My wife (a physician) and I choose Amomi after leaving another OBGYN. My wife had experience with two OBGYN practices as she lost our first very early term fetus and had used two separate practices for care prior to Amomi. My wife is considered a higher risk due to her age (38). We came to Amomi after hearing from numerous people in the medical field about how much Drs. Harris and Francois care about patients. We also heard about their top notch medical training, philosophy for treating patients as individuals, their listening to the needs of patients and choosing to dedicate their careers toward caring for those riskier patients that are in the greatest need.
Our baby is now 3 weeks old; I have taken the time to only write a few yelp reviews but I feel compelled to commend this excellent medical practice which exceeded our very high expectations which were set by our deep experience with doctors and the reputation Amomi has in the west.
Obviously, a higher risk pregnancy requires more doctor medical visits than most. 100% of our visits were un-rushed, thorough, considerate and given in the most comfortable and well designed environment. We were cared for by Dr. Harris and her excellent nurse (a PHD) who are well synchronized in their passion for treating women. Dr. Cathleen Harris has to be one of the most intelligent physicians we have met and someone who has the unusual skill to balance the science and the art of medicine. She was comfortable with all questions, taking her time to ensure that we understood. She is open and respectful of patients in explaining risks and letting her patient know that they are the ultimate decision maker. Dr. Harris has the intellectual horsepower to go as deep or lite into the science as desired by the patients and/or other medical providers.
Of course I must also add that Dr. Harris delivered my wife which was the highlight of our experience with her. When we placed the first call (1am) to discuss the beginning of labor her partner Dr. Francois was warm, knowledgeable and friendly in answering our questions. Once we were in the hospital Dr. Harris was timely, attentive, immediately available at all times (staying in the room for hours) and coached and monitored the long labor. Dr. Harris stayed within immediate contact with my wife for almost 7 hours, helping her through labor & constantly weighing the risks and issues that were inherent in our baby's delivery. Dr. Harris took extra and unusual care in assuring that my wife had ample time to attempt vaginal delivery which took much time and work by our wonderful doctor; most doctors might have moved quickly to C section. While our baby was delivered vaginally we had the full confidence that Dr. Harris would take the delivery to a successful C section if needed. Our baby was delivered at 12:05pm and Dr. Harris was with us from 6am. She visited us each of the next two days. As the father I have never had such confidence in a doctor; I am the CEO of a healthcare company with ample experience with physicians. Dr. Harris is the best I have dealt with.
I must also add that for the next 2 days while we were in the hospital we heard from the nurses about their admiration of Dr. Harris and her practice. One of our nurses said that Dr. Harris deals with the high risk pregnancies she tends to be the most patient, kind to staff, most likely to honor patient wishes. Of course, the nurses also said Dr. Harris is an excellent surgeon when emergencies arise. Amomi was one of the best customer experiences we have ever had. Dr. Harris has attended some of the top training programs in the country and we benefited greatly from this and from her work ethic. I highly recommend Dr. Harris if a family can be so lucky as to get in with her.