeling heard, cared for and invigorated for the future.

This was my first time at One Medical and first time seeing Mia Mitchell. I was having a general…read moreannual check-up which I hadn't done in a while. Mia was attentive, professional and nice. I had a lump on my thyroid area and she was going to put in an order for an ultrasound and then decided to consult with one of her colleagues first to make sure there wasn't something additional I should get done. I really appreciated her thoroughness and willingness to talk to colleagues to come up with the best answer. I would definitely recommend Mia for a primary care provider and would continue to see her for general check-ups or any concerns that came up.