Leon J Baginski, MD

I actually had Dr. Biginski for a surgical procedure. Although he was very nice, the surgery went horribly… From his lack of reading the upfront information, despite the ultrasound and MRI, to the post surgical infection and scarring I received. Since Dr. Biginski had the MRI results and actually knew the actual size of my tumor/​fibroid he needed to make a decisive decision to rule out removing it laparoscopically, and advising that the best option would be to cut an incision like a C Section and remove that way. Rather, he went in laparoscopically, decided that it was too big to remove once already inside, and did a C section incision too. So now, I have 5 incisions/​scars about 1 inch big EACH, in addition to the huge bikini line scar. I can only assume that he did not review the MRI carefully or he exercised poor judgement. Perhaps he is overwhelmed and has too many patients to review the charts thoroughly. Either way, this should not have happened and I, his patient, has to live with his lack of preparation or bad decision.

He is the best OBGYN I’ve been to. Great bed side manner and a doctor that really cares. He delivered my first child and is about to deliver my 2^nd any day now. I live far away and make the drive and arrangements just to see him.

I am so upset and sad to have to write this review. I have been going with Dr. Baginski for the past 6 years. I felt comfortable and happy. However, during my last appointment I had to leave the Doctor’s office without being seen because I waited over an hour and I had to be somewhere else. Nobody came to tell me that he was behind schedule, so I just came out of the room and told them that I was leaving. There were no apologies at all. And the visit before I waited almost 2.5 hour to be able to see Dr. B. and received the same treatment. The staff did not seem to care or even be aware that I was there for son long. There are many other great doctors in the area. They need to communicate better with the patients and be considerate of your time.

I didn’t start my pregnancy with Dr. B. I had some complications in the beginning and a horrible Obgyn and I’m so glad I switched to Dr. B. He put my mind at ease with what was going on. He is very straight forward and realistic. He says it how it is, while still making you feel comfortable and in good hands. His nurse Freddy is equally amazing. I also had a medical issue after the birth of my son that no doctor had ever taken time to address with me and because Dr. B listens and cares he addressed my problem and fixed something I had been dealing with my whole life. I plan on having another child in the future and I will stick with Dr. B no doubt about it.
I read a lot of people having issues with how long they waited at appointments. I probably had 15+ appointments and waited long twice. He is busy because he is an amazing doctor.

He certainly is the Best Dr in OC! I had to switch from two other Drs to Dr Baginski and it was the best decision i ever had to make!!! The moment i saw his eyes i knew he would be the one to deliver my beautiful Angel~ He is determined and engaging for his patient yet so gentle and caring~
He made the right decision at the most important moment of my life and now i have an amazing daughter with me now~ He knows what ways are the best for moms and their babies and does not hesitate to make it happen.
I was so fortunate to have him as my Doctor~

Dr. Baginski is absolutely WONDERFUL!!! HIGHLY recommend! I switched to him from another practice. In addition to being recommended by other mothers, he was also recommended by a L&D nurse. He has excellent bedside manner, very knowledgeable, explains things in detail, etc. He’s also an excellent surgeon. I had pain from my first son with a different OB. I needed a repair and chose Dr. Baginski bc he was highly recommended. I delivered my 2^nd son 2 weeks ago. It was an easy delivery. Recovery this time was day and night compared to my first son. He repaired me and there was virtually no pain after a week. I’m even already considering having a third kid so he can deliver me again! I’m very happy we chose Dr. Baginski as our OB! He’s the BEST out there!

Dr. Baginski is awesome. I was suffering from a hormonal imbalance and the effects of incorrect med dosing by another physician. Dr. Baginski identified and treated both issues, quickly and effectively. His office staff is friendly, professional, and prompt. I never wait more than 15 minutes to see the doctor. I highly recommend Dr. Baginski. He is warm, funny, and truly cares about the total health of his patients!

Dr. Leon Baginski at Mission OBGYN performed a bladder mesh surgery on me three years ago. At the time, there were many scare stories on the internet about surgeries of this type. But I wanted to be able to exercise, play with my friend’s children, and even to step off a curb without leaking. I consulted with Dr. Baginski because he was my regular OBGYN. He educated me about these surgeries, answering all my questions and taking as much time as I needed in his office, using no pressure or trying to convince me to do the surgery. I left with printed information, my promise to do research on my own, and most of all, a feeling of confidence in the doctor. Because of this confidence, I called to schedule the surgery, even though a close friend had called me the night before to tell me of her bad experience with another doctor and urged me to not go through with it. I am so glad I trusted Dr. Baginski’s skill. He was very upfront about the recovery, telling me I may have to wear a urinary bag for a few days (I did), and warning me that I would not get the full effect of the surgery until my body was fully healed. Because of this, I was very upbeat during the days after the surgery. The doctor’s office and the doctor, himself, called me several times after the surgery. It took about 3 months to be fully recovered, and even though I was afraid to believe that this wonderful result of leak free active living would last, it has. I attribute this to the skill of Dr. Baginski and the care he and his office staff gave me.

One of the best doctors I’ve ever received care from is Dr. Leon Baginski at Mission OBGYN. He truly lives up to his oath, making the care of patience his first concern. I had a successful laparoscopic hysterectomy 5 years ago, operated by Dr Baginski with the least amount of pain and a fast recovery time.
5 years down the road, he extracted a cyst at his office with the same diligence and quality of care, without receiving a penny from my insurance.
Now you can be the judge, who does that these days? Only a superior human being .
God Bless him for putting patient care above anything else. A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Aside from experienced, we wanted a straight forward dr who took a natural approach to things. We found that and more with Dr B. He’s kind and respectful, funny and informative. He always took as much time as we needed with him, and he remembered us. I will say I think he resected us because we educated ourselves by taking a 10 week birthing class, and I took great care of myself/​baby during the pregnancy. I think it’s so important to self educate so you can talk WITH the dr and make educated decisions together. That being said, we had a pretty crazy labor experience and had we not had Dr B routing for us, and had we not taken our birthing class, I think any dr would have just pushed for a c-​section immediately [because they didn’t want to give us the time to let things naturally unfold]. My water leaked on a Mon, I was induced on a Tues (at 41 weeks) and delivered on a Thur at 4. I was able to eat and get up and walk around until I was in full blown labor. No ice chip bs ;) Dr B’s staff is so kind and caring, and always was free to answer questions when I called. Mission has amazing L/​D and PP nurses as well!

I wanted an OB that I could trust my life and the life of my child with and I found that in Dr. Baginski. He is very knowledgeable and a master surgeon. I highly recommend him. Keep in mind that he is busy for a reason… he’s one of the best there is!

Dr. Baginski is a great doctor who takes the time to listen and really understand your concerns. You can tell he is passionate about helping people. It has been much appreciated during my wife’s pregnancy. That is what a doctor is there to do. To listen, diagnose, help in any way possible by providing advice and options. I would highly recommend Dr. Baginski to anyone looking for a personable doctor who takes your concerns seriously. Thanks for all your help!

I have had a wonderful experience with Dr. Baginski. He is professional, has excellent expertise/​experience in gynecology laparoscopy, and gave me a detailed description about my condition. Other OBs wanted to just remove my ovary, instead of trying to take out the cysts only. But Dr. Baginski took great care to make sure that I could keep my ovary (I’m 37), and my surgery went very smoothly and so was recovery! (^_​^) I highly recommend Dr. Baginski and many of my mommy friends (at school) have also been well cared for by him and his office staff. Thank you so much, Dr. Baginski!

Dr. Baginski is a nice, knowledgeable physician who seems to care about his patients and I do believe he knows what he’s doing… however his staff is HORRIBLE to the point that I am considering switching doctors. I have a lot of medical problems and therefore have to come in frequently and every time I need an appointment or prescription filled it’s a complete nightmare.
Except for his nurse Freddie, everyone else is uneducated, insensitive to patients’ needs and treats them like they are an assembly line of material goods, not real people with legitimate concerns. Most recently I needed a prior authorization for something that was requested THREE months ago and still hasn’t been sent to the correct insurance company as the staff continue to fax it to the wrong place over and over again. How difficult is it to get one little piece of paper to the right fax number?!? I don’t have an hour to devote every single day to calling them for assistance. They keep «taking messages» but never pass them on. I was told I could drive over for samples once a month but that shouldn’t be necessary and certainly doesn’t fix the problem. I’m literally at my wit’s end over this.
The phone staff are also very rude and short with patients as if your call is bothersome and cutting into their much more valuable Facebook surfing time. Obviously 30-​year old cancer patients like me with serious medical issues don’t rank highly on their priority list. You try to be nice-​get more bees with honey-​which doesn’t work, and then when you are forced to be stern in your requests out of exasperation they just become ruder.
And don’t get me started on the wait time in the office… The shortest time ever was 30 minutes, usually it’s an hour and once it was 1 hour 45 min because Dr. B was delivering a baby and the reception people kept saying he’d be there «any second.» Babies can’t wait I understand but there was zero communication!
Disappointing to say the least… doctors and their barely-​educated night school staff seem to take for granted that their patients won’t go anywhere these days and should continue to put up with them. They have obviously forgotten that if it weren’t for the patients they’d all be out of work.

Dr baginski is absolutely amazing! My wife and I have been so blessed to have him for our fourth child. We are 40+ parents, and have been so impressed by his knowledge, his willingness to get us in at a moments notice. His staff is also truly amazing!
I would recommend him and his office to anyone having a baby.

Not impressed at all. Just called for an appointment. 3 week wait and not helpful at all.

Im so sorry to write this review. I was so glad to fund Dr Biganski after moving to OC as he has great bedside manner. My husband and I are thinking of trying for a third child soon and I was excited to go through this experience with Dr B.
Here us the reason for the 3 stars. I recently waited 45 min in the waiting area for my appt with zero communication that they were running behind. I find this unacceptable in every way. I would have appreciated the opportunity to make the decision to reschedule my appointment with this terrific provider vs. be so upset and feel like I need to find someone new. I ended up calling and speaking with the office mgr who was unaware they were running so far behind and I didnt get a genuine feeling of much after our conversation despite her apology and in addition while en route to my car, got a call from the medical assistant wondering where I was. I let her know I would like to speak to Dr. B to let him know why he was losing a patient. He called me later that afternoon and was very kind but indicated he shares staff with lots if providers and has very little control over office protocols etc. I for one am not willing to deal with businesses of any kind where this is ok — and from other reviews, looks like I’m not the only one. FYI– this happened back in July 2013. This review was stuck in my drafts.

Dr. Baginski is kind, smart, thorough, gentle, understanding and awesome. He actually took control of my health for me where my previous physicians had not. I was given a «wait and see» attitude by 2 other doctors, which lead me to complications that may have been avoided.
Dr. Baginski jumped right in and thankfully due to his true compassion and concern for me, I am now on the road to a healthier body. I have medications, testing and follow ups that will help me heal and feel so much better!
I could not recommend him any higher. He is serious, but he usually makes me smile and laugh during my visit. That is a lot to ask from any doctor. But Dr. Baginski makes it easy.
As for the other reviews that mention having a long wait time, babies and emergencies don’t usually run on schedule. I will gladly wait a bit to see the best doctor around.

Dr. Baginski is the best. He delivered my 4 ½ month old and I couldn’t have asked for a better doctor. He was on top of things– he was funny to keep things light, and when he sent me to the hospital to do tests prior to delivery, the nurses would always say good things about him which showed that he was well respected in the medical community. One nurse called him a Genius and said if Dr Baginski says something– listen. My blood pressure rose some and I had headaches, so just to be safe he watched me very closely (I came in twice a week) and put me on bed rest prior to delivery. I went into labor on a Monday morning, and when they called him mid morning he came over and delivered our baby. He honored all requests (not to be cut, etc…). We now have a healthy baby boy:)
His staff is super awesome too– I love them all.
6 weeks after the birth of my baby he performed the essure procedure as well. I could tell he had done many of them. I highly recommend Dr. Baginski!

Did you know Dr. Baginski studied zoology?!
I wanted to have a natural birth and I never felt guilt into doing anything else. Delivered my son naturally and Dr. B was extremely supportive — no interventions, he respected my choice! Overall, great bedside manner, informative, and very professional. Highly recommended.