Rebecca Lee Perlow, D.O. (What is a D.O.?)

Dr. Perlow is a native Californian born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. In 1982 she earned a degree in Nursing from Los Angeles County/USC School of Nursing. She practiced in her field working at Providence Tarzana Medical Center in Labor and Delivery from 1982 to 1987; she continued her education earning her a degree from California State University, Northridge Bachelor of Arts, in Cellular and Molecular Biology. She knew in her heart that she was meant to further her medical career and decided in 1989 to enter Medical School at the Western University of Health Sciences and graduated in 1993 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at the top of her class winning awards in leadership in the field of obstetrics and gynecology and in the field of women’s health care. She received her certification from the Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners in 1994. She became Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology in 2000 through the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Dr. Perlow is Vice Chief of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Providence Tarzana Medical Center and Encino Surgical Center. She is a Fellow-American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fellow-Los Angeles Obstetrics and Gynecology Society, Osteopathic Surgeons of California (OPSC), American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), American Medical Association and California Medical Association, American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists.

She has been filmed by “Baby Story” on TLC in 1998 and 2001.

Dr. Perlow is married to Dr. Dennis Perlow and they have a son. In her private time, she enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, camping, traveling and continuing her medical education.