Southern Orange County Pediatric Associates, Lake Forest Lake Forest, CA 92630

"I have been going to this office for 10 years. I used to love it here. But now they make you wait forever in the room. Almost 30 minutes or more with sick toddlers until the doctor sees you. It’s crazy. Then the doctor only spends 2 minutes with you. I think I will be changing my child’s dr."

"I bring my kids here and have since they were newborns. Physicians are understanding, caring, and logical in their care. The office staff is friendly. They always make us feel well cared for and we can be seen same day when my kids are sick"

"Dr. Terence Chu is a fantastic Pediatric physician for both my kids since they were babies/toddlers. The staff returns my calls. NP Judy Leonard is very knowledgeable, warm and helpful. I found this place years ago by direct referral from a mom in my community. Dr. Chu will call me after hours to follow up on care if needed. He is caring and makes my kids laugh. We appreciate him and all the Staff/nurses at SOCPA."

"I LOVE SOCPA. I have bringing my 7 year old daughter to them since she was a newborn. We most often visit the Ladera Ranch office, but have frequented the El Toro office. Both locations have a spectacular standard of care. Whether it's for same day sick visits or regular check up, both my daughter and I are treated with respect and compassion. I'm so thankful for the way SOCPA has helped my girl grow! I would say that the overall aesthetics of the Ladera office are prettier and more modern than the El Toro, but we come for great care, not looks. SOCPA has the best pediatricians!!!"

"Charged $180 to 'remove impacted ear wax' twice on two unscheduled office visits - which were themselves anywhere between $150 and $223 between three total different visits. No way to know what they're going to charge you when you walk in. The billing code for the ear wax was a surgical code. Doc used a q-tip. Literally. Imagine going in because baby has a cold, doc sits there and says 'oh look, some wax - let me take care of that real quick,' and then getting a bill for $180 + office fees for that. Twice. Look elsewhere."