Dr. David E Hatfield, MD

Dr. Hatfield has been a great surgeon to me! He explained things very well to me and is a no BS Dr. The number one thi...ng he said to me was that I had to quit smoking or he would not do the surgery to fuse my L5 S1. I hated that part but have not had one since he told me that. I had the surgery in November and followed his direction of taking it really slow. I am not one to sit idle but wanted to heal so the outcome was better then when I walked into his office. My surgery was delayed about an hour but my thoughts were that I want him to take the time to make me as good as he can so if it takes a bit longer than planned, I will deal with it. I had to have my last appointment scheduled a few times but that was due to him being in surgery. I would highly recommend him to everyone that I can!! He is a great dr.!--Kelly Schall more details

I was scheduled to see Dr.Dave Hatfield for back pain and abnormal MRI. My appointment was made about a month in advance... because he could not get me in for almost a month. When I arrived to see him, his staff members took my information and did some x-rays of my back. I was left in an examination room waiting to see the doctor but he never arrived after more than one and half hours; then, when I contacted the staff to inquire how much longer I would have to wait for the doctor to see me, the doctor appeared all of sudden in the lobby and told me that he would rather see me on another day in the morning and that he would instruct his scheduling clerk to reschedule my appointment. He ignored my requests to be seen as scheduled while I was already there esp. after waiting for over and hour and half and walked away from me. After I got dressed, I went to see the scheduling clerk in her office. She informed me by saying, "He will not see you today and the earliest I can get you in again would be Feb 10, 2012, a month from now." Then she stated that if I should require an orthopedic care for my herniated disk earlier than that, I should find another spine doctor. I left their office without an appointment because none was offered. She said, "I am sorry about this". The rest of the staff members also seemed surprised at the behavior of Dr. Hatfield. Thus, I found him to be a cold hearted and arrogant doctor who is so conceited that he shows no care and keeps patients waiting for long periods of time. Date of experience: 1/11/2012; Time 4.30PM. more details