Dr. Andrew Kirk Battenberg, MD

A good surgeon treats his patients with kindness, communication, and objectivity, whether the outcome of his surgery is good or bad. I am a retired physician. I should know. Dr. Battenberg did not satisfy these humane traits when the right knee replacement he performed resulted in a malfunctioning, painful knee that left me struggling to walk. During the fifteen months he treated me after his surgery, he would deny and delay ordering imaging studies and the issuance of the handicap authorizations that would have made life easier. He was sure his surgical intervention was ideal, that a CT Scan and MRI would not show any significant abnormality, and that the issuance of a handicap authorization would delay recovery. Fifteen months after the surgery, he decided, without informing me, that he was no longer my doctor and would no longer deliver my care. I do believe his intentions were good. Was it challenging for him to cope with the surgical outcome was not ideal?

extra ordinary /heavenly experience in 2016 DCD