Kenneth A. Essig, MD

Frank Tomlinson

There are a lot of helpful nice people here . The Doctor is reassuring and confident that he can help. No reason to wait. I can’t say enough about the treatment at Winter Haven Hospital/ BayCare Medical Group. They were outstanding in every way from the time I arrived to the time I was discharged. Everyone had the best attitude, bedside manner and I received the highest quality of care available. They were very reassuring of the procedure that I was about to receive which helped me to relax and be less stressed out. The procedure went very well and I was able to recover at home. I am several weeks out and it’s going just like Dr Essig said it would. Dr Essig has been great in all areas. I feel he is at the top of his field. I would strongly recommend Dr Essig after receiving the GreenLight Procedure for BPH.

Darnell Forrest

I've been trying to get in to see the doctor about my prostate and I haven't been able to get there yet he prescribed some medication that's working a little but I need some stronger,, overall he is a very good doctor

Mike

This appointment was a telehealth appointment at 1130, at 1125 I called the office because I didn't have any link to get into the meeting. I was told that the doctor would call me, but that he was a little behind. I waited an hour, at 1230 I called back, and had to leave a message, 2 minutes after I left the message I got a text telling me the doctor was ready. I logged into and waited another hour. So now I'm 2 hours after my scheduled appointment and can finally talk to Dr Essig. As we talked he kept interrupting me to dictate to his computer, so I would have to stop talking and start over, this happened about 4 times. Clearly he is busy with what seems to me to be too many patients for any of them, or at least me to get what I would consider reasonable level of care and concern for my medical condition. No apologies for being 2 hours late to the appointment - If I was that late I'd be rescheduled and maybe even charged a fee, I have no doubt I'll be charged for this office visit despite being so late and providing nothing of substance for me. He made me feel like I was just another billable hour. I have no doubt Dr Essig is a good urologist, however his patient levels seem to be resulting in lack of good patient care. A patient trust and comfort is part of the experience, which I didn't get and would assume others are in the same situation. I left the phone conversation frustrated and disappointed. This situation has made me end any future visits with Dr. Essig despite having seen him for most of the last decade. There is no way to fix this for me, other than not billing me for that awful office visit, however I hope that whoever is reading this takes a look at the patient load and makes changes to help others get a much better and experience that each patient deserves.

Marie Gore

Dr. Essig is one of the best. Very rare to find a doctor who is humble, extremely knowledgeable with great bedside manner. I received the very best care by a caring physician, and I was treated with utmost respect. Dr. Essig is a 10 out of 10 for me.