Biography


Dr. Gulla is a board-certified urologist with fellowship training in endourology. She is a clinical assistant professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Urology.

For each patient, she develops a comprehensive, compassionate care plan customized to individual needs. Her goal is to help each patient achieve the best possible health and quality of life.

Dr. Gulla performs the complete spectrum of diagnostic and treatment procedures for urological conditions. She treats disorders including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), blood in urine, kidney stones, male and female voiding dysfunction, neurogenic bladder, prostate cancer, and over active bladder.

She excels at ureteroscopy and cystoscopy (examination of the bladder and urinary tract with a scope), endourology (minimally invasive treatment of kidney stones), laser therapy, ultrasound-guided diagnosis and treatment, urodynamic testing, and other techniques.

To help advance her field, Dr. Gulla has conducted research. Among the topics she has investigated are voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) testing in children for bladder and urethral abnormalities and for conditions that can lead to kidney infections.

She has presented her research findings at the national meeting of the American Urologic Association. She also has published papers in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons and elsewhere.

She is a member of the American Urologic Association.

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology (2013)
  • Fellowship: Southmead Hospital Bristol (2011) United Kingdom
  • Residency: Dartmouth Hitchcock Urology Residency (2010) NH
  • Internship: Dartmouth Hitchcock General Surgery Residency (2006) NH
  • Medical Education: University of Vermont College of Medicine (2004) VT

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Urology Clinic in Pleasanton Pleasanton, CA
Pleasanton, CA

5565 W Las Positas Blvd

Pleasanton , CA 94588

(650) 723-3391

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Urologic Cancer Program in Pleasanton Pleasanton, CA
Pleasanton, CA

5565 W. Las Positas Blvd., Suite 320

Pleasanton , CA 94588

+1 (833) 444-7622

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(355 Ratings)

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Gulla is very understanding of my needs and knowledgeable of what needs to be done.
Very happy with Dr. Gulla
Dr Gulla & Nurse Stanley were great. Made me feel at ease & we’re both commutative & kind
Dr. Gulla answered all my questions and was very clear in her responses.
GREAT DOCTOR!
Very comfortable with her. She is professional and knowledgeable.
Addressed all of my questions
Easy to talk to
She was amazing!
very informative and easy to talk to
She was very informative and listened intently
Dr. Gulla is extremely thorough and professional. She has a wonderful attitude and disposition. I look forward to working with her in the future. I would recommend Dr. Gulla without hesitation to anyone who would be in need of an Urologist.
I really like Dr. Grulla
Excellent doctor
She is a wonderfully upbeat person, and very clear in her explanations about what can and can not happen. Very assuring!
the information regarding an upcoming procedure was clearly explained, all my questions answered, and I felt encouraged with our plan. I appreciate you, Dr Gulla~
I love my Doctor and the nurses!
Dr Gulla was FANTASTIC!!!!!!
Professional. Friendly. Empathetic
friendly, knowledgable
She is the best and has been since my issues with my bladder have appeared. She continues to assess my health needs very well and I have absolute confidence in her.
She is a excellent, Dr.
on a scale of 1 to 10 shes a 12
Best urology office coordination I have ever had!
Very good urologist
Dr Vanessa Gulla listens to what you’re saying thus responds well! She gracefully greeted me with a friendly smile!
Extremely knowledgeable and highly professional.
Dr. Gulla was outstanding
She is great!
New patient and Dr Vanessa Gulla made me feel very comfortable as soon as she opened the door. Dry thorough and explained everything
Spent plenty of time with me, i was able to get all my questions asked and answered
A very well organized office with all staff very pleasant to the patient
Exceeded my expectations. Delighted.
Simply the Best !
very good took her time with a non hearing person
Dr. Gulla was kind, listened to all my concerns and made recommendations
Verythourough, she is great
A very engaging and clear communicator with a positive personality.
Dr. Gulla and her staff were great, friendly and professional. I felt informed, engaged, and at ease the entire time.
Very friendly and helpful.
Extremely satisfied with the care provided during the visit.
She’s easy to talk too
The medical service was of the highest quality, and typical of Stanford. .
Dr. Gulla and her staff are professional, friendly, and knowledgeable
This office runs like clockwork. Dr. Gulla & staff are fantastic - positive, informative, efficient
Great customer service
Great service
She’s wonderful.
She is the best doctor!
I found Dr. Gulla a very pleasant urologist as well as her assistant.
Wow she smiled which immediately put me at ease. She was very friendly, and knowledgeable. This was my first time meeting her so I'm pleased that she was easy to talk to.
Loved Dr. Gulla and her staff
She listened well, was relaxed and candid, and was not afraid to touch a patient as some doctors seem to be currently.
Personable, direct, helpful
Kind and caring staff. Clean offices
The urologist was very interested in connecting with me to understand my concerns and very gentle at explaining and auscultating me
Efficient and friendly
she was so nice, friendly and professional...I really enjoyed meeting her and look forward to resolving my Kidney Stone issue with the plan she outlined....I feel very confident in her skills
Love Stanford and the doctor was very professional, understanding, and is trying to push to get me out of pain. I appreciated her fitting me into her schedule and caring about her patients! :)
Excellent staff and facility. I do wish construction will wrap up and parking will get easier, but that is a temporary situation
Dr Gulla spent a great deal of time explaining the procedure & discussing how we will proceed .
Dr. Vanessa Gulla is wonderful! I have been seeing Dr. Gulla for years and I hope to keep her as my doctor for many years to come. She is caring, compassionate, and very kind. Dr. Gulla really cares about the well-being of her patients. During the examination she is very gentle. This is extremely important for people with my particular medical issue. I referred my best friend to Dr. Gulla and she was very happy with the referral. Dr. Gulla’s office staff is efficient and responsive to the patient’s needs. They always refer messages to Dr. Gulla immediately. I appreciate Dr. Gulla very much!
Shes. Good
wonderful staff
Receptionist, nurse and doctor were the best.
Dr.Gulla great she’s very patient and thorough she’s answered all my questions and doesn’t try to rush you she’s on the TOP OF MY LIST!
She was very personable and informative
Excellent care
She'd the best
Dr. Gulla understood my current condition very well and discussed the various treatment options. She listened well and allowed me to participate in my treatment decisions.
Friendly & thorough
Friendly, helpful and very professional
Excellent support from reception and medical staff. A very good experience.
Dr. Gulla was great. Well prepared, knowledgable, willing to do follow-up research. The appointment was on time, and the staff were very helpful and courteous.
Dr Gulla is amazing . .
Every person I encountered this appt day was friendly, helpful, communicative
Dr Gulla was very caring and knowledgeable
Dr. Gulla alleviated my anxiety by clearly explaining the procedures she would follow to conduct my biopsy. She completed her task making sure that I was tolerating any pain that may have been beyond my threshold. Dr. Gulla is very skilled and professional.
She listens well, identified the options and was clear in her presentation.
She. Very. Efficient
Dr Gulla is always professional and explains the procedure very well.
Dr. Gulla is excellent listener and communicator
Dr. Gulla is great. Also Stuart is also awesome. Skilled compassionate professionals who can communicate clearly with you. I trust and respect these two.
Very understanding and professional
Thank you for your gentle suggestions.
wonderful and very caring staff
Pleasant, informative, knowledgable, efficient, detailed, patience
Better than expected
Efficient staff
Dr. Gulla is a very caring doctor, who listens to her patient
Accommodating and compassionate
Very professional
I definitely would recommend.. 5 Stars out of 4
Excellent!!
Nice and patience
Very good service. I like the doctor
The Doctor and her treat were welcoming and very pleasant. Doctor to plenty of time, she was already familiar with some of my medical background. Here questions were on topic and explanations and comments were clear and to the point. Overall I was very pleased with the entire process.
Thank you very much Dr Gulla for your kindness & expertise. May God continue to bless you & Your loved ones.
on time, thorough appointment
Dr. Gulla is very knowledgeable, personable and easy to be with. Highest rating.
Dr. Gulla was very helpful and kind.
Dr. Golla was very friendly and efficient and so high tech.
Really liked her. Explained everything to me and I understood
excellent experience, very professional, answered all of my questions.
Very professional.and friendly.
Outstanding Doctor
So happy with my visit, very accommodating and the doctor has a good plan for treating my health issue!
Nice staff, and really appreciate Dr Gulla being on time and providing good explanations.
Dr. Gulla was extremely attentive, friendly and helpful.
Staff is always courteous and considerate. They make uncomfortable procedures more comforting. They are great!
Very impressed with everyone.
She's a great and friendly doctor.
Dr. Gulla was extremely pleasant and helpful.
Great staff
Excellent care
She’s a wonderful and caring dr.. nice manner about her. Very calming and she genuinely cares.
It was lovely meeting with you this morning. I feel confident that should I experience another episode I have you to guide me through the worst of the kidney stones.
Dr. Gulla is one of the doctors that saved my life back during my blood clot experience in 2019. She is personable, professional and efficient in our interactions, both in person and by video visit. I look forward to talking to her next year!
I am receiving excellent medical care when needed. Thank you.
Very good
Very responsive to questions, positive and knowledgable
very nice and to the point and very helpful
Very open and helpful. Listened to my questions.
Personable, technically highly competent, great conversationalist. Looking forward to a life-long (mine) relationship.
Dr. Gulla seem to be a caring doctor - she listens to what I was sharing and our conversation flows. Eventually my concerns and questions are all answered. She also seem interested to what I am going to say or share - and thats important to me. I recommend Dr. Gulla to others.
She seems like a good doctor. Understood my problem well and was able to set a future plan for tests etc It was my first time with her and I liked her as my doctor
Doctor is great
Dr Gulla was very professional and knowledgeable on the subject of my visit. She was very personable and easy to talk with.
Excellent care by Dr Gully and her staff
She was very clear and concise and friendly.
Dr Gulla is outstanding in all respects.
Good doctor
I found Dr. Gulla to be very professional, but personable, and very informative regarding my condition.
Loved Dr. Gulla and her team
I was nervous but Dr Gills and the nurse Stewart were able
Great provider. Answered all my questions.
I found a caring doctor and staff
Dr. Gulla and her team has always been excellent service providers. Patient, understanding, good listeners and willing to explain.
So happy to find a fantastic doctor that really cares, asks questions and leaves me with a sense that they really have my best interest to heart. THANK YOU
Unless an emergency, I would not go anyplace other than Stanford Health Care.
EXCELLENT Dr Gulla and EXCELLENT Staff.
I received excellent care and medical guidance.
Very Likely.
I liked Dr. Gulla very much. She was very responsive and early to communicate with.
I think she is an excellent doctor and has a very good camera presence.
Caring and professional
Very thorough and explained well treatment options.
She made me feel comfortable and was very easy to talk to
Dr. Gulla is a very likeable, knowledgeable doctor. She took the time to listen to my summary of symptoms and ordered tests to assess the magnitude of my physical problems. We will revisit on Dec 30, 2021 for additional in office testing. I am very pleased with her experience and demeanor. Thanks Dr. Gulla.
Occurred as scheduled and very professional
wonderful office staff and Doctor
Details oriented
So happy she is my doctor!
I appreciate you Dr. Gulla!
Dr. Gulla is spot on with diagnoses. And she’s very pleasant.
She is GREAT....As I have said before she always is prepared and has great ideas on providing excellent health care and is thorough!
She seems very helpful and understanding.
I love Dr. Gulla she listened to me and explained everything what I needed to know.
Nurse and doctor were wonderful. Kind, compassionate and caring. Took time to answer questions. Great patient interactions! Are
Dr. Gulla was very understanding on the pain I went through. Looking forward with her Healthcare.
If I EVER meet anyone who needs to see a good urologist Dr. Gulla will be the 1st and only name out of my lips.
I like Dr Gulla and her staff! Everyone is super professional yet personable !!
No problems
Professional Caring Great communication Listens well
Anyone that would ask, I definitely would recommend
I loved the doctor. She was very approachable and informative and a great listener.
Dr. Gulla was knowledgeable, friendly, accessible. She took the time to listen and answer any questions.
Love the care shown by all especially Dr. Gulla
Very good doctor
She was wonder . Took time to listen
Dr. Gulla is great!!
A great Doctor who explains options and clearly answers questions. Appears to be up on latest treatments. I am really happy to have been recommended to her.
Dr. Gulla is a miracle worker and an amazing Dr. She is so easy to talk to and she actually listens to you and provides great feed back. I can not say enough good things about her. I am so glad I have her as my Dr.
Explained everything very well including the next steps.
Dr. Gulla is very professional and pleasant, she explained everything concerning a test I had done very well and in a way that was easy for me to understand.
During the video visit, she was nice and asked me important questions with regards to my problem
Dr. Gulla was friendly, helpful, and informative with my concerns.
Dr Gulla has a pleasing personality that makes one comfortable with her and she exhibits true interest and care for my health and condition. As well, she does not request unnecessary tests or referrals just "to be sure." She is confident in her own decisions; I like that in a doctor.
Was very clear with the medication and procedure to be taken
Wonderful! Very friendly knowledgeable and I feel she's in it to help me in the long run for my health.
Absolutely would highly recommend Dr. Gulla!
She was very easy to talk to and answered all my questions. I enjoyed my video visit with her.
Dr. Gulla is impressive! She is thorough, on time, up beat, provides clear explanations, and expectations about my situation. Additionally she is an excellent listener. I always feel I can speak freely and that I will be heard. Stanford is lucky to have her!
Very friendly and knowledgable.
Very pleasant and easy to talk to.
Good EXP.
Good!
All good
Great
Very helpful and professional.
She was so friendly, made me feel like she was really concerned. I think she went way beyond to help me get to the doctor I need. Wish she could have been my doctor.
I normally do not recommend health care to people I know unless they ask. In the case a person asked I would recommend this practice.
Really liked Dr. Gulla!
love dr Gulla
I was very pleased with her friendliness, care and concern. She was easy to talk to.
I have no complaints good service given to me.
First urologist that ever listened to me.
Dr. Gulla is such a good and caring doctor. So pleased with her & her staff. I have utmost confidence in her.
Friendly and knowledgeable
Dr. Gulla was always been an excellent and amazing urologist.
Dr. Gulla is extremely kind, helpful, caring and considerate. I'm so grateful she is my urologist. Thank you, Dr. Gulla!
Dr. Gulla has a great bedside manner, is a good listener, and responds to your questions very well; I would absolutely recommend her to others
Dr GullaThank you for the excellent care you gave my husband.
Dr. Gulla outstanding dr. ever I've ever had.
I really like this doctor a lot.
Very good service -
Dr. Gulla is excellent. Very through and explains in a manner you can understand with ease. I like her very much.
I loved Dr Gulla! She was terrific and I'm glad I found her.
good
very professional, yet pleasant. Eased my stress immediately upon greeting. Allayed my fears and concerns.
great
Doctor was very knowledgeable on the subject and provided caring empathy to my father and great explanations of condition and Tx option.
Dr. Gulla was friendly, professional, and very positive. Feel confident that she "got it".
my first time to meet Dr Gulla and I really liked her and felt very confident in her care
Care provider always friendly, & competent.
Exceptional Expereince
Thank you, Dr. Gulla!
Dr. Gulla is very personable.
Excellent response to telephone inquiry and very quick.
The doctor was knowledgeable and explained what she needed to do.
The Care provider showed high level of professionalism, compassion and treated me with dignity and respect.
Gulla is intelligent, and knowledgeable. She is efficient and yet shows real concern for your problem and wanting to fix your problem. She is the BEST
Poor bedside manners.. I will be looking for a new doctor!!!!
My visits to Dr Gulla are always a good experience.
Dr. Gulla was very patient, answered all my questions and spent the time to listen to my concerns.
Dr Gulla is very supportive, kind, and knowledgeable. I could not ask for a better urologist!
Dr Gulla is very approachable, down to earth, and always pleasant.
A very fine doctor and lady.
continued high degree of satisfaction with Stanford car provider
Caring provider
Very happy with Dr. Gulla and her staff. Don't mind the trip from Newark to Pleasanton
Dr.Gulla is one of the best doctors i ever met
very friendly and professional
I appreciate their service and concern.
Dr. Gulla has been recommended by me to others already.
GOOD
Dr. Gulla would most certainly have addressed meds - we neglected to ask, as that was secondary to the reason for the visit.
very polite and friendly
My doctor and PA were both very friendly, explained what they were doing clearly, and provided me with a strong feeling of confidence in their abilities.
Dr Gulla is an excellent doctor. Hard working, caring & knowledgeable. Stuart & Mylene provide excellent care as nurses, doing everything they can to help. I have a difficult chronic illness & this clinic makes my life better every day!
Dr Gulla was always very nice and explain to me evething I need to know
Very happy with Dr. Gulla.
Both Doctor and Nurse exceeded my expectation
Doctor has provided good services to me, during my visit, I am very happy and have no complain,
good
physician answered my questions
Very knowledgeable and friendly
In my 3 visits with Dr Gulla, I've been so happy to have her as my doctor! She listens carefully to my concerns, answers questions thoroughly, and has made the transition from my previous doctor to her very smooth! I love that she clearly cares so much! The illness I have is not curable (yet!) and is hard to live with, but she understands this and celebrates the small daily victories and seeks solutions for the aspects of the illness that are hard to handle. Thank you, Bay Valley/Stanford for Dr Gulla & the care she provides!!
Dr. Gulla is amazing! She has this way of putting me totally at ease, getting to the heart of the issue quickly, and the whole time being compassionate about the way she approaches issues with me.
I would definite refer anyone to Dr. Gulla for treatment.
Doctor very clear in explaining plan of treatment. Answers questions to help us understand.
Excellent.
Very thoughtful and helpful doctor!
First time seeing this doctor as she is new here so really can't answer questions 9 & 10 very well.
Excellent physician.
This was my first formal visit with Dr. Gulla and she is very easy to work with. She was very interested in my medical issues and she had thoroughly read my chart prior to my visit. That was great because most MD's don't read your chart before the visit.

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