Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Board Certification: American Board of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Medicine (1999)
  • Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center Radiology Fellowship (1991) CA
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1987)
  • Residency: Brown University Program In Medicine (1987) RI
  • Medical Education: Creighton University-School of Medicine (1984) NE

Specializing In

  • Sleep Disorders

Practice Locations


Sleep Medicine Center Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA

450 Broadway Street, Pavilion B, 2nd Floor, MC 5730

Redwood City , CA 94063

(650) 723-6601

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Patient Ratings

(114 Ratings)

Overall Rating
4.9/5

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4.9/5
Friendliness
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4.9/5
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4.9/5
Listens
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4.9/5
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4.9/5
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Patient Reviews

(201 reviews)

Very Good Doctor.
excellent
She is an exceptional Dr. She is smart .. funny and makes you immediately comfortable
No complaints. I get consistently good care from Dr Robinson.
doctor was very engaging and informative
Anstella Robinson is a great doctor, very knowledgeable, very helpful!
Great personality!
Dr. Robinson is very attention and listens to patient’s issues
Very personable, engages quickly, interested in more than just the essentials.
The visit was professional, courteous and very helpful.
Dr. Robinson is a very nice and great doctor.
Dr. Robinson took the time to answer all of my questions
Very thoughtful exam.
She is an excellent physician, as well as helpful, practical and efficient in helping me and answering all my questions.
So happy to hear her advice.
terrific - a pleasure
Excellent. I had a lot of challenging things, on top of the core purpose of this appointment.
Very nice to meet you!
Dr. Robinson at the Stanford Sleep Clinic is amazing. Funny, bright, informal and knowledgeable
Dr. Robinson's disposition is one of extremely high-vibe, and she creates a very relaxed and fun atmosphere for the patient whilst maintaining a feeling of trust in her and Stanford's ability to assess/remedy any medical problems the patient may have. Her assistant Gia (sp?) was very pleasant and fun--yet professional--as well.
Dr. Robinson is an excellent physician - caring, thorough and knowledgable. And, I really enjoy seeing her!
A very nice and extremely knowledgeable doctor.
The staff was helpful and friendly including David who first saw me. Dr. Robinson was fantastic: smart, helpful, knowledgeable, provided useful info, and had a good sense of humor. Top notch.
Dr.Robinson is experienced, unique and "real" towards patients. She answers questions diectly.
the doctor was very accessible, pleasant to speak with, and gave me good information
Dr. Robinson is an excellent doctor and I'd recommend her to anyone with OSA.
She did a great job listening to my situation and questions and was able to address all of the above to my satisfaction.
I appreciate all of her knowledge, support, ability to listen to concerns and follow through, value her opinions, Very pleasant appointment. Thank you, Dr. Robinson
Dr Robinson is excellent in her knowledge and patuent care. 1 in a million. Thanks to David, her assistant for vitals and easily scheduling follow up appointments.
I like Dr. Robinson. She answers my questions, is direct in her answers and has a sense of humor. She considers what is going on in my health outside of apnea to understand my circumstances as a whole.
All the staff were friendly and helpful, and I really liked Dr. Robinson. She was very thorough, and I enjoyed my visit with her.
amazing doctor and great human being. really helped me
Dr. Robinson is awesome! She is not only knowledgeable and thorough, but so very kind, understanding, and trustworthy. I would not want anyone else, and I wish all my providers were like her!
Dr. Robinson listens to hear and understand the patient.
I think Dr. Robinson is an excellent doctor
None better!
Great visit
Dr. Robinson is the best.
Knowledgeable, approachable, and friendly
She’s amazing! Highly recommend her
Great care
Have beenworking with Dr. Robinson for many years now is an excellent sleep doctor.
Excellent service
I loved talking with Dr. Robinson. She’s funny, listens well, and definitely knows her stuff. I’ll definitely recommend her to others.
I like her. Given that I am in Oakland, I appreciate not having to drive to Stanford to see her for something that can be done on video.
I AM IMPRESSED WITH DR. ROBINSON; SHE EXUDES AN INNATE COMPETENCE AND ALSO IS A FRIENDLY PERSON WITH WHICH TO INTERACT.
Dr. Robinson is the best!
Dr. Robinson was clear, fact-based, understanding and empathetic, and motivational around use of CPAP. I felt she understood the science or the medicine and was factual and helpful around all of the issues, and had a good perspective. She was an effective and enjoyable communicator. I have confidence in her medical opinion, and her ability to treat me based on a broad understanding of my situation. I look forward to seeing her again when the time comes or when a need arises. She is responsive, effective, and trustworthy.
Very respectful and understanding
She is personable and kind
Dr. Robinson was great.
Thorough, Clear. Kind.
Dr Robinson is thorough and asks good questions. I appreciate that. She was late to the visit but I she might have been busy with someone else
Dr. Robinson was very attentive and engaged with me during our video visit. She addressed and answered all my questions and was very professional throughout the video visit.
Excellent, sympathetic and knowledgeable physician
She is an excellent doctor, attentive and helpful. I am so grateful to her. She is above and beyond.
Dr. Robinson is precise, clear, and friendly. She inspires confidence.
Very competent, nice person
I am very Happy with Dr Anstella Robinson and would recommend her services to anyone who requires professional health services. I am very happy with all that she has done to provide me with the health care I require. She has really gone out her way to help me get all the service I need fro the VA. As an example when the VA considered the machine that was prescribed by Stanford to be too expensive Dr Robinson convinced the VA to purchase the machine that she requested. The machine has worked perfectly and my latest reports now meets all requirements, and I now feel much better. I give credit for excellent health to Dr. Robinson. I would rate her service as 100%. Thank you Dr Robinson.
She was awesome to talk to.
All i needed from the sleep clinic was a prescription for a replacement cpap machine, and instead I was told I would have to go through an entire sleep study which I do not need. I see this as an unnecessary diagnostic test, and over utilization of services.
Dr. Robinson was professional, fast, and well-informed. I felt like I was in good hands.
She was great thank you
Love her
Wonderful! Knowledgable, caring.
Thank you! You are always so kind and helpful.
I found Dr. Robinson to be very at-ease with the video interview, and she therefore established an appropriate and comfortable atmosphere for this introductory meeting
We have a wonderful rapport.
Anastella Robinson Is the best.
She’s thorough and thoughtful!
Dr Robinson Is great
Very friendly and comfortable to talk to, even though its difficult for me to do video calls.
She is a wonderful, caring doctor and Stanford is fortunate to have her.
I wish Dr. Robinson all the best. She is an excellent doctor and I am glad to be her patient.
Dr. Robinson is kind, personable, knowledgeable, helpful, and invested in my health.
I'm so grateful for Dr. Robinson. I have been plagued by sleep issues for years and she was so thoughtful, kind and knowledgeable.
She is an excellent top notch doctor. She is extremely knowledgeable, professional, and very kind and helpful. I am so thankful that she is my doctor.
Grateful to have Dr Robinson to be our physician
She had read my questionaire and asked many of the same questions.
Great doctor!
love her cheerfulness
Very knowlegable and personable
Doc Robinson has been the overseer of my care since 2008.
excellent
Lovely woman. Knowledgeable, helpful.
Best ever!
Resident Dr. Sarah Mufti and Dr. Dolores Robinson are exceptional.
The care provider Dr. Robinson, Anstella Dolores was outstanding!
Very Very Good - Exceeded Expectations!!
Dov was very good. The video visit was terrible, so she quickly arranged for us both to speak by phone. My hearing is very poor, she was very patient and hekpful, even though she had to try to help me speak to another individual who was on an internet visit with her. Really good professionals. The video chat is terrible, I realize the pandemic has really made this difficult.
Dr. Torres was very thorough as well as knowledgeable. I was grateful for her suggestions and treatment plan.
very thorough, listens well, takes her time.
Every time my husband has an appointment the service is very pleasant and the treatment that is given is very good and very professional.
Dr. Robinson is amazing - and I liked the visiting doctor (the fellow) as well. I've had amazing experiences with the staff at the Sleep Disorders Clinic
The care provider at Sleep OPC Redwood city needs to learn the C-I-CARE. He needs to show friendliness & truly show that he cares for a patient.
Really wonderful physicians!
dr. Robinson is absolutely excellent listens to all your concerns and answers all my questions. Your hospital Is lucky to have her
I came into the appointment definitely NOT wanting to use a CPAP machine and left fully committed to using one to improve my health. Dr's explanations were straight-forward and convincing.
dr. Estella Robinson is my favorite dr. in my healthcare system. she is honest, caring, and professional. she really cares that I receive the best care possible for my sleep apnea.
Dr. Robinson is my favorite.
I really enjoyed talking to the physicians. extremely kind a personable
Dr robinson is everything in a doctor that one would like. I just wish she didn't work so far from my house!
Very impressed
I am extremely happy with the care that I get from Dr. Robinson. She always comes through for me and I appreciate her patience and thoroughness.
Good.
Dr. Robinson is amazing.
Dr. Robinson was particularly knowledgeable and encouraging.
Dr. Robinson was amazing. She immediately recognized my symptoms and extent of my problems and is the first treatment provider I have had in 16 yrs of trying to explain my augmentation and severe refractory rls (I have been asking for a referral to an rls specialist from my current provider at every visit for the entire 6 yrs I have been going there and they have never made themselves familiar with augmentation/severe refractory rls despite my pleas, severely low quality of life, sleep deprivation, and resulting suicidal depression, and even tripled my dopamine agonist prescription despite my concern that I thought it would make it worse (they said it would not because it would be spread out over the day - I later augmented again with greatly increased symptom severity! Dr. Robinson not only immediately understood the dynamics of my worsening symptoms and augmentation, her depth of knowledge was so impressive and she also immediately recognized that I had the wrong type of machine for my sleep apnea (should have been a bi-pap, not a c-pap. I had been trying to have my treatment providers address my low iron stores for RLS for years as well, but they insisted that I was not anemic and it was therefore not applicable, despite my explaining to them that the levels did not need to be sufficient for anemia to be low for RLS implications, etc. Dr. Robinson immediately ordered iron tests for me and explained how she would treat low iron levels if present. She was so informative, patient, wise and ultra-competent that, after my current provider, I was stunned. She prescribed medication for me which has, from the very first night, made a huge difference in my quality of life. After 16 yrs of suffering I consider my experience with Dr. Robinson to have been a life transforming moment which I shall never forget. I am in love with this doctor, consider myself blessed to have found her, and will be forever grateful. To summarize - she rocks!
Dr. Halley Tsai, MD, provided excellent care. He listened and communicated well.
I have been a patient of Dr. Stella Robinson over 20 yrs and she has my very best interests in my well being. I love her personality.
Dr. Robinson was fabulous!
Thanks for the kindness showed. It means a lot.
Excellant care
Great dr. with fantastic personality!
It was OK, I saw Dr. Robinson for only a couple of minutes.
The care provider is very gentle n helpful
Phenomenal! She was extremely helpful. Very impressed!
Dr. Robertson was fantastic
Doctor was very friendly and thorough in explaining about my illness.
I wish all Stanford doctors were like Dr. Robinson in the exam room. She is great.
Dr. Robinson is the best. I have total and complete confidence in her and in her treatment recommendations. She is friendly, very very knowledgeable and very focused on me when she is in the room with me.
yes, they are best.
Dr Okorie was professional, a good listener, patient and supportive. I would highly recommend her!
I went in with the attitude that it was a complete waste of my time, and left with same attitude. Needless to say, this colored my view of the whole experience. I was using words like talonavicular fusion, so I had no trouble understanding anything. I have 2 law degrees...a J.D. and an LL.M. in International law.
It's rare to look forward to an Dr. appt. but Dr. Robinson is like visiting family
Dr. Robinson is very caring and empathetic. She speaks in easy to understand terms and spent quite a bit of time with me. She is outstanding!
very helpful and understanding
I love the service I get at Stanford so I travel the commute rather than see doctors in my own area.
Both Drs Okorie and Robinson were extremely caring and very friendly...great bedside manners...and made me feel I was in the best hands possible.
answered all my questions
Ms. Robinson and I get along quite well. I am very happy with her level of care for me.
Care provider showed professionalism & took care of all my concerns.
Dr. Robinson is one of the best doctors I've ever had! She is truly wonderful!
Parking is very poor.
She appeared to resent questions.
I saw a new doctor and did not feel like there was any change in the level of my care.
Everyone was very nice and friendly to me.
Dr. Robinson made me feel that she really CARED about my health. She wanted me to have only the best equipment for my sleep apnea. I think that Dr. Robinson is the "greatest".
I see Dr Anastella Robinson. without question she is the best.very understanding of my issues w MCS.we relate very well. wish she was my Primary Doc
Dr. Dolores Robinson was very jovial, precise in diagnosis for settings of my CPAP and mask prescription. She did a thorough examination of nose, throat, chest and bloatness of stomach.
I have recommended Dr. Robinson to several people. She is awesome!
I was like visiting a friend atmosphere
Wonderful doctor.
Very impressed by information and knowledge relayed concerning my diagnosis. Nothing was relayed by my personal neurologist.
she was not very personable
Dr. Chen was excellent but I was never able to get a straight answer as to when I could get a CPAP machine.
I was provided the best possible experience of care & friendly environment. Answered all my questions and listened carefully about my sleep problems.
Dr. Robinson and I get along quite well. I am extremely happy with the care and attention that she provides.
I've had this dr. for over a year & half. He has always been A-one!!
Your scale doesn't describe the truly EXCELLENT care I received from Dr. Schultz and Dr. Robinson.
The provider was unprofessional more like asking me questions from a questionnaire.
Dr. Robinson is outstanding. And friendly. Really enjoyed her.
Dr. Robinson is the BEST!!! My daughter loves her!!!
Everyone was very courteous and consciencious; they asked good questions and listened to our answers.
I love Dr. A Robinson! Her no non sense is a breath of fresh air.
Dr Robinson is the best! the resident not so much. See previous assistant rating.
Very pleased with Dr. Robinson.
great medical staff...
My CPAP mask was leaking & Dr. Robinson offered me two masks to try out so as to have less leaks & better therapy for myself. I was grateful to Dr. Robinson!!
The Doctor was knowledgeable. Explained to me my options and was ver caring. I didn't feel rushed and was very happy about my experience.
Dr. Robinson is OK, but the sleep clinic is very poorly run.
she was rushing with me. Like here is your resultse now bye! It took 2.15 hours to get there and the apt was what 10 mins maybe?
Excellent doctor.
I really was impressed with both of the physicians that examined me.
Very helpful and effective
I am going to contrast Dr. Nguyen as the Primary Care Doctor and Dr. Robinson, his attending. Dr. Nguyen is fine, though obviously green and just starting his rotation. Dr. Robinson seems a bit overworked and as a result comes off a bit short with patients and lacking in empathy for our concerns. I realize she is the attending but I did not get a strong sense of empathy for the concerns that I expressed to Dr. Nguyen on working with my DME and also adjusting the pressures to allow me to better tolerate using my CPAP machine.
Excellent! Dr. Robinson
awesome Dr. detailed, professional, very caring.one of the best Dr's I have had the pleasure of meeting .
perhaps a bit dismissive of my condition
Dr. Robinson is excellent.
I have seen Dr. Robinson in the past and appreciate the fact that she tired to accommodate my situation. There is no facility for CPAP mask fitting in my area therefore the need to travel to Stanford Clinic. I had been seen by my sleep care provider less than a week prior to my visit to Stanford Clinic.
I have taught medical terms at the collegiate level and had no trouble understanding either Dr. Chow or Dr. Robinson.
I have no confidence in the current residents. I feel they do not listen to my concerns and are single minded. The doctor, however, overrides those concerns.
I thought she was a little abrupt, but overall very nice and thorough.
Dr. Robinson is very helpful and helped me figure out the best equipment to use.
I love Dr. Robinson, she is excellent.
The fellow was pretty nice and thorough, though he seemed pretty focused on the questions he was supposed to ask. Sometimes I had to repeat myself before he seemed to hear what I was saying... and understood why I was there. Saw attending for only a few minutes, but she seemed very nice and attentive.
Personable, relatable, funny.
Can't say enough about the good care I've received from the time I check in until the time I walk out the door.
The fellow, Dr. Huseni, did a good job. However, Dr. Robinson was dismissive of my concerns and seemed hurried and uninterested in interacting with me.
I have worked w/Dr. Robinson for over 8 years & I always have liked the quality and care shown in our interactions. Dr. Robinson.
Dr. Robinson is very intelligent - impressive!
After my appointment, I had some follow up questions based upon the doctor's recommendations. I've left three messages and have yet to received a return call. This is very frustrating.
Could have used a little more explanation about some technical terms, but I was able to research on my own before and after the appointment, the meaning.
Dr Robinson has the best attitude and mannerism of any doctor I ever had. She shows extreme care in her patients and remembers details that make experience very personal.
Perfect.
I believe my Dr. at Stanford is wonderful. I am thankful she is helping me.
My disorder (OSA) and its treatment are insufficiently understood in general and I doubt there's much any physician can do or say beyond what is currently being done. I try to explore alternatives and the physician is open to those discussions; but then were mostly engaged in speculation and opinion.
Amazing, excellent doctor! She is the best!! She knows what she is doing!! (and i am a picky patient!). HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!!!!!!
Outstanding.
Very friendly & warm the MD.
She went of her way to call Dr. Ramres's office (ENT) to encourage them to see me earlier - this was accomplished & I appreciated it.
Great doctor!
Excellent.
Dr. Betkordeki - great - keep him.
Only excellent experiences.
Filled a long questionnaire that neither doctor looked at. Visit was inefficient as they asked questions already answered on the form.
I could not be more happy with the care Mrs. Robinson provided.
Very happy with provider.
She is a joy to deal with!
Competence, and kindness.

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