Timothy B Riley, MD

Dr. Riley has been my OB/​GYN for the past 3 years. And all I can say is that I am so blessed to have found such a caring and concerned doc! I have had three babies and my first two OB providers (not him) were so nonchalant during my pregnancy. Every issue during my pregnancy wasn’t an «issue» for them even if it was for me (Navy docs, go figure). When I met Dr Riley during an ER visit at Sharp Mary Birch with my third pregnancy he took the time to know me, my husband, and our concerns and really took over from there. I have permanently left Naval Medical Center in Balboa as a patient for my GYN issues because of the red carpet treatment I received not only from Dr Riley but from his office staff as well. Since delivering my little one I’ve had two GYN surgeries with him and, omg, everything from the consult, referral process, and even now post op I’m so thankful to have chosen to stay with Dr Riley. He has an «openness» to his ways of consult/​educating his patients, so he will ask questions that some people may feel too embarrassed about having but I personally love it. I rather have a physician that I can trust and talk to like an open book than one that I’m embarrassed to disclose my concerns with. Thank you to Dr. Riley and everyone there at the office for being such an awesome team! I would recommend Dr. Riley blindly and whole heartedly to any woman seeking an OB/​GYN!

Great Doctor! I don’t know what the other review was referring to be so uncomfortable because I’m definitely not. I’m actually very comfortable and can trust Dr.Riley. I like that he does try to get to know a little about you because you will be spending a lot of time with him especially myself being pregnant. He’s always on top of things and make sure myself and the baby are doing going good and I couldn’t ask for more.

Dr. Riley delivered all three of my babies and I am very grateful. He is very professional and takes the time to speak with you. I left his practice to try another OB/​GYN for my third baby based on a referral. What a mistake! Dr. Riley accepted me at 32 weeks pregnant and delivered my third through repeat c-​section. The surgery went as planned and I felt total comfortable during the entire process. Dr. Riley was punctual and enthusiastic the day of the surgery and made sure I was well prepared at home for the recovery. I was there just last week for my postpartum appointment. Everything looks great. I highly recommend Dr. Riley as your OB/​GYN.

Dr. Riley was my surgeon 2 plus years ago. He was amazing throughout the entire process. Very kind and caring. He sat down with both my husband and me just prior to the surgery to explain everything in detail to him. I had very little pain and needed no pain medication during recovery. I recommend Dr. Riley highly.

I love Dr. Riley !!! I have been a patient of his for 7 years. Although I live in Sacramento now I still have kept him as my doctor he is worth the travel. He makes me laugh and feel comfortable. The best part is that he actually sits down and answers all my questions. I have never felt rushed by him like I have in at other doctors. Dr. Riley is Awesome!!!

Dr. Riley is by far the best doctor I have ever had! Going into my pregnancy I was seeing a different group of doctors at another office. I wanted to have a natural birth, however this group was not supportive of that and made me feel like I didn’t have many options or a decision in my own birth. I quickly realized that is not the experience I wanted to have and changed doctors. Dr. Riley’s office accepted me mid way through my pregnancy and I am so thankful they did! My first visit with Dr. Riley was lovely. He sat with me for 45 minutes and got to know me and and addressed questions or concerns I had. Dr. Riley was always supportive of what I wanted and was always on board with anything I would add to my birth plan. When I went into labor Dr. Riley was the one to catch my baby, which is rare these days to have your doctor do so. However that is another reason Dr. Riley is so wonderful! I did encounter a slight issue with my labor, my son’s cord was wrapped around his neck and his heart rate was dropping. Rather me get stressed or scared, I stayed calm knowing that Dr. Riley was there to help get him out safely. Dr. Riley was not only concerned and focused on my well being, but was fully focused on our little one and his needs. After he was born we were visited by Dr. Riley daily to see how we were doing. Such a nice addition to an already great experience. I wouldn’t change a thing. I would highly recommend him to everyone wanting a supportive, awesome doctor. Thanks Dr. Riley, Mark, Mason and I thank you for all that you have done!

We were so happy to have Dr. Riley by our side throughout pregnancy. Let me start off by first saying that he delivers 90% of his own patients’ babies – the only time he doesn’t is when he’s out of town or sick — this is UNHEARD of in today’s medical OB field! I was first referred to him after some complications early on in my pregnancy. Dr. Riley spent 2 hours with my husband and I during our first visit, and was always very willing to answer any questions that came up in future visits. During a couple of visits with him, we didn’t know what questions we should be asking, and he took time to educate us on what some of the most common concerns were at each stage in the pregnancy and what decisions we would need to consider for our future visits. Any time I had a test/​lab done, he always called with the results as soon as he received them – I never had to call the office to request my results. Towards the end of my care with him, I decided to have a home birth, which Dr. Riley was very supportive of. The thing I most appreciated about Dr. Riley was his complete lack of judgment and his respect that the decisions surrounding the birthing process are in the hands of the family. He never forced his opinions or told us what we should be doing – he always gave us a very objective perspective and told us the pros/​cons of both sides. He assisted us as we decided what our ideal birth looked like. He continued to follow me all the way up until labor, and for post-​partum care. He was willing to work with my mid-​wife for co-​care, and was very reasonable and practical in his approach. He is a doctor with lots of experience and therefore doesn’t practice defensive medicine. (meaning he doesn’t force you into doing a whole bunch of unnecessary testing) I felt very safe in his hands, and even though I was hoping for a home birth, I felt so relaxed knowing that if I had to go to a hospital I would have Dr. Riley as my doctor.
Regarding the people who didn’t give him a good review due to his off note comments – I felt like he had a quirky personality when I first met him, but after 1 visit with him its clear that he genuinely cares about you and the baby.

Redoing my review to be less wordy. Here is the bottom line. Dr. Riley is a great OB-​GYN, he and his former partner Dr. Harari have delivered several of my families babies. His back office staff however is BAD. Front office is great. Nurse in back is rude, lacks in compassion and acts like she can treat people any way she sees fit. Sadly Dr. Riley did not do anything about this and in fact seems to back her up. For that reason we are moving on to a new OB GYN and sadly so as he is actually very good, but a staff can make or break a Doctors office for us and in this case it broke it. You can’t go wrong with Dr. Riley, wear your turtle shell with the back office staff, you’ll be fine. My daughter is just too sensitive for them.

Horrible experience. It was very similar to the review that Skyeler left. I’ve had many male OBGYN’s before and it’s never bothered me until I saw Dr. Riley. I’ve never felt so uncomfortable with a doctor. He asked numerous questions that were extremely inappropriate and completely unrelated to what I was there for. I luckily found a new OBGYN who is great and I told her my experience with Dr. Riley. She said his questions and comments were 100% inappropriate and encouraged me to report him. She also said it was a pretty big deal that as an older experienced doctor, Dr. Riley should have known better than to see a female client alone in a room with no other nurse or worker in the room with me.
He also shared way too much personal information about other clients that I did not need to know at all. I would be upset if I were them to hear that he was sharing my personal information with other patients, especially when it had nothing to do with my particular situation. This in itself was very unprofessional.
No idea why so many reviews say he’s great. I’ve never felt upset with a doctor until my visit with Dr. Riley.

I just delivered my baby and last week and I am so happy that I chose the right doctor! Dr. Riley is the most professional and smartest OBs, and throughout the pregnancy, labor/​delivery, he answered all of our questions and guided us through the whole process. He has a ton of experience and has handled all sort of situations, so I was assured that I was in the right hands. He knew what our concerns and priorities were, and took the time to get to know us really well. I felt confident in Dr. Riley’s hands and I will definitely be going back for my next baby! He is the BEST. On top of this, the staff is professional and courteous as well, which is hard to find these days.

Dr. Riley is an outstanding person and doctor. Throughout my pregnancy Dr. Riley always treated my husband and I with kindness, he respected our autonomy and answered all our questions thoroughly. What I really loved about Dr. Riley is he always made me feel comfortable even post delivery when both my husband and I were worried about our LO, Dr. Riley always put me at ease. I will be having my next baby with Dr. Riley.

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Riley’s for going-​on 20 years. He was recommended highly by my primary physician, and I bless the day I found him. AS of now, I am post-​menopausal, but when I was first having my yearly exams done by Dr. Riley, I was not. So, our conversations have changed over the years. I mean CONVERSATIONS. He always takes the time to chat, to make one feel at ease, to joke. I mean there I am in those stirrups, and we’re cracking up about some political scenario. When I had symptoms that could have indicated I had ovarian cancer, he led me through the various tests very adeptly, kindly – no big deal. (Turned out I had bladder cancer so switched to his recommended urologist; had surgery and 7 years later am still cancer-​free.) A year or so, I asked him for an estimate of how many babies he had delivered thus far in his career, and he replied, with no bravado, «Oh, about 10,000.And I am sure he has! Dr. Riley may not be the Mother Theresa of obstetrician-​gynecologists (but maybe he is?), but he is one of the smartest, kindest, trustworthy physicians under whose care I have been. I mean, how many women can say they look forward to their annual pap smear and pelvic exam? May he never retire!

I usually go to female gynos, but needed a scrip refill before the female doc was available: Dr Riley renewed my faith in male docs! Knowledgeable, comforting, understanding, excellent.

When I found out my regular OB would not be available to deliver my first son, I was a little bummed. However, it turned out that Dr. Riley was on-​call that night, and I was so happy with how my delivery went that I chose him as my primary OB for my second son, who was just born on ⁴⁄₁₃.
Dr. Riley has pretty much seen it all, and has lots of great stories and insights into all things gynecological — as weird as that sounds. Throughout my nine months of pregnancy, when I would ask a question in an appt., he would pull up a stool, sit and cross his leg over a knee and say, «Funny you asked about that …» and proceed to spend a good amount of time just talking with me and offering his thoughts and «war stories».
I had a pager number for him and he was immediately responsive the one time I needed to reach out to him.
He is direct, calm, and has a great sense of humor — these are all especially important qualities at «game time.»
Sadly, he ended up being out of town for my actual delivery this time, but his partner did an equally great job and I he called me a few days after the birth to congratulate me and tell me he wished he could have been there. Can’t recommend him highly enough!

I absolutely love Dr Riley. He is warm, caring, compassionate & attentive. His staff are efficient & pleasant. He always makes himself available to answer my questions or concerns. Couldn’t ask for a better Dr. He has my trust & loyalty, I will go to him as long as he is practicing medicine.

Dr. Riley is the bee’s knees. SERIOUSLY. And I mean SERIOUSLY.
SO glad I followed the advice of a colleague and made an appointment to see Dr. Riley. Who really wants to write about their Gyno on Unilocal,right? But I just had to share– if you need a good, thorough and COMPETENT GYN who knows what the hell he is talking about, you need Dr. Riley.
After living in San Diego for three and a half years, I had yet to find a doctor who actually took action instead of just telling me, «Let’s watch and wait.» So.sick.and.tired.of.hearing.this. Dr. Riley addressed my concerns and came up with a plan of action. ACTION. I love it.
He met with me before I went into the exam room. Made the exam as comfortable as possible (I mean is there true comfort with your feet in stirrups?). And he listened.
I’ve worked with and seen A LOT of doctors over the years. He could teach many of them a thing or two. Or a thousand.
HIGHEST recommendation.
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I’d like to add that Skyeler’s review down there is a crock. No doctor would insert an IUD into a woman «just to see how it feels». She obviously knows nothing about this procedure. Further, it is doubtful that if this Unilocaler hasn’t had children a physician such as Dr. Riley would ever recommend such a device.

HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. At first I thought Dr. Riley was just a funny quirky guy but when it came to the inappropriate questioning I was beyond uncomfortable. I was shocked to see such great reviews for Dr. Riley. I am new to the San Diego area and needed a new gyno. I came across Dr. Riley and saw good reviews on Unilocal so I thought there would be no problem. WRONG. Never in my life has a gynecologist asked me if my boyfriend and I «make love» and «does it feel good» he then continued to ask me if I orgasm, does it feel good, how often do I orgasm. Just when I thought he was done he then says. «most girls think they know that sex feels good when they are 18, but really mid 20’s is when i starts feeling really good.» These were just the things he said in his office. When I went in for the actual pap smear and I described my symptoms of abdominal pains he replies, «well even though you don’t feel good you look pretty, smart, healthy, and thin.» WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH MY PAIN?! You are a doctor HELP ME. He also talked about another patients sexual history who was only 15. It had nothing to do with my concerns. Also, there wasn’t a nurse in the room just the two of us. I have always had a nurse in the room. Dr. Riley also inserted an IUD in me so I could see how it felt. Just when I thought he was done he starts comparing my vagina to a 70 year old woman’s and how the discharge is different and «things look different down there.» Really? And asking what kind of lubricant I use? Is that really info you must know? The whole visit was horrifying and I was extremely upset with my experience. I’m sure this has happened to other women before and I’m hoping I will help someone reading this before they make an appointment. I went over a month ago and still haven’t gotten a call with my results! I felt completely violated and disgusted with Dr. Riley. I only wish I spoke up when I was in there and I hope the next woman does. I plan to report this so no woman has to go through this. It’s NOT okay!

I’m so happy to have found Dr. Riley. He’s thorough, caring, wise and has a good sense of humor. On my first appointment, before he saw me in the exam room, we first met in his private office. What a great concept! How often do you get to see your doctor in your clothes (in lieu of that ridiculous smock)? What a great setting to have a conversation with your Doctor. We must have sat in there for at least thirty minutes. While I didn’t have that much to ask him, he offered up lots of information to make sure I was fully informed and kept on making sure I didn’t have any more questions. I felt like he would have given me two hours if I needed it. It’s a shame that some of the other medical offices make you feel so rushed, probably because they are overbooking appointments to maximize billing. Not Dr. Riley.

I LOVE Dr. Riley. I’ve been seeing him for a couple of years now since I moved to SD and I’ve never been more comfortable with a Gyno before. My sister reccomended him to me– she’s been seeing him for the past 5 years and he’s also delivered her first baby and will deliver the second one coming up here too.
He’s extremely personable and takes the time to chat his patients up and know whats going on with you at each appointment (gynecological issues or not).
He tends to get a little cook-​ey and has shared some crazy stories with me, but from what I can tell its his way of breaking the ice and making you feel comfortable and willing to open up with questions. His stories show you that he’s seen and heard of an array of questions and concerns– yours definitely aren’t the first. He explains everything in detail, and not «doctor-​speak,» making sure that you understand everything thats going on.
My insurance doesn’t cover him in-​network, but I like him so much that I am willing to pay the out of network fees, if that tells you anything.
ps– book early… he books out months in advance!

Love Dr. Riley!!! He sure knows his stuff and is always so fun to be around. He really makes the appt comfortable and likes to get to know his patients. I really do look forward to my annuals with him. He is so helpful… once I had a female emergency and he called me on the phone to explain everything to me in easy terms for over 15 minutes. He really calmed my nerves.
We’re going to be getting ready to have another baby and I can only hope that we’re still in San Diego so that Dr. Riley can be the OB. I can just picture him joking around with the hubby.