Achal R Dhruva MD

I highly recommend Dr. Dhruva. He met with me and my family to go over my procedure and explain my surgery step by step. He answered every question and was very caring and professional. He is sincere and kind. He did a great job with my Thyroid surgery. Surgery scar is minimal. Highly recommend!
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Not a fan. Went to him with a diving related ear issue. He misdiagnosed the issue, basically told me that there was nothing that could be done and insinuated that it was my fault. I left in tears. I went to another EMT and got a different diagnosis AND treatment that worked promptly. Never Again

He was the worst ENT I have seen so far. Upon not being able to determine the cause of my chronic sore throat he simply referred me to a pain management clinic.
Don’t waste your time unless you have something simple for him to treat. If it is complex, Expect him to refer you to anyone but him.
You might end up ping ponging from specialist to specialist. Realizing that he was actually the one who should have handled the issue.

I cannot recommend Dr. Dhruva enough. Each time I met with him, he was kind and genuine. He always invited my questions and even made sure I had a way to contact him if I had more later.
I recovered with almost no pain, and had no adverse effects from the surgery.
I was least concerned with scarring, and told him so. Still, Dr. Dhruva cleverly and skillfully placed my incision in an existing crease in my throat and less than two weeks after my surgery, it is almost invisible. I was resigned to the idea of living with a visible scar on my throat, but find myself with the most undetectable scar ever. To be able to choose who I tell about my surgery is an amazing gift. Thank you Dr. Dhruva!

Excellent surgeon & communicator. Immediately put me & my sweetheart at ease about my procedure, and spent a lot of time answering questions. He really goes that extra mile.

I saw Dr Dhruva for a vocal concern recently and he did an excellent job diagnosing me. Excellent bedside manner, very thorough and pleasant. Highly recommended!

After Kiddo’s sixth ear infection in less than two years, J and I had reached our breaking point. A common cold would turn into a single or double ear infection every time and take our family down for weeks. We were exhausted and running out of effective antibiotic options. As we considered tubes to be the last viable option, the delightful NP at our pediatrician’s office referred us to Dr. Dhruva.
ARC got Kiddo in to see Dr. Dhruva within a couple of weeks. During that time, our other kiddo also needed an ear exam. When I called ARC to see about a combined appointment (two birds, one stone), they said that we’d need to schedule two separate appointments. Okay, fine, whatever… So one appointment was Thursday and the other on Friday.
Dr. Dhruva was so nice and down to earth. He sympathized with our frustration and supported the placement of tubes to help with the issue of constant ear infections.
While providing him the backstory of our hellish experience, I referred to both kiddos and mentioned him seeing my other little the following day in a separate appointment. That’s when he looked at me and said, «Well, that’s just silly! You don’t need to come back here tomorrow. You have better things to do. I can do both appointments today.» My hero!
The tube surgery went great and we’ve noticed a huge change in attitude in Kiddo now that all that ear fluid is gone. Why didn’t we do this three ear infections ago? Lesson learned.
Thanks so much, Dr. Dhruva!