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Dr. Lebo is amazing! I was very ill with excessive bleeding. Her team got me in right away and it was important for me to have a hysterectomy surgery. She worked with my insurance and got approval right away. She with my preformed a hysterectomy on me this January at Rancho (They were wonderful too). I feel amazing and I am on the mend.
Thanks Dr. Lebo for your expertise and experience. I will be referring many people to you!
Meg F.
Murrieta

Dr Lebo delivered my first child three years ago. It was my first pregnancy and my first experience with Dr Lebo as I had not previously visited an OB. I lived in Hemet at the time and asked a friend for a recommendation as I knew I didn’t want to deliver at Hemet hospital and she suggested Dr Lebo. As it was my first child, I didn’t know what to expect at all and tried to be flexible. When I called for my first appt, I was told she wouldn’t see me until 10 weeks, which is standard for some doctors but I know now that going earlier is better. As it turned out, because they went off my last period, I was 7 weeks for my first ultrasound.
The first thing Lebo will tell you is that she may not be the doctor to deliver your baby — it’s a busy practice with 5 other doctors, and whoever is on call is who will deliver (you have a choice of Loma Linda Murietta or Rancho). Overall, I wouldn’t say she is the most personable doctor. She takes the time to answer your questions and listen to concerns during every appointment. But she isn’t overly caring or compassionate. I had some irregular blood results from my first trimester testing and was very worried, but she just sort of shrugged them off and encouraged me to get the MaterniT21 test to know for sure. I did, and everything came back normal, but she didn’t do much in the way of comforting me in the meantime. The only other complication I had was an irregular heartbeat in my second trimester. She didn’t take my concerns lightly, and actually sent me to a specialist for an EKG and heart monitoring just to be safe. Everything was fine, but I appreciated that she didn’t brush off my concern.
As for delivery, she did end up being the doctor on call at LLM when I delivered. However, it was an extremely busy day in the hospital and I didn’t see her at all until an hour before I delivered after being in the hospital all day. She came in to check my progress, said I was doing great and she thought it would be soon enough that she wouldn’t go home. Then she left and came back in to catch the baby and sew things up, then went next door to deliver another baby. I didn’t see her again until the next day when she came in to my postpartum room to check my cervix. After that, not again until my 6 week check up.
Now that I have moved out of state and have a different doctor, a midwife this time at a smaller practice, I can say that I appreciate the more personalized level of care I receive for my third pregnancy. I also went through a miscarriage with my current midwife and she was so caring — seeing me after hours for a complication and calling me multiple times to check up on me. I don’t feel I would have had that same level of compassion from Dr Lebo. However, I have no real complaints about her either. She is a competent doctor, but if you want someone who will be very empathetic and caring and personable, look elsewhere. After I went to her, several friends of mine who had subsequent babies went to her as well and had similar experiences — good, not great. The practice itself, while clean and well-​run, is very busy with many patients. Another doctor at the practice may be a little more friendly, but I would expect they’ll be just as pressed for time. Fair warning!

I wouldn’t recommend Dr. Lebo to anyone and I am writing this to help others make the best choice possible; especially if this is your first pregnancy. I saw Dr. Lebo for my first pregnancy. I saw her about 3 – 4 times until I gave birth at 30 weeks. I saw Dr. Lebo three days before I suffered from preterm premature rupture of the membrane followed by preterm labor that couldn’t be stopped. About two weeks prior to this I was feeling fatigued and having quite a bit of back pain. I assumed it was because I was beginning the third trimester of my pregnancy. I asked Dr. Lebo about it and she shrugged it off as it just being a part of the process. I wasn’t fully satisfied with that but believed she knew what she was doing. I wish I would’ve read a review sooner because the pattern I see with her is that she doesn’t look further into things. She doesn’t take the time to make sure something else is or isn’t going on. I don’t blame her for it happening. Where I find fault with her the most is her lack of compassion and care for me as a patient. After that last appointment, I never heard from her again. She never bothered to ask how I or my son was doing. In fact, the only call I received from the office was about my next appointment. I began to explain that I would need to cancel, to which the reply was that I wasn’t allowed to cancel. I further explained that since my son was already born, yes, I could cancel. I told them that Dr. Lebo never called. They sounded shocked and said they would let her know. Two and a half years later and still nothing. Dr. Lebo is either way overbooked with patients or she really just doesn’t care. Either way, it’s not worth the risk. Find a better doctor.

It’s been 3 years, and I’ve never forgotten how awful she treated me. It was my first miscarriage, and she just told me it happens a lot, that it was super common and then left me alone in a room by myself. Crying. I asked her to test the embryo and she said it wasn’t necessary. I regret not testing the embryo — at least I would have known why it died. I sat in that room, waiting for her to come back… But she never did… I was distraught and just left the premises. Walked right out after being in that room for 15 minutes after she left…
Years have past, and I do understand women miscarry everyday… But it was all brand new to me — and to be treated like cattle… Like I was just another on the assembly line… And then left alone in a room… Was unbearable and dehumanizing.
I’m sure she’s a good person, but she was so un caring towards me. Not warm.
I’m expecting a baby now… And travel an hour to see a lovely, caring dr. I’ll never want to see dr. Lebo, in my life ever again. Maybe since I’ve harbored these memories about my experience at temecula valley ob/​gyn… I have decided to voice what happened to me now. If you want a dr. with a great bedside manner… Dr. Lebo was not it for me — be wary for yourself.

Dr. Lebo was the on call Dr when I was admitted to the ER for what we later found out was an ectopic pregnancy. At my follow up appointment with her she answered every question I had and was extremely compassionate. She has been honest, caring and professional the past 10 days while I’ve dealt with this. Today I was admitted to the ER for excrutiating pain (after receiving a methotrexate shot last friday to try to rid the ectopic) and within 10 minutes Dr Lebo was at my side in the ER with a plan of action. I am so grateful for her concern, her punctuality and her willingness to treat me compassionately. She was not my regular OB, but I will definitely continue to see her.

After reading the other review about Dr. Lebo I have to add a little bit of positive feedback on her. I agree that Dr Lebo is very busy. I have called the nurse with a concern and no one got back to me. But I don’t know if that’s Dr. lebos fault, or the nurses fault. Lebo doesn’t waste any time. When I was in labor, I called her (she was dr on call) and she seemed annoyed. Often times she has no answers for my questions. I have found myself thinking she doesn’t care. But at my last appointment, she asked me about some pregnancy symptoms I had mentioned previously. She was obviously concerned about them and did some research. She is just very to the point. Any issue I have had with her can be contributed to the fact that she’s very busy or possibly dealing with much bigger problems elsewhere. I guess she’s not for everybody, but I think she’s a decent Dr. I have not had any complications or issues during my two pregnancies, so I cannot say if I would or would not approve of her if I had a serious issue.

While she is personable, I felt like she did not really care about my situation. I have been trying to have children for almost three years now. When I told her about that on an annual visit after about 12 months, she told me to keep trying for 6 more months then come in. After 6 months, I went in for a consultation. She told me about some tests that could be run, one of which would be several hundred dollars out of my own pocket. I decided to wait.
Finally in January I found out I was pregnant. I called for an appointment and was told the earliest she would see me would be 8 weeks. The appointment was scheduled for 8 weeks 5 days (8w5d). On a Thursday I started spotting and called the nurse. She said to call back if it got worse or go to the ER. The next night it was much worse so I went to the ER. On Friday (one week exactly before my scheduled appointment), I called her office with the update from ER. An appointment was scheduled for Monday, but I was told if it got worse to call back or go to ER. Late in the afternoon, I started feeling worse so I called. The triage nurse was busy and I could not get her to call me back. I was promised 15 minutes and had to call after 30. I wanted to know if I should come into the office. When I finally got them on the phone I was told that there was no need to come in, but if I had severe pain to go to ER. I ended up in ER a second night.
I NEVER heard from Dr. Lebo! I understand she is busy, but no one should be too busy to not get on the phone for 2 minutes to answer a simple question or make an emotional patient more calm! It is sad that the ER doctor who I saw Thursday night cared enough to call me Friday to check on me, but my personal doctor could not be bothered!
On Monday when I went in for my follow up, I asked her what could be done in the future to prevent another miscarriage. She basically said nothing. She said there were some tests but that they really would not help me. I asked if she would see me sooner the next time. She said no… I was not high risk. Did I mention I am now 41? Her parting words were, «see you when you are pregnant again or for your annual exam.» I felt like I was not getting the treatment I deserved and left really annoyed and frustrated.
I have since spoken with many women who have had losses and found out there is a lot she could have done. I now have a new OBGYN who has already run tests and promises to see me right away should I be lucky enough to conceive. I was naïve to think that Dr. Lebo was doing all she could to help me. I am sorry I wasted so many months when I could have been getting help.
It is possible that other women have had different experiences with Dr. Lebo, but my experience was not good.