Mayer Dennis E, MD

I love Dr Mayer. He preformed my initial surgery when I was hospitalized and I’ve been seeing him in his office since. Ive also needed additional surgery and procedures due to complications and Dr Mayer did all of them as well. He makes me feel very comfortable when I get nervous before surgery. He is very fast and efficient and answers all my questions. He strives to make sure I’m not in pain and won’t preform unnecesary invasive examinations when there is an alternative. Parking can be an issue but I always get a ride and my appointments are quick so it’s not a big deal. His waiting room is the most comfortable I’ve ever been in. Please let me sleep on those couches! Soooo nice. Scheduling can be hard occasionally but Dr Mayer also works in the hospital so I can’t expect him to see me when he is performing surgery all day so I don’t want to fault him for that. Overall he’s been great while I’ve gone through really painful medical issues.

I hate to leave a terrible review but the service I got at Pacific Coast Surgical Group was absolutely horrible.
Five weeks after my surgery on June 26, I felt like the incision area wasn’t healing properly and I was in more pain then I was when I first had my procedure. I called Dr. Mayer’s office and spoke to the office manager to describe the issue, and how I thought it was infected and that I might have had an allergic reaction to the Dermabond, which I felt uncomfortable discussing with her since she wasn’t a nurse (I guess they don’t have a nurse on staff at that office). I was told that I would get a call back after she spoke to Dr. Mayer (I could hear in her voice that she thought I was overreacting). I didn’t get a phone call back until the next day and was told that he couldn’t meet with me until the following week. I explained how this was unacceptable since I was leaving the country the very next day he could meet with me. She told me that I wasn’t leaving until the next day so it would be okay. I asked how would this be okay? If I am infected I don’t want to sit on a plane for 12+ hours with an infection! I told her that I would contact my primary doctor and go see them that day. I was able to get an appointment with my primary doctor that afternoon and sure enough it was INFECTED! Good thing I didn’t take her suggestion and wait another week to be seen.
I called back Dr. Mayer’s office and left a message for the office manager to let her know yes it was infected and that I got antibiotics. Not 5 minutes later I got a phone call from Dr. Mayer’s office asking me what doctor I saw and what antibiotic I was prescribed. I thought that was strange since they didn’t care enough to see me immediately. I think Dr. Mayer is a good doctor, but it would have been nice to get a direct phone call from him to see if my infection had gone away. I would never recommend anyone to this doctor if Rocio is still the office manager!

«Medicine is Sick care, Food is Health care.»
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When you went to see Marty prior to his discharge at Scripp’s Mercy Hospital yesterday, You, pointed to the picture of the two of us and said, «So is [that] the one I spoke to yesterday?»
Marty, said «Oh, you spoke to my Michael, the PA-​C, isn’t he great?»
You responded with, «HMMMPH!»
I’ll take that as a compliment.
Yes, I’m the one, and as a PA-​C, I don’t cow tow or bow down to any MD!
We see you for the last follow up this week, so we stay within our commitment to appointments-​scratch that, we are NOT!
I could tell you didn’t like our phone conversation, medical advice I’ve been giving Marty, based on my primarily relevant to a consumer experience, but, such is life, you’ve met your match, I suggest you adjust your settings to another format:
Compassion & Empathy 1 – 2 virtual tabs via common sense & towards others tid.
Better knowledge & follow up on medications patients take and appropriate post op surgery meds, 2 caps bid, p.o., ac & pc times your lifetime.
We saw our oncologist today, courses of treatment were set for after configuration in radiation & chemo, have a new colorectal surgeon referral, one who will be patient, understanding, un-​dismissing, caring, receptive to questions, answer them without attitude etc., one who goes in during exams more extensively to find the HPV lesions, treat them and prevent what truly in this case was preventable, since your exams are only done by the length of your finger & speculum.
Also, one who doesn’t prescribe Ibuprofen post op surgeries, which when taken thins the blood and causes internal bleeding, Oxicodone with Acetaminophen which compromises liver function, especially in HIV/​AIDS patients, is more receptive and kinder, definitely not as condescending-​and, is liked & respected better than many MDS I know that know YOU.
And from those MDS that know you, like YOU?
AH, not so much!
Patients have the right to ask questions, get second opinions, and to be treated with the same patience, respect and demeanor you’d give your parents or loved ones.
So knowing ALL of this Dr, Mayer, based on Marty’s & my primarily relevant to a consumer experience, in the words of this man:

Dr. Mayer is in a location with a parking garage a block from the hospital so access is very easy and not an issue. I had seen him 10 years ago for a fissure and dealt with it, instead of surgery back again and he suggested the same procedure or keep trying to manage it. Well I managed until I could not any longer and it became urgent to have it done. It was obvious that the hospital staff all knew Dr. Mayer and saw him there almost every day which made me feel very secure and relieved that I was with a surgeon that I could trust with such a scary uncomfortable procedure with the recovery totally unknown.
I was totally confident in his expertise especially after scheduling with the hospital and hearing their feedback. My surgery has changed my life and I am so grateful to have ended up with him as my surgeon through my limited insurance plan.
As most surgeons, they are very busy but if you come with a list of questions he is happy to answer them, you just have to be prepared and working in the medical field in the past I know the time limitations with doctors that is why they have staff they can trust with the personal stuff…
Dr. Mayer is straight to the point and doesn’t sugarcoat I am very happy with my surgery that I thought I would never be able to handle!

I nearly died of Sepsis due to a burst diverticuli. Dennis Mayer saved my life on the operating table just hours before death. Complain about parking and the appointment staff all you want, but when it comes down to it, Dr. Mayer is a life saver. I owe the remainder of my life to him.