Tamar K Gottfried, MD

I had to switch from my reproductive endocrinologist (PLEASE call New Direction Fertility Centers if you’re looking for a good RE. Ask to see Dr. Amols) to a regular OB GYN after finding out I am pregnant. So after doing some research, I chose Dr. Gottfried’s office because she had great reviews on other sites, takes my insurance, and is affilliated with Banner Desert Medical Center. So far the staff have been incredibly friendly and helpful, and Dr. Gottfried herself is very efficient and reassuring when it comes to questions about pregnancy and overall womens’ health. She strikes me as being a woman of few words, but she will listen and give advice if you let her know you have questions. I’ve never had her rush me out, even when I knew she was super busy, and she speaks plainly without being condescending. I can’t STAND doctors and nurses who love to throw around medical terminology and expect you to know what they are talking about. The staff are always laughing and joking and referring to patients by first name. You can tell they truly enjoy working there, which is also a really good sign.
The office is small with some outdated murals on the walls, but it is clean and cozy. It is located on the same campus as the hospital, so there is always ample parking and you don’t have to go somewhere else for labs.
Word of warning — this office is usually full of pregnant ladies and there tends to be a bit of a wait to see the doctor. One afternoon I swear there were five women there with strollers, so the little waiting room was cramped and noisy. However, the longest I have ever waited is 20 minutes. Not bad for a bustling practice with lots of pregnant women.

Ahh I see my husbands review got pulled from this site so here it goes, I went into gottfrieds office with a pain in my chest and a 3 cm lump in my breast. I told her my family history of lumpectomys, mom at 35, cousin at 18 and grandma at 60. She only did a ultra sound and mammogram and told me it was a dense tissue… fast forward months and her office ws refusing to send over my patient info it took a week and my current ob/​gyn ordered a BIOPSY that saved my life because turns out I have cancer… yes you can have cancer at 30 and now I have a double mastectomy and chemo and radiation. Do not go to this doctor she will ignore your pains/​problems and not perform the needed task for your health concern.

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My wife went in months ago about a lump in her breast which dr gottfried dismissed, after fighting to get my wife’s records switched to a different ob gyn, we now have learned that she has a rare form of cancer, then when I called her office the only response was sorry you feel that way, no concern or compassion for her mistake. Now that I entered this same complaint on her reviews on her Facebook, she has deleted her Facebook account, hmmm, looks like someone doesn’t want people seeing the truth

The office staff is rude and inept. They don’t follow up and promise things they don’t deliver. They hang up on you when you ask a question. Don’t go here.