David J Carter, MD

I was very impressed by Dr Carter. He was very knowledgeable and very professonal. He impressed me as knowing what he was talking about and very experanced. He did not rush us and answered every question we had about my heart condition. I would recommend him to anyone. I liked this guy.

I found Dr Carter to be VERY professional. Very knowledgable. Outstanding bedside manner. He was very kind and empathtic

My friend actually worked for this physician. His wife is his nurse in his office cause he is unable to keep a nurse from quitting as per her comment on my facebook link. He is condescending, moody, intitled, and treats his colleagues like children. He is just a mean person. He walked into my father's recovery room the last day he was being discharged and pretended nothing happened. He shook everyone's hands and had a smile on his face and not once did he address his behavior two days before in ICU. That is the definition of psycho. Our family is in the process of reporting him at HEM Methodist. There is absolutely no way that he should be treating patients the way he does, nonetheless his peers. The fact that a nurse in ICU was mouthing "ahole" right behind him explains it all.

If you are looking for a Surgeon that is condescending, rude, and has no empathy, then this one is for you. My parents do not speak English very well so my sister and I translated via cell during their referred appointment from their Gastroenterologist. He seemed fine as I thanked him for the trouble. He seemed fine after surgery, but the next day as he ordered my father's catheter to be taken out I translated to the nurse to please ask the doctor if it was really necessary as my father has massive prostate issues and is on medication to help urinate and is afraid that he won't be able to since he is already in severe pain from his Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm surgery. She said Dr. Carter ordered it to be taken out and if he didn't urinate after exactly six hours, then he would put it back in. The nurse told me that she would go ask Dr. Carter since my father started basically shaking. She came back and told me that he wanted to speak to me. So she leads me to him as he is sitting behind a desk in ICU so I quietly introduce myself as the second daughter. He said,"I know who you are. Do not tell me how to practice medicine." I was so caught off guard I froze. I said,"Please do not speak to me this way, I am not being disrespectful to you so please do not be disrespectful to me." He then said, "You are being disrespectful by asking me a question. I am the doctor, I will do what I want, protocal states six hours for the catheter to stay out." I said,"But my father is freaking out scared so wanted to ask you if you could please check on him after three instead of six." He said, "Again, don't tell me what to do. I don't care what you want. I will do what I want." So I begged again to please not speak to me in that mammer and that I am here asking questions and translating my fathers wishes and fears. I said,"He went through this at Parkland Hospital...." He interrupts me and says,"I know about it (he did not, cause we never told him) and I know everything and I don't care. I was in such disbelief. It wasn't a conversation. He was there to make me an example in front of his peers as to never question his orders. He was also fed up with having to speak to my sister and me for translation as it was a waste of his time. I walked away feeling worse than before as I shared my father's fears knowing fears do alter a patient's outcome. I am a 10 year breast cancer survivor treated at MSKCC (6 months of Chemo and 33 rounds of Radiation), my father is a stomach cancer survivor of 17 years, and my mother is a primary liver cancer survivor so we are seasoned veterans of the hospital system and physicians. Never have I ever experienced this level of unprofessionalism, nonetheless lack of compassion, empathy, sensitivity, and manners. I have heard of surgeons being egotistical people with God complexs, but never experienced it first hand till today. I was in such shock, and as my father lay in the hospital under his care we are afraid of the consequences of this man's ego, therefore chose not to report him to patient services till he is out of the hospital.I believe this is the reason why he doesn't have a negative patient opinion. I walked away as he said he didn't care what my father or I wanted...his peers,I am sure in his mind all his "servants" behind him shook their heads and one man mouthed the word "Ass_ole."He could possibly be the best surgeon out there, but as a man of character this person scores a zero. He needs to be reminded that we pay for his expertise, his service and we deserve respect and to be treated with dignity. I thought I was being called over to express our concerns and for him to ease our fears and to help reassure my father that everything was going to be fine, not berate me like I was a dog that stole a piece of food off the table. We haven't told my father what happened today as to not upset him. We just told him the doctor ordered the catheter to be taken out and if there is a problem, then he would put it back as to not upset or stress him out. Not knowing this altercation, my father says to my sister (they are both Chinese Herbalist Acupuncturists -OMD, PhD), "Let this be a lesson for us to never treat our patients the way that Dr. Carter ignores my questions, talks over me not addressing me as if I am not here laying in this bed, and looks down upon me due to not mastering the English language." I do not recommend this physician to my worst enemy. In time of highest distress, he will kick you further down until you get down on your knees and only speak when you are spoken to and never, never question him.

Dr.Carter,Thank you so much for all you did for my father! You saved his life!! Your the best!

Dr. Carter is definately someone I would recommend if you are considering weight loss surgery. His bedside manner is extremely good. He takes his time with you. Would recommend!