Dr Tony is a real people person and did a great job.

Very thoughtful and thorough.

Great doctor. Walks you through the process in people speak not doctor speak. Wonderful personality. Would recommend to everyone. Very happy with my operation results.

Very personable

Dr. Altimari puts me at ease. Very personable and good bedside manner. I trust him. He performed another surgery on me in the past.

Professional, caring, personable

I think he is a good doctor

Professional

Very personable and understanding

Dr. Altimari is great - friendly, caring, thorough and he never rushes me when I have questions or we engage in a little small talk about life in general.

Personable and professional

He is personable, knowledgeable and patient focused. Makes me feel at ease.

The Doctor Anthony F. Altimari very Professional and respectful, he answered all my questions before surgery and after. Thanks a lot Doctor.

Good doctor who respects his patients and is there for them

excellent

Easygoing answered all questions

very kind

Dr Altimari gives very good and timely care and answers questions.

Fabulous surgeon and team

Dr. Altimari provides the best care, always up to date on the latest and best treatments. He has a wonderful 'bedside' manner.

Very personal and confident

This was a first time visit with Dr. Altimari. He seemed to be a little bit mentally occupied; and maybe rightfully so being a surgeon. I don’t believe a first time encounter with an individual should determine his or her abilities. Maybe my expectations were to high, but I did not feel any genuine concern. It made me question the decision to have surgery. Most healthcare workers are gifted with the ability to feel empathy and they display the persona of concern.

Knowledgeable, experienced and yet very professional and caring doctor.

Great bedside manner. Very kind, knowledgeable and explained everything.

great bedside manners, took time to talk to me about my profession and listen to every detail I had to offer about my health as well

Good bedside manor and did a good job

I will give him a 1 because he's probably decent at what he does but truly he was negligent in his aftercare, minimizing of concerns, patronizing and completely rude. He forgot I was an actual person who he took an organ out of.I was one week post operative with a planned surgery when I was diagnosed with gallstones and infection so Dr. Altimari took my gallbladder out.After the trauma of being sent home without pain management from him for 2 days because he forgot to sign my script and also wasn't available to sign it the following day. I also found out he used steri strips on my incisions which I was extremely clear to him and his staff that I have allergies to adhesive and I never know what is going to set it off and when. So I was clear on how the incisions could be bandaged, which he initially agreed to but failed to follow through with. I spoke to patient relations asking to not have to see him for my follow up appointment. I can't trust someone who would leave me without the proper pain management for 2 days after experiencing 2 major abdominal surgeries in one weeks time. Those 2 nights were terrible with how much pain I experienced, I woke up constantly and cried through the night. I was told I had to see doctor Altimari since he was the one who performed my surgery but that he had been talked to and he stated he was sorry for the things that had taken place. Because I am the patient who is vulnerable and needing proper care after surgery I decided to still see him to make sure everything was healing correctly and to check in on what my limitations should be. I didn't have a good feeling about it but I need to take care of myself first and foremost.I went to the follow up appointment hoping we could talk about what happened and move on. Instead he walked in the room with his hand out towards me to shake it and said 'Hello Miss Crabby at me because I made a mistake' and continued on how he made a mistake in forgetting to sign my prescription because 'listen I'm a busy surgeon things get lost'. I told him that was a big problem but why was it also not signed the following day? To which he placed the responsibility on me to take the medication I was given for my first surgery. If he had listened or his staff would have told him when I called, he would have known that the first medication wasn't helping me. What I had received in the hospital under his care and what he had prescribed for me was actually the best option for my body considering it was my second major abdominal surgery in a week.He then asked me to sit on the exam table and began to slightly push my body back to lay down which hurt because of my recent surgeries. As I layed back he just grabbed my shirt to examine my incisions which caused me to push his hand away and I told him to stop. My abdomen was very sensitive so I was feeling rushed and man handled. I also found it unprofessional and inappropriate that he went to lift my shirt and examine me without my consent. I do understand that's what I was there for but allowing the patient to undress themselves is the only appropriate way to approach the situation. I got myself situated and he began examining my abdomen and incision sites. As he examined he said 'see you're fine the steri strips didn't hurt you' and told me that I shouldn't have been concerned with how I was bandaged up 'steri strips are exactly the same as bandaids' he said as he took no responsibility for them being placed on me after I was very clear they weren't supposed to be used. I went on to explain how my allergy can show up randomly and is inconsistent plus is often worse when tension is placed on the bandage like in the case of steri strips. I could have been left with blisters or skin peeling off if I hadn't found the steri strips and my mom hadn't helped me take them off with an adhesive remover. He continued to take no responsibility for what happened and acted like I was the problem. At the end of the appointment he said 'this is the only appointment you need to see me for which I know you are happy about because you didn't want to see me in the first place' he stood up and walked out the door. Leaving me completely stunned that he would talk to me that way and take no responsibility for his actions. I honestly feel like I would have been better off not even talking to patient relations about the whole thing before my appointment, especially since I wasn't allowed to see anyone else. He took his anger out on me which I didn't deserve, he made the mistakes and I paid for all of them. I would never recommend Dr. Altimari to any of my loved ones. He may be decent at operating but once that job is done nothing else matters to him. He takes no responsibility and obviously wasn't sorry for his actions

He was very nice.

Very professional, and very kind

very good doctor