Leya Joan, MD

I saw Dr. Leya for about three months during the fall of 2012 (but I saw her 30+ times in this time frame). Dr. Leya is incredible. She is very smart and compassionate, but is necessarily direct about sensitive topics. I loved her scientific approach to our unknown fertility issue — doing a cycle of testing before starting fertility medicine. I ended up needing surgery and it was so comforting to know that she could perform the surgery herself in the same hospital as her office. As a total type A personality — I was totally wierded out by the concept of not having a scheduled appointment, but her system really works and her hours are amazing (especially for those who work full time). I can’t recommend her enough to anyone going through fertility issues. As someone who was pregnant within 3 months of seeing her — it was so comforting to have one person truly focused on helping us make a baby. I’ve never actually posted to Unilocal before, but I read the reviews here before choosing her & I wanted to return the favor.

I absolutely adore and respect Dr. Leya. I first went to her as a student at NU and I’m prompted to write this review after she helped me out tremendously this morning with sending my birth control prescription to a pharmacy near me in San Francisco.
Dr. Leya does her job well and is absolutely one of the most compassionate doctors I’ve encountered. I’m surprised at the negative reviews. Maybe she’s too blunt, efficient, whatever for some people. She won’t cuddle you, but she definitely will sacrifice to make sure girls and young women are healthy with access to whatever they need. Dr. Leya is a doctor who works to further social good and improve welfare. In the North Shore bubble it’s so easy to forget about the women who are less fortunate and can’t afford basic care. None of these reviews represent the women in those situations.

I can not recommend Dr. Leya enough.
She is amazing. I have been seeing her for a few years, both for standard gyn visits as well as for fertility. She is kind, friendly and honestly caring, but she’s also pretty no-​nonsense and obviously knows her stuff. After treating me for about a year and a half for infertility, I was able to get pregnant with her help. There were a lot of complications and I ended up in the hospital twice and eventually miscarried, but Dr. Leya was there for everything, making me feel extraordinarily well taken care of in an extremely difficult time. She even called me back within minutes at 3am when I freaked out that I had a cyst burst and I thought I needed to go to the ER. She inspires confidence and truly makes you feel as if things will work out. She does all of her own ultrasounds in her office, and she didn’t send me off to someone else for the D&C for my miscarriage– she performed it herself. And after all was said and done, she’s helped me to get right back on track and start trying again.
She manages her own office and makes it very easy to get an appointment with her at any time. She even fit me in once when I showed up at her office without an appointment. It’s a brilliant system she uses for appointments– she gives time frames (usually 7am-​11am) instead of exact appointments and I’ve never had to wait for more than a few minutes when I’ve gotten there. Not in the waiting room or the examination room.
She is honest and straight-​forward while still being compassionate and friendly. I have never felt condescended to (like so many other doctors seem to do!) and she always listens to what I have to say and actually considers it. She takes her time to explain things and answer any questions you might have about anything.
You seriously wont regret choosing her.

Dr Leya is awesome. You can get in/​out easily and she has really early morning appointments (as early as 6am). I love the fact that she has all of the ultrasound tools there and does them herself (you don’t have to go to radiology, schedule an appoint a week later, etc.). She gives you the results right on the spot.
Though I think she does have a specialty in infertility, I agree with the posts below that she is an excellent general obgyn, and one of the best I’ve ever had. You want someone that isn’t going to keep sending you to a specialist where a generalist ends up charging you their fee, and then you go to a specialist who does the same tests and you’re charged again. One thing I’ve learned is to stick with the specialists as they appear to have way more knowledge and expertise.
She is definitely a no-​nonsense doctor as others describe. Some people like things sugar coated, but I want a doctor to be extremely frank with me when it comes to my body.

Dr. Leya is great. It is easy to get appointments with her within the week. She manages her own office and answers her own phone, which is a plus to me since you can talk directly with her if need be. She explains situations fully to you and ensures that you understand what is going on. She is very professional and timely which are both pluses when dealing with a doctor. I would recommend her to any of my girlfriends!

Dr. Leya is the best! She is extremely knowledgeable and down to earth. She has been my regular gynecologist and has performed several of my surgical procedures all with skill and professionalism as well as a great sense of humor and terrific sense of getting down to the issues really fast.
Her office hours are awesome. She shows up at 6:00 a.m. most mornings and gives you a window of time where she’ll be there. When you need to see her you just show up, sign in, sit in the waiting room and wait to be seen. The cool part is that in all of my 30+ visits to her office, I never had to wait more than 15 or 20 minutes. And she’s busy too. She gets her patients in and out quickly and efficiently. Her bedside manner is out of this world. She’s knowledgeable, funny, friendly, compassionate and sensible. She doesn’t sugar coat things. She tells you her opinion and gets right to the point about what needs to be done.
Dr. Leya performs her ultrasounds and procedures herself (no technician) and gives you the result right on the spot. I have found her to be an amazing doctor. I recommend her highly!

Going to the coochie Dr. sucks, let’s face it, but it’s gotta be done.
Years ago, I found out that my mother had taken DES while carrying me and that I was a teeming little box of cervical cancer. I realized that Planned Parenthood was no longer going to cut it for my OB/​GYN needs and asked around. One of my college profs had the same situation and referred me to Dr. Leya. While her specialty is technically infertility, she has been the most INCREDIBLE general physician/​ob/​gyn in the world for me.
When I’ve had an abnormal pap and need to have a procedure, she always has an extra nurse in the room to hold my hand and soothe me as I’m such a mega wimp. She is very, very gentle during exams and warns you when something not so fun is coming up and apologizes for any discomfort. When I’ve been broke, she has given me months worth of free samples so I didn’t have to buy birth control. She chats with me about my professional life/​boyfriends etc., and remembers the details. Most important — she is a fantastic doctor. I have received the best medical care of my life from her to the point where she acts as my general physician as well. She really cares about her patients.
Even though I do my best never to leave the city, I’ve been going to see Dr. Leya in Evanston for years — if you need a great ob/​gyn, go to Dr. Leya — she makes a no fun trip to the doctor more like a visit with an old friend.