Scott G Edwards MD

Originally from Madrid, Spain I am a concert artist playing a very complicate instrument for years. Result: carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands. So afraid about surgery that I was suffering all the pain, pins and needles and the worse numbing hands during the nights… After years thinking that if I have surgery I will never be capable to play again (what a nonsense! I think now…) finally and after a very conscientious search on internet for the best doctor for my «very busy hands» and also speaking with some of my colleagues about Dr. Edwards (very well known among us as THE BEST DOCTOR FOR HANDS) I decide to make my first appointment with him. Since the very first day he give me all the confidence that I needed to put my hand in his hands. On March 12, 2013 I had my first surgery on my right hand for carpal tunnel release and as Dr. Edwards told me, on April 12 I was playing again without any physical therapy after surgery! On August and not related to the March surgery I had «trigger finger» on my little and ring fingers at the right hand (very common condition for people with carpal tunnel syndrome). Without any dude I went to see Dr. Edwards again and on October 1 my second surgery with him was done; JUST 26 DAYS AGO AND I AM PLAYING AGAIN! I already have the date for my next surgery for my left hand «carpal tunnel release» and I am sure it will be as good as my two previous surgeries with him.
If you are looking for results, the best results in my experience are coming from Dr. Edwards. He is THE BEST SURGEON ON HANDS that you can find here in Washington DC area and maybe around the entire USA.
Be sure to validate your parking ticket at the front desk. Be ready to wait (just some times) a lot of time to see Dr. Edwards (he is worth his weight in gold to me!) Look at your health insurance if this hospital/​doctor is working with them or not; I just pay $ 40 for my visit and nothing from Georgetown Hospital. Do not expect to go there to make friends but all nurses and front desk staff are very friendly, Dr. Edwards too. Keep on mind that he is the best doctor for your hands and because that he is very busy with a lot of patients waiting for him too. Go to the point, ask your questions and be confident on this doctor. Very professional team of very good people!!!

After waiting over 2 hours to see the doctor, he came in for less than one minute to look at my injury. Concluded that he needed to do a quick steroid injection, and came back 20 minutes later with the required materials. Gave me the shot, and in under another minute was out. I paid upwards of $ 1,300 for 2 minutes of his time and a treatment that did nothing. Will never visit him or his office again

It’s true that Dr. Edwards tends to explain things fairly simply and directly. He can be a bit abrupt and un-​expansive when describing options and outcomes.
I saw him for a broken wrist with complications. I think he is a very skilled surgeon, and according to some of the staff, he takes on cases that other doctors would hesitate to accept due to complexity and difficulty. Surgeons sometimes don’t have the best bedside manner, and initially I was a bit frustrated with him. However, during the time I worked with him I got better about asking specific questions and getting what I needed from him. While he seemed a little bit dismissive about my options in the beginning and was discouraging about the prognosis, he was actually very persistent in treating me.
He’s a very nice guy, very knowledgeable and he does have a sense of humor. He is a bit of a typical surgeon, though, in that he is not going to take a half hour to ruminate with you over everything. But when it comes to the work, I think he is excellent.

You do get charged a separate $ 99 facility fee from Georgetown Hospital and it totally sucks, especially if its not a hospital in your network.
Also, I had to wait 1 hour and 30 minutes to see the DR. When I did finally see him, he was very nice but the visit was for about 5 minutes and all I got out of it was a script for an nerve test. After the test, I asked the Dr to call me to review the results, and they refused. I had to come for another visit. The first visit cost me a total of $ 160 out of pocket. There was no way, I was going to go again just to have him read the results.

To be fair i never got to see Dr. Edwards. That is because despite being asked to arrive twenty minutes early to my 2pm appointment, at 3:45 i had not been invited even yet to a private waiting room where i could anticipate another hour wait after having my blood pressure taken.
I had my four month old daughter with me and when she got hungry after the first hour and a half of waiting, i asked the blonde southern receptionist (you know who you are) if she could heat up a bottle for me. She told me they didn’t have a microwave. Fortunately, another aid saw this discussion and decided to not LIE to me and did take the bottle to the microwave for a quick heating for me.
So, recap… over two hours of waiting and a receptionist who flat lied to my face.
So, then i had to pay six dollars for parking because even with the validation that is the price for 2−3hours of parking at GUH.

WARNING!!! YOU WILL BE CHARGED A SEPARATE, VERY EXPENSIVE FEE FROM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOR VISITING DR. EDWARDS!!!
As much as I love Dr. Edwards I will never set foot in his office again. He’s a great doctor, but Georgetown University Hospital has been fraudulently charging patients several thousand dollars for the privilege of seeing Dr. Edwards. For this reason I cannot recommend Dr. Edwards or the scam artists at Georgetown Hospital.