Specializing In
- LGBTQ+ Health
- LGBTQ+ Medicine
Biography
Dr. Tabaka is a board-certified family medicine physician with a special focus in LGBTQ+ and underserved medicine. She is also a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Primary Care and Population Health of Stanford Department of Medicine. In this role, she splits her time between the Stanford Los Altos LGBTQ+ Primary Care Clinic and the MayView Community Clinic, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Mountain View, CA.
Dr. Tabaka provides expert, compassionate care personalized to each patient she serves. She is dedicated to meeting the health care needs of all of her patients including all members of the LGBTQ+ community and she welcomes patients of all ages and backgrounds to her practice.
Prior to her medical training, Dr. Tabaka completed her Masters in Public Health at the University of Minnesota. She went to complete medical school at Stanford University and completed residency at the Stanford O’Connor Family Medicine Residency Program in San Jose, CA.
Dr. Tabaka provides expert, compassionate care personalized to each patient she serves. She is dedicated to meeting the health care needs of all of her patients including all members of the LGBTQ+ community and she welcomes patients of all ages and backgrounds to her practice.
Prior to her medical training, Dr. Tabaka completed her Masters in Public Health at the University of Minnesota. She went to complete medical school at Stanford University and completed residency at the Stanford O’Connor Family Medicine Residency Program in San Jose, CA.
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Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine (2020)
- MPH, University of Minnesota School of Public Health (2011)
- Residency: Stanford O'Connor Family Medicine Residency (2020) CA
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- Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine (2017) CA
Publications
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Predictors of infection from dog bite wounds: which patients may benefit from prophylactic antibiotics?
Tabaka, M. E., Quinn, J. V., Kohn, M. A., & Polevoi, S. K. (2015). Predictors of infection from dog bite wounds: which patients may benefit from prophylactic antibiotics? Emergency Medicine Journal , 32(11), 860–63. -
The evolutionarily conserved RNA binding protein SMOOTH is essential for maintaining normal muscle function
Draper, I., Tabaka, M. E., Jackson, F. R., Salomon, R. N., & Kopin, A. S. (2009). The evolutionarily conserved RNA binding protein SMOOTH is essential for maintaining normal muscle function. FLY, 3(4), 235–46.
Practice Locations
LGBTQ+ Health Program ,
,LGBTQ+ Health Program
Gender-Affirming Care ,
,Gender-Affirming Care
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Patient Reviews
(97 reviews)
I was really nervous starting things with a new doctor, especially as an LGBTQ person and she was very friendly and understanding and I felt pretty immediately comfortable with her. She was very solution oriented and allowed me to talk and share with her as a new patient, which I really liked.
Dr. Tabaka and her staff were awesome for my first visit today!
Dr. Tanaka was extremely friendly and congenial during our initial visit. She was empathetic and cared about my concerns. I left feeling taken care of and positive about my treatment. I’d definitely recommend her to my friends and family as their care provider!
Dr. Tabaka is a excellent physician in many ways:
wonderful personality , lovely smile,, which makes me feel at ease ! great listening skills - evaluates health concerns well & provides solutions!
She is one of the best physicians I’ve ever seen !! grateful to have her on my medical team !!
Excellent physician and very caring.
Excellent visit
She was great, asked me all sorts of helpful questions, she really cares about her patients.
Great provider.
Best healthcare I’ve EVER had!
She is patient and thorough and asks whether I am comfortable with our care plan and if I have other concerns before we finish the visit. She’s also friendly and makes me feel comfortable as a queer person.
Great and caring physician.
The check in process is easy and the people are very nice. My doctor was wonderful. She listened to me, let me start where I needed to start and asked permission to do certain things. That was new, and felt nice.
Provider consistently forgets to put in prior auth for needed maintenance medications when asked. Provider reluctant to investigate symptoms negatively impacting quality of life and causing occupational disability. Provider failed to disclose all blood test types she ordered when specifically asked in a previous visit. Provider submitted Psych Referral for Anxiety when I did not self report that symptom and already have psychiatric care from another provider.
She is very nice and easy to talk to, I really like working with her.
Awesome
Dr. Tabaka is so kind!
She is a great provider and listens well. She asks great followup questions and is interested in how I am doing overall, not just what I am seeing her for. She is kind and respectful and I feel like she cares.
She is great
She is always helpful and proactive in finding out how to help me. She takes all of my concerns seriously. I always feel I have plenty of time to bring up all of my concerns.
I appreciate Dr. Tabaka's approach and her willingness to listen and understand. She is very welcoming, engaged, and thorough. Her manner is personable, approachable, and pleasant.
Dr. Meg Tabaka was great, I felt like she was my regular doctor even though this was the first time meeting her. I would definitely see her again.
Dr Tabaka is the best.
Good Visit
Dr. Tabaka listened carefully and asked questions. I felt this was a thorough discussion between me the patient and the doctor.
I like her a lot…
Dr. Tabaka listened to my concerns and was validating and thorough.
Always attentive and answers questions thoroughly.
She's amazing!
Dr. Tabaka is an excellent provider. She listened to my concerns carefully and compassionately.
Great service and doctor
Great experience
She is the only reason I put up with the numerous problems I encounter frequently with Stamford
Even while pressed for time Dr. Tabaka asks questions and listens.
attentive
There are no outstanding issues but I do not know her well enough. Usually I don not like to make recommendation to people unless I know a doctor very well.
Dr. Tabaka and her staff were very welcoming and helped to make my appointment an enjoyable experience.
Excellent service
I was initially examined by a medical student before the doctor came in after consulting with the medical student. It would have be nice if there was an indication that I would be seen by a medical student at the time when I scheduled the appointment (not when I was actually at the appointment). Also, I specifically chose a female doctor. I would have preferred not seen by the male medical student.
Listened well, understood issue, helpful recommendations.
Dr. Tabaka is an excellent doctor. I would definitely recommend her. She has been great with helping making the right treatment decision.
She is so wonderfully friendly!
had a great experience with the MA and my PCP! wonderful visit and felt everyone really cared and wanted to answer my questions
Wonderful presence and listening.
Dr. Tabaka is a great provider and I feel like she listens carefully to everything I have to say and takes my feelings into account. I really appreciate having such a caring and competent doctor.
Dr. Tanaka and her staff are excellent
Dr. Tabaka was very empathetic and helpful. She provided professional knowledge and help.
Doctor spent the time with me and answered all of my questions
So grateful for my first appointment with Dr. Tabaka! I felt listened to and in alignment on next steps.
Yo, everyone there is super friendly :D
She is excellent
Very thoughtful and charismatic, good listener
Huge fan of Dr tabaka and the staff.
Love her
Dr Tabaka was very friendly, and understanding. The only problem that anybody might have with her is not being able to spend ENOUGH time with her. I am sure she is a helpful resource to all of her patients.
Can you clone her?
Dr. Tabaka is very easy to work with. Thank you for listening and caring Dr. Tabaka !
She was absolutely lovely and supportive. She answered all of my questions and made me feel comfortable while disclosing information.
Dr. Tabakar seems caring, listens and offers good advice. She is willing to refer me to specialistzs who can help
She is patient and took timetoexplain every thing.
Dr. Tabaka is very patient and communicating very well. I felt very comfortable asking questions regarding to my health issues.
She was nice :)
I was well taken of by Dr Tabaka. She is a great physician
She is good.
Great listener, very attentive, great communicator
Dr. Tanaka listens and shows extreme concern
Dr. Tanaka was very professional taking time to answer questions, suggesting solutions, asking if their were further questions. I am looking forward to having her as my primary care physician.
Super nice. Attentive and offered solutions
Dr. Tabaka is very kind, compassionate and thorough.
Very empathetic and friendly doctor
She's the best doctor I've ever had!
Everyone in the building was extremely helpful!
I don't have the proper words to explain how much I appreciate Dr tobacco's care. She was personable, friendly, professional, allied my fears about testing and got to the bottom of a debilitating condition and help resolve it. I highly recommend her.
She seems great! Looking forward to having her as my GP
She was late to the visit, had not looked over my test results prior to the call so I had to sit a watch her read them while I was on the call. She seemed misinformed about my medical history and not very interested in addressing my concerns or even providing care. It was a disappointing experience and I was left with more questions than answers
I love Dr. Tabaka
She was great. Listened to what I had to say.
It was my first time meeting Meg Tabaka. She was very easy to communicate with and I felt a positive connection with her. Her questions were relevant and thorough, and she answered all my questions. It is always a relief to have a good, first meeting with a doctor. I look forward to working with her in the future.
She was excellent as always
Listened well, asked great questions, and I felt she understood my concerns and addressed them well.
It was easy to converse with Dr. Tanaka.
She’s very attentive and listens well to all my concerns. I loved talking to her about my health. Wish all doctors are like Meg
Dr Tabaka was nice and was attentive to my issue.
Great visit! Thank you so much!
Excellent physician. Takes her time. Not rushed.
I love this doctor she is amazing!
Friendly and very easy to talk to, felt listened to
Dr Tabaka listened to my concerns and was helpful
Friendly. Professional. Knowledgeable
She is really excellent she was warm attentive caring smart professional and listened well I felt very comfortable with her
She said as wonderfully empathetic and helpful with her suggestions. I would highly recommend her counsel.
She was absolutely great!
Dr. Tabaka is a phenomenal physician. She is kind and compassionate as well as intelligent. I am grateful to have her as my doctor.
She listens, is caring ,extremely pleasant and knowledgeable. She is flexible with scheduling to my schedle.. I am glad she was chosen to take me on as a new patient. She
I truly enjoyed meeting Dr. Tabaka. Very friendly, very personable and very easy to talk to.
Excellent overall. Caring. Friendly. Knowledgeable.
Thanks for the all the suggestions, Dr. Tabaka!
She is the best of what a client can hope to receive from a doctor. Have youngsters shadow her appointments. She kept time and explicitly let me know she was doing that (i.e. "looking at the time, I have about 5 min left. Is there anything priority?); she actively listened, initially providing me the opportunity to make a choice and also provided an opinion when I asked her for one; she acknowledged what I shared and validated its truth; she clearly commanded expertise in medicine while also demonstrating a trust that I'm an expert in my own body. She was very welcoming to me sharing things about the medical system, medicine, etc. that I knew from experience and me being an active participant in my health. She acted like a thought partner rather than an all knowing god or paternalizing professional who prefers passive patients and victim-making behavioral patterns.
She is very nice, caring about her patient.
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