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    Alan Marks, MD

    5.0 (1 review)

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    Resciniti Andrea MD

    3.0(2 reviews)
    1.1 km

    Dr. Andrea Resciniti performed elective gallbladder surgery on me in the summer of 2017, about a…read moremonth or two after my husband had died after being hit by a car. I met her in the ER of Emerson where she was just standing there after I suffered a terrible gallbladder attack. Resciniti wanted to do the surgery that night but said she didn't think I could consent because my husband had just died and I agreed. I later stupidly agreed to elective surgery. Resciniti told me I would be fine without my gallbladder and basically did not need it. I stupidly did no research and just believed her. Within two days of surgery, I had to take ambulance back to Emerson after throwing up with terribly explosive diarrhea. The nurse there said with a sick look on her face "It is called Dumping Syndrome." Dumping syndrome can occur after gallbladder removal due to changes in bile flow, leading to rapid digestion and gastrointestinal symptoms. But Resciniti just stood there and said nothing. I developed terrible chronic diarrhea and became very afraid to leave my house or be anywhere for very long because of this uncontrollable sudden diarrhea, which I never suffered before surgery. I came to find out that Sudden Diarrhea is very common after gallbladder removal and has destroyed many people's lives like my life. I developed terrible gas and diarrhea and acid reflux and many eating and digestive problems. I also became very angry and mixed up because I had no idea what the surgery would do to me and was totally devastated by it. This surgery was the biggest mistake of my life. Resciniti never verbally told me that Ursodiol could dissolve the gallstones so that I may be able to keep my gallbladder. She also never alerted me to the terrible health challenges I would face without a gallbladder. Instead, Resciniti verbally told me I would be just fine. But instead it was the worst mistake I ever made in my life and has caused me absolute misery and devastation. I have since come to find out that about 50 percent of people have terrible regret from having their gallbladders removed and consider it the worst mistake of their life. I wish I had at least been verbally told of all the terrible consequences that come from having no gallbladder instead of just verbally told basically I would be just fine and could eat whatever I wanted. I now have horrible complications that were never mentioned by her when she treated me before the surgery. If I had ever known what my life would become without a gallbladder, which she never verbally told me, I would have never let her remove it. I hope she is happy that her surgery, which she said would heal me, destroyed my life. She has continued making her gingerbread houses while I stayed in my house and became a terrible recluse and very severely depressed. I now suffer from diverticulosis and terrible bowel problems. I can't believe Resciniti told me I would be just fine and that I brainlessly believed her and just took her word for it. My life has been and health have been basically destroyed. Thanks so much, Andrea. You turned my life into a total train wreck. Maybe you should actually tell people what happens when you take out their gallbladder instead of saying that they will be just fine because I am certainly not unless you consider horrible illness of the gut and the bowels and reflux and everything under the sun being JUST FINE. Thanks so much.

    Dr. Resciniti is an extremely talented surgeon and a caring person. She clearly explained the…read moremedical options available to me after a challenging diagnosis. Her office team coordinated my care with exceptional efficiency, professionalism and kindness. Twice Dr. Resciniti took the time out of her schedule to advocate for me when I encountered minor obstacles with medical systems (i.e. an external pharmacy). She was available for me at all hours and repeated explanations when I did not fully understand the process. I highly recommend Dr. Resciniti and give her and her staff 5 stars!

    Emerson Hospital - Sliced my thumb with a new sharp knife. Ms. Bolduc at Emerson made it better...

    Emerson Hospital

    2.4(142 reviews)
    1.2 km

    We just wanted to give a shout out for Radiology nurse Laura…read more On April 22 my 87 year old husband underwent a suprapubic catheterization at Emerson Radiology. His nurse Laura rated a #10 in every aspect of nursing. She had a way of blending knowledge, efficiency and kindness to make this a comfortable experience for my husband. Our thanks to her, P&K

    Emerson flagged my review from years ago so I'm rewriting to clarify that I've been there, several…read moretimes. We live in town and I've had to visit multiple departments, including the ER for both myself and taking my parents. In the 10 years or so since I first left the review, I can honestly stay I stand by my original assessment. If you, literally, don't think you'll survive the drive to Lahey or Mass General then certainly go here. Otherwise, do whatever you can to get to a better hospital. Aside from my own 1-star experiences, I've heard multiple stories of similar experiences of close friends and immediate family getting grossly misdiagnosed by Emerson. Most recently they sent a friend home after a CAT scan with a "concussion" which, fortunately, the Lahey Clinic almost immediately discovered were severe brain lesions. My father was in a car accident where Emerson missed a broken back and concussion - again, fortunately, caught days later by another hospital. It's unfortunate as we live about 2.3 miles away but between our experiences and local paramedics recommending other hospitals, it's simply not worth stopping unless absolutely critical. (Side note: Yelp's, "Not Recommended" reviews for Emerson are worth a read.)

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    Emerson Hospital - Two stitches to set the healing process by PA Bolduc.

    Two stitches to set the healing process by PA Bolduc.

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    Emerson Hospital - Stay away from prepared foods. Sandwiches are days old, often stale. Food is nasty.  Drinks ok.

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    Stay away from prepared foods. Sandwiches are days old, often stale. Food is nasty. Drinks ok.

    Alan Marks, MD - rhematologists - Updated May 2026

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