Dr. David Mark Albin, MD

Dr. Albin treated my hernia with a mesh implant in the early 2010s. His book had convinced me that a mesh was the way to go and given Dr. Albin's experience, I thought I could not go wrong. Indeed, other medical sources also confirm that hernia recurrence rates with a mesh placed by a skilled surgeon are extremely low. Thus, I flew in for the surgery and everything went as expected. Recovery took a few weeks, and everything was fine for about 4 years. That's when a variety of pains started. Soon, I was in pain on a daily basis. I went to see hernia surgeons in the state where I live and they told me that I had chronic pain syndrome, something that is known to happen when the mesh catches with some nerve or organ. I suffered increasingly for 3 years, and sudden pain bursts in the middle of nights finally convinced me to risk a surgery that few doctors agree to do: mesh removal. The answer to this post will probably be that cases of chronic pain are rare, but in fact, they may be quite… common. The allegedly low numbers of chronic pain patients may come from how cases are tracked. When I called Dr. Albin's office to ask what could be done about my chronic pain, I didn't get a call back. Thus, how would doctor offices know how many patients suffer if they don't get back to them? I'm not saying Dr. Albin is a bad doctor. Putting in a mesh is his specialty and I have little doubt that he knows what he is doing. But my recommendation is to think twice before having a mesh implanted. There is a lot of money involved in the mesh business. This makes your homework harder because most medical websites will recommend a mesh for hernia repair. A majority of people do perfectly fine with a mesh implant but those who don't may be in for a lot of pain and potential serious complications that are avoidable. Now that I went through the experience, I know what a mesh can do to the body. Needless to say: never again will I accept to have a mesh implanted anywhere. I just hope I will recover from the problems Dr. Albin's mesh has caused.

Dr. David Albin took care of my from start to finish. Very professional and a class act. I drove 2 hours to get to him but it was worth it. Would recommend him to anyone.

Dr Albin did a great job with my surgery

I had surgery with Dr. Albin and I am working out one week later. I would recommend him to any athlete.

Dr Albin is one of a kind,,Ihad surgery and when it was done he never spoke to the family or myself on how it went. When i left he was operating on another patient...I need another hernia operation and he wont be from him.

I didn't know what to expect but my experience with the hernia center was very good. I felt like I was in good hands.

Finding Dr. Albin was a blessing! I was in a lot of pain and felt at ease under his care. They were able to see me right away, Dr.Albin and his staff were very accommodating and my surgery went well. This review has been a long time coming, one year later I am completely hernia free and am very satisfied with my surgery.

Staff extremely rude!! Checked w/staff and insurance covered surgery and my insurance Hidden charges for surgery occurred over a year after surgery. Everything was covered and in network but they billed separately for the room (ambulatory) which ironically was out of network. Insurance informed me it was the way the doctor billed so there would be not write offs. I was charged over $3500/out of pocket expense.