My son was s patient of Dr Buckner when he was a kid. He is now in his mid 40s and still talks…read moreabout how great a doctor he was. He was always available and listened to you when you spoke with him. He was the best!

I don't care about creepy appearance and flaws in the office, that was described in some of…read morereviews. I don't go to the doctor's offices to watch their office interior. I go for effective, punctual and wise care. Dr. Buckner is the best of pediatricians I ever had. I already went to many doctors with my children, they always had 2-3 weeks of wait before the available appointment. They don't care, if your child needs to be seen asap. When you come to their offices, you always wait up to 2-3 hours! Dr. Buckner's office is a rare case where sometimes you can come to be seen on the same, or the next day. Maximum wait time was 30 minutes from in and out, all our appointments were just on time! And the most important thing - he truly cares and my kids love him! Thank you, Dr Buckner! We are happy to find you!

I LOVE dr Vance! She is fantastic! She is so patient, kind, and I really appreciate how she…read moreexplains everything to me as a new mother. I also love how personable she is and is always smiling. She really is a great pediatrician. I highly recommend her

She is a Pediatrician at Castro Valley Pediatrics and I think there are better choices of doctors…read morethere besides her. Every time I have brought my son in for a check up, it seems as if she is always rushing to leave and just move to the next patient. Whenever I have concerns, she always seems to brush it off or be short instead of trying to look into things more or at least explain things thoroughly so that when I leave I feel content. I felt like she is the type of doctor who doesn't really care and just wants to get you in and out. I recommend Dr. Hiramatsu and Dr. Ross who both took care of my son for an immediate check up while he was sick. They are both so informative and you could tell they really care about their patients.

Dr. Eileen has been the doctor for my two sons in 5th and 7th grade and she is the best. Over all…read morethe years we have seen her she has given us complete confidence in her care and always demonstrates her experience, knowledge and commitment to the profession. For our most recent annuals she spent significant time addressing their health needs as they grow to become young men and also checked in on their mental health, behavioral health and eating habits. I can't imagine finding a better doctor and will always be thankful for this recommendation.

Dr Eileen is wonderful. Bright, patient, thoughtful and engaged. We are very happy with her and we…read moredrive quite a distance to see her for her help with my two children. She recently left Kid Kare Associates and, while they are OK, I look forward to Dr Eileen's new practice with an increased openness to alternative care and, I sincerely hope, more consistent administrative help - Kid Kare (her former practice) is OK, but not more than that. Dr Eileen was and is worth a long drive and putting up with inconsistent support from the administrative staff, long wait times and sometimes awkward nursing care. Her new practice is called Pediatric Wellness Group - her former practice is called Kid Kare Associates http://pediatricwellnessgroup.com/team.html

Laura Balestreri, MD., was my children's pediatrician for years. She practices along with Kenneth…read moreDucker, MD. The office is located in Castro Valley. Staff was always nice and it was easy to get appointments. Both doctors were very attentive and never felt rushed.

This review is way past due. We still miss Dr. B after our move. She is phenomenal, so attentive…read moreand focused and no amount of questions will deter her. We had her with our son since birth (he's 7 now) and she answered all our newbie questions and made us feel like we got this parenting down. Being a parent herself she was a wonderful sounding board and very responsive. She will always call you back, every time. Thank you Dr B for all your help with our Son, you really helped us navigate parenting. Hope you are well and please let us know if you are ever in this next of the woods, would love to say hi.

By far the best doctor I have seen in a long time. Through, doesn't rush and ask many questions…read more He took time to discuss my problem. Also, look at all my previous tests from previous visits with other doctors. I was referred to him by my Primary ,since I was told to see an endocrinologist. He is not only a GP but an endocrinologist. If I could change doctors, I would, in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, he is in the same office as my primary.

Excellent service and great Doctor. Tim is great Doctor with…read morelots of care ,honest and professional. Highly recommend him.

Dr. Young has been my family PCP for over 30+ years and I wouldn't go to anyone else. He is kind,…read moreconsistent and very thorough. I have never once felt rushed during my time with him. He is patient, detailed and thoughtful in answering questions and has a really great memory when it comes to family and medical history. I also love that he is communicative via Sutter's 'My Health Online' web portal and app. Michelle, Adrienne, and all of the staff there are wonderful. I just love them! :)

There are many great things to say about Dr. Young, however there are some drawbacks to having a…read moregood Dr. First with the drawbacks. Since he is good, you almost never get an appointment when you need it. He can be booked out as far as 2 months in advance! This didn't help if you have a medical concern that may get worse with time. Another drawback, the waiting period once you get an appointment. Because Dr.Young is thorough, you can end up waiting up to an hour past you scheduled appointment time. This means...don't have plans after your appointment because you'll probably be late. All these drawbacks are based of something good, so onto the good. Like I mentioned before, he's good at what he does so he's highly requested and thorough. He takes his time with each patient and you never feel like he's rushing your visit because he's running behind. He has no problem referring you to specialists if he/you feel like that's what you really need. His office staff is very efficient at getting those referrals out and checking you in and out. Overall, Dr. Young is good at what he does. He cares about his patients, but that can be a drawback, which isn't totally his fault. Yes he could move a little quicker through his visits, but I'd rather a thorough Dr. than a half ass one...I'm just saying.

My third child was born with a heart murmur. At the time we were living in Europe and our first…read morecardiologist didn't really offer much besides, "it will fix itself in time". Though this was reassuring in some way, I had only a single measurement of the hole to hold on to as information. When we arrived in California I did a yelp search for pediatric cardiologists and found Heart of the Valley. During our first visit with them, I was pretty much a ball of high strung chaos and their entire team was like a sigh of relief. My daughter and I were welcomed to the office and given time to settle in and calm down without feeling rushed or hurried through the process. Babies need to nurse sometimes to chill, and they totally get that. Dr. Maxwell took time familiarizing himself with our situation. He explained things to me, the magic of the heart. I never left with an unanswered question which really is the sign of a great doc in my opinion. We have since moved overseas and still tell people about Dr. Maxwell and his lovely team. If we ever came back to the area, that's where our daughter would be seen again.

Had to bring my 4-month old daughter by his office last Friday, and I am impressed with the staff,…read morethe toys, the entertainment for the kiddos, pictures on the walls, etc. This place is SPOTLESS, and had enough "stuff" to entertain my 2 year old who came with us. Dr. Maxwell is friendly, but very serious about his job. Almost a little too serious since he made little to no communication to our little ones. He came in, introduced himself to us, took a look at the screens, said hello to the kids, then started doing what he needed to do, with a straight face the whole time. Did he find something bad? Didn't find anything at all? Show me some expression!!! Eventually after 15 minutes of looking at our baby, he finally decided to talk to us and said everything was good! PHHEEEW! RELIEF! Maybe its just his personality or the way he likes to work... not mad, but wish he would smile a little more. On a really bright note, he actually showed my toddler out to their treasure chest to get a toy, and one of the staff ended up getting down on a knee and showing my daughter the different stickers she could have along with a loli-pop. We all left the office feeling good and happy! Awesome cardiologist office from top to bottom.

Came here after Dr. Massen was listed on my insurance. The place itself is a bit difficult to find…read morebecause it's inside of a larger building with lots of other doctor offices, it's the first door the left and the second window down next to a dentist office. The receptionist was super nice, I was able to get an appointment that very day and once I came in everyone was so nice. They quickly got me inside and the nurse was very nice and attentive to all my symptoms. The doctor is quite the funny guy he cracks jokes as soon as he walks in, which is awesome but also I feel like it stops him from listening to me and taking me seriously but at the same time was funny enough to make me feel comfortable. He sent me away with some antibiotics and some lab work. I didn't get my lab results back until about a week later (even tho I remember him saying I would get them 2 days later) and when I called nobody got back to me I had to call again and speak to the receptionist directly. Overall I would recommend this office the receptionist/nurse is great the doctors pretty good. No real complaints but also nothing crazy.

I absolutely loved seeing Dr. Massen and was so sad to hear he had retired! I read the bad reviews…read moreand I honestly think it is just the culture difference?! He is extremely kind and caring and always listened! So sad he is not my primary anymore