Kelsen Kenneth A, MD

If there were negative stars that wouldn’t be enough to express how awful Kenneth Kelsen is. Other than this man’s nonexistent bedside manner, he made no eye contact, didn’t acknowledge me as a patient, better yet… a person! I was forced to see this man since my primary doctor and gastroenterologist no longer took my insurance. Since I was having a lot of GI pain, lost 40 pounds in three months, defecating blood, I requested an endoscopy as well as a colonoscopy and he refused and told me th at he doesn’t think doing two tests at once is ridiculous. Since I had a short window of time off, I was forced to agree. I was in the preoperative area at the surgery center, he requested a very «old school» anesthetic protocol. What he didn’t know about me or even care to know, is that I’m in the medical field, I have a degree under my belt, during which I took a long pharmacology course and I enjoyed very much. I spoke with the anesthesiologist and he agreed with me that Propofol was a safer, better choice. So all of a sudden, Dr. Kelsen arrives in casual, golfing attire, asked how long I had been there and I replied «hours», so he said that we need to hurry this up because he had better things to do and walked off. So they wheeled me in the operating room, the staff was in a cap, mask, scrubs, and booties. Kelsen was still in his causal attire, reading a magazine. He asked me about the preoperative blood work that he ordered, which I already had done before (other that the HIV screening because I have tattoos which I find VERY offensive) and he yelled at me to turn on my left side, then grabbed my legs and manhandled me until I was under anesthesia. Next thing I remember, I was being rolled into the recovery area, Kelsen walks by me in passing, again no acknowledgement that I’m there, and yells «Colons fine, need an endoscopy» (which I requested at my consult) and then leaves. I was VERY upset and demanded to speak with this man IMMEDIATELY or I’m not leaving. So they got him on the phone and spoke my mind. Told him th at all I wanted from him was to treat me like a human being, instead, he treated me like cattle waiting for slaughter. Not only am I reporting him to the medical board, but I figured I’d write a Unilocal review so nobody has to go through what I went through. I hope karma bites him in the ass one day. Until then, I can raise awareness about this horrible human being.

DO NOT GO TO THIS DOCTOR. Completely unprofessional and rude. My appointment for a concerning issue turned into a lecture about why women need calcium supplements and he proved much too busy to discuss anything else.
I will forego mentioning his terrible bedside manner since another review already covered that… but I will now have to make an appointment with another doctor for the exact same issue. Wasted the copay fee, and will now be calling anthem blue cross to hopefully remove him from their referral list. I usually do not go to these lengths, but that’s how terrible this experience was.
Not to mention the staff lost my referral, then continued to blame my insurance services when I had the student insurance agent (from my university) on the phone holding the confirmation fax from the day before. Which was of no real issue because she sent another one right away BUT they really should have told me before I was seen; because if for any reason it could not be accepted I would have needed to pay for the appointment out of pocket.
Hopefully this will help some other women from feeling violated and disrespected, and put money from clients and the insurance companies into better hands.

Dr Kelson is efficient in time, asks you lots of questions to asses the situation you have, and gives you a recco you can trust and some extra helpful hints at what you can do to naturally improve your health. I appreciated that he called me, personally, to give me the results of my lab tests.
although the receptionists can be rude, its the doctor you come to see, not them.
very good doc!

I have been seeing Dr. Kelsen for over 10 years and have always enjoyed his services. He takes personal interest in my well-​being and is happy to talk about any and all concerns I may have. I huge bonus is that I can usually get an appointment to see him within one or two days at most. I would and do recommend him to anyone who asks for a doctor referral.

As a footnote Dr Kelsen also conducted my colonoscopy last year and on reflection the care and rest I got that day was the most pleasurable day out of five years with my previous employer. If giving dietary and exercise advice (he doesn’t have to let you know what the latest research shows, you know) is considered impersonal, then I guess people nowadays just want their ambien, viagra and antidepressant prescriptions and to leave. On another note, when I underwent a procedure for a totally different doc, Dr. Kelsen made a point of finding out about the date/​time of the procedure and paying a surprise visit during my admission to hospital… impeccable bedside manner even when unexpected :-)

Dr. Kelsen performed my husband’s colonoscopy this year. He was recommended by our primary physician, Dr. Baig who we are so impressed with. Unfortunately, Dr. Kelsen is nothing like Dr. Baig. He has no bedside manner whatsoever and came across so nerdy and impersonal. He does the job he is paid to do and that’s about as far as it goes. When my husband met with him for the first time for his pre-​op appointment, Dr. Kelsen talked down to him and talked about things that had nothing to do with the procedure. He lectured him about exercising, what milk he should be drinking, flossing, etc. If Dr. Kelsen thought there was a correlation between these things and the medical problem my husband was experiencing, he didn’t say so. I would not recommend this doctor.