Dr. Stephen Abernathy, MD | Temple, TX | Surgery

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Dr. Stephen Abernathy is a surgeon with three decades of experience serving patients in central Texas. He earned his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Science Center and completed his residency at Texas A&M College of Medicine-Scott and White Medical Center in 2001. Dr. Abernathy holds board certification in surgery from the American Board of Surgery. He provides care to patients in English.

Dr. Abernathy practices at Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Temple and sees patients at the Baylor Scott & White Clinic in Temple, Texas. His surgical expertise includes treating ventral hernias and managing complex conditions like chronic kidney disease. He performs minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures and provides sedation services for patient comfort during treatments. Patients have given him an average rating of 4.3 on Vitals.

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4.3

23 Ratings
30 years of experience
12 insurance plans accepted
speaks English
Texas A&M College of Medicine-Scott and White Medical Center
15 written reviews
1 award
1 specialty
3 areas of expertise
2 board certifications
1 hospital affiliation
1 office location
Male

Had a good bedside manner
Spent time with me
Flexible scheduling

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4.3

23 Ratings with 15 written Reviews

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Very smooth

February 16th, 2026 | Source: Partner

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Cool dude

September 19th, 2025 | Source: Partner

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Great service, even though he had to help his wife.

September 9th, 2025 | Source: Partner

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Very knowledgeable and caring

September 2nd, 2025 | Source: Partner

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They listen

August 6th, 2025 | Source: Partner

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Very Professional and Articulate.

July 15th, 2025 | Source: Partner

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Spent about 3-5 minutes with me and laughed and cut me off while i was trying tell him what my other doctors were doing for me to get the right level so he can do the surgery. He could care less.

April 8th, 2021

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Dr. Abernathy is just an awful individual. He is too full of himself and doesn't know everything that he thinks he knows. I go to urgent care and they send in a referral as urgent because I need surgery. He comes in and tries talking down to me. He flat out told me "The only way I can operate on you, is if your kidneys fail, you have a transplant and stop taking the medication I am on. Who says that to a patient? He soon realized that I know a lot more about my kidney problem then he did, and that's not why I was in there.

June 18th, 2019

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This doctor has terrible bedside manner. I would not recommend to anyone. He did not seem to show any interest and was more eager to let his colleagues take care of me.

November 4th, 2016

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Dr. Abernathy presents with a professional courteous manner. He did not talk down to me. He made me feel like he was truly interested in my surgical case and the surrounding care and treatment. He was attentive and responsive to my questions and was not offended when I asked him about his experience. I had a colonoscopy done by Dr. Abernathy. He made me a PARTNER in my care and fully SUPPORTED MY decisions about that care. Everything went extremely well with no adverse sequelae. I feel very CONFIDENT in his skills and know that I will come out ok with my upcoming surgery. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DR. ABERNATHY for personal, professional, competent care.

February 6th, 2014

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Baylor Scott & White Clinic - Temple

2401 S 31st StTemple, TX 76508

Tel: (254) 724-2111

Mon8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tue8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wed8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thu8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Fri8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Dr. Stephen Abernathy, MD	Dr. Jonathan Redmon, MD	Dr. Peter Yu, MD	Dr. Michael Atkinson Norman, MD, FACS
Surgery	Surgery	Surgery	Surgery
Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients
4.3 (23 Ratings)	4.5 (11 Ratings)	5 (2 Ratings)	4.7 (6 Ratings)
30 Years of Experience		7 Years of Experience	29 Years of Experience
No Virtual Visit Option	Virtual Visit Available	Virtual Visit Available	Virtual Visit Available
Speaks English	Speaks English	Speaks English	Speaks English
Temple , TX	Houston , TX	Cypress , TX	Houston , TX
Med School: Texas Tech University Health Science Center (Education)	Med School: The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX	Med School: UT McGovern Medical School	Med School: Emory University School Of Medicine
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Texas Tech University Health Science Center (Education)Graduated in 1996

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What languages does Dr. Stephen Abernathy speak?: Dr. Stephen Abernathy speaks English.
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