Absolutely wonderful surgeon. I had heard he was a very good doctor before I had to use his services. The medical community in which I work was buzzing about him before I had meet him. When I did actually meet him, my 85 year old mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. He was recommended and referred by my mother's primary care doctor, Dr. Susan Murphy (no relation). Let me first say I have worked as a health care professional for over 25 years and I know 90 percent of the doctors here in the Vero Beach area. Most surgeons are somewhat cocky, have no bed side manner, and some I would say cautiously say have a "God complex". Dr. Ed Murphy has none of those qualities.
During her first initial consult he was caring, compassionate and treated my mother with dignity and respect and even held her hand when she broke down during the consult. He explained the risks of the surgery and was truthful and honest about the outcome but did it in a way that didn't completely scare my mother to death. His office staff were extremely helpful and friendly and any questions or concerns we had they answered and helped us with. They were great when they helped us set up Home Health Care for her recovery at home.. By the way, Dr. Murphy was able to save her breast and the scarring is minimal.
After my mother's surgery, about 4 months later, my husband had a gall bladder attack and needed emergency surgery. At the ER we requested him for the surgical consult and even the ER doctor told me we couldn't have chosen a better surgeon. The doctor was very busy but still took on my husband's case. My husband loved him! He was very down to earth, and you could joke and kid around with him too. He was also very professional and told us of the risks and complications that my husband might face. He never candy coated anything. My husband too has dealt with surgeons in there past, as he too had worked at a large hospital and knew many surgeons. He was impressed with his bed side manner. Dr. Murphy removed the gall bladder and even repaired a small umbilical hernia. My husband was in and out of the hospital within 48 hours and his recovery was uncomplicated. You can hardly see the scars but I guess that's because it was done with laparoscopy. Also, the wait time at his office for both the consults and follow-ups were pretty good with both my mother and my husband's cases. In past dealings with other surgeons we were waiting 3 hours because the office staff booked 5 patients at the same appointment. That is so very aggravating and then if your late by 10-15 minutes some doctors refuse to see you or make you reschedule.... but they will make you wait for hours. Needless to say, this was NOT the case at Dr. Murphy's office... no 3 hour wait time. One time we did wait an hour but the office called us ahead of time and told us there would be a wait because of an emergency that had arisen and they gave us the option to reschedule. I thought that was very thoughtful.
Lord forbid I need his services again, but if I do, I will be calling on him! He is an awesome surgeon and doctor. Highly recommended!!! read more
