background
background
Dr. Gustavo Gonzalez, MD

Dr. Gustavo Gonzalez, MD

Ophthalmology*
30+ years of experience

Dr. Gustavo Gonzalez, MD is an ophthalmologist in Monterey, CA and has over 30 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from University of California at Berkeley in 1992. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. He is accepting new patients.

4.2 Star Rating
Based on 74 reviews 4.2 Star Rating (74 reviews)

Practice

900 Cass St Ste 103 Monterey, CA 93940

Experience Check

Search for experience in a specific area

Dr. Gonzalez's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Gonzalez

4.2
74 ratings, 5 with a written review
5 star
73%
73%
4 star
8%
8%
3 star
1%
1%
2 star
0%
0%
1 star
18%
18%

Your trust is our top concern.

We strive to keep reviews honest, trustworthy, and fair.

Doctors can not pay for good reviews, nor can they pay to have negative reviews removed.

We monitor all reviews to ensure they comply with our guidelines and don’t include personal information, profanity, libel, defamation, harassment, obscenity or fraud.

Any reviews that are deemed fraudulent or violate our guidelines will be removed immediately.

All reviews are confirmed and audited before publication, and community members have the ability to flag inappropriate content for further review by our team.

Awful Experience
This doctor is not a healthcare provider. It is obvious this is just a business.Impersonal & condescending & rude!I am glad to read the other reviews I am not alone in my experience with this “doctor”
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Staff friendliness
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
Helpful
Jun 18, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Gonzalez?
Doesn’t test eyes separately. Rushes. Tries to answer very quickly but obvious that he misses a third of what you say.
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Staff friendliness
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
Helpful
Mother – Apr 09, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Gonzalez?
Getting a second opinion now
Fast talking was getting upset on all my questions and seem to switch his conversation to ok we can do surgery now but she will come back with the same problems as if no solution to my daughter condition
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
Helpful
May 12, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Gonzalez?
My daughter was given no hope for help after the age of 6 for her amblyopia and esotropia. I have since taken her to a vision therapy center in Campbell and found that there is so much they can do! Go somewhere else for pediatric opthamology!
What went well
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
4 others found this helpful
Helpful
Feb 11, 2017
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Gonzalez?
I would not waste a minutes time recommending anyone I cared about's,to get the opinion of this Opthamologist. He contradicted several professionals I've had the pleasure of having had an exam. Needless to say,I regret the State or my insurance paying for a worthless appointment and for having had wasted 1 hour of my priceless time.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
8 others found this helpful
Helpful
Watsonville,CA. – Jan 15, 2016
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Gonzalez?

Leave a review

How was your experience with Dr. Gonzalez?

About Me

biography

Dr. Gustavo Gonzalez, MD is an ophthalmologist in Monterey, CA and has over 30 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from University of California at Berkeley in 1992. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as UCSF Helen...read more
  • Ophthalmology

*Healthgrades does not verify qualifications for medical specialties. Please verify your provider's specialty and qualifications directly with your provider and applicable medical board.

  • University Of California At Berkeley

    Medical School, 1992
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Ophthalmology®
Ophthalmology
For detailed information about any of the below board actions, please search for the provider's records on the linked state licensing board or the Federation of State Medical Boards. To learn more about the difference between these sources, please refer to our FAQs.
Healthgrades has not received any data indicating a board action exists for this provider.
  • English

  • Spanish

Focus on Diabetic Macular Edema

Insurance Check

Search for your insurance carrier and choose your plan type

Locations

Practice

Office900 Cass St Ste 103 Monterey, CA 93940
1

Practice

Office1489 Main St Ste 101 Watsonville, CA 95076
2

Affiliated Hospitals

  • UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights

    400 Parnassus Ave
    San Francisco, CA 94143
    Recipient of 33
    hospital awards

    America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

    Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions

    Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2024, 2023, 2022)

    Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions

    View all awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    88%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    4% higher than the national average

    81%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    5% higher than the national average

    View all patient feedback
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Watsonville Community Hospital

    75 Nielson St
    Watsonville, CA 95076

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    84%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home
    74%
    Patients said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

    1% lower than the national average

    View all patient feedback
Learn more about how Healthgrades measures Hospital Quality