James W McCarrick, MD

I had seen Dr. McCarrick throughout my first pregnancy a couple of years ago. He is the best! He is very knowledgeable, understanding and real. He got very good bed side manner and made all my checkups very comfortable. I am very sad to see him leaving the redwood city practice. I would have loved to have him through my second pregnancy. One review mentioned that he is now in Santa Clara. If you are in need of an OB, he will be the one.

Dr. McCarrick is the best. I saw him for the beginning of my pregnancy (was leaving for the summer otherwise I would never have left him!). He is so kind, patient and understanding. I saw him when he was up in Redwood City. Now he is in Santa Clara and I’m really sad about it. Im contemplating driving further to see him. If your are struggling to find a great OBGYN, your search is now over.

Dr James is the best of the doctors I have known and amazing surgeon. It’s sad that he left PAMF. I look so often on the web to see his next clinique. If any of you know please share.

Dr. McCarrick is the best OBGYN by far! He’s very knowledgeable, compassionate, caring, and patient. He makes sure you understand his treatment plan and is always available for any questions or concerns you may have. I am really sad that he has left PAMF and I hope that he lands in a new organization or opens a practice of his own soon.

Dr. McCarrick is the best. He is calm, patient and extremely knowledgeable. Highly recommend him. He really listens to his patient’s concerns and takes the time to address them in a reassuring manner. Amazing amazing doctor. So happy that my baby was delivered by him.

Phenomenal OB/​GYN (had him both through pregnancy and pre). Sorry to lose him when he left PAMF.

I saw Dr. McCarrick to check out a cyst on my ovary. He is the most kind, gentle, caring doctor you could possibly imagine. I have recommended him to others, and if I ever need to see an ob/​gyn again, it will be him!

Simply a wonderful care giver! Although Dr. McCarrick was not my assigned OB throughout my pregnancy, I was lucky enough to give birth while he was on call. I can’t imagine a more empathetic, calming, and kind individual. Truly talented.

I was fortunate enough to find Portola Valley Women’s Health Clinic (OBs are now at Los Altos PAMF or Redwood City PAMF) when I was pregnant with my first child more than 7 years ago. Dr McCarrick is calm, reassuring, and always takes the time to address all of your concerns. I love that he isn’t an alarmist since I alarm myself unnecessarily way too often.

Dr. McCarrick is an excellent OB! He practices high quality evidence-​based medicine with compassion and patience. I’m so happy I found him and he is great at answering my questions. As a physician in training, I really trust his medical judgement and he is always up to date with guidelines and recommendations. I would highly recommend Dr. McCarrick to any woman who wants excellent overall care.

excellent doctor. He was recommended by my cousin who is a doctor for a young friend who basically scared to death by the UCB doctor. She was expertly handled and so i sent another friend there. Both wonen had issues but McCarrick calmed them down and handled them. He did not terrify them but gave them simple solutions to their situations. While i wouldn’t choose a doctor off Unilocal,if you do I know you would be good hands!

Jim McCarrick is a rare gem of a doctor. I worked with a few other OB/​Gyn docs during my young-​adult life and through the birth of my first two children, before being referred by a friend to Dr. McCarrick. He really is the best. He is smart (UCSF)/ran the Women’s Health clinic in PV for many years, dedicated (came in on his day off to deliver my son) and is known by peers and clients alike to be an extremely hard worker for his patients, and completely personable and professional. He is easy to talk with, asks good and insightful questions and responds with attention to any issues or concerns. He seems unflappable– and also like someone one would enjoy being friends with because he’s just a good guy. Highly recommend this outstanding physician.

Dr. James McCarrick is an outstanding and most wonderful Doctor! A blessing in any and every woman’s life. I couldn’t be happier and wish I never have to see another OBGYN for the rest of my life. He is professional, very patient, knows his research, takes time to explain and educate his patients and truly cares for them.

I had a physical with Dr. McCarrick this past week. Can’t help not to love and respect this doctor! He is just wonderful in so many ways. He is extremely professional, experienced, knowledgeable, caring, genuine and responsible. I’m sure all his patients are indeed very fortunate and appreciative to have him as their doctor, just as I am. It’s probably not easy to be a doctor these days, having to deal with all kinds of pressures from the nature of the work, but I feel that he tries hard to protect his patients from feeling that they are just a number. He is really the best of the best!

Dr. McCarrick is a rare and wonderful OB in that he is an incredibly skilled clinician who also has a warm, empathetic bedside manner. He has been my doctor through three very high risk pregnancies, and I literally could not ask for more in terms of the care he provided. I feel boundless gratitude to him because he played such a critical part in ensuring that my girls arrived safely. I also adore the nurse who works with him, Monica Bullard, and felt that the staff members of Portola Valley Women’s Health were both professional and also personally invested in helping me have healthy babies. I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. McCarrick — he is outstanding!

I’ve only gone to Dr. McCarrick once (mostly b/​c I’m very bad about keeping up with my yearly physicals) but I finally made my second appointment to see him.
This review is based on the first appointment. Dr. McCarrick has great respect in the medical field and I was referred to him by another doctor friend. She warned me that he would be booked and he was quite packed indeed but they managed to squeeze me in sooner than I expected.
This was my first experience going to a male obgyn and I thought I’d be uncomfortable, but Dr. McCarrick makes you feel at ease and he’s very calm and professional. Not that this matters too much but his hands were warm and not icy cold like the other obgyn female doctors I’ve been to in the past so that was a nice unexpected plus.
The wait wasn’t long and the appointment was short and sweet without feeling rushed.
I’m not looking forward to the long drive back to their offices for my second appointment (I live/​work in south San Jose) but Dr. McCarrick’s obviously good enough that I’m willing to trek all the way to Portola Valley to get a check up. :)

Dr. McCarrick is truly a wonderful doctor. He is the first male doctor I have had and was amazing through my whole pregnancy. He took really good care of me and delivered my son who is just perfect. He is able to give the care you need through such an important part of your life and is so very professional. I still see him on a yearly basis and trust him more than any other.

I saw 2 other doctors at the Women’s Health Clinic in Portola Valley before I found Dr. McCarrick. The clinic has since come under the umbrella of the Palo Alto Medical Clinic but still maintains its own offices on Alpine Road in Portola Valley. I love the clinic as a whole — they’re very responsive but still have a nice casual style — and Dr. McCarrick is my favorite doctor there.
I always thought I wanted a female Gynecologist. I bought in to the whole «Would you go to a mechanic who had never driven a car?» philosophy. Furthermore, I had had another male doctor prescribe some medication that came with some really unpleasant female-​only side effects to which he was completely insensitive.
But Dr. McCarrick changed my feelings on all of that. He is great and very popular with his patients. (Read: Always booked up, so plan ahead.) He’s a runner/​triathlete, so I find him easy to relate to. He is thorough in explaining things, discussing pros & cons, allaying fears. And what won me over in the first place: he treats patients like they are intelligent, and he explains what he is doing (and why) as he goes.
Also a big thumbs up to nurse April Schwegel at the same clinic for introducing me to Dr. McCarrick when she needed his expertise when I came in to see her on a last-​minute appointment.