Arkus Robert L MD

Was referred by my pcp for heart burn that might be due to gall bladder problems and Dr Arkus was very nice and explained fully what he would do. He first suggested an ultrasound to rule out the gall bladder and if that came back normal he said the best thing would be an endoscopy (I was already on medicine before coming to him and that was not working very effectively). After my ultrasound came back normal he suggested an endoscopy to make sure what we were dealing with was not anything too serious that should be taken care of quickly. I liked that he took this approach instead of suggesting tests back and forth. I was very nervous for the endoscopy (I’ve never been under anesthesia) but he explained that there would be nurses in the room as well as the anesthesiologist monitoring me throughout the whole procedure and that the procedure its self is not very long he said 30 minutes tops. The day of my endoscopy he performed it at memorial hermann and he was right I fell asleep and woke up fine. No sore throat, no pain, I was actually surprised I felt so normal immediately after the procedure! He told me what I had and thankfully it was not anything too serious, but he was just going to wait on confirmation from the lab. I had the procedure done on a Friday and the results were back by Tuesday!!! Dr Arkus in my opinion has been very helpful and very efficient he will take the time to answer any questions you might have and will make explain things and what can be done about them. Still taking my antibiotics for stomach infection but I am glad I went through this procedure and am getting treated so soon !