I have mixed feelings about this place. At AkermanMed, you have to be seen by every Obgyn and…read moremidwife before you can officially choose a provider. Wait time can get pretty long depending on the day. For the positive, I would say that after meeting everyone, Dr. Lao was the best here. She was caring, empathic, and knowledgeable. She listened to every concern. She was also a great surgeon. My pregnancy and delivery experience were made better by her. Sarah who works the front desk was also very friendly and sweet. Now for the negative. I had an IUD placement at the office by Dr. Barr that ended up being a very traumatic experience. I received a diagnosis afterward that the IUD perforated through my uterus into another organ. I wish that the deployment was stopped if something didn't seem right. Some offices offer ultrasound-guided IUD insertion, so look into that instead. I felt like I went through hell and back the subsequent months after insertion. The office tried to fix it, but the experience just went downhill from there. I had multiple procedures, but it couldn't be removed. I requested CT/MRI scans, but didn't get them. The IUD location was discussed as possibly being in the stomach cavity, which it wasn't. Scheduling appts were also difficult. I ended up going to UCI and thankfully met an experienced Obgyn who found it through ultrasound, confirmed with MRI scans, and collaborated with another specialist to remove it for me. All in all, I would still recommend Dr. Lao for pregnancy and childbirth. However, I would be hesitant to recommend anything else here.

I will always recommend this OB office to everyone I know! There are a lot…read moreOf Doctors, midwife's & Np that you will see through out your appts (unless you request to be seen by a certain person) From start to end everything was clear, they sent me for bloodwork when needed. Gave me an ultrasound when needed and always answered my questions and made me feel cared for. I delivered at st. Joseph Hospital and it was the best experience, all the nurses are very well experienced and professional. Thank you Dr. Akermed for the positive experience, see you in 2 years!

I agree with everyone here: Dr. Ogez rocks. A lot of reviews for gynecological care tend to be from…read morefolks who are pregnant/are planning to be pregnant/delivered a baby, so I figured I'd throw my review in here since I do not intend to have children so my care experience is oriented around wellness visits / preventative care -- so if that's the boat you're in, read on! :) I know many forego gynecological care because it can feel invasive and nerve wracking. I certainly am someone who fits into that boat, as I have so much anxiety around doctors offices and anything medical. Also as a queer individual, there's an extra layer to reproductive care that (in my experience) is often overlooked. Dr. Ogez is so thoughtful, patient, and informative in her practice -- I've never felt safer during a wellness exam. Her bedside manner is exceptional; I felt heard in what I was saying during my visit, and also felt empowered about making choices about my body because Dr. Ogez took the time to really talk through things with me (and it is so clear that she stays very well informed on contemporary approaches to gynecological care that help empower patients.) That enough is worth 5 stars for me, but I should tack on that the office was so well organized that I think I was in the waiting room for about 3 minutes in totality? And then maybe waited alone in the exam room for about 2 minutes. The visit itself did not feel rushed at all, and yet I was stoked on how quickly I managed to get in and out of the office. Highly highly recommend.

Dr. Ogez has been by far the best OBGYN that I could have ever asked for. This is my second…read morepregnancy, first pregnancy I was on a whole other boat and was not content with either of my obgyn's. However, this time i am so grateful for my insurance because I was able to choose whoever I wanted to go to within my network and I found her. There was no hesitation whatsoever. She is young, patient and wise when it comes to bedside manners and her making choices with you about what is best for you and your baby. The office staff is professional and friendly. The office itself is very clean. Whenever I got to my appointments the nurses were all so sweet. I never had to wait a long time at my appointments, except for one time when Dr. Ogez was not there and someone else had to see me so they had to read my chart to get familiar with my pregnancy status, which was understandable. I can't wait to share with you all my experience once I deliver. I will be back to update this review but for now, I'm blessed with Dr. Ogez as my OBGYN.

Highly recommend all patients seeking OB/gynecological AND aesthetics here! Dr. Tran-Kim is amazing…read moreand such an advocate for women's health which is what we need more today. She will make you feel the most comfortable during your care and offer so many options that will help personalize your needs. The nurse practitioner Chau is also the best! She explains everything so well and provides good counseling to optimize your health. They also offer a variety of aesthetic procedures which Nurse Khue is involved in and would highly recommend her! The office is very professional and all staff are super nice and welcoming. Will definitely return for any future OB/GYN care at this office and will recommend all my friends here.

I saw Dr. Diana Tran-Kim as my OB for my first pregnancy, and more or less, did not think this was…read morea good clinic. Pros: Why you'd want to go? If you plan to have a c-section exclusively and get aesthetic treatments after. Cons: After going several times, I realized this office can be disengenuous, and felt like they wanted your money more than the care. The care provided felt fake. You can tell by how bougie they look. They promote a lot of superficial services like body sculpting after pregnancy, vitamin shots, etc. You get charged for everything. And the front office doesn't always let you know this until you get sent a bill in the mail. They also would do everything they can to keep you in office, including trying to get you to schedule exclusively with their ultrasound technician, who is only there on Tuesdays. For my last ultrasound, instead of being flexible and scheduling me earlier or recommending another place for imaging, the front desk made me wait 2 weeks out for the next available appointment. By then, the tech said my baby was breech. I'm new to babies and didn't realize what that meant. I thought it meant there was time to flip him and that they would talk to me about ways to unbreech him. They otherwise just told me he was breech and did not elaborate. They also scheduled me with the nurse practitioner who also had trainees look at me without talking to me first. You can only ask so many questions. NP didn't mention anything about what a breech baby meant. Fast forward two weeks at 38 weeks. I see the doctor and she says, baby is breech and almost immediately wants to schedule a c-section. Like, whoa, I researched online and some articles say the doctor typically tells you these things starting week 30 give or take. But they went straight to the c-section. Honestly, I'm upset this was brought up so late into the pregnancy, as it could have given me more preparation time... Even mentally would have liked to have been prepared. Here, I only had two weeks to figure it out, and did not even know you had to do it before week 39..! I wasn't going to jeopardize the health of my baby and the surmounting stress of delivering so we went ahead with the scheduled C-section. But they don't care about what your outcomes are, they only care about the money. And it's really obviously that a big surgically procedure is going to pay them out way more than a natural delivery. The doctor did everything she could to convince me how good the surgery was going to be. I told her my concerns, and my biggest was the recovery that is needed with any surgery takes time. It really felt like my concerns were brushed under the rug. Also, if I wanted her to answer questions, I needed to take my partner with me, otherwise, the doctor rushed me out the door. Their office also sucks at communication. I should have taken the first red flag when I was billed for gender testing, but they chose an out-of-network lab. Not only that, they didn't tell me it was out of network. I still had to pay. And the biggest issue came when they filled out the pfml paperwork and for my work, and I had my pfml time reduced despite having a c-section. Knowing they will probably just charge me again, I didn't bother, and made sure that my time in their office after delivery was done. Months later, I'm still billed, for the hospital procedure, and other than the surgery, doctor literally only looked at me for like 5 minutes and I'm being billed, $1000+. On top of that, they upsold a silicone strip that's literally only 6 inches, and it's $80; newsflash, me: it's a fraction of the price online. RIP. I ended up calling their office one last time to close any outstanding bills, and I really wanted to laugh in their face when the admin said if I don't I wouldn't be able to come back. LOL! The assumption that I cared enough to do that. I just care about my credit score. I'm not coming back ever. Overall, I don't recommend this office for lack of sincere service, and very bad communication. For something so big like a pregnancy, I'm really disappointed and I really want to kick myself for screening this office better, and went somewhere else. This office just happened to be in the right area and the hospital that I wanted, but could have just chosen just about anybody else.

I am thrilled to share my experience with Dr. Ghozland, who has been my trusted doctor for over…read morefive years. Traveling from Beverly Hills to Newport is a small price to pay for the exceptional care I receive. Dr. Ghozland is incredibly kind and truly listens to his patients, making every visit a pleasant one. His staff is equally amazing always helpful, friendly, and professional, which adds to the overall positive atmosphere of the clinic. I've undergone various techniques & his new technologies with Dr. Ghozland, and each time, I leave feeling rejuvenated and happy. I genuinely feel like I'm 16 :) thanks to his expertise and dedication. If you're looking for a compassionate and skilled doctor, I wholeheartedly recommend my doctor.

Doctor David is really the best when it comes to the services they offered. He is very…read moreknowledgeable and very welcoming. The staff are accommodating and very friendly.

I am extremely disappointed with my experience trying to schedule an appointment with this OB/GYN…read moreoffice. For the past two weeks, I have been going back and forth with the front office staff just to get an appointment scheduled. What's ironic about all this is, I was transparent with the front office in letting them know my pregnancy was achieved through IVF. The office informed me they could not schedule me until I provided proof of a viable pregnancy through an ultrasound and information on my frozen embryo transfer. I had to wait a whole week to be seen by my out of state IVF fertility doctor to get this ultrasound done. When I finally have this information and I call them back so I can scan it. I am told they only accept fax or walk in to drop of paperwork so then can review it and contact me if they can proceed with scheduling. I am 6 weeks and 2 days pregnant. On my ultrasound it was found the pregnancy is viable and there is already heart beat. Yet, this office is unwilling to see me. This has been incredibly frustrating, especially during such an important and emotional time. As a patient with an IVF pregnancy, I expected better communication, clearer instructions, and more support from the front office. Instead, the process has felt confusing, stressful, and unnecessarily difficult. I hope the office improves its scheduling process and communication with patients, especially those going through high-stress pregnancies. What's more ironic in all this is if I hadn't informed them about my IVF treatment they would have added me on the schedule without even knowing and would have confirmed that I am in fact pregnant. This office obviously does not want my business. My only mistake here was trusting my pregnancy with this doctor and their staff.

Dr. Bignami was my OB in my first pregnancy. In many ways, I found her competent and compassionate…read more However, I believe that two of Dr. Bignami's actions have harmed me greatly. Action 1: I made multiple requests to Dr. Bignami for an elective c-section based on personal/family medical history. However, Dr. Bignami repeatedly told me and my husband that I could not have an elective c-section because her hospital and/or her "board" would not allow it. Grievance 1: I have since been told by leadership at Dr. Bignami's hospital that patients do, in fact, have every right to an elective c-section, and that I should have been allowed one. This leadership went on to acknowledge that hospitals often require low c-section rates to receive certain financial incentives. I can only imagine that such policies could put pressure on individual OBs to keep their personal c-section rates low. Action 2: As I believed Dr. Bignami that I was not allowed a c-section, I agreed to an induction of labor and gave birth vaginally. Dr. Bignami delivered my baby and stitched my tears. When I asked about my tear severity, Dr. Bignami said that it was only 2nd degree (typical). However, to my husband and me, Dr. Bignami seemed surprised and uncomfortable discussing my tear. She also made comments that I considered inconsistent with her diagnosis, like that I should expect pain for at least a year. Dr. Bignami's behavior, combined with my difficult postpartum recovery, made me suspect that I had actually torn more severely. Grievance 2: As a result of this suspicion, I went to a new OB in a different hospital for my second baby and expressed my concerns to this new OB that my tears from my first birth were somehow more severe than diagnosed. However, in my opinion, this new OB placed greater weight on Dr. Bignami's assessment that I had only 2nd degree tears. She told my husband and me that she could not advise a c-section to a second-time mother based on Dr. Bignami's assessment of my birth injuries. Thus, I gave birth vaginally, against my wishes, a second time. After the birth of my second child, my new OB said that I had torn to 3rd degree (a severe tear). She also said that she believed that I had probably torn to 3rd degree in my first birth (the one with Dr. Bignami) as well, due to the scar tissue exposed by my new injury. Having suffered a previous 3rd degree tear would also make the 3rd degree tear I suffered in my second birth less anomalous, insofar as I have understood birth injury statistics in the primary literature. Harms: I have now sustained what are believed to be two 3rd degree tears. If I had instead received the c-section I requested from Dr. Bignami, I believe that neither tear would have occurred. If Dr. Bignami had instead classified my first tear as 3rd degree, I believe I would have had a c-section for my second birth and my second tear would not have occurred. While recovering from my first tear was challenging, the long-term effects of my second tear have been life changing. I suffer daily fecal incontinence and various other pelvic symptoms. This has robbed me of so much joy, freedom, and professional opportunity - it feels like a large portion of who I am has died. Moreover, the damage from my tears is so extensive that some doctors have cautioned me about having a third child, even by c-section, as any additional stress on my already damaged pelvic region could exacerbate these already debilitating issues. For my husband and me, the potential preclusion of our long-intended third child is something that we can only liken to a loved-one's death. I appreciate that Dr. Bignami has an incredibly challenging profession, but there is no valid reason for the unnecessary and avoidable suffering that I experience every day. Adhering to arbitrary c-section quotas and avoiding the guilt/scrutiny that their consequences evoke is not worth a woman's life, but I believe that much of my life has been forfeited to it all the same.

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Ana and her team are the worst office i have ever been too. Two years ago, I went in for a…read more"emergency" appointment after my ultrasound. She showed up 2 hours late. And before even entering the room I was waiting in, I hear her tell a nurse if I knew I lost the baby. She said that in front of all the nurses and people waiting in the waiting area. That is how I found out I miscarried. She then proceeded to say I needed a D&C even though I wasn't far along. I paid so much money out of pocket for her to even do the damn procedure and not including what the hospital charged me. She didn't offer any support or guidance whatsoever when I became very depressed and wouldn't even sign a form from my job that was asking for two weeks off to cope with my heavy bleeding and depression. She absolutely destroyed the experience of doctor and patient relationship. She truly broke me with the experience. As a woman, mother and daughter I don't recommend this place.

I met this Dr in 1984 after several years of pain & undiagnosed problems. Dr Mark was knowledgeable…read more& most importantly honest. He told me I would most likely have cancer return in 20 years but it's 20 years later, now 31! I've had 3 different cancers now & survived them. I'm very grateful to Dr. Rettenmaier & the Lord for the 20 plus years I've been given. I do recommend him.

he saved my life he is not only a great Dr he knows his stuff he takes time to listen and cares for…read moreeveryone's well being

Cristina is a wonderful doctor. She took me in for emergency ovarian cyst removal which went great…read more The follow up appointment was very informative. She provided and advised a lot of useful information. She was very kind and caring. I am definitely going back to her in the near future.

This office has switched my appointment times AND days without notification which I mentioned to…read moreDr. O'Day. I had only seen a nurse practitioner up until 28 weeks pregnant because Dr. O'Day would become unavailable last minute and I was unable to reschedule my appointment. I was unable to reschedule some other appointments due to work and she noted in my chart that I was "not seeing her for prenatal care despite recommendations". Other notes in my chart were fully inaccurate, including things I didn't say, as well as symptoms she claims I denied having but were never discussed with me. if you are planning on gaining any more than 25 lbs during your entire pregnancy I would also avoid her as a provider. The FIRST thing she mentioned was my weight as I had gained 30 pounds. 30 pounds is nowhere near medically remarkable for my starting weight/height, she also added "I'm sure you can feel it" regarding the weight gain...whatever that means. She made more than a few comments aside from this that weren't medically relevant and rude. I immediately changed providers after speaking to a supervisor. She has zero bedside manner, didn't ask if I had any questions, didn't ask me if I had any personal concerns and was unpleasant bordering on disrespectful. Also waited around 40 minutes to be seen on top of it. I can't imagine having to suffer through another appointment let alone actual labor with this Dr. and am filing a formal complaint. In the meantime I hope this informal complaint is able to help others avoid this type of medical care.