Dr. David Charles Hutzel, MD

All of the doctors at this practice are amazing. Dr Hutzel gives painless and very effective steroid injections. He is pleasant, kind, and knowledgeable.

I have complete confidence in Dr. Hutzel; I appreciate his expertise, time, and commitment to his patients. I am very thankful to have a physician who is professional, instills trust and, is kind. He AND his efficient office staff I highly recommend.

I have been thinking about reviewing Dr. Hutzel for about 4 years now. I don't have any idea if he's a good doctor or not. What I do know is that he was extremely reckless with life changing information he gave to my mother, his patient at the time. My mother had recently started seeing him in the summer of 2011 when she complained of being hard of breathe. Rather than doing his own testing or referring her to a specialist, he relied on an inaccurate supposition in a report he was sent from another physician. In doing so, he blatantly told my mother that she suffered from Mesothelioma and had 4 months to live. After she told me this I was devastated! I immediately started researching Mesothelioma and found that the leaders in this field were conducting screenings in Pittsburgh, PA. I made her an appointment, packed a bag, and flew from Florida to be at her side. After our appointment at the leading facility in the nation researching Mesothelioma, the chief surgeon said in no… uncertain terms..."you are Not dying and you do NOT have Mesothelioma." So in essence, he gave her her life back. She still had lung issues, but not life threatening. My problem with Dr. Hutzel is that he put a death sentence, complete with a timeframe for death, into my mother's head and she was never the same from that day. How could she be? Subsequently, we approached her illness aggressively armed with a correct and informed diagnosis, went through many ups and downs, but I could not erase the damage that Hutzel had done. At one point he came to see her in the ICU and I banned him from entering her room or having anything to do with her as a patient. He may be a nice man. He may be a good GENERAL doctor to treat colds. But he is NOT qualified to determine a patient is dying without ever doing one single test or even knowing about the disease of Mesothelioma, since it was so new in the medical environment at that point. We know that in order to develop Mesothelioma one needs to have been exposed to active asbestos over a very long period, i.e. construction workers, roofers, HVAC workers, etc. Not a white-collar professional woman who's never been exposed to asbestos anymore than the rest of us. I will never forgive him for the damage he did and the life he took from my mother. Had he never said that to her over and over she would not have had a mindset that she was dying. I would caution him to have a more responsible approach to such important matters. Matters on which he is not qualified to speak. I would also caution patients to be careful with the level of medical advice you are seeking from him, outside of colds or chicken pox.

He is really nice and he is thorough. Office staff overall, is better than average, but some of them still have a ways to go (one was pretty snippy with me yesterday.)

Office staff is professional except for one person

Dr. David Hutzel is a wonderful and caring Physician. I am very greatful that i have found him. He really takes his time with me and as well as several friends of mine that see him. I would highly reccomend Dr.Hutzel to everybody. The staff at his office is also wonderful and caring and have always been very very friendly and responsive! I appreciate all of the staff at his office and would like to continue to see Dr.David Hutzel for the long term!

I am sorry to say that I would not recommend this doctor. He appears very kind but has another side to him. I would not feel confident in his practice with day to day issues much less serious problems. He frustrates easily.

Runs a very well organized office with a great staff. You can get in for a visit when the need occurs and you have a choice of hospitals. The Doctor takes time with you and really is concerned about getting you back on the right track.

Dr. Hutzel is by far the best doctor that I could have ever found. When I need to be seen they are able to get me in either the same day or next day. He is very understanding about my worries and it shows because he is so caring. The best part about Dr. Hutzel is that you never feel rushed while you are speaking with him. He takes time to make sure you understand and always asks if you have any other questions. He is always great about having the office staff follow up if the issue was severe. Also, I never wait more than 5 or 10 minutes when I arrive at the office. The only minor complaint is that one or two of the office staff is not the most friendly that they could be. All of the other ladies are wonderful and caring, but a few of them are rude at times.

You could not ask for a more friendly and knowledgeable doctor than Dr. Hutzel. I have been going to him for the past 7 years and he has helps me with a number of medical related issues. He listens and I trust him completely