Thiet Mari-Paule, MD

Wow, not even sure I was seeing this correctly. We came to UCSF & Dr. Theit after a second trimester pregnancy loss and with a new extremely high risk pregnancy. Not only was she very prepared for us, and had spent considerable time reviewing my medical history but her entire staff was completely professional and well informed as to our case and my medical history. We had very negative experiences with PAMF in San Carlos and Redwood City previously as well as a lack of care and understanding. We went to UCSF over Stanford simply because we had a better feeling with their staff and their physicians. I will admit that she is very hard to get a hold of (she is Chief of the entire department so we expected that) but her nurses and staff are excellent at follow up and the communication between staff & doctors is excellent. Maybe they are treating us different because we have been through so much, but the actual communication and care we have received compared to PAMF has been incredible and so vastly superior. I cannot say enough about the professionals at UCSF, from Dr. Sameet, to Dr. Li (who insists you call him by his first name, even though he is 2^nd in command), as well as Dr. Thiet. She may not be warm and fuzzy, although I am not sure I want my Chief of OB to be warm and fuzzy… I sort of want them to be a bad ass… especially when it comes to my unborn child and my pregnancy…

Avoid at all costs.
This doctor is condescending, patronizing, dismissive and rude. You know the type – the doctor who wants to be treated as the ultimate authority on everything, who gets defensive when you want to have input into your own care? What a nightmare of an OB.
When I told her that I was disappointed about having a high risk pregnancy, she totally misunderstood me. She berated me for my interest in low-​intervention care, repeatedly tried to «talk me out» of going to a freestanding birth center when I had already told her I knew I was too high risk for one, and said some truly vile and disparaging things about birth professionals who support choice for pregnant women.
There are some wonderful OBs and midwives at UCSF, and I had appointments with some of them, but ultimately I chose to transfer care to another hospital just in case Dr. Thiet was on duty at my birth. I had this vision of being sliced open like a Christmas turkey, with surgical tape over my mouth. I doubt she would have the patience for any other approach to birth.
I ended up having a great birth, appropriately managed, at St. Luke’s, where the staff is supportive, warm and competent. In fact I had another high risk birth there also, co-​managed by an amazing perinatologist at CPMC. And no one belittled me for my knowledge, experience or perspective. Amazing.
If you want to participate in your own obstetric care, if you want a supportive physician who will listen to your concerns while managing your medical issues appropriately, do not go to Dr. Thiet.

Horrible, horrible, horrible. Dr. Thiet is not only unprofessional but very cold. Her responses are defensive and she side steps real questions and answers.

Dr. Thiet is an amazing OBGYN. If you are the type of person who always needs your hand held, then she is not the doctor for you. If you want straight forward answers from a very knowledgeable doctor who is clear and concise, then I say make your appointment right away.
Dr. Thiet has been my OBGYN for several years. Her nurse, Donna Rodriguez is wonderful and I hope to have the same insurance for years to come, as I know that I am in excellent care with these two. I have never had to wait longer than a 10 minute delay for my appointments. Trust me, I’ve had quite a few appointments over the last year. Dr. Thiet explained all of the issues that I could have with my pregnancy and also did preventative maintenance to make sure that all would be smooth sailing. When things weren’t going so well after my delivery, Dr. Thiet did extensive follow up testing and made sure I was in the clear.
Previously, her nurse Donna has called my home just to see how I was doing after a miscarriage. Now that is what I call personal service — which I’ve not seen in the HMO system before.
I highly recommend Dr. Thiet if you like a straight shooter for your medical care. I feel fortunate to have her as my doctor.