Roper St. Francis Physician Partners - Neurosurgery & Spine — Local services in Charleston

Serious lack of communication, empathy and respect for patient or family. Refuse to come bedside for family concerns, messages nurse and states any questions can be asked at appointment in a week while they still have the patient at the hospital for a second night. So why are we here still if the neuro surgeons aren’t going to follow up anymore? Dr Stuart and his team have done nothing but created chaos and havoc on my family’s and there patients emotions all day today by there lack of communication with there partners and PA one says one thing then the other says something completely different. Prescribeds a patient with a medication for a preventative, but said it never happened and never seen it happen. So why the medication if your so sure? Why no answers? Only because they want you in there office to pad there...

I have gone for the first time to see Dr Porto. I hope I pronounce his name correctly. He is an amazing gentleman, very caring, and very professional. As I talk to him about my surgery, I had a panic attack in his office started crying. he was so kind him and his nurse practitioner. They gave me a chance to calm down. I got myself very worked up from the spine Institute what they wanted to do to me versus what he’s going to do to me. I trust Dr Porto with my life. I pray to the name of Jesus I will make it through this surgery on September 16 I am very very, very happy with him. I trust him and I don’t even know him. !! I hear nothing but amazing...

Check in was made easy by a very kind receptionist. Robin escorted me to the exam room & meticulously recorded the current issues I’m experiencing with my Spine. I can’t say enough about PA Kathryn Wade. She puts you @ ease immediately & cheerfully listens intently to the answers that I provide her. She welcomes my questions & very patiently answers them thoughtfully. She is very professional & it’s obvious that she is the best @ what she does. She is very genuine & you leave feeling like she has very carefully assessed what you have shared with her. I always feel very positive about what she suggests can be done to improve my...