Dr. Robert Steven Walker, MD

I see reviews here that some patients are not happy with him. I am surprised to read that, but I do not know the specific circumstances involved. Early one morning I went to urgent care in sullivan county in severe pain .. they tried different treatments which did not help. By the end of the afternoon there, I was feeling much better, but the physician's assistant treating me insisted I go to the ORMC for more tests. I did not want to but she insisted and had an ambulance take me there. The team that saw me at the hospital included a general practitioner, a radiologist, a surgeon and Dr. Walker (for some reason I think there one more doctor but I can't recall). My test and lab results were not consistent with my symptoms and complaints .. lab results were basically normal .. no one was really certain as to what to do. Since there was nothing drastic in the results, they said I could go home the next day and see what happens. Dr. Walker was the only one who insisted there… was a problem and he would not agree with what said. I had surgery and it saved my life ...literally!! I had surgery which it turned out I needed very badly. If I had gone home, I probably would have not made it ... and would not be here today, writing this review. This man saved my life because of his knowledge and convincing the GP and surgeon to listen to him and do the surgery. My test and lab results were not typical of my symptoms but he insisted and he was right! The organ that was removed was seriously much worse than they expected. Apparently I did not demonstrate classic signs, so I thank God that Dr. Walker was working that day. He saved my life, as well as the physician's assistant working that day at urgent care for letting the ambulance take me to the hospital. I owe my life to both of these people.

I was a patient of Dr. Walker for about 10 years. He did what he could, but when it came to the point he felt he couldn’t help me, then he didn’t listen to me. I broke down in his office and told him he was not listening to what I was saying about how I felt. From that day forward he would never see me “alone”, his nurse always had to be there. It was then I lost all trust in him and then I saw a different doctor in the practice. I remember he once said to me “if you saw a different doctor, in the practice, they would consult with me to help” guess he thought he was smarter than the other doctors.

Never took one note on my symptoms,screamed and yelled while I was on the phone with the nurse!Stay clear!

He feigned interest in my issue so he could get to bill a procedure. Made promises to help me and to persevere until he helped me. After procedure his tune changed and he told me to keep doing what I am doing, which is where I was when first went to him! When he called with the results of biopsies he took, he spent 10 (no exaggeration) seconds on the phone! Stay clear of this "doctor"!

One awesome Doctor ! He is a genuine kind doctor who really cares about his patience's !!! Can't say enough !!!!