Shefali Gandhi-List

I LOVE Dr. Gandhi! I went through IVF to have my second child and was considered a high risk pregnancy due to pre-​existing conditions. She was amazing. She answers every question and if she can’t, she will find the answer for you. At my 38 week appointment I expressed concern that I wasn’t feeling the baby move as strongly as the day before. After seeing that my amniotic fluid was low, she asked if I wanted to have the baby that day. She explained the risks and pros and cons and sent me to the hospital for monitoring and we decided to deliver that night. After my daughter was born, she had difficulty breathing and even stopped breathing several times her first 8 hours of life. It was eventually determined that she had to be transferred to another hospital for care. I was devastated. Dr. Gandhi stayed at the hospital with us until 3−4am. She asked a lot of questions and was there while the NICU nurses and doctors worked on my newborn and determined they needed to move her. She went above and beyond in trying to determine what had happened during the pregnancy and in obtaining samples for biopsy. She visited and checked on me every day and even called the other hospital to check on my baby, ask questions and kept me updated. Knowing how much I wanted to be with my baby, she discharged me a day early with strict instructions and a lot of pain meds so I could see my little one again as soon as posible.
She answers questions in such a way that as a non-​medical person, I could understand. She never makes you feel as if anything you ask is trivial. Her bedside manner is amazing. She shares her personal and professional experiences with you as well. She will call after hours to give you answers to questions asked during your appointment. She truly makes you feel as though you are her number one priority (which is also her one downfall… she routinely runs behind schedule because she gives all her patients the opportunity to ask as many questions as possible without rushing them). I am soooo soooo very sad that she is relocating out of state in a few weeks. I had a horrific OB previously and was so thrilled to find her. She is a gem and will be greatky missed on the Peninsula.

DR Gandhi is awesome. She is an angel. She is very supportive, positive and finds solutions right away!

I’m so glad I found Dr. Gandhi. She’s simply the best! She’s extremely well skilled, knowledgeable, tireless (although I don’t know how with 3 young children!) open to new ideas, followed up on questions I didn’t think she wrote down, and just a delightful person. She performed a successful external version (our baby was breech) and when things got a little crazy in the delivery room, she took charge, yet was cool as a cucumber. I couldn’t dream of a better experience.

Dr. Gandhi-​List is probably the best Ob/​gyn there is. She has the most amazing bed side manner, and NEVER makes you feel rushed. She explains everything to you so you can make the best decision. I highly recommend her for any of your ob/​gyn needs, she is amazing!

Dr Gandhi-​List is truly a caring OB. She is patient and dedicated to give her patients the best she could. She delivered my first kid last December 2010, it was rather a tough journey but Dr. Gandhi-​list kept me informed about what’s going on and comforted me from time-​to-​time. It’s a relief to see her in every prenatal visits and she answered all my questions in detailed. Many times, she was like knowing what my anxieties or questions in mind. and she will explain it or soothe me even before I asked. Highly recommend Dr Gandhi-​list to everyone.

I was very fortunate to have Dr. Gandhi-​List as my doctor and delivering my baby at Sequoia. She is a wonderful doctor, caring, committed and with a genuine interest in the patient. She answered all of my questions, remembered my issues between appointments and gave excellent advice all throughout pregnancy. She listened to my concerns and wishes, was thorough following up, and everything worked out great with delivery. Her office was always good with passing questions and messages to her and getting back to me very timely. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone and would go back to her in a heartbeat with another pregnancy.

Dr. Gandhi is a caring and committed physician. The best of the best. I feel blessed to have her caring for my medical needs.

I don’t think you’ll find a better OB if you tried! I can say this with absolute confidence because I traveled for 7.5 months of my pregnancy, never seeing the same OB twice. By month 8, I couldn’t stand flying anymore and had to hunker down to find a new doctor close to home.
Based on Unilocal reviews (and a good friend’s recommendation to avoid PAMF at all costs, lol) I decided on Dr. Gandhi.
I didn’t actually get to see her until my third scheduled appointment because of scheduling conflicts and other things but she is worth the wait!
As every other reviewer has mentioned, she has a very good bedside manner: She is very attentive and doesn’t rush appointments (even when she’s got 3 women in labor the morning of your appointment, lol). She will work with you to make sure you have the birth experience you want as long as it’s safe for you and baby.
I was scheduled for induction and went into labor the day before induction date. I labored until 3AM and gave birth by 3:45AM. Dr. Gandhi slept in the hospital to make sure she was there to deliver. From what I’ve heard, many doctors just show up to «catch» the baby after you’ve already been pushing for a while.
I can go on and on but it’s not necessary, just read the other reviews. She’s flipping awesome and you WON’T find a better O.B.
SN: I saw Dr. Liu for the first two appointments and he’s great too. Funny and informative.

Dr. Gandhi is a rare gem of a doctor who listened closely to my needs, never rushed me through appointments, and treated me with kindness at every turn. She delivered both of my children, and I have wholeheartedly recommended her to my friends (she was referred to me by a friend, who in turn was referred by another friend). I had my heart set on having a natural medication-​free delivery, and she was game to go along with my plan as long as the baby was doing fine. My second child was breech, delivered cesarian, but Dr. Gandhi worked closely with me to try everything we could (acupuncture, aversion, chiropractor, etc) to help the baby flip over. The baby didn’t flip, and my water broke in the middle of the night, one week before our scheduled c-​section. I called her immediately, and she met us at the hospital ½ hour later! I’m still in awe of this, and don’t know how she does it! My recovery from the first birth was pretty easy, and I was surprised that the recovery from the CS was even easier. She’s just an excellent surgeon and and wonderful person.

We have chosen Dr. Shefali Gandhi for pre-​natal care during our first pregnancy and birth, and we think that we’ve picked absolutely the best doctor possible! During the prenatal checkups she not only answered every question we had, but also shared her enormous experience and broadened our general knowledge. Undoubtedly, she is an extremely competent professional, to say the least. Our birth was challenging, lasted more than 24 hours, and physically exhausting (due to mother’s health condition). Dr. Shefali was assisting our birth until 4AM on Saturday! She was extremely emotionally supportive and encouraging (and we did need it after many hours of no sleep!), she even asked to bring a big mirror so that the mother can have feedback on how to push better. Thanks to her help, experience and encouragement, we were able to have a vaginal delivery!
Also, we would like to emphasize that Dr. Gandhi really cared to make us deliver the way we wanted, while keeping mother and the baby safe. She has enormous experience in that. We also would like to acknowledge Sequoia Hospital’s delivery department — they are really great! All nurses were extremely helpful and professional, and they serve delicious food (and we mean it! You never expect such food from a hospital!) — but this is off-​topic.
We cannot express how grateful we are to Dr. Shefali Gandhi. After our birth experience, our trust in this person is truly boundless.

I saw Dr. Gandhi for my third pregnancy and she was by far the best doctor I have had. She was completely available for all of my appointments and the delivery, which in itself was a unique experience for me, and Women’s Care was great. She told me I could have the nursing staff call her when I was admitted to the hospital, and she came promptly so was there in time to deliver our baby.
I liked her manner the best… she was supportive and professional, and very accessible. She is a young Mom, which I found comforting, and she makes a point to get to know your children if you bring them to appointments.
If you are looking for an OB, I highly recommend Dr. Gandhi

Dr. Gandhi is one of the best doctors that I’ve ever had. I moved to San Carlos from the city midway through my pregnancy, so I was faced with switching doctors at the beginning of my second trimester. I asked around and did some research and selected Dr. Gandhi based on her very positive reputation. She wound up exceeding my expectations. At each appointment, she made me feel comfortable and insured that I had any questions about my pregnancy at that point fully answered. I never felt rushed and she always took any concern that I had seriously, no matter how small.
I was very adamant that I wanted to attempt a natural unmedicated birth, with minimum interventions unless necessary for the health of my baby or myself. Shefali was very supportive of my wishes, recommending that I work with a doula, and giving me advice on my birth plan to share with the hospital nurses. She showed an open mind during my labor to some of the ideas that my doula brought up, letting us try some methods that were new to her, and even supported me bringing in an acupuncturist to help speed my labor when it started to stall. Although I was having a slow labor, she did not push me to take unnecessary pitocin, as both baby and myself were doing fine and were safe. She was in the labor room with me for a good amount of the time after I went through transition; she didn’t just run in to «catch the baby» at the last minute as I’ve heard with some doctors. With her care and her openness to teaming with my doula, I was able to successfully have the natural unmedicated birth that I wanted, resulting in a healthy baby girl and a healthy mommy.
Dr. Gandhi is a true gem among OB’s practicing on the peninsula and I would wholeheartedly recommend her! I trust her completely and will definitely be sticking with her when we try for baby #2.

Dr. Gandhi delivered my twins early this year… I LOVED having her as my doctor! I looked forward to every appointment and I feel like she was an important part of getting me to 38 weeks and getting my babies delivered safely. I ended up with a planned c-​section, however before that was scheduled I felt like Dr. Gandhi was supportive of me trying to deliver them naturally. I highly recommend her, especially if you are pregnant with twins (and she is a twin momma herself so she understands everything you are going through!)

Dr. Gandhi is the best doctor (not one of the, the best ever) I have ever seen in my life. She really takes time to listen to everything you have to say, and takes everything seriously. She makes sure she makes you comfortable. She is very knowledgeable. If there is any way she can help you, she will.
She went on maternity leave for months, I got an appointment with her as soon as I found out that she was returning to practice.

After years at PAMF and being VERY unhappy with the help I was getting there I took a chance and switched to this Women’s Health. I have been so happy there! I started with the Gyn dr there who was great and answered questions I couldnt get answers to from my other dr for years. Then whenI got pregnant I switched to Dr Ghandi who was AWESOME! Patient, understanding, supportive and very down to earth and easy to talk to. She was an angel when I miscarried and after. I totally trust her and feel safe with her as my dr. I havent been able to say that for a long time. So much better than PAMF! I can always reach someone, they are helpful and dont make you feel dumb or rushed. Everyone is very nice and professional. Office is clean and well run. I highly recommend her!!!

I have been so comfortable and pleased with Dr. Gandhi. Everyone I know that has her as their OB-​GYN Loves her, too! She is very sweet, always listens and answers questions and has helped me with my millions of «scares» during this first pregnancy I am in. I am almost 37 weeks pregnant and she will be, God-​willing, delivering my baby (since she is now pregnant herself!). When she leaves due to her twins on the way, I will be hard pressed to find a doctor as caring and gentle as her. I will be delivering at Sequoia Hospital (where I was born as well 25 years ago!) and know that I am in good hands with her. I highly recommend Dr. Shefali Gandhi-​List.