Gary A Hoff, MD

I originally was planning on delivering at Stanford hospital and decided to opt for Sequoia for a number of reasons. My original doctor was with PAMF Palo Alto and I had a number of appointments with her and none of them were longer than 5 minutes before she had to rush off to see another patient. Needless to say, a horrible experience for a first time pregnancy where I just had so many questions. My first appointment with Dr Hoff was amazing and I knew he was going to be our doctor moving forward. He spent over an hour with me during our first visit, which is unheard of! He told me he had all the time that I needed to ask any questions so I could feel comfortable about the pregnancy. I loved the fact that he and all the doctors there are committed to delivering their own patients babies so that we have the comfort of knowing that the doctor that you spent the last 9 months with will be there when the time comes, which is fantastic! What an amazing doctor and staff that they have running the show there, I can’t recommend a better doctor.

Dr Hoff is a knowledgeable and upbeat doctor. He delivered both of my children and I really appreciate his positive bedside demeanor. He’s just great and really like all his staff as well. Bravo dr Hoff for a long career delivering babies!

Dr. Hoff is a great doctor. He actually cares about his patients. He performed surgery on me and it was absolutely painless. I am so glad that he is my doctor!

I have referred several patients and friends to Dr Gary Hoff and he is a slam dunk every time. He has true respect for women’s bodies and women’s reproductive health issues. Dr Hoff makes his patients feel listened to and valued, plus he is funny! For example when asked point blank if his practice is lesbian friendly, this OB/​GYN proudly declared, «We are vagina friendly!» Aka all women of all backgrounds, ethnicities, body sizes, education levels are made to feel special under the care of this fabulous practitioner.

I was referred to Dr. Hoff in 2006 from a female co-​worker when I moved to the peninsula from Southern California. I have been praising Dr. Hoff and his staff since day one. All of his RN’s and assistants reflect the same warmth and compassion. Of all the doctors I have EVER had he is hands down the most genuine, happy, caring, understanding, gentle and informative doctor. His father is also an obgyn and it is clear that they (and nurse Jessica) are truly passionate about taking care of women and creating healthy happy babies!

*** disclaimer*** This is a bit long!
My husband and I recently moved back to the Bay Area after nearly 7 years away. Not more than a couple of months after, I discovered I was pregnant. Of course, my original obgyn’s office permanently closed and I hadn’t established myself with even a primary yet. I did remember that Dr. Hoff was highly regarded and Sequoia hospital was supposed to be a wonderful place to give birth. I confirmed with current reviews and attempted to make my appointment. To my surprise, they were able to get me in to see both him and nurse practitioner Jessica Obermeyer in two days time. In Portland it took me two months to see the gynecologist that I wanted so I was very pleased.
I had been having some mild, but concerning symptoms around my appointment time (I write this 6 days post initial appt dealing with a miscarriage). I was put completely at ease by his entire medical staff. The appointment was long, thorough, informative and completely comfortable. When Dr Hoff came in he instilled so much confidence in us. As other reviewers point out, he is compassionate, direct, and open. I have never felt so un-​rushed by any specialist I have seen.
After the ultrasound, he concluded that the pregnancy may not be viable (low fetal heart rate). While he was very clear about what the odds were, he also told us he hasn’t given up hope on this little baby.
That appointment was last Friday and the beginning of the long weekend brought worsening symptom for me. As one could imagine, it was terrifying to know that you could be in the early stages of miscarriage, especially while the doctor’s office was closed. On Sunday I received a call from a number I didn’t know and it was DR Hoff calling to check in on me! What a relief! Just knowing that he was concerned for my well being enough to call made me feel truly cared for in a way that is not common in today’s medical community.
By Tuesday night came, I started having pain, but nothing severe enough to send me to the ER. I communicated with the PA via email and had a phone call from her that night. This morning I was contacted by the other Obgyn in the office to discuss the symptoms. It was Dr Hoff’s surgical day so I would have to wait until the following day to confirm miscarriage. Fifteen minutes after that call, I received another from the office saying the He was coming in especially to see me if I could make it to the office! I can’t tell you how much that gesture means during a crisis like this.
As frustrating and saddening as the miscarriage confirmation was, Dr Hoff was able to put both of our minds at ease a little bit. He was unhurried and very kind. He was able to accommodate my schedule to have the d&c preformed later in the evening at the end of the week.
In short, I would and will completely recommend him to all of my friends and family who are looking. He is a true gem of a doctor!

He is the best!

Dr. Hoff was recommended to me by a friend when I had to change doctors due to a HMO snafoo. He was so warm, kind, welcoming, and genuine. What a find! I highly recommend him.

Dr. Hoff has been my doctor since I can remember.
You hear all these weird stories about girls first time getting a check-​up or discussing their «femininity» but I can never relate to their awkwardness.
Dr. Hoff is completely easy to talk to, down-​to earth, very knowledgeable and he has the ability to always keep their patients feeling comfortable.
I am forever a loyal patient of doctor Hoff and perhaps one day he will deliver my child!

Wonderful experience, Dr. Hoff was very professional and very understanding and sensitive to our issues. He even called us on Sunday to follow up and see how my wife was doing.
I highly recommend Dr Hoff to anyone for their primary OBGYN mostly because of how honest and communicative he is

Dr. Hoff delivered my baby, and I could not have asked for a better doctor. Very friendly and knowledgeable.

I always waited in the exam room for at least 45 minutes when I saw Dr. Hoff. I saw him for an ovarian cyst, and was about to undergo surgery to have it removed when, during my final consult, he purported to try to feel the change in size for a 3 centimeter cyst manually, which was both invasive and futile — most any doctor will tell you you can’t really feel irregularities in ovaries at all, much less such small ones. It made me nervous and I decided to talk to another doctor.
When I got a second opinion, I found out that bith control pills often shrink cysts — Dr. Hoff had told me months before that birth control could make my cyst BIGGER. So there could have been a nonsurgical solution that fixed my problem literally six months ago.
He also completely missed a SECOND cyst next to the first one despite doing FOUR sonograms of the ovary.
I strongly suggest you avoid this guy like the plague. I can’t imagine what would have happened if I had let him cut into me.

Dr. Hoff delivered both of my kids. He is Board Certified, and is the 3^rd OBGYN in 2 generations in his family– it’s in his genes! His father worked at Sequoia as an OB and his brother John David Hoff is an OB as well. Very upbeat and so nice. I highly recommend him.

I love Dr. Hoff. He has been my OBGYN for 2 years now and he is fantastic. He is happy and friendly and will speak very openly about anything that you want to talk about, making you feel really comfortable telling him thinks that you would normally blush about. I don’t care that he is in Redwood City. I would recommend him to anyone.

Dr. Hoff is my OBGYN and my mom’s as well. He is taking care of me as I expect my first child. He is patient, cheerful, always in a positive, caring mood, always returns my emails, never acts like I have too many questions and is the best surgeon out there according to what ppl at the hospital has told me. At Sequoia, he tends to be the doctor that has less inductions, C-​Sections, etc. He works with a doula. He has delivered over 4,000 babies and has over 27 years of experience. He delivers all of his own babies so you don’t have to worry about seeing another doctor when you go into labor. My husband goes with me to every appt and thinks Dr. Hoff is a very professional, warm and competent doctor.

Dr. Hoff is excellent. He delivered all 3 of my children and it was the best experiance any mother could have. He made me laugh through my whole delivery. I am so fortunate to have such a great oggyn. The whole Hoff team is amazing.

Doesn’t get better than him. He just delivered my second child. I didn’t buy a house in San Ramon because I was worried about delivering my 2^nd child with a different doctor!!!
Recommend to all my friends. He’s the best!

I’ll be the first husband to testify that Dr. Hoff is the best of the best! Dr Hoff delivered our baby girl on July 23^rd and I have to say he was amazing. Our baby girl pulled a fast one on us and did 180 at 38.5 weeks and presented completely breeched. Dr. Hoff’s calm demeanor and great bedside manor made this stressful time for my wife and I much easier. Throughout the entire pregnancy, (I never missed a visit with my wife to Dr Hoff!) his attitude and sense of humor were top notch. I knew my wife and baby, the two most important things in my life, were in good hands!
I wish he could be my doctor!!!

Dr. Hoff is definitely the best of the best!
I was on a mission to find the BEST OB in town and I am SO glad that I did! I was very unhappy with my last OB (I won’t mention any names), so I made the switch to Dr. Gary Hoff in Redwood City!
And believe me, I am SOOO happy that I did! I also made sure to get a few references just to be sure, so I asked around at my primary care office and all of the ladies knew him and thought he was an excellent OB and very nice one as well.
Then, I decided to check Unilocal just to see if he was on here and sure enough, he was! And yet again, Unilocal did not disappoint, they always come through :).
So, I was very excited yet a little nervous to see him last week, but he immediately reassured me and explained everything he was about to do during my procedure, so my whole experience turned out to be one of the best OB experiences I have ever had, especially for the procedure i had done (which was not a very easy one, but it was painless). I was very impressed! Everyone was so right about him. And now, I no longer dread seeing my OB.
I also forgot to mention that within my first visit with Dr. Hoff, he did the procedure that I had been trying to get my last OB to do for over a year now. Dr. Hoff definitely listens to his patients and sits down to really talk to them. He is very knowledgeable and gives great advice. I was also really surprised that he knew every little detail from my on-​line chart by memory! He is definitely not the type of doctor who is in and out of the exam room, he is very attentive and takes his time to make sure you receive the best care possible.
Thank God for Dr. Gary Hoff. I am now comfortable knowing that I have the best OB in town, and I enjoy making the drive all the way from the So Bay just to see him, he is definitely worth the drive! I can hardly wait for my next visit!

Dr. Hoff is excellent. He’s got a great bedside manner and handles crises amazingly well. He’s very open to doulas and other non-​medical approaches to child birth. And, to top it off, he pretty much delivers all of his own babies so you don’t have to worry about having a doctor you’ve never met in the delivery room.