Desert Perinatal Associates

So, I delivered December 13 after writing this review and wanted to update it to share I have even better feelings about the practice and Dr. Wilkes after my delivery than I did before… (If that is possible) put it this way. If you hand pick your spouse to live the life you have always dreamed of. You should hand pick your OBGYN to have the pregnancy you could only dream of … The best decision we ever made was to become parents, the best decision after that was to pick Paul Wilkes and the DPA team to care for myself and our baby during pregnancy. I watch miracles come in and out of their office waiting room every appointment i’m at and it just proves all of the DPA doctors work their heart and souls into their jobs so we can hold our hearts and souls in our arms.

I was referred to DPA and Dr. Adashek by my reproductive endocrinologist who thought, for a number of reasons, that I needed to be followed by a perinatologist throughout my pregnancy.
One of the best things about DPA is that they are extremely organized. They always know exactly what you should be paying, when you should be scheduled for which tests, and what you’ll need throughout your pregnancy. This took the pressure off of me to know or remember these things and they guided me with ease throughout my pregnancy.
It was easy to have questions answered, and the nurses would get back to me in a very timely manner. I was fit in for appointments when I had concerns, and all blood was drawn and testing completed in the office. Hurray for not having to go to Quest lab for a glucose tolerance test.
Dr. Adashek is a very nice and easy going guy, but often made me feel «wrong» for wanting certain things during my pregnancy/​labor & delivery. It really wasn’t up until the end that I started feeling unsupported by him. I brought in a birth plan and said I wanted to do a natural labor. He told me that he typically thinks people with birth plans are coming from an «adversarial» place. I really don’t think that’s the case — I think people with birth plans have preferences for how they’d like things to go, and it’s just easier if everyone’s on the same page. Especially for first timers, when things seems hectic and you just want to make the «unknown» a little easier to approach. The plan wasn’t directive, argumentative, or «adversarial» in any way. He seemed to be convinced that I’d want medicine, despite wanting a natural labor. I wish he could have just nodded and smiled, instead of insisting, time after time, that I’d eventually get medicine, and reciting percentages of people who do. And I labored naturally for 38 hours.
When my plan went «awry» I felt shamed and belittled by Dr. Adashek. «If you would have just done what I suggested, you would have been holding your baby 24 hours ago.» And in the cold, sterile OR, I felt completely alone despite that fact that he and many healthcare professionals worked on the other side of drape, not communicating with me as though only my uterus lay there, and not an entire scared, cold, and saddened patient above.
Of course, the outcome was a healthy, happy baby, and a healthy mother. And Dr. Adashek did a wonderful job on my incision. I’m glad to have had him on my team. I just wish he would have been a little more supportive in my greatest time of need.

Choosing Dr. Adashek has probably been one of the top five best decisions of my life. I had gestational hypertension and some minor issues throughout my pregnancy and for that reason I wanted to find a high risk specialist to keep an eye on things for me until and through delivery. Dr. Adashek is highly reputable but most importantly he is highly knowledgable and an expert in his field with great bed side manner. I never felt rushed with him and he took the time to answer any questions or ease any concerns I was having.
He provides you with a welcome letter that outlines his personal e-​mail address and cell phone number. He discourages unnecessary trips to the ER/L&D and urges you to consult with him first saving you both time and (a lot of) money. His staff is also great. They are very patient, knowledgable, helpful and friendly. He monitored my pregnancy and finally delivered my perfect bundle of joy 10÷15÷14. He was great during my post op visit and offered some valuable advice.
A great thing about Joey is that he shoots straight, but does so in a compassionate manner. He helped make my pregnancy a lot less stressful by highly discouraging Dr. Google and WebMD; he felt as my provider it was his job to address any questions or concerns specific to me and my situation.
The wait times can vary, but there was only one instance where the doctor was running about an hour behind and the front office staff was great about keeping us informed.
I cannot recommend Joseph Adashek enough!

We have had nothing but a great experience with Desert Perinatal Associates thus far, appointment times have been accurate with small wait times. The staff at the front desk is cheerful and helpful with explaining insurance benefits and charges. Once Dr Adashek comes into the room he takes more than enough time to explain procedures and his thoughts about our individual pregnancy. When he presents elective procedures he takes extra time to address my questions and concerns, I feel lucky to have him as our physician.
I would recommend this practice to my friends and family.

I do really like desert perinatal, I like the staff, doctors and nurses. However disappointed on my last appointment. I was due for a regular shot and schedule my appointment at 9am like I usually do. And that gives me sufficient time to be done with what’s needed and be on my way to work. However, today I ended up waiting 49 mins just see a nurse for seriously what seemed like a minute. I needed one preventative shot and that was it. Cost me 49 mins and walking late into work. I asked «what’s the hold up?» Apparently only 2 nurse were working the morning shift… Other than the wait I really do like the staff and the office and how friendly and knowledgeable everyone really is here, so of course I will always be going back.

Staff was very rude well the front desk girl was. Lost my I.d. on vacation and they turned my daughter away all though they were given a dmv print out of my I. d a expired I.d. a birth certificate a social security card and a gym card the girl was rude from the beginning and after a hour of sitting there she then decides to turn us away. I call the other office and they tell me that will be fine to come on in but after speaking with the other office they then said «we have the same policy» its bad enough to be going through a situation and these people who are on a power trip make it worse. dont be ridiculous seriously! She looked down on my daughter either for being hispanic or being pregnant at 17 either way none of her business and other then this situation they had a room full of people waiting due to being slow as turtles

Best OB/​GYN practice in the city, especially if you have a high risk pregnancy. The staff is professional, knowledgable and provides a very high level of care. Dr. Adashek is the best doctor I’ve ever had; I wish I had found him years ago. Expect to wait longer than your appointment time — brink a book/​magazine/​tablet etc., and be patient. He takes the time to spend with each of his patients.