Young S Kwon, MD

Well, this review is long overdue. Dr. Kwon was my OBGYN during my pregnancy in 2012. He had delivered my cousin’s baby a year prior and she told me she had a wonderful experience with him and his Unilocal reviews were great at that time so it was no brainer for me.
Of course I had many questions and concerns being that it was my first pregnancy. I would note everything I was going through in a journal and bring my list of questions ready for the doctor every visit. I noticed my visits would seem to be rushed but since I didn’t have any major issues I didn’t mind. My first and second trimester went by pretty smoothly but it was when I got to my third trimester everything began to change.
I started having this consistent urge to pee and literally a teaspoon of urine would come out but it was extremely dark and concentrated. I began having pain below my right breast but I figured the baby was stretching in that area so I just wrote it down. I had a massive migraine and an ear ache for 3 days straight. I had taken Tylenol but it did nothing. I went in for a visit with Dr. Kwon and told him about the issues but he assured me all of my symptoms were common in this trimester and he tried to give me reasons for everything I was experiencing but it didn’t feel right this time.
He told me my headache could be caused by an ear infection and referred me to a family doctor. I was seen by the family doctor and he told me I didn’t have an ear infection and recommended for me to go to the e.r. if the headache didn’t go away. Later that night I began having trouble breathing, the pain under my breast was almost unbearable and the migraine was getting worse. I went to the e.r. and they took blood and later I was informed by a team of doctors that I had preeclampsia with Hellp syndrome. I was given magnesium to prevent seizure and stroke. My BP was ¹⁹⁹⁄₁₀₀ and they advised I was going into liver failure and that was causing the pain below my breast. The nurse informed me I was a «walking textbook» meaning my symptoms were parallel to the a definition in a textbook, however, these symptoms went unnoticed with Dr. Kwon. I had to be put under anesthesia for an emergency c-​section because I wasn’t eligible for an epidural due to my platelets being so low and they were worried I would bleed into my spine.
The doctor on duty told my husband my son and I had a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ chance of survival, however, my son and I had full recovery which was a blessing.
If you are looking for Doctor that is attentive and pays close attention to his patients please keep looking! I had a horrible experience with this doctor so please do your research before choosing an OBGYN.

I am beyond thrilled that Dr. Kwon is my OB/​GYN, he is awesome, he delivered my daughter in 2013. His office staff is nice, he is right across Torrance Memorial. Couldnt have asked for a better recovery.

Awesome doctor. The front staff is so awesome and caring. The doctor will take the time to explain things to you if you ask questions or concerns.

I known Dr Kwon for a long time. He is amazing. Very smart knowledgeable and compassionate man. I had so many problems with my periods, pain and blood clots. I have seen other Dr’s after because of my insurance did not cover him. Well I got new I got new insurance coverage and yay! He is amazing. He new what I needed. I got a hysterectomy and I feel so so much better. He also did my good friends hysterectomy and my sisters. And the incision is beautiful. I have a beautiful thing scar and you cannot even tell. I think what happens is that he is straight out and has a sense of humor people might not take right. Communicate be outspoken with him and you will be on the same page. A very smart, simple man with loads of information. I just hope I do not get another Dr again! I referred him to my friends at work. I am the happiest woman alive. I just wished I could post a pik. Happy Patient :-)

I’ve been seeing Dr. Kwon for 4 years now and every time I go, I always say I’m going to find a new doctor. I“ve stayed with Dr. Kwon because I’m lazy to find a new doctor but this is the last year. Every time I go, I have to save a 2 – 4 hour time span just for a PAP smear. This year is no different. I was 15 minutes early to my appointment. I didn’t get into an exam room til 60 minutes after and that was because I asked the receptionist if they were running late. They accidentally crossed my name off. Then I waited another 20 minutes with my pants off in an exam room. I was so fed up, I walked out and told them I would reschedule. I’m not even pregnant and this place makes my blood boil. I can’t imagine if I were pregnant how I would feel about it. Normally when I see Dr. Kwon it’s a 50 minute wait and a 5 minute visit. Pisses me off every single time. I took time off of work and I had an appointment. This is office is too busy in my opinion. All the reviews here are old too.

Dr Kwon is terrible now… when i saw him with my first child in 2009 he was great but 4 years (2012) later he got his own clinic and he is horrible now. His staff showed no type of patent care it was only after months of going that the MA finally talked to me… i was waiting outside for my appt after lunch one time and they walked by to go inside the office through an alternate location then when they got to the door to let me in they just simply unlocked it… did not greet me in… and barely even looked at me! dr kwon constatly made references to my weight even after gaining only 1 pound! a pregnant women does not deserve that… two times i left the office in tears and angry cause i could not believe the service and how i was treated!!! both of my babies he did NOT deliver me… but when i went in for a follow up appt i had to wait because he decideds hes going to go deliver someones baby! this doesn’t even begin to express all the times i had problems with that office i would never return to them again!!!

I would also have to interject here and give Dr Kwon a good rating. I have seen him regularly since 2006. He has been with me through 3 miscarriages with d&c’s and 2 births. He and my husband have a great joking relationship and he has always made me feel at ease. When my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage Dr Kwon said a prayer in the room with my husband and I. That is a moment that I will never forget. Yes, you do have to wait a long time in his office and sometime his office can be a little scattered, but please remember he is the only doctor. Realistically, what doctors office dont you have to wait in? I think that some people are getting the wrong impression of him on their first visit and not giving him a chance. Not every doctor is for everyone but Dr Kwon is the doctor for us. He also was my Aunt’s OBGYN for her two kids and she loved him as well.

I feel like I need to interject here. I’m a fan of Dr. Kwon’s. Probably not his greatest fan because I did have some mishaps with his office staff during my pregnancy, but Dr. Kwon himself is knowledgeable and compassionate.
Let me rewind by telling you my story. In July of 2010 I was about a month or two late so I took a pregnancy test. Sure enough, I was pregnant. I hadn’t chosen a new OBGYN yet as I had just moved back to the South Bay from the OC the summer before. I called my insurance company, and because I was so frantic to get some prenatal care, chose Dr. Kwon on a whim.
My husband and I walked into his office and waited a good hour to be seen. But when we were seen, Dr. Kwon was really friendly, informative and had a good joking repertoire with my husband. Joking aside, he did the necessary tests, geared up the ultrasound machine and then he told me I was having twins. I was hoping and praying he was continuing his jestering ways with my husband. NOPE. He was dead serious.
We finished up and he explained to me all the risks involved with a twin pregnancy. He gave me excellent advice in keeping myself healthy and how to carry my twins to full term.
Fast forward to the 39^th week and 1^st day of my pregnancy. Dr. Kwon arrived right on time to my scheduled C-​Section, and swiftly delivered my two big baby girls. He had excellent bedside manner, was a super fast surgeon and guiding me all throughout my pregnancy.
Now, his office staff doesn’t have the best communication skills. I asked them specific questions regarding blood work I had to have done and they gave me the wrong time frame. Dr. Kwon got word of this and was furious with his staff. He was then furious with his staff again when I told him I hadn’t registered yet because I hadn’t been given hospital information from them.
I can also see how someone would consider Dr. Kwon to be rude. He is very professional so he doesn’t save time for small talk. But he is a very nice man and I’d recommend him to anyone.

There is usually about a 20 – 45 minute wait in the office. I found that regardless of the time of your appointment they usually have somewhat of a first come first serve thing going on (given that you have an appointment at all).
I had the worlds most HORRIBLE experience with my first pregnancy with a different OBGYN so I researched and found Dr Kwon on here. At the time there were only positive reviews. since then I guess some negative… I had my baby in July 2011 and every appointment was informative, friendly conversation, HONEST conversation and he was always ready to cater to any of my requests even if it wasnt a part of my regular appointment for the day.
I really wanted to deliver at LCMH, but he was honest and explained how it would be more likely that he could reach me if I delivered at Torrance Memorial as it was right across the street. After much thought and consideration I agreed and had a great experience. I went into labor around midnight on my due date, and when I woke up it was time to push. Dr Kwon had a different surgery scheduled around the same time, and he explained that I should try to push out the baby quickly so that he could be there (kind of a downer.) but none the less it was more motivation to push her out! He was there the whole time, and 20 minutes later I had a healthy newborn!
I am all about customer service being great and he honestly was always fabulous toward myself and my husband!

He is my first OBGYN Dr. and I would never recommend him to anyone. His staffs are the WORST of it’s kind, they are rude just like the Dr. Kwon! His office is poorly managed, organized and very inefficient by double booking your appointments. 2 out of 3 visit they double booked me with other patient when they only have one ultrasound machine, which waiting time was about 45 minutes to an hour. After a long wait, you do want to spend some time with the doctor especially when it is your first pregnancy, however my time with him was about 5 minutes. I was unable to see the fetus on 1^st and 2^nd ultrasound so researched and studied bout various cases. Hoping to see the baby on my 3^rd ultrasound appointment I did drink lots of water as recommended (If ultrasound is done via abdominal then full bladder helps to view the baby better but if it is done via vaginal you have to empty out your bladder). However, instead of asking me to empty my bladder he laughs that I have full bladder and proceeds on with vaginal ultrasound. I thought he would spend some time on the ultrasound but instead he spends less than a minute. Then diagnoses me with blighted ovum. Like every expected mother I did have lots of questions to ask but instead he rushes out of the room. After I got dressed I followed him out and started to ask bunch of questions, instead of answering my questions he gets upset and tells me to go see other doctor. I was already going to emotional distress and hearing from a doctor that he 150% guarantees that I will have miscarriage within 2 weeks… what kind of doctor is he? Well, I did not have miscarriage in 2 weeks like he guaranteed but I was diagnosed by other doctor that I do have blighted ovum. Please don’t refer this doctor to anyone.

Dr Kwon saved me from hemorrhaging and losing my uterus from complications of premature labor. He patiently took the time to do the right thing to resolve the bleeding instead of expediently removing the uterus. I’m indebted to him to this day.

Now, maybe Dr. Kwon’s bedside manner has done a complete 180 in the last few years, but here was my experience (s) with him:
Dr. Kwon’s response to my natural birth plan during an office visit was that God invented epidurals for a reason and I’d basically be sinning not to use it… then he told me that he would use whatever procedures he decided to, regardless of what I wanted. Hello, Kwon, ever heard of informed consent???
So, I had my drug-​free labor anyways, because he was too busy across the street seeing patients in the office to come over (which is ironic, because I used to wait over 1 hour in his office to see him, while he was too busy helping patients in labor over at the hospital). The nurses called him repeatedly telling him I was pushing (they all rolled their eyes at mention of his name– very telling about his reputation at Little Company of Mary)… and he breezed in barely in time to catch my son on my final push.
Worse, though– he began to give me stitches (I tore, sorry so graphic) in a «sensitive area» and when I complained that I could feel EVERY stitch, he chuckled, explaining that he forgot I hadn’t gotten an epidural and wasn’t numb, but «don’t worry, I only have 7 stitches left.» Seriously. To this day, I remember the stitches being more painful than the birth itself.
Worst, however– 24 hours after delivery I became infected with a horrible virus (try 50+ ulceric canker sores in the mouth) which was clearly effecting my immune system and milk production. Since I was still in the hospital and he was the treating physician, I asked, nay, begged him for some treatment, to which he replied «I don’t do mouths, only vaginas.» Yes.
The nurses were furious (and wanted to see his hospital privileges revoked). I was forced to call his office for follow up advice, and the desk genius there said that Kwon suggested I go to the ER. Which I eventually had to do. 12 hours after checking out of the same hospital, where he refused to treat me. With my 2 day old son. An ER full of germs and sick people.
So, basically, my experience with Dr. Kwon was less than awesome. You can do SO much better.

I love Dr. Kwon. He has been my doctor for over 10 years. He always makes time for me, treats me with the utmost respect, and he is a great physician/​surgeon. I know… I’m a physician and all the nurses go to him. And you know… the nurses know who’s good and who’s not! :)

When I saw those positive pregnancy tests (I took 4, just to make sure haha) back in December ’09, I knew I had to find a reputable OB/​Gyn. I researched all the available doctors within my husband’s insurance plan and happened upon Dr. Kwon quite coincidentally. I just had a good feeling about him as I scanned the list of doctors. Then when I read the review below I decided to schedule an appointment.
From the very first day we met him Dr. Kwon has always put our minds at ease. He’s very personable, kind, always ready with a joke and very accommodating. He’s also thorough and we never felt rushed during our many appointments. My husband accompanied me to all of my prenatal appointments and he and Dr. Kwon got along great and explained all the necessary procedures to us very well.
Dr. Kwon is quite frankly one of the best doctors I’ve ever met/​encountered and I’m so happy he was able to deliver our baby boy on July 25^th. :) His staff is also very nice and his office is always clean and kept well. If you’re looking for a great OB/​Gyn and you’re in the Torrance, Lomita and Carson area, I highly suggest you consider Dr. Kwon.

So I’m really really OCD about my health. I was diagnose with cancer years ago and I have to consistently do paps every 3 months as opposed to once a year.
Is that TMI? haha. stop reading.
Dr. Kwon is great. He routinely monitors my status and make sure the cancerous cells aren’t spreading or going insane. He is very sweet. doesn’t make me uncomfortable while I talk about my sex life and habits.
Oh and he’s always recommending different brands of birth control for me according to my needs. Like if i’m experiencing hormone rage blackouts or just skin problems. I always blame my hormones on my pill. Maybe one day, i’ll come to terms that I’m just a natural bitch.
He has another office at:
4201 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90 501
It’s right next to Little Company of Mary. Great location cuz it’s close to my house but man the wait is a bitch!