Dr. Robert Lewis Dock, DO

The best doctor that I have went to . Explains things just ask . Very gentle tries not to hurt you . Very compassionate

I have been a patient of Dr. Dock for the past 15 years. I would not have had children if it wasnt for him. he is very polite, smart, and always makes me feel like Im his most important patient, My two sisters also see him.Dr.Dock is the best doctor in the world.

Ok so I would like to preface this opinion by first stating that I have a complicated medical history that has eluded doctors for years so I do not blame the man specifically for not being able to figure out all of my problems, however, I blame the man for failing to recognize when a case is over his head and for flat out lying to me over a surgical procedure. I will attempt to provide enough details to help explain my reasonings for my questioning of his expertise. Finally, I am myself in the medical field, will soon be married to a doctor who comes from a family of physicians, and have read countless journal articles over the many possible conditions he was testing me for. Thus, I like to think I am not the average patient. Also, I am 25 yrs old and have never been pregnant. Either way I would not recommend him. I wish I would have spent more time researching his credentials but he was the doctor my regular obgyn wanted to perform my diagnostic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy to… check for causes of abnormal uterine bleeding and severe pelvic pain. Also, he was well recommended by some family members, none of which are doctors themselves. He seemed nice enough at first and asked a million questions during the pre-op consult. However, after surgery, I am no longer convinced he was even listening. My surgery was a horrible experience, not b/c of the pain or even that he butchered me, although I am not fully healed, so I guess that remains to be seen. It was bad for the fact that he refused to speak to my fiance about the findings post-op. He threw hipaa back at us specifically stating he cannot speak to anyone w/out a notarized form. I know hipaa laws from working in research in hospitals and have had yearly hipaa training. So has my fiance. He claimed it was a brand new change to it, which was why we would not know about it. So instead of arguing we gave up and checked the laws later, and unless the government has failed to update their web site, there was no such thing. It said verbal consent of the patient witnessed by another person allows the doctor to discuss patient information. The only thing he could have possibly argued is that I was not in the state of mind to consent, however we had this argument prior to surgery when I specifically told him I wanted him to discuss all findinga with my fiance who could then easily translate when anesthesia wore off. I specifically wanted this b/c my fiance would know all of the right questions to ask, and the doctor would not have to dumb any of the info down. But he will not speak to him, unless I deal w/ getting the correct documentation. I refuse to deal w/ that b/c I will not be continuing to see him. Also, he promised to perform what he called a dye test. He would not call it anything but that, so I wish I could say more but w/out the medical term for it I could not find any information about what he was describing. Either way, he said it is a test of fertility where they inject dye into the fallopian tubes looking for blockages, proper flow, etc. He said he would perform the test since I am of reproductive age and would like to have kids w/in 5 yrs. Also, he said he could not perform it if I were bleeding due to the risk of the dye causing retrograde menstruation which can cause endometriosis. So I said ok. Well the day of my surgery I was excited that I was not bleeding so we could do the test. We even talked about it, that he would do it b/c of that (and I have been bleesing more often than not). So I did not find out until my post-op that he did not perform it. When I asked why, he said b/c I was bleeding. When I argued that I wasn't he said, well after I removed the polyp I found you were. I was beyond floored... He knew I wanted that test, and he even said we could, but then made me bleed. Now I am not saying he should have left the polyp, but he could have removed it after the test. To give him the benefit of the doubt, maybe there is more to the test, but he had no other explanation and my fiance has never heard of it. Either way, he said he would and had no other explanation of why he could not beyond, well you bled after I cut a piece of tissue out. Also, another issue I had was he refused to discuss any of his findings until the post op appt. He wouldnt even tell me about the fact that he never performed the dye test until the appt. I realize that he wanted to wait on pathology reports before speculating which I get. But all he kept saying was you are not the right age for polyps, he hasnt seen them in young women, etc. When I pressed him further b/c that fact scared me all he would say is we would discuss it later. He dodges questions and partial answers. I am still having abnormal cycles post-op which he has discounted claiming there is absolutely nothing wrong since he removed the polyp. He said all of my pain is due to my bladder, which I have been worked up for by a very good urologist. She is not convinced that is the entire problem due to the bleeding. He told me that I need to demand she put me on elmiron (a interstitial cystitis drug) and if she wont I need a new urologist. I think he needs to go instead. Finally in response to the comment that he butchered someone, I would like to say that I myself have done a better job suturing mice, so It is not the prettiest incision. Do I thinkhe hacked my insides, no, I just will not have the prettiest scar.Also, I was dissipointed in the lack of biopsies he performed. He was looking for endometriosis as well as a cause for dysfunctional bleeding and the only biopsy he did was the polyp, but nothing else. I realize that is controversial, though.Also, during my post-op appt he was much more interested in the free lunch that a drug company provided than answering my questions and quickly dismissed me saying I should be happy there is not

Dr. Dock has an excellent bedside manner, keeps up to date on the latest procedures, and goes to great lengths to ensure quality. His staff are very professional and courteous, and are very willing to work with different payment arrangements. I have been to several OB-GYNs, but Dr. Dock remains my favorite!

This guy is a butcher!! He totally messed up my surgery and I was out of work for 6 months. I actually had another doctor tell me and my family that there were burn holes in my body from his laser after a DNC. I would not recommend him or his office to anyone!!