Surg One: Sgambati Susan MD - Denver, Colorado

jay bois

DR Sgambati saved my life. I interviewed 3 other DR's before my surgery
and all 3 gave me a result of a permanent colostomy bag and then 50/50
for 3-5 years.
DR Sgambati, insisted I call her Susan, assured me no colostomy bag
and I would be fine.

11 years later I am doing great, she truly is one of the best Doctors in her
profession. I owe my life to her.

Jay

Terrie Brown

I went to see Susan Sgambati and she was nice, told me I needed surgery but wanted to do more test to make sure they would get everything corrected. The set me up with a MRI the next week. I thought things were going great. I had the expensive test and have yet to hear from the doctor after a year. During one of my many calls and being told multiple times she would call me back, her MA told me to go see another MD and I informed her that that was the Dr. that referred me to her and so she told me to go see an OB. I do not think asking for an explanation of my test results she ordered was asking to much. The office acted as if I did not matter.

Carol Manning

Dr Sgambati performed a colonoscopy for me years ago and I had a good experience so I went back to her this week. I was pleased with the entire process. I find Dr Sgambati to be professional, caring, upbeat, and a good listener. She listened to my concerns prior to the procedure and then came back with the results of the procedure addressed all my concerns and questions.

Teresa, her anesthesiologist, called the night before to answer any questions or concerns, which was great as it helped relieve any anxiety I had about pain.

The nurses at Rose Medical Center were caring, kind, thorough and the nurse who inserted my IV was terrific. They also called me the day after the procedure to check up on me.

I would recommend Dr Sgambati and her team.

Rachel Hester

Absolutely top notch! She is the best doctor in her field and would recommend her highly! I attribute her excellent skill and personable manner for saving my husbands life. Not only was she his surgeon she became our friend and had nothing but the highest concern for him and his family. We are truly blessed that she was the one the good lord lead us too in such a difficult situation.

EDWARD LEVY

Today I met with Doctor Sgambati for my third Colonoscopy performed by her. Over the years I've seen Doctor Sgambati for various Colo-Rectal procedures. To me competency is one of the most important attributes that a Doctor can have and she is definitely a competent physician. I trust Doctor Sgambati implicitly. She is real and down to earth and easy to talk with. She listens and answers all of the questions asked of her.
I recommend Doctor Sgambati wholeheartedly.

Barbara Bronk

Dr. Sgambati is quite nice and personable. She also seems competent, although she's limited in the type of procedures she's trained to do. If I were only reviewing her, I would give her three stars. However, I'm reviewing the overall experience of her office, which was not very pleasant. First of all, the only bathroom available to patients is outside of the office and down a long hall near the elevators. That seems highly irregular, so to speak, especially for a colorectal doctors' office. What was especially disturbing about this is that when I was in the exam room area and being led to my room, I saw an elderly woman who was obviously in great distress. Using her walker, she was moving slowly and painfully and pleading with the nurse to let her use a bathroom in that area. She knew she couldn't make it all the way to the bathroom near the elevator and was so afraid that she would pee on the floor. The nurse said that their bathroom wasn't available for patients, because private information was stored in there. I could not believe she was unwilling to break that rule and allow this frail woman to use their precious bathroom. I consider this to be elder abuse. Dr. Sgambati, I realize, was probably not aware of this incident (at least not at the time it was happening) and may not even know about the "bathroom rule". But still, this is her office and she and the other doctor(s) should make sure that patients are being treated kindly and respectfully and not forced into a humiliating situation. And at the very least, a bathroom should be available within their exam room area.

Jimmy D

Susan was great. I was referred to her from my PCP office. I like physicians who are straight to the point and expeditious with their treatment. Susan is exemplary at both.
Her staff however is what made me give this rating. I couldn't locate the building they were in and I was running late for my appointment as a result. The Rose Medical Center has a lot of construction going on so it's confusing for us folks who don't frequent that area. I called the office five times in like two minutes trying to talk to a live person. When I finally reached someone, they just repeated the address. I needed directions but they were no help. I ended up parking on the other side of the building in a meter spot; cost me three dollars. I found out later the building has valet parking for patients. Would have been nice to know ahead of time.
I mentioned my frustration to the receptionist while checking in saying "that's why I was late". Didn't seem to phase her. I stated you may want to let people know that next time, especially if they've never been here.
While waiting to go back for my exam, I observed Fabiola (think that was her name), an older woman and two younger gals at the front desk area. They seemed more interested in socializing than patient care. Fabiola was texting constantly even when the phone was ringing. They were eating cake and cupcakes and having a good ole time. I guess I'm a little old fashioned and expect employees to work while they're at work.

Rob Richards

Dr sgambati saved my life! I started with colon cancer and developed sepsis. Dr sgambati and staff went over the top to save my life! I have been back many times for normal stuff and there is none better! Cannot say enough about my experience! So highly recommended!