OBGYN Recommendation
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Anonymous
| We just moved to the DC metro area and are trying to get pregnant. Any recommendations for a good obgyn? Live in Arlington and work in Falls church so anywhere close to that area would be great. I'd prefer a female doctor and so far based on my research I'm thinking of Dr. Kathy Wolf or anyone from Women to Women P.C. (however I have heard the staff there is really bad). Any recommendations? Also what about hospitals? Thanks in advance for all your help! |
Anonymous
| I used Dr. Andersen's group. It's an all female practice. They deliver at inova fairfax. I highly recommend them. |
Anonymous
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OP again - thanks so much. You are talking about Glenna Anderson right? Looked up Anderson obgyn and that's who came up!
If anyone else has any other recommendations that would be great. |
Anonymous
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I switched at 14 weeks to Dr. Julian Martinez and could not have been happier with my choice. He is a solo practitioner, his appointments are always on time and not rushed, he has FANTASTIC and engaging bedside manner, his nurse and receptionist are great, and his offices are conveniently located in Arlington at the corner of Lee Hwy and George Mason. He delivers at VHC.
My friends who use him similarly rave. http://www.julianmartinezobgyn.com/ |
Anonymous
| Also love Dr. Martinez. One word of caution though, he delivers with a group of doctors so you will not know if he will be the one to deliver your baby. |
Anonymous
| I loved the doctors at women to women but their office staff is incompetent so I wouldn't recommend them. This was in 2010 though - not sure if things have changed. |
Anonymous
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1547 PP here.
Good point about the on-call share. This is true of most practices -- that you might (likely) will not know the person who delivers you. Anyway, I thought of this and checked out the group Dr. Martinez shares call with and felt very comfortable with them as backup (the womenshealthcorp.com group out of McLean, which gets tons of good reviews as well). I ended up being delivered (a very, unexpectedly fast vaginal delivery) by Dr. Solomon from that group and thought she was great. So you might check them out, too. I think the doctors at Women 2 Women might only share call with each other and cycle you through everyone during your visits to ensure you don't have a complete stranger delivering you. That is the practice I started out with, and I liked that aspect. However, the office administration is (as PP states) terrible. And, to each her own, but I did not "click" with the W2W doctors and ultimately switched. |
Anonymous
+1! |
Anonymous
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NP, but yes the PP is referring to Glenna Andersen's group that delivers at Inova Fairfax. Andersen, Maanavi, Yoon, Carter, Kinder, etc They are on Prosperity Dr. I go to them too and have really liked them so far. All female OBs, a MW and NP.
My advice is to pick the hospital - probably either Inova Fairfax or VHC. From what I hear, both are really good and people love both but they are very different. Fairfax has the highest level NICU so they have seen everything, deliver tons of babies, etc. VHC does not have the super NICU but people love the hospital, rooms, nurses and they are probably more personalized. There are several GREAT practices that are associated with either hospital, so pick the hospital first and then your OB choice will be somewhat sorted from there. |
Anonymous
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Second the rec to pick a hospital first. I'm not a fan after my experience at Fairfax this year, even though we were in the supposedly awesome NICU for a couple weeks. I'd pick VHC if I could have another.
If you want Fairfax, Wolf is great but fills up quickly. When I was 6 (!!) weeks pregnant she was already full for around my due date, so she recommended Forrest & Allen. Love them to pieces. Also tried the Anderson Maanavi practice. Didn't like it...v impersonal, no way to develop a relationship with one doc. I loved that Dr. Forrest knew so many of my quirks and fears in the months before delivery. It helped so much, ESP when things went bad and I had to deliver early. |
Anonymous
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Arlingtonian here. I LOVE my practice and the hospital where I delivered two girls: Healthcare for Women and Virginia Hospital Center (Arlington).
The practice has several women OBs, one male, and they are all wonderful. Every single doctor in that practice I would recommend: Paik, McClendon, Winterling, Porter (and the male, Fernandez). I can't say about the hospital as well. Good luck. |
Anonymous
| Thanks so much! This is all so helpful! Hopefully one of the names suggested will be available |
Anonymous
| I think it may be worth identifying a little more of what your philosophy is, what you're looking for, etc. An OBGYN who is a perfect match for one person may not be a good match for someone else. They have varying philosophies and approaches. I went to an OB when first pregnant, at the recommendation of a friend who had had a planned c-section, and eventually I realized that the kind of care she had gotten (and the c-section rate at her practice) was not what I wanted. So I'd say it's a great starting point, but to also be open to the possibility that as you discover what you want for your pregnancy and birth, you may need to change course and get recommendations from people who have similar health care related values and preferences to yours. |
Anonymous
| Not OP here but I am also looking for an obgyn. However I would like someone who is low intervention. I'm not against an epidural but I only want a C-section if medically necessary. Any idea if the doctors mentioned here are low intervention? Thanks! |
Anonymous
| I heard that Virginia Hospital Center has a low c section rate so try the doctors there. |