Ayanna Walden, MD

I can’t praise Dr. Walden enough for her part in the smooth delivery of my baby boy, and all thousand office visits. Dr. Walden is knowledgeable, professional, friendly, and has a way of assuaging any fears and concerns. The office is modern, clean, and I’ve never had to wait too long to see the Doc. I’m glad Unilocal helped me find her!

FANTASTIC. My wife and I are having our first baby. Needless to say it’s exciting, stressful and we have lots of questions. With Dr. Walden we’ve never felt in the dark. She’s fun, intelligent and great with people. I can’t imagine a better experience. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

I cannot say enough great things about Dr Walden and her practice.
I found her through positive reviews on Unilocal when I moved to LA about 8 years ago and have been a patient ever since — she also delivered my son. Birth is an amazing and empowering experience when you trust your doctor and feel educated and well taken care of.
She is patient, kind, funny, honest, direct. We’ve been through some sketchy times together and at no point have I ever felt that she was anything but the best possible advocate for my physical health, mental health, happiness and well-​being.
(PS. I HATE needles… but Leslie (nurse) is so quick and efficient, I got the the point where I no longer had a problem getting a shot or blood drawn. Leslie = awesome.)

This office made an appointment for me and when I arrived at my scheduled time of 2:15pm, the office was closed. I called the answering service and they confirmed that the doctors were in fact gone for the day and they would leave a message. The office never called to apologize (or even explain if there was a mixup) that they essentially cancelled my appointment without alerting me or to reschedule. I can’t comment on the doctor herself as I’ll never know her after her stuff was so inconsiderate and careless.

Dr. Walden is one of the best docs I’ve been to. She’s my regular GYN and is now seeing me through my first pregnancy. She came highly recommended from other doctors who I trust completely and I also know 3 other babies she has delivered. I know I’m in good hands when it comes time for delivery. She is always knowlegeable, caring, and takes her time to answer all of my questions. She explains things, never rushes, and there’s never a long wait. The staff is always pleasant and helpful. Her office is welcoming and pleasant and there’s street parking and a garage in the building. I highly recommend Dr. Walden!!!

Dr. Ayanna Walden has provided my annual exam for the past two years. Excellent physician! Parking behind the building is easy, very short wait to see the Doc, efficient service from front office. Thank you, Dr. Walden, wonderful Nurse Leslie and staff.

Good lord someone help the terrible receptionist with a terrible attitude. You can’t even book an appointment without having to go through her condescending vocal tone. Doc Walden, please, you are such a nice doctor. Hire someone else! I wish I knew her name.

I see a lot of great reviews about D. Walden but the bad reviews are very accurate to my experience with her. My experience with Dr. Walden AFTER my surgery was a bad one and I think it’s very important to let anyone considering going to her know about her bad business practices. Although I had a successful surgery with her, everything went down hill after that and Dr. Waldens true colors came out. I ignored a few red flags (waiting almost a month to get my MRI results back, dirty looks she gave other doctors who worked with her on my surgery and the fact that she didn’t come check on me after my surgery and thought a phone call was all I needed) I still didnt think she would turn into a mean, inconsiderate, dishonest doctor) I spent my entire 4 week recovery period calling her office, almost every day, to have them send my disability papework so I could get paid while I was disabled. Her staff was rude and not sympathetic to my situation at all and it took for me to get really upset for Dr. Walden to finally get my paperwork handled. They had no problem immediately billing me for my surgery and office visits but sending my paperwork was not a priority for them. To make matters worst Dr. Walden completely lied to me about my recovery time. She intially WROTE ME A LETTER saying stating that the c-​section procedure she performed on me has a 3 – 6 week recovery time. She confirmed that again at my post op apointment. But after I expressed my frustration about the incompetence of her staff she lied and said she never told me that, even though I HAVE IT IN WRITING, and that by law I was only allowed 4 weeks to recover. She seems nice and caring at first but her kind snd caring attitude changed as soon as she was able to bill me. She has a huge ego and is not a warm or caring doctor at all. She tries to come across that way at first but her attitude quickly changed after she got paid. Beware!

I absolutely love Dr. Walden. She is the only doctor in LA that I have been pleased & comfortable with ever since I started visiting her over 5 years ago. She is friendly, knowledgeable, and comforting. She speaks in layman’s terms & never rushes an exam, takes the time to talk with me to see how my life is going. Going to the OBGYN for an exam is very uncomfortable but she does her best to keep you calm & relaxed. Any time I call her office with a concern or issue she always calls back. I honestly can’t say enough good things about her!

It has now been over five years since my first review. At that time I would have never expected that I would be using her obstetric services but life sure does change! Thanks in part to Dr Walden both my four-​month-​old and I are happily enjoying a healthy life. Dr Walden was supportive along my entire journey as an older woman pursuing pregnancy with the help of an egg donor. She listened to my personal needs and concerns. She also provided excellent referrals to other doctors who assisted with the fertility treatment
When my blood pressure rose to a dangerous level 34 weeks into the pregnancy she did everything to help insure that I would have a safe delivery, yet still provided me with the information and options on how I could deliver.
Dr Walden has a new office and if you don’t want to pay for parking there are plenty of free spots in the residential section on Clifton Way just to the north, parallel to Wilshire.

The first time i wrote this review it was deleted which I find VERY suspicious.
Bottom line definitely pass on Dr. Walden. She starts off nice but then gets very passive aggressive and can be downright rude. Her nurse Lesley is amazing but Dr. Walden needs a lesson or two in bedside manners. There are a ton of other very reputable doctors in this town, don’t waste your time with her.

Nice doctor, dishonest practice.
I called the office beforehand to ask whether my insurance would cover the visit. The staff assured me that it would. I stupidly took them at their word and made an appointment.
Sometime later, I receive a bill in the mail for the whole cost of the visit. Thinking it was some kind of mistake, I ignore it. Several weeks later, I receive the same bill. I call the office to try and sort things out. The woman who answers the phone is not knowledgeable (she tells me its probably because of my deductible, even though my deductible is $ 0), unhelpful, tells me to sort it out with the insurance company myself, and hangs up on me.
I call my insurance company, and they offer to pay for the whole bill just this once because the doctor’s office misled me. I am wondering if this office is aware of this «one-​time only forgiveness» practice of some health insurance companies, and is taking advantage.

Dr. Walden is simply amazing. My wife had been in early labor for 17 hours before we arrived at the hospital. Upon our arrival we were shocked to find out that my wife’s cervix was only 2 cm dilated, which meant that she was STILL in early labor. My wife wanted a natural birth for our daughter, so she wanted to wait as long as it took for her cervix to dilate. I’ve heard many horror stories from friends about doctors pushing for a c-​section in order to get it over with. But not Dr. Walden. She was was so incredibly patient. She kept coming in, checking on my wife, and never once did she give us any other option other than waiting for as long as it took.
And it took forever. All in all my wife labored for 42 hours. But she had her natural birth. I can’t say enough about Dr. Walden. Her smile is infectious. She makes you feel at ease, and is always a pleasure to be around, which is want when going though such an incredibly life-​altering experience. I will never forget her.

I would give this place 5 stars, if not for the receptionist with a sour attitude — both on the phone and in person. Doesn’t even say hello when you walk in.
On a happier note, doc Walden is friendly, professional, understanding and made me feel comfortable during my visit. She is also very gentle, which is very important to me. To top it off, she has a very cute office! Ive referred my mother here.

Only visited Dr. Walden once, but my whole experience was so comfortable that I had to leave a review.
Dr Walden is everything you are looking for in an OBGYN. She is friendly, has a calming touch and needless to say is highly educated and can translate everything you need to know to a language that you understand.
She was very accommodating with allowing me to try out some birth control pills, I have had some bad reactions to certain pills, so can’t just use everything. She even gave me some extra strips during a period when I was not insured.
Thank you Dr. Walden, you are appreciated!

Dr. Walden delivered my child and literally saved my life a year later. She admitted me personally for an emergency surgery (which she performed). I trust her completely. On top of being obviously smart, she’s warm, kind, and funny.

I have been a patient of Dr. Walden’s for over 5 years now. In that time she has seen me through two pregnancies. I could never imagine seeing another OB/​GYN. Yes, you can wait a while to see her sometimes, but I never get upset. There were days that I needed her attention a bit longer than usual, and she never rushed me. I have also been in a room and have overheard her taking the time to talk to a very emotional woman who had just found out she lost her baby. I’ve also been rescheduled due to an emergency c-​section she had. So next time you get annoyed for a long wait, stop and be grateful that whatever put her behind that day, did not happen to you!
As for her skills — she is THE BEST! I delivered both an 8 lb 16 oz and 9 lb 13 oz baby naturally (what she calls vaginally w/​pain meds!) with no issue at all. With her guidance I gained a healthy and appropriate amount of weight and left the hospital, healthy baby in arms, feeling great about how I looked. How many new moms can say that?!
When a test came back questionable with the second pregnancy, she called me and had a long talk about my options. I’m the type of person that wants to know all the different paths that could present itself and she patiently answered all my questions. Everything turned out fine, which she initially thought it would, but she still took the time to talk.
She also recommended the best pediatrician for my kids — and she would years later delivered his granddaughter! When a doctor trusts another doctor with their family, you know you are with the best of the best!
Overall, I call Walden for everything — from dizziness to ear aches to pregnancies! When she can’t help me, she points me in the direction to another amazing doctor. I have yet to be let down by her or her referrals.
As for the desk, I was with Heldford Medical Group years before she joined the practice and I have been to her new (drop dead gorgeous!) office in Beverly Hills. I’ve never had an issue with anyone, however like I said, I am usually so grateful to be seeing my doctors for normal, curable issues that I am highly patient and humble when I am at my appointments. So perhaps it’s my karma…

Agree with all here — YES — Dr. Walden is pretty AMAZING. Seriously! Love her and love that she will call you and thoroughly explain test results, treatments & next steps without rushing you through it. She will also take all the time you need when you’re sitting in front of her at the office too. I have been to some pretty uninterested, uninspired, «yeah yeah… whaddya want… why did you come to my office?» doctor types in LA. Dr. Walden is SO the opposite of that.
***PLEASE BE AWARE THAT HELDFOND IS NO MORE & she has her own office now.***
She’s now at 8929 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Office number is 310. 652.3300. Go get yourself some Dr. Walden!

After two pathology bills, I suppose I have one complaint: I really, really wish there’d been some warning about extra costs involved. Even something as small as «this will be billed outside of your office copay.» I have pretty good health insurance, but I still ended up paying over $ 200 in pathology costs.
My father is a physician as well (ER most of his career and later Convenient Care), so I spoke to him a bit about this — as I haven’t had this sort of experience in years. His general reaction was that this is a good doctor (/​office) who wants to cover all their bases medically, regardless of cost. Once people are familiar with the whole yearly exam and test regimen, they know to expect additional charges with any extra tests. I’m young and inexperienced, so I didn’t see it coming.
So that leaves me with my only legitimate complaint: per recent healthcare reform, I shouldn’t have been charged for my pelvic exam (pap smear) OR had to pay an office visit copay for my annual exam. I paid the office visit copay the day of, and I got a bill for my pelvic exam. I plan to visit Heldfond to ask about this discrepancy, but I didn’t have the time before the bill was due (I had less than two weeks to send in payment).

Currently pregnant and seeing Dr. Walden. She has a great bedside demeanor and is really friendly. I have had no concerns regarding her medical expertise. Will definitely update once my baby is born.
Minus a star because the front desk (not her nurses but the front reception staff) is hit or miss and they have NEVER EVER answered the phones. Always automated and even after waiting always had to leave a voicemail message.