Dorovenia Hawkins-Koch, MD, DO

"It is so easy to contact the office and make an appointment. It IS a bit of a wait for your appointment, but this happens anywhere. Dr. Koch is one of the best providers in this city! She is so kind and genuinely cares about her patients. I feel safe with her and know that my health is in good hands"

"PLEASE READ. I changed doctors after two appointments (only saw Dr Koch once since I left after waiting three hours) but at my confirmation appointment when regular blood work is usually done, they ran genetic testing without informing me and without consent. So now I have a $6000 bill for a test that isn’t even valid at 5 weeks pregnant! No one is responding to my calls. AND I SEE ON THE REVIEWS THAT THEY HAVE DONE THIS TO OTHERS! This is sloppy at best but possibly extremely problematic…. PLEASE consider before going to this office!"

"This is my first pregnancy so I don’t have another doctor to compare to. But overall very friendly. Long office wait for short interactions. Doesn’t explain tests or results unless you ask had to Google a lot of things or ask other people. Haven’t given birth yet hoping she & the staff listens to my birth plan & needs. Heard by word of mouth that Las Palmas is the best place, I pray we have a great experience as well."

"Dr Koch is an amazing doctor. She really listens to my concerns and answers all of my questions. I feel very comfortable talking with her. She's not judgmental and she has a very kind heart."

"I found Dr. Koch since this is my first pregnancy and after doing research I thought she might be a great choice. Unfortunately, that was the complete opposite experience. I didn't think much the first 2 appointments. I was a little confused why I couldn't get my test results online or through virtual appointment because there wasn't any real reason for me to keep going in every 2 weeks. But then my 3rd appointment happened and I was very confused because I find out that along with the regular blood tests they did a genetics test on me. This was not something I was informed on at all. I didn't sign any forms nor was I spoken to about any kind of testing other than the usual blood test. I have nothing against genetic testing, it's just that from everyone I have known that has had a baby, it is something that is offered but not something done without your knowledge. That felt like the doctor wasn't being very open about anything. She only sees you for 3 minutes out of the couple hours you end up being there and she doesn't say much. She smiles a lot but isn't informative at all. If you have questions, don't expect much of an answer. Then she tells me I am a carrier for some genetic diseases that I looked up, they aren't really anything serious, but she urges to do a blood test on the baby and my husband as if it was dire. It wasn't. Then I start getting these crazy bills that my insurance didn’t fully cover because of all the extra unnecessary stuff they were doing. For one, you don't need an ultrasound every time you go into the doctor. The only people I ever knew that did were people who had issues during pregnancy. Two, I was being told to come in every other week for an appointment, which was also unnecessary. I have a healthy pregnancy but they kept saying we had to come in for everything. Finally, we decided to move OBs because this is crazy. I had been scheduled 4 appointments in less than 6 weeks for no apparent reason. And ever time, including when you just come in for test results, they insist on an ultrasound, no matter what. So, finally my husband calls and says we want my test results. He is able to do that since I signed the papers so he can get my information. I hate phone calls so he does all of that stuff. It's never a problem anywhere else but they kept acting strange with him. They told him I had to come in for an ultrasound and when he said no, they said they'd call back. They never called back until I cancelled the appointment. Then suddenly their phones worked and they said I had to come in for an ultrasound because that was how the doctor prefers to do appointments. We just wanted the rest results for what our baby's sex was and that was it but this became a thing of pulling teeth. Through the rest of the day I got 4 more phone calls insisting the doctor is now concerned about me and needs to do an ultrasound. This felt very manipulative and I don't trust doctors that say something might be wrong just to get you to go to another appointment with them. Finally, Dr. Koch herself calls saying she's really worried about me because she needs to check my placenta. I'm not that far along and anyone that has had a baby or knows the process knows that the placenta isn't checked for issues until around 18 weeks. When my husband actually got the results 4 days after we initially tried to get them, he asked if there had been any concerns about the baby or if they had seen anything wrong when it came to the placenta and they said, no, there was nothing about that. I can't trust a doctor that is willing to lie to me just to get me to come to an appointment. There were many other issues but those are just the ones that made me sure I wouldn't want this Doctor overseeing my pregnancy or delivery."