Dr. Harold Lynn Rodgers JR., MD

Im shocked at the reviews I have seen on here. Dr. Rodgers is an exceptional physician. I have seen him multiple times for different injuries and he operated on me as well. I have referred my son and my wife to him and likewise the entire family has had nothing short of exceptional experiences with me. With my shoulder, he took a practical approach to avoid surgery and we tried remedies until we exhausted them. The surgery was successful and now im doing more pushups daily then i have ever done in my life. Seth also was equally attentive and professional. Now unfortunately, Dr Rodgers colleagues deserve a start or two (Dr Adams and the foot doctor gentleman - both who are complete A's). But I will continue to refer Dr. Rodgers for anyone that needs Ortho in Allen.

This guy is AWFUL! I have never been spoken to this way by a doctor before, and he is an embarrassment to his profession. I shudder to think that other peoples livelihoods depend on his competence. I was hesitant for a moment to write this review, because I have had a good experience with others in that office (Dr. Davis, PA Seth, PA Jacko), and I didn't want this review to affect them negatively. That being said nobody should be treated this way, and I'm not going to reward bad behavior with silence. I went to see him for a suspected tear in my left ulnar collateral ligament. I was referred to his office by my PCP, and he was the only one available to see me without waiting until Friday (it was Tuesday and my PCP said it could be urgent). After a brief exam, he told me that I needed surgery and they would schedule me for Friday,. When I asked if an MRI was necessary to confirm the diagnosis he seemed annoyed and said it wasn't. He said he's never been wrong about this situation… being a tear and not just a sprain. Rodgers then proceeded to tell me in a rather sarcastic manner that since I play the guitar, which requires delicate motor skills, that I should probably quit martial arts training (how the injury occurred) at this point of my life, because they didn’t seem to go together. Granted I’m only 49, not 80. Rodgers then left me with the PA Jacko, who actually works for another doctor in the office. Jacko fitted me for a splint and was very helpful in answering my questions. I left there still uncomfortable about Rodgers response to my questions, and the lack of any effort to spend some time explaining my options, so I called a retired friend with over 35 years of military and ER medical experience, and spoke with an out of state ortho expert just trying to feel comfortable that surgery was the right move with no other options. It was suggested that I ask for an MRI to confirm, as my thumb didn't present to be extreme but more of a middle of the line case that could go either way, and an MRI would likely clear that up. I called the office and requested the MRI on Wednesday, then rushed to the imaging center that same day, so that I could stay within the schedule for a Friday surgery, if it was needed. I also called the surgery scheduler to preemptively let her know what was going on. I left the imaging center with the disc of images and the MRI report was ready first thing Thursday morning. I called the office and left a message for Jacko to let him know that I had the MRI and that the images were there to view, and that the report should already be in their hands. I didn’t hear back, but I was sure that they were busy. After bothering back by the end of the day I assumed that I either didn’t require surgery, or at the very least that I wasn’t having it on Friday. Friday came and went and I received a call from Seth around 2pm stating that they had not received the MRI and report, but they would likely call me next week. I called back within a few minutes and was informed that Rodgers and Seth had left around noon. I emailed the MRI report to the receptionists Linda, who was very helpful, and asked her to forward it on, since they hadn’t received it. I then left Seth a message letting him know that I sent it. At 8:22 on Monday morning I received a call from Rodgers. He was very short and said I reviewed your MRI and like I said you need surgery. I am going to give you the number to Nam Lee, a hand specialist in Allen, to call. I then asked him if there was some concern after seeing the MRI that required me to be referred to a hand specialist. Rodgers response was “No, but you obviously don’t trust me since you made me order imaging that I didn’t need, and then tried to tie me to a schedule, and at this point you are more of a pain to me than your are worth.” I was pretty taken back by this response. I have seen my share of doctors, but even with 10 years of AD military service I have never been spoken to this way by a supposed medical professional. I politely declined the referral, and Rodgers hung up. I felt like not having surgery on Friday, performed by this man, was a blessing in disguise. Why would I trust him when he made zero effort to earn my trust. Does he assume that because he has Dr. as a title that he should be treated as omniscient and he shouldn’t be questioned about the procedure? I’m sorry but I’ve had one surgery my entire life, an appendectomy 31 years ago, so I’d like to feel a little comfortable before going under the knife, and know that it’s my best option for recovery. Now I did call the office later that morning and made a complaint. I was told that the regional coordinator would contact me, but apparently they didn’t see the need, which is another reason I went forward with this review.

Wow! Wish I had read this before I saw Dr Rogers. I just got out of visit and was in shock how I was treated and also not treated. I wondered is it just me. I've seen a number of complaints across several review platforms and everyone has same words to describe experience as I would. Curt, hurried, not thorough, uncaring, total lack of bedside manners. His x-ray tech was rude and downright flaky, unprofessional and lacked empathy as well. The receptionist was sweet. But other than that terrible visit from start to finish. Really makes you wonder how some doctors stay licensed and in business. He was one of the worst I've ever experienced.

Dr. Rodgers recently attended to my fractured kneecap. He took the time to explain everything that would need to be done and got the process going efficiently and quickly. He was there after the surgery to explain to my husband what was done and what was to be expected over the next few days. Prior to this Dr. Rodgers had repaired a broken wrist. I value his experience and professionalism. Dr. Rodgers, Seth and the entire staff are wonderful to work with, trustworthy, kind and caring. Would highly recommend.

My 8 year old son broke his arm on the way home from school one day and I called Dr. Rodger's office from the emergency room while they were setting the bones (yes, plural, he broke his radius and his ulna clean through). The receptionist was sympathetic and able to schedule us for the very next day, much to my great surprise! When we arrived the next day, the wait was on the long side (when you are an 8 year old with a broken arm, everything feels like it takes forever!), but I soon discovered that the reason they may sometimes run behind is because they are giving every patient personal and professional care. The nurses and techs joked with my son and put him at ease, helped him pick out a cool color for his cast and joked about the gross stuff they find inside of casts as a warning of what not to do. Dr. Rodgers came in and looked at the x-ray, he explained to me what he saw in a way that I understood easily without sounding condescending (like some specialists tend to do). He… showed me where the bone had drifted slightly from where it was cast and told me that in the past they would do surgery and put in pins to correct it, but there are new studies that show in children under 11-13, it isn't necessary and you can achieve the same results without pins and surgery, that the bone would grow around the break and drift, surrounding it with new bone as he grew. He recommended leaving it. Considering how well I had been treated by the staff and Dr. Rodgers, it was easy to trust his opinion, I also respected that he left the choice to me (or at least I felt like he did!). We left the drift and put on the cast. Three weeks later, we went back for a short cast and once again I was blown away by the genuine care the staff took for my son. When the time came to take off the cast, they demonstrated that it was no longer a scary saw, but a machine that vibrates by putting their bare hand on it and inviting my son to do the same if he chose. Dr. Rodgers showed me on the new x-ray how the bone had already begun to straighten out in 3 weeks from the drift and cleared my baseball loving son to play IF he chose to. He wanted to and we got some fun pictures of him batting with a short cast on. At our final appointment to take the cast of, there was celebration and more love. They were excited for him and hoped that this was the end of the road. The final x-ray showed "remarkably healed bones" (something said for this mother's benefit, I'm sure) and even more straightening of the "bone of contention." He was pleased with the progress and set my son free of the cast. I asked for recommended strength training therapies and he detailed a contraption that I could create at home that sounded wonderfully like something my children would have fun hitting each other with. When I asked for something that COULDN'T be used as a weapon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, "With enough imagination, a boy can turn anything into a weapon!" I know this to be so very true.

Always answers questions and is trustworthy.

He is a good surgeon. I would recommend him. I. Had shoulder surgery almost 2 weeks ago and I am doing fine. The only complaint I have is my surgery was schedule at 10am and I didn't go until after 2 pm. That was not fun. Then I had to spend the night my other complaint is I have not seen him sense before my surgery. I saw the dr. On call and my dr.'s assistant.

Bedside manner was the most hateful and scary I've seen! Does not need to be working with adults let alone a 3 year old! This man also billed my insurance for procedures he never performed as I see on other reviews he has done before! Do not go to this ill tempered jerk!

There's no way to see this doctor after my surgery. His assistant doesn't have answers for me, besides of being condescending and disrespectful. Unfortunately, it's too late for me.

My experience with Dr Rodgers is that my shoulder is fixed, but that he would have much preferred me to not ask questions and just shown up on the day of the procedure and just let him do his thing. He would seem very annoyed at me asking questions about what was going to happen with my surgery. His surgeon assistant takes after him as well in the regards of what I consider being rude. Since you don't see dr Rodgers for your pre or post op, ( you only deal with the surgeon assistant) , any questions you have after the surgery date is set goes to the assistant. I asked several questions about my procedure post-op, and was answered with "don't worry about that. I'm not going to get into that with you". My shoulder is doing well, but I wouldn't recommend them.