Re: African-American Family doctors (Dec 2002)
My primary care doctor is a family doctor, and she is African American. Her name is Avis Logan. My husband and I have both been very happy with her. She has three kids and so she can relate to parents. She works part time, so her availability is more limited than some doctors, but it hasn't been a problem for us. Her office is on Telegraph near Summit Hospital in Oakland (I don't have the address in front of me). Her number is 510-286-8160. Debbie

Re: African-American Family doctors (Dec 2002)
I go to Avis Logan at North Oakland Family Practice (on Telegraph right by Summit, phone 286-8160). They are a family practice so can deal with the whole family. I'm never sick but the few times I've seen doctor Logan she's been very thoughtful and nice, taking the time to deal with the emotional side of physical problems. My husband sees another doctor in the practice and likes him as well. I don't know how they are for children as my daughter goes to another pediatrician (long story, not because I don't like Dr. Logan). Anna

Re: African-American Family doctors (Dec 2002)
I've been happy with my 2 visits to my PCP, an African- American woman named Dr. Avis Logan. I've seen her for my annual exam and minor issues. She works with North Oakland Family Practice. She is at 3100 Telegraph Ave. near Summit Hospital and can be reached at 510-286-8160. Kirsten

Re: Pediatrician who has time for longer appts
We have loved Dr. Francine Yep at North Oakland Family Practice, who has cared for our now-2-year-old since birth. She never seems rushed, even at routine appointments. I am constantly amazed by how calm and easygoing her manner is. When we moved 40 miles away, we decided to stay with her practice because we liked her so much. We were also pleased with her response to our concerns about vaccinations (basically, she let us decide which ones to get and when). Virginia

I've only seen Francine Yep at North Oakland Family practice twice so far (being new to PacifiCare myself), but so far have had good experiences. She took the time to ask general questions about well-being in addition to targeted questions about the problem I was seeing her for. She also relates very well to kids (chatted up my 3-year-old, who was with me for both appointments), in case that's of interest to you. Jennifer

From: Laurie

We take our kids to our family practitioners, who accept Health Net. I've gone to them for years. They all have kids and are great with both of mine (four year old and almost 4 month old). The doctors are John Good and Francine Yep and the PA's who we usually see are Jane Hysen and Nanci Beatty. Their number is 286-8160.

From: Nicole

I heartily endorse the recommendation for North Oakland Family Practice (Dr.s John Good, Francine Yep, Avis ___, and Physicians Assistants Jane Hysen and Nancy Beatty). Jane Hysen has been my primary practicitioner for over 15 years (I have followed her through four medical plans!). They are open, progressive, and multicultural. They don't automatically prescibe antibiotics no matter what you went in for. As an adoptive mom, I also like that several of them have adopted kids. They listen and give you as much time as you need, once you are in the room, but the down side of this is that sometimes even if you have an appointment, you have to wait a while to be seen. On the other hand, for an emergency, you (or your child) can almost always be seen the same day. Another slight down side is that they don't answer the phone directly until 8:30 AM, or between 12 noon and 1:30. They are on Webster St. in Oakland across the street from Summit Medical Ctr. There's relatively cheap parking in the bldg. (because of the sometimes long appointments, parking at the street meters just makes me nervous), and a pharmacy on the ground floor which fills prescriptions in about 15-30 minutes.

I wholeheartedly endorse North Oakland Family Practice ((Dr.s John Good, Francine Yep, Avis ___, and Physicians Assistants Jane Hysen and Nancy Beatty). My husband just switched to this group and after his first visit for a physical with Francine Yep is already very impressed . I too have followed them for 20 years through many medical plans since their beginnings as Rockridge Medical Group (UCB's first HMO alternative to Kaiser) when Alan Steinbach was my primary practitioner and delivered my last three children in '81, '84 and '85. We were also involved with Jane Hysen since the group's beginnings and the group's philosophy of "family practice" is very much apparent in her. She is very knowledgeable and communicates very effectively and caringly with each individual family member. This was especially important for my now grown girls when they were in their teen years, and continues to be so for the rest of us still with her. I have myself not experienced nor heard from anyone else about such a caring group of medical practitioners. They are truly "family practitioners" in the old sense, showing an interest in each family member and the family as a whole. Yes, there are often long waits, but I would rather wait with the knowledge that once it's my turn I will be given whatever time is required and will not be sent away with a "quick fix". I now live in Richmond and their office is not very convenient for us but we will remain with the group unless something drastically changes.