Rosenthal Marc, MD

This Doctor gets the job done. He never fails to ask me first, how I’m doing or how my week was. He answers my endless questions and keeps me focused when I go off on the what if’s. I really appreciate his patience, healthcare knowledge and his try and try again approach. Every time I leave his office he tells me don’t worry, think positive, that extra reassurance is not part of his job but definitely appreciated. The staff are always fast and friendly booking appointments haven’t been a problem. Parking is so-​so, wait time is usually less than 15min to be seen. Once they didn’t call me about results out of maybe 8 visits, they apologized. All-​in-​all, it’s a tough field to be in and I’m happy I selected Dr. Rosenthal.

Horrible Dr. I went in to see Dr. Rosenthal after experiencing bleeding during my first pregnancy. I was scared as I thought I was in the beginning stages of a miscarriage. I have never been to an OB and have never been pregnant before. My husband went along for the appointment and we both were shocked and disturbed by how we were treated. Dr. Rosenthal was rude, short, glib and in a rush. He rushed us out and told us to go the emergency room since he could not see a fetus in my uterus and also blurted out that I had a lot of fibroids. Upon trying to ask further question to see what all of this meant he was dismissive and short with us and basically made it seem like he was too busy and it was Friday afternoon and he did not want to bother. We went to the er and Dr. Rosenthal was wrong. The fetus was where it was supposed to be. Basically this means Dr. Rosenthal who is an obgyn has a crappy ultra sound machine. It goes well with his crappy bed side manner. This was my first pregnancy and he treated us like we were a huge inconvieninence. I did end up having a miscarriage but the whole experience was made so much worse since we saw him and were treated poorly. We spent hours in the er which weren’t even necessary. I will not be going back here nor will I ever recommend him. And the funny thing is I saw a different ob this morning and she asked me why I was seeing a different Dr and I told her I had a bad experience with the first one I saw and she literally said, let me guess it was Mark Rosenthal. This speaks for itself.

I have several concerns regarding this practice. First, the office seems considerably less up to date compared to the Torrance office they run. The waiting room for example has a horrible old sofa that takes up the entire waiting room space. It doesn’t feel cozy or kitschy, it seems old and dirty. I’m sure this sofa would never make it to the Torrance office which is bigger and more spacious and could actually hold the sofa. Seems like this office doesn’t get as much care or attention as Torrance and that is sad because it’s the same doctors. Why is the Carson office so neglected?
Second, the equipment inside even seemed older. In particular the ultrasound machine in Carson office seemed dated. Again, why is it not worth investing in the Carson office?
My major concern was that I did not feel heard by the doctor and it really felt like I was just a number and there was no attention paid to my concerns or even a plan for my health. I went in because I wanted to talk about getting pregnant and the doctor actually offered me birth control… twice! I was very surprised, this really showed a disconnect between what I was saying and what he was hearing. It just made me think that he must see most people as asking for birth control, so he couldn’t switch gears. I just didn’t feel like a co-​pilot in my health. I felt just confused every time I left the office (I was there a total of about four times). I found myself doing my own research to inform myself.
When I talked to my friends about how their Obgyns where when it came to pregnancy planning, they said their doctors where totally different and that I shouldn’t have to ask my doctor to run tests and that I should be aware of test results and that I should always know my results. The opposite of my experience. For example, I had a bunch of cultures done in the office and I have no idea about the results, they never called me to tell me, and when I requested the results, they never got back to me. It just wasn’t a good experience. I don’t want to feel talked down too and that’s really all I’ve felt in this office. Not really a team feeling here.
I am looking for another Obgyn, seems like talking to other women and mothers is really important because it’s given me a sense of the level of care I should expect and quite frankly demand.
It’s hard to write about my experience without sharing my medical history, but I just didn’t have a good experience and only after I described it to friends and they said things like «that’s intensive», «that’s rude», or «find another doctor» that I realized I was being too generous and that I had to never go back.

Honestly, Dr. Rosenthal should just retire. He is the most arrogant doctor I have ever seen, which doesn’t bode well for a man who’s an OBGYN. He has mocked me for things like not wanting to find out the gender of our baby, missing one appointment, and asking for a natural birth. Mind you, this is my third baby and pregnancy and my babies and I have had perfect health every time, it’s not my first rodeo. I asked if he would be willing to authorize a birth with a midwife, and he said no, and then my medical group called and asked the same thing, and he said I was no longer a patient! Outright lie. So then I asked for written reason for his denial, and he refused. My insurance company is now coming after him for being such a tool. He’s a jerk who just seems tired of his career and on, y in it for the power and money. Spare your vulnerable parts and see someone with a heart.

This is an amazing Doctor when my primary care physician has been unavailable to see me he stepped in to take care of me, OBGYN Doctors hardly do primary care work, but he did it for me. His staff is also amazing Lydia is very helpful.

I started seeing Dr. Rosenthal about 10 years ago, when I suffered a burst ovarian cyst and found out the hard way my old gynecologist was no longer seeing patients. He’s nice, thorough and caring, and asks about any non-​female health issues.
His wife is also an OB/​GYN and there is a woman nurse-​practitioner so if a patient is more comfortable with a woman, that option is there.
That office has an ultrasound machine, so as he has wanted to check things out, I can just get it done there. I get timely reminders about appointments, mammograms and all.
The office staff is friendly and patient.

Myself and my daughter have been going to this office for the last year now and the service is top notch. From the Receptionist, to the back office staff, nurses and both physicians I feel comforted in knowing that mines and my daughter’s medical care is in good hands. I would recommend this office to anyone looking for a truly caring and competent OB/​GYN physician.

I have been going to Dr. Rosenthal for almost 15 years and he just delivered my first baby; my labor and delivery as well as the care I received during my pregnancy was a wonderful experience and I can’t wait to do it again. He’s always been very gentle and kind to me, the wait time in the office is short and his office staff and practitioners are great as well. He shares a practice with his wife, Dr. Aronson, who I have also seen. I would definitely recommend both doctors.

Dr Rosenthal is great been going here for about 7 years he is a very gentle doctor. He’s really kind and makes me comfortable I would definitely recommend this doctor!!! The staff is really great as well there very flexible with the appointments and there always really nice!!!

My first appointment went well. His manner, while not great, was not bad either. Since this was a ‘second opinion’ I was able to know that he didn’t go into as much detail as my ‘first opinion’.
Second visit was for the procedure and I was not impressed. Feet in stirrups, large instruments being inserted and instructions to ‘relax’ repeated multiple times. Easy for him to say, don’t ya think??!
He may be a good doctor but he’s been doing it a long time and maybe he’s a bit jaded. If you are looking for warm and fuzzy — he’s not that. He’s a man of few words. I’ve been to better and I’ve been to worse.

Marc Rosenthal has been my GYN for 27 years — I am very particular about who sees those private parts — and without a doubt, he is one of the best doctors in the South Bay. He and his staff are very professional, flexible and treat you like an old friend. He is a thorough examiner and a patient «explainer» when there have been some health issues. I have my list of questions with me at every visit and he is never annoyed when I say that I have just one more! You also can tell what kind of a person he is since most of his staff have been with him for a long time. Most doctors have a revolving door in the front office and nurses. I recommend him to anyone who asks about a good OB/​GYN. I do not recommend anything or anybody unless I am absolutely 100% sure that it will be a positive experience.

I have been seeing Dr. Rosenthal for a few years now. He was recommended by a friend, who is a patient of his. I see him for routine checkups and was treated for ovarian cysts last year. Dr. Rosenthal was very helpful. I was definitely scared and nervous, but the Dr. explained everything thoroughly and assured me that it would be simple to treat. The front office staff was very knowledgable about my insurance and always extremely friendly.

The office was clean, staff was polite, getting appointments was not a problem. BUT I can’t give this doctor more than ½ a star.
I was a first time mother over the age of 35… he never gave me an actual consultation. Not really knowing what to expect from my visits with him (seeing this was my first time) he never talked to me about foods, weight and he never explained to me what to expect as I was further along in my pregnancy. He never told me to look out for the baby’s movements (yes, I take responsibility for not asking more questions and demanding more time with him, but he would walk into the office hear baby’s heartbeat, say everything was fine and leave) and never spoke to me about how it maybe when my water broke, and the risks of my water breaking and the infections it could cause. I ended up losing my son at 36 weeks, delivered still born. Apparently my water did break, and because I didn’t realize that it had broken (didn’t know what to expect or remotely what it would be like) it took me over 24 hours to go to the hospital, just to find out my son was gone. He did come to my room that night, told me he would have to induce, said he was sorry… and I never saw him again. My follow up visit wasn’t with him it was with the nurse practitioner who congratulated me on my son… apparently the loss of my son wasn’t indicated on my files. She asked why I was in the office and I said I was told to make an appointment a week after delivery… she was looking for stitches… not realizing that I delivered my son naturally not by c-​section (also not indicated in my files). I saw Dr. Rosenthal in hallway and he never acknowledged me and looked away when he saw my face. I got more sympathy of the receptionist than I did from him. Sorry… I just can’t recommend this doctor. Its unfortunate that I kept thinking our consultations would get better each month and I hoped as my pregnancy was further along that he would give me more of his time. I’m sorry that although I take full responsibility for the outcome, I cant help but to wonder if he would have just given a little bit more of his time and knowledge if the outcome would have been different. I guess I will never know.

I can not believe the negative comments here. I have been going to Dr. Rosenthal and Aronson for the past 10 years with NO problems. They have both taken the time to talk me when I’ve had concerns or issues and Dr. Rosenthal even goes so far as to ask if there’s anything else I want to talk about before he leaves. He is one the very, very few doctors who actually care and you can see it on his face when he’s worried. He won’t just give you the party line or blow smoke up your butt. He will tell you the truth and tell you if he doesn’t like certain symptoms and for that I am grateful. I’m especially grateful that he has never dismissed me as some hysterical woman and neither had Dr. Aronson. In addition, this man saved the life of my husband’s first wife twice when she had ectopic pregnancies. He also successfully & safely delivered a friends baby that had the cord wrapped tightly wrapped around its neck 3 times. I feel like I hit the jackpot with these two doctors.

This man is a fascist prick. Now let me tell you how I really feel…
He’s possibly the most condescending doctor I’ve seen. I was baffled at the whole process, since I’ve never had a doctor talk to *me* the way he talked to my wife. I’ve found that this is par for the course amongst OBs (minus the caustic temperament) that they’re total control freaks. Anyway, back to Rosenthal…
He seems to have an emotional reaction to any sort of ‘natural’ birth you might want to have or discuss having. «Natural» seems to be a bad word to him (and I admit it carries with it certain anti-​medical notions sometimes). Now, we’re not tea-​drinking hippies or anything, but there’s a whole lot of stuff that gets foisted onto you during pregnancy, and much of it is litigation-​driven paranoia, so at each stage we decided we wanted to understand why something was being recommended, what the risks were, etc. instead of just taking a pill or whatever she was told.
Apparently however, if you a) express concerns, doubts or God forbid, reservations about any of it or b)**Even ask any questions** this guy goes apeshit. The latter was our mistake, we didn’t get to the challenging part, my wife dared to ask a question, not contradicting or disagreeing, but she genuinely didn’t understand what it was he wanted to ‘treat’ and he lost it.
He’s an unstable personality, he made a woman (my wife) *afraid* (you’d think a male OB/​GYN would be a little more sensitive about making his patients uncomfortable) of him. I cannot believe this guy has patients. I had never seen anything like it. Needless to say we didn’t go back and switched doctors **at 38 weeks** * (if you’ve been though pregnancy you should appreciate how significant this is and how it reflects on Mr. Rosenthal)
I don’t know what his problem is, but I think he needs to go back and review ‘informed consent’ where patients have a right to ask questions if they don’t understand something, and he needs to be more secure that not every question is a challenge to his ‘authority.‘
Maybe he’s been sued, I know these guys have serious malpractice, but raising his voice to a 4’10 pregnant woman and telling her «You do this or go somewhere else!!» instead of answering the «Why are we doing this?» question is pretty damned shocking and I can’t imagine an excuse for it.