Reviews

If it has not been for the remarkable skill, knowledge of the brilliant Dr. David Halpern, Sylvia, His Wife And Office Staff Director, The Nurses & Staff At The Wound Center and my personal Caretaker LPN Mary Beth Haardt, I would probably have lost my leg and my life due to the hideous cancer Basal Cell Carcinoma that was eating away at two locations on my leg for years. This brilliant cosmetic surgeon told me when I asked him what his most difficult case had ever been, he said he had to surgically replace two hands that had been completely cut off in an industrial accident. When he said that to me without hesitation on our initial visit at The Wound Center, I immediately knew that if he could do that, he could easily handle cutting away the cancerous lesions that has been festering and growing for years on my leg. Without a doubt our Heavenly Father has blessed this man beyond my wildest dreams, hopes or imagination with the skill and complete confidence to handle ANY surgery. I had been in the medial field for years and had reservations about who I would allow to operate on my body, but skilled surgeons like Dr. David Halpern only come along once in a lifetime and not only have the skill but the complete confidence to perform. Make no mistake, you can trust Dr. David Halpern for any cosmetic surgery you need. They don't sent the "B" team into the surgical suites when a man has had both of his hands completely severed from his body. I don't have the basal cell carcinoma that I once had on my leg that threatened my life. Thank God Dr. David Halpern removed it completely and I am CANCER FREE. Love you, Sylvia, Mary Beth Haardt, the nurses and staff at The Wound Center. I am forever grateful to you all. Ronnie Schmidt

I am so impressed with Dr.Halperns genius.I do not use that word lightly but this man is outstanding.He is brilliant but sensitive to what the patient truly wants and, my goodness, he certainly provides it.I feel embraced by the whole office as a safe haven for a very vulnerable eploration of myself.I thank all of them heartily.

I rarely, if ever, write reviews to endorse a person or service but it wouldn't be right if I didn't fully articulate just how amazing our experience has been with Dr. Halpern. My wife was hit in the face by a softball which severely broke her nose, damaged her orbital socket, and damaged her right sinus cavity. Dr. Halpern himself said it was one of the worst fractures he'd ever seen in his 30+ year career. My wife is an actress so there was an obvious aesthetic concern in addition to our general fear and anxiety about how to handle this. Dr. Halpern recommended immediate surgery and we trusted his suggestion for this based entirely on the confidence he instilled in us when we met with him. The surgery was traumatic and invasive, especially having never gone through this before. But when he came out to the waiting room to update us, he informed us that the surgery was an absolute success. Since then we've certainly still had to manage her pain on an hourly basis but the most amazing and unexpected benefit we received was his constant outreach, availability and attention to my wife. Later he told us "I marry all of my patients" and that has absolutely been our experience. He's been available via phone anytime we've needed him regardless of the question. He even met us at the ER unexpectedly the other day to help alleviate some unanticipated intense pain that my wife was experiencing. This surgery was a huge leap of faith for us and it turned out to be a surprisingly comfortable experience which is completely attributed to Dr. Halpern's personal attention and care. I would absolutely recommend his service to anyone who is looking for a plastic surgeon in the Tampa area. I would even go so far as to make myself available to anyone who needs to hear a personal testimony about our experience or needs a reference of any kind. We are forever grateful to Dr. H and his team.

Leaving my basal cell carcinoma (cancer) grow for several years resulted in two huge lesions which needed to be skillfully removed as they had not yet invaded my leg bone and caused even more hideous destruction. Luckily I was referred to Dr. Halpern by a dermatologist who had been in practice for 37 years and had probably seen just about everything during that time. But when she saw the pictures of the lesions on my leg, she immediately referred me to Dr. Halpern. On our initial visit, he told that he was concerned about my wounds but walked me through what he believed to be the best course of action.- surgery, skin grafts and possible radiation treatments to make sure the cancer was completely gone. From our initial visit on August 2nd at the Wound Care Center associated with Memorial Hospital in Tampa, on August 6th I was scheduled for surgery at the same hospital during which he and his brilliant staff cut out the cancer and removed lymph nodes in my groin. One week later I had skin graft surgery for the two wounds and today, September 18th, those wounds and the skin grafts covering them are free of cancer. Needless to say, I am eternally grateful to the good Dr. Halpern for saving my leg and my life. Just a note at how completely confident and skilled this man is. Before my first surgery, for which the anasteologist had to use a pain block to minimize my pain (of course I felt absolutely nothing) I told Dr. Halpern to do a great job as he was walking away from my pre-op room. Without hesitation, he turned and said "I can't do anything other than excellence." Having dealt with hundreds of physicians during my career, it was exactly what I wanted to hear. I knew I was in the best of hands. Doc, thanks for all you have done for me. You saved my leg and probably my life. I can't thank you enough. Best regards to you, the hospital nurses, anasteologists and staff, Penny and the staff at the Wound Care Center, and Sylvia and your staff at your office. You are all

I am so grateful for the care and kindness that Dr. Halpern gave me. My surgery turned out beautifully all and more that I dared hope for.