Dr. Bastuba Review Surgery date 8/4/2022 This review is 7months past the surgery date. Diagnosis: Spermatic Cord Denervation Initial visit: Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. I liked the music in the lobby. I was very impressed by the time that Dr. Bastuba took to go over my medical history and specifically the issue I was seeing him for. I never felt pressured to have the surgery. Dr. Bastuba was not rushed at all and explained in detail what would need to be done and the pros and cons. Dr. Bastuba had a good personality and was reassuring that the suggested procedure could provide the needed relief I was looking for. He also explained that it was outpatient and the recovery time. Remy was very helpful through the entire process and was PA Jennifer Levine. Surgery day: All went very smoothly. Surgical Staff was very complimentary of Dr. Bastuba. I saw him before the procedure and he was very assuring that all would go well. Recovery: The area of the incision was very uncomfortable for a good month or so. To be expected as the incision was in the lower groin. Follow up appointments with PA Levine were good. Results: After the initial soreness, I could feel the absence of the pain I had been having. I feel so much better, I wish I had had the surgery at least a year sooner. I am pain free and have so much more energy and vigor. Overall, this was a great experience. I would highly recommend Dr. Bastuba He gave me my life back. read more

Dr. Bastuba and his ENTIRE team we're amazing with my vasectomy procedure. I do not have one complaint or concern, and I think that if you are going to get a vasectomy you should get one here. I was terrified to be honest, but the entire team was supportive, caring, gentle, and amazing. Thank you! read more

In a time where Doctors can be found in any corner of the internet and charge $700 an hour its the small things that matter. While I will say that Dr. Bastuba performance was good, there is alot to be desired around him. Dealing with front of house Tanya to get a Drs note for work for starters. It took me 3 calls and emails a month before my surgery to get a note. Then, when she finally sent one she threatened to call my place of work if i didn't show up to my appointment (as if i cared or was using a vasectomy to get out of work). Then, 2 days after surgery I requested more of the prescribed pain medication and was treated very poorly. Ended up being told to just use high strength Motrin. Again, very presumptuous staff, getting things wrong, going off wrong information, poorly relaying messages, and poor communication. If you are going to go with Dr. Bastuba just know its going to be a hassle before and after. read more

It's been over a month since my procedure and everything seems to have healed up perfectly. Dr Bastuba is an absolute professional and put me at ease throughout the entire process. If you need to get "fixed" I highly recommend Dr. Bastuba. read more

Dr. Bastuba is amazing and his staff is caring. DO visit this office if you need a good fertility specialist. You will not feel embarassed. You will see the doctor and your information is readily available ;) My husband has severe azoospermia, Dr Bastuba was able to perform a micro tese after mapping and we got sperm! Now, we are going through IVF treatment on my side and already have some embryos ;) Forever grateful, thank you so much for giving us a chance with fertility treatment! Rimma and Gerry read more

Dr. Bastuba and his staff are amazing. They are extremely professional and do their very best to make sure their patients feel comfortable. Dr. Bastuba performed my vasectomy and I experienced absolutely zero discomfort, during and after procedure. I highly recommend anyone looking to getting a vasectomy done, reach out to Dr. Bastuba , you will not regret your decision. read more

My husband had a reversal after 10 years in December 2019. We are now almost 12 weeks pregnant (I got pregnant in March and miscarried, so I've gotten pregnant twice since December). We are so grateful for Dr. Bastuba! He was very professional and made us feel at ease the entire process. Needless to say, he delivered on every hope and dream we had! We highly recommend him. read more

Bastuba Martin D, MD - Urologists Near Me - San Diego, California

I am writing this as the second wife of a man that got a vasectomy when he was far too young in his 20's after having 2 kids. Dr. Bastuba met with my now husband and I regarding getting a vasectomy reversal , just a short 3 months after we met (crazy right? - I know..lol). He was so knowledge and funny and put us right at ease. The key for me was the fact that he includes in his very reasonable price the more complicated of the two surgeries (bypass). He doesn't know if the man will need this type until he goes in to look. Dr. Bastuba could have easily taken our money, performed the less complicated of the two and called it a day. I would have never gotten pregnant. His ethics, skill and humor all combine for a wonderful doctor who fulfilled my dream of being a mom to our precious baby boy. I can honestly say that I love Dr. Bastuba for playing one of the biggest parts in fulfilling my dream of being a mom. There aren't enough stars... read more

Bastuba Martin D, MD - Our lil linebacker - courtesy of Dr. Bastuba - Urologists Near Me - San Diego, California

Do not use this office. You will be very upset and angry. I am in the process of writing more. Trust me, DO NOT GO TO THIS DOCTOR NO MATTER WHAT. I'm filing a formal complaint with the state medical board. I was on narcotics for pain more than 48 hours after he hurt me badly during the non-scalpel failed vasectomy. This "doctor" is awful! I wrote a lengthy letter to Bastupid and his office, and they never responded. They billed me for a consultation which was supposed to ensure I was a good candidate for the procedure. I will dispute this with the insurance company. The PA, Mathews, cleared me for the procedure. When I got to the facility to have the procedure done, Bastupid tried several times to perform the surgery and he failed to do so. He was yanking, stabbing, and pulling me for at least 45 minutes. After going home maimed, he told he after the fact later that day a standard vasectomy would've been the better option. I was in excruciating pain during the procedure, so I either wasn't numbed or he didn't numb me properly. He finally decided to give up after several failed attempts and said he was defeated. Oh, and during the failed surgery, he kept saying his hand was getting tired and was visibly frustra read more

DO NOT VISIT THIS DOCTOR My wife and I are trying to have a baby. She has had complications. I wanted to get checked to see if there was an issue on my end too. I made an appointment with Male Fertility & Sexual Medicine Specialists. YOU WILL WASTE TIME AND MONEY They conduct four steps to evaluate fertility. Each test was scheduled on a separate day, requiring a separate trip to the doctor's office. The four tests (1. A physical examination. 2. A semen analysis. 3. A blood test 4. an ultrasound) are quick but could easily be consolidated into one or two visits which would be a better use of time. For each test you will fill out the same paperwork. They either lose your information or fail to record it. After the physical examination they will push you hard to buy their brand of male fertility vitamins (without yet having a blood or semen test). Their vitamins are marked up 2.5x similar vitamins you will find online. When you bring your semen sample for the second test, only then do they tell you that they won't bill insurance, so you will have to pay then and there instead. While holding your container of semen, it is difficult to argue. I'm waiting to find out what hidden costs exist for tests three and four. YOU WILL NOT SEE THE DOCTOR AND YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE WITHHELD After completing the four tests I was told that I would have to wait 2 weeks for the "single" and "only" available appointment with the doctor. That was the one day I am out of town so they said it would have to wait two additional weeks - over a month to get the analysis of my data! A phone call was ruled out because "they don't do that," only to be offered later, on the condition that I don't use my insurance to pay for it. It is the doctor's responsibility to provide me the results of the tests in a timely manner. Should there be an issue, and the doctor is too busy to let me know, the practice could be liable. Free advice: Don't accept new patients if you can't help them. Sure, it's more money for the practice. But it damages your brand and credibility when can't provide a service in return. YOU WILL BE EMBARRASSED Aside from the waste of time and money, you will be embarrassed by the staff who lack any discretion. Every time you walk in they will ask loudly, "you are here for infertility?". The answer is of course that I'm not yet sure. What I am sure of is that I didn't want that shared with everyone else in the office and waiting area. After the physical examination, I scheduled the semen analysis. I was told I could "collect" at home. When I asked the assistant for something to take home they looked at me like I was crazy. I had to explain how the process worked before someone else was able to assist and provide me the collection container. When returning to the office with my semen sample, I was forced to pull the transparent collection container out in front of everyone in the waiting room to write the date on it. I asked if I could write the date on the bag the container was in and was told no. I asked if I could write on the container in a private space and was told no - so I did it in front of the entire waiting room and went back to my seat. read more

It took me a while to get around to reviewing Dr. Bastuba, I had my surgery a while back but I forget to Yelp people! He took more than an hour, as his last appointment on a Friday, to answer the million questions I had about my procedure- most doctors would rush you out the door in such a circumstance. The tell-tale sign that Dr. Bastuba was "the guy" to perform my procedure was the way he handled me during the physical exam. Some doctors are very rough with patients' bodies, but Dr. Bastuba clearly still sees his patients as human beings. The good doctor is extremely knowledgeable, personable and gifted with his hands, which, as I get older, I think is the quintessential skill for any medical practitioner to have. His post-operative support is good as well, he has a separate cell phone line he gives out to patients so they can call/text post surgery with questions. His staff has been very good about getting me referrals for follow-up testing as I no longer live in the area also. His success rates are around 98% for vasectomy reversals, vs. 92% most other places, he's good with his hands, scarring was minimal, and he's really into keeping up on advances in the field. Amazing microsurgeon. He costs a bit more than his competitors, but microsurgery is not an area where you go bargain hunting. Seriously. Dr. Bastuba is the man. read more

I am one of the lucky ones to have two vasectomies since the first didn't take. The first was not with Dr. Bastuba but another doctor I'll leave unnamed. It was extremely painful and took a long time to heal. I thought that was normal until I talked to one of my friends who went to Dr. Bastuba and told me it was pretty much pain free. I had the second vasectomy with Dr. Bastuba yesterday and it was great, very little pain even when he applied the Novocaine (no needles) and I felt nothing after. Dr. Bastuba was professional, caring and very skilled with his technique. I would recommend him to anyone thinking about getting it done. read more

Wow!! I cannot define the excitement right now. The sperm samples did not give us a good feeling after the reversal, but a little over a year later, we are expecting a healthy baby in May. Awesome Doctor and amazing man. I cannot thank you enough! read more

Bastuba Martin D, MD - Due date: May 11th!!! - Urologists Near Me - San Diego, California

I was referred to this office by my primary care doctor. Initial contact with the PA was business like and not horrible. He recommended a test and not knowing exactly what it was for I said ok. Appointment for this test was at 5:00 PM. Not a big deal. As far as I know the Test went without a hitch and following the test I was told to stick around for 30 minutes to make sure no side effects continued after the test and that the results would be done in a week of so. Waited almost 3 weeks! I called the office and was sent to the voice mail of one of the office staff. Left my name and reason for the call and asked them to call me back. Never happened!!!!! Since then my Only contact with this office has been bills. Almost half of which was paid the night of the test. I hope my tests were ok cause I sure don't know. read more

I highly highly recommend Dr. Bastuba if you are considering get a vasectomy reversal. My husband and I live in Los Angeles and were searching for the right doctor to perform his vasectomy reversal. We had even considered going out of state where a couple of well known doctors perform the surgery for much cheaper, however, the procedure would not be done under general anesthesia. My husband gets very anxious when it comes to any kind of medical treatment so we decided that doing the procedure under general anesthesia would probably be the best thing for him. Anyhow, we had a phone consult with Dr. Bastuba and immediately felt comfortable with him and that he was the right person to do the job. In addition, he charges the same price for VV or VE. Some doctors will charge more if they have to do the more complicated VE. Furthermore, he offers to inject Exparel to the surgical site, which is a much longer acting local anesthetic (48 to 72 hours). Being that my husband had a lot of tenderness with his vasectomy, we definitely wanted it to minimize his discomfort afterwards. Our experience the day of the surgery was awesome. My husband was extremely nervous and everyone at the surgery center spent a lot of time with us, answering our questions, and trying to put him at ease. The OR nurse called during surgery to give me an update on how he was doing and Dr. Bastuba met with me in the waiting room to go over what he saw, did, and gave me some pictures that showed what he performed. Dr. Bastuba gave me his cell number and told me to contact him the day after surgery to let him know how my husband was doing and encouraged me to call if we had any issues or questions. He even gave me a hug! I cannot recommend him enough. I am so so glad that we chose him to do the surgery. Now, we just have to wait the recommended time to TTC. read more

Did my husbands reversal (he got in his horrible 1st marriage). A few months later I got pregnant! Our little boy just had his 1st birthday. Amazing! 1,000,000 stars. read more

I had my surgery 6 months ago. I wanted to wait some time before writing this review to make sure I had gone through the entire process with out any surprise. Dr. Bastuba and his team are very professionals. On the first appointment Dr. Bastuba made sure to cover each and every one of my questions. He even took note of the main activities I do on daily basis to make sure we had a topic of conversation during the surgery. During surgery he told me that he doesn't like pain at all, and he wanted to make sure no one feels pain either, so he made sure to have more than plenty of anesthesia so that I wouldn't feel a bit. Surgery was not painful at all, went very well, no scars at all. I was back at running and playing indoor soccer (which some times can be a rough sport) 2 weeks after surgery. I was back at work 2 days after surgery feeling just a very minimal discomfort. I didn't even had to take any kind of pain pill after surgery. It was painless for me. read more

I forgot to add, Dr. Bastuba was even recommended by our specialist at Kaiser. He is incredible! I cant thank him enough for giving us the miracle of our six year old son. Dr. Bastuba is one of the best!! read more

Very unprofessional. Guy showed up for appt wearing tennis shorts. Total waste of our time . Find someone else who cares more about patients read more

Dr. Bastuba thank you so much for being an amazing MD and guidance. We felt very comfortable talking to you and we are looking forward to working with you. Thank you for being truthful and honest and not making us feel pressured to do anything and guiding us through our process. read more

If you are looking to a Urologist that knows what he is talking about, Dr. Martin Bastuba is the one to go to. He is passionate about his practice as well as his patients. My wife and I had initially met with Dr. Bastuba through a referral and to our surprise how knowledgeable he is. I recently had surgery done by Dr. Bastuba and his team and through his explanations and education and professional guidance, the surgery experience is nothing but spectacular! The surgery center where we went to have my surgery is clean, high end, the staff is professional and they made every effort to keep my as comfortable and as at ease as possible. PLEASE MAKE SURE: To follow every pre and post surgery directions from Doctor Bastuba. My surgery is PAINLESS!! and I mean it in every sense of the word. His methods for Vasectomy Reversal is amazing. My wife and I thank you SO much for your support, care and understanding of what are family goals are. I highly recommend Doctor Martin Bastuba for the services that he has core competencies in. read more

Selfish, uncaring of their patients and their time. This is how my last interaction with them ended. After rudely cancelling on us, they tried to scare us by telling us that basically Dr. Bastuba is the only qualified doctor in the area so we'd better just do as they say and just stay in their good graces. Clearly this is a case of Dr. Bastuba is more concerned about his pocket than his patients. As already stated this appointment was booked a month and a half in advance. I really like how you try to make us seem unreasonable and insensitive by trying to make it seem like an important last minute surgery had come up this morning when as of yesterday you were trying to push us on the back burner, so thanks for your lie. And as far as trying to scare us about not finding another qualified doctor you failed at that as well. I will admit Dr. Bastuba has wonderful reviews but they must of been written by his staff his intentions and motives are obviously coming from the wrong place. We are grateful you saved us from making a huge mistake in choosing a Doctor. It's a big world and we are fans of traveling we will find the right doctor for us. read more

My hubby had the ole snip and it went off without a hitch. Simple, 15-minute procedure. No complications!

Dr. Bastuba did a great job with my vasectomy. He carefully explained everything while he was doing it, and I felt very comfortable. The procedure itself barely hurt. And the pain over the next few days was very slight. I highly recommend him! read more

Dr Bastuba is very professional yet humorous which puts the otherwise tense situation at ease. I got my procedure done in about 15 minutes. The staff including the Dr has been available (even after hours) after the procedure in case I needed any additional help. I am happy to recommend Dr Bastuba and his staff to anyone interested in getting a vasectomy. read more

Dr. Bastuba is a true expert in his field. My husband had a 5 year old vasectomy reversed successfully. He is fully recovered and his sperm count is as high as before having the vasectomy. We are now in the process of making baby No.1 We had been told it was impossible to have a successful vasectomy reversal but on the first appointment with dr.Bastuba we were convinced this was the path and he was our man. His bedside manner is amazing and his followup is the best! We would absolutely recommend him to anyone thinking about having a vasectomy reversal performed. read more

My fiancé had his vasectomy almost 10 years ago. We were nervous and hesitant that getting a vasectomy reversal would not work. Not to mention the fact, its not cheap! After our first consultation with Dr. Bastuba, most of our concern was gone. He did a very thorough consultation and had a great bedside manner to go with it. We felt comfortable and confident to move forward with scheduling the surgery. We had another consultation prior to the surgery for last minute questions or concerns. Dr. Bastuba went over, in detail, the exact process, potential complications, length of surgery, recovery, etc. He provided illustrations and explanations really showing his expertise, The day of surgery he met with us prior to the scheduled time to answer any last minute questions. He told me he would update me as soon as he was finished. He did indeed, the surgery on his part was successful. My fiancés recovery was pretty uneventful. We did the two sperm counts and followed the instructions we were given for post surgery. We were told that if successful, most women get pregnant 6 months to a year post reversal. We had the reversal July 2013, I found out I was pregnant in March 2014 and we are expecting a baby boy in about 3 weeks! There aren't enough words to thank Dr. Bastuba for giving us the miracle of life. read more

I feel very lucky to have had my operation performed by Dr. Bastuba. Of course I did my research when looking for the right specialist, but you never know till your there yourself. I had a large vericoceal in my left testical. I've been dealing with a dull aching feeling in that testical for a long time, and finally sought out to have it corrected. It was a serious thing to have fixed, and I wanted it done correctly. Dr. Bastuba, and his staff are so professional and on point. The cost was very reasonable. Not only was the price the most affordable I could find, I couldn't imagine having a higher quality of work done. The closure of the incision was impressively clean. This doctor knows exactly what he is doing. Not to say that everyone's situation would be the same, but my testical is no longer in pain, just normal bruising and swelling after being surgically cut in to. It went very well, and I hope this review helps enlighten you because he is the best! read more

This review is long overdue, 20 years in the making, I have been a quadriplegic for 20+ years so I have seen many doctors over the years, by far Dr. Bastuba is the best at what he does and he genuinely cares for all his patients, same goes with his staff they treat us like family. Thank You to all at the office!! ....see you guys soon read more

Dr. Bastuba is by far the best physician I have ever had the opportunity to be under care of. Not only has Dr. Bastuba been responsive, caring, and knowledgeable, he has a great sense of humor that gave me a sense of ease. His staff is a mirror image of him and also have a sense of ease about them. Bedside manor is so important and Dr. Bastuba's practice has it. He also works with the military and has special programs for them. I am not in the military, but thought it should be known that he cares deeply for our troops. His work with cancer patients is second to none and he is a very generous man. I thank you and your staff for the wonderful opportunity of being under your care. read more

Worst customer service ever. I researched a lot for a vasectomy and found good reviews for the procedure. I never got that far. They never answered their phone and never returned messages. After finally getting through using an alternative number I was able to get a consultation appointment and a surgery appointment scheduled. He is what's told that someone else would call me back to get that straightened out. They never did. Three subsequent calls to them to get that figured out and no one ever got back to me. The day before the consultation appointment arrived and I never got a confirmation. I left another two messages and finally received a call the morning of the appointment that it was on. I drove an hour down for the consultation only to find out at the front desk that they in fact don't take my insurance and everything is going to be out of pocket. All of my time wasted with nothing to show for it. I'm sure the guy might be a good doctor but he certainly needs to find better staff. I'm going elsewhere. read more