Edward Kampsen

Staff is great, doctor is great, but the nurse/​PA/​Dr. who just sits in one of the rooms and has the worst periodontal breath (that bad smell, is not you) — disgusting! From my observation, I’m guessing she is maybe the daughter or mistress and just doesn’t care about anything except making money and treating staff with an attitude?!? I’ve been told my intuition is point on, and 98% of the time I am right… I guess it’s the psychology genes within me being able to see the body language and behavior.
Anywho, I’m in the medical field and WOW just WOW! Sharps container was filled above the fill line, which creates a risk for employees to get stuck, the person who closes the box to get stuck by a sharp (if they can even close the box) and the bio-​hazard people potential risks also. They had a sterile tray on the counter, but were not using it– there was a book on top of it. The forceps they used that should have been on the sterile tray, didn’t come out of sterile pack but from a drawer. When the nurse/​PA/​Dr. finished looking in my nose, she set the forceps on the counter (was the counter wiped before God knows how many times something was stuck up someone else’s nose and set on the counter). The Dr. then came in and used the same sterile forceps that were on the counter and not on the tray to look in my nose. When the doctor had finished inspecting what was going on with me, while seated, he threw the forceps in the sink– like there was a basketball hoop over there or something.
To conclude, the nurse/​PA/​Dr was trying to offer me a pneumonia injection that they only give to ⁵⁰⁄₆₀ year olds, when I’m as healthy as an Olympian athlete, and blood test results that I had gotten back were better than normal. When I would ask her to explain to me why I would need this injection, she wouldn’t answer my question and would get started on something else irrelevant to the topic; this has me concerned about my well-​being as a patient, revelancy of procedures needed/​not needed or is it just all about the money and sterility since sterile field has already shown to be broken.

I went to this practice for a growth in my throat, it ended up being an infected saliva gland, nothing serious but it freaked me out. Kampsen’s associate was able to see me immediately, diagnose me, and give me antibiotics/​an anti fungal. The medicine worked magic. The front desk people were extremely kind, and the man that I saw was funny and very personable. I would highly recommend this practice.

Had an appointment at 2:45 but it took until after 4:30 to be seen. Very small room with no spaces to sit.

Dr. Kampsen has been my doctor since !980. His office and staff are always a pleasure. Although I have not always enjoyed the procedures; I am thankful that my sinus problems and snoring are remedied! Thank you Dr. Kampsen (and Trent)!

I was referred to Dr Kampsen by another patient. Apparently, he’s great with kids but not for adults, I highly don’t recommend him. Actually, I will NEVER go back to him. I’ve had ear problems since I was a child and he recommended I get an ear tube put in. It would be an in — office procedure.
The Worst pain I have ever felt. He didn’t even wait for the anesthesia to take effect before he started cutting inside my ear. And I felt everything and heard the cutting. It was so painful, it still brings tears to my eyes. I kept mentioning that it hurt and he should either wait till anesthesia take effect or give me more. To add salt to the wound, he told me to stop acting like a child. And that he gets kids that don’t complain about pain like I did. Really!!! Seriously!!! I didn’t even return for my follow-​up.
I don’t care how great he is for kids, I would not bring my son here if he needs an ENT. The worst bedside manner. If there was one person who I would cut and put on a pole it would be him.
Not worth it!!!

Dr. Kampsen has been my ENT since 1998. He is definitely one of my favorite doctors around the Tampa Bay Area. Not only is he a great physician, he also has a great bedside manner.
I am usually able to get in to see him or Trent, his Physician’s Assistant, the same day if I call in the morning. I cannot say enough about his office staff. I almost feel as if they have become family to me since I have been seeing Dr. Kampsen for almost fifteen years. Tina and Scott are always a joy to talk to and Jane is always quick to give me a hug when I walk in.
I never worry if I cannot get in to see Dr. Kampsen because Trent is just as good. They are both efficient and a pleasure to deal with, despite your malady or reason for being there.
Yes, sometimes your wait may be long, but I expect that in most doctors’ offices. It is also because everyone loves Dr. Kampsen, who in turn, loves his patients and his job. You can tell the staff does too, the employee turnover in this office is the lowest I have ever seen.

Why 4 stars? Because it was possibly the worst pain of my life, but they fixed the problem.
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So, I’ve had random nose bleeds for most of my life. It was probably from me thinking I was cool at summer camp by snorting a Fun Dip. Sometimes, you’re just not that smart when your brain is smaller.
In college, I was sick of the nose bleeds, so I went to get the inside of my nose cauterized. For a couple months, I was nose bleed-​free. Then, one drunken wrestling night later, they were back. And I’d been dealing with them for years since then.
So I went to Dr. Kampsen’s office to get the same procedure done… but this time… it was definitely a lot more painful than I remembered. And when I say painful, I mean that I don’t recall anything hurting more than this in my entire life. Not only did it hurt, but it’s the most awkward and uncomfortable thing ever.
The nurse had to hold my head up, but she was scared that she would be electrically shocked just from touching me. That’s never a good sign.
You know when you’re using jumper cables, and sometimes they cause a bit of a spark? Yeah, it felt like about three minutes of that, but this was four inches inside my nose. It would make this hummmmmmmmm sound, which would feel uncomfortable, and then it would go *SPARK* which would result in me wishing for death.
After it was over, I looked like I had just been mugged in an alley. Massive nose bleed, water gushing out of my eyeballs and nose, and just a general sense of confusion. What the hell just happened to me? I had no idea.
So over the next couple weeks, it was scabby and disgusting of course. It took every ounce of willpower in my body not to pick at it, but I lost that battle, and basically picked the scab out. This caused the whole thing to be a waste of time, and I had to return to the death chamber for a second time.
This time around, they presented me the option to go under, where they would be able to do a more thorough job, and it would allow me to not have to feel like I was being tortured for information. I had never been so excited to take a longer and more complicated route in my life.
So I went through with the surgery, and have only had about two nose bleeds since Thanksgiving. It seems to have worked wonders! Thanks Dr. Kampsen!
Also, I’d like to point out… this office should absolutely end up on a reality show someday. Every person that works here is such a character. Every time I go in, it’s more like a party than a doctor’s office.