Dr. Charles Allen Parker, MD

Ok yea Dr Parker ordered a MRI for me because of this growth in my throat or near my throat that was back on Feb 28th finally got the MRI done waited over 2wks for a call from his office with results no one called so I called and his nurse Jessica got on the phone and said the MRI results doctor said we're normal that I'm good. Which is wrong there not normal. For one narrowing of a basil artery that goes to my brain is concerning my primary doc put me on stations I found that myself from going and getting the results my self. Mean while this growth is getting bigger and my face and throat are so swollen . Also the results did say there was a palpable abnormality and consideration of a ultrasound which none from Dr parkers office nor him even said anything so yes Dr Parker has left me hanging with no answers no concerns they flat dont care . After losing 5 drs at mercy and they way I was treated by Dr Parker is unacceptable and frankly what ever happened to the oath you took as a Dr… I've never ever been treated to terrible . I will never ever step foot in another Mercy One again

Dr. Parker did my first surgery when I was diagnosed with melanoma on my forehead. He was very thorough and answered all our questions! When the possibility of the cancer came back, per my normal skin doctor, Dr. Parker squeezed me in that same day to do a biopsy. He personally called to tell me it was positive. My second surgery went great as well. He worked well with the other surgeon as I had a second spot that needed to be removed that was not in his area of practice. Throughout my cancer I would bring in my family and he was always willing to answer all our questions. He would explain everything so that we knew what to expect with surgery and care after the surgeries when I went home. I would recommend him to anyone!

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My 16 year daughter began experiencing chest pain and pain with eating. This went on for 1 1/2 weeks was getting worse and she was losing weight. I took her to see the pediatrician who then referred us to an ENT. Before going to see the ENT doctor, like a good mother I googled her symptoms so I'd know just enough to be dangerous. With my new found knowledge, adding in the fact she just started taking the antibiotic doxycycline for acne, I diagnosed her with medication induced esophagitis - doxycycline being the most common offender. My daughter had a barium swallow test and at our appointment, Dr. Parker stated the test was negative. Without giving any official diagnosis, he told my daughter to force herself to eat and perhaps drink some pedialyte. I was stunned. I even reiterated her doxycycline medication, specifically asking about esophagitis. He outright rejected this and left the room. I then went out to the front desk and scheduled a second opinion. At this second… appointment, the doctor listened to my daughter describe her symptoms and before I could say doxycycline, he diagnosed her with, you guessed it, medication induced esophagitis. He gave us medication to coat the throat and advised what to eat and what to avoid. In 2-3 days it was completely resolved. Now the point of this story is not that I'm a genius, anyone with internet access could have done what I did. The point is that her diagnosis was fairly straight forward, per the second doctor who was more than a little surprised his colleague did not reach the same diagnosis. In medicine (and not just with doctors), it seems as if basic listening skills and genuine compassion have gone by the wayside. I feel very sad for those individuals who don't have a "Dr. Mom" or anyone advocating for them to insure they receive the treatment they deserve and pay for!