Dr Yogam delivered our child in 2023. When we were admitted into her care, we left a $3500 deposit that we were told would be refunded after insurance paid out, which it did. It's 2025 and we still haven't received it back, after many calls, texts and emails. read more

Oh my gosh, I can't believe Dr. Yogam is still around. She delivered my first Son 40 years ago. I was 14 years old. I was in labor for 22 hours and pushed for over 2 hours . I was never asked if I would like pain meds. Every time I had an appointment in her office . I had to wait hours for her to arrive. I remember she didn't have a personality at all - straight business .. but when it comes down to it, she is knowledgeable and good doctor. read more

Dr. Yogam is one of the best doctors in the Bay area hands down. She delivered my middle son and I was high risk ( just a little more amniotic fluid than usual). She was amazing and made sure I was cared for during and after the birth of my beautiful son. Thank you Dr. Yogam if you ever see this thank you! May the Gods continue to answer your prayers. read more

Dr. Kris Yogam successfully delivered all 6 of my children. She is the most skilled and knowledgeable doctor ever! Her colleagues have been lifted up by her quick thinking, calm, straight to the point problem solving expertise. Our family is grateful to her for her years of dependable knowledge and skills. Every birth is a journey for each woman to make. Dr. Yogam is who you want to help you bring your new family member into the world safely. Thank you Dr. Yogam! read more

Had my daughter with Doctor Yogams support years ago and I will never forget the care she gave me. She was the best! My visits were always pleasant and had a great experience. I remember she actually went out sick for awhile literally like the day of my daughters delivery and she still had her office staff call and check on me and baby. read more

Kris Yogam was brought into the birth of my child in December 2015 to terrorize my husband and I. She told my husband that the questions he was asking about an epidural (which I had stated I didn't want or need) were time-wasting, and threatened to have me wheeled into a C-section and have our child taken away. This was while I was laboring. I eventually gave birth to a healthy baby with no tears to my body. She is a part of Alta Bates Labor and Delivery and I would advice everyone to steer clear of this place. The nurse who worked with us administer a second dose of epidural without our consent (She came over after the birth, patted my husband on the back, and hit the epidural administration button meant for me to use.) We later also found that Dr Bean, a doctor with Alta Bates, had signed forms saying he had inspected the baby and given me lactation/ nursing and post-partum advice when he had never spoken to us or seen the baby. He rushed up to us in the hospital lobby and said he had to inspect our baby. Stay away, that's our advice. It took us a year to recover from the trauma of Kris Yogam and the team at Alta Bates. read more

The negative reviews are accurate: especially the one about having to reschedule at the last minute. Her secretary rescheduled the appointment for my wife 4 times..and the last one we found out when entered the mf'ing office. But that's not the worst part. When we were told to go to the emergency room at 8am, we got there and had to wait 4-5 hours before we could even speak to the legendary Dr. Yogam. And guess what, she was rude and mean as hell...did not even crack a smile once. My wife once tried to say something and she stopped her mid-sentence and said "let me finish". I think she also wanted to call me maggot and spit a yoga fireball at me. Luckily the nurses were super nice and I think one of was named Karen who helped to make the experience less painful. When a woman is going through a traumatic experience, the last thing she needs is bs like this. read more

Dr. Yogam delivered my twin girls in Berkeley, Ca. I did all my prenatal care with her in Richmond, Ca. The customer service was good, greeted you upon your arrival sometimes Dr. Yogam would be late sometimes but that's because she's delivering these babies!!! If I was to have another pregnancy I would come to Dr. Yogam (hands down/ mo question) she's amazing and honestly know what she's doing. I'm sad my mother didn't get more pictures of Dr. Yogam delivering my girls, but I do want to thank you Dr. Yogam for keeping me focused on what I needed to and not worrying about unnecessary things, also thanks for saving my tattoo on my great c-section- every time I get waxed down there my waxing lady always shocked on such an amazing job! So thank you for taking your practice serious which made me a happy patient of yours and did an amazing job delivering my healthy girls. read more

She was the on call doctor after hours. I wanted to get medical advice. She was extremely rude and did not sound pleasant and did not seem like she wanted to help. Yes after hours service is there for a reason, emergency or not. She quickly hung up on me and told me if I go to the ER it would cost me an arm and a leg and told me to call the office on Monday. read more

Dr. Yogam is an excellent doctor. I had high blood pressure through most of my pregnancy and she never once made me feel like she was not looking out for my best interests. She was very knowledgeable and frequently answered questions when I asked. She would send me for non-stress tests, urine tests (to check for extra protein signaling preeclampsia), and lots of blood tests. It is because of her that I was able to catch the preeclampsia so quickly, have my baby delivered healthy and all of us walk out alive. I was a terrified first mother and she never made me feel like I wasn't being heard. She is CRASS and VERY straight to the point. Her no-nonsense personality reminds me of my grammy so it was not an issue to me, but I can definitely see how this may not be for others. If you do not like someone who tells it like it is or has no filter (this comes with old age and experience I think) then I would recommend someone else. (I told her I wanted to stick to my birth plan during delivery and she looked at me straight face and said "If I follow your birth plan, you will die". I found out later that she was right. I would have.) Her office is old and not very fancy, (you have to get ultrasounds at alta bates instead of the office etc) but it gets the job done. Like others have said, there were times when I was rescheduled for an appointment at the last minute, but I also understand this as one can never be certain about appointments when a baby is being born or an emergency c-section is needed. Part of the reason I understand this is because it happened to me and I am sure that was an inconvenience on another mother that could not have been avoided. read more

Dr. Yogam saved my sons life during birth four years ago. She was the on call OB at Alta Bates. My son had the umbilical cord wrapped twice around his neck. Pushing just cut his air off. She recognized this immediately and stopped everything - held the cord away from his neck with her fingers while he was still in the birth canal - then dexterously snipped it away - freeing him to be born. He was born with an APGAR of 1. To put that into perspective - 0 is stillborn. She was calm, didn't cause me to panic at all. She carefully and quickly called for assistance and the nurses stood by me while he was taken care of. Later that night, about 1 in the morning, she came to my room to check on me. I was standing holding my sweet boy and she was surprised I was up. We spoke for a little while and I thanked her then. Every time I think of what might have been in a less competent doctors hands - I can't but thank her profusely for her courage and experience. I was told later that she is the doctor they call into ER situations because of her experience with difficult births. This doctor is amazing. read more

Terrible experience for my wife when visiting this doctor's office. She made it obvious she did not care about my wife's pregnancy, her professionalism was horrendous, the office was very dirty and the appointment setting was unorganized. When my wife asked questions about the health of the baby's heart, doctor yogam seemed offended and felt she had to remind my wife that she has been doing her job for 40 years. Also, she felt it necessary to tell my wife that she's retiring and she should go to another doctor. When my wife asked did she have any recommendations for another doctor, she vaguely responded "no". Furthermore, after checking the baby's heart rate for only a few seconds, doctor yogam did not give any details on the baby's health. She came off as if she had something better to do and left my wife leaving the office in tears. Never again. read more

Dr.Yogam was a great doctor for me. She delivered both my girls. She's very knowledgeable and straight forwarded. I love that she's blunt and opinionated because that's how I am. Through out my pregnancy she was sweet and compassionate to me. read more

Great doctor. Delivered both of my children and I appreciate her being very straightforward with no frilly sugar-coating - others apparently perceive this as rudeness. I have the utmost respect for her and she definitely cares about each person equally (she will not play into your entitlement). Laughing at the negative reviews because she had to cancel appointments to tend to deliver someone else's baby. read more

It didn't dawn on me to warn people on how pushy Dr. Yogam could be. Made me feel like having an episiotomy was not optional it was a must, on top of that left me in excruciating pain with A prescription of ibuprofen iron pills and laxatives that couldn't over power the side effects of iron and pain meds. Seemed like I birth again 5 days later.. had pain where my stitches were went back to see her and she said I was fine, my stitches dissolved like they should. I didn't feel okay down there so I went to see another doctor & she said it's hemorrhoids why was it so Impossible for my OBGYN to tell me this?!Dr.Yogam is just impatient, rude and makes her patients feel unimportant. Be aware of your choices ! read more

Negatives: ALWAYS an hour and a half (OR MORE) wait, EVERYONE brings their kids (even though there is a sign saying not to), the doctor is EXTREMELY RUDE, you must pay for parking (either at a meter or in a parking lot), located right above a deli that ALWAYS smells like onions (and when you're prego, this is probably your least favorite smell). Positives: Nabil (the nurse practioner) is VERY nice and understanding, when there is a substitute doctor from the same practice she always seems to be so much more nice and informative than Dr. Yogam. My doctor was not available to deliver my child, which I actually preferred because the doctor who did (Dr. Leon Richmond at Alta Bates) was so friendly and didn't make me feel uncomfy at all... UNLIKE DR. YOGAM! read more

Dr. Yogam delivered my son 4 years ago and will be delivering my second child this October...I had a wonderful experience with her...I read somewhere that she is not about hand holding but about the safe delivery of your child. I totally agree when I first went to her and got close to my due date the ladies told me don't scream and cry because she will leave and wait until your done so she can get to business. She may appear rude because she is there for the sole purpose of child delivery not to be your best friend or rub your feet...she has been an OBGYN for over 30 years and is very very good at what she does read more

The best OB/GYN doctor ever. Dr. Yogam was a blessing for us who helped with delivery of 2 children. Can't think of any other doctor we ever dealt with in the last 16 years with this much care. Wishing her and team the best. read more

I was very disappointed with Dr. Yogam after my second pregnancy. I was looking for a vbac and I asked her about it during my first visit. She said we would discuss it. At 32 weeks she basically forced me into another c-section, for no medical reason, except I could bleed out and need a transfusion and get AIDS or hepititis. She refused to even try a vbac and waited to tell me this until I was too far along to switch doctors, which I tried to do. She also crushed my womanhood by asking me after an internal exam how I thought I would be able to push a baby out because I was so small. I had the c-section, my baby was so small because Dr. Yogam took her early. I went on to gave TWO successful homebirths and pushed my babies out on my own. I didn't even go back to Dr. Yogam for my 6 week checkup . read more

horrible she is rude her ego was out of control she didn't care at all about me; she made that clear. don't waste your time; find a doc who really cares about you, wants to be there to help you through questions and problems and isn't there to take your money. there is more to life than money... but she apparently has not figured that out yet. read more

Dr. Yogam delivered my child 7 yrs ago. As my baby turns 7, I still remember my childbirth experience. My waterbroke and labor started 23 hrs before finally I delivered my child. The nurses said i would definitely have a c-section. But Dr. Yogam gave me the childbirth experience I had wanted. I had a normal delivery. Dr. Yogam had to use suction to help me because i had tried to push for 2 hrs without success. My mom and my sisters couldn't be there with me at my childbirth and I felt Dr. Yogam filled up that gap for me. My mom says that a child's personality often matches the person who does the delivery, and i would be so happy if my child grows up to be like Dr. Yogam. Thank you for reading this review. read more

Dr Yogam is the best doctor ever. She is our obstetrician, she was taking care about my pregnancy. We went through so many challenges during first trimester, and she saved life of our baby girl. Now we are happy parents of 1 months baby Alice. Dr Yogam is very professional and the most experienced doctor we ever met. I feel safe and protected with her. Thanks God we met her and have her as our obstetrician. read more

leave work come all the way from sf to be told that she's about to go deliver a baby so I have to reschedule. no one cares if someone is pregnant ND trying to make all the money they can then to have to reschedule though for real, worst dr office ever read more

I wish I could give this office zero stars, in fact negative stars. Dr.Yogam was over an hour and a half late to my appt, without so much as an apology. If you cannot devote multiple days to one prenatal appt, this is not the place for you. The level of unprofessionalism really makes you question how she continues to operate two practices. She should employ additional doctors if she is this unable to make a scheduled appt. I am switiching to a midwife because this situation was so scarring. DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT EVER COME TO THIS DOCTOR go to planned parenthood instead. You'll have better luck/care. read more

Dr. Yogam was my obstetrician for years and delivered all three of my daughters. I met her when I sought a second opinion about symptoms during a high risk pregnancy that had been deemed by doctors at Kaiser as an imminent miscarriage. I was told by the doctors to "go home and come back later after the bleeding got worse, as I was experiencing a slow miscarriage." That was on a Friday, so I went in to see her on the following Monday. She examined me and scheduled weekly appointments for over three months to monitor my condition . My daughter was born six weeks earlier than expected, but when I arrived at L & D, I was told Dr.Yogam was on her way. I remember seeing her arrive wearing formal attire because, as she explained, she was at a holiday party when she got the call. It felt great knowing that she cared enough to be there to personally deliver my baby instead of having another staff doctor stand in for her. My second daughter was also premature, born three months early(2lbs, 1oz) due to a fall I experienced, but again, Dr. Yogam was there. During my last pregnancy she took extra precautions and did a cervical cerclage to prevent premature delivery and when my third daughter was born(full term) she was right there with me. My daughters are all doing very well, ages 38, 31 and 28. My story might be very different had it not been for the dedication and exceptional care of Dr. Yogam. You may sometimes have to wait longer than you'd like at an appointment or even have to be rescheduled, but that's because when her patients need her to be there for delivery or an emergency situation, she's going to make it a point be there as I'm sure anyone would appreciate, especially if she's attending to YOU. I know we all have things to do in life, but it's a good practice to not ALWAYS MAKE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU. A little patience goes a long way, and in this case, it pays off. read more