Beth Julian-Wang, MD

Dr. Julian-​Wang is not my OB, but I have to thank her for her amazing care I received at Huntington hospital. We had a moment during the final stages of labor where things got a little too scary and my OB was not at the hospital yet. She was on the floor and came to the rescue. Obviously a caring and devoted physician. Thank you for helping us bring our little man into this world safely.

She is THE BEST. She is funny, informative, and realistic. Some of you complain about waiting for an appointment with her… Honestly. It’s worth the wait and the office managers do the best they can to get you in as early as possible. Couldn’t say more great things about my experiences with her!

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Beth Julian-​Wang since 2008 when I was carrying my first daughter. She was a no-​BS type of Dr. which I love. I don’t need to sit and chit chat about life with my Dr. and she got straight to the point and efficiently told me what I needed to know which I appreciated. She took great care of me while I was pregnant with both of my kids. The deliveries couldn’t have went better and I am so happy all the way around. The staff is also very sweet and helpful. Highly recommend her!

Dr. BJW delivered my son and shes the best. Like other ppl on here i refused to see her nurse. She was very rude and made rude comments to me and i eventually ended up telling the receptionst about it. My first baby ofcourse i had a ton of questions and she didnt mess around when it came to my BP. Her personality was similar to mine so we got along well. If ur looking for a doctor to baby you and cry with u over a hang nail. she isnt for you. Shes straight and to the point which i love. She knows her shit and is realistic. Sadly i have an HMO now and cant see her :(please start taking HMO!!!

My first appointment here and The staff is very nice and friendly they answered all my questions and explained everything to me :)

I was desperately looking for an OB when I got pregnant for the first time. My Endorin doctor recommended Dr. Julian-​Wang. She just delivered my baby last week and I felt so grateful that she took care of me throughout my first pregnancy.
Dr. Julian-​Wang is very professional, efficient, and knowledgable. I immediately felt like I was in good hands the first time I saw her. Here is the break-​down:
1. She is direct and quick about answering your questions, but she does answer ALL of your questions to the point, not a word more not a word less.
2. You will be seen pretty quickly at her office. In and out within 20 min for me usually. That means cheaper parking too!
3. She is really good at the exams! If you are like me, super anxious about vaginal exams, she is gentle and quick.
4. Her front desk staff are great too.
6. She doesn’t get very personal with you though. She is in and out pretty quickly and never chats with you. This works perfectly for me because I want a good doctor and not a good friend. But if you are not like me, just keep this in mind.
5. This is the only bad one, also why I didn’t give 5 stars. The nurse practitioner is awful. She doesn’t listen. She interrupts you when you ask something and answers what she thinks you were asking. When it comes to exams, she is very rude! Don’t let her check your dilation or whatsoever!

Let me start by saying Dr wang is THE BEST. I have been going to Dr wang for a few years now and she has delivered both of my children. My oldest in 2011 and my youngest recently this July 2014. Making appointments to see her is always easy and the staff is great. When going in to see her for prenatal appointments it usually doesn’t take to long to be seen however it depends on the amount of people in the office. Overall she is great when delivering my children in the hospital everything went smoothly and she was very informative about what steps we were going to take to have a smooth and safe delivery. I appreciated her guidance and will continue seeing her in the future.

Dr Beth Julian-​Wang is reliable, efficient and open for conversation. Above all — I trust her capability and judgement! She delivered my daughter last year and is about to deliver my son. The appointments are fast — I almost never have to wait and she is always prepared when she comes in the room. She is not a touchy feely person, if that is what you are looking for. However, after this time that I have been her patient, I have noticed how she is warmer towards me and even wants to share some past experiences with her kids with me.
The only reason why I give her a 4 and not 5 star is because of the nurse. She has no business being there and I now refuse to see her. She is not a good listener and is really rude. Don’t dare ask her a question that she will snap a rude answer to you.
I really like the receptionist, who is always very helpful.

Dr. Beth Julian-​Wang delivered my daughter in 2012 and now my son in 2014. My husband and I are thankful for her skill and knowledge during the pregnancy, delivery and recovery. I found her to be professional, friendly and efficient and always received great care.
Wait time in the office is rarely more than a few minutes. I never had any issues with billing, making appointments or getting in touch with the office staff.

I’d been a patient of Dr Julian-​Wang for over ten years. But no longer. Her office doesn’t want my business and doesn’t care about my welfare.
I’m taking some time off to study web development and recently enrolled in a Covered California silver health plan so I can get a subsidy as I’m not working full time. I called Dr Julian-Wang’s office before I enrolled to check they accepted the PPO plan I was considering. They said yes, as out of network.
After waiting 3 weeks for an appointment I went in for my annual exam with the NP. And was told they don’t accept my insurance. Which is strange for a PPO with out of network coverage.
As I was already there I asked if I could just pay out of pocket. The receptionist said it would be $ 155 but they only take cash or check. I told them I didn’t have that much cash on me and I don’t carry checks. I asked could they bill me later, they said no and they didn’t know if there were any ATMs in the surrounding area.
I’m amazed with a perfect payment history of over 10 years they refused to bill me!
Also why in 2014 do they not accept credit cards? Charge a surcharge if you want to cover the costs.
I’m now searching for another ob-​gyn who does care about my health.

I am writing this 1 year after Dr. Beth Julian-​Wang delivered my daughter and with even more clarity I can say that I would never recommend Dr. Beth Julian-​Wang to anyone I even remotely care about. My daughter was born healthy, but the physical issues I faced after the delivery were severe. I am still going to physical therapy for effects related to my level 4 tear from delivering my daughter. The biggest disappointment I have with her and her office is that they never took any of my concerns post-​partum seriously. I had to be my own advocate and be almost aggressive with Dr. Beth Julian-​Wang and the nurse practitioner to get the answers I needed. Specifically, nursing was very hard on my body and I could not maintain enough fluids. This affected my bowel movements and I had to be put on multiple stool softeners. When I contacted Dr. BJW office, my complaints were dismissed. I was told that this is «normal» and that it was just pain I had to live with. In addition, I could not resume intercourse with my spouse until over 8 months post-​partum because of the pain related to my tear. Whether I was stitched correctly or not, I don’t know, but one thing I do know is that she was not educated enough to recommend physical therapy to me. I had to seek it out on my own and almost force her to write me a medical recommendation. The worst part was that I had shooting pains down my legs and I could barely be on my feet or even lift my daughter without pelvic floor pain. Eventually I saw a GI doctor for my bowel issues and nearly passed out on the table upon examination. She said I had a severe fissure and should have come to her office weeks ago. I did not go to her until 4 ½ months post-​partum because Dr. BJW and her office said I just needed to eat more fiber and drink water. I was on an all smoothie diet for months! While trying to nurse a new born! It was hell. My daughter was not getting enough nutrients and waking up and nursing constantly because I needed to be on a high fiber diet and was also trying out elimination diets (no dairy, no gluten etc.) to figure out what my daughter’s nursing issues were. On top of this, the depression that came with the limited physical mobility was extreme. At 4 months post-​partum I could not walk more than half a mile. I was a runner and did yoga for all 9 months of my pregnancy. I had an almost flawless pregnancy, yet the recovery could not have been any more opposite. So I write this to warn you — be your own advocate if you wish to see Dr. Beth Julian-​Wang. She will not listen to you. She will not hear your concerns. Only when I came to appointments with my husband, with a list dating every phone call, every visit, every response her office gave me did she take me seriously. And this was at 7 months post-​partum!!! And it was also the turning point to when I got/​demanded a general referral for PT in which I chose my own Physical Therapist — there was no way I was going to follow Dr. BJW advice after the mess of a recovery I went through. I went from being a strong, healthy 25 year-​old pregnant woman to a feeble, incapacitated person. I think this episode was entirely preventable had Dr. BJW listened to me, given me the range of possibilities of what my symptoms could be pointing to, and encouraged me to see a specialist earlier. Had I met with the GI doctor or my PT much earlier, I imagine this whole situation could have been different. And it seems strange to me, what does Dr. BJW have to lose by having me see a specialist early on, even if it’s really nothing? The worst case scenario is what happened to me, is that my symptoms were real and that they were pointing to a serious problem. For these reasons, I will never view the birthing process the same nor my respect for doctor’s diagnosis. If you do go to Dr. BJW I just recommend that you do not take everything at face value, compare what you are hearing to your own independent research and if you have any doubt, as early as possible, get a second opinion!
And if you would like to know about my delivery experience, the nurse practitioner took a «lunch break» because she did not think my contractions were real or progressing — even though I told her my mom and sister have fast labors. During the 1 hour she was gone I progressed from 5 to 10 cm and therefore did not have time to get the epidural! Little did I know this was only the beginning of the disappointment I would experience.

Dr. Beth is fantastic!
She was the OB for my wife when we had twins by cesarean. Our pregnancy was a little complicated and she, along with USC Perinatal (Dr. Lee), kept us and our babies safe throughout the whole process.
She is the only OB in her practice, so she works very hard, and she gets right down to business. It’s great because we never had to wait more than 15 minutes to be seen. That was great!
In the O.R., she’s incredible. Many of the nurses in the Maternity unit at Huntington go to her because they know how good she is. I can’t recommend her enough.
We now have two beautiful baby girls and we owe it, in part, to Dr. Beth’s magnificent care. She’s great!

Dr. Julian-​Wang was not my primary physician — she did however step in and deliver my bouncing baby boy with care and efficiency.
I had been in labor for many hours at Huntington Memorial. My regular doctor was across town in another surgery. Dr. Julian-​Wang came in my room around 8 am — checked me out, checked out the stats of my baby had some long conversations with the nurse staff, checked me again and then suggested a c-​section.
It wasn’t what I had in mind, I thought I would have a standard delivery — she took the time to explain it most likely wasn’t going to happen. I was totally comfortable with her diagnosis — and that all the nurses 100% had her back.
The surgery was quick, she was nice to me and my husband and took care to address our fears. by 8:52 my boy was in my husbands arms.

Three pregnancies, two babies and five years with Dr Julian-​Wang and I’m a big fan. Why only 4 stars? Here’s the break down. Medical Competency: 5+ stars, Bedside Manner: 3 stars, Office staff: 4 stars, Office facilities: 4 stars, Administrative Stuff: 4 stars.
Dr J-​W is whip smart. She’s the preferred ob for a lot of the staff in the maternity dept at Huntington. I had many nurses and a lactation consultant tell me I was in the best hands and Dr. «Jay-​Dub» is who they personally see. She’s very matter of fact, very pragmatic, and blunt. She doesn’t sugar coat anything but also gives you the pros and cons. So, about the 3 star Bedside Manner: She’s very matter of fact, very pragmatic, and blunt. Sometimes I think things could be said perhaps a little gentler but I’m not there for a pep talk, I need exceptional medical advice or treatment and that’s what I feel I get.
Staff is pleasant but reserved and not chatty which suits me perfectly. The BEST thing about the staff/​office is that there is no automated answering service. The receptionist actually picks up the phone. In this day, that alone is worth 5 stars. I’ve never had any billing, follow-​up or scheduling problem whatsoever. No complaints at all.
Bottom line, I’m not looking for a best friend, I’m looking for a GREAT DOCTOR and that’s what Dr. Julian Wang is.

my primary care physician referred me to dr. julian-​wang to discuss birth control and to follow up on some abnormal results from my annual pap. with the way my health insurance works, i had no other option but to see this doctor and what a big fucking mistake that was.
there are several problems i had with dr. julian-​wang:
1. we were discussing birth control options and i told her two very important things to take into consideration: i didn’t want a hormonal birth control because most of them interact with my current medications and the ones that don’t make me gain a lot of weight, and that i wanted something that i didn’t have to worry or think about. well, she obviously didn’t care or listen to what i said because the option she strongly recommended to me, after i just talked about my concerns, was LoLoEstrin. in all of the literature for this birth control (and any other estrogen-​based pills), there is a very specific, special warning that it interacts with lamictal (which i take every day), basically cutting the efficacy of that medication in half. what the hell? that is exactly what i DON’T want.
she also dissuaded me from getting an IUD (one of the few non-​hormonal birth control options) because, as she told me, insertion can be difficult with women who have never given birth. granted, the literature does say the same thing but it doesn’t mean that it can’t be done. in fact, it’s done all the time– i know several women who don’t have children and have had an IUD successfully inserted. IUDs are also the most commonly used birth control in europe and all those women can’t possibly have had at least one child. i guess i will just have to go to a more competent, experienced doctor if i do decide on an IUD.
2. there was absolutely no follow-​up from dr. julian-​wang about the results of the procedure that i had done. she told me to expect a call from her in about two weeks and that i shouldn’t worry if it took a bit longer than that for her to get back to me. well, it’s been six weeks now and i just got a bill yesterday from my insurance for the office visits, the labwork (after having a problem with that also, see point three below) and the procedure. it’s pretty incredible that my insurance company was actually faster with the follow through than the doctor.
3. she failed to provide my insurance information to the lab that did the tissue pathology and testing so they ended up just sending a bill directly to me. this has never happened before, ever, and while it wasn’t too difficult to clear this problem up, it was quite unprofessional of dr. julian-​wang. i, as the patient, am not the one responsible for sending the tissue samples to the lab for analysis… so how can i be the one who’s responsible for sending my insurance information to the lab along with those tissue samples? she obviously gave them my address, as they were able to bill me with no problem, so why didn’t she also provide them with my insurance information? laziness? indifference? ineptitude?
4. she charges a lot, more than three times the contracted rate that my insurance company will cover so now i’m stuck with a big bill. i would advise anyone who is going to see dr. julian-​wang to check how much she will charge you for the office visit before scheduling an appointment (according to the claim she filed with my insurance, her standard first time office visit cost is $ 150) and then call your insurance company to see how much of that your plan will cover. it’s never pleasant to be surprised by unexpected medical costs.
needless to say, i’m NEVER going back to dr. julian-​wang because i want a doctor who is responsive and who listens to and addresses my concerns.

Office is very unorganized. I am only able to get appts with the nurse practitioner who is available 2x a week.
Never received a follow up with the results.
This office is really inconvenient. The nurse practitioner is rarely available, and I’ve called countless times before, waiting for someone to pick up the phone. I have no idea when the business hours of the office are because they aren’t listed online, and the message machine doesn’t state them either. My guess is that no one is really working diligently.
Planned parenthood all the way.

Since my last review, my husband and I conceived and had a baby. I was satisfied with my care from the first ultrasound to the delivery. The doctor respected my wish to have a drug-​free delivery and supported my choice to have a doula in the delivery room. As soon as we got to the hospital, the L&D nurses told us how lucky we were to have «J-​dub,» as they call her, as our OB. As it turns out, I had complications post-​delivery and a seriously ill child (don’t worry, she’s fully recovered). The doctor acted quickly and followed up with my other healthcare providers. She even stopped by our daughter’s surgery to see how it was going. At the most difficult and intense moment of my life, I could not have been in better hands.

The PROS:
— Dr. Julian-​Wang is very competent — she delivered my FIRST baby safely and I fully recovered from the labor & delivery. She is highly regarded by the Labor & Delivery nurses at Huntington which says a lot about her medical abilities.
— Dr. Julian-​Wang is extremely responsive when you page her if you have any questions during your pregnancy — she literally calls within 5 minutes.
The CONS:
— For a solo practitioner, she is quite dismissive and clinical. She makes no effort to get to know her patients AND did NOT seem to care at all about my overall well-​being during my post-​delivery visit. Her bedside manner is cold and sometimes rushed — which is not ideal for first time pregnant moms who have more anxieties and questions. She was also very rough with the cervical exam towards the end of my pregnancy (when they check the baby’s position) and completely ignored my screams of pain.
— Her ultrasound machine is quite dated — so even when she uses it, the image is very grainy. I’ve seen other OBGYNs and hers is pretty old. And while some OBGYNs use an ultrasound machine to check the baby’s growth throughout your pregnancy, she only uses a AUDIO doppler to check for heartrate (since apparently, it’s standard of care). So the only real clear image of your baby will be the one that the neonatal specialist will take when you do the 2^nd trimester ultrasound.
— Her staff are absolutely awful! I completely agree with Chrissy K.‘s review. The Nurse Practitioner and receptionist/​office manager are pretty CONDESCENDING, RUDE, and ACT AS IF YOU ARE BOTHERING THEM. I don’t even know where to begin.
(1) Despite my pregnancy-​related health issues and very difficult work schedule (thus, limited times that I can do my prenatal appointments), they made it so difficult for me to schedule appointments in advance (like they were doing me a favor). They do not contact you to remind you of appointments or cancellations — e.g., I showed up for my appointment after taking ½ day off from work (and making extensive arrangements to get that day free) only to find out that Dr. Julian Wang is not there at all. NO ONE CALLED ME TO CHANGE MY APPOINTMENT and they were completely unapologetic about it (and I still paid for parking!).
(2) Another time I came in for an appointment and was the ONLY person in the waiting room (again, taking time off from MY job). But the receptionist/​office made me wait for 30 minutes because SHE was on a personal phone call and couldn’t be bothered to do her job.
(3) They forgot to send a urine test to the lab during the third trimester of my pregnancy and we discovered that they never sent it out because I had to ask for the results at my next appointment (by the way, they do NOT provide results proactively) and despite the error, they were unapologetic and dismissively said I should just «redo» the urine test (luckily, the symptoms went away but if I had a more serious issue during my pregnancy, it would have gone UNTREATED for several weeks which could have affected my baby!).
(4) The office manager screwed up my state disability paperwork in the last few weeks of my pregnancy which led to delays in getting my short-​term disability payments during my maternity leave (as if I didn’t have enough to deal with towards the end of the pregnancy).
(5) After I had my baby, NONE OF THEM even bothered to ask how I am or how my baby was during my post-​natal appointments despite the fact that I had been in that office so many times throughout my pregnancy. I had to provide all the baby/​delivery information during my postnatal exam (date of birth, sex of baby, stats at birth) — WHY ISN“T THIS INFO IN THEIR RECORDS FROM THE HOSPITAL? Also, despite the fact that I said I was breastfeeding during said postnatal visit, they proceeded to give me formula samples (which were labeled «third trimester packs» and which are freely provided at other OBGYN offices DURING THE 3^rd TRIMESTER — NOT 6 weeks after you delivered a baby!) which were dusty and had EXPIRATION DATES for the following week! Completely ridiculous.
Honestly, I wanted to switch to a different OBGYN several times throughout my pregnancy due to the issues above but I kept second-​guessing if it was just my perceptions being a hormonal pregnant woman who had a very rough pregnancy. But by the time everything added up and I realized that the issues were objectively egregious for any reasonable person, it was too late and I was so close to delivering the baby. Save yourself the trouble.

Dr Julian-​Wang is the BEST obstetrician!!!
She recently delivered our first baby and the entire process from 1^st prenatal visit to delivery was great. She is so friendly and knowledgeable. She always answered all of our questions and made us feel at ease.
My husband is a physician and I’m a medical student so we were both very picky when choosing an OB. Dr Julian-​Wang made us feel comfortable from the beginning and we knew we chose the right OB.
Although we may be moving out of the area next year, I’m pretty certain we’ll be driving back to Pasadena when we plan on having our 2^nd child — Dr Julian-​Wang is worth the trek :)
The office staff is pleasant and you need to have a little patience when you call, as many times the office is busy and you may be on hold for a few minutes.
Free street parking is available on Fair Oaks, otherwise you can park in the structure for $ 5 (no validation).

The Dr. is not very friendly.
The receptionist is awful. She processes a lot of papers wrong (and bills incorrectly) and is rude in person and on the phone.
The nurse is okay.
There’s a very warm office (fair oaks women’s health) a few doors down (3 dr. practice) that has tons of patients in the waiting room all the time. There are probably plenty more friendly, efficient and caring doctors/obgyn’s in that building.
You don’t have to deal with a horribly cold, inefficient, rude, negative and condescending Dr like Julian-​Wang (no wonder she works solo…)
Their office is in the huntington pavillion. And although the workers are really nice at the parking structure, it’s kinda annoying to pay at least 5 $ every time you have an appointment.
Edited to say, I ended up with dr. Yun and dr. Tamayo’s, now descanso obgyn, they were awesome and I had a great delivery and didnt hate going to my obgyn… I delivered at verdugo hills pre USC integration and it was great.