Disclaimer: I have waited over a year to write this review because of how upset I was when it first happened. I went to a check-up appointment at 39 weeks and 2 days pregnant. Dr. Won told me she was going to "check me for dilation." She didn't say she was going to do anything else, but I was really uncomfortable the entire time...I said, "Ouch" and, "That really hurts..." numerous times throughout the checkup while squirming, but she didn't let up. She mentioned my cervix was far back, and that's why it hurt. Then afterward she said, "I just stripped you, so that should get things started soon! You will likely start having contractions today and deliver in 2-4 days." I was shocked. She had told me she was checking for dilation--not that she was trying to induce me. I then had spotting and cramping, which is expected from that procedure (which I did not agree to). She told me if it didn't get things started, that I needed to schedule my induction for Monday or Tuesday (when I would be one or two days overdue). I asked why I would need to be induced only one or two days over my due date (I had a very boring pregnancy--no issues whatsoever), and she was extremely pushy in that I "shouldn't go over my due date because it's not good for anyone." I am legitimately the most laid back person in general, and was super even-keel during pregnancy, but the whole situation made me angry. When I called to speak to my doctor (who is another doctor in her practice), the nurse asked me why I wanted to speak with him. I explained the situation and she told me that Dr. Won "doesn't even do that procedure and it's not in your records of the appointment so it didn't happen." I said, "Then why would she SAY that she "stripped" me and say that I would definitely deliver within 4 days? And why would I also immediately have spotting/cramping afterward?" The nurse said, "Maybe she used incorrect terminology but she was just checking dilation. It can be uncomfortable when they check for dilation." She would barely let me talk and just kept cutting me off. (Sidenote: My husband was in the room with me during the doctor’s appointment, saw how uncomfortable I was, and also heard Dr. Won say that she "stripped" me.) Despite this, the whole office seemed to try to cover it up in my follow up visits. My own doctor even said, “Wow, your cervix is far back. That last examination must have been really uncomfortable.” Yet it didn't hurt at all when he examined me, and it also hadn't hurt in my previous examinations with Dr. Won. I felt like they all knew she was wrong in performing the procedure and then they all tried to convince me that it never happened. Had she asked my permission to perform the procedure, or explained why she would recommend that she should do it, or if I hadn't been told that "it didn't happen," by others in the practice, I wouldn't be so angry. Unfortunately, due to this instance and other issues (which were less extreme, however), I would not recommend this practice.

Submitted July 23, 2018

Dr. Won is the worst doctor I've ever seen.Dr. Won is cold at best.She was frustrated with me because I could not relax (she is so rough), and when I asked her for a moment, she snapped, "You've had this exam before".I was so upset leaving her office. I will never see her again.

Submitted March 9, 2011

I was very disappointed in this doctor and her medical practice and practice. Their insurance person refused to write me a referral for biopsies to a hospital that was in the network closer to my home. She insisted I travel way out of my way to a hospital of "their" choosing. Even after I called Blue Cross and was told I could go to the hospital by my house I was still given the runaround and the referral was never written.I waited over a month to the much needed tests I was told I needed by a radiologist there. I had to call several times after waiting a week to get my test results and found out that my chart mysteriously ended up in her office in Blue Island although I never once saw Dr. Won there. I feel the office is very poorly run. I am sorry I chose Pronger Smith and Dr. Won

Submitted June 10, 2009

Dr. Won asked me no personal questions (about birth control, sexual activity, etc.) and my pap smear was actually painful. She made no effort to be gentle, as it was obvious I was in pain. A gyne visit is never fun and the pap smear is always a bit uncomfortable, but I've never had pain. I am not going back to her and I would not recommend her to a friend.

Submitted April 22, 2009

Very cold... Didn't take time to talk to me and make me feel comfortable with her as my doctor.

Submitted Oct. 22, 2008