Reviews of Dr. Sam Chawla (Doctor)

Della Brown

Dr. Sam Chawla performed kidney cancer surgery on me in 2015. He is a wonderful Doctor and saved my life! Absolutely he earns my highest recommendation.

Gary Rockhold

I have been a patient of Dr Chawla for over 8 years. He is an excellent doctor and has a great way with patient. The whole staff works well together and make the pateient feel welcome and comfortable.

Amanda Boseman

He is an excellent doctor. Listens and is very concerned about your physical being. I would not hesitate to recommend him for urology related problems.

Chas Kubasko

I am a physician and know what character and skills a doctor should posses. So when it was discovered I had bladder cancer I set out to find the best doctor in the area to take on my case. I chose Dr.Chawla and was not disappointed. I could list a litany of praises but the simple truth is you would be hard pressed to find a more compassionate, dedicated, concerned, flexible, informative and skilled urologist in Raleigh. I give him my highest recommendation.

Sal Pavone

We like to thank Dr. Chawla for his expertise professionalism and caring person for his patients my wife had a procedure done he was just great the way he treated her with great respect and treated myself with great respect there are some people who you just remember this doctor you will never forget him that's how good he is I wish I could give Dr. Chawla a 10 star rating instead of a five Dr. thank you very much can't tell you how much we appreciate what you did for my wife Today’s date August 10, 2018 my wife completed all her procedures for the last six weeks I like to thank the entire staff at the office especially Nicolle,Lynn and Courtney they help my wife get through a difficult time it is greatly appreciated my entire family thanks you so much Dr. Chawla you Assembled wonderful staff Sal & Lucille Pavone and family

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Louis Schapiro

I was referred to Dr. Chawla because of a mildly elevated PSA - 4.86. I was given a bladder ultrasound which was normal. I was given no other tests; not a DRE nor an estimate of the prostrate volume via ultrasound (at least it wasn't discussed with me). It was recommended that I have a prostrate biopsy. I was given the odds that Cancer would be found given that my PSA was in the range of 4 to 10. The fact that my PSA was in the low end of the range was not taken into consideration. Also, I was not given the odds of Cancer being found in people with a PSA lower than 4 (which is very significant) so that I had a point of reference. I would be leaving the area in a couple of weeks, and Dr. Chawla let me know before agreeing to give me the biopsy that he wanted to be the one to provide treatment if anything was found during the procedure. His schedule was very full, but after I agreed to the arrangement, he scheduled the biopsy. Luckily, before seeing Dr. Chawla I had read about how the PSA test can be effected by certain recent circumstances, not to mention that the PSA is expected to be higher as folks get older. Armed with this information, I requested a second PSA test. Sure enough the result for this test was 3.05. When I saw the result, I canceled the biopsy, which is an invasive procedure that carries the following risks: "Pain or discomfort. Some men will feel pain or discomfort ... for a few days or weeks afterwards. ... Short-term bleeding. ... Infection. ... Acute urine retention. ... Sexual problems." I had not been told of these risks, by the way. The only further communication I got was a message confirming my new PSA (the results of which I had already received), and asking me if I wanted to cancel the test (which I already had done). There was no phone call to discuss how the new results changed the picture, what he recommended, etc. I now see, by the way, that there are studies that break down the odds of cancer based on PSA level in finer detail; the result of the DRE; and age. I'm sure there must be studies that use volume calculated per ultrasound as well, but I have not sought this out. I am not given to writing negative reviews, and thought long and hard before giving this review; but I felt it would be irresponsible for me not to in this case, where I felt that I was ill-informed, felt that I was led into what turns out to appear to be an inadvisable procedure without due thoughtfulness, and felt that there was much more emphasis placed on the prospect of performing procedures than on my well-being.

bryan harrison

Dr. Sam Chawla is the best Urology in the state of North Carolina. I have never had a doctor with so much patients and explained everything perfectly to me. I had to go in surgery and it was a great experience. His office was great to work with Deborah the scheduler was very patient with me and I will always use them in the future if I need anything.

Shequila Carter

Dr. Sam Chawla - I could not recommend this man enough! He is so kind, knowledgeable and diligent because he knows what you are facing as a patient is important. I can NOT leave out how caring he is. Any questions you have, this amazing man will answer. It's great to have a doctor whom is open minded, willing to look at an array of options for your BEST, individualized treatment. He was placed in my life for a reason. I'll never be able to thank him enough & plus the man has impeccable style! The office is clean and the staff is so incredibly kind and helpful with appointments and finances. Can't recommend him and his office enough, as I am a cancer patient and NOW on my road to being a cancer survivor! Thanks again to this excellent physician and to my GOD above! I entrusted in you to perform my extensive kidney surgery and would recommend you to any patient in the city of Raleigh. You are a phenomenal doctor and truly can not thank you enough for the impeccable care.