Dr. Valdes is an absolute star! There simply are not words for how much I love being under his care. He is compassionate AND thorough; he has the best bedside manner of any Dr. I have ever seen.
I found him by doing thorough research when I found out I was pregnant and I am glad I researched well! Dr. Valdes has great ratings within the United Healthcare website, on Health Grades, on Google and, of course, here on Yelp. And rightfully so! Yes, you will wait a little while to see him but TRUST ME, the level of expertise and care you're DEFINITELY going to receive are more than worth any amount of time you will wait. When it's your turn to be seen, you can depend on Dr. Valdes to take his time, answer ALL of your questions and put you at ease throughout the entire process with his incredibly calming nature. He eased me during a miscarriage; he was so caring and encouraged my husband and I to try again if we chose to do so. He filled us with many reassurances, the major one being that our age wasn't a factor for the miscarriage (both 40 during the miscarriage) and I left that appointment feeling optimistic instead of sad. What an incredible man! His steadfast belief that we could and should try again, (with some helpful tips on ovulation kits) if we chose to do so, gave us the confidence to try again, and we now have the most amazing 2.5 month old Baby Boy! I can tell you right now, Valdes IS THE REASON I tried again. Without his vote of confidence, I wouldn't have felt brave enough to try again. Since the pregnancy, he has seen me for my 6 week checkup and assessed that I am suffering from PPD, which I knew, but he spoke to me with ZERO condescension in regards to what I am feeling. In fact, he said what I am feeling "is in no way a reflection of how I feel about my baby" and he is correct; I'm just riding that hormonal rollercoaster but love my baby beyond words! Men like him give women the voice to speak up about such a taboo topic and many women don't speak up about it at all in fear of being judged. I knew I could tell him and we have a game plan should I choose to follow it!
My little boy chose to come into this world while Valdes was on vacation (so rare, he is ALWAYS available) and he prepared me for his departure. I am still saddened the delivery wasn't with Valdes as it was an extremely long 42 hours of delivery and I think he would have done a few things differently. However, I have to hand it to Dr. Lee, with whom I delivered, in that he remained patient and listened to an amazing nurse named Ani who was hellbent on seeing my wishes of a vaginal delivery come true. I was SO CLOSE to a c-section, and I knew that, but Ani wouldn't hear of it and she convinced Dr. Lee to wait. I'm happy to say that I delivered in the manner for which I'd hoped with Dr. Lee.
Lastly, I was in the area of his office just a few days ago, and I popped in due to concerns of still lightly bleeding 10 weeks postpartum and, without an appointment, he allowed me to go to his office and speak with him!!!??? He is so amazing! He, once again, filled me with reassurances but offered to squeeze me into his patient flow for an ultrasound. I chose to stay and I was seen within 20 minutes. Exceptional quality of care!
His staff are great too and I've never had a booking issue!
Do yourself a favor and see Valdes if you're reading these reviews, wondering if he's the Dr for you. HE IS! read more