MIchael A. Hellwege's Online Review Report Card

Front staff was really nice, however Dr Hellwege not so much! He lacked bedside manner and was rude. He did not listen to my concerns as a patient nor did he seem to care about them. Definitely would NOT recommend him for any medical procedures.

If you are going to service the elderly population, I think you should be sensitive to those who are hard of hearing. It's not that difficult to look directly at the patient and talk louder. Instead, Dr. Hellwege chose to treat my father (the patient) as if he was not even in the room when he would ask him to repeat something. To give one example, my father asked him to repeat a question about his heart medication. Instead of repeating himself, Dr. Hellwege just waved both his arms in the air and went on to discuss something else. I gently said, you can ask my father, you just need to speak louder and Dr. Hellwege responded poorly to this as well. I would like my father to have been treated with more dignity as a patient. It is hard enough for my father to admit when he needs repetition. Being treated as a nuisance by Dr. Hellwege does not help.

If you are going to service the elderly population, I think you should be sensitive to those who are hard of hearing. It's not that difficult to look directly at the patient and talk louder. Instead, Dr. Hellwege chose to treat my father (the patient) as if he was not even in the room when he would ask him to repeat something. To give one example, my father asked him to repeat a question about his heart medication. Instead of repeating himself, Dr. Hellwege just waved both his arms in the air and went on to discuss something else. I gently said, you can ask my father, you just need to speak louder and Dr. Hellwege responded poorly to this as well. I would like my father to have been treated with more dignity as a patient. It is hard enough for my father to admit when he needs repetition. Being treated as a nuisance by Dr. Hellwege does not help.

If you are going to service the elderly population, I think you should be sensitive to those who are hard of hearing. It's not that difficult to look directly at the patient and talk louder. Instead, Dr. Hellwege chose to treat my father (the patient) as if he was not even in the room when he would ask him to repeat something. To give one example, my father asked him to repeat a question about his heart medication. Instead of repeating himself, Dr. Hellwege just waved both his arms in the air and went on to discuss something else. I gently said, you can ask my father, you just need to speak louder and Dr. Hellwege responded poorly to this as well. I would like my father to have been treated with more dignity as a patient. It is hard enough for my father to admit when he needs repetition. Being treated as a nuisance by Dr. Hellwege does not help.

Processed like cattle !!!Dr. Hellwege time is extremely important, so if you expect him to spend more than a minute in the same room examining you, just forget it. If you have a question do not expect him to answer it, you should be ashamed of yourself for even questioning him or wasting his time, he is a Doctor. Some people say he is rude, self-centered, and arrogant and are probably right. Therefore, if you wish to be treated like a human with respect, and have someone take the time and answer your questions and not process you like cattle I strongly suggest you find another Doctor. Whether or not if he is a good surgeon or not I cannot say but I can assure you with his mannerism he will not be preforming any surgery on me.It is a shame you have to give him at least one star, but you have to or it will not let you rate your true experience

Definitely not rude busy and excellent

Dr. Hellwege's bedside manners are the worst!

excellent no nonsense and accelerated all schedules to get colon cancer removed right away. felt it was a top priority to get surgery done without delay associated with holiday weekend

This surgeon was my Angel sent directly from God! He actually saw me with no insurance and it was not a factor at all with him rushing to save my life! He is so compassionate and educated. He took me apart and put me back together like it was a simple walk in the park. If your looking for a surgeon who is straight forward and has your best interest in mind... you have found him!! He is simply amazing!! Surgery was August 5th and I’m already close to normal. He was aggressive and he fixed me!!!!

Dr Hellwege is a straightforward no nonsense kind of doctor. He is very professional but he does have a very compassionate side that I saw when he did my biopsy for breast cancer. If you are looking for a doctor that wants to tell you what you want to hear find someone else. He is a great surgeon and knows his stuff and is always one step ahead of you . Would recommend him to anyone.