Dr. Soha Elgharib, MD

Elgharib is a poor "doctor" with terrible bed side manner, and has a worse desk staff. She has a cold personality and will routinely charge you hundreds of dollars for only examining you a brief moment. My wife was 7 months pregnant and made the mistake of seeing Elgharib right before the end of the year. We mistakenly thought it would be financially smart to squeeze in one last medical appointment before our health insurance changed to a different plan for the new year. After seeing Elgharib for just mere minutes, my wife informed the front desk staff woman of this upcoming change. The desk staff woman said that since my wife was planning on switching insurance in the upcoming year, that she needed to pay nearly $300 right then and there for today's appointment before leaving. My wife said please just send today's appointment to my current health insurance and then send me the bill after insurance does their thing. The staff desk woman refused and said my wife could not leave the… office until she paid this $300 for today's appointment. This staff desk woman caused a scene with my wife, and gave my wife tremendous anxiety. When a woman has a high risk 7 month pregnancy, an obstetrics & gynecology office should not kidnap/hold hostage a patient until they pay a large, non-copayment amount. My friends and coworkers have never heard of a medial facility that would be so callous as to not let insurance process the claim and pay later, and would rather create a scene and keep a 7 month pregnant woman captive. Long story short, the visit ended being close to $600 for just seeing the doctor a few minutes. We wish we had waited just a few more days until 2018 with our new health insurance. I wish the front desk staff woman the worst. Stay away from this office and this doctor.

She has absolutley no bedside manner and is simply not a nice person. She made me feel uncomfortable every time I saw her. She doesn't give encouragement or even smile when she is with you. Only when I saw her, my BP was high. So is switched to a much better doctor so my daughter wouldn't be born into this world by an mean an angry doctor. She clearly hates her job and shouldn't have a job where she has to deal with people.

Had my first baby with her, she was amazing. Despite the fact I had to give birth week 39 with some complications in my blood work. I still had a smooth delivery and she was there, patient, dedicated and was a great Dr. throughout the whole process. Now I'm having my second baby with her and she's just as perfect.

Dr. Elgharib IS as good as it gets! I have a very deep appreciation for Dr. Elgharib - She is patient, professional, knowledgeable, receptive and extremely thorough when she is examining you. I've never once felt rushed, awkward or judged in her care and have always been treated as a person not just a patient. Her calmness and sincerity is soothing and while soft spoken - always tells it to you straight, which is greatly appreciated. I have seen her through 3 pregnancies (1 live/2 miscarriages) and there is no one I would have preferred to have gone through those experiences with. She not only assisted my husband and I in understanding miscarriages and the many reasons behind them but walked us through test results for clarity and understanding while suggesting professional services such as grief counseling. Her continued coaching through our conception efforts, proved to be successful! I loved that she never minded having my husband in the exam room with us while I was… pregnant or through any procedures and answered all of his questions thoroughly and always with a smile. She's someone I feel comfortable saying is a partner in my overall well-being and in our goals to build a family. She's always made herself available on the phone, during the work week and on weekends (if she is on call) to answer my questions or concerns. Dr. Elgharib's staff and counterparts at both the Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach Offices, are all very professional and very friendly. I always feel cared for when I am there and everyone is always very helpful and discreet. I have the best chats with them and feel at ease in their care. I have small bad veins and have NEVER had a bad blood draw at either office - which is god sent. All in all they have an amazing and efficient team and am very appreciative of their work. Throughout my pregnancy, Dr. Elgharib articulated on all the possible birth scenarios we may encounter (I was high-risk) and how we'd go about handling them but ultimately - My husband and I decided that whatever Dr. El felt was the best and safest, was what we'd go with. During my Labor Process, it was really neat and reassuring to see how much the nurses, doctors and staff at Torrance Memorial respect and love working with her. They seemed to smile more knowing I was her patient! She was incredibly professional and compassionate throughout my entire labor and made me feel so reassured through each new scenario. Dr. Elgharib was 100% present (even when not physically with me in the hospital) via phone calls and updates during our 6 day stay at TM pre and post birth. She also preformed my sons circumcision, to which we have received many compliments on. Knowing she had a hand in bringing our healthy, beautiful son into this world, while keeping this new mom healthy and happy, will always be something I am very thankful for and hold very dear. My husband and I both trust her completely and look forward to growing our family with her help. Her determination to help her patients and to give them the best health options, truly feels to be her objective. I would recommend her to anyone looking for an trusted OBGYN or who has specialized needs (high risk) that wants a KICKASS Responsible and Knowledgeable Doctor!

She's pretty terse but upfront, though see comes across as annoyed most of the time. Her staff is friendly though and actually spends more time with the patient i our experience, but billing was a bit of a pain. We ended up moving on to another doctor.