Laurie D Larsen MD

This is the worst Dr. I have ever met. I’m 63 years old, and have met many. I have a host of medical issues, including Prostate Cancer. I also have problems walking and Asthma /​COPD. The office is too far for me to walk to from the parking lot, and they refused to come out to get me with their wheelchair. Suggesting my 73 year old wife with a heart condition should wheel me in.
When I made the appointment I told them I would need to be helped in and they said it would not be a problem. I got there and called the office to let them know I was in the parking lot. They said they would be down ASAP. Twenty minutes later they brought it out. Now that would have been fine, except when they finally got me in to see the receptionist she said I was too late as there is a 15 minute grace period and I was beyond that time limit. I tried to explain I was waiting for the wheelchair, but it was a waste of time. I was kicked out of the office after waiting 3 months for my appointment. The receptionist said I should have gotten there a half hour before my appointment time. Maybe that bit of information might have been shared when I made the arrangements for the wheelchair in the first place.
When I finally got to see the Dr. 2 weeks later, I was shocked at how rude she was. Apparently, I am too big for her. Like I had any say as to being 6′ 6″ tall, and after 17 months on 30Mg./day Prednisone steroids, 400 Lbs. Which I explained when I made the original appointment so there were no surprises there. I was told to find another Urologist. Thanks for nothing. Of course I was still charged in full for the visit. I’ll be filing a complaint with THE AMA.
I wish I could have posted a negative 5 star rating.

I have been a patient since October, 2012. After taking two trips to the ER in 3 days for painful kidney stones and pretty much ALL urologists in town could not get me in, Dr. Larsen, was able to squeeze me into her booked schedule so I would not ave to stay in pain for two more weeks (the earliest appointment I was able to get with different doctor).
I saw her on Wednesday and my surgery was scheduled for Thursday! No need to remain in pain. I looked up my procedure online (word to the wise… don’t do this… lots of scary information!) and almost cancelled… people wrote about how they were still having pain, bleeding, and other issues 2,3, 6 weeks and as long as 6 months after the surgery. I had some pain once I got home from surgery (outpatient, 1hour surgery), but nothing extreme. By Friday, I was feeling fine… no pain and just groggy-​ish due to anesthesia. I even only had traces of blood in my urine immediately after surgery and not again. I had lithotripsy, where she went ureter with laser and blasted the stone in my ureter. I actually felt well enough to attend a casual event Friday event.
I had a second surgery (ESWL) yesterday afternoon-​again, an hour long outpatient procedure. It has only been about 12 hours since I was discharged and this surgery also seems to have been a success, with easy recovery. I’m already feeling ack to good… no pain or soreness at all. I had this procedure done 12 years with a different doctor in town and I needed about 2 ads to recover and had lots of bruising and soreness.
Dr. Larsen is a very competent doctor and surgeon. She is very thorough and explains the issues in detail during your office visits and when she checks in with you just before surgery. I do not recall my former urologist doing that. I would highly recommend Dr. Larsen to anyone looking for a urologist.
Side note… her nurse was also wonderful. I had to deal with FMLA paperwork (FYI…they only charge $ 15 to complete ALL FMLA papers… there’s not a per paper fee… very nice!) and her nurse was friendly and helpful, even when my employer kept requesting more papers.