Debra Linker's Online Review Report Card

Dr. Linker is amazing period! She is very attentive, knowledgeable and extremely supportive in anything and everything. She delivered my first baby 2021 and she will be delivering my second child this year as well 2022 at El Camino Hospital (health). Questions answered quickly and she is very sincere when giving you options and answers. Love her, and I hope she never retires!-Claudia R.

To book an appointment with Dr. Debra (OBGYN) is getting harder and harder as time goes by towards the end of my pregnancy. First I could not get an appointment with her but her nurse partitioner or her colleague one week before my due day, as I was told that she was all booked during that week. Indeed, when I saw her three weeks before my due day, she mentioned that she did have several available time slots for that week, she did not know why the reception told me she is all booked up!For my past Patrum appointment, she first canceled my appointment due to an emergency which is understandable, but instead of rescheduling appointment with her in a timely manner, the reception informed me an timely appointment (within 1 week) is only available with her nurse practitioner or I can book an appointment with her after TWO MONTHS!!! I have no choice but to go ahead with an appointment with her nurse practitioner who has not seen me once before. I was notified of the change about my appointment within only 30 mins of my appointment which has created a lot of trouble for a new mom.Last, on the rescheduled appointment day, she postponed my appointment time by 30 mins again. The unorganized booking system here brings me a lot of trouble in both physical and mental levels. I would never come back to this provider in the future.

I love Dr Linker. She is amazing, very nice and professional. This is the first time I am pregnant. Every time, she always explains the things to me so patiently with the detailed information. She is also very organized and reminds me the things I need to do next and care about. She can speak some Chinese and it has made me feel better to understand my status. I am so lucky to have her as my OB.

She was my OB for my first child. She was amazing through out the entire process. Very attentive, knowledgeable, and responsive. Highly recommend.

I never write reviews but wanted to share my experience. Everyone has different interactions with doctors but I want to personally vouch for this MD's character, compassion, and empathy. It's easy to say a doctor is "good" because you had a positive outcome, but it's the little things that show you what kind of person someone really is. I was the patient of another doctor in her office for a very painful but undiagnosed gynecological issue. The other doctor was dragging her feet and was out of the office on the day my pain and symptoms reached an unbearable point. Dr. Linker happened to be the on-call OBGYN, and she took the time to review my chart and make a recommendation on how to best manage my pain, which her staff communicated to me in a timely manner. Here's the really important part - I was unhappy with her recommendation so I called back that same day to try and express just how serious my pain was. I think we all know that it's so rare for a doctor (especially one who isn't your direct provider) to take you seriously over the phone and not revert to the "I'm the doctor and I know best" mentality. Especially when it comes to discussing female-related pain - so many doctors are dismissive or downright clueless. But she was different. That's why I'm writing this review. She called me back at the end of the day and immediately and let me know that she wanted to hear me out and devote as much time as needed to listen to my issue. She stayed on the phone with me, not just to hear me rant but to ask thoughtful, careful questions. She was compassionate, incredibly patient, and she actively LISTENED to me. Most importantly, she was willing to admit that I knew my body best and actually changed her recommendation based on our conversation. SO MANY doctors couldn't be bothered to follow up, to take pain seriously, to respect when a patient advocates for herself, or to lift a finger if it's not "their direct responsibility." She went above and beyond to help me when she could have easily dismissed me or told me to wait a few days to talk to my regular OBGYN. She could have stuck to her guns, had an ego, and told me to deal with it, or that she didn't want to make an important call on someone who wasn't her patient. And if she'd done those things, she'd never have had to deal with me again. But she went above and beyond when she could have easily passed the buck with zero consequences. She just happened to be on-call that day, and I'm so glad she was. People like this restore my faith in the medical profession.

She was incredibly friendly and easy to talk to. I have had issues after having my kids and she patiently went over my options and listened to my concerns. I also had questions on when to have certain testing since there is a significant difference of opinion in the medical community she made suggestions that we're right for me.