Emily Sikking, MD

Dr. Sikking is highly skilled, very smart, and full of warmth and personality. She is very thorough. I believe she observes and mitigates potential risks that other doctors wouldn’t due to her careful diligence and specialized pre-​natal schedule. Most other moms I know did not have access to their OB’s very regularly. I feel like I am getting the best care possible when I see her. I have also seen her handle a very difficult situation with professionalism, grace, and humanity.

I have to update my review for Dr. Sikking because we have since had our baby who is now just over two weeks old. Late in my pregnancy I developed a bizarre and rare condition called Cholestasis, which can potentially be very dangerous for the baby and can even lead to still birth. Dr. Sikking’s response and action plan were swift, calculated, thorough and well thought out. Every step of the way I felt that my situation was being taken seriously and that Dr. Sikking was actively problem solving to figure out the best approach. I am happy to report that after delivering my baby early via C section he is 100% happy and healthy!!! The procedure was fast and my recovery has been great, my scar is teeny tiny and my baby is thriving. I am so grateful to have such a stellar doctor who also happens to be a sweet and wonderful person as well. Dr. Sikking is a super star. If you are pregnant and do not have a doc, I can’t recommend her enough!

With all the Unilocaling I do, I can’t believe I haven’t already written a review for Dr. Sikking. I guess there’s no time like the present since I’m currently seeing her for OB care during my second pregnancy.
At my first visit with Dr. Sikking, I realized she was the first doctor (out of literally every doctor I had ever been to) who was familiar with a rare condition I was born with without giving me a blank stare and having to google it. It was at that moment I knew she would deliver my child. And that she did, via c-​section, perfectly. And she’ll be doing it again in June. She’s great, period.
Yes, I have seen complaints on here about the wait. But, (1) it’s not every time (and I’m there a lot) and (2) part of what you get when you go to Dr. Sikking as opposed to a group is that SHE is going to deliver your baby (not some doctor in the practice you’ve never met who happens to be on call that day). And when you go to an OB who is also a surgeon, it’s going to happen that she’s called in to deliver babies and do emergency c-​sections for her other patients (when it’s your turn, you’ll appreciate others waiting a few extra minutes for you to completely finish bringing a tiny human into the world).
Dr. Sikking never rushes you out and always takes the time to answer questions (and god knows pregnant women generally have a lot of questions). I have always trusted and felt comfortable with her from day 1. Also, she is affiliated with St. John’s and I really can’t say enough about that hospital as well. I highly recommend Dr. Sikking if you are pregnant or will ever become pregnant.

No Thanks!
DEFINATELY not 4.5 stars — What are you thinking fellow Unilocalers?! I came here on the recommendation of Unilocal… Ah, you usually never do me wrong! Not this time. Perhaps, Dr. Sikking is better for birthing, but for general OBGYN female stuff, I’ve had much better.
I waited outside for 25 minutes, only to be taken into the room to wait for the Dr. for another — what seemed like 40 minutes. She was very straight forward and no-​nonsense. If you want someone to coddle you and hold your hand, this is not the Dr. for you. Maybe she was having a bad day, I donno, she seemed over-​it.
I told the receptionist and the Dr. that I was paying for the visit out of pocket. I simply went in for an annual exam and was told what the price would be upfront. It was around $ 300. I knew how much I was going to be billed and how much the lab costs were… However, she had me take unnecessary tests and blood work which set me back another $ 160 or so… The worst part was that I found out about this extra bill, 3 months AFTER the fact, when a receptionist called me to tell me I had an outstanding balance. This was news to me. I told her I had already received a bill and indeed already paid it. She said she’ll look into it and that she would call me back. She never called and I received another bill 2 weeks later. My total out of pocket costs were closer to $ 500 in the end for an annual pap smear and breast exam. The billing/​accounting department is not very helpful here, I just paid it out of frustration to get them off my back.
With so many options on the westside, I think I will keep on keeping on… elsewhere.
Maybe even Planned Parenthood… It’s about the same long ass wait time, minus the huge cost, attitude and at least they give you free condoms.

Dr. Sikking was awesome. She took the time to talk to me about something that was troubling me about my personal health, and took the time to dig into my family history so that she could look me over with the most information possible. She referred me to specialists who were kind and went the extra mile to communicate. I spent almost no time on the table because she was efficient and to the point and discussed all of my concerns for twenty minutes before I even sat on the examining table, which I appreciate. We isolated the problem, talked about it, and got some imaging done. Luckily everything is fine, as predicted, but it’s nice to know that she took my concerns seriously and made sure everything went as expected. Also, the front desk was super helpful, and got me in for an appointment that day. AND the nigh Amazonian lady (she’s very tall) that took my blood was amazing. I always have problems with people taking my blood, not enough will come out or veins will «roll» out of their needle reach and they will start digging… but this fine lady had it over and done with in no time at all without making one vein roll away and it was almost completely painless.
Seriously, I dread going to the doctor and these ladies made is a pleasant experience.

This is really tough to write but I definitely see the need to have this information included in the reviews for people, like myself, who would want and need to know this. Dr. Sikking is smart and on top of her game. She sent me to the best specialists and did all the things she should have done, didn’t take any chances. When I informed her of my personal choice for my delivery option, she was accommodating. So, if you go to her you’ll be in good hands. But, if you happen to have something unfortunate happen to you, as I did, you will wish you had never heard her name and had gone to a different and caring doctor. Fisrt of all, not everything was so great during my pregnancy related visits and information requests. Many times, she’d make me wait until she saw all of her patients before coming into my room — patients that came in long after I did. When I asked her about that, while I was steaming because I saw her go from room to room to room and not coming to my room until everyone was all gone, she’d tell me she knew I would have questions for her and she wanted to be able to have time to answer them. I was never in there long. I always had my questions written down and she didn’t take long answering them. It’s not like she couldn’t have seen me at my appointment time, rather than making me wait and wait and wait, while she strategically handled her patients to get the most out the door in the quickest amount of time. You may like that if you have no questions but because I had questions I had to wait the longest and be last? Ok, so there were several things I didn’t care for but I’ll just write about a couple and then the big one. Every time I had any question about what to do about something or any physical issues she ALWAYS gave me the same answer…“drink more water”. I’d even tell my husband before she’d say it because I knew she would. That wasn’t very comforting! Especially because I was drinking water so that wasn’t the correct answer! The last day in the hospital after the birth of my son, she didn’t even show-​up to release me. I could not wait to change doctors before having my second baby. Every week during my first pregnancy, under Dr. Sikking’s care, I told my husband I wanted to switch doctors but he thought it wasn’t a good idea to switch mid-​pregnancy and didn’t support the decision. I am SO glad I changed doctors for my next baby and had a completely different, wonderful experience. I realize people have different criteria in what they are looking for in a dr but if something were to go wrong and you had to see how your doctor would handle a situation, you’d want to know up-​front what you could expect. Another thing — with my 2^nd pregnancy, my dr sent me to get some very important test that wasn’t ordered by dr. S and definitely should have been — which I didn’t know to ask for. So, now for THE reason it pains me to hear Dr. Sikking’s name… after the birth of my son, I had VERY severe post-​partum depression. I explain this experience as going to hell — and that’s exactly what it was. This review is long enough so I’ll leave out the details but I will say I can’t imaging a worse experience — EVER. I couldn’t sleep, eat, I couldn’t stop crying for weeks. It was so mentally and emotionally painful. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. I was lost. I didn’t know what to do. I needed help so desperately! When I’d call Dr. Sikking, she wouldn’t even take my call. I asked for her to call me back and explained why. She’d have her temporary medical assistant call me back to deliver the message «Dr. Sikking said to tell you to dig deeper»… Are you kidding?
It’s been six years and I will never forget that experience. Anyone who is thinking of going to her needs to be aware of this. I hope this never happens to anybody else and I really hope that this information has been useful. I don’t write reviews. This is maybe the third one in my lifetime but I keep thinking how I would want to know and wish I would have had this information! By the way, Dr. Sikking told me while I was pregnant that people like myself, who struggle with anxiety, tend to get hit hard with PPD. I had no idea what that meant at the time. I wish she could have prepared me for what turned out to be the most difficult time in my life!

I couldn’t ask for a better OB/​GYN. Dr. Sikking is realistic, funny, honest and approachable. I have been going to her for over five years now and actually look forward to my annual checkups. Now that I’m having my first child, I can’t think of a better person to deliver our baby. I rarely find doctors who are as good with patients as they are smart. She’s just fabulous. If you looking for a smart, cool, female doctor who «gets it,» look no further. Also, her staff is AMAZING. Annette, her nurse, has been with her practice for over 5 years and she’s reachable, friendly and knowledgable. I look forward to every visit to their practice. Can’t say enough great things and would recommend her to anyone.

Used her for both of my kids births. She guessed the sex wrong for both at 12 weeks, which we still laugh about, but other than that, which is not necessarily a negative, she and her staff were awesome. I had both of my kids w/​out meds. I loved that she never pushed me to do anything I did not want to do, and always gave strong/​good advice and made sure I was comfortable. She was most amazing in the delivery room – for me, baby, AND my husband.

awesome. honest, caring.
however my insurance doesn’t cover her and it cost me $ 300 out of pocket. no reimbursement

Dr. Sikking delivered my daughter (almost) 8 years ago. At that time, she was in a group of doctors across the street from SM-​UCLA. I had at least one visit with all of the Dr’s within that group, Dr. S being our favorite. When it was time to choose who I wanted to do my scheduled c-​section, I chose Dr. Sikking who seemed humbly honored which made me feel good. Based on her caring, non rushed, non judgmental and reassuring demeanor, I felt that I was in the best hands. When it was time to see me before going home from the hospital (post delivery), she informed me she «fixed» my old c-​section incision scar and made it lower and smaller which was true! She also always took her time and answered all my questions and concerns. Most OB’s and Dr’s in general practically run out of the room while you’re trying to get a few questions answered. At the time, I was also a larger sized woman and I didn’t feel looked down upon or self conscious about my weight with Dr Sikking. I would highly recommend.

I have been Dr. Sikking’s patient for over 8 years and plan to never have another OB/​GYN. She possesses the rare qualities of experience, education & an amazing bedside manner. She is respectful of her patient’s wishes and is fantastic at advising them to keep them healthy. Dr. Sikking delivered both my daughters under very different circumstances and both times gave me the birth I wanted. She is an amazing doctor and I can’t recommend her highly enough.

Dr. Sikking is the absolute BEST doctor ever! She is caring and fabulous. She is professional and amazing. I had a planned Csection 2 months ago and my scar is almost gone, it is very low, looks great. Each visit with Dr. Sikking she answered all my questions and took her time, unlike other doctors who I find can «rush» you out. She also has a 3D ultrasound machine which made it fantastic to see my baby each visit. Her staff is beyond friendly and the nurse Annette is incredibly sweet. I always looked forward to my visits. Dr Sikking is professional and excellent. My husband came to some of my visits and also agrees that she is terrific. I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone looking for a super doctor.

If I could give Dr. Sikking 100 stars I would. She is, by far, the most compassionate and thoughtful doctor I’ve ever come across. I feel like I get small town treatment in the heart of the big city. I am always well received by her staff and her nurse Annette is second to none.

LOVE this woman. She’s delivered all 3 of my sons and this last one we paid out of pocket because I couldn’t imagine going through a pregnancy without her and her staff.
They are so patient and supportive. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her. I prefer just one doctor and not a group practice, so do your research about the differences.

LOVE dr. sikking! if you are an independent woman, it’s nice to go to a doctor who gets where you’re coming from. caring, efficient, thorough. love the office staff – nurse annette! the awesome receptionist chick! they’ve been with her for years, which is also great. be sure to ask about the insurance situation when you make an appt.

Dr. Sikking is by far the best ob/​gyn I have seen. She is completely professional, very knowledgeable, objective, non-​judgmental and personable. She is great.

I just moved from Los Angeles to San Francisco and I needed to go on line to find Dr. Sikkings address for our new health insurance qustionaire. I had no intention of writing any reviews, but in the process of finding her address I stumbled upon this site.
Dr. Sikking has been my ob for the past 6 years. She delivered all three of my children and she consoled me through my 3 miscarriages (all three happended before my last, and final, third child).
I love her!!! She is an amazing woman. She will make you feel very comfortable with any decisions that you may need to make. She does not judge… she is supportive and exactly what I think you would want a doctor to be.

I love Dr. Sikking! She is by far the best, most caring and thorough doctor I’ve ever had. Great bedside manner and truly cares about her patients and their conerns and actually makes the time to talk to you about everything. She also returns calls if you have any questions after seeing her — which is typically not the case with doctors. She’s fantastic and I can’t say enough!!! I recommend her to all my friends!
Go to her now while she’s still accepting new patients.
— Connie in WLA

Dr. Sikking delivered our baby last week, and I have nothing but praise for her.
She was patient and understanding of my wife not wanting a C-​Section and was willing to wait… and wait… for her labor to progress. Eventually my wife was able to give birth naturally and Dr. Sikking was amazing during the delivery. She coached my wife brilliantly through only 20 mins of pushing, and delivered us a beautiful little girl (and a healthy wife)! I was amazed by Dr. Sikking’s calm and control of everything throughout what seems like could be a very chaotic event.
Dr. Sikking will definitely be our doctor for the next child. We really appreciate her candor and honesty. We always felt like she had time for us, and truly cared about us and our baby. She has a great sense of humor, but also instills a real sense of confidence. We love Dr. Sikking!

I’m on Tonik health insurance, so I found Dr. Sikking by searching my plan, and the location is super close to my office.
I found her to be extremely professional, not too clinical, but not too verge-​on-​homeopathic-​medicine personal. She’s right down the middle, which is what I prefer. I’ve only been twice, for the routine check-​up and a prescription refill, and I feel confident in recommending her based on those experiences. Of course, I’m not new to going to OBGYNs, but I think she would be appropriate even for those young-​uns going for their first time.
Since it’s near my work, both appointments were towards the beginning of her schedule in the day, so she was on time for both, and didn’t waste my time. However, it seems like all doctors get behind towards the end of the day, so I can’t vouch for that.
Her office will send your prescription to whatever pharmacy you like, but be prepared with the pharmacy information, or else they default to sending it across the street to the CVS.
And get your annual check-​up!