Dr. Robin Obenchain, MD

Dr. Obenchain initially appeared to me to be very competent, soft-spoken and kind. I was scared and her calm and confident manner was what I needed. However, my B/P kept rising on each visit, and my weight was also rising due to extreme water retention. No, it wasn't the scales that needed recalibrating. I was left "hanging" as to what to do. Do I go to my primary care doctor or does Dr. Oberchain address it? Well, she didn't, so I stopped the chemo after about seven months. Unfortunately, I ended up in an East Valley hospital E.R. and was admitted to the hospital for a week where they literally drained gallons of excess fluid from my body. I then went to Boston to Dana Farber Cancer Institute (the BEST). I was staying my daughter in Connecticut. Shortly after my arrival I went into seizures and ended up at Hartford Hospital ICU for a week due to PRES syndrome. I was hooked up to a respirator and it was literally touch and go for that week. I had left my husband to "take… care of things" while I was away for treatment at Dana Farber. Shortly thereafter things progressed even worse, as my husband had a heart attack and died while I was 3,000 miles away from home. I never got to say good-bye. To say 2017 was a nightmare is an understatement. It is my opinion that if Dr. Obenchain had recognized that I desperately needed to be monitored more closely, some of the traumatic side effects I ultimately suffered could have been avoided. I wish I could be more positive, but I was left with and still to this day have very negative feelings about the nightmare I went through. I am still fighting cancer, but at least I know that everything that can be done is being done.

The word cancer scared me so much. Dr. Obenchain guided me every step of the way. I've never met a more caring doctor. She spent lots of time with me and my husband. She never once made me feel rushed. She explained all of our options. She made the big C word no so scary after all. I'm glad that I went with my gut after the first cancer center made me feel like just a number and therefore we got a second opinion- So glad we switched to Dr. Obenchain!

Outstanding

Talks to you like a friend while explaining what your options are and why she feels the course of action is needed. You come away feeling hopeful and that you can trust what Dr. Obenchain says. No rush in getting you out of the office and on to the next patient like so many doctors do nowadays.

Dr Obenchain is a wonderfully compassionate and caring oncologist. She is highly skilled and credentialed, but still very caring. She takes her time to talk to each patient and really finds out how things are going with you. Sometimes it means a little longer wait in the waiting room, but it is well worth it because you know that she is giving everyone the same attention.

Being diagnosed with cancer was not an easy thing to hear. All the different procedures I was going to have to go through were all foreign to me. My feelings and emotions were all over the place. The first time I stepped into Dr. Obenchain's office I was nervous and didn't know what to expect. I figured I would just be another "patient". Quite the opposite! I never felt the feelings I felt when I left her office. She made me feel like a real person that she wanted to heal. Her caring, compassionate, demeanor made me feel so comfortable with her. Her and her entire staff are amazing! I would highly recommend her to anyone having to go through cancer and chemo treatments.

most caring and empathetic doctor

Dr. Obenchain is an excellent doctor. She always spends a good amount of time with me, and listens when I have a concern. I never feel like she is rushed even when you can tell it's been a super busy day for her.The front office is always pleasant and when they say they will call you they do, which is important. Sometimes the wait time is a little long, but that can happen anywhere. I would recommend this doctor to anyone.

I have been a patient of Dr. Obenchain's for three years for a blood disorder. I have never known a more caring, compassionate and through doctor than Dr. Obenchain. She really cares about her patients! She spends time talking with them and explaining anything you may have questions about. You will not find a better hemotologist or oncologist!

Dr. Obenchain is the BEST doctor of all the doctors I have ever been in the care of. I have never know a more caring, through, empathic doctor in all ...