I will start this review with the most important point which is that Dr. Portmore's experience and…read moremedical intuition saved me from an early death. It sounds rather dramatic, but it is true. Despite not having any noticeable symptoms, I had a very advanced case of heart disease which in the end required a quadruple bypass. My heart disease came to light because Dr. Portmore suggested, based on a history of risk factors, that I get a coronary calcium scan. My score was not good, and subsequent tests revealed significant plaque in my LAD as well as in other coronary arteries. We sometimes hear stories about a guy who seemed very healthy but dropped dead unexpectedly one day while working out in the gym. I was going to be that guy. So, thank you, Dr. Portmore, for your hunch about the possible heart disease. I always found Dr. Portmore to be very agreeable and willing to take time to discuss my medical concerns as much as I wanted. Every doctor has his or her own personality and manner. It depends on your own preferences whether you want someone that is a bit stern or someone that is more on the sweet side, haha. Dr. Portmore is more on the sweet side, I would say. I feel she knows her stuff and I would not hesitate to recommend choosing her as a primary care physician. I've since moved out of the area, but if I had not then Dr. Portmore would certainly still be my go-to physician.

I have been seeing Dr. Portmore for about 5 years now and here is my review of her:…read more 1. Medical knowledge -Dr. Portmore is very knowledgeable and is up to date on everything. I know this because I tend to ask a ton of questions, due to my naturally insatiable curiosity. She is very patient and takes the time to thoroughly and carefully explain procedures and medications you are taking. She also takes the time to get to know each patient so she can implement the proper treatment for each individual. 2. Morals -Honestly, Dr. Portmore is one of the very few doctors out there who really genuinely wants to do the right thing for her patients. She will never prescribe medication without careful and thoughtful review (I greatly respect her for this because it shows responsibility and accountability on her part). She will also tell you her honest and professional opinion about everything that you are going through. If she feels that you need a specialist, she will honestly let you know as well. 3. Wait time -I'm writing about this because I think people need to understand that not every visit is going to be on time. This is the case pretty much anywhere you go. Also, Dr. Portmore has many patients she cares for, and I'm actually glad that she spends quality time with us (instead of rushing through each patient). She is definitely not the type of person to "burn and churn" through her patients of the day. With that being said, I've only had to wait once or twice when she was behind schedule. This is not a common occurrence for me. Conclusion: she is a great and responsible doctor. I completely trust her. She is also just a beautiful human being. Thank you, Dr. Portmore, for always being kind and understanding. I'm a fan! :)

My office visit with Dr. Jacqueline Fletcher was everything I hoped it would be and more. She spent…read more1 hour and 15 minutes with me, going over my health history, why OB/GYN's are doing and aren't doing certain procedures anymore. We talked at length about hormones, testing, habits that can help, books, and new studies that support a lot of the (common sense) recommendations she gave me. I felt 100% seen, heard and that this care I was receiving was aligned with what I was comfortable with. She couldn't have been more lovely. A true clinician. She specializes in bookend of the reproductive years, so adolescence and perimenopausal/menopausal eras are her jam. I am SO glad I found her, it was easily the best experience I've had in front of a doctor, male or female in my life. Collaborative care is real and alive, thank you Dr. Fletcher!

Dr. Fletcher exceeded my expectations on every level. Due to my medical history, I've grown to…read moredislike OBGYN appointments because I often associate them with painful procedures or bad news. However, Dr. Fletcher's warm and kind demeanor made me feel cared for right from the start. She conducted one of the most thorough patient history intakes I've ever experienced. Her attention to detail and empathetic approach made me feel genuinely cared for. She took her time to go over my symptoms and provided extensive patient education. During her physical examination, she was GENTLE and walked me through each step. I appreciated this the most! This part of the appointment used to cause me so much anxiety and for the first time I felt calm. Overall, I had a great experience and wholehearted recommend her.

My experience is from 2011, and I'm writing now because I'm surprised at some of the comments here!…read more I went from envisioning an unmedicated birth with midwives to finding out at 36 weeks that I had a high-risk pregnancy and was headed to a c-section. I was referred to UCSF and met with Dr. Thiet and Dr. Laros. They both confirmed that they felt comfortable taking my case on and doing their best to help me avoid a c-section and get as close as I could to the birth I wanted. Dr. Thiet was definitely matter-of-fact in laying out the risks and parameters (I had to be on an epidural, I had to deliver in the OR, they wouldn't induce, etc.). The day of the event, she was there, and even though some of the parameter conditions weren't fully met (e.g., I ended up needing Pitocin), she said..."I think you've still got this." And it turned out I did, and I was able to avoid a c-section and it was a safe delivery. I felt supported and in good hands thanks to her judgement and experience. I still think of her and that UCSF birth team to this day!

Worst dr I have ever seen at UCSF. Rude, condescending, patronizing and all around a total jerk. I…read morehope to never encounter her on another appt at Mission Bay. Quite honestly, seeing her made me actually consider going to General for my Ob care. This woman should take her tacky outfits and go retire. The fact that I came in and had to explicitly demand a swab check for the flu because I was told I would be given tamiflu but refused it unless I got a confirmed swab test for the flu, and she said I "looked fine" yet I hear her outside of my room asking the nurse if I was masked up, is insane. I fought a fever for days to be treated like crap on a routine check up appt after one ER visit already made my blood boil. I work in healthcare. You don't treat people like that! You have concern for yourself but not for a pregnant patient??? Wow. So sad. Oh and yes I do have the flu. Confimed by the damn swab test I had to bitch my way into. Smh. Whoever is seeing her and rating her 5 stars clearly hasn't had quality care in their lives.

Dr. Bunting used to be a wonderful internist with an amazing office and support staff…read more Unfortunately, she has demonstrated questionable business and patient care standards in her practice. When she decided she needed to downsize her practice to achieve better life balance, she did so through a LOTTERY. I mean puh-leeze. Losers in the lottery were notified by Certified Mail that they were being fired as patients. I kid you not. I had been a patient of hers for over 20 years, so needless to say I was shocked and disgusted by this insensitive practice. No need to try and get in to see her. She's not accepting new patients. And if she were, I would not trust her again.

I can appreciate "Fromage S's" disappointment in not being able to continue seeing Dr. Bunting in a…read moreprofessional capacity. However, I think her comment that "...[Dr. Bunting] has demonstrated questionable business and patient care standards in her practice." is WHOLLY inaccurate and unfair. I have been a patient of Dr. Bunting's for more than a decade and she is nothing less than the most knowledgeable, thoughtful and caring physician I've ever had the pleasure of dealing with. She is consistently up-to-date on the latest medical research and techniques and has on numerous occasions been able to correctly diagnose and treat specific conditions either missed or misdiagnosed by other doctors. Dr. Bunting made the tough decision to scale back her practice and as someone who struggles with their own "work-life" balance, I applaud her for doing so.

I am 7 months pregnant and have been coming here for my prenatal care. During that time, I have…read moreseen a number of providers because every time I try to schedule with the same person, they are already booked or otherwise not available the following month. Initially I tried to see the bright side of this, thinking that if I want to deliver at Mills, then I should meet as many of the doctors as possible prior to my baby's birth (in case one of them is on). But I have been pretty disappointed with almost all of them: 1. Devoy: my first provider and the reason I chose this clinic (she was recommended). The visit was fine and I would have seen her again, but she never had any appointments available - and now she is out on a long leave (I was not notified about this even though she was my assigned obgyn). - Storwick, NP: a bit more compassionate than the others, but she doesn't do deliveries on L&D so building a relationship with her wouldn't help much on the day of delivery. I also complained of fatigue early on to her and she wasn't very responsive. - Quinn-Chen: nice enough, but dismissed my fatigue issues as being due to having a toddler at home. I asked if I might be anemic and she said no, based on lab results that turned out to be out of date (she should have ordered new labs!) She also told me I could use the NICU as a nursery after delivery, which I know is not true. - Jurow: awful bedside manner. Honestly, he gave me the creeps! My appointment with him was about three minutes long but I couldn't wait to get out of there. He, too, dismissed my complaints of fatigue and shortness of breath. Oh and he was 30 minutes late, plus he admitted he hadn't reviewed my chart. He ordered labs for me but didn't tell me what they were and acted condescending when I asked a basic question about scheduling my gestational diabetes screening. - Siddik Ahmad: the best so far. She listened to my complaints of fatigue and shortness of breath and was the only person to take them seriously (turns out I have severe anemia). She did not rush me, had reviewed my chart in depth before the appointment, and ordered a bunch of tests. Unfortunately, I did have to follow up with the office multiple times regarding my suspicion of anemia in order to finally get the treatment I needed. Overall I am pretty disappointed with this practice. I have had to be a strong advocate for myself, requesting my own referrals and my own orders (that I was told would be placed, but weren't) and scheduling my own non-stress tests and ultrasounds (which I was told to get by CPMC specialists that this clinic sent me to). There is basically no system in place to take care of patients with higher-risk pregnancies; many times I have had to resort to googling the phone numbers of testing centers where I have been referred, because no one provided me with information about how to get my appointments there. Finally, I had an especially frustrating experience today with trying to get an order placed for my anemia treatment. I had been considering delivering at a different hospital than Mills-Peninsula - a CPMC location. I was told that I should schedule an appt at that hospital's obgyn clinic so the medical records would transfer. First of all, this is absurd because Mills-Peninsula referred me to CPMC for high-risk pregnancy appointments and the records transferred fine, but ok. Also all the systems are owned by Sutter and use the same electronic medical records system. But ok. So today I had one prenatal appt at the CPMC clinic. When I called Mills-Peninsula obgyn office to follow up on that anemia treatment order (apparently they failed to schedule it for me), they said that since I was transferring care to a different clinic they could not help me. A manager got involved and I was told I needed to be "transparent" with the clinic because I couldn't get my prenatal care at two places. First of all, I just had the appt this morning. I hadn't decided if I wanted to transfer care. The clinics are all Sutter; they use the same app and medical record. And second of all, how does this absolve Mills-Peninsula obgyn of their responsibility to finish the job of scheduling my treatment?! This latest experience just goes to show how little concern the clinic has for their patients and it makes me reluctant to continue my care there.

Dr. Dupont is a gem in this office. I absolutely love her and highly recommend her. She gave me…read moreincredible, thorough and conservative care during my pregnancy and I always looked forward to seeing her at my appointments. She is bright, positive, kind, listens well and always took the time to answer any question I might have. She even hugged me when I had been given some scary news (which turned out to be fine in the end). She's wonderful and her bedside manner is fabulous. If only all OBs could be like her. I've since moved to Sonoma Co. and I have yet to find a Dr as wonderful as Dr Dupont. She really sets the bar high.

In my search for an experienced rheumatologist without word of mouth recommendations, I blindly…read morescheduled appointments with almost a half dozen fellowship-trained rheumatologists before I would discover Dr Lambert. I specifically was seeking out one with experience with athletes and sports injuries, and was fortunate to have found Dr Lambert, as she had previously spent many years with the Stanford Sports Medicine clinic before moving over to SOAR. As Dr Lambert has a closed practice, I had to go through some hoops to obtain a referral for a consultation. I also endured almost a month's wait as this was during the holiday season. Despite these minor annoyances, Dr Lambert was nothing short of outstanding. After a comprehensive and inspiring one hour consultation, I cannot praise more highly the care provided by Dr Lambert. Her diagnostic skills are unrivaled, and this was matched by her professionalism, patient listening skills (asking appropriate questions afterwards, without interrupting the patient's train of thought), copious note-taking abilities (she filled my medical record page both front and back with the smallest of details), and empathy. I especially appreciated her hand-written notes updating me on new lab results, as well as personally calling me three times (we ran into an unfortunate game of phone tag) before reaching me, then spending ten minutes going over follow-up questions I neglected to ask during my last office visit. I look forward to my continued care under her infinite experience and wisdom!

This is regarding the office staff. After leaving 3 messages someone finally returned my call. She…read morewas very unpleasant and rude. She let me know Dr Lambert was not accepting new patients (after she made me go into detail about my call) and I could talk to someone else about it. When she transferred me, I got another voicemail. I did not leave a message. No reason to be rude. After that experience, I'm glad to be looking elsewhere. There are plenty of great doctors in the Bay Area with respectful staff

I have been seeing Dr. Yu for over 12 years and am so grateful for the care I've gotten from her…read more Her attention to detail honestly changed my life. During a routine exam, she found a lump in my breast that I had no idea was there. Because she was so on top of things and made sure I got it checked right away, my breast cancer was caught in the early stages. I can't thank her enough for that. When Dr. Yu saw the biopsy results, she called me and left a heartwarming, supportive message. I feel this shows her level of care is above and beyond. Dr. Yu is always patient, kind, caring, and incredibly thorough -- and those qualities have made a huge difference in why I've stayed with her for so long. It's rare to find a doctor who really listens and truly cares, and I feel so lucky to have her in my corner. I'm deeply thankful for all the years she's looked after me. I highly recommend her.

I cannot express enough what an exceptional doctor Dr Yu is. From the first day I met her I knew…read moreshe was the doctor I wanted to care for me throughout my pregnancies and bring my babies into this world, with her I knew I was always in the best possible care. Dr Yu is not only a skilled professional but also compassionate, caring and super dedicated to her patients. Every time I went to my appointments I felt like I had a friend in Dr Yu. No matter what, she listened to my concerns , questions, plans etc and I never felt rushed out of appointments when with her which I felt was super important and she always made me feel so at ease. I felt genuinely cared for during my time with her over the past 5 years. I am so thankful to Dr Yu for everything.

I've been following Dr. Sawires for YEARS. She will know who I am if she reads this THE most…read morethrough doctor. Amal cares not only about your psychical health but also your mental/emotional health. Each time she leaves the practice I find her and reach out or switch. I've referred all of my friends and family to her. Especially the elders in my family & friends group because she specializes in elder care. LOVE HER.

Dr. Sawires is my favorite primary care physician of all time. I was so sad to hear that she had…read moredecided to leave clinical practice to go into research.