John Shaver's Online Review Report Card

If I had known beforehand that he uses surgical clips, I never would have had a partial thyroidectomy, with him. I would have found a surgeon who doesn't use clips. I thought I was getting tried and true sutures. I had never heard of clips until this man betrayed me by putting pieces of metal, foreign bodies in me without my knowledge. Clips are not needed. Sutures and cauterization work fine. Clips are a money making medical device that are hurting a lot of people. They can cause pain, foreign body sensations, allergy to the metal, irritation, migration, autoimmune/systemic issues. They are not inert, as claimed. They are used because it is faster and easier to clip an artery than it is to suture an artery - so for the surgeon's benefit, not the patients. I asked him to remove these clips. He said, "What if I can't find them?" He can secretly put them in me, but can't remove them? How nice. I have since had 3 removed, but still have 2 or 3 in me. One is lodged up high touching the side of my esophagus and trachea. Wow! Thanks, Dr. Shaver, for the biggest betrayal of my life. Do no harm? That's laughable. Many people don't even know they have clips in them. Others finally discover them and most are very angry and astonished. It is hard to find a surgeon to remove these torture devices, but there are a select few who are willing to try and help. Clips need to require consent! Stop putting them in people without their knowledge and consent!

BEWARE. He will put surgical clips inside your body or thyroid area without your consent or knowledge. Unless he has recently started telling patients beforehand. That would be appropriate, so patients can make an informed decision about their care. Every patient has a right to know about foreign bodies being put in them. I was not given the opportunity to say no to clips being put in my thyroid ...

I went in to see Dr. Shaver regarding an umbilical hernia that was caused after being pregnant with my second child. I was scheduled for surgery a few months later and just had the surgery two days ago.I’m feeling great and back on my feet on only my second day post op! He is a wonderful doctor with awesome communication skills and answered all my questions and explained everything from my consultation appointment to my surgery day.

Worst Doctor ever! Years after my procedure I found a little piece of glass he left in me, which came as no surprise. Even though I had insurance, he called me Princess Armelia (Which is not my name). He said I had never had anything bad happy to me (which I guess upset him) . After he approached me with scalpel in hand and evil look in his eye to do a procedure of lancing an abscess . I mean if I didn't know that he was supposed to deaden the area..... so sad. Later another Doctor apologized to me saying he was so sorry I had to deal with him. It was like a bad dream, he actually talked kindly to the man in the bed next to me, and came over to me and said I had to leave he wasn't running a nursery? I don't know if this man is just racist ( thinking a black girl with insurance I'll still treat her horrible, my husband was stuck at work so I was stuck with this doctor who needs a doctor, I wish I would have wrote this years ago. I know there are others who have suffered under his opposite of care.

I am a sales representative in the operating room and ended up getting an infection which led to an abscess. I hand picked Dr. Shaver and he was incredible all the way through. He is extremely experienced and I am so grateful to this wonderful man.

Excellent doctor and surgeon.

Great surgeon. Excellent bedside manner. Office staff courteous.

Excellent bed side manner. Superb surgeon.

I went into the emergency room with an absess and he was the one who removed it and performed the surgery. He was exrememly courteous and professional. The follow up was good also although I was not too keen with him looking back side where the infection occurred. I would highly recommend him to anyone and he was not arrogant either like a lot of surgeons may happen to be.

Excellent surgeon. Incredible bedside manner wouldn't go to anyone else. A true miracle worker