MIchael Patton's Online Review Report Card

At 1st appointment Dr. Patton walked in the exam room to see me. He said he had viewed my MRI of my kidney and saw the mass that needed to be removed. He went on to explain directly to me that he would have to cut me up 12 inches on my left front (showed me the size of cut with his hands). Then told me that he would not do the surgery because there might be a lot of bleeding because of my diabetes which was all over the place. Dr. Patton told me he was going to refer me to a Radiologist who would remove the mass, BUT that the Radiologist was going to go through my back to get the mass and I was going to have a lot of pain. Doctors always tell you the risk of any surgery. This doctor gave me a horror story. I am a cancer survivor, had my breast removed and reconstructed. I didn't have horror pain! My surgeon didn't try to frighten me to death. No manners.

We would not recommend Dr. Patton. My husband had what was supposed to be outpatient surgery and ended up with 5 days in the hospital. This was due to Dr. cutting my husbands bladder. Dr. sent my husband home day 2 and one hour later we had to go back to the hospital, as my husband had profuse bleeding. I kept calling the office and after numerous calls and demanding the Dr. call us, finally he called. We asked the Dr. to meet us at the hospital and he refused. I told him he must call the ER with instructions. If he truly cared about his patient he would have readmitted my husband under his service and my husband, who was in pain and profuse bleeding, would not have been left on a gurney in the ER for 5 hours. Monday when he was finally better the Dr. showed up. It is great to be a doctor, as my husband is a retired doctor, but you need to show interest in your patient not just performing surgery. Once home we called the office and asked dr. to return our call. No courtesy follow up.