Fairview - General Surgeons - East (Johns/Woodwinds)
4.8 out of 5
1,123 verified ratings
1,123 Ratings, 189 Comments
The following ratings and reviews are based on verified feedback collected from independently administered patient experience surveys. The ratings and comments submitted by patients reflect their own views and opinions. Patient identities are withheld to ensure confidentiality and privacy.
AI Overview
Patients describe Fairview’s East general surgery services as highly compassionate, professional, organized, and reassuring. Across the comments, teams are praised for kindness, cleanliness, efficiency, and making stressful or unexpected procedures feel smooth. Surgeons and clinicians frequently explain diagnoses, options, surgical approaches, and expectations clearly, listen carefully, and provide confidence in treatment decisions. Recovery is often reported as progressing well, with positive procedure outcomes and strong confidence in the care team. A smaller pattern involves missing or incomplete postoperative guidance, including wound care, diet, follow-up calls, and communication about scheduling. Occasional delays and unclear department signage were also noted, but patients generally felt supported and would recommend the clinic.
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Sep 26, 2026
James Mcgreevy, MD
Great service
Sep 17, 2026
Looking forward to my surgery and getting back to normal.
Sep 15, 2026
Everyone was nice. And even when they didnt know the information, they were upfront with not knowing.
The main doctor explained many things in a simple way that made things understandable.
Sep 15, 2026
Everyone was great!
Sep 13, 2026
So far everyone has been very positive and helpful
Sep 9, 2026
Great facility.
Sep 9, 2026
Thank you very much. I appreciated it and I'll be back to visit whenever I need. Thank you.
Sep 8, 2026
Very good experience - very personable provider - spent significant time ensuring that I understood the procedure, etc. Scheduling staff also very engaged and caring!!
Sep 8, 2026
I'm glad I continued my breast care at Fairview even after our insurance changed years ago. They did an outstanding job even finding the microscopic cancer too. Couldn't be more pleased with the care I received.
Sep 3, 2026
Great, informative and surprising.
Sep 2, 2026
Seemed like a well run, organized system with good nurses!
Sep 1, 2026
Everything went very well for me and it was a very great experience to know my actual needs.
Aug 27, 2026
Again, I really appreciated Dr. Vang's clear, concise, empirical approach to my medical condition and how well he explained it and kind of really helped me prepare for the procedure and gave me a good idea of what to expect. That's it.
Aug 26, 2026
My experience was great everyone was helpful, knowledgeable and had great bed side manners l.
Aug 25, 2026
Efficient, professional
Aug 21, 2026
Very nice clinic and staff!
Aug 21, 2026
Very good experience overall.
Aug 20, 2026
Everyone was very personable and helpful..
Aug 19, 2026
This was absolutely the easiest experience possible. Everyone was kind and professional and it made a surprise procedure a smooth one.
Aug 18, 2026
Very grateful for the appointment yesterday!
Aug 18, 2026
my recovery is going well thanks to the top professionals at woodwinds
Aug 17, 2026
Everyone is very nice and understanding to my needs very happy with there help
Aug 13, 2026
Satisfied
Aug 12, 2026
The doctor was very informative and kind.
Aug 6, 2026
A great experience
Aug 6, 2026
Diagnosis and plan seemed to be a confident balance of risk and likelihood of a good outcome. Realistic. I liked that.
Aug 5, 2026
The efficiency of the day was incredible.
I teased I felt like I was a dominos pizza order (in a good way). We knew based on arrival expected start time, end time discharge time. There was no waiting, no delays, just a well oiled machine. It was quite impressive compared to other experiences I’ve had.
Jul 30, 2026
Everyone treated me nice and had good attitudes.
Jul 22, 2026
Would have liked to have the surgery scheduled a lot sooner. You wait a couple weeks for a appointment of 5 minutes to get another appointment scheduled for surgery. Could be quicker not so much think time.
Jul 22, 2026
All very good
Jul 21, 2026
I am very impressed with Fairview's woman's imaging network.
Jul 19, 2026
From point of entry to departure to was a super experience. The prep nurse was super. The anesthesia team. The OR nurses. The surgeon! The after care team. I am so glad I came to the cities to have this done at your facility!
Jul 18, 2026
Thank you for providing excellent service. Everybody was great.
Jul 14, 2026
a bit behind on my appt but that is normal i guess. Everyone was personable and professional. I felt I was in good hands.
Jul 14, 2026
Dr. Wahlstrom was very good.
Jul 9, 2026
It was on time and everyone was very kind.
Jul 1, 2026
I really loved the volunteer greeter at the entrance to the facility. He was very welcoming and friendly, making it easy to ask for direction if needed. I also appreciated that you had a female assistant be in the room with me along with the male doctor, since we were looking at my "girl parts." I was completely comfortable with Dr. Wirth and the team, but I still appreciated having another female in the room during the exam. AND! This may seem small, but I appreciate that you have ample parking at your facility, so that I don't have to stress about where to park or if there will be a spot, etc. Everything about this experience was very pleasant. Thank you!
Jun 28, 2026
It was a pleasant experience.
Jun 26, 2026
Very good experience.
Jun 25, 2026
Everyone that I encountered on the phone or in person was wonderful!
Jun 24, 2026
It was the best experience with a health care provider since I moved to the Twin Cities 4 years ago.
Jun 24, 2026
Everyone who helped was extremely kind and made me feel very comfortable. And I want to say thank you to everyone who helped me through the whole surgery process.
Jun 24, 2026
Overall, very satisfied.
Jun 24, 2026
Fortunate and grateful. Recovery is on track. Can’t ask for more.
Jun 18, 2026
Always appreciate given options & possible outcomes. Then time to think about it & make a choice in care
Jun 18, 2026
I have been to your clinic three times now over two years and I find the place to be very pleasing, I guess just visually and the atmosphere is very good and the people are very accommodating and I don't feel nervous when I walk in there. I feel comfortable when I walk in there. So that's important when you're going to have surgery or you think you might have surgery. So I would like to point that out that the place, your establishment there really makes people feel comfortable. Thank you.
Jun 18, 2026
it was a learning experience
Jun 18, 2026
Felt confident that I was getting the best treatment.
Jun 17, 2026
Thank you so much for everything. God bless your all!!!
Jun 12, 2026
Everyone was great!!