Not the first surgeon I've ever met, but certainly not one I'm keen on having a followup with anytime soon.
Dr. Satyan seems knowledgeable enough about spine surgery, and seemed to answer most of my questions to the best of his ability, but he did so with a bit of uppity holier-than-thou attitude that I had not expected. Some of my questions regarding the surgery process and potential side effects were answered with what seemed like a "why do you need to know that?" attitude. At the end of the appointment, it seemed like he assumed I'd automatically have him as my surgeon - I mean, of course I would, right? Methinks not.
I felt his bedside manner could use some serious work.
If you visit with this doctor, I'd make note of how often you have to initiate the information-gathering questions, as it felt like pulling teeth to me. Nothing truly informative seemed freely offered.
The impression I left with was Dr. Satyan seemed unsympathetic about my medical situation, and I felt like just another boat payment for his clinic. read more