Question: What is more excruciatingly painful than warm, dense fecal matter scraping across exposed…read moreand bleeding muscle fibers, as it makes its way to the sea? Answer: Nothing that I've ever felt! (although that time they fished the bladder-bound tube up my urethra came a close second... Mommy!) Well, I was in the market for a skilled proctologist / rectal surgeon. Dr Larson came with high recommendations, so I booked an appointment with him. Things weren't too bad at this point. Upon initial introductions, I found him to be a mild mannered gentleman, with a calm demeanor, and a penchant for buggery. Well, strike the buggery comment. He was the wise, kind, older uncle you had as a child. I tell ya, rolling over on the exam table, and letting him spread apart my cheeks brought me back to my childhood thanksgivings. I could almost smell mom's liver pate stuffing with gorgonzola. Oh wait... that's me! After the exam, Dr Larson gave me two options. The first being surgery, and the second, being a numbing ointment, which was meant to promote healing. I chose the latter. My mistake. Let me tell you about 'finger cots'. They are little condoms for your fingers. No, not as thick as a rubber thimble the accountants used to use, but thin, like sheepskin, but they are latex. As I endured the two weeks of safe sex with my fore-finger, as it was slathered with the ointment, my problem down below was worsening. So much so, that I imposed myself on a strict liquid diet, in order to minimize the traffic. Imagine an impish Leprechaun holding a lit match to your dumpster slot, and every time you turn around to backhand him, he disappears, only to reappear behind you doing it all over again. Now imagine he has the stamina to keep that up for 2... 3... or 12 hours at a time. That's right about when I came down with a case of Tourrettes. I yelled out with every burning or stabbing sensation. Pretty sure I came up with new grammatical combinations.That's the kind of stuff the neighbor kids will be talking about for years to come. Anyways, I met with the doctor again, and upon his second invasive exam, he noticed the exposed muscle fibers, and commented on how painful my potty time must be. This time, I opted for the 'sew & scope'. We scheduled a surgery date, which gave me six days to take care of my arrangements. I secured a ride to and from the hospital, updated my will, and completed my pre-op paperwork with the hospital staff. The day before surgery... hours before I started my final preparations, I get a call from the surgeon's office. Seems that Mrs Larson failed to inform the staff that the good doctor would be on an airplane jetting off somewhere, at the exact same time as my scheduled surgery. We would have to reschedule. I puckered. It would be six more days until Doctor Larson's skilled digits would be fishing a threaded needle through various areas of my rectum. Yes, six more days of the Ensure liquid diet. Six grueling days of trying to ebb the flow of solid waste. I made it to day five, before erupting. Oh, and how I erupted! It was a current of explicatives and the excrement. Oh, but this time I was ready. Comfort came in the form of three Tylenol PM, two NyQuil and a pint of Guinness. I made it to surgery, and am alive to tell the tale. They packed me pretty good that day, which gave me the opportunity to un-pack myself. How many of you can say the same? That was seven weeks ago, and although I'm still seeing the doctor every couple of weeks to promote total healing, I'd call this a success.

Dr. Larson was my 2nd opinion - and I'm really glad I went to see him. He redid all my tests and…read morefound my original diagnosis to be wrong. He went out of his way to ensure I got the right diagnosis and treatment. His office found time for my procedures in a very fast manner. I'm super impressed with him and his staff.

AVOID. Lost referrals. Deny they accept insurance. They call me RE: referral - oh do not accept…read morethat insurance. Oh we operate multiple businesses here. Other biz accepts that insurance. Appointment goes OK - DOCTOR IS GREAT. Incomplete orders to medical facility. No pain meds @ Rx - another follow-up. Another call to schedule follow-up appointment - forgot to schedule. Unsure if this is "in play" here, but more and more medical practices are nothing more than shells macerating for some conglomerate. Doctors are employees without any ownership or oversight for the staff. Staff turnover is horrific with least cost apparent. There is a valley urology multi-location practice than worse than this. But my opinion a race to the bottom.

I saw Dr. Zhubii on 2-11-2025 to discuss surgery for my frequent diverticulitis flare up…read moreHe explained why surgery would benefit me and I agree to this procedure He explained it would take around two weeks before someone would contact me from his office I did receive a call from staff around a week and a half later to find out what hospital and date would be best for me. It has been 4 weeks since my office visit and I have not heard from Dr. Zhubi office. I don't feel confident dealing with a surgeon or his staff that do not follow up or communicate with patients. This doctor and staff have lost my confidence and I will seek medical care elsewhere.

Dr. Singh saved my husband's life. A colorectal cancer diagnosis at age 43 was very difficult to…read morecomprehend. Dr. Singh explained everything clearly; he's very thorough and cares about his patients. His surgical skills are renowned throughout the valley. After surgery, the staff at HonorHealth all spoke of him with heavy praise during our inpatient stay. I'm so happy we were referred to him and cannot thank him enough for all that he's done for us.

I had an extremely disappointing experience with the Colon and Rectal Center of Arizona, and…read moreunfortunately, it was because of the front desk staff--not the medical care. The front office staff was consistently rude, dismissive, and lacked compassion. They spoke to me as if my questions were stupid instead of taking the time to help. When you call the office, no one ever answers the phone. I've left multiple voicemails and never received a return call, which is incredibly frustrating when you're trying to get answers about your care. My initial appointment was the worst part of my experience. I arrived 50 minutes early to make sure I had plenty of time to complete any paperwork. I was told I had to provide a written list of my medications. Since I didn't have one with me, I offered several reasonable solutions. I asked if I could call my doctor's office and have them fax the medication list, call my doctor's office to get the names over the phone, or even log into my pharmacy app to retrieve my medication names and dosages. Every single option was immediately dismissed without any attempt to work with me. Instead, I was told I had to reschedule my appointment simply because I didn't already have the list in my hand. Considering I was there 50 minutes before my appointment, there was more than enough time to obtain the information. Rather than trying to help, the staff seemed more interested in turning me away. I've never encountered such an unhelpful and unfriendly front office at a medical practice. Patients come to this office because they need medical care and are often in a vulnerable position. The first people they interact with should treat them with kindness, patience, and respect. This office should seriously consider retraining its front desk staff on customer service, communication, and compassion. They are the first impression of the practice, and right now they are leaving a very negative one. If this is the level of service the practice considers acceptable, it reflects poorly on the entire organization, including its leadership and physicians. Patients deserve to be treated with dignity, and this office has a lot of work to do to earn that trust.

I have never had a care provider be so obviously annoyed at seeing her own patients…read more I was 30 mins early for my appointment and waited over an hour to be seen. No one in the office even acknowledged it! When I got to the exam room, the doctor had asked me to pull down my pants with her watching. This was weird to me and gave me pause. Dr. McConnell was apparently annoyed at this because then she herself, grabbed the waistband of my pants and started tugging to pull them off, so hard that I almost fell off the exam table. I've never had a provider do this to me. To stay in the room and not provide a cover or gown was distressing enough but when the Dr tugged on my pants I shut down. She proceeded to tell me all about the procedure she was recommending, I asked her about how far out she was scheduling and she rolled her eyes and said, "talk to my staff." At check out I was told I would be able to schedule in the office for the procedure. I was living in extreme pain every single day and I had already waited a month for the consult. We scheduled the procedure for two weeks out, which was a really long time to wait in agony. She did not call in any medications. She did not give any directions. The day before surgery they called me and cancelled my procedure and told me I didn't meet the requirements to use their facility after all. I pleaded with the nurse about how I was living in excruciating pain and all she said was,"I don't make the rules." Dr. McConnell was cold, disrespectful, unprofessional and unwilling to provide any pain medication after surgery. Doctors and surgeons have a duty to provide pain relief after a procedure, to dismiss and belittle pain and suffering is not being a good care provider! The behavior of her staff I also found unacceptable and rude. It's easy to apologize for running behind on appointments. It's easy to have empathy when you hear a patient is in pain. I have been a veterinary nurse for 10+ years, I can't imagine being so heartless if a patient was suffering or in pain. We treat dogs better than I got treated here! I found a great surgeon that did my procedure, treated me with compassion like a human being, AND provided pain relief!!! All in 3 days after they cancelled on me last minute! What a concept!

I am very thankful to Dr M! She is definitely a Dr who addresses your health issues with…read moreexpediency and great professionalism. Thank you Dr M, you have definitely improved my quality of life. Her office staff are very caring and responsive. I appreciate the entire process from beginning to end. Her surgery center is extremely sanitary and her staff were caring and professional.

This was a great experience…read more Colonscopy can be scary, but everyone from nurses to anesthesiologist to the doctor (Dr. Seetharam: highly recommend!) was amazing and well-qualified. I am a doctor myself so I know what good accurate compassionate care is. A+

I just wanted update my review, I added 1 stars as I spoke with Shayna Epstein their Business…read moreOffice Coordinator who was fantastic. She helped inform me of the various bills I could expect and helped me move the charges to cash pay and setup a payment plan. I don't know if my expectations are reasonable but an initial bill of $14k for about an hour of service(there was also lab work) seems outrageous to me but maybe this is just the norm? Also, the bill came down considerably when they negotiated with the insurance company and then moving to cash pay(thanks to Shayna) brought it down more. I guess I expected when I provided my insurance information weeks ahead of time they would have let me know what to expect, that is I would be responsible for 100% of the charges and to share the bill I could expect...

I am grateful to have chosen Dr. McConnell to perform my colonoscopy. Her office staff are…read morecourteous and highly professional. I had 6 people checking on me yesterday during my procedure including Dr. McConnell. A special thank you to Meagan and Julia for their kindness. As for the office, absolutely spotless. Dr. McConnell invested many dollars to create a top notch facility at the 16th Street location. As for my procedure, it was completed on schedule without any pain as initially stated. Thank you Dr. McConnell!

Awful, Incompetent, Snotty Doctor! Classic "assume" the wrong thing doctor. Dr McConnell is ONLY…read morefocused on big beautiful poop which no one has every day, and uses a "one size fits all protocol". Complete waste of time, especially if your issue isn't stool like me. Dr McConnell needs to start "listening" to her patients FIRST to understand WHY they are there, and not come in the room shoving the wrong "diagnosis" down someone's throat. She had her mind made up on my issue (before even talking to me), was 100% incorrect and when we finally discussed why I came in (LLQ pain), she shoved pills at me for the wrong issue (classic big pharma doctor), was not interested in figuring out the "cause" of my pain and pushed me out. She ordered no tests to confirm cause or make sure I was ok. Add to it, she billed my insurance $600. Fortunately for me, I did not give up or let her incompetence stop me from making sure I was ok. I went to a "more qualified" surgeon who immediately ordered a CT scan to rule out any major issue (none found, thank gawd), prescribed NO medications (as I didn't need any), did an allergy test which figured out I had an allergy to cow's milk, which caused my colon spasm. Now that I have stopped dairy (was doing nonfat Greek yoghurt daily), issues are 100% resolved. No stool issues, no more pain. Will never go back to Dr McConnell, she is FIRED!!!

Update: 5/5 A+ is all I can say. From the ma, to the pa, and to the ultrasound tech....everyone was…read moresuper courteous and thorough. Eric, the PA, took his time to educate me about the circulatory system, why veins need to be treated, and the repercussions of not treating them long term. The ultrasound tech was a pleasure to talk to, and the ma was very friendly as well. Speaking to them made me realize how much info was missing from the previous practice I went to. This should be the standard for all medical practices. I live in buckeye and made the drive out here, and it was worth it. Excited to continue my treatments here Initial call over the phone went well so far. The instructions that the scheduler gave me for what to do before the initial consultation was more thorough than the other vascular surgeon's place I went to in peoria. I asked if previous medical records from there need to be faxed over but they said no. Crossing my fingers that everything goes well!

Best Botox experience I've ever had. The PA Nicole and her medical assistant, Abbie; were amazing…read more The injections were so gentle, and Abbie was icing my face prior and immediately after each poke. I felt incredibly pampered and relaxed throughout the many units my face required. Thank you so much, I'll absolutely be returning when I need more Botox.

Dr. Masur and Dr. Calcote are exceptional surgeons. The support staff is THE WORST!!! I was injured…read morein the office after my first follow up exam. The exam table collapsed and sliced up the inside of both thighs. The assistant was 90 minutes late for my post op exam and made me feel like it was somehow my fault I did not get post op notes. She barely even glanced at my wound. And to top it all off, I got hassled about billing because I mailed a check that included a letter of dissatisfaction. I thought I would keep my comments private to avoid a scene but now, the gloves are off. The doctors are fantastic but their office staff is doing them a major disservice. I am a patient with a long family history at HonorHealth and this was my experience.

When you call to make a doctor's appointment, do you want to be routed to an overseas call center,…read moregive a stranger all your personal information, then get told 'have a nice day, someone will call you back to schedule'? Do you want to enter all your info into their patient portal and never hear back? If so, Arizona Advanced Surgery is the place for you. I requested an appointment through their portal on Tuesday and gave them all my information. Still hadn't heard back by Friday, so I called. The woman I spoke to was in a remote call center and could barely understand English. She said none of my info was in their system, so I had to give it all over again. I had to spell half the words because she didn't understand me. After thirty minutes she finally took my info and said she'd email the office so they could call to schedule me. Oh, and when I asked if she worked in the doctor's office, she said no -- she was remote. So my sensitive health information was just handed off to a random overseas call center. Thats what they think of their clients.

Dr. Tarazi and his staff went above and beyond to help us with an urgent situation that came up the…read morenight before Thanksgiving, when we landed in the ER with instructions to follow up ASAP with a specialist. We could not find anyone open Friday after the holiday, and resorted to leaving a message, expecting to struggle through the weekend and hear back on Monday. How pleasantly surprised we were to get a call back from Dr. Tarazi's staff same day! I wish I had written down her name - she was incredibly helpful and efficient. As it turns out, the offices were closed but he was there working on charts, and offered that we come in. I was astounded, we weren't even established patients with the practice and he was willing to take the time to see us last minute - we were told to come right in. The compassion and care he showed towards my nervous and uncomfortable young adult was beyond anything we have recently experienced. The situation was handled, he was thorough and knowledgeable. We are clearly not just a face or number in this practice, he genuinely cares about his patients. I am confident that my entire family will be in good hands with Dr. Tarazi, and we have already referred other family members. We are very grateful!

Though this review is quite belated, I want to add my very positive comments about Dr. Tarazi. His…read moreexpertise repaired the consequences of a life-threatening infection & somewhat botched emergency surgery in 2009 (another doctor!). I was blessed to find Dr. Tarazi, who 100% corrected these complications with several procedures over the next year. He patiently explained the treatment options, outlining the pro's & con's of each strategy, and guided me to the right decisions. Some 14 years on, I've had absolutely no subsequent issues, and for that I am so grateful to Dr. Tarazi. A terrific surgeon and physician, and a heck of a nice guy to boot!