Kimelman Judith MD

I have been seeing Dr. Kimelman for about 20 years. She has seen me through my wild, single days and two pregnancies late in life. I am now at the point where I get to worry about age related issues and I can say that I feel confident in Dr. Kimelman in all of those roles. She is calm and confident and more importantly connected. As a paitent I trust her judgement and that is the most important aspect of a patient/​doctor relationship.

I have been a patient of Dr. Kimelman for 20 years. She has operated on me. I think Dr. Kimelman is a kind and caring doctor. She has always listen to me and helped me find answers to my problems. She shows interested in my personal life and my family. Her staff has alway treated me with respect and are friendly and helpful. I highly recommend her for your pregnancy or gynecology care.

Dr. Kimelman is a wonderful OB/​GYN. She is thoughtful, kind and listens well. She has a great bedside manner and is very intelligent. I trust her implicitly. She is my OB/​GYN and I refer all of my pregnant patients to her, as well. I know that when they are seeing Dr. Kimelman, I don’t need to worry about the care they are receiving. I know that it is going to be of the highest quality. She is a doctor’s doctor. I have known many MDs who send not only their patients but also their friends and loved ones to her.

Dr. Kimelman came recommended from my husband’s primary care doctor. We interviewed her during my first pregnancy and liked her a lot, although, we still had concerns and reservations about the medical industrial complex and delivering at Swedish First Hill.
My husband has a penchant for researching things and understanding subtle nuances which he repeatedly tested on Dr. Kimelman. She always welcomed his knowledge, understood the questions and issues thoroughly, and offered very thoughtful, sound, and research-​backed answers. She impressed us with her steady, calm and graceful nature over and over.
At 37 weeks, I had a very scary and unexpected development in my pregnancy and was placed on hospital bed rest. I was admitted to triage in the middle of the night while Dr. Kimelman was on a day off. I was impressed with the other doctors in her group who offered care (Dr. McKeever especially). We sought the advice of two doctors from SEA OBGYN as well as a perinatologist before ultimately deciding that we would wait another day to make any decisions AFTER hearing Dr. Kimelman’s opinion. We had grown to trust her that much.
During what was an incredibly stressful and scary time, Dr. Kimelman was an incredible resource and sounding board. In the end, I was lucky that she was on call over the weekend I was told I would deliver my baby. She knew that I had wanted a minimally invasive delivery, despite circumstances. And she totally delivered on helping me get just that. Instead of putting me on pitocin, she broke my water (this was also the only way she was able to get me a bed in L&D, as ruptured mebranes put me higher on the triage list). She assured me that after monitoring my contractions for 2 days she was certain my body would start labor on its own after rupturing my membranes and she was totally right. She also hand-​picked a nurse who was very friendly to natural delivery.
She was calm and funny (if I can even remember!) during my delivery. I felt as though I was completely in the right place, with the right doctor and luckily I delivered a healthy and beautiful baby girl!
I’m now pregnant with baby #2 and, once again, nature is showing me who’s boss by giving me an experience vastly different than typical. However, I feel incredibly safe and well cared for with Dr. Kimelman. Additionally, I’ve been pleased with all of the other doctors in her practice (Dr. McKeever (again) and Dr. Daniel, in particular) who I’ve been in contact with during this high-​risk pregnancy.
This is a great group of doctors! Remember that not everyone gets to have a straight-​forward easy pregnancy and delivery. If that sounds like you and you want to make sure you’re receiving top notch care, Dr. Kimelman is a great choice.
Oh, and Dr. Kimelman’s nurse Angie seriously rocks too!

She is a nice dr but her staff/​clinic is rude and snotty.
Also, her clinic doesn’t offer meet and greets but they tell you this after you come in for one and then they want to bill you $ 300 for a visit. Um no thanks.