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Dr. Aldea Bamboozled Me, Don't Go to his practice!..., Jan 28, 2012 DO THESE THINGS BEFORE YOU COMMIT TO SURGERY WITH DR. ALDEA: 1) Ask for the refund policy before you pay ANYTHING. You might not be provided the refund policy after you've paid the deposit. There are many outs for him not to return money if the surgery doesn't happen. 2) Don't be fooled by the good reviews out there. Some sites allow surgeons to only display the good reviews and not the negative ones. 3) Research to see if there are any lawsuits filed against him first. My experience with Dr. Aldea was NOT pleasant. He showed up 1 hr late for my surgery. Many of the nursing staff at St. Francis commented that he's frequently late and his surgeries always run over (which means you'll pay much more in the end!) On the OR table we both learned I had an irregular heartbeat. Dr. Aldea canceled the surgery but agreed to do it later if cardiac clearance was obtained. I got clearance which said that my condition was benign and to proceed with surgery as planned, but he never was satisfied, he found every excuse in the book not to do it. He dodged my calls for months! I wanted to get specifics from him on what he needed from the cardiologist. He kept having his patient coordinators say the same vague thing, "Dr. Aldea needs to know the surgery is safe for you." No cardiologist in their right mind will write "safe" in a letter. They will only say low-high risk. BTW 2 cardiologists wrote that I was low risk for the surgery and at no higher risk than a person who didn't have an irregular heartbeat. After many unreturned calls from Dr. Aldea, I got upset and asked for the truth and a refund if he didn't want to operate. He responded and said that I was ungrateful and here's your refund minus $750 deposit and he said that I didn't want the surgery. I responded that I did want the surgery but was tired of the run around and asked that he personally return a call so that we could clear up misunderstandings. His coordinator responded that he would not do the surgery until he got |
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This doctor has been sanctioned by the Texas Medical Board..., Jan 4, 2012 This doctor has been sanctioned for negligence, which resulted in the death of a patient. The sanction documents are available to the public. This doctor is not board certified. As such, few if any insurance companies will cover her services. |
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They treat people badly and make you wait for hours..., Jan 1, 2012 Dr.Alberto Aran makes his money from medicare recipients who are old and usually suffering from many illnesses and problems, including finding it difficult to get to the doctor on their own. He makes then makes us all wait for many hours before seeing us and this is very hard for me because I have leg pains. He does many,many eye surgeries and claims to be good at them, but who knows. HOw could someone who runs his office so terribly and treats his own patients so badly be a good doctor His staff just follows his orders and they offer no help in scheduling wisely or dealing with problems. Do not choose this doctor if you can find another one who does not punish you with long waits and short visits. |
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I absoulutely would use Dr. Montalbano again and would refer him to family and friends..., Dec 19, 2011 When I started coming to Regional Orthopedics I was in a lot of pain and experienced limited to no activity. When I was brought to the emergency room Dr. Montalbano was the one who performed surgery on my right ankle. The healing process took longer than I would have liked but was no fault of the doctor. The pain has decreased but still some pain is present. I absoulutely would use Dr. Montalbano again and would refer him to family and friends. |
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Worst doctor and staff I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with...., Dec 9, 2011 Worst Doctor ever, horrible staff, cares about nothing but your money. Does not know how to use a phone, office staff can help but be horrible nothing is their job. AVOID @ ALL COSTS… HORRIBLE DOCTOR |