Leipold Lori, DO

Both of my deliveries with this doctor where awful. Rude staff and over an hour wait each time where the least of the problems. I was induced at 38weeks with my first for no reason which I have come to find out is a huge issue. She then had respiratory issues from the pitocin. Dr Leipold flat out sent me to the wrong hospital with my second (a hospital with no NICU) knowing I was only 34 weeks. I had called her at 4am bc my water broke and I was scared and she was blatantly put out by it. My daughter then had to be emergency transferred to a different hospital with a NICU. We had to travel over an hour each way to see my daughter the first week of her life and then had to fight with the insurance company and social workers to get her transferred back to a local hospital which we were previously told would not be an issue. After all of this happened I did not get one call of concern or care from Dr. Leipold. Just a bill a couple weeks later. What a nightmare. I did not know better at the time but left this doctor after her big «mistake» and had my third child with a midwife which was an amazing experience. I actually got to hold him and feed him after I had him which I didn’t after my daughters. Any mom knows how important this is. Unless you are going here for routine annual exams, I highly recommend using a different practice at a different hospital. A negative birth experience can weigh on your mind for a long time. I still think about it.

The only reason I am giving this review 2 stars instead of 1 is because the doctor is GREAT! Very friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, it takes forever to get an appointment and when you get there, you are ALWAYS left waiting for at least 30−45mins for your APPOINTMENT. Why did I even make an appointment?
What I am highly weighing my review on is the unhelpful and horribly rude secretary that answers calls at the Palos office and takes appointments. She is flat out ignorant and rude to patients and is the sole reason I will NEVER go back to see Dr. Leipold again (after 13yrs). What they need to do is get the secretary to RETIRE and replace her with someone who knows what CUSTOMER SERVICE is about and doesn’t already have one foot in the grave! Needless to say, I found an AWESOME gyno nearby without the headache of dealing with an unhappy/​rude/​grumpy/​ignorant/​old/​upset because she’s only a secretary/​haggard secretary. Sorry, Dr. Leipold.

Great, great, great doc. And you need one you can trust for those girlie issues. Appointments take forever to get and are always late. But she’s worth it and I think this is a trend among OB docs. Her mom and her share an office suite. It’s really cute to see them walking around the hospital together :)