Bernadith Russell, MD

Dr. Russell delivered our first child last June and was terrific. She completely put my wife at ease throughout the whole pregnancy but especially during the delivery. Her calm and caring demeanor really gave my wife the confidence to relax and listen to her instructions. We are really grateful for her expertise and guidance in delivering our most precious gift.

Dr. Russell is wonderful. I have been to a few Gyns and she is really the best — interested in your overall well-​being, takes her time with you, very personal, very experienced. I have not delivered a baby with her but attended my friend’s (low intervention) birth with her, and it just reinforced my respect for her. Dr. Russell is a rare find.

I came in recently for a discussion about IUDs and ended up with a $ 120 fee for tests she sent to a lab after a short exam. She did not tell me she was sending anything off to be tested nor did I even know she had taken a sample. Again, I was coming in for a discussion — there was nothing to be checked out. It’s been two months now and I have been calling and e-​mailing with no response. That appointment in February will be my last. I’ll be switching doctors. Still trying to get a response from Dr. Russell about why she sent anything to the lab.

Dr. Russell is amazing! She delivered our son in 2011. She is a great listener, and really allowed me to have the type of labor I was comfortable with.
When it took some time for my baby to come out, she fought the good fight with the hospital to I could avoid a C-​section. When my son came out and needed some emergency extra help, she zoomed right in and saved the day. She is amazing!
She also stayed at the hospital two nights in a row as I labored.

Dr. Russel is one of the most memorable doctors. you’ll meet in your lifetime. She genuinely remembers every detail of your personal history and spends time to give you her undivided attention and learn about aspects of your life before drawing her diagnoses and recommending treatment.. Her approach is holistic and knowledge in medicine extends to hormonal replacement, nutrition and psychology. She knew how to create a peace of mind for me when I was dealing with a difficult situation. Her staff is helpful and attentive. They recognize you on the phone, the calls are returned, the waiting time is minimal. Pleasant and professional.

It can be tough to find a GREAT OBGYN… dr. Russell is fantastic. She sits down & explains everything to me before the procedure. I find her very warm & comforting. Yes the front desk are not as warm as her… they are not the ones giving me a pap. The office is very inviting & I’ve only have had positive experiences with her. I was sad to read two reviewers did not.

My first time going to Dr. Russell’s office I was impress. The staff was very nice and the office was very cozy. Dr. Russell was able to answer all my questions and gave me great information. She is down to earth and very honest, as a doctor should be!!! The best part is her office is open late on certain days and every other Saturdays.

Amazing! Dr. Russell delivered my 8-​year-​old daughter and I continue to confer with her whenever I can. Indeed, I try to plan my trips across the country as I have not found a more empathetic, knowledgeable, direct ob/​gyn this far west of the Mississippi! She is caring and a great listener but will tell you in gracious terms if your expectations are too high. I never seemed rushed and rarely wait more than 20 minutes (unheard of, I know). Even during really unpleasant procedures, she is a God-​send – explaining what is happening in realistic yet intelligible terms. Love her!!!

Dr Russell was my ob for my first pregnancy. she is a good listener. Her office staff is efficient, and the office visit scheduling was easy enough. However, when my pregnancy experienced complications, she needed to refer me to a high risk ob (my water broke quite prematurely). She said she’d phone to check in shortly after the transfer but never bothered. Considering I had been her patient for over 6 months, I wasn’t impressed but then realized we are but a number to medical professionals these days. In my opinion, the hospital she delivers in (new York downtown) is shoddy and somewhat dirty. The staff there was unprofessional, were slow to react to my emergency and lacked the newer equipment to diagnose me effectively. By the time dr Russell arrived to assess me at the hospital (7hrs after I was admitted), I will say she did push things forward for us that hadn’t yet been done per procedures. Not an experience I’ll look to repeat.

I love Dr. Russell. She is compassionate, caring, and very thorough. You never feel rushed. She is an excellent listener, and if anything is overly cautious. I found her to be very responsive. And it’s not a ridiculous 6 month wait to get an appointment either. Yes, she does run late oftentimes, but that happens when you don’t rush your patients out the door. She’s great – wish my primary care doc was this wonderful.

I had a couple of visits with Dr Russell that were nice and then I had an experience that was so horrible, unprofessional and rage-​inducing, it was enough to make sure I would never go back and thought other people should know about it.
I showed up for my 10am appt a few minutes early. I knew that I would probably have to wait since she had run late in the past, but I didn’t mind since I had a book. At 10:45, I asked the receptionist if she knew when I would be seen since I needed to leave at 11:30 to get my son from pre-​school. She said she didn’t know and that Dr Russell was running behind since she had delivered a baby that morning. Understandable. Fine.
At 11, I asked again (calmly, quietly, politely) when she thought I would be seen. She then looked at my file and asked why she didn’t have the paperwork about my surgery (with a different doctor) the previous month. I said that I didn’t know and the doctor told me that he was going to send it over. She then said she needed the info from the other doctor. I gave her the doctor’s number so she could call the office.
This was an hour after my appt was to begin and 2 wks after I made the appt.
Ok, at this time, Dr Russell appeared. She saw me waiting at the front desk and I said, «Hi, I just wanted to know when I’d be seen since I have to leave in a half hour to pick up my son from school.»
She glanced down at the files and said, «Oh I don’t think that will be a problem,» since my file was next — I was obviously the NEXT patient she was going to see.
She walked back to her office with some papers and I sat back down. About 10 minutes later, the receptionist called a different woman back.
I was confused and annoyed.
«Excuse me,» I said «I was next and my appointment was over an hour ago. What’s going on?»
«Dr Russell can’t see you without the file from your surgery,» she said.
«What are you talking about?» I replied, «my surgery has nothing to do with why I’m here today — I’m just here to talk to her about something. I was supposed to be next.»
«She needs your file,» the receptionist repeated.
At that point, I started getting angry. I had spent nearly an hour and a half waiting to be seen and now that it was my turn they had given away my appointment because they had failed to realize they didn’t have the file on my completely unrelated surgery?
«I’ve been waiting here for over an hour — how can you just give away my appointment?!» I yelled. And the receptionist just shrugged, not even bothering to reply.
I left, furious that I had wasted my entire morning, but also that I had been treated in such a rude, unprofessional manner. But wait, it gets worse!
Because I had liked Dr Russell the few times I had met her, I emailed her (a very nice, polite email) explaining that I didn’t understand why her staff would give away my appointment when they knew I was in a time crunch. It took her 3 days to respond and when she did she offered to give me a referral. To another doctor. Awesome.
Rude, thoughtless and constantly late, Dr Russell and her staff are not worth your time.

I love Love Love Love her!!! Not only is she patient, kind, a good listener and VERY understanding she is also is very knowledgeable. I was referred to her when I was pregnant with our 2^nd son. From the first visit I know I was in good capable hands. Having Preeclampsia and a c section before with my 1^st son she assured me a v back was possible, and I did it! She try’s a natural approach before shoving pills down your throat. seriously, if your looking for the best doctor, she is it hands down!