Miller Margaret M, MD

Found her :)

I am very disappointed that such a terrific physician like Dr. M. Miller has left the SF Bay Pediatrics. She was totally the best and the only reason I would drive to San Francisco vs. going to Stanford. She is world of knowledge and a great doctor in its true meaning! Being in health care business at the executive level a can testify that she is absolutely phenomenal physician and we will go where ever she goes even if we have to pay privately!

I have been taking my kids to SF Bay Peds for 11 plus years, and have been really impressed with the practice. Dr. Miller has seen my girls and every time has been attentive, willing to answer each and every question, and super supportive. She is straight forward, which is exactly what I want in my doctors. I would entrust Dr. Miller with helping my family figure out any and all healthcare crisis that could come up because she is so knowledgable and experienced. I highly recommend Dr. Miller and the practice overall.

I am a single father who works long hours, and consequently I appreciate a doctor who is accurate and efficient.
My son has eczema and was prescribed a steroid cream by our dermatologist. But I’m not entirely comfortable with relatively high dose steroid creams, especially for a child. So we met with Dr. Miller for her opinion. I am so glad we did.
Her suggested alternative for my son? Thinly applied low dose (0.05) cortisone cream, covered with a warm, wet towel, overnight. This worked far better, and we saw zero side effects. Thank you, Dr. Miller.

Dr. Miller has terrible bedside maner. She is rude and condescending. She talks to the parents and not to the kids. You feel like you are wasting her time and she can’t wait to get rid of you. Worst kids doctor we have seen.

Let me start off by saying I am a pediatrician myself and a subspecialist. We have 6 month old twin girls who were born premature. Initially, we were hoping to see Dr. Moore in clinic because I was told she also has twins and may offer some unique advice. Unfortunately, she sees patients mostly in Marin (or was it Mill Valley?). We had seen several other pediatricians at the Spruce practice before deciding to follow-​up with Dr. Miller. Dr. Miller seemed like the perfect fit for our parenting style.
The following is a list of things that I thought made Dr. Miller stand-​out as a great pediatrician.
1. Her track record — she has many years of experience and also has supplemental training in infectious disease. If there is one thing I would want my pediatrician to know it would be how to differentiate a subtle infection versus a «it’s nothing, don’t worry about it.» This comes with experience and supplemental training (of which Dr. Miller’s is very relevant).
2. She is patient with parents/​kids. She takes the time to explain with varying levels of detail to me (a physician) and my wife (not a physician) relevant issues regarding the development of our premature twin girls. Answers my wife’s list of questions (both basic pediatric and unusual questions stemming from internet/​blog misinformation).
3. She is good with kids and has a genuine interest in pediatrics. She asks probing questions and always asks if we have any questions ourselves. She offers her own personal experiences when giving advice about our children — that’s often encouraging.
4. My kids like her. They just don’t cry with her that much — even after shots. Its not a coincidence. She has a calming and confident demeanor which carries over to the parents, which is then imparted on the patients. The shots don’t take forever. Needle is in for a split second — not slowly passing through the layers of skin (which is the painful part of shots). She knows how to hold the girls, how to speak to them and console them without too much dilly-​dally.
On an aside, my wife went alone with the twins one day for shots (we try not to do this because of the high probability of a sh*t-storm). Dr. Miller — held one girl pre-​shots, held the other girl post-​shots for a significant amount of time, and helped my wife redress both of them. This is a behavior of Dr. Miller that I like — she never seems hurried. She take her time even in the middle of a busy clinic day which suggests to me she is on schedule seeing all patients in a timely and efficient manner. We never wait long for her and never feel rushed.
Kudos to Dr. Miller.

Man, am I glad I didn’t read Unilocal before I chose our son’s doctor. If I had, I would have been scared off by these reviews and missed out on a great pediatrician.
I need an effective, smart and no-​nonsense doctor to take care of my kid, and although I find Dr. Miller to be hilarious and very supportive, even if she weren’t it does not diminish her ability to offer the best care possible to my son.
And let me tell you, if something serious and life threatening were happening to my son, I want Dr. Miller handling the situation. She is the type of doctor you bring into the trenches with you.
I am so glad we found her.

After a long search we finally settled on Dr Miller for our new born.
One unique characteristic of Dr. Miller that clearly differentiates her from all the other pediatricians is her whole approach for treating and nourishing our baby.
Thank God we have a healthy baby so our visits normally would be quick in and out: get some shots, examine the baby and we’re on our way; more like what other pediatricians would do. Dr. Miller is different, she takes as much time as you want to go over any concerns or questions you have, including health, social, interaction, etc… Our appointments normally start with examining our baby’s health, then she would continue to inquire about her sleeping habits, eating, pooping, and as our baby grew up, the questions gravitated more toward how well the baby is adjusting/​interacting/​behaving. She would take all the time to address our questions and concerns. For example, we have an issue with the grandparents, my wife shared her concerns about them and Dr. Miller not only took the time to discuss the issue and provide suggestions but she inquired about the issue with every visit thereafter making sure things have gotten better. Another was whether organic food is necessary. Best age for daycare and whether daycare is needed since my wife is stays at home? Preschool? And so on.
She is a Pediatrician, a councilor, an advisor rolled into one.

Dr. Miller doesn’t suffer fools. I agree with Eva, she is highly intelligent and expects that you don’t act like an idiot. She’s patient and caring. I have children four to eleven, and they ALL like her. When my daughter was hospitalized at 6 weeks with RSV, she discussed every aspect of the virus with me – including bad stuff. She was direct and informative. That’s what I wanted. My husband actually thinks she talks with you too much, but I want that! Also, I want an infectious disease trained MD looking at my kid. If you want hand holding go somewhere else — this practice isn’t for you.

I cannot say how disappointed I am with Dr. Miller. I took my 20 month to the ped clinic over a holiday weekend and she obviously was not happy to be working. Well, was I happy to be at the hospital with a sick baby? She rushed me, intimated me and made me feel like a plain idiot. She id nothing to ease our worry.

We’ve been taking our daughters to Dr. Miller since birth (over 2 ½ years). I appreciate her no-​nonsense, calm manner. She is not an alarmist. I always feel at ease after speaking with her about either an illness or our children’s developmental progress. She never rushes me out and takes time to answer each question I have thoroughly — often quoting recent research. When our second daughter was born, Dr. Miller took time out of her weekend off to come and see us in the hospital. I would highly reccomend her.

As an update: To top it all off, it wasn’t even a correct diagnosis!

great. Very pratical and listens to your questions and situation well. Tailors advice and recommendations to you.

I’ve seen Dr. Miller three times now in the practice and once in the hospital. She’s great — very no-​nonsense — and really put my mind at ease when I went in to see her in my «new parent panic». She also invites questions and warns you about what might be in store in the future, so you know what to expect and what’s normal. I’ve been able to get an appointment at short notice also. The other doctors in the practice that I’ve had dealings with all seem to be great too.