Seth P. Harlow's Online Review Report Card

in light of the reviews on this website, I was hesitant to see Dr. Harlow for a routing follow-up after breast surgery when my own surgeon was on maternity leave. I found him to be very nice, clear, caring, and thorough.

I was referred to Dr. Harlow and told by many people how outstanding his surgical capabilities were. He even assured me that he was capable of doing this surgery when asked directly. He was not. There were many complications during the surgery that were identifable before the surgery. There were also complications after the surgery that he brushed off. He left a healthy professional in her 20s disfigured with a scar that was double the size that it had to be, in a more disfiguring location than it had to be, according to other surgeons. He did not recommend necessary physical therapy following the surgery, complicating the iatrogenic effects of his surgery. When the potentially curable cancer continued to grow after surgery, he was cagey when asked questions related to its progress. It was at another hospital that I found out that the surgery was more invasive than necessary. The remediation of the damages from surgery has been an expensive, long, and painful process that will never get me back to the level of health I would have had with a different surgeon. Through this process, I also discovered that Vermont does not have strong legal protections for cancer patients. The experience with Dr. Harlow would have been grounds for a malpractice lawsuit, as evidenced by precedent in numerous surrounding states. If I could go back, I would have surgery outside of Vermont, in a state that affords higher quality treatment for cancer patients, no matter the cost. The massive amount of scar tissue from the surgery continues to cause pain and mobility issues, which could have been eliminated/remediated with a timely referral to physical therapy by Dr. Harlow. I also recently found out that one of my closest friends was also left unnecessarily disfigured by Dr. Harlow. After his surgery, he stuck with Dr. Harlow's treatment and his health slowly declined. By the time he transferred his care to Boston, it was too late. He left behind a wife and young daughter when he passed away at 35.

He removed my thyroid. The scar was much bigger and more disfiguring than necessary, according to other surgeons. The remediation necessary to fix the complications from his surgery has been long, painful, and expensive.

He removed my thyroid. The scar was much bigger and more disfiguring to a woman in her 20s than it had to be, according to several other surgeons.

A healthy as can be 75 year old man's life was lost because if this doctor. An unnecessary surgery was preformed on my grandfather which led him to have a major stroke, which left him brain dead, he then passed away a week after his stroke. I wouldn't recommend this doctor to anyone.

My 75 year old grandfather went to him in amazing health, and for a pay check this man did an unnecessary surgery, that made a blood clot, resulting in a major stroke, left him brain dead and for a week our family watch my grandfather slowly die. I wouldn't recommend this doctor, unless you get a second opinion afterwards.

This doctor is the reason for my grandfather's passing.

My story will take more than 500 characters but I will find another place to say all that I need to say. By reading the heathgrade reviews, my story would probably be blocked for no other woman to see. Harlow made extremely poor decisions and was a poor communicator which cost me my quality of life. I am living a life of extended hell due to the lack of care that I received from Harlow and Fletcher Allen.

I've used Dr Harlow for the last 5 years. I find him to be very patient, very caring, takes the time to inform me of my options and makes sure I understand what he has to say. FAHC in VT is very lucky to have him! One of the best bedside manners.

I found Dr. Harlow to be professional, highly skilled, caring, and honest in sharing information. I greatly appreciate his willingness to explain his decisions regarding care. I would not hesitate to recommend him.