Fortune smiled on me when I ended up in the care of Dr. Bortz while visiting Del Mar, CA. Dr. Bortz was attentive, responsive, thorough and meticulous in not only my care while admitted to Scripps via their ER, but after my discharge from the hospital and my return home to Idaho. The story is too long for this medium, but my family and I will be eternally grateful for Dr. Bortz’s expertise, knowledge, care, and bedside manner. If I am ever faced with similar, or related, issues to those that introduced me to Dr. Bortz, not only will I be calling Dr. Bortz to get his opinion because of the confidence that I have in him, but I will make that call knowing that he will answer because I know he is a surgeon who cares that much about his patients.