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Dr. Mimi Ogawa is a family medicine doctor who cares for patients of all ages. She has particular interests in preventive medicine and managing substance use disorders.After earning a bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, Ogawa completed the postbaccalaureate premedical program at Bennington College. She earned her medical degree at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont and completed a residency in family medicine at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Before joining UCSF, she worked for a community clinic in the East Bay that served all patients, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

Ogawa is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and American Board of Family Medicine. She received an Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, in which medical professionals complete a project involving sustainable community-based health care as well as embrace a lifelong commitment to serving vulnerable populations. She also received a grant from the Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides education debt relief in order to increase the number of doctors providing care in underserved parts of California.

A San Francisco native, Ogawa is pleased to be able to care for people where she grew up. Outside of work, she enjoys practicing martial arts, caring for her indoor plants and keeping her senior citizen cat happy.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine

  • Residencies

    Indiana University Health, Family Medicine

  • Internship

    Indiana University Health, Family Medicine

  • Degree

    MD, University of Vermont College of Medicine

Where I see patients (1)

    My reviews

    4.6

    Overall Experience
    360 Ratings
    About our process
    Aug 23, 2025
    Dr Ogawa is such a wonderful doctor! Very caring and listens to every word I spoke and did everything she could to help me and is helping me with her advice. I am a very fortunate patient to be under her care!!
    Aug 04, 2025
    Dr. Ogawa has been my primary physician since I moved to the Bay Area and I always had a great experience with her. She is very knowledgeable and nice. I have already recommended her to my friends and other people.
    Jul 22, 2025
    Dr. Ogawa is fantastic
    Jul 21, 2025
    Dr. Ogawa is an excellent, caring clinician. I always feel that she has the time for my questions and provides very clear instructions. She also remembered a personal situation I was dealing with and asked about it.
    Jul 20, 2025
    She will make an excellent Dr.
    Jul 19, 2025
    This was for a recurring problem I've been to urgent care a few times for in the past, but I think the provider I saw this time understood the issue more quickly, diagnosed it more accurately, and offered more appropriate treatment than I previously got at urgent care.
    Jul 11, 2025
    Prior to visit I received MyChart email from my inquiry that provided fabulous recommendations for exercises to help.
    Jul 08, 2025
    Dr. Ogawa was respectful (honored my self-stop decision to stop BP meds and then helped me decide best next steps), clear in her descriptions. It felt like we were acting as a TEAM, collaborating on my health care. I am very appreciative. She even called the Xray tech to come and give me a quick Xray ... This probably saved me 3-4 hours. Fabulous!
    Jul 03, 2025
    She welcomes suggestions and concerns
    Jun 30, 2025
    Dr Ogawa was pleasant and accommodating. Made me feel at ease and listened to my medical concern
    Jun 11, 2025
    Dr. Ogawa is fantastic! Caring, professional and very competent.
    May 28, 2025
    Excellent doctor
    May 14, 2025
    I love her
    May 03, 2025
    Professional and very nice
    Apr 23, 2025
    Dr. Ogawa was excellent. She was patient & answered all my questions. A very good visit.
    Apr 08, 2025
    Dr Ogawa is a great doctor. She takes the time to listen to everything I have to say. I never feel rushed during my appointments with her. I value her clinical expertise, but what sets her apart from other doctors I have seen is her genuine care for her patients.
    Apr 05, 2025
    Dr. Ogawa is great
    Mar 27, 2025
    I had a good experience witb Dr. Ogawa - it was a pretty routine problem, but I did get some new ideas for managing it, since I experience it often.
    Mar 24, 2025
    I'm glad that Dr. Ogawa is my physician.
    Feb 04, 2025
    She was very attentive and remembered every details from my last appointment from last month.
    Jan 14, 2025
    I really like Dr Ogawa
    Jan 07, 2025
    She listened to my concerns and worked with what I want versus what's medically necessary.
    Jan 02, 2025
    Dr Ogawa is just wonderful. Knowledgable, intelligent, very caring, thoughtful and informative. She is a fantastic PCP. Thank you, Dr Ogawa.
    Dec 06, 2024
    Everything was excellent
    Dec 03, 2024
    The doctors are very good here
    Nov 26, 2024
    My PC is good and patient to listen to my concerns
    Nov 25, 2024
    My provider is very nice
    Oct 31, 2024
    Dr was attentive, answered my questions and concerns, provided pain relief treatment
    Oct 30, 2024
    Dr. Ogawa is very thorough.
    Oct 24, 2024
    One thing I noticed she don't read my past record/history before she see me - she will only read when I get there
    Oct 12, 2024
    Dr Ogawa is a very good listener and she is very knowledgeable. Dr Ogawa discusses different options for the problems.
    Oct 11, 2024
    Love Dr. Ogawa. She is so nice, attentive and caring.
    Oct 09, 2024
    All care providers are proactively providing care needed
    Sep 07, 2024
    I really appreciated how clear and patient Dr. Ogawa was. She listened to all my questions and provided clear instructions for aftercare and she explained to me what she was doing at every step of the procedure.
    Aug 31, 2024
    Excellent communication and a caring manner
    Aug 23, 2024
    Very good!!
    Aug 23, 2024
    Dr. Ogawa is great. Listens extremely well and makes me feel comfortable discussing difficult issues. I trust her!
    Aug 22, 2024
    Dr Ogawa is the best. I am so happy to have her as my primary physician. She is very knowledgeable and cares about patients health.
    Aug 21, 2024
    Dr. Ogawa is my replacement choice for my prior PCP who left. She had to learn all about me and my health issues in a short amount of time, but as I saw on her After Visit Sumaryshe was listening very attentively and dealt with all my issues on some levelall very helpful!
    Aug 09, 2024
    Dr. Ogawa is amazing. She listens to my problems and makes me feel like I'm the only patient she has even though I know she is very busy. I appreciate her thoroughness so much. I feel so well taken care of after my visit with her.
    Aug 06, 2024
    She's a very nice person, but I don't feel like she takes my concerns seriously. She doesn't explain what she is trying to rule out when ordering tests.
    Jul 18, 2024
    My daughter is an adult with special needs. Dr Ogawa was kind and patient.
    Jul 11, 2024
    I have met a lot of doctors, Dr Ogawa is among top ten
    Jul 06, 2024
    Dr Ogawa is wonderful.
    Jul 04, 2024
    Excellent first visit! Good communicator
    Jun 29, 2024
    Dr Ogawa spent a lot of time explaining and performing the Epley maneuver which solved the issue right away. Very happy with her expertise and the results.
    Jun 24, 2024
    Dr Ogawa is a top notch doctor. I felt at ease and received many good information about my health issue and a good path forward.
    Apr 17, 2024
    Everything was fine.
    Mar 16, 2024
    Amazing staff and great doctors
    Mar 12, 2024
    Excellent treated
    Mar 10, 2024
    I am so impressed with the care I've been receiving from UCSF Health. It's really top-notch. I love my doctor and her staff. I really couldn't be happier. Thank you!
    Jan 06, 2024
    Dr Ogawa is a knowledgeable and caring doctor. She listens attentively to my concerns, is respectful, and courteous. She is on top of her game and I appreciate her state-of-the-art responses to my concerns.
    Dec 19, 2023
    Great combination of care and professional bed side-manner
    Dec 17, 2023
    Bad provider. Not helpful.
    Dec 16, 2023
    Dr Ogawa is a gift sent from heaven. I came to the office in a desolate state of mind and she comforted me, listened, showed me empathy. I am so so glad to have someone like her be my doctor. Thank you so much!!
    Nov 23, 2023
    No one compares to ucsf
    Nov 15, 2023
    Mimi Ogawa was attentive to my concerns and provided helpful options to address my concerns and alternatives. Mimi Ogawa also remembered to follow up with a previous concern that was addressed remotely.
    Nov 09, 2023
    Dr. Ogawa is a very patient doctor who understands what the patient is explaining to her and she gives her advice and any follow up meds or appointments if necessary.
    Nov 05, 2023
    Dr. Ogawa, the care provider has many qualities: good listening and taking excellent notes. She made me feel very comfortable discussing health matters and showed genuine interest. She answered all my questions. After the visit, she sent appointment referral requests. This first experience meeting her exceeded my expectations. I appreciate her taking good care of my health services.
    Oct 28, 2023
    Dr Ogawa and fantastic and I'm grateful to be a patient of hers and of the UCSF system.
    Oct 25, 2023
    My parter may want her as his pcp.
    Oct 25, 2023
    Dr. Is a great listener. I truly feel she is concerned for my health.

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