DR. NASTY!! Patient is always wrong, clueless, or stupid in…read morehis world. Never a positive thing to say. Never any encouragement to motivate his patient. Only continuous criticism of any comment or concern we offer. He is incredibly disrespectful each and every time we have a follow up visit. Dr. Nasty to ruin your day! Seriously extremely poor interaction with us. We are apparently not the only ones feeling this way. Other reviews also address his nasty attitude. Just say no when offered Dr Shuler as a physician. He will only make you feel stupid and useless as a patient. Worst physician we have interacted with in over 50 years! Classic example of a seemingly intelligent Dr., with absolutely no communication skills whatsoever. Maybe a skilled surgeon, but it doesn't matter if he can't give a patient the hope and confidence one needs to feel from the doctor in order to mentally progress thru a traumatic injury. Not the only one to have posted about his negative and extremely mean demeanor.

So this all started 2 years ago when dr stuart gardner replaced my right knee..day after surgery…read morethe knee was literally clunking..was worse than my knee with no meniscus..he said it still needed to heal..6months later my left hip popped out mowing the grass..found out I have hip impingement in both hips..deformity yay...anyway gardner replaced hip ..when I was allowed to step on it my first time putting weight on it(I'm 6ft 2 230 ..big guy..the implant dropped 3 cm into my femur and I fell..went to see dr stuart and he said sorry we are closing down today..no joke...southwest ortho in blacksburg..so I went to bruce byrd at orthovirginia in blacksburg...he replaced a piece in hip.not whole thing...then not long after I was standing up using my right knee as support and the messed up implant in knee tweaked to far and I lost balance barely above the couch..I shifted weight to left leg instinctively and top of my femur shattered..that healed quickly but the cup of the old hip insert finally was damaged enough and my left hip dislocated 3 times in next 2 weeks..long story short we found infection in my joint...probably was reason nothing worked correctly..bruce byrd removed it completely in May of last year...months of antibiotics later I go to see him to schedule hip and he doesn't want to do surgery..wanted another Dr to come down.i asked if he could do it and he said yes..so I said he is gonna put it back in..I did an aspiration and they found no fluid so I asked to schedule hip and he said no now he wanted to do an mri..I said nope..I'm hiv positive and any extra hospital visits could give me a worse infection.my infectious disease dr chaudry said I was good to go infection wise months ago and wondered why my hip was still out..at that point bruce byrd stopped calling me back and I was forced to fire him..made appointment with dr stewert at the carilion and got another aspiration xray and needed an mri..I can't lay in them..15 joint surgeries..so I asked him for 1 pill to get through it and he says ask robin akers my pcp..made sense and I did.she says no it's on him not her..again..1 pill of there choice and I had a driver..nope..I called stewert back and talked to Natasha his nurse and accidentally said 2 cuss words with no intent or context..I apologize immediately and she says no problem sweety...so I end up going to mri after a beer and one of my dogs painpills.barely got through it..2 days later I go to see stewert and when my girl and I get there there's a cop up front..I say my name to lady and he immediately looks at his notebook..weird...we get put in office and stewert and nurse come in..he looks at me all goofy and says your good to go for hip but we won't do it because of cussing phone calls and my old surgeon byrd called and sayed I threatened him over phone..it was a message I left saying if u see me in public go the other way because I don't ever want to see him again..not a threat at all.ive got 1 leg.lol.dang....anyway instead of freaking out like they thought I would I said have a nice day and we left crying..my report says that I said I drank before last visit..sorry it was 2 days earlier and yup I did..says I denied taking narcotics...wtf..I asked him for 1...and threatening and cursing phone calls..they would of had me arrested if any of it was true..so made up..and because I have medicaid I can't sue and get my hip and life back..

This man is an amazing surgeon, very skilled at what he does! He's personable and his staff is…read moreawesome as well. I have NEVER left an appointment feeling unsatisfied or uninformed.

Dr. Alouf is a phenomenal doctor! He is warm, knowledgeable, compassionate and a very talented…read moresurgeon. I felt so comfortable working with him and am beyond thrilled with my results! I sent before and after pictures to all my friends and they are all wanting appointments! His staff (Anesthesiologist Dr. Steve, Amy, Tracey, Stephanie, Amber, Helen, Kailey, and Bella) were all so friendly and took great care of me every step of the way! I had a fantastic five star experience!

Stacy was awesome!!! She took my temp before entering the building and asked several questions to…read moreunderstand my skin care needs! Thank you for a wonderful chemical peel I will be back!

Lovely office, incredibly skilled physician and nurses! I had an embolization procedure performed…read moreby Dr Guyer. From the consult all the way through post op , I was treated with the utmost respect and compassion. The nurses assigned to me, Macy and Katie, were extremely professional and absolutely went the extra mile to insure my comfort and care was far better than anything I expected! Dr. Guyer listened to my concerns and questions during the consult and met with me pre-surgery. I absolutely recommend this practice and group of medical professionals! Top-notch!

From the owner: National Vascular Specialists - Roanoke is conveniently located in Salem, Virginia. Most treatments…read moreare performed in our center using minimally invasive techniques so you can go home the same day and return to your life quickly. Our physicians can also perform procedures in hospitals when a hospital setting is required. Communication and transparency are key at NVP. We partner with you and your healthcare team throughout your entire medical journey – from start to finish – and offer treatment options uniquely tailored to you. No more frustration trying to schedule an appointment or waiting for information. We can put you in touch with one of our specialists quickly – sometimes even the same day.

Front desk clerks are rude. I had to call several times to make an appointment. According to the…read morefront desk clerk they put my name on the waiting list but they never called me back. Also they charged me $35 more than my co-pay. When I asked the front desk clerk about the over payment she got annoyed. I still did not get the refund from their office, it has been over 3 months since I went to that office.

Dr. Farmer was the surgeon who did my surgery. Very nice man with a great bedside manner. I have…read morehad problems since my surgery and my knee doesn't bend any more and seems worse after the procedure . Now I have white thread looking like material protruding out of my scar. Surgery was in May. I called office and the nurse told me that it wouldn't have anything to do with my surgery and I would need to go to urgent care. I asked is it dangerous and she stated well I can't tell you that only urgent care can inform you . So I asked again so this wouldn't be a follow up to my surgery because I have had problems since I had it done and she states no. The office has screwed up 3 appointments of mine as well. I showed up for an appointment and first they say or you have no appointment today and I said yes today is pre- op appointment and the front desk tells me well Dr. Farmer is off today so you can see PA. I should of realized then not to go forward with surgery . Even though my knee was killing me and I had a torn meniscus (which wasn't fixed during surgery , PA stated they didn't need to as it wasn't in the way with my knee), my knee cracks, grinds and pops when I try to bend it and I can't get past 50 degrees. The office won't assist you in getting an appointment and urgent care isn't that great either . First time I went to there I was told nothing was wrong with my knee. Even though my knee popped very loud and I dropped to the ground . I'm very disappointed over this whole ordeal. Depressed is a under statement .. don't go to this office . Dr Farmer did a manipulation and knee works wonderful . I informed Dr Farmer of all my concerns and he addressed all of them and everything was fixed !! Thank you Dr Farmer. I should of been more informative with you in the begging and expressed issues that arises.

Continual reassessments of issues and control of issues that arise as i grow older. This is my 30th…read moreanniversary of dealing with Chronic Pain, starting with what was known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. I've been through everything from Simple pain therapeutics to major surgeries to ablation. I've stopped and started different medications with nothing providing reduction of pain relief to bring me to the level of below 3 at the beginning, and now 4-5. Getting up every morning isn't easy anymore, but Dr. Dragovich & his staff are not giving up on me. I'd rather not have to see any pain management specialists, but this office is doing their best to help me. Thank you, BRPM.

staff is incompetent. Other than at my fourth procedure, I never got instructions upon leaving…read more This last time, an ablation, they got blood all over my top and my bra strap. They were white but even strong bleach would not completely get rid of the blood stains!!