Center For Fetal Medicine and Women’s Ultrasound

This is my follow-​up review with Dr. Platt. GREAT EXPERIENCE! Dr. Platt’s assistant was friendly and made us comfortable. She explained that she had been doing her job for over 16 years and enjoyed it. Dr. Platt was friendly and personable. He made my husband and I laugh at one point. The experience wasn’t cold, as before, and it felt good. A pregnant woman should feel comfortable when she is already anxious, exposed and paying for a service.

Recently I attending here for the second time and after another wonderful experience, I felt compelled to submit a review due largely in part to the number of negative comments on Unilocal.On both occasions I have seen Dr. Krakow and I cannot speak highly enough of her. Dr Krakow is not only knowledgable and very well respected within the industry, but she is extremely personable and super friendly as well — she even made a glove balloon puppet for my 19 month old! I highly recommend her and the practice if you are looking for the very best professionals and most up to date technology.

I needed very little from this office — I’m working with LA Midwife Collective, and just wanted my 20 week ultrasound to make sure everything’s all good, please. I told the genetic advisor, the [rather sullen] ultrasound technician, and Dr. Neil Silverman that we did not want to know the sex of the baby. Apparently not a single one of them noted it on my chart, so when a nurse came in at the end to take my blood for a test, she told me the sex.
This is my first pregnancy, and my partner and I had very strong feelings about wanting to meet our child at birth before knowing it’s sex. That has been taken away from us, through this office’s carelessness and disregard.
Not only that, but they did not call me to apologize. I had to call them to let them know how upset I was, in hopes that they would create a fool-​safe system to keep this from happening to anyone else.
First they put me on hold for 5 minutes. Then an office manager of some sort got on the line and did not profess any particular plan to fix the mistake, just said «It wasn’t on your chart…» The nurse apparently was in tears after I left the office, she felt so bad — but she’s the only person whose fault it WASN’T! The 3 other people I talked to had the opportunity/​responsibility to put it on my chart, and the office manager, one presumes, could help create a protocol to assure respect of patients’ needs.
At the very least, *they* could have called *me* to apologize. Even offer to get me something off my baby shower registry, if they really wanted to make it clear they regretted the unfixable mistake. But my guess, from the way they communicated with me, is that they screw up like this on the regular, so it’s just «so sorry, it wasn’t on your chart,» and on with their day.
I will NEVER go back, and have suggested my midwife stop referring expectant mothers there.
And by the way, even without us wanting to know the sex, Dr. Silverman still made TWO «jokes» about the behavior of the kid, in regards to sex (without giving it away), and the reason the nurse told me the sex was also because she was making a generalization about the behavior of boys versus girls.
I’d like this kid to have as much opportunity as possible to be itself, without being shoved into expected roles/​behaviors based on its genitals. Maybe I’m a little «out there,» but regardless of whether others think my stance is reasonable or not, it’s my right to choose my own experience and priorities in birthing a human into this world, and this office clearly has little regard for my wishes.
Minor annoyances:
–They were 30 minutes late on my appointment time
–I had to fill out the same information on multiple forms
–They asked me to call my insurance company myself, to find out about coverage for various things they requested
–Street parking is 2 hours max, so my partner had to leave mid-​appointment to move the car.

Scheduling receptionist was unprofessional and rude.

Absolute pleasure to work with Dr Silverman. After a horrific experience at Center for Fetal Medicine of Santa Monica with Dr Justus (see my review there for details — trigger warning: includes misdiagnosed «missed miscarriage»), we decided to go to this Center. What a difference! We were treated kindly & respectfully, all of our questions were answered, and Dr Silverman has a good sense of humor, too. Great quality ultrasound machine — We got the most amazing ultrasound photos at weeks 20 and 39. They even text you the pics so you can save & share easily. As others have advised, there is limited parking, so get there early to cruise the side streets or you’ll be paying the garage. But please don’t let that deter you; this Center is so worth it!

I was appointed to Dr. Chris Han. My experience with her was GREAT. She was very thorough at every visits. She answers all my questions patiently and made me very comfortable. She was very easy to talk to and that is very important. I would highly recommend her.
The office staffs too were nice. I will be returning for their services for future children. :)

As a first time mother not only was I extremely nervous about the pregnancy/​labor in general but add a thyroid disease in the mix which can end up in a miscarriage, fetal abnormalities and even a risk that I might die… well to say the least I was a nervous wreck. I had been through to a variety of different doctor’s trying to find the right fit for me when I was referred to Dr. Han — I was looking for someone who would tell me exactly what was going on step by step so that I could avoid the anxiety attack that is often called google… I wanted to be educated about ALL my options and feel as though I knew what to look out for so that I could avoid any surprises along the way.
She was all of the above and so much more… she is by far the most knowledgeable, intelligent, kind, calming and a wonderfully communicative doctor I have come across. Due to my thyroid condition, I saw her once a month from 20 weeks until week 32 where I then saw her every week until full term. She was extremely thorough every visit, we would look at the babies progress — including everything from the babies fingers to the blood flow/​heart and lungs. Her office was so detailed that frequently I would hear that other doctors ultrasounds are inaccurate … but that was not the case with Dr. Han… they estimated that the babies head would be in the 99% for size and sure enough… he was in the 97% (oh the stitches that were involved — but at least I was mentally prepared)
She not only educated me about my condition she even referred me to other doctors — including pediatricians/​endocrinologists — emailed with me whenever I had questions, called me at the hospital after birth and a month after birth — quite frankly went so far above and beyond it is truly incomprehensible. I cannot even begin to express how amazing she was throughout my pregnancy. If you choose her practice you will not be disappointed.
I know there is a little compliment bar below and should you want to ask any questions about my experience, PLEASE do not hesitate to ask!

Dr. Han is incredible. We had gone to another perinatologist throughout my extremely high risk twin pregnancy. However, at a routine check up with my gynecologist at 30 weeks, she discovered a potential problem and wanted me to go to the perinatologist immediately. But it was near the end of the day, and the perinatologist’s office we’d been seeing said they could not fit us in, despite my gynecologist’s insistence that it was urgent. My gynecologist then called around and only Dr. Han agreed to stay late to see us. As it turns out, I was having contractions and would likely have gone into premature labor. Dr. Han saw us right away, diagnosed the problem and sent us to Cedars, where I was immediately admitted. Dr. Han continued to visit us and advise our doctors over the next 3 days at Cedars.
My husband and I truly believe we might have had our babies at 30 weeks if it weren’t for Dr. Han. From then on, we saw her frequently and she was always incredibly thorough and knowledgeable. She took as much time as we need for questions and always managed to comfort us while still being honest about our circumstances. In addition to being a great doctor, she is truly just a nice and caring person. Because of numerous complications, I ended up on bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy. I saw Dr. Han frequently throughout the rest of the pregnancy and I truly believe she is one of the big reasons our twins made it full term, against the odds. My husband and I think she is truly wonderful and would recommend anyone to go see her.

Been coming here for years to take care of my detailed screenings and 4D imaging. Both Dr. Han and Dr. P. are wonderful.
Their billing department runs behind, I kept getting the same bill over and over when it was already taken care of. They fixed it 2 months after.
Best advice-​first appointments in the morning result in the least wait time. Also, park on the street to eliminate any parking fees. Gotta love LA :).

My review is about Dr Krakow. Thank God we didn’t trust this person and we left her office without making a big mistake. I was young 25 year old woman, 20 weeks pregnant, when I had the ultrasound done in her office. She told me I needed to take an amnio test, because she noticed that my baby had a signs of Down syndrome. We didn’t hear any clear explanation of what exactly was wrong. All my previous tests and screening were great and didn’t show any abnormalities. Instead of answering our questions she called a genetic consultant Dr. Coffin… And both of them were playing on our emotions, trying to convince me to go for the amnio. They both acted like they wanted to sell us a car: very pushy. I left crying and emotional. My pregnancy could be ruined, but we decided to go for another opinion to UCLA. Specialist in UCLA reassured us that our baby was perfectly normal and we didn’t have to worry about anything. I want to erase from my memory the day we went to see DR Krakow. It was the worst experience I had in my life. It felt like they just wanted to make a buck.

The doctor and receptionist were friendly enough. I was visiting with Dr. Platt. I would recommend him if it was at a different center and a different billing department.
My visit was for December and they billed me in May. That is pretty awful. Perhaps it would have been better if they contacted me prior to getting a bill to explain what was going on with insurance. As a, now, very pregnant woman, I think it was bad form for them to suggest I contact my insurance and call them back with what they have to say. Super stressful being put on hold for over 40 mins.
All in all, would never go back. First time I had such a major problem with billing that the billing department didn’t handle. If your doctor suggest you go here, I would ask for another suggestion.

I notice that most (if not all) of the reviews here are for Drs. Platt Silverman and Krakow. My experience here has been nothing but wonderful — and I see Dr. Christine Han. I believe she is newer to the practice than the other doctors and she is just wonderful!
I have been to the office several times now and have luckily had short wait times and *the best* visits with Dr. Han. NOBODY wants to be referred to a high risk pregnancy specialist… but I am so glad that my specialist is her! My initial visit she really took the time to get a thorough history and answered ALL of my million questions. She is so patient and kind. She even gave me her email to contact her, and emailed me answers to more questions. Her bedside manner is fantastic and you can tell she really loves her career helping babies & mommies.
The office is beautiful and their equipment is totally state of the art. Not only do I submit my blood sugar logs to her electronically, the ultrasound photos were given on paper, on CD, and we were sent a link to them online by text message or email. My husband was away in Europe during my last ultrasound and he was still able to see our little girl’s latest photos right away — before I even left the office! In another doctors office (that we no longer patronize) we were forbidden from any photography and were lucky to get ONE printed photo of my scans. They definitely DO NOT do that here! Beautiful photos galore! One of the ultrasound techs was GREAT as well. She got every angle when my baby was not being cooperative without poking or prodding or a buzzer — just moving around. I can’t remember her name but she had an accent.
I haven’t had bad experiences with the office staff (yet, and I hope I don’t) but Dr. Han more than makes up for any grumpy receptionists — and if I have a wait time in the future she’s worth it too!

They are nice I guess but as everyone has said the WAIT is always ridiculous. Even worse is the wait between the nurse and the doctor because she leaves your belly full of jell and freezing on the reclined bed. I was left like this for an hour today and now feel sick. The nurse I always get is this white lady with hair pulled back. She’s flippant and probably the worst part of visiting this office. The photos are nice I suppose but I got way better 3d images and video at the cedars office. I do like that they send you a link to access everything later but if the photos are sub par what’s really the point?

I saw Dr. Platt in my 3^rd pregnancy and all was good. I came back with my 4^th. and since there were a few problems I saw Dr. Platt many times throughout that pregnancy. I can’t say enough good things about him. He is caring, most professional doctor. He checked everything over and over again, consulted with colleagues, called me on a holiday to reassure me. I could’t ask for a better Dr.

I really want to give them five stars… but I can’t. My second experience here was such a let down.
I came to Platt Silverman twice– once with each pregnancy.
The first trip was for a second opinion for an irregularity found on my 20 week scan– and I saw Silverman… liked him… the stenographer was AMAZING (don’t recall her name, an Armenian woman in her early 30’s). That was a five star visit.
The second trip was for my 20 week ultrasound and anatomy check for my second pregnancy, and we saw Dr. Krakow, who also I liked. But the stenographer was AWFUL (blonde woman in her 20’s)…she literally hardly said 4 words to us… didn’t show us anything, flew through all her checks and was so quiet both my husband and I were scared to death that there really was something wrong and that was why she was so quiet. That was a 2 star experience.
I’d recommend them but ask for the Armenian woman (I’m sorry I don’t know how to better/​more accurately describe her… she has a unique name and when I asked she told me it was Armenian)…the 20 week ultrasound should be a great opportunity for parents to get a first real peek at their baby, and it should be so much fun!

Dr. Krakow almost ruined my life about 5 years ago. It’s taken me this long to recover and gather my thoughts enough to say anything. My son wasn’t growing so we were referred to her by a specialist in my area. This woman actually told me to abort my baby. She said he had something called Cornelia de Lange and wouldn’t survive. That if he did survive he would be a vegetable. She actually held my hand and told me that it’s ok and understandable to have a late term abortion. She said she watched a show on TLC where a family chose to keep a baby that was a «vegetable» and how she couldn’t understand that. She actually said to me that it would be a selfish thing to do and I would be giving my older son a life sentence because he would have to take care of tyler after we are gone. She said, through an ultrasound mind you, that his fingers were fused together, he had a flat, large nose like that of an African American (her words not mine) she said he looks nothing like his older brother or his father. Again through an ultrasound! I am happy to report that I did not take this woman’s advice and chose to keep my baby. He didn’t have anything she said he had. He actually has a rare genetic disorder called Russell Silver syndrome where he doesn’t grow at a normal rate without the help of growth hormone therapy. He is otherwise a completely normal, beautiful and happy 5 year old boy that is a blessing to his family. What if I had listened? How many other healthy babies were killed because of this wacks diagnosis. Please don’t see her unless you know what is really going on with your baby. And never give up hope or listen to someone telling you to. She is proof of how wrong doctors can be. Listen to your instincts!

Called and politely asked whether they accept our insurance (Cigna) and the lady refused to check. She kept repeating «we don’t check insurance» and told me that we could call and check instead. In the time she took to argue, she could have checked.
Also, they should know off the top of their head whether they accept such a massive program’s coverage. A short list by the telephone would do the trick, as it does elsewhere.
No thanks.

Everyone that I’ve seen here has been very friendly — especially nurse Cindy. I can’t speak to the billing, and yes parking can be tricky, but the staff is — to put it in medical terms — the bees knees.

I can’t really speak highly enough for the facility, or Dr Lawrence Platt. We were lucky enough to fall into this office by way of the Industry Health Network. He is the doctor in our plan. We went for a routine NT test and immediately felt comfortable with the office and especially Dr Platt. He is an incredible doctor that is caring and attentive. We had a look little hiccup at 20 weeks when he saw something on the ultra sound. Turns out our baby had a VSD. That is a small hole in the ventricle. He said not to worry but wanted us to see a friend of his at UCLA who was also in our network. He turned out to be a world class cardiologist by the name of Dr Mark Skalansky Chief of pediatric cardiology at UCLA. We were blown away by the incredible team of doctors and the care we got.
Our baby is great and the VSD was no biggie. Dr Platt is my hero and I will be forever indebted to him and his practice for not taking chances and treating my wife and son as if they were his own family.

Dr. Platt was very kind and informative for our ultrasound. The office staff were pleasant and the facility is modern and clean. Highly recommended.
PARKING NOTE: Don’t make an appointment on Monday or Tuesday 12pm-​3pm as there is street cleaning all around the building and almost nowhere to park, on all other days there is quite a bit of spaces available.