Review Detail

Dr, Victor Garcia did an amazing job with our daughters surgery. I can't say enough about Dr. Garcia and his team. We were so impressed with his reviews on this site that we decided to contact him for a second opinion after our we had seen one surgeon. We knew after a fair amount of research that if we decided to have the procedure done, we wanted someone special to perform the surgery that had a lot of experience with more severe Pectus cases. We were initially told her Haller Index was a 12.. As a reviewer said below, Dr. Garcia contacted me almost immediately, like within 10 mins, of my initial email to say he would be happy to take a look at our daughter for a second opinion. HIs team contacted me the next day and was able to see us that very same weekend. It all seemed just right from the beginning but we were not convinced she should undergo the surgery until we met with Dr. Garcia. The experience we had with him was so different from our initial visit with the first surgeon. Dr. Garcia spent so much time with us explaining her Pectus and his philosophy on her repair. He had a couple of patients in the clinic that day that he actually introduced us to. We were able to speak to them and I spoke at length with a parent that day. He also gave me the name of a parent that traveled to have the surgery done so I could ask further questions about travel since we did have quite a drive to have this procedure done. Back to the difference in our initial experience, The surgeon we saw initially said he couldn't let us talk to any of the patients that had the procedure done because everyone was different and I wouldn't be able to get good information from doing that. That was a key indicator that we needed a surgeon we could not only find references on but also trust.
Dr. Garcia spent so much time with us on that visit . He answered every question we had at length. He gave us plenty of space and time to make a good decision about if and when we would have the repair done. His team was amazing as well. They communicated so well every step of the way. We never felt ignored or put off with any questions we asked before, during or after. The hospital did a great job accommodating all of our family. They made sure our concerns were addressed whe we had them and there was always a team of people caring for our daughter even though it was a holiday. Every staff member we spoke to before, during and after raves about how wonderful Dr. Garcia is. It is not only his patients that admire him and his work.
In summary, Dr. Garcia is excellent and his team is excellent in every way! Not only is he an excellent surgeon but he is an excellent communicator. As stated in another review, I highly recommend that you do your research on Pectus before you decide who should perform the procedure. We knew the minute we met Dr. Garcia and his team that this was the right place and the right team to care for our daughter. He and his team are excellent in every way!