Dr. Mathiasen may be an educated and capable doctor, however, the patient/dr. relationship was more than strained after the 1st visit and plans made for surgery. His actions are dismissive, condescending and borderline rude. My surgery was for a deviated septum (easy and routine according to him) and he said my turbinettes were terribly closed and he would fix it all. Of course, at my pre-op, I was told of all the things that could go wrong, as he must do by law and for protection. I do not believe he went into surgery with the intent of making things worse, however, it has been almost one year and I still have a deviated septum, cannot smell out of my right nostril, have undergone 3 additional procedures and face one more - with a different doctor. When I returned to him less than a week post-surgery, he acted as if I was questioning his ability and became very defensive. When the bleeding started and wouldn't stop, he said, "It was nothing he did." I have moved on to another Dr. who has been so attentive and helpful in solving the problems. This has been an awful experience for one year. read more