Alan W. Shindel

Dr. Shindel provided excellent service

It is unfortunate that I have an unexpected result of my procedure. I still trust Dr. Schindel and believe he is providing the best care possible. He is an excellent communicator and listens very well.

Again he was excellent.

Dr Shindel has been a great help to me on many issues especially a hernia diagnosis and prostate issues

All excellent. Kind and thorough doctor

Dr. Shindell was amazing; he kept a gently conversational tone during the procedure to keep my mind off what he was doing. Checked in at regular intervals to let me know I would feel a pinch and was thorough in his explanations. Highly recommend this provider.

Appears to be a terrific team

Lovely people all around. UCSF is lucky to have Dr. Shindel and his team. Dr. Shindel is an excellent urologist whose manner makes it possible to address even the most difficult to discuss subject matter. Abigail, the nurse for my procedure, was also amazingly thoughtful and attentive.

I would give a higher rating if I could

Excellent Dr. With excellent patient skills

Dr. Schindel is a great listener and is very helpful

Referred by another UCSF urologist...great choice. New urologist was kind, considerate and obviously is highly skilled. I am a most fortunate patient.

Dr. Shindel fit me in, but I did not feel he rushed through our appointment. He put in post visit instructions, orders for lab work, and ultrasound timely, which were all very helpful for the progress of my care.

Couldn't ask for a better experience. Thank you!

Dr. Shindel explained things to me very clearly.

Dr. Shindel was outstanding, showing empathy and compassion. He listened to me and provided useful feedback to my health issues and questions.

He listened well and explained possible treatment approaches and possible side effects in a clear manner.

Overall, excellent experience for my first-time encounter with this doctor. One very minor observation: Apparently after 18 minutes into our video visit, the doctor said he had another patient waiting, implying we had to wind things up pretty quickly. ( I guess the allotted time slot is 15 minutes.). I really like this doctor overall and appreciate and need his expertise, so to be more efficient I will have all my questions and comments written down before my next visit and talk really fast.

This was the first time I received detailed information about the probable history and development of my condition, what changes in my diet may help mitigate my issue and if unresolved then how serious medication will affect my overall health in not a positive way.

The Dr. Was very good at taking care of all my concerns.

Sensitive to my concerns; helped me sort out snd prioritize my issue

Dr. Shindel is personable and has an excellent bedside manner. He offered me ample opportunities to ask questions and a safe space to discuss my concerns.

Was a five minute appointment that could have been an email

The Dr Was very professional.

Professional, thorough, good manners.

He listens, explains and clearly is interested in my questions and concerns.

Provider seemed not very interested in me; seemed to just be trying to convey the facts and to get the meeting over.

Written post op instructions weren't given to me.

I received a very thorough examination and felt my dr was informative and sincere in wanting to help with my problem

Excellent care provider.

Very happy with the provider. Put all concerns at ease and made the procedure go by quickly and painlessly.

The Care Provider was great!

Felt very positive about the meeting and the doctor.

Great experience with Dr Shindel. He was friendly and professional, made good conversation and explained what he was doing, made sure I understood what I needed to do, and overall was very reassuring. The procedure itself went well and I felt comfortable that I was getting high quality treatment.

Dr. Shindel is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!

In a friendly manner, Dr. Shindel quickly and succinctly informed me of a wide range of treatment options. He appeared amazingly Informed and In sync with my concerns. From my perspective, he Is a role model clinical practioner and professor.

Excellent doctorvery thorough and showed empathy.

Dr. Shindell is simply top notch. I came away impressed and feeling hopeful improvements could be made on my urological issues.

Best possible, I feel .

Dr. Shindel has been a wealth of knowledge, professional and personable. Always generous with our time.

He made me very comfortable

Excellent communicator. Took our specific circumstances into account and created appropriate care plan.

Dr shindel provided the advice I expected from an excellent physician

So happy with the procedure and aftermath

My situation although not life threatening is pain centric , and it's complicated!

Good

Dr Shindel listens when I talk and stays focused on the subject.

Great experience from Dr. Shindel

I had been waiting for this appointment for a while, and was expecting to discuss my upcoming prostate biopsy, since this is the only appointment I had with your office before that appointment. I did a lot of research and had a bunch of questions, and was told that I would need to speak to the surgeon who will do the biopsy (who turned out to be different to the one that was mentioned). I felt rushed (had less than 20 minutes), the provider knew next to nothing about my case, and had not read the results of the MRI that was pertinent to my biopsy, nor had he responded to an email that was sent by my colorectal surgeon a week before. If he wasn't the appropriate person for me to speak to, your office should have set up the appointment with someone else.

I have experienced, for the first time (after several years of this same procedure but from a different provider) deep bruising, swelling, and a lot of pain for more than one week since having undergone the treatment.

Wow he was really good at his job

Excellent experience

Dr. Shindel is an A++ doctor - I feel lucky to have him.

Consummate professional-caring, listen, responsive, instructive, thorough. In a nutshell, truly outstanding.

IM HAPPY...:)

Dr. Spindel was phenomenal.

A little surprised procedure wasn't carried out under ultrasound although perhaps the provider was familiar/experienced enough that there was no additional benefit in using it.

Most certainly would recommend Dr. shindel to others. Clearly explained my situation, options, and his recommendations.

I wished I'd had more examination.

100% would recommend this care provider to all my friends and family for this procedure

I'm very pleased with the care provided by the doctor. I cannot recommend that anyone else try to see him though, because the procedure for making an appointment is so unfathomably awful. If there's ever an opportunity to avoid UCSF for my health care needs I will take it, and recommend others do the same.

Provider expressed support for my vegan diet. That was much appreciated.

After visit notes indicate "Labs ordered today" and "Complete as directed", but I can't see any directions

I am very glad my doctor's visit was with Dr Schindel -- he is the first doctor I see who knows about the condition I suffer from. He is very knowledgeable and showed great empathy toward my problems.