Dr. Esther Tow-Der, MD

Over 35yrs experience, & by far the worst ob doc I've had of 9 pregnancies. She has zero compassion for her patients. I was seen for my high risk twin pregnancy & was incredibly sick with an upper respiratory virus at my appt. She didn't listen to my chest,take temp,run tests to see what exactly I was fighting: rsv,Covid,flu. I was wheezing & hardly had a voice. I was concerned about it being bronchitis or pneumonia- it was deep in my chest & hard to breath. I reached out to my high risk doc at Stanford that oversees the twins because my breathing was worrisome & I was concerned for my babies. My high risk doc had all of the care & compassion that this one lacked. She insisted I go to the er for chest xrays,testing & a prescription & texted me the entire time I was there to be sure I was okay-there ARE things that can be given unlike Dr Tow said. The ER doc was surprised that I'd seen Tow so recently & nothing was prescribed then. I hope for the safety of others,she retires soon!

I highly recommend you DO NOT USE Dr. Esther Tow-Der as your surgeon! She was extremely negligent and careless during what should have been a routine hysterectomy. She performed this surgery on me in late February of 2022 and immediately thereafter, I started having major bladder issues. After consulting with a local Urologist, I discovered Dr. Tow had stitched 2 holes through my bladder while doing the surgery with the Da Vincini Robot. I was immediately referred to UCSF and had to wait until July to have surgery to repair the holes in my bladder. The repair surgery was unsuccessful so now I need a 2nd surgery to again, try and repair my bladder. She hasn’t even called to apologize or check to see how I’m doing when she’s the one who caused the issue. I have been confined to my home for over 7 months with nothing but medical problems & surgeries and it’s far from over. Stay away from this doctor!

Did not feel heard about my distressing health issues. When describing said issues, I was given a vocabulary lesson because I didn't use the correct terminology and was quizzed on it before leaving. Not something you really care about when your health is on the line. Was told that we would exhaust all avenues before resorting to birth control as a solution. We only did one thing before I was told to go on the pill as a final solution. Would not recommend this doctor. It felt like she couldn't care less and the faster she could get me out, the better.

Amazing Dr. Tow-Der! I love her expertise, her professionalism, her kindness, her talents! She delivered both my kids, each a completely different pregnancy, and met every need. I'm so thankful for you Dr. Tow-Der!

She made my high risk pregnancy the scariest experience. Long story short.. I was in the hospital for 7 days after delivery due to the fact that I was paralyzed from my left leg. They couldn't figure out what went wrong. I was unable to walk or assist to my newborn for 3 months after delivery. She didn't request any x rays or test to be done while I was there. She had the worst bedside manners. Very rude and not compassionate at all. Has the "know-it-all" attitude. Not going back!

I love Dr.Tow-Der. She’s an excellent surgeon. She performed 2 of my c sections, an ablation, and a hysterectomy.

Worst Doctor ever. Avoid this doctor she's very rough. You will have infection with your pregnancy if you let this evil doctor handle your pregnancy. AVOID HERA MEDICAL GROUP she works there.