Carolyn Mannon, MD

I had two babies with Dr. Mannon. She’s awesome, smart, caring and I would follow (and have followed) her to any new practice.

Dr Mannon is amazing. She’s extremely competent, really takes time to ensure that you understand and are clear about any treatment or outcomes in your appointment, and is incredibly caring. As my Gynecologist, she was incredible; I currently see her when my OB, the amazing Dr Powar, is out of office and think she is a total OB superstar as well. I trust her completely (and I’m a huge second guesser)! Also, all of the nurses and staff at Dr Powar/​Dr Mannon’s office are absolutely the sweetest group of ladies you will ever meet.

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Dr. Mannon is an amazing physician!
I have never had a doctor take more time and more care than Dr. Mannon. She is truly exceptional! I have been a patient since 2003. I have referred many friends and family… All have received the same exceptional care!
She is knowledgeable, kind, and I could not speak more highly of her!
I will follow her wherever her practice leads her and I will pay any expense to be in her care!
She is what you hope every physician could be!

I went to see Dr. Mannon for an IUD placement after having tests done and consulting another doctor who approved me for the placement. I entered the office where I was expecting to have the IUD placed, with my tests and approval from another doctor in hand. When Dr. Mannon came into the room, she sat across from me and proceeded to talk about what it means to get an IUD and ask me things like if I’d thought this over and that I had to consider a lot of different things, as if I hadn’t already had three prior visits with a doctor to discuss these things, get tests done, see test results, etc. I mentioned this to her and she seemed to completely disregard it. She said the documents I brought were not enough information to show that it was safe enough to conduct the procedure (even though I had checked this over the phone), and that they were going to need to do more tests. And for the remainder of the time, she spoke to me in an almost belittling tone, as if I didn’t know what I was doing, or that I was going about this too quickly or too haphazardly. Because there are quite a few doctors in my family, I don’t get nervous or worked up over having procedures done, especially simple ones like this, and was actually in a rush to get it done and came with everything I needed. But she saw me, glanced at my papers, said she couldn’t do it, and then she kept me in the office to lecture me about thinking about this more.
I went back and made an appointment with my original doctor (who I just hadn’t been able to see because I was away for the summer) and he put it in within 10 minutes. He also said that all of those tests were sufficient, and that the things Dr. Mannon had asked about were mostly irrelevant.
The appointment with Dr. Mannon, where I didn’t even undress or have any meaningful consultation, cost close to $ 500. My insurance covered it, but I called just to verify that this was the correct cost (it couldn’t be, right?), but it was. I was floored.
I just haven’t experienced such patronization and discarding of my personal judgement before, or such complete disregard for my time. Would not recommend.

My husband and I are in the medical profession (we disclosed, she knew this) and have since seen a few other OB/​GYN specialists. As much as I wouldn’t want to give a negative review, I feel compelled to share input for a specialty that often guides very important life events. I saw her for care for a pregnancy. I found her to be disconnected and, frankly, insensitive. She told me one of my questions was irrelevant (again, I’m in the profession.) In her own mind the question was irrelevant and it is my belief she did not actually know the answer. The saddest part is, she was also pregnant at the time so one would think there would be additional sensitivity. I just received a mailed notice that she is moving practices from Menlo Medical Clinic. I would not recommend her.

I am a new patient to Dr Mannon, and new to seeing a gynecologist in general. I went to her to see if she could help me figure out a different approach to managing my endometriosis. She spent time with me to outline all the options, and to address all my concerns. I even went back for a follow up visit, not having made a decision yet, but with more questions, and she again spent all the time I needed. She also offered to speak with a couple of other specialists I see to gather their opinions, and asked me to make another appointment with her so we could discuss the bigger picture. I am very appreciative of her attention, time, and concern. I would highly recommend her.

Dr. Mannon has been my OB for over 5 years and she is the best. She is a very thorough and caring doctor, taking the time during patient exams and going the extra mile in every step of her practice. She dealt with high risk issues for both of my pregnancies, conferring with my other doctors, as well as having great bedside manner and a caring spirit.
I highly recommend her and if she ever left Menlo Medical, I would follow!

My husband and I moved across country when I was 2 months pregnant. I was so happy with my OB back home, that I was very upset to leave him and to have to find a new doctor. I chose Menlo Medical because they were taking new patients, accepted BCBS, and were very close to our new home. I saw Dr Mannon and was very pleased. She always took her time with my husband and I, and never once made us feel rushed. Her nurse, Kathy, RN always called back to answer questions within a timely manner. Those two women are just awesome!!! The best part of all is that Dr Mannon was rarely ever late. My husband and I ended up moving back home at 8 months and I was sad to leave this office!!! I miss them and their care!!!
Pros: great staff, great RN Kathy, free parking, timely
Cons: Absolutely Nothing!!!

I can’t say enough good things about Dr. Mannon. I’ve worked with various doctors at Menlo Medical Clinic for almost 10 years and always had a good experience. Dr. Mannon is far and away the best I’ve ever experienced. She is not only a skillful, competent Doctor but also caring and warm. That’s a highly unusual combination these days. She ended up at a conference in SF when my first child was born but came to check on me the next morning before another day at her conference. When my second child was born she came off her own maternity leave for a day to deliver my daughter by scheduled C-​section. I will never forget that. I recently saw her again for the first time in a year and we chatted like old girlfriends for a 10 minutes before actually discussing anything Medical. I would highly recommend Dr. Mannon if you’re looking for an OB.

While Dr. Mannon was not our primary doctor during this pregnancy, she was Menlo Medical’s on-​call OB/​GYN exactly one month ago, when my third son decided it was time to be born. Dr. Mannon was fantastic in the delivery room — clearly confident and in control, but also surprisingly warm by the modern medical standards I’ve come to expect. She saw us through beautifully (granted, I had the least important role of the bunch), and then did and said all of the right things as the three of us settled in.
Dr. Mannon has been with Menlo Medical for over three years (previously Chicago Med School and UCSF), during which time, she estimated, she’s been delivering babies at a rate of 10 or so a week.
So she definitely inspired confidence in me. More importantly, my similarly impressed wife says that she will be referring a number of expectant friends to Dr. Mannon.