Richard A Williams, MD

I’m currently 29 weeks pregnant, and have been going to Dr Williams office since I found out. I have only seen the PA Tina, who I adore. She is very nice, funny, thorough, and answers any and all questions (even tho I know she probably hears the same ones over and over several times a day). I have not had to wait very long, (probably because I haven’t seen Dr Williams) and even if I did I would understand. You can’t control when other patients go into labor, and I’m sure if you were that patient labor, you would appreciate that he was there. I do wish that Tina could be my delivering doctor, but oh well! The staff has been amazing, always very polite, and helpful.

I have been coming here since May of this year. I was recommended to him from a friend. The waiting time is about 2 hours and they keep you updated as to when he is coming as he is running late from surgeries or emergencies. The waiting time is worth the wait. I had a consult with him and scheduled my surgery and had my pre-​op with him on Tuesday and my surgery on Friday. I highly recommend Dr Williams he is compassionate and understanding. I will see him for my yearly exam as well. He will be my permanent gynecologist. Finally I found a gynecologist that really enjoys what they are doing and cares about you.

For my first pregnancy it was easy but when it came to the Dr explaining things to me I was totally left in the dark. I had an emergency with my first pregnancy and San Dimas was the closest hospital and that’s when I met Dr Williams. He was patient and explained everything in detail and reassured me that everything was fine when I saw him in the ER. Two years later I am coming to him with my second pregnancy.
The wait time was long I actually waited 2 hrs to see him but once I did I am glad I didn’t reschedule. He was very knowledgeable and explained to me what labs or testing he wanted me to do and why. Prior to seeing him I’ve been seeing Tina the nurse practitioner which is also great. Very understanding and great bedside manner. I’ll stick with seeing Tina for now but towards the end I’ll be seeing Dr Williams. I regret not having him for my first pregnancy.

I’m not even a regular Unilocaler, but I just had to convey how RIDICULOUS the waiting times are at this office. I’m writing this as I’m waiting to be seen (the wait, up to this point, has been 3 hours) and I’m just so frustrated that my simple procedure which takes 5 minutes will be prefaced by an over 3 hour wait. I don’t even know if the doctor is good or not, but the staff sure as hell has no idea how to properly create a schedule. I’m honestly surprised that he even has clients with how horrible the staff is at scheduling patients. Bottom line: NOT WORTH IT!

Amazing doctor! I’ve been going to dr williams for 5 years now and he delivered one of my kids and performed a surgery a few years later. I would trust no other doctor than him! I live a hour away but I still make sure to come to his office for my annual. My family members have visited his office and to felt comfortable with the visit and his knowledge.

Love love love this doctor. If you want a doctor who is knowledgeable, down to earth, friendly and a true professional with a very nice staff than come see him. He is very busy and you will have to wait maybe hours to see him but he worth the wait!

Keep in mind I have not delivered with him yet I am sure I will post another updated review! He is all for my decision of having a VBAC (vaginal birth after c-​section) even though he is doing them less often each year. He has given me an amazing experience compared to my first pregnancy so far. I am currently 25 weeks. I’ve only experienced the long waiting time once due to him being in surgery which is completely understandable BUT the office called me first thing in the morning and left me know the doctor was out and they would call me when he had arrived back into the office which I extremely appreciated and was able to get errands completed. The first time I went at about 6 – 9 weeks I literally had a piece of paper with a ENDLESS LONG list of questions. He answered every single one of them with no rush whatsoever. He has a great sense of humor and I can tell he enjoys the work he does. I don’t care about the wait times… I’ll bring a book, go get something to eat, play games on my phone he is worth the wait. I even searched into a midwife due to wanting a VBAC and she said he was the physician they would recommend to their patients. So I am set!

Good service but ridiculous waiting time, not worth it. I think I’ll try the obgyn on via Verde next time.

Overall, Dr. Williams is a good doctor. Patient, kind and very knowledgable. However, the waiting time is unbelievably long… Average 2 hours!!! If you don’t mind the wait… That’s the reason for 1 star.

You will be hard pressed to find a better doctor than Dr Williams. He is one of the kindest & most compassionate physicians I have seen. He truly respects a person’s decisions about their care & their body. He is an asset to the medical community. Yes, there will be a wait when you come to see him, but when it’s your turn, you will receive amazing care. You will never be rushed. Due to complications, I didn’t have the natural birth I wanted, but Dr Williams ensured I was as comfortable as possible with the options I had left. I couldn’t have asked for a better OB or a better experience.

I took the first appointment available in the morning and waited for 2 hours. I never got any updates so I finally left my room and talked to the front desk. They said the doctor had just come in and I said they shouldn’t schedule morning appointments if the doctor has surgery or is going to be so late. They told me I didn’t understand and that he has to go back and forth between the hospital and the clinic. That’s fine but then don’t schedule appointments if he can’t be there! It’s really that simple. I will most likely never come back to this doctor, it’s just rude and unprofessional. If you visit this doctor bring a book or portable DVD player or laptop because you will be waiting a long time. Also make sure you have no where to be for 4 – 5 hours

You will not find a better doctor than Dr. Williams. He is kind, compassinate, and understanding. He takes the time to listen and adress your concerns and questions. As others have said you will wait a long wait at times to see him, but it is well worth the wait. When it is your turn with the Dr. he spend a great deal of time with you and never makes you feel rushed. His staff is amazing too Jackie, Maria, Nikki, and Sarai are all amazing!

If I could give dr Williams 10 stars I would .him and his team were very professional thank you Tracy for a great experience, I will highly recommend your office :)

I am TTC and had blood work from my specialist sent to my OB which was lost. I finally got pregnant. I miscarried and I believe that was developmental. However, I was sent to get over 8 blood tests after the miscarriage. I finally put my foot down and said that they were either going to give me an ultrasound, medication to regulate me, or a D&C. His staff is very unprofessional and rude. They scheduled my D&C but argued about giving me the paperwork, never returned my call and left me with no information the day before the D&C. I ended up having to schedule another D&C at a different doctor. I miscarried in late July and I was under his treatment till mid November. Every professional I encountered was surprised they let me go so long without a D&C. But when you need to wait over two hours to get seen for an appointment, I should have known better. I do not blame them for the miscarriage but I think I had to learn the hard way to speak up for my health before I get pregnant again. Lesson learned.

The doctor is lucky he got one star. Very incompetent in his practice. We were told TWICE we were having an ultrasounds for gender and the first time he screwed us over he said we had to be at 20 to 22 weeks to find gender so he didn’t schedule it. If you want a doctor that is knowledgeable and sticks true to what he says, DO NOT GO TO THIS OFFICE. Also, waiting time is 30 – 45 minutes to see him for a 5 minute Consult, very unacceptable. Your paying an arm and a leg for bed side manners and nothing but.

Okay, that’s it!!! I can’t take this anymore!!! Dr. Williams is a great doctor, but waiting at least THREE HOURS to see him every time you have an appointment is RIDICULOUS! I’m 8 months pregnant and at this point I’ve had at least 6 appointments and every time I come my husband and I, on average, have had to wait at least 3 hours… it’s PATHETIC!!! He packs too many appointments at the same time… so be warned… if you like to wait forever Dr. Williams is the place to go!!!

The only reason I chose this office is because it is between work and home and I thought it would be convenient to go on my lunch hour to my appointments during pregnancy. Each appointment I made, I was on time to yet I was always waiting for a good hour before I even saw Dr. Williams. I would most times schedule appointments with the PA, Tina, who was very friendly but even still my appointment scheduled time was never held and she would also walk into my room an hour after my scheduled appointment time. The appointments are always overbooked and the staff did not seem to care to communicate that the doctor was running late when I checked in for each appointment. I know the doctor’s time is valuable but so are all the patients who are waiting for him. I went into labor 3.5 weeks early and headed to the hospital to see if my water broke and ended up having to wait hours for Dr. Williams to get to hospital to deliver. Granted, it was December 23^rd when I went into labor so I’m sure Dr. Williams was at a function of some sort celebrating the holidays, but everyone at the hospital was ready to go just waiting on Dr. Williams to get there to preform the cesarean I had to have and all the while I was having major contractions as my child was ready to come out! Other than the constant tardiness, I would say he was an OK doctor. I never really had a connection with him, as I did with the doctor who delivered my first child. It is a very special, intimate experience having a baby and I think having a doctor that makes you feel special is very important.

Dr. Williams I’m sure know what he’s doing. He was my OBGYN & is a kind doctor, but is always in surgery and running late. The staff fails to schedule patients after 10:30 am, knowing that he always late. Appointments can takes from 1h45min to 2h50min. You never now. It won’t help arriving 15min prior to appointments. His staff is the worst ! They have a 15 min late policy. If your late they reschedule you and charge you for missing the appointment. It’s unfair, specially when the patients wait over 2 hrs to see the doctor. When you call & leave a message, the staff never returns calls nor puts your messages in your file that you’ve called. They don’t take any responsibly to check insurance coverage. The sent me to the wrong laboratory to get blood drawn. I had to petition the charges directly with my insurance. When you’re expecting a baby, you need the whooping cough shot.(DTAP) Dr. Never sent me. I was 39 weeks into my pregnancy when I inquires about the shot. The staff told me it was not their responsibility, but my general physician. I can go on & on. I don’t recommend him at all!

Dr Williams was my back up doctor for my home birth — he came recommended by my midwife. That said, my review is a bit biased as I saw him towards the end of my pregnancy and had already been accustomed to the level of care and time spent during my prenatal appointments with my midwife.
I only saw him twice — once for a basic exam and once 2 weeks before I was due. My first visit was uneventful. He did the usual questioning and measuring — was on time, professional and answered all my questions. I did sense that I was being talked down to a tiny bit but not enough to turn me away in a huff. My second visit started out the same — usual question and answer session followed by a physical examination. What I didn’t expect was having my membranes stripped — if you don’t know what that means, just know it was painful. It occurred out of the blue with no warning during the exam. He apologized for not giving me prior notice after I screamed out in pain but would have been nice to get a heads up. At any rate, the «procedure» was done to naturally induce labor without any medications, etc. While I was grateful that he respected my wishes to have a natural childbirth (no pressure for an epidural or c-​section here), I think the pain could have been slightly less had I known what was coming.
BOTTOM LINE:
Trying to be as fair as possible, it is clear that Dr Williams knows what he’s doing. He is professional and does take the time to explain everything. Since this is my first pregnancy, I have nothing to compare my experiences with him to so keep that in mind. Considering the end result was the natural birth of a healthy baby a week after my last appointment with him, the initial shock and temporary pain was overshadowed.
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Dr. Williams found lots of problems with me that my former gynecologist missed completely! He is patient, knowledgable and an incredibly good listener. He has a great bedside manner and coordinated very well to do surgery with my plastic surgeon. The one down side is there is sometimes a long wait, but honestly, he is worth waiting for! I remember when I am waiting that he is giving someone else time they needed for perhaps in an emergency. I was given time whenever I needed it as well! Also… I think baby birthing isnt always as predictable as he would like it to be! ;b I am very grateful for him fixing me up with his fantastic surgical skills and know how.