I must make sure that everyone understands that the 5 stars rating is for Drew Lambourne only. He is such a wonderful assistant to Dr. Sumko. He's patient, understanding and actually listens when I speak to him. He injected my right hip joint and 2 months later my hip feels fantastic. I couldn't walk a block before the injection. I will eventually need a hip replacement, but until then I am pain free for now. I will be due for another injection and unfortunately I will not be able to go back to Dr. Drew as much as I love him.
If you find yourself in Stewart Medical Group needing a neck and spine doctor DO NOT see Dr. Damper. I wouldn't even give him 1 star. First time I see him I tell him about the headaches I've been having. His first question is "Where do they start?" Now I wake up with them, so I have no idea what happens when I'm sleeping. So I tell him they're all over. "I hate when patients tell me that because they have to start somewhere. I can't help you if you don't tell me the truth." So needless to say, I was reading to get out of there as fast as possible. My next encounter with him just after that. "You're born in 1956. I can't believe that you're a year younger than my mother." So I'm guessing that's a compliment which is how I took in initially. But while I'm explaining to him what's happening he says "Forgive me, I don't want you to think I'm not listening to you but I just can't believe you were born in 1956. Now I didn't take it sexually or anything like that, I just thought he's a little on the weird side. He tells me he can take my pain away without surgery. He wanted to try an epidural. Ok, so if he can really take my pain away, then I will have the epidural, but I will find another doctor. I need the pain to go away and if this was a chance to do that then I will deal with him.
The day of the epidural I tell him that I am deathly afraid of needles. He pays so attention to me. I'm laying face down on a table. He comes in and explains what he's doing. When he initially puts the needle in my spine I move and say "shit." It was under my breathe but he heard me. So instead of understanding what was happening he says, "Ok, I'm not putting up with this." I told him he didn't need to be so snippy. Now I'm thinking he's not putting up with what? What did I do that he's never seen before that was so horrible? When the injection was over I needed to speak to him in the office. I was willing to let it go, but he wasn't. He came in and said on the bench with all the arrogance of an egotistic doctor who's above everyone. He tells me he knows I what to hit him right now. He was right about that. Then I tell him you NEVER speak to someone like that, especially when you know they're afraid. Then he actually says, "Well you were yelling profanities" like I screamed it out and said it all over the room over and over again. I reported him. He did the usual C.H.A then pretended that he was concerned that I get the treatment I needed!
So needless to say for your neck and spine NEVER see Dr. Calvin Damper. I would prefer my doctor respect me, not look down to me and not speak to me like I'm a spoiled child and he's my father. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who's had trouble with him. He's too arrogant for that not to happen, but I am the first one to complain. read more