Andrew F Colhoun's Online Review Report Card

Dr. Colhoun is very knowledgeable in his duties and very well informed. He listened and gave me the proper guidance. I am very happy i met him and would always keep. He knows his stuff simple put. Dr. Andrew thank you once again.

I sent my 18 year old son in for a visit. Dr. Colhaun was an hour late, was abrasive, unsympathetic and the appointment was a waste of time and money. If you are looking for a compassionate, knowledgeable physician that searches for answers, look elsewhere.

I used to work in Urology and am very familiar with the field. As a patient, I would not recommend Dr. Calhoun. He was rude and condescending, suggestive of a large ego. As a nurse, I am hoping that ego is because he's an excellent surgeon but it's no excuse to treat someone in need like how they feel doesn't matter.

Dr. Colhoun is thorough and efficient. My visits are always timely and his staff is incredible. I really appreciate Dr. Colhoun creating a comfortable environment for his patients.

Dr. Colhoun is patient and and answers my questions about my Gleason 3+4. I also think that he is non-interventionist as appropriate. I am surprised to see the negative reviews here. One time I saw him he was in a hurry at the end of the day but usually very attentive. I had previously seen another MD at VU who was a fairly recent grad and he was not patient. He used a transcriber in the room which I felt was strange and an invasive of my privacy. Dr. Colhoun does not use a transcriber and takes time answering questions.

Dr. Andrew Colhoun really does not seem to care. If VA Urology suggests him as a provider, save yourself money and weeks of pain and ask for someone else Everything he did revolved around treating symptoms instead of addressing actual causes to those symptoms. I had several visits with him to get to the bottom of my problem, and the only success i had was when i did the research myself and recommended my own treatment plan. I went to another provider at VA urology after having such a terrible experience with Dr. Colhoun, and the other provider tells me that 30% of the men that come in have the same issue I was having. If so many patients are coming in with this issue, why was it such a mystery to Dr. Colhoun. Dr. Colhoun has checked out. Meet with a different doctor who will at least pretend to care at a minimum.

My father had bladder spasms and Dr. Colhoun gave him meds that made him not able to walk across the floor. Then when we requested a change, he did not even take the time to get anything else in to the pharmacy. Mind you my father was in pain and is 97 1/2. He does not care. DO NOT GO TO HIM!

I have had two appointments with Dr. Colhoun in the past two weeks. On both occasions, he and the staff were prompt and attentive. Dr. Colhoun listened carefully to my questions and problem and answered with sensible advice and treatment options. He did not make me feel as if he was rushed or distracted. I would have no qualms recommending him to anyone in need.

Went to see Dr. Colhoun for extreme sharp pains in testicles during intimacy and lingering abdominal pain from groin / abdomen up to side kidney area which had been ongoing for 3 months. Dr. Colhoun performed a quick check of the testicles and advised no signs of cancer. He indicated he was uncertain to the cause and advised to take anti-inflammatory prior to intimacy. When I pushed back indicating he must have misunderstood and to explain the pain level was extreme (10/10) and the groin/abdomen discomfort pain was (5/10), he indicated it may have been possible this was linked to a vasectomy from 10 years prior. He provided an anti-inflammatory and after I continued to express concern conceded to provide antibiotic. No additional examination was performed nor did he appear the interested in finding the cause. When pushed for further investigation, his answer was that if it continued a procedure could be performed to kill the nerves thereby I would not feel the pain. (Does not correct the underlying problem but rather prevents my bodies ability to feel the pain and know there is a PROBLEM). His answer was to check back in one month. I left zero confidence in Dr. Calhoun. I would not recommend Dr. Calhoun to anyone in need of a urologist. Two days after my visit to Dr. Calhoun, I had a scheduled visit with my Family Doctor's Office for a yearly Physical. I explained my experience to the Physicians Assistant performing the Physical and he advised to continue the antibiotics provided by Dr. Colhoun and if I did not see noticeable improvement within a week and a half (not one month), to reach back out to him and he would investigate further. As suspected, there was little to no improvement, which led to a follow-up visit where the Family Doctor's Office. The same PA treated me. He reviewed blood test results, took addition urine specimens, performed a prostate exam, and ordered imaging test. He found the Prostate to be of normal size yet appeared abnormal in its consistency. His diagnosis was that it appeared to be a Prostate infection and further advised Prostate Infections were resistant to antibiotics thereby requiring lengthier treatment periods of 6 weeks of antibiotics. He prescribed antibiotics and within 2 weeks I began to notice a substantial improvement. Currently over 4 weeks on antibiotics and 90% of the pain and discomfort is gone. I cannot speak highly enough with regard to the Physicians Assistant whom spent the time and effort to fully investigate and diagnose / treat the problem. After diagnosed, I looked up the symptoms of a prostate infection and they were exactly that which I was experiencing. The fact Dr. Colhoun as a Urologist specializing in this did not diagnose this nor did he even attempt to check the prostate is alarming. Under Dr. Colhoun's treatment, by his own admission his next step would be to kill nerves which would have only mask a prostate infection potentially leading to much much worse outcomes.