Mandolesi Gabriela MD

Called here for an appointment asked for a sonogram the person who answered the phone was horrible basically told me that they couldn’t help me and they didn’t have any women’s open till two months away

I lost my unborn son at 32 weeks.
I am writing about Dr. Mandolesi, Speyer and Barrett.
I’m not blaming them totally for my loss but I can’t help to think maybe it could have been prevented. Maybe if they informed me better would my son be here today…
The reason why I came to Gariela Mandolesi was because she had such great reviews.
I was already at the beginning of my second trimester when I found out I was pregnant, so I was already nervous about the whole pregnancy. I asked if it was ok to sleep on my back because I had a habit of falling asleep on my back and I read EVERYWHERE that it could be harmful to the baby. She told me it was fine and I could sleep on my back well into the third trimester of it was comfortable for me. So I continued to sleep on my back.
I saw Gabriela Mandolesi maybe 3 times at the most then I ended up seeing Dr Speyer for the most of my appointments, I have met Dr Barrett maybe once. I’ve never been pregnant before and I assumed Mandolesi would be my doctor but she just disappeared.
I noticed my baby wasn’t moving as much and I was worried so I moved my appointment sooner.
Dr. Speyer saw me and I told her I haven’t felt my baby move in a while. So she went to go find the heart beat and she couldn’t find anything. I was CRUSHED and confused. And all she could say was «we always tell you to come in if you haven’t felt the baby move in 24 hours». NO, you or anyone did not tell me that!
She couldn’t even tell me my baby died. She just said go to labor and delivery and have them do an ultrasound to figure out what was happening. Even my husband was confused because she didn’t give us any information. Because of that we had a little hope maybe our baby was still alive.
I waited 2 hours in the delivery room before someone came in. The lady who did my ultrasound that I didn’t even know was the one who told me my baby died.
When I had to deliver my baby that died, Dr. Barrett was the one who was the one to do so. I only met her once before so I felt like a stranger was delivering my baby. My whole experience finding it my baby died and delivering him was a nightmare from HELL.
After doing tremendous amounts of research and reading. I felt like these doctors did not inform me of the dangers and warning signs of stillbirths.
Sleeping on your back was HUGE NO NO and was linked to stillbirths and NO ONE told me to go to the hospital if I didn’t feel my baby move in 24 hours.
I wonder every freaking day if my son would be here if they told me those things… I did not even know what a stillbirth was until my baby died!
My life’s been forever changed and a piece of my soul died.
And even after everything was done I never heard anything from the original Doctor Mandolesi I initially saw. No condolences, no kind words, no card, nothing.

I really appreciate the time that Dr. Mandolesi takes during my appointment. I never feel rushed. She has the best bedside manner and I am very thankful that I found a doctor who is as capable and thoughtful as her.

Dr. Mandolesi is so amazing and personable. She has great bed manners and makes you very comfortable. She delivered my 2^nd daughter when she was 6 month pregnant with her first baby. The delivery was smooth thanks to God and Dr. Mandolesi.
Opposite to typical doctors who rush through check-​up and think of patients as numbers.

The staff here is a joke, and their personality matched their horrible service. Accusing me that the appointment was scheduled for 30 minutes earlier, only the written appointment card disapproved their utter lack of documentation. Waiting here for a while until they let us see this doctor, hope she is not a fraud like her reception staff.

Dr. Mandolesi is great. She is very sweet, personable, and kind. I was so lucky to have her as my OB during the pregnancy/​delivery of my first child. She always put my mind at ease when I had concerns, and listened and respected me throughout my pregnancy.
I had the pleasure (not so much) of giving birth naturally to a 10 pound baby, and there was some moments of panic during the birth when she got stuck at the shoulders. However Dr. Mandolesi always kept calm and delivered my LO safe and sound.
She was there at the hospital and throughout my recovery every step of the way. I definitely recommend her. I believe she is mostly at the Sterling office but she does work out of the Reston office as well. I had my LO at Reston Hospital Center. (They were wonderful as well).

She is such a down to earth, approachable and knowledgeable doctor! The wait is short for her, and when she gets into your room she really takes her time. You don’t feel the rush and she seem very sincere and passionate to listen and advice you. Compare to Dr. Diane (whom I met today), Dr. Mandolesi is my favorite OBGYN doctor! I’ve been to a different practice before and no one who is as great as her. Hope she’s the one who is going to deliver my second baby!!! I greatly recommend her!!!

Great Doctor! She cares about her patients and loves her job! She knows a lot and listen to the patients and don’t leave until she answered all your questions and concerns! Excellent doctor! Highly recommended her!

Dr. M. is amazing. I credit her for saving the life of my second born. I started a normal pre– natal visit at 37 weeks when I told her I had a feeling something wasn’t right. She took me seriously, and sent me down to be labor and delivery to be on the safe side. Thank goodness she did! The baby was not moving, breathing, and his heart rate was dangerously low. She had to preform an emergency c– section. All in all the baby is doing well, I recovered quickly and I will forever be indebted to her for saving my son’s life. She has a wonderful bedside manner, and you can tell just from sitting and talking with her that she really loves her job and her patients.

I cannot say enough nice things about Dr. Mandolesi. When we moved to northern VA last year I was 8 weeks pregnant and feeling very apprehensive about seeing a new OB. My previous delivery in April 2010 was complicated and scary and I was afraid that a new OB wouldn’t be able to truly understand how stressed I was about something like that happening again.
Although all of the doctors at this practice have been very nice and capable, Dr. M is my favorite. She is always on time and pleasant. During my first appointment she sat down with me in her actual office (not an examination room) to talk about my medical history and let us get to know each other better.
She is professional, has an excellent bedside manner, and she listens. She did a great job with my C-​section and helping with my recovery. I had a bit of a rough time with postpartum depression and she recognized it right away and got me the help I needed.
Even with regular exams (not baby related) she is wonderful. She’s gentle, fast, and makes it as pleasant as possible.
She’s a spectacular doctor and I recommend her highly.

I have been going to Dr. Mandolesi since I found out I was pregnant with our second daughter. I am due in a week and so, so, so glad that she’s my OB. She is timely, has a very easy-​going bedside manner, and takes the time to really listen and get to know you. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is pregnant. I plan on continuing to see her for my regular OB/​GYN check ups after the baby arrives.

Dr. Mandolesi is absolutely outstanding. My husband and I are expecting our first child and we went to her practice to see Dr. Barrett initially. It was recommended that we rotate through the doctors and I was so impressed with her that I may actually be sticking with Dr. Mandolesi for the rest of the pregnancy.
She started the appointment within 5 minutes of my appointment time (a rarity these days) and she was really easy to talk to. Really took the time to answer my questions and calm my fears that I was having that day/​week.
I had just a basic prenatal exam so I can’t speak to her solely «gyn» work, but I imagine she would be just as awesome. Also– I saw her at the Reston office.