Gail N Jackson, MD

I spent 4 months of my time researching the best bio identical Dr I could find. I went as far as making a spreadsheet with information based on reviews, specialities, cost, location, and even rated my initial contact with each Dr office. I went to Gail Jackson as she ended up number one on my list. I am 44 years old and do not have a thyroid. I was sick from levo which only supports my t4 and little did I know I have other horomone issues. I absolutely love Dr Gail Jackson. I think she could feel my loss of life with so much attacking my body and loss of horomones. I’ve been on nature throid and hormone replacement for one month now and my life is back! I have a long way to go but she is the reason I’m starting to function! #goseegail she is kind, sweet, funny and really does care!

I finally found a Gynecologists that I trust, a problem-​solver and a doctor committed to the well-​being of her patients. My health has improved a 100% thanks to her. I had almost given up on being healthy and I now feel like I did 20 years ago!

All I can say is that bring her patient as 100% improved my life. No more sleepiness nights, cranky moods, weight gain or hot flashes !
If you are experiencing any of these, run! Don’t walk, see her and invest I yourself !
Her staff is amazing and always available to answer any questions you may have.
And Dr Gail, well all I can say is Amazing!

As much as I rely on reviews, I cannot imagine why I never thought to leave a review for my doctor! I stumbled across these reviews when looking up another physician, and was dumbfounded to see ANY negative reviews.
Dr. Jackson has been my gyn since I moved to LA in 2005. At the time I was a nurse manager at C-​S, and went to her because I’d heard interesting stories about her from the L&D nurses.
At the time I went to her I was 47 y.o., and I’d had a «total» hysterectomy at age 30, for which I’d been treated by various doctors with everything from horse urine pills, to vit E. I was miserable, due to the hot flashes, struggling with my weight, moody, etc.
The first thing Dr. Jackson told me is, «I can help you.» Yes, she did tell me about how the bio-​identical hormones would take some of the «fluffiness» from my waist line (as one reviewer sarcastically commented) and it did. But only once I started doing all the OTHER things Dr. Jackson told me to do, exercise, eat better, etc. (the things we KNOW we need to do). Is Dr. Jackson straight to the point? Yes! And I applaud her for having the guts to be straight forward in a world where many docs will only tell the patients what they want to hear.
I have always received a thorough gynecologic examination from Dr. Jackson, and even though I feel certain she would be able to give me good guidance if I asked her about other health issues, she is my Gynecologist, why would I expect her to take on the role of my primary physician?
During my first visit, Dr. Jackson point blank told me, «I am several years older than you are.» I looked at her, and looked at myself, and knew if I wanted to look and feel better, this was the Doctor that could help me achieve that goal.
Throughout the last 10 years Dr. Jackson has monitored my lab values to ensure I receive the correct dose of my bio-​identical hormones, pushed me to get my mammograms (even after I moved to Palm Springs) and over all ensured I received all the gynecological care I should have. I am so happy I chose her to be my gyn ten years ago, and look forward to continuing to seeing her for the next 20!

Great Service, knowledgeable and friendly! Always ready to help and very easy to get a hold of for appointments. Reliable and simply the best Obstetrician I have worked with! Incredible Service, couldn’t ask for more!

I was too sick and it was my first child, so I did not have the energy to look around. All the doctors on my insurance were not taking new patients, and she was the ninth doctor I called. This review is MY personal experience, and perhaps yours will be different.
There were so many things that went wrong, including throwing my urine sample in the trash (I was there b/​c in my 7^th month I started throwing up again, had edema, and was dehydrated). I was in a room waiting to see her for AN HOUR before the NP came in, surprised to see me, and informed me that Dr. Jackson left on an emergency, and that the rest of the staff had left for lunch. She was visibly upset by this and felt so bad for me, so she said, «Let me see if I can find your urine results.» That’s where she discovered the sample in the trash.
There were MANY MORE issues, but it was years ago, and I’m too tired right now to get into it. Like others on here, I ended up in a c-​section, which I believe to my core — but cannot prove — was her plan all along. When I asked her around the fifth or sixth month when we’d talk about a birthing plan, she laughed and said, «Honey. Only God knows the plan.» She also said my feet were swollen b/​c I chose to wear flip flops. That doesn’t explain my hands and face. She then held out her foot, and said, «See? I had a child, and I still have my size 7 feet in heels.» Huh?
So, do you due diligence.

All the NEGATIVE reviews from the past year have been removed… why am I NOT surprised?
This was the absolute WORST medical experience I have had in my entire life! If you value your health, do yourself a favor and RUN out the door. The doctor & her staff are beyond disorganized. I had to retrieve my own pelvic ultrasound results because they couldn’t figure out which imaging facility they sent me to.
Dr. Jackson herself should NOT be practicing medicine of any kind. I was told right off-​the-​bat that my case of perimenopause was something she sees everyday. Call me crazy but clotting the size of GRAPEFRUITS and bleeding non-​stop for a year is NOT normal & I highly doubt she hears that on a daily basis. She immediately recommended the testosterone pellet before my results even came back saying that «it would renew my energy and give me my curves back.» Sound familiar???
Well, within 24 hours I was dizzy, having heart palpitations, became constipated and had insomnia. My testosterone levels jumped from 22 to almost 400 overnight!!! Dr. Jackson told me this had NEVER happened to any of her patients before and to give it time, that the levels would drop. But, just to be safe, go see your PCP immediately to have our heart checked out.
Mind you, I was hiking 6 miles twice a week prior to the pellet being inserted and at this juncture, I could barely walk my dog around the block without losing my breath. So I went… but why couldn’t she check my heart???
My PCP urged me to have the pellet removed ASAP. When I asked Dr. Jackson to do so, she adamantly refused but said that if I could find someone else to remove it that she would pay for it. Seriously?! I then proceeded to call Sotto Pelle in AZ where she was reportedly trained. Sotto Pelle was adamant that they had no affiliation with Dr. Jackson. So either this has happened a lot and there was a falling out or she OUTRIGHT LIED.
About a week later I received a phone called saying that I had a slight case of adenomyosis but the low-​dose birth control pills would take care of that and that the progesterone longes she gave me would help with my symptoms from the testosterone.
Exactly one month after the testosterone pellet was inserted, I started to cramp and have excruciating pain at 10+. After 6 days of excruciating adenomyosis (akin to being in labor), I knew it was time to find a trustworthy OBGYN to determine what was going on.
No slight adenomyosis here… I had an acute, severe case that resulted in a HYSTERECTOMY. More than a year later, I am still suffering from the ramifications of the testosterone pellet that has wreaked havoc with my entire nervous system… not to mention my life.

Dr. Jackson changed my life for the positive, along with at least 30 of my friends who are receiving bio-​identical hormone replacement therapy. I’ve been under her care for three years. If you’re experiencing daily and nightly meltdowns, mood swings, anxiety, and rest of what another patient calls «the seven dwarfs,» have a consultation with her. I’d rather be balanced and joyful everyday than endure the discomfort of hormone shifts, so I got treated and I feel fortunate to be under such expert, kind, attentive, and thoughtful care. I’ve never left without a hug. Staff, especially the highly gifted «CC,» is incredible and the view of the Pacific Ocean is fabulous.

I cannot thank Dr. Jackson enough for my bio identical hormone replacement therapy, i no longer feel lost my energy level is back to normal and I can handle the stress in my life. And let me say I feel like i am in my prime again. Thank you Dr. Jackson and my fiancé certainly thanks you

WOW, when I had my daughter, there was no Unilocal but I do have a Gail Jackson story. I left her practice in my eight month because she told me, she was 100% sure I would need a C-​section because of the way I was built. This sounded insane to me, so I got a second and third opinion from other OBGYN’s and they told me there was no way to know that until we were in the delivery room and any doctor who claimed that, just wanted my delivery to be quick and convenient for them. Since this was my first baby and I was determined to do natural birth, I found a doctor who cherished my wishes. It was understood between the doctor and myself, if an emergency arose, he would do what he needed to insure a safe birth. I was able to have a natural birth the way my husband and I had planned.

I went to Dr Jackson for close to 4 years and didn’t realize how bad she was until I left and got good care. Examples:
1. I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism. She never took the time to explain what that was and a nurse gave me a medication without explaining what the medication was. I asked for an explanation and was given an attitude and no real explanation. I then asked for a specialist referral and again got attitude as if I should just trust them to handle it. I later found a specialist on my own and found out that this condition requires trial and error with medication (which took us 8 months of changing medications and doses) to get under control. Dr Jackson wanted me to take what she gave me and not follow up or monitor anything. This is very upsetting and dangerous to my health.
2. I ALWAYS had to call for results myself. My new doctor calls me within hours of getting my blood test results back.
3. She once had a student examine me instead of her without her in the room.
4. Her new location in Santa Monica had a lovely view but is filthy and completely unsanitary. It is not a doctors office.
5. The most time Dr Jackson spent talking to me was pitching her diet aids. I am not at all overweight! She even tried to take advantage of when I was engaged and told me I should use her «celebrity weight loss program» to lose weight for my wedding.
I can’t express how terrible of an experience I had with her and hope that others realize there is such better care out there. I wish Unilocal was around when I was looking for my doctor. It would have saved me 4 years of horrible and incompetent medical care.

I have been going to dr. Gail jackson f*** over 4 years in the service has always been wonderful and pleasant. Today I gave the office a call and let them know that I wasn’t feeling my best and she spoke to me on the phone and had me come in to assist me again she was nothing but friendly and CC is awesome her office assistant.

A lot of these negative reviews are from mean-​spirited haters. I would highly recommend Dr. Jackson. She is caring and is on the cutting edge regarding hormone replacement therapy. If you are suffering from brain fog, weight gain, hot flashes, crankiness… Dr. Jackson is the person to see. She is amazing!

I am not discounting anyones experience or opinion. BUT…I feel compelled to share mine after reading the others.
I had an appointment as a referral to Dr. Jackson this morning for an IUD removal that was expected to be a bit difficult because it was stuck and my original doctor was unable to remove it.
An hour before I went I googled the address and stumbled upon the Unilocal reviews. Honestly, I was a bit horrified and chances are that if I had done it sooner, I would have cancelled my appointment.
As you can imagine, I went in with serious apprehension.
Here was my experience:
The staff was lovely and professional. The space is beautiful. I waited no more than 30 minutes (including filling out all the new patient paperwork). Next, I waited in the exam room quite nervous about meeting Dr. Jackson… she came in as nice and friendly as one could hope in a matter of minutes. She even gave me hug. She was super professional and polite. Very warm bedside manner. She performed the procedure in a split second easily and painlessly. She and her nurse even laughed with me at my surprise as I couldn’t believe how easy it all was. She stayed to talk to me about contraceptive choices, other needs and future decisions. I was really impressed by the whole experience and incredibly happy that I had gone ahead with my appointment.
I’m sorry to those who have had bad experiences, but I am proof… as of this morning… that one can have a very nice, professional and efficient visit to Dr. Jackson’s office.

I have been a patient of Dr. Jackson’s for 4 years. I am surprised to see all these negative reviews. Dr. Jackson and her staff are very professional and attentive. I have never had a long wait for my annual appointment and I am in and out within 40 minutes. Dr. Jackson has always been a fantastic doctor who answers all my questions, is caring, and makes me feel at ease. I always feel very comfortable at my visits and have recommended her to my friends who also love her and are her patients. I would highly recommend her to anyone!

I am surprised to read all those negative reviews. I am a patient of doctor Jackson for 2 years. I am seeing her for BIO hormone replacement procedure. Since the first time I came to see her by recommendation of my Pilates teacher it always was a good experience. She really helped me. She is always nice and it never felt like she is rushing. Her office staff is very friendly (always). She didn’t ask me to write this review, I just accidentally saw these reviews while looking for her number online.

I know dr Jackson for 20 years, she help me deliver my daughter and now she is gona see her for her check ups .As Im entering pre menopause Dr J its helping me stay healthy and fit Highly recommend her to all my female friends! The best Dr in the world ;)

I’m in total shock that Dr. Jackson has gotten so many bad reviews. I have been seeing her for over 3 years now and I simply love her and her office staff. There is not an uncared bone in her body. Dr, Jackson has helped me so much with her natural hormone replacement therapy. I’m a changed woman. I was turning into a depressed winkled up woman before I saw her. My mother had breast cancer so I thought I couldn’t take hormones but when I met Dr. Jackson and she told me they were made from yams and soy beans I was very excited. After I had the hormones this time I felt a change in my thoughts and depression in only a few hours. I hadn’t had any hormones for 6 mos. and didn’t realize that it was the reason I was a nervous wreck. I had told a girlfriend about her and she also is now feeling great and is referring her friends to her also.
When I arrive at the office I am always greeted by my name and I always feel welcome to be there and I feel like Gail is an old friend now. Please believe me she is a wonderful woman and a great doctor.

Dr. Jackson and Nurse Ashley are a comlete mess! I will never visit this office again! Dr. Jackson is rude, insensitive, incompetant and greedy.
While pregnant with my 2^nd child I decided to change by OB doctor to Dr. Jackson. Honestly, she was so rude on my first visit that I knew this was a mistake. But, I also thought maybe it was my hormones.
When I made it to about 22 weeks of my pregnancy I called the office to complain about a pain in my groin area. The nurse who answered the phone was so rude and ignorant that I had to hang up on her and call back. I went in for a visit and was told I was fine. After that visit I went in two more times with the same complaint. The pain was so bad that I could barely make it to the restroom at night. I was working retail so I was on my feet for 9 hours a day. I asked them to reduce my hours. Dr. Jackson said no because she has plenty clients that work until they deliver. I asked again. Nurse Ashley promised to write me a note to reduce my hours. But like all of her promises, it never happened. Finally, I went into the office in tears and with my husband as backup.
Dr. Jackson did a pelvic exam and said very sarcastically that I was fine and that she would not take me off work so soon. I was 28 weeks at this point. She sent me down to another doctor to do measure my cervix. In her words, I want to prove to you there is nothing wrong with you! When the other Dr. completed my exam she asked if I had been lifting boxes. She not only took me off work she put me on bedrest for 7 weeks in Cedar Sinai!!!
Dr. Jackson did not apologize. She said in a joking way, «well your off work now». Because of her incompetance, I was away from my 2 year old for 7 weeks and almost lost my baby.
Oh then she charged my insurance a ton of money everytime she set foot in my hospital room, eventhough she did absolutely nothing! My post partum visit was not even 5 minutes. I found myself chasing her down the hallway because I still had questions.
I’m too tired to go any further but please don’t put your life or your baby’s life in this ladies hands!

I find it really interesting that after 8 scathing reviews over the course of 2.5 years, suddenly SIX 5-​star reviews pop up for Gail Jackson within 3 days of each other (notice that one of them is from someone who hadn’t even seen her yet). Looks like Ms. Jackson is trying to do some damage control.
When I read those glowing reviews, I really want to just LAUGH OUT LOUD, because they can’t possibly be talking about Gail Jackson and her staff.
I went to her for my first pregnancy. Here’s the reality:
1. I routinely waited in the waiting room for at least an hour and a half. Then I’d get shuffled from one exam room to another (add an extra half hour) before Gail Jackson would make her grand appearance, spend 5 minutes with me – if I was lucky! — and then vanish.
2. Her office staff is beyond rude. The tall thin woman who sits behind the front desk is hostile and condescending. If she was on my staff (she’d never be on my staff), I’d keep her in a back room and as far away from the public as possible, that’s how awful she is.
3. After my second visit, Gail Jackson told me I was having twins. My husband and I asked her, «Are you sure? How do you know?» She scoffed at us – audibly scoffed at us, and said, «It’s my JOB to know.» Yep, you guessed it, she was wrong.
3. I saw Gail Jackson three times, and each time it was like she didn’t remember me from the previous time. Maybe because she didn’t have more than 5 minutes to spend with me. She never asked me if I had any questions, never took the time to tell me what to do or not do, just came into the room, did a quick exam and left.
4. The only positive thing I can say about my experience is that there was one physician’s assistant (?) there who was very nice and caring. She found out that I was planning on switching doctors, and at my final visit, she pulled me aside and, whispering, asked me why. I told her frankly that this was the worst doctor’s office experience I’d ever had. I dreaded going to my appointments because each one was worse than the last. She nodded and said that she’d heard that a lot. I asked her if she could recommend another female doctor, and she gave me the name of one who she said lots of people seem to like.
5. When I switched doctors, it took months, and repeated phone calls for Gail Jackson’s office to send over my file. My new doctor ended up having to do several tests over because Gail Jackson’s office was so uncooperative.
6. My new doctor spent at least half an hour with me at each visit, stayed until all of my questions were answered, personally returned phone calls, and helped make my first pregnancy happy and stress-​free.
If Gail Jackson is your doctor and your office visits stress you out, find another doctor. Don’t hesitate for even a minute. You will thank yourself.
On the other hand, if you’re looking for a new doctor and are considering Gail Jackson, keep looking. You, too, will thank yourself.
Like another reviewer said, if I could give her zero stars, I would.