Dr. Matthew J. Crapko, MD

"It looks like my last review was taken down or scrolled through. be really careful with this doctor, he kept telling my husband he had a tumor he didn’t have a tumor he had a tumor he didn’t have a tumor. well which is it dude? looked me up and down and saw that I was well-kept, so I think he saw dollar signs. he told my husband he needed major colorectal surgery with an ostomy bag. After him saying he did have a tumor and didn’t have a tumor, we were wary of this guy, as he was going to make some life-changing surgery that would affect my husband in a bad way. We got a referral to Stanford university where they confirmed he had no tumor and he’s been cancer free for over three years now. I would not trust this doctor as far as I could pick them up and toss him. Be very very careful of this guy. he saw dollar signs. Get a 2nd opinion! The guy is a quack. Broke my heart, thinking how many people in the sitting room needed such unnecessary surgery. Run from him."

"Dr. Crapko is one of the greatest doctors he is amazing he is very compassionate, he pays attention to everything you say and in my case he was was my Guardian Angel I truly believe that I would have not be here if it wasn't for his knowledge and his dedication, he is the best..thank you Dr. Crapko you will always be in my prayers so you can continue doing what you do best... saving lifes"

"3/25/23 One week ago today I had surgery at Renown Hospital. A 7 inch incision was made in my abdomen to allow for access to correct an obstruction. While recuperating in my hospital bed approximately 40 hours later, I was visited by Dr. Crapko. He was there to inspect the status of my incision. I was on the phone at his arrival catching up on work and Dr. Crapko waited approximately 90 seconds for me to finish. He was clearly irritated by this. In removing the adhesive bandage covering the incision he forcefully ripped the entire bandage length (10”) off in one quick deliberate pull. The unneeded force of this was extremely painful and caused my incision to reopen at, and below the belly button, along with displacing a number of closure staples. I took pictures, this is real. Holding down the adjacent skin while removing the bandage is what anyone would expect. Dr. Crapko showed up the next morning and I refused any level of treatment from him. This guy is never touching me again. I have filed a complaint with Renown."

"Has surgery this last Friday. Didn't take care of the things that he was supposed to take care of. Prescribed pain pills and I ran out and it's the worst surgery ever and he wouldn't refill the pain pills. Anybody out there that's thinking about getting a hemorrhoid surgery don't do it!"

"Dr. Crapko lives by his name. He never believed me about pain, always lumped me into a category “well most people don’t so you shouldn’t have any” although my FB group about the problem had a 60/40 pain situation with 80% in some kind of pain at some point drowned on the drain placement. I did, enough to go to the ER 3-7 times a month. In the 4 months I was a patient he did 5, and his colleague did 2 unsuccessful surgeries. in between those surgeries I was septic, and had GANGRENE with infection after infection that he constantly told me NOT to go to the ER for even though I had fevers. All due to a SIMPLE issue of a wound not closing around the drain as it was supposed to. I switched surgeons and after ONE week (truly started to close after the first treatment in two days) they told me it was supposed to do that the whole time. I had a 4 in wound for 4 months and had asked him SEVERAL times if it was supposed to be like that and he said it was fine. That was a blatant lie and caused a multitude of unnecessary surgeries and failed surgery. If I would have listened to him on ALL occasions I called after hours I would LITERALLY be dead. The 6 different ER Drs and 2 surgeons at my local hospital all told me to get a new surgeon. Stay away at ALL costs, I got a lawyer at the new surgical teams direction."