I had the unpleasant experience of meeting doctor Sydney Smith and dealing with his assistant over a year ago. I had a very complicated bowel issue and after being punctured by him and then bled after a routine colonoscopy with him. I did NOT hear from him as he was at a golf retreat until several day later. His assistant was so rude told me and my husband and just snippily said
to find a urologist (we were new to town) and finally he called at a time he knew my husband was not home but then he yesmammed me on the phone to try to cover up my worrisome questions but then told me to get a resection without information on his end or any kind of decent bedside manner. He was very dismissive, cold and condescending. He was correct about my needing surgery but never spoke to me or or my husband but couldn't wait to blow me off to his buddy surgeon rather than explain his concerns to me like a human being. My GI in nyc was also perplexed by his manner given my slides. He destroyed my confidence in medical care down here. And after I was so terrified I would continue to have the same computer clicking, no-eye-contact doctor (as this is the new way). I was new to a city and very worried. Don't expect comfort from him. Thank God I found great care elsewhere. read more