Everything about Dr. Toig's office is amazing. The staff is friendly and informative from the first phone call, all the way through your service. The day of my appointment, the staff greeted me warmly and I felt like someone was with me all the way through each step. His nurse is fantastic, and again explained what she was asking/why as well as what would happen when Dr. Toig arrived. My favorite part was that Dr. Toig sat down with me BEFORE I got undressed to review my medical history and talk to me about my general health! He then excused himself while I changed. The entire exam was comfortable and he really put me at ease. Also, I felt like he was really having a conversation with me when we discussed BC and was interested in finding the best possible pill for me. I have to finally give major props to the woman who does his lab work. She glanced down at my two arms and selected the right one because it "had the easiest vein." She then noticed that I'd had blood drawn a few days earlier, and that there was still a mark. She was quick and gentle -- which is a great combo if you don't do well with the blood. read more

I found Dr. Toig through Yelp so thanks for the reviews, ladies. As Janice F. mentioned, he was very thorough and I was not uncomfortable at all. (Shocker because I would rather volunteer for a root canal than visit the gynecologist!) Anyway, I liked his chairside--or should I say bedside?--manner and I would definitely recommend him to friends. The office provided a soothing atmosphere and at one point I heard "A Comet Appears" on the speakers overhead. (That's neither here nor there but I felt like mentioning it.) read more

This man is one of the most fantastic doctors I've ever met. He's warm, funny, and makes women's health extremely approachable. Growing up in a rural area, the local doc was the old guy that knew your family's ailments inside and out -- because he'd been your family doctor for the last 50 years. I get the same vibe from Dr. Toig, except in much more professional terms. He was recommended to me by a friend, who had in recommended by her boss, who had him deliver all four of her kids. Now if that's not a recommendation, I don't know what is! read more

I was a patient of Dr. Toig's before he recently retired. He and his staff took excellent care of me for over 30 years. If it weren't for his proactive approach to early and regular mammographies, I might not be a healthy breast cancer survivor today! I knew he'd retire someday, and I dreaded the search for a new doctor. Fortunately, a few years back, he began working with Dr. David Preskill, and I was introduced to him when I needed a gynecological procedure. Dr. Toig and he consulted with me as a team, Dr. Preskill did the surgery, and I couldn't be happier. Dr. Preskill and his staff were extremely helpful regarding insurance issues, pre-op questions, and post-op follow-up. When you call his office, either he or his nurse actually answer the phone...yes, a doctor who answers his phone to speak with his patients! Just recently, I had my yearly check up, and Dr. Preskill called me personally to give me my results...I've never had a doctor do that for me! The only thing that kept me from giving him 5 stars is that I did have to wait almost an hour at my last appointment...it seems to me that it would be easy and appreciated if the office sent a quick text to a patient to tell her that the doctor were running late. But a big thank you to Dr. Preskill for the smooth transition that has occurred at Gold Coast Gynecology in Chicago! read more

I don't know how to review this place in a word...so I'll just begin- I made my 1st appt b/c I thought I had a UTI, I was uncomfortable and felt horrible-Called and was able to get in that day, awesome-So kudos to his staff that work there-Well I get there and I wait probably 15 minutes in the waiting room, where I am the only one waiting-They have probably 50 chairs but no one is them- Finally my name is called and I get taken to a room where I am asked a series of questions relating to my health and history, which took about 10-15 minutes-I was then told the Dr would come in...he did 30 minutes later! And let me tell you, that room was ice cold, I was freezing cold!!! I was dreading to get naked, really I was-Then when he came in I was told to put the next to nothing paper gown on and he'd be in, well about 10 minutes go by and he comes in- The exam was probably 10 minutes and I mentioned how I have bad cramps, I got told to take Aleve-Now what bothered me is he is not a women, he has no idea how it feels to be in tears on the bus, at work, in an elevator etc... b/c of cramps-Midol, Ibuprofen, Aleve, Px Iburprofen does not help-Honestly the only thing that has helped was half a vicodin- So after I got dressed, paid my copay and left it was a total of 2 hours! I just went back b/c I have HPV, I don't care saying it on here b/c sooooo many people have it-Well he did a colpo, and I must say it was nothing compared to the one I had in 2008-Very gentle, I walked home in no pain- I was told I needed the lacroscopy b/c he is sure I have endometriosis and in order to see what was really going on this needs to be done-I am going to get a 2nd opinion for I don't want to rush anything, as well want to weigh other options- Again yesterday I waited 15 minutes in the lobby and another 15 minutes in my room half naked-Don't put people in rooms, have them get naked if the Dr. isn't ready to see them-Be honest and tell me "he'll be 15 minutes", let me read magazines and then take me in the room when the wait will be under 3 minutes- I just hate it when men don't understand the pain we go through-Even if you are a gynecologist you don't know what a cramp feels like or the symptoms you get while on your period, you'll never know-You can read how it feels but until it happens to you don't pretend to understand-Like I'll never know what getting kicked in the balls feel like...I can't even try and guess and I won't- He was nice to me even though yesterday I was in a crappy mood-I told him "I have to pay to get violated" yet it's true... Would I steer people away from here, probably not-Yet I haven't seen a single bill yet so I have no idea what they have charged to insurance, as Kayla A. mentioned-So I give it 2 stars b/c it could be a lot better-I had a better experience at the Women Health on Sheffield, though it seemed "hippish" I never was freezing or felt uncomfortable- read more

I love my gyno! Upon arriving in Chicago I figured it might take some trial and error to find the right docs for me, but I had more luck than I expected. I was reading Chicago Mags Top Doctors and Dr. Toig's practice was highlighted, so I made an appointment. Dr. Toig and I clicked on my first visit and I have never looked back. He is open to discussion, is easy to talk to and very "matter of fact" in his approach...I enjoy the honesty. He is brilliant at solving female issues and providing comprehensive treatment options. He always listens and considers my concerns or ideas. His nurse, Amy, is awesome, too. They are both accessible and have a great sense of humor...you really feel like a patient rather than one of the cattle they herd through these massive conglomerate doctors' offices. If you want someone you can trust and are not opposed to a male ob/gyn, I highly recommend Dr. Toig. read more

He is a wonderful doctor. He is very easy to talk to, very thorough, and gentle. I have recommended him to all my friends in the city & they love him too! read more

i thought it would be weird to review a gyno on yelp - but i just have to! dr toig and his staff are amazing. super nice, very accommodating, knowledgeable, and thorough. and the 'in office time' is the shortest and easiest ive ever had! (if you know what i mean...) by far the best doctor ive been to ever. my friends already go - and i recommend him to every other girl in the city! read more

I've been putting off writing this review because Dr. Toig's office has been very good to me. A few of these reviews have commented on his bedside manner but I actually found his manner disconcerting and mildly inappropriate. He seems like a nice man but something about the experience gave me the heebie-jeebies, including the compliment on what I had been wearing in the outer office received while completely exposed in his chair. Perhaps while examining a woman intimately is not the correct time to tell her you thought her outfit was cute. I have a hard time putting my finger on exactly why both appointments with him left me feeling vulnerable and uncomfortable but wanted to share the experience with other women. In an attempt to be more specific, a couple of things I did not like about the office included: 1) There is no bed, it is a chair so you are almost face to face with him while he probes which feels a bit awkward, 2) as he does his examination he keeps you fully exposed from top to bottom when there is no need (after he completes the breast exam he doesn't replace the sheet), 3) he requires a visit every six months for "early detection" which means this uncomfortable experience occurs twice as often as any other doctor has ever required of me. read more

Horrible Doctor! Do not see Dr. Toig. He did a whole bunch of genetic tests I never asked for (he said it would be BASIC tests). I am still dealing with the Insurance about THOUSANDS of dollars 7 months later. His office also sent me the bill for his portion of the tests. As a doctor he is also terrible. He did not figure out that I have Endometriosis (which I know now) and he hurt me a lot during the examination. Then he told me I might have a deformation of my uterus and just left and I went to the bathroom and cried. DO NOT SEE DOCTOR TOIG! read more

I tried getting an appointment for Dr Toig after seeing all the rave reviews for our first pregnancy but we found out that he only sees patients till 16 weeks and you are either referred to some other doc or you can find another one on your own. This was something which doesnt seem good considering it is difficult to get appointments and changing the doc midway between the pregnancy is not appealing at all. So we didnt see this doc at all. I gave one star for them letting us know this before we booked the appointment rather than we find it after 16 weeks. read more

It should be called gold COST OB-Gyne. It's outrageous how much Dr Toig's office or he charges for visits. I keep getting sent bills from his office for incorrect billings. I'm still trying to work out over $300 bill that was charged for a standard/routine visit. What kind of OB-Gyne makes patients who are young, healthy, aren't going to have kids anytime soon come in every 6 mo. for a refill for birth control? A doctor who wants to make lots of $ and charge insurance companies unnecessarily. The staff have been completely unhelpful with resolving the billing errors. It's been nearly a year and I'm still trying to get it resolved. Dr Toig is nice, gentle, but very expensive and you have to wait. Expect your entire visit to be 2-3 hours. He really doesn't spend that much extra time than my previous dr. I won't be back. read more

(Note: This was originally written in December 2011...I didn't see it posted here, so I submitted it again -) I'm honestly not sure why I never thought to write a review on Dr. Toig and Gold Coast Gynecology on Yelp before. It's been a long time in coming, but I hope what I write here will help others who are in the process of choosing a gynecologist. Strange as it may sound, I first found Dr. Toig and his practice by doing a lengthy Internet search about 7 years ago. I knew I wanted to go to somebody associated with Northwestern, I knew I had many "female issues" that were left unresolved for years, and I knew I wanted to see somebody who offered more expertise and specialization in these types of issues than a typical gynecologist. Little did I know then that the decision to see Dr. Toig would be the best decision I could have ever made. Dr. Toig truly gave me my life back, and I am so incredibly grateful to him and his staff. From the removal of uterine polyps to the LEEP procedure, to just recently helping me successfully get pregnant at 40 years old, he has truly done it all for me. His dry sense of humor cracks me up, and I think it's great that he lets me jokingly give him a hard time back. All of his staff members are friendly and helpful, as well, and they continue to go the extra mile for me. I'd like to thank Nariehny in particular (I am so sorry, I am sure I am spelling her name wrong), who has been an amazing addition to the practice. She is very sweet, and even when she has had to deliver bad news to me regarding blood work, she is exactly the type of person you want on the other end of the phone. In short, I can't recommend Dr. Toig highly enough. If you have unresolved female issues that make you feel horrible, he will work until he makes sure he solves the problems. If you are having a hard time getting pregnant, I wouldn't go anywhere else. He is the best at what he does, and I always know that I am in good hands. Now, I only wish there was some way to convince him to deliver my babies! ;) read more

Have never "yelped" before but felt the need. Dr. Toig is an excellent and top doctor with a great deal of expertise. This is who you should see if you want a doctor that is extremely proactive and seems to thrive on finding medical solutions for the myriad of different and fascinating things that go on with the female body and how it functions. In my opinion, my good health is what he sincerely wants to help achieve with each visit. He is extremely sharp and listens to what I say about any symptoms, issues, etc. (no doubt very intelligent and knowledgeable). Then he goes about looking for and correcting issues if needed and also preventing further issues. I take the human body very seriously, have lots of questions and theories(!) and he helps me understand stuff and find answers. I would highly recommend this doctor to anyone that is worried about their female health or trying to determine why something seems wrong with them (also wondering why they might be infertile, etc.). Also, to anyone who takes their health serious and wants a first rate doctor who is determined to see what is going on with their body. If I thought I had any serious illness or disease in my lower half (or breasts, etc.), he is the doctor I would see immediately for an exam, opinion and hopeful solution. In fact, I wish he could practice on the whole body and not just OB GYN! But obviously he chose that area of medicine as he has a passion for it. By the way all "yelpers", doctor's are human and not God. People do wait in exam rooms because doctor's sometimes arrive directly into their office from surgeries, etc. And the good ones take their time with each visit...so if you have to wait, there is a good chance you have a focused, methodical doctor on your hands. Each patient they attend to all day has different questions, procedures, findings...it is not black & white and therefore medical visits can not be timed to the minute. We need to take care of our own bodies and be conscious and proactive about what ails us. We need to then be organized and communicate all we can to our health care providers. They can't read our minds. A final comment, Dr. Toig's awesome sense of humor is a bonus. Jane C. read more

Dr. Toig is a great doctor that knows its stuff he is super nice and very knowledgeable.

I just visited Dr. Toig for the first time on a referral from one of his long time patients. She gave me excellent advice! He is very patient and a good listener. He knows how to perform exams thoroughly, yet with a minimal amount of discomfort. If I need some basic procedures in the future, I was happy to see many of them can be done in an office visit. He offers comprehensive care, and his evaluation of my needs was very thoroughly explained. He took his time with my appointment and that's not something you see being done very regularly anymore. read more

I was referred to Dr. Toig through a friend of mine and was a client of his for the past two years. He is truly an awesome doctor who knows his stuff, but his office staff is the problem. I am on the pill and recently saw him for a visit in October 2013. He wrote me a prescription for 3 months with 1 refill (aka 6 months). When my refill was due I contacted Walgreens and they said my prescription had been denied. That made absolutely no sense because I was supposed to have a refill on that script. His office did not read it correctly and gave Walgreens the wrong information. Not only did Dr. Toig's office deny my prescription, but no one called to explain why or to resolve the issue with me. My start day is Saturday and his office is closed on weekends so I was unable to start my pill until Monday. This not only caused unnecessary stress for the entire month of feeling unprotected, but also gave me the worst cycle with every symptom you can think of. I will not be returning to his office, but it really has nothing to do with Dr. Toig himself. He is a wonderful doctor who does not waste your time, but his staff is in much need of customer service training. In the future when you deny a prescription that needs to be taken daily contact the patient to make sure they understand why it has been denied (even though they were in the wrong this time). read more

I'm writing this to help other women decide if Dr.Toig is the right place for them. I was his patient for 20yrs, he delivered my 3 children. In no way I would be nervous about his approach. Few things that I have to agree w/other reviews are: the very unfriendly and unprofessional office staff(as a luxury retail store manager,my self) no warm inviting atmosphere I could say very tacky on their approach about copay etc.. .Regarding the Dr. the most important part of the visit, performs alot of tests without giving explanation about facts & benefits just keep adding to the charges.In other words explaining what other options are there if tests were not performed and on top he makes it sound so serious.This is the reason I left his practice about 4yrs ago. My new Dr. the total opposite including the office staff and my health is excellent even w/out all that was demanded by Dr. Toig.That's the only think that I feel patients need to be aware the unnecessary procedures. And the staff needs to work on customer satisfaction skills. read more

Love Dr. Toig! He is wonderful and so helpful and patient. He makes such a visit easy and pain free. I have been a patient for over 10 years and hope he never retires! read more

So... interesting reading all of the reviews. Dr. Toig seem to have some interesting patients to say the least. I was one of his patients when he was first out of residency; and, started his private practice. I left Chicago over twenty-five years ago; and, I never had any problems with neither he nor his staff. Dr. Toig and his two staff that he had at that time (a receptionist and a nurse) were always of the utmost in professionalism, pleasant and courteous. Does he still come into the room and ask: "so how's things?". LOL...!!! But, from all I have read and noticed, Dr. Toig's medical practice and career have grown tremendously. As far as the kinks in billing, perhaps he happened to have hired someone new who may not have been acclimated to his system of operations yet. But, a mere phone call; or, even follow up letter to the office manager should have resolved those issues. Nonetheless, I always had the highest respect and admiration for Dr. Toig; and, I can't imagine his practice as being anything but of the highest calibur when it comes to service. If I were still living in Chicago, he would still be my gynecologist. read more

Dr. Toig is fantastic! I've been a patient of his for 9+ years w/ a series of issues (endomitriosis, fibroid tumors, ASCUS cells, etc.). He has always handled everything thoroughly and professionally. Dr. Toig makes womens health very approachable and comfortable. I would recommend him to anyone. As for the comments regarding the waiting period. I appreciate that Dr. Toig takes time w/ his patients, vs. pushing everyone through his office like an assembly line. read more