Dr. Dennis John Stapleton, MD

5 years ago Dr. Stapleton saved my life by operating on my heart, and reparing 2 valves. Without his expert skill I would have died. I owe my life to him.

I hate saying anything negative about anyone but this needs told !! I agreed to have a video assisted biopsy procedure of my lung and found out three days after the procedure that I had a 7” partially open incision with 17 staples in my back and a drain tube in my lung when I was expecting a very small incision about one inch like dr Stapleton had told me to expect , I was in such pain and discomfort I didn’t even ask because I expected to be sore and no one discussed what actually had been done to me so I never expected anything different . Found I had the video assisted procedure and an open lung biopsy procedure which is very very dangerous since I have pneumoconiosis, a lung disease . The open lung procedure had never been mentioned or discussed also I learned he talked to my wife in the waiting area and told her the procedure went fine and I was doing fine , he removed two lymph nodes that were only to be biopsies . My wife ask if he had got the actual lung tissue for… pathology and how long it would take for a diagnosis but he had forgot to get the lung tissue and returned to the operating room, either dr Stapleton or his nurse practitioner cut me open to get the tissue and did a very very poor job of cutting but the tissue was obtained . My skin had been turned under with the staples that were actually holding were in skin and not the incision . It took a month of constant care to get it to just begin to close . This was not the work of a well trained cardiac surgeon , Staples were removed after two weeks and the incision opened before I got home. I called and I was told to just put steri strips on it which I did for a month . 9 months after the two procedures I still have severe pain especially if I cough or sneeze . I confronted the hospital surgical department and was told that was normal to have happen and I should have been told by dr Stapleton . The video assisted procedure was a diagnostic elected procedure , the open lung was just not treatment expected by someone I trusted to even do the video assisted procedure. The scar is horrible , I have not removed my shirt in front of anyone since , it’s painful and embarrassing. Just so everyone knows unless you die or are severely disfigured there is nothing that can be done . Although it’s gross negligence on his behalf and is considered male practice since he did not have informed consent no local attorney will touch it since HCA owns Faucette where this happened

Tried hard to correct a botched surgery from another dr on my husband. He gave it all he had but there was no way for hubby to fight back against the multiple issues that arose from his initial surgery. But Dr S was willing to go as far as we would go to save him, until my hubs said “no more”. He and his PA Rick. Both wonderful and talented men and I will always be grateful for their kindness to my husband and myself

Dr. Stapleton saved my life over 12 years ago. There is no one I would trust more with my life. My family will never forget him. He is the only reason I am here today .

An outstanding person & cardiac surgeon

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr Stapleton and him performing both of my bypass surgeries on myself back in 2009. My personal opinion is, he is very open and honest which I appreciated very much and is a fantastic Dr!! I had all confidence in him and I was only 39 at the time and had to have a quad done, then a repair of one a month later due to a "cardiologist" tearing one of my bypasses. Needless to say IF I ever had to go through something like this again he would DEFINITELY be my Dr of choice with no hesitation. Its been 6yrs almost and I'm doing great thanks to Dr Stapleton!!!!!!!!

From the initial consultation to the follow-up appointment two weeks after surgery, Dr. Stapleton made me confident he was the right man to perform my by-pass operation. I was walking hours after the surgery, and went back to playing competitive softball 6 weeks after my surgery. I would recommend him very highly to anyone.